Life is the debut studio album by the British indie rock band Inspiral Carpets. It was released on 23 April 1990 by Cow Records, through Mute Records, during the period dubbed Madchester by the British media. The group released three singles from this album: "Move", "This Is How It Feels" and "She Comes in the Fall", with the latter two in different versions from those found on the album.
It was reissued in 2013 with the PlaneCrash and TrainSurfing EPs and an unreleased John Peel session as bonus tracks, plus the 21790 live video on a bonus DVD. The 2013 reissue is based on the original UK CD release.
A slightly modified version of Life was released in North America. It dropped the track "Besides Me" and added "Commercial Rain" (a re-recorded version of a B-side to the "Joe" single) and three tracks from their then-forthcoming Island Head EP.
Track listing
Singles Dung 6 – "Move" b/w Out Of Time/Move In (1989) (UK #49) Dung 7 – "This Is How It Feels" b/w Tune For A Family/Seeds Of Doubt/Whiskey (1990) (UK #14) Dung 10 – "She Comes in the Fall/Commercial Reign/Sackville" triple A-side (1990) (UK #27) Dung 11 — “Island Head EP” Biggest Mountain/Gold Top/Weakness/I'll Keep It In Mind (1990) (UK #21)
Personnel Clint Boon – organ, backing vocals Craig Gill – drums Tom Hingley – lead vocals Graham Lambert – guitars Martyn Walsh – bass guitar
Charts Chart (1990) PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.140
Chart (2021) Peakposition
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References
External links Official Inspiral Carpets website