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| Artist: | The Cult |
| Title: | The Cult Sonic Temple 30th anniversary edition vinyl 2 LP |
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| Released: | 13/09/2019 |
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| Format: | VINYL 2LP |
| Country | UK, Europe & US |
| Barcode: | 0607618215118 |
| Catalogue number: | BBQ2151LP |
| Store location: | CLASSIC ROCK |
| SKU: | Y11245 |
| Condition: | NEW |
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| Genre: | Hard Rock |
| Categories: | Essential Vinyl at Great Prices |
2019 Marks The 30Th Anniversary Of The Cult'S Seminal Album Sonic Temple. On September 13Th, Beggars Arkive Will Reissue The Album. Now Cut Onto Two Pieces Of Black Vinyl, The Audio Is Improved And Contains 16 Tracks Total, Which Comprise The Original Album Plus 6 B-Sides. In Addition To The Reissue, A Box Set And 5-Cd Set Are Also Being Released. Originally Released In 1989, Sonic Temple Proved To Be A Pivotal Moment For Both Band And The Wider Rock Scene. Produced By The Legendary Bob Rock, Sonic Temple Had Four Chart-Topping Singles; ''Fire Woman'', ''Edie (Ciao Baby)'', ''Sun King'' And ''Sweet Soul Sister''. In A Recent Interview About The Album, Ian Astbury Explained How The Band Brought Together Hard Rock And Indie Rock To Create The Unique, Game-Changing Sounds On Sonic Temple. ''We Wanted To Retain Our Core Dna As We Went Deeper Into Psych And Hard Rock Influences. It Was A Complete Immersion For Me Into Art, Film, Music, Poetry And Literature, Weaving Those Influences Into What Was To Become Sonic Temple. The Band Was Becoming More Popular. We Were In Uncharted Waters. Most Of The Bands We Had Come Up With Had Split Up Or Fallen Off. We Were Accelerating. There Was No Real Time To Breathe. We Were Forming New Allegiances And Breaking The Glass Ceiling Of 'The Indie Outsider.''' The Album Catapulted The Cult Into Superstar Status And Remains Their Most Commercially Successful Release. It Has Sold Over 1.5 Million Copies In The Us Alone, And Was Declared Platinum In 1990. It Made It To #10 On The Billboard Charts, And The Above Mentioned Songs Are All Rock-Radio Staples To This Day. The Cult Continues To Record And Tour And They Have Released Six Albums Since Sonic Temple, The Most Recent Being Hidden City In 2016. They'Ve Been Spending 2019 Celebrating This Album By Performing All Over The World On A Tour They'Ve Billed As A Sonic Temple, Paying Homage To The Album. Tracks Full Length Vinyl 1 Side A Side B 01 Sun King 02 Fire Woman 03 American Horse 04 Edie (Ciao Baby) 01 Sweet Soul Sister 02 Soul Asylum 03 New York City 04 Automatic Blues Full Length Vinyl 2 Side A Side B 01 Soldier Blue 02 Wake Up Time For Freedom 03 Medicine Train 04 The River 01 Bleeding Heart Graffitti 02 Messin' Up The Blues 03 Fire Woman (Nyc Rock Mix) 04 Edie (Ciao Baby) (Acoustic)
The DOUBLE LP is a re-vamped reissue of the original album. Now cut onto two pieces of black vinyl, the audio is improved and contains 16 tracks total, which comprise the original album plus 6 B-sides. It’s been out of print for over 20 years.
A1 Sun King
A2 Fire Woman
A3 American Horse
A4 Edie (Ciao Baby)
B1 Sweet Soul Sister
B2 Soul Asylum
B3 New York City
B4 Automatic Blues
C1 Soldier Blue
C2 Wake Up Time For Freedom
C3 Medicine Train (From the Edie (Ciao Baby) single)
C4 The River (From the Sweet Soul Sister single)
D1 Bleeding Heart Graffiti (from the Edie (Ciao Baby) CD EP)
D2 Messin' Up The Blues (from the Fire Woman single) D3 Fire Woman (NYC Rock Mix) (from the Fire Woman CD EP)
D4 Edie (Ciao Baby) (Acoustic) (From The Heart Of Soul CD single)
Originally released in 1989, Sonic Temple proved to be a pivotal moment for both band and the wider rock scene. Produced by the legendary Bob Rock, Sonic Temple had four chart-topping singles; “Fire Woman”, “Edie (Ciao Baby)”, “Sun King” and “Sweet Soul Sister”.
In a recent interview about the album, Ian Astbury explained how the band brought together hard rock and indie rock to create the unique, game-changing sounds on Sonic Temple. "We wanted to retain our core DNA as we went deeper into psych and hard rock influences. It was a complete immersion for me into art, film, music, poetry and literature, weaving those influences into what was to become Sonic Temple. The band was becoming more popular. We were in uncharted waters. Most of the bands we had come up with had split up or fallen off. We were accelerating. There was no real time to breathe. We were forming new allegiances and breaking the glass ceiling of ‘the indie outsider.’”
The album catapulted The Cult into superstar status and remains their most commercially successful release. It has sold over 1.5 million copies in the US alone, and was declared platinum in 1990. It made it to #10 on the Billboard charts, and the aforementioned songs all remain rock-radio staples to this day.
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