Crushed Velvet Apocalypse
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46:41 (LP and cassette)
Cacciocavallo/Soleilmoon (US)
SPV (Poland)
| The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
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| Length | 68:06 (CD) 46:41 (LP and cassette) | |||
| Label | Play It Again Sam/Wax Trax!, Caroline (Belgium, US) Cacciocavallo/Soleilmoon (US) SPV (Poland) | |||
| Producer | The Legendary Pink Dots | |||
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The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse is an album by the Anglo-Dutch band the Legendary Pink Dots, released in 1990.[1][2][3] The album is a cult fan favorite.[4] Niels van Hoorn contributed on flute, saxophones, and clarinet.[5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [7] |
The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Using instrumentation that includes electronics, guitar, sitar, flute and oboe, the longtime-cult-favorite Pink Dots craft a sometimes-stark, sometimes-elegant, sometimes-dreamy outing of neo-psychedelia and alternative pop that's imbued with a pronounced eccentricity of vision and a captivating originality of execution."[7] Trouser Press noted that "Green Gang" "runs sitar/tabla meanderings into twittering flutes and winds up building a quietly disturbing skein of motorway noise."[8]
In 2016, LA Weekly included Crushed Velvet Apocalypse on its list of classic goth albums.[9] Salt Lake City Weekly called the music "lush, luxurious and sensual, yet also dark and sinister, with a sense of mysticism that is foreboding more than comforting."[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Love You in Your Tragic Beauty" | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Green Gang" | 7:38 |
| 3. | "Hellsville" | 5:42 |
| 4. | "Hellowe'en" | 1:17 |
| 5. | "The Safe Way" | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Just a Lifetime" | 7:40 |
| 7. | "The Death of Jack the Ripper" | 5:20 |
| 8. | "New Tomorrow" | 9:53 |
| 9. | "Princess Coldheart" (*) | 6:40 |
| 10. | "The Pleasure Palace" (*) | 8:10 |
| 11. | "The Collector" (*) | 5:20 |
| 12. | "C.V.A." (+) | 1:15 |
| Total length: | 1:08:06 | |
(*) Not included on LP and cassette editions – taken from the Princess Coldheart 12".
(+) Unreleased CD bonus track.
