THE HOUSE OF LOVE (30th Anniversary Deluxe Hardback Edition 5CD Box)
THE HOUSE OF LOVE were one of the most successful and critically acclaimed bands to grace Creation Records back in the late 1980s. Their eponymous debut album, which was cited as one of the best albums of 1988 by music magazines and Indie fans alike, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year!
Expanding on 2012’s 3-CD version, this super deluxe edition of THE HOUSE OF LOVE offers the band’s complete Creation recordings from 1987-1988, together with a raft of rarities and previously unissued bonus material. It also boasts all their Creation Records singles, from the original version of ‘Shine On’, ‘Real Animal’ and ‘Christine’ to their final single for the label, ‘Destroy The Heart’.
For the first time, the album is re-mastered from the original quarter-inch tapes. Discs 2 and 3 combine all their non-album tracks with numerous HOUSE OF LOVE demos and early mixes, many of which were never released, Disc 4 soaks up the various BBC radio sessions for John Peel while Disc 5 combines mostly unissued live tracks from various shows.
This 5-CD package is housed in a stylish hardback book set with fresh sleeve-notes from NME journalist Neil Taylor (with interview quotes from lead singer/guitarist Guy Chadwick and original bassist Chris Groothuizen) and rare images from the band’s photographer Suzie Gibbons.
DISC ONE
THE ALBUM
- CHRISTINE
- HOPE
- ROAD
- SULPHUR
- MAN TO CHILD
- SALOME
- LOVE IN A CAR
- HAPPY
- FISHERMAN’S TALE
- TOUCH ME
BONUS TRACKS
- SHINE ON (Demo – LP Bonus 7”)
- CHRISTINE (Demo – LP Bonus 7”)
DISC TWO
SINGLES DEMOS & RARITIES
- SHINE ON
- LOVE
- FLOW
- REAL ANIMAL
- PLASTIC
- NOTHING TO ME
- THE HILL
- LONELINESS IS A GUN
- THE HEDONIST
- WELT
- DESTROY THE HEART
- BLIND
- MR. JO
- SHINE ON (Guy Chadwick Demo)
- REAL ANIMAL (Demo)
- TOUCH ME (Demo)
- HAPPY (Demo)
- ROAD (Early Mix)
- SALOME (Early Mix)
- FISHERMAN’S TALE (Early Mix)
- DESTROY THE HEART (Demo)
- SHINE ON (Fuck Version) (Flexidisc)
DISC THREE:
DEMOS AND EARLY MIXES
- ROAD (Longer Early Mix) *
- SULPHUR (Early Mix) *
- HAPPY (Early Mix) *
- FISHERMAN’S TALE (Early Mix) *
- TOUCH ME (Early Mix) *
- SALOME (Early Mix) *
- SHINE ON (Band Demo)
- REAL ANIMAL (16 Track Demo)
- CHRISTINE (16 Track Demo)
- HOLD ON ME (16 Track Demo)
- HOPE (Early Mix)
- MAN TO CHILD (Early Mix)
- LOVE IN A CAR (Early Mix)
- MODERN WORLD (Welt) (Demo)
- LITTLE GIRL (Mr Jo) (Early Mix)
- SULPHUR (Early Mix)
- HAPPY (Early Mix)
- TOUCH ME (Early Mix)
- SHINE ON (Early Mix) *
- REAL ANIMAL (Early Mix) *
- DESTROY THE HEART (Early
Version – No Guitar) *
* previously unissued
DISC FOUR
JOHN PEEL SESSIONS
- DESTROY THE HEART
- NOTHING TO ME
- PLASTIC
- BLIND
- THE HEDONIST
- DON’T TURN BLUE
- SAFE
- LOVE IN A CAR
- IN A ROOM
- THE BEATLES AND THESTONES
- CHRISTINE
- LONELINESS IS A GUN
DISC FIVE
IN CONCERT
VREDENBURG, UTRECHT, HOLLAND
- CHRISTINE *
- MAN TO CHILD *
- ROAD *
- SHINE ON *
GRONINGEN, HOLLAND
- PLASTIC *
- SULPHUR *
- TOUCH ME *
- NOTHING TO ME *
- I DON’T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU BUT I DO
TOP RANK, BRIGHTON
- NEVER *
- SE DEST *
- THE HEDONIST *
- SOFT AS FIRE *
LA CIGALE, PARIS, FRANCE
- FISHERMAN’S TALE *
- HAPPY *
- LOVE IN A CAR
- DESTROY THE HEART 18. I WANNA BE YOUR DOG
* previously unissued
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