Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven

Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Love and Rockets. It was released on 11 October 1985, through record label Beggars Banquet. Seventh Dream was preceded by the non-album single "Ball of Confusion" on 17 May 1985,[1] and the album's first proper single "If There's a Heaven Above" on 13 September 1985.[2]

Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
Studio album by Love and Rockets
Released	11 October 1985
Recorded	Woodbine Studios in the town of Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, England
Genre	Post-punk, gothic rock, neo-psychedelia
Length	42:30
Label	Beggars Banquet
Producer	John A. Rivers, Love and Rockets
Love and Rockets chronology
Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven (1985) Express (1986)
Singles from Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
"If There's a Heaven Above" Released: 13 September 1985

The album was remastered in October 1999 and reissued in the year 2000 with six bonus tracks (four B-sides and two alternate mixes) and new album cover artwork.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic wrote, "Though the years have deadened its impact somewhat, there is still a visceral thrill to be drawn from replaying the first Love and Rockets album, a sense of the first step taken towards a brave new world", calling the album "as profound an experience as any of the lauded trips of the original psychedelic era."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Love and Rockets (Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins), except where noted.

Side A

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"If There's a Heaven Above"	Ash, J	4:57
2.	"A Private Future"	Ash	5:06
3.	"The Dog-End of a Day Gone By"	J	7:38
4.	"The Game"	Ash	5:09

Side B

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
5.	"Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven"	Ash, J	6:37
6.	"Haunted When the Minutes Drag"	Ash, J	8:03
7.	"Saudade"		5:00

2000 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"Ball of Confusion" (UK 12" Mix)	Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong	7:20
9.	"Inside the Outside"		4:22
10.	"If There's a Heaven Above" (UK 12" Mix)		7:00
11.	"God and Mr. Smith"		4:49
12.	"Haunted When the Minutes Drag" (USA Mix)		4:32
13.	"If There's a Heaven Above" (Canada Mix)		4:26

Personnel

Love and Rockets

• Daniel Ash – vocals, guitar, keyboards, production, sleeve design
• David J – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, electric guitar on "Saudade", production, sleeve design
• Kevin Haskins – drums and keyboards, production, sleeve design

Additional personnel

• John A. Rivers – keyboards, string arrangement on "Saudade", engineering, production

Technical

• Mitch Jenkins – back cover photography

References

1. "Love and Rockets - 1985-05-17 - Ball of Confusion". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
2. "Love and Rockets - 1985-09-13 - If There's a Heaven Above". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
3. Thompson, Dave. "Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven – Love and Rockets : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

External links

• Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven at Discogs (list of releases)