▁was ▁cut ▁down ▁to ▁ 5 3 ▁seconds ▁because ▁the ▁t ape ▁ran ▁out ▁while ▁recording ▁and ▁band ▁could ▁not ▁record ▁it ▁again . ▁The ▁album , ▁mostly ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁down be at ▁tracks , ▁features ▁ambient ▁echo ing ▁vocals ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁son ic ▁direction ▁driven ▁by ▁its ▁drum ▁sound . ▁ ▁Musical ▁style ▁ ▁Ret ros pect ively , ▁Se vent een ▁Second s ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁an ▁early ▁example ▁of ▁g oth ic ▁rock . ▁Its ▁" g lo om sc apes " ▁are ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁" a ▁son ic ▁touch stone " ▁for ▁the ▁forth coming ▁movement . ▁The ▁track ▁" The ▁Final ▁Sound " ▁is ▁" so ▁posit ively ▁g oth ic ▁you ▁could ▁almost ▁be ▁foo led ▁into ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁lifted ▁from ▁the ▁sound track ▁of ▁some ▁Ham mer ▁horror ▁g ore fest ". ▁The ▁album ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁new ▁wave . ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁re issue ▁Se vent een ▁Second s ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁It ▁reached ▁No . ▁ 2 0 ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁album ▁charts . ▁The ▁record ▁was ▁rep ack aged ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁( on ▁the ▁A & M ▁label ) ▁with ▁Fa ith ▁as ▁H app ily ▁Ever ▁After , ▁available ▁as ▁a ▁double ▁LP . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁rem aster ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Universal ' s ▁Del ux e ▁Edition