Love Is Hell (Kitchens of Distinction album)

For other uses, see Love is Hell (disambiguation).

Love Is Hell

Studio album by Kitchens of Distinction

Released

April 1989

Recorded

1988

Studio

Berry Street Studio, Clerkenwell, London

Genre

Shoegazing, dream pop

Length

39:12

Language

Kitchens of Distinction

Kitchens of Distinction chronology

Love Is Hell
(1989)

Strange Free World
(1991)

Singles from Love Is Hell

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

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.^[3]

The album takes its title from the last line in "Hammer", a song about love gone wrong.^[4]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
10.	"Elephantine"	3:20
11.	"Margaret's Injection"	4:33
12.	"The 1001st Fault"	4:07
13.	"Anvil Dub"	5:17

Singles

"Prize" (October 1988)
1. "Prize"
2. "Concede"
3. "Innocent"
"The 3rd Time We Opened the Capsule" (May 1989)
1. "The 3rd Time We Opened the Capsule"
2. "4 Men" (early version)
3. "Into the Sea"
4. "Prize" (Demo)
"Elephantine" EP (October 1989)
1. "Elephantine"
2. "Margaret's Injection"
3. "The 1001st Fault"
4. "Anvil Dub"

Personnel

Patrick Fitzgerald – vocals, bass
Julian Swales – guitar
Dan Goodwin – drums
Anna Palm – violin on "Her Last Day in Bed"
Barry Sage – engineer
Sleeve design by Me Company
Distributed by The Cartel

References

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