The House Of Love - The House Of Love (30th Ann. Edition Reissue) (CD)

The House Of Love were one of the most successful and critically acclaimed bands to grace Creation Records’ roster back in the late 1980s. Their eponymous debut was cited as one of the best albums of 1988 by music magazines and indie fans alike and remains a landmark work to this day.

This deluxe 3xCD edition offers the band’s complete Creation recordings from 1987-1988, together with a raft of bonus material.

The package features the original album on Disc 1 (inc. 2 x bonus tks) and all their Creation Records singles on Disc 2, from the original version of ‘Shine On’, ‘Real Animal’ and the US favourite ‘Christine’ (which reached #8 in the Modern Rock chart there) to their final single for the label, ‘Destroy The Heart’.

Disc 3 is devoted to 19 House Of Love demos, including two exclusive Guy Chadwick songs ‘Hold On Me’ and ‘Modern World’, which were never released! Also featured is the rare 7’ album freebie (two demos) and the ‘Flexidisc’ version of ‘Shine On’, together with Guy’s original demo of this song which eventually gave them a sizeable hit.

This 3CD Deluxe Edition is housed in a stylish Digipak with fresh sleeve-notes and rare images from the band’s photographer Suzie Gibbons.

Tracklist:
DISC ONE: THE ALBUM
1  CHRISTINE
2  HOPE
3  ROAD
4  SULPHUR
5  MAN TO CHILD
6  SALOME
7  LOVE IN A CAR
8  HAPPY
9  FISHERMAN'S TALE
10  TOUCH ME
BONUS TRACKS
11  SHINE ON (Demo - LP Bonus 7’)
12  CHRISTINE (Demo - LP Bonus 7’)
DISC TWO: A-SIDES, B-SIDES & RARITIES
1  SHINE ON
2  LOVE
3  FLOW
4  REAL ANIMAL
5  PLASTIC
6  NOTHING TO ME
7 THE HILL
8  LONELINESS IS A GUN
9 THE HEDONIST
10  WELT
11  DESTROY THE HEART
12  BLIND
13  MR. JO
14  SHINE ON (Fuck Version) (Flexidisc)
15  LOVE IN A CAR (Live – Previously Unissued)
16  DESTROY THE HEART (Live – Previously Unissued)
17 I WANNA BE YOUR DOG (Live – Previously Unissued)
DISC THREE: DEMOS
1  SHINE ON (Guy Chadwick Demo)
2  TOUCH ME (Vsn 1)
3  REAL ANIMAL
4  HAPPY (Vsn 1)
5  HOLD ON ME (16 Track)
6  CHRISTINE (16 Track)
7  MODERN WORLD
8  SALOME
9  MAN TO CHILD
10  HOPE
11  LOVE IN A CAR
12  TOUCH ME (Vsn 2)
13  ROAD
14  FISHERMAN’S TALE
15  HAPPY (Vsn 2)
16  SULPHUR
17  REAL ANIMAL (16 Track)
18  LITTLE GIRL (alias Mr Jo)
19  SHINE ON (Band Demo)