Love - Omnibus Deluxe Edition

"The Cult may have hit the big time with the hard rock, Acca Dacca-style sound Rick Rubin produced for them on 'Electric' - but 'Love' is pure, original Cult. In 1985 the band had transformed from goth to psychedelic and Steve Brown captured the essence of The Cult on this glorious album. 'Love' has passion, heart and soul - it still sounds great all these years later."
- GEOFF (1st October, 2009)

For nearly 25 years, Love has been a consistent seller, endorsing it's classic status in The Cult's repertoire. Designed to cater for the more committed fan, the Omnibus Edition of 'Love' is presented as a limited edition 4 disc box set with the CDs housed in Japanese-style paper sleeves, reproducing the original vinyl cover art.

Equal parts Psychedelic Hard Rock and New Wave Goth, the songs on 'Love' emanate a bright guitar sheen, tight arrangements, crisp drumming and a command performance from vocalist Ian Astbury.

Along with the liner notes, the 48-page book features unseen contact sheets from the album photo session and a chronology of contemporaneous quotes by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy that illuminate the status of the band at that point in their career.

DISC 1 - LOVE:
Re-mastered from the original studio analogue tapes.

DISC 2 - SINGLES:
Featuring all the tracks from the album's three 12" singles which included extended versions of album cuts, remixes and non-album `B' sides. This is the first time all these tracks have been presented together outside of the limited, 'Rare Cult' box set released in 2000.

DISC 3 - DEMOS:
Ten tracks were recorded in early 1985 as demos to play to potential producers. Mostly performed live in the studio, these raw versions are an insight into the genesis of the album and have never been released before. Additionally there is a bonus of a rough monitor mix from Olympic Studios of "She Sells Sanctuary" before new vocals and a remix were completed at another studio.

DISC 4 - 1985 LIVE:
Recorded on the 'Love' UK tour by the BBC on 31 October at Hammersmith Odeon, London, this thirteen song set featured songs from the newly released 'Love' album alongside established favourites from their debut release 'Dreamtime' and earlier Death Cult days.