Haig, Paul: The Warp Of Pure Fun
Haig, Paul: The Warp Of Pure Fun
Format: CD
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Artist: Haig, Paul
Label: Crepuscule
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 708527210055
Genre: Rock
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.
Tracks:
1.1 1. Silent Motion
1.2 2. Heaven Help You Now
1.3 3. Love Eternal
1.4 4. This Dying Flame
1.5 5. Sense of Fun
1.6 6. Scare Me
1.7 7. Big Blue World
1.8 8. the Only Truth
1.9 9. One Lifetime Away
1.10 10. Love and War
1.11 11. Ghost Rider
1.12 12. Endless Song
1.13 13. Dangerous Life
1.14 14. the Executioner (Mix #1)
1.15 15. Closer Now
1.16 16. Trust
1.17 17. World Raw
2.1 1. City Life
2.2 2. Judgement Coming
2.3 3. Love and War
2.4 4. the Only Truth
2.5 5. Heart of Song
2.6 6. Crawling
2.7 7. Fear and Dancing
2.8 8. One Lifetime Away
2.9 9. Trust
2.10 10. Shining Hour
2.11 11. World Raw
2.12 12. All Our Love
2.13 13. Love Eternal
2.14 14. Shining Hour
2.15 15. One Lifetime Away
2.16 16. Fear and Dancing
2.17 17. All Our Love
2.18 18. Love and War
3.1 1. Heaven Help You Now (12")
3.2 2. This Dying Flame (12" Mix)
3.3 3. the Only Truth (12")
3.4 4. the Executioner (Mix #2)
3.5 5. Scottish Christmas
3.6 6. Theme from 'The Persuaders'
3.7 7. Change of Heart
3.8 8. Work the System
3.9 9. Heaven Help You Now (Mantronik Mix)
3.10 10. the Only Truth (Us Remix)
3.11 11. the Executioner (Mix #3)
3.12 12. the Only Truth (Instrumental)
3.13 13. on This Night of Decision
4.1 1. Scare Me (Live)
4.2 2, Blue for You
4.3 3. Heaven Help You Now (Live)
4.4 4. Love Eternal (Live)
4.5 5. Interview
4.6 6. Ghost Rider (Live)
4.7 7. Big Blue World (Live)
4.8 8. Heaven Sent (Live)
4.9 9. Magdalena 82 (Live)
4.10 10. the Only Truth (Demo)
4.11 11. Testimony
4.12 12. Wrapped
4.13 13. Reach the Top (1985 Demo)
4.14 14. Eastworld (1985 Demo)
4.15 15. In-Flight Entertainment (1985 Demo)
4.16 16. Bridges (1985 Demo)
