High Octane Cult
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United States and Japan greatest hits compilation featuring every single The Cult
had released at the time, with the additional "Beauty's On The Street" and "In the Clouds". It was released by The Cult's then record company Beggars Banquet Records
without The Cult's participation. In the years since its release, singer Ian Astbury
and guitarist Billy Duffy
have occasionally been vocal about their dislike of this release, with Astbury calling it "sad" on their official website in 2006. Beggars Banquet had planned on using handmade drawings by Ian Astbury for the album's artwork, but when the drawings were lost, the record company subsequently replaced it with less than stellar car photos, and the band photo from The Cult's Sonic Temple
record was used in the jacket sleeve, along with a short bio about the band, which guitarist Billy Duffy
publicly expressed his disapproval about.
and Billy Duffy
except "In the Clouds", which was written by Ian Astbury, Billy Duffy, Craig Adams.
The Cult
The Cult are a British rock band that was formed in 1983. They gained a dedicated following in Britain in the mid 1980s as a post-punk band with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love...
had released at the time, with the additional "Beauty's On The Street" and "In the Clouds". It was released by The Cult's then record company Beggars Banquet Records
Beggars Banquet Records
Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels...
without The Cult's participation. In the years since its release, singer Ian Astbury
Ian Astbury
Ian Astbury is an English rock musician and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist for the rock band, The Cult.-Pre-Cult:...
and guitarist Billy Duffy
Billy Duffy
Billy Duffy is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known as the guitarist in The Cult.-Early days:He grew up in Manchester, where he began playing guitar at the age of fourteen...
have occasionally been vocal about their dislike of this release, with Astbury calling it "sad" on their official website in 2006. Beggars Banquet had planned on using handmade drawings by Ian Astbury for the album's artwork, but when the drawings were lost, the record company subsequently replaced it with less than stellar car photos, and the band photo from The Cult's Sonic Temple
Sonic Temple
Sonic Temple is the fourth album by The Cult, released in 1989. In addition to being a continuation of the band's hard rock sound that was introduced on their previous album, Electric, Sonic Temple features some of the band's most popular songs, "Fire Woman", "Sun King", "Edie " and "Sweet Soul...
record was used in the jacket sleeve, along with a short bio about the band, which guitarist Billy Duffy
Billy Duffy
Billy Duffy is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known as the guitarist in The Cult.-Early days:He grew up in Manchester, where he began playing guitar at the age of fourteen...
publicly expressed his disapproval about.
Track listing
All songs written by Ian AstburyIan Astbury
Ian Astbury is an English rock musician and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist for the rock band, The Cult.-Pre-Cult:...
and Billy Duffy
Billy Duffy
Billy Duffy is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known as the guitarist in The Cult.-Early days:He grew up in Manchester, where he began playing guitar at the age of fourteen...
except "In the Clouds", which was written by Ian Astbury, Billy Duffy, Craig Adams.
- In The Clouds (previously unreleased) - 4:00
- She Sells SanctuaryShe Sells Sanctuary"She Sells Sanctuary" is a song by the English rock band The Cult. It is from their 1985 album Love and was released as a single in May of that year, peaking at no.15 in the UK Singles Chart.The band has released various versions of the song...
- 4:13 - Fire WomanFire Woman"Fire Woman" is a rock song by the band The Cult, written by singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy. It was the first single released from their fourth studio album Sonic Temple, and was subsequently featured on all of The Cult's compilation/ greatest hits albums, as well as being a steady...
- 5:12 - Lil' Devil - 2:46
- Spiritwalker - 3:50
- The Witch (single version) - 4:19
- Revolution (single version) - 4:16
- Coming Down (single version) - 4:01
- Love Removal MachineLove Removal Machine"Love Removal Machine" is a rock song recorded by The Cult. It was the first single to be released from the group's 1987 album Electric. First recorded during a radio session, it had a different arrangement, was recorded for the band's third album, Peace. When that album was scrapped, it was...
- 4:18 - Rain - 3:56
- Edie (Ciao Baby) (single version) - 4:02
- Heart Of Soul (single version) - 4:31
- Star (single version) - 4:00
- Wild Flower - 3:36
- Resurrection Joe (single version) - 4:16
- Wild Hearted Son (single version) - 4:25
- Sweet Soul SisterSweet Soul Sister"Sweet Soul Sister" is a song by English hard rock band The Cult. It was first released on their 1989 album Sonic Temple, and was later released as a single. It reached number 42 in the UK Singles Chart, while peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US...
(single version) - 3:29 - Beauty's On The Street (previously unreleased) - 4:42