The Seventeenth Century (album)

The Seventeenth Century (originally titled Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death) is the fifth album by English alternative rock band Felt, released in 1986.

The Seventeenth Century
Studio album by Felt
Released	June 1986
Genre	Indie pop
Length	19:00
Label	Creation
Producer	Felt
Felt chronology
Ignite the Seven Cannons (1985) The Seventeenth Century (1986) Forever Breathes the Lonely Word (1986)
Reissue
2003/2018 Reissue Cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Collector	[2]

Their first album for Creation Records, it is composed of short instrumentals in different styles and is less than nineteen minutes in length. The original album cover featured a photo of the band which was replaced on reissues by a cropped version.^[3]

For the 2018 reissue of the album, Felt singer, guitarist and songwriter Lawrence returned the record to its original planned title, renaming it The Seventeenth Century.^[4] The CD reissue also featured a different cover, replacing previously used photographs with typography.

Track listing

All songs written by Lawrence.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Song for William S. Harvey"	2:44
2.	"Ancient City Where I Lived"	1:31
3.	"The Seventeenth Century"	2:11
4.	"The Palace"	1:52
5.	"Indian Scriptures"	1:35
6.	"The Nazca Plain"	1:27
7.	"Jewel Sky"	1:01
8.	"Viking Dress"	2:50
9.	"Voyage to Illumination"	1:21
10.	"Sapphire Mansions"	2:27

Personnel

• Lawrence – guitar
• Martin Duffy – Hammond organ, electric piano
• Marco Thomas – bass
• Gary Ainge – drums, bongos

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Rathbone, Oregano (February 2018). "Felt – Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty, The Splendour Of Fear, The Strange Idols Pattern And Other Short Stories, Ignite The Seven Cannons, The Seventeenth Century". Record Collector (476).
3. Felt Discography, archived from the original on 16 March 2014
4. The Seventeenth Century remastered