Needle Time

  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 (ac...

The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary [BEG 135T UK 1985 24-Bit FLAC] Talking about The Cult.... here is a new rip of their biggest track. Nobody can deny the importance of their middle period as they transformed from indie(ian) obscurity as the original Southern Death Cult through the confused and dark directionless of Death Cult, finally into the line-up which would find fame & fortune in hair rock & roll. I have ripped and posted all their better singles in the past, but I thought I would just focus on this one for now.... She Sells Sanctuary (here in it's original full length mix) bounces and throbs from your speakers, so much so that I thought the needle would jump from the vinyl at any moment during the rip process - in fact you could almost believe it was mastered in the last decade as all the levels are slid to their max - it's not clipped (it's from a 35 year old record) - if you don't believe me, have a look at the waveform! All across the world thi...