Before And After Sanctuary

 

The Cult - Spiritwalker [SIT 33T UK 1984 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC]

Technically The Cult's only indie single, Spiritwalker marked the end of Ian Astbury's native American phase. This is one of those singles from my youth which I recall being played at Manchester goth nights in clubs such as Devilles. Definitely a floor filler for all those leather-clad back-combed lads and lassies who likely now have grandkids and day jobs as captains of industry.

A1 Spiritwalker
B1 A Flower In The Desert
B2 Bone Bag



The Cult - Resurrection Joe [BEG 122T UK 1984 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC]

Every so slightly funky, very much psychedelic, Resurrection Joe is a pounding & plucky bass-driven six minutes of goth disco energy.

A1 Ressurection Joe (Long Version)
B1 Ressurection Joe
B2 Ressurection Joe (Hep Cat Mix Long Version)





The Cult - Revolution [BEG 152T UK 1985 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC]

It is time for The Cult to go hair-rock, but they managed one anthemic & melodic rock single (actually it's an EP) before truly conquering American rock radio. Revolution is pure pomp-rock with a soaring chorus which was adored on both sides of the pond. 

A1 Revolution (Full Length Re-mix)
A2 All Souls Avenue
B1 Judith
B2 Sunrise

Comments

  1. Blogmeister4 May 2022 at 15:24

    All neatly packed into one huge archive:

    https://mega.nz/file/fcZHlQDL#ZfLw5nVf_9AsEYFDBANpNz3V_ZEaMe5SOKQIFHjA7a8

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  2. Alan4 May 2022 at 16:39

    Cheers. For me, Ressurection Joe shades Spiritwalker as their best.

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  3. Dream Remaster4 May 2022 at 17:38

    Thanks SO much.
    Dreamtime is one of my favorite albums of all time.
    Love was (and is) astonishing.
    Wish they hadn't gone on to heavy rock/metal.
    Still those two albums & Death Cult/Southern Death Cult material is excellent.
    Again many thanks for taking time to rip/share.
    You R Legend.

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  4. Anonymous4 May 2022 at 18:28

    Great! Great! Thank you. Thank you.

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  5. gnihtytterp4 May 2022 at 19:30

    You're totally on fire blogmeister, many thanks for all these rips, specially this one !

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  6. Anonymous5 May 2022 at 00:37

    Great to see these singles. Nice work!!

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  7. Anonymous5 May 2022 at 01:03

    Thanks Muchly

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  8. Anonymous5 May 2022 at 18:59

    Thanks for these! It is amusing to consider that The Cult listeners of the '80s, as a whole, may have become captains of industry. It just might be more likely that this set of weirdos (me included) have decided to take up residence under bridges in the LA area. Or are captain of their Uber vehicle. I don't know. Taste in music may or may not be useful in making money at any point, I guess is the broader principle.

    On another note, the Ian Astbury native American phase would certainly not be acceptable in today's judgy culture. sigh.

    I recognize that your "captains" comment is far from the point of this music, which is awesome, and takes a guy back some years. Thanks again.

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  9. Anonymous8 May 2022 at 11:26

    Bonus points for The Doors of the 21st Century, which was actually well done.

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