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  The House Of Love - I Don't Know Why I Love You [HOL 212 UK 1986 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] There were two versions of this 12" single with either a black sleeve, or a white one and differing tracks, as well as a regular 7", a limited edition 7", a cassette single and a compact disc single. Mass formatting was the downfall of many young indie bands faced when jumping to the majors during a competitive decade where the only thing that mattered was a chart record shop with a Gallup machine (usually one of the chain stores), and their fans tended to buy their music in smaller independent stores.  A1 I Don't Know Why I Love You A2 Clothes B1 Secrets B2 The Spy

  The House Of Love - Never [HOL 112 UK 1989 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] Following the 1986 indie-pop boom, Major label A&R men spent long hours chasing indie bands for their signatures with the promises of great riches. Fontana Records hooked The House Of Love who were responsible for four fantastic singles on Creation Records. Never was their major label debut, produced by Tim Palmer and whilst the tune remained true to the band's C86 roots, the extra polish from the producer and access to better equipment elevated the single and the band's fortunes out of the Creation Records fuzz. So much so, that within a few years, The House Of Love had gone from small, smokey indie venues to filling The Royal Albert Hall in London. A1   Never B1 Soft As Fire B2 Safe

The House Of Love - Destroy The Heart [CRE 057T UK 1988 24-Bit FLAC] The first of a batch of three House Of Love singles brought back to life and re-posted from ESWA days. You could take your pick from any of the first five singles to find The House Of Love at their very best. Here are some of them. For penguinflight . A1 Destroy The Heart B1 Blind B2 Mr. Jo The House Of Love - Never [HOL 112 UK 1989 24-Bit FLAC] Thanks as always to penguin, from whose white label copy I have used here. I have tagged this with the original and proper sleeve rather than the generic Fontana label sleeve it comes in. I recall seeing HOL at the Royal Albert Hall around this time too, in what must have been their biggest ever gig. A1 Never B1 Soft As Fire B2 Safe The House Of Love - I Don't Know Why I Love You [HOLR 212 UK 1989 24-Bit FLAC] There were two versions of this 12" single with either a black sleeve, or a white one and differing track lists, as well a...