| Artist |
The Sound |
| Album Title: |
From The Lions Mouth |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Post-Punk |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
11/00/1981 |
| Reissue Date |
01/17/2012 |
| Label |
1972 |
| Catalog No |
IF53 |
| Bar Code No |
8 52545 00353 0 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Remastered |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Digipack |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Winning (4:16)
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| 2.
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Sense Of Purpose (3:50)
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| 3.
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Contact The Fact (4:21)
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| 4.
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Skeletons (3:26)
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| 5.
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Judgement (5:26)
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| 6.
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Fatal Flaw (4:34)
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| 7.
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Possession (3:25)
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| 8.
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The Fire (2:49)
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| 9.
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Silent Air (4:10)
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| 10.
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New Dark Age / Silence / Hothouse (10:44)
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| Date Acquired |
11/20/2015 |
| Personal Rating |
 |
| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
13.99 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry:
MusicBrainz Entry: |
Notes |
Originally issued by Korova / WEA in 1981.
Track 10.3, "Hot House", is an unlisted hidden track (after 1:05 of silence) and was not present on the original 1981 release, but was present on the [l=Renascent] reissue.
The accompanying booklet contains the lyrics to every song except track 8 ("The Fire").
© 2012 International Feel LLC ? 1981 & 2012 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Produced under license from Warner Music UK Ltd.
Manufactured by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. Made in the U.S.A.
foobar2000 1.3.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-11-22 19:45:56
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Analyzed: The Sound / From the Lions Mouth
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.03 dB -11.39 dB 4:17 01-Winning
DR12 -0.03 dB -12.78 dB 3:52 02-Sense of Purpose
DR11 -0.03 dB -12.50 dB 4:22 03-Contact the Fact
DR9 -0.03 dB -10.87 dB 3:27 04-Skeletons
DR11 -0.03 dB -11.69 dB 5:04 05-Judgement
DR10 -0.03 dB -11.49 dB 4:37 06-Fatal Flaw
DR11 -0.03 dB -13.22 dB 3:25 07-Possession
DR11 -0.03 dB -11.49 dB 2:53 08-The Fire
DR12 -0.64 dB -15.14 dB 4:14 09-Silent Air
DR12 -0.03 dB -14.71 dB 10:44 10-New Dark Age / Hothouse
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 752 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Andy Kellman:
An assured, relatively loose follow-up to the fraught and frayed Jeopardy, From the Lion's Mouth entrenched the Sound's stature as no mere flash in the pan. It should have shot them directly between spots occupied by the like-minded Joy Division and Echo & the Bunnymen as post-punk legends, but the Fates had something else in mind, and so the quartet took their place right next to touring mates the Comsat Angels in the section marked "Deserved Better." With some semblance of a recording budget, the Sound went into the studio with talented producer Hugh Jones on board to accentuate the band's winning atmospherics. As a result, the sound is fuller, less pungent. And speaking of winning, the snake-charming opener "Winning" is like a dash of cold water in the faces of all the bands that were wallowing and withering away at the weeping well: "I was going to drown/Then I started swimming/I was going down/then I started winning." This, in a sense, exemplifies the point that the Sound were not mopes. They had their problems with life, but rather than just vent or escape from them, they confront them and ask questions and attempt to sort it all out. Most of the record has an effortless thrust to it, and only occasionally -- for maximum effect -- does the Sound whip out the heavy artillery. If "The Fire" sounds too bombastic and pummeling, listen closer. The bass is the lead instrument, the keyboards are just as prominent as the guitars, and it only sounds like chest beating compared to the rest of the songs. From the Lion's Mouth shifts, glides, winds, accelerates, and decelerates with all the grace and precision of an Olympic downhill skier. And what a great record it is. [The Renascent label's 2002 reissue offers spectacular sound and slyly hides the fair 1982 single "Hothouse" within the last track. Prior to his death, Adrian Borland voiced his wish to have the reissue stick to the original running order with no bonus tracks for purity's sake, so the label's (appreciated) move appears to be a sneaky way of going around it.]
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