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Paul Haig - The Warp Of Pure Fun [CD]

Paul Haig - The Warp Of Pure Fun [CD]

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Digitally remastered and expanded four CD edition of The Warp of Pure Fun, the acclaimed 1985 album by Scottish songwriter Paul Haig, formerly of influential Postcard/postpunk group Josef K. Co-produced by Alan Rankine of The Associates, The Warp of Pure Fun followed a brief flirtation with mainstream dance-pop on the Island Records, and marked a return to warmer, more personal songs and arrangements, live drums and ringing guitars, as well as embracing emergent digital technology such as Akai sequencers and the Kurzweil sampling keyboard. Disc 1 features the original album plus bonus b-sides and mixes. Disc 2 features a fascinating early album demo recorded at home on 4 track equipment, featuring several previously unheard songs, as well as all tracks from Paul's legendary 'lost' second album from 1984, including sublime standout song Shining Hour. Disc 3 features remixes and extended mixes. Disc 4 offers 9 tracks professionally recorded live in Japan in May 1985 (with accompanying radio interview), along with several more demo tracks recorded later that year. Again, several of these songs (Testimony, Wrapped, Bridges) have never heard or released on record before.

Tracklist:

  1. CD 1:
  2. The Warp of Pure Fun
  4. Silent Motion
  6. Heaven Help You Now
  8. Love Eternal
  10. This Dying Flame
  12. Sense of Fun
  14. Scare Me
  16. Big Blue World
  18. the Only Truth
  20. One Lifetime Away
  21. 1
  22. Love and War
  23. 1
  24. Ghost Rider
  25. 1
  26. Endless Song
  27. 1
  28. Dangerous Life
  29. 1
  30. the Executioner (Mix #1)
  31. 1
  32. Closer Now
  33. 1
  34. Trust
  35. 1
  36. World Raw
  37. CD 2:
  38. 1984 Demo + Lost Album Tracks
  40. City Life
  42. Judgement Coming
  44. Love and War
  46. the Only Truth
  48. Heart of Song
  50. Crawling
  52. Fear and Dancing
  54. One Lifetime Away
  56. Trust
  57. 1
  58. Shining Hour
  59. 1
  60. World Raw
  61. 1
  62. All Our Love
  63. 1
  64. Love Eternal
  65. 1
  66. Shining Hour
  67. 1
  68. One Lifetime Away
  69. 1
  70. Fear and Dancing
  71. 1
  72. All Our Love
  73. 1
  74. Love and War
  75. CD 3:
  76. Outtakes, Remixes + Rarities
  78. Heaven Help You Now (12")
  80. This Dying Flame (12" Mix)
  82. the Only Truth (12")
  84. the Executioner (Mix #2)
  86. Scottish Christmas
  88. Theme from 'The Persuaders'
  90. Change of Heart
  92. Work the System
  94. Heaven Help You Now (Mantronik Mix)
  95. 1
  96. the Only Truth (Us Remix)
  97. 1
  98. the Executioner (Mix #3)
  99. 1
  100. the Only Truth (Instrumental)
  101. 1
  102. on This Night of Decision
  103. CD 4:
  104. Live in Japan 4/5/1985 + Demos
  106. Scare Me (Live)
  107. 2, Blue for You
  108. (Live)
  110. Heaven Help You Now (Live)
  112. Love Eternal (Live)
  114. Interview
  116. Ghost Rider (Live)
  118. Big Blue World (Live)
  120. Heaven Sent (Live)
  122. Magdalena 82 (Live)
  123. 1
  124. the Only Truth (Demo)
  125. 1
  126. Testimony
  127. 1
  128. Wrapped
  129. 1
  130. Reach the Top (1985 Demo)
  131. 1
  132. Eastworld (1985 Demo)
  133. 1
  134. In-Flight Entertainment (1985 Demo)
  135. 1
  136. Bridges (1985 Demo)

UPC: 708527210055
Label: CREPUSCULE
Release Date: 12.17.21
Format: CD

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