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Love Is Hell
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1989
Recorded1988
StudioBerry Street Studio, Clerkenwell, London
GenreShoegaze, dream pop
Length39:12
LabelOne Little Indian
ProducerKitchens of Distinction
Kitchens of Distinction chronology
Love Is Hell
(1989)
Strange Free World
(1991)
Singles from Love Is Hell

  1. "Prize"
    Released: October 1988
  2. "The 3rd Time We Opened the Capsule"
    Released: May 1989

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME8/10[2]
Q[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Love Is Hell is the debut album by British alternative rock band Kitchens of Distinction, first released in April 1989 by One Little Indian Records in the UK and A&M Records in the US. While the album earned KOD comparisons to bands like Echo & the Bunnymen and The Chameleons, the guitar soundscapes created by Julian Swales and the passionate lyrics and vocal delivery from Patrick Fitzgerald gave Kitchens of Distinction their own signature sound. The album also maintains a punkier sound than to be featured on the band's later albums. The 1993 CD edition of the album includes the band's 1989 Elephantine EP as 4 bonus tracks.[1]

The album takes its title from the last line in "Hammer", a song about love gone wrong.[5]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Kitchens of Distinction; all lyrics by Patrick Fitzgerald

No.TitleLength
1."In a Cave"4:34
2."Time to Groan"3:56
3."Shiver"5:19
4."Prize"5:26
5."The 3rd Time We Opened the Capsule"3:19
6."Her Last Day in Bed"4:32
7."Courage, Mother"2:50
8."Mainly Mornings"3:14
9."Hammer"6:02
1993 edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Elephantine"3:20
11."Margaret's Injection"4:33
12."The 1001st Fault"4:07
13."Anvil Dub"5:17

Singles[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Kitchens of Distinction

with:

Technical

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Love Is Hell – Kitchens of Distinction". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  • ^ Williams, Simon (27 May 1989). "Menu Masters". NME. p. 37.
  • ^ Aston, Martin (July 1989). "Kitchens of Distinction: Love Is Hell". Q. No. 34. pp. 88–89.
  • ^ Berger, Arion (18 April 1991). "Kitchens of Distinction: Love Is Hell / Strange Free World". Rolling Stone. No. 602.
  • ^ Allmusic - Kitchens of Distinction "Hammer" song review

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