Love And Rocket "My Dark Twin" 09/06/2023

[Charlayme]

And here we go again with "Love and Rockets", a band created in 1985 on the ashes of Bauhaus and Tones on Tail.
It's not a new album but a compilation of songs from the "Sweet F.A." era from 1996
22 songs, 6 of them never released and 8 different versions of songs from the album.
A funny album that has been on fire, then an impressive series of producer.

DISC ONE
1. “The Fever” (First Version) *
2. “That’s Progress” +
3. “Sweet Lover Hangover” (Edit)
4. “Bomber’s Moon” +
5. “Words of a Fool” (First Version) *
6. “Libido Talking” +
7. “Pearl” (First Version) *
8. “Shelf Life” (First Version) *
9. “Sad And Beautiful World” (First Version) *
10. “Returning” +
11. “Ritual Radio”
12. “U.O.ME.” +

DISC TWO
1. “The Glittering Darkness”
2. “California (Have A Nice Apocalypse!)” +
3. “Butterfly”
4. “Venus Child”
5. “Here Come The Comedown” (Rough Mix) *
6. “Pick Yourself Up”
7. “Sweet F. A.” (Rough Mix) *
8. “Sweet Lover Hangover” (Remix)
9. “My Dark Twin”
10. “Spanish Stroll” % *

* Previously unreleased version
+ Previously unreleased song
% Previously unreleased cover

Daniel Ash also started a new band in 2020 with BRUCE SMITH (PiL, The Pop Group, The Slits and more) and PAUL SPENCER DENMAN (Sade)...
It's called "Ashes and Diamonds" but what it's about remains a mystery. If you have sounds, I'm interested!

I love this artist and especially what he did with "Tones On Tail". The 1984 album "Pop" is a musical UFO that moves me as much as "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd... Impressive!

a sample I love from Sweet F.A by Love and Rockets : Pearl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lCRxqzqI_E