Cherry Knowle

Cherry Knowle is the first full-length album by the English punk band Leatherface.[4] The album is named after Cherry Knowle Hospital in Ryhope, Sunderland, and the album's cover reflects the hospital's Victorian origins.[5]

Cherry Knowle
Studio album by Leatherface
Released	9 July 1989
Genre	Punk
Length	35:07
Label	Meantime Records[1]
Leatherface chronology
Cherry Knowle (1989) Fill Your Boots (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album a "fine hardcore" record, writing that the "seeds of Leatherface’s later work are there in the debut’s 'Colorado Joe/Leningrad Vlad,' 'Discipline' and 'Cabbage Case.'"[4]

Track listing

1. "Colorado Joe/Leningrad Vlad" - 3:07
2. "Animal Day" - 2:11
3. "This Land" - 2:39
4. "Ghetto" - 1:57
5. "Discipline" - 3:10
6. "Postwar Product of a Fat Man's Wallet" - 3:15
7. "Cabbage Case" - 3:04
8. "Right Reverend" - 2:08
9. "Alright Jack" - 2:31
10. "Sublime" - 4:20
11. "Smile (You're In a Free and Pleasant Land)" - 2:59
12. "Goulash" - 1:44
13. "Heaven" - 2:02

References

1. "Razor Blades And Aspirin: 1990-1993 - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
2. Cherry Knowle at AllMusic
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 135.CS1 maint: location (link)
4. "TrouserPress.com :: Leatherface". www.trouserpress.com.
5. McMahon, James (November 6, 2015). "Melancholia and raw pain: the sad end of Leatherface" – via www.theguardian.com.