Searching For Heaven
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Searching For Heaven is the third and last single of Pauline Murray And The Invisible Girls, released in April 1981 on Illusive Records, and produced by Martin Hannett
. It was released in 7" and 10" format single the same year, with the "The Visitor" song being included only in the last version.
The eponymous song of the single, which featured Bernard Sumner
(Joy Division
/New Order
) on guitar, was a hit in the British indie charts. In the single, future Dead Or Alive
and Sisters Of Mercy
guitarist and later The Mission
frontman, Wayne Hussey
was also featured as guitarist, joining as member some time ago, while Vini Reilly
, who played on the album, left to dedicating to his band, The Durutti Column
.
After the single, the band, with Steve Hopkins as the only member of the line-up and Hannett rejoined on bass, released with John Cooper Clarke
the album Zip Style Method
, in 1982.
Martin Hannett
Martin Hannett , sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was a record producer and an original partner in Factory Records with Tony Wilson...
. It was released in 7" and 10" format single the same year, with the "The Visitor" song being included only in the last version.
The eponymous song of the single, which featured Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner , also known as Bernard Dickin, Bernard Dicken and Bernard Albrecht is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and producer....
(Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
/New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
) on guitar, was a hit in the British indie charts. In the single, future Dead Or Alive
Dead or Alive (band)
Dead or Alive were a British New Wave band from Wirral, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The band rose to fame in the 1980s with their number one single on the UK Singles Chart, "You Spin Me Round ". They were the first group to have a number one single under the production team Stock Aitken Waterman...
and Sisters Of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...
guitarist and later The Mission
The Mission (band)
The Mission are a gothic rock band formed in 1986 from the splinters of the freshly dissolved rock band The Sisters of Mercy.The band was started by frontman Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams , soon adding...
frontman, Wayne Hussey
Wayne Hussey
Wayne Hussey is a British musician, best known as lead singer of The Mission and guitarist with The Sisters of Mercy....
was also featured as guitarist, joining as member some time ago, while Vini Reilly
Vini Reilly
Vincent "Vini" Gerard Reilly is an English musician and leader of the post-punk group The Durutti Column.-Biography:...
, who played on the album, left to dedicating to his band, The Durutti Column
The Durutti Column
The Durutti Column are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 in Manchester, England. The band is an ongoing project of guitarist Vini Reilly who is often accompanied by drummer Bruce Mitchell. Other current members are Keir Stewart and Reilly's girlfriend Poppy Morgan...
.
After the single, the band, with Steve Hopkins as the only member of the line-up and Hannett rejoined on bass, released with John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet"...
the album Zip Style Method
Zip Style Method
Zip Style Method is the sixth album by John Cooper Clarke, originally released in 1982.-Track listing:#"Midnight Shift"#"New Assassin"#"Face Behind the Scream"#"Travel in Biscuits"#"The Day the World Stood Still"#"Heart Disease Called Love"...
, in 1982.
Credits
- Pauline MurrayPauline MurrayPauline Murray was the lead singer of the punk rock band, Penetration, which was originally formed in 1976.In May 1976 the then 18-year-old Murray saw the Sex Pistols...
: vocals - Robert BlamireRobert BlamireRobert Blamire is known for being bassist of punk and new wave band Penetration.He formed along singer Pauline Murray, the punk band Penetration, in 1976, after seeing The Sex Pistols live. After the band split up, Murray and him went to form a project along John Cooper Clarke's backing band The...
: bass - Steve Hopkins: keyboards
- Wayne HusseyWayne HusseyWayne Hussey is a British musician, best known as lead singer of The Mission and guitarist with The Sisters of Mercy....
: guitar - John Maher: drums
- Bernard SumnerBernard SumnerBernard Sumner , also known as Bernard Dickin, Bernard Dicken and Bernard Albrecht is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and producer....
: guitar ("Searching For Heaven") (uncredited in the single) - Martin HannettMartin HannettMartin Hannett , sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was a record producer and an original partner in Factory Records with Tony Wilson...
: producer - Martin Atkins: sleeve designer
External links
- Discogs.com - Searching For Heaven (7" single)
- Discogs.com - Searching For Heaven (10" single)
- Martin Hannett and Tony Wilson in Strawberry Studios, July 1980 Martin Hannett explaining his production of Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls's "The Visitor" song.