Love Hysteria
Love Hysteria is the second solo album by the British solo artist Peter Murphy, formerly of the gothic rock band Bauhaus. It was released in 1988.
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Released | March 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 49:46 (vinyl) 60:08 (CD) 119:06 (2CD re-release) | |||
Label | RCA/Beggars Banquet | |||
Producer | Simon Rogers | |||
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Underground | (23⁄4/3)[2] |
The album was largely written with former B-Movie keyboard player Paul Statham, who had joined Murphy's band, The Hundred Men.[1] It was produced by former member of The Fall, Simon Rogers.[1]
Critical reception
A review at the time of its release in Underground described the album as "a coherent, tuneful package with tracks that are, on the whole, pretty listenable".[2] Ned Raggett, writing for Allmusic, identified a continuing David Bowie influence, but stated that the album "shows Murphy fully coming into his own as a performer".[1]
Track listing
Original 1988 release
All songs written by Peter Murphy; except where noted.
- "All Night Long" (Peter Murphy, Paul Statham) — 5:42
- "His Circle and Hers Meet" (Peter Murphy, Paul Statham) — 6:01
- "Dragnet Drag" — 5:46
- "Socrates the Python" — 6:47
- "Indigo Eyes" (Peter Murphy, Paul Statham) — 5:54
- "Time Has Got Nothing to Do with It" (Peter Murphy, Peter Bonas) — 5:21
- "Blind Sublime" (Peter Murphy, Paul Statham) — 3:55
- "My Last Two Weeks" — 6:38
- "Funtime" (David Bowie, Iggy Pop) — 3:49
- Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
- "I've Got a Miniature Secret Camera" (Peter Murphy, Eddie Branch) — 4:25
- "Funtime (Cabaret Mix)" (David Bowie, Iggy Pop) — 5:57
2013 re-release
Disc 1
- "All Night Long" — 5:42
- "His Circle and Hers Meet" — 6:01
- "Dragnet Drag" — 5:46
- "Socrates the Python" — 6:47
- "Indigo Eyes" — 4:54
- "Time Has Got Nothing to Do with It" — 5:21
- "Blind Sublime" — 3:55
- "My Last Two Weeks" — 6:38
- "Funtime" (Bowie, Pop) — 3:49
Disc 2
- "All Night Long" (demo) — 5:23
- "His Circle and Hers Meet" (demo) — 4:29
- "Dragnet Drag" (demo) — 5:48
- "Indigo Eyes" (demo) — 5:35
- "Blind Sublime" (demo) — 4:09
- "My Last Two Weeks" (demo) — 5:14
- "Funtime" (demo) — 3:33
- "I've Got a Miniature Secret Camera" — 4:25
- "Funtime (In Cabaret)" — 6:00
- "All Night Long" (single edit) — 4:36
- "Indigo Eyes" (single edit) — 4:09
- "Blind Sublime" (Remix Edit) — 3:50
- "Blind Sublime" (Blind Beats Mix) — 4:38
- "Blind Sublime" (Dance Remix) — 7:23
Personnel
- Peter Murphy - vocals, "naive" keyboards
- Faut Güner, Peter Bonas, Simon Rogers - guitar
- Eddie Branch, Peter Bonas - bass
- Matthew Seligman - fretless bass
- Paul Statham, Simon Rogers - keyboards
- Howard Hughes - piano
- Terl Bryant - drums, percussion
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References
- Raggett, Ned "Love Hysteria Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-06-05
- Linfield, Carole (1988) "Peter Murphy Love Hysteria", Underground, April 1988 - Issue 13, p. 17
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