THE CULT "SONIC TEMPLE" 1989 SIRE/REPRISE NM-/EX- OUT OF PRINT PROMO STAMPED LP

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ARTIST: THE CULT

TITLE- “SONIC TEMPLE”

TRACK LISTING-SEE PHOTOS & BELOW:

YEAR OF RELEASE- 1989

LABEL- SIRE/REPRISE/BEGGARS BANQUET RECORDS

CAT.#: 1-25871

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN NM/NM- CONDITION, NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES, BOTH LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NICE SHINEY LUSTER TO THE VINYL. NO SKIPS, POPS. OR CLICKS. THESE LOOK VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED. SUPER CLEAN. NICE CLEAN AUDIO BETWEEN TRACKS TOO.

JACKET CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN VG+/EX- CONDITION. NICE CLEAN EDGES, NO SEAM SPLITS, NO WRITING, BENDS, MARKS, WRITING ON IT. THERE IS A SMALL SCRATCH FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE BACK OF THE JACKET (SEE PHOTO), JUST ON THE SURFACE.

MORE INFO : THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. COMES IN ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE (A COUPLE OF EDGES HAVE SPLITS (SEE PHOTO), PRODUCED BY BOB ROCK.

ARTIST/ALBUM INFO:The Cult are a British rock band formed in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead singer Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult. They gained a dedicated following in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s as a post-punk/gothic rock band, with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking into the mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s establishing themselves as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love Removal Machine" and "Fire Woman". Since the initial formation of Southern Death Cult in Bradford in 1981, the band have had various line-ups; the longest-serving members are Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, who are the band's two songwriters.

After moving to London, the band released their second album Love in 1985, which charted at No. 4 in the UK and included singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary" and "Rain". On their third album, Electric (1987), the band supplemented their post-punk sound with hard rock; the polish on this new sound was facilitated by producer Rick Rubin. Their fourth album, Sonic Temple (1989), proceeded in a similar vein, and these two albums enabled them to break into the North American market. It was also during this period that The Cult relocated to Los Angeles, California, where the band are currently based.

The Cult released two more studio albums ? Ceremony (1991) and The Cult (1994) ? before breaking up in 1995, due to internal conflicts. The band reunited in 1999 and released their seventh album Beyond Good and Evil two years later. After going on hiatus in 2002, they returned in 2006 to perform a series of worldwide tours, and have since released three more studio albums: Born into This (2007), Choice of Weapon (2012) and Hidden City (2016).

Sonic Temple is the fourth studio album by The Cult, released in 1989. Continuing in the hard rock direction introduced on their previous album, Sonic Temple features some of the band's most popular songs, including "Fire Woman", "Sun King", "Edie (Ciao Baby)" and "Sweet Soul Sister". Sonic Temple was the last album recorded with longtime bassist Jamie Stewart, who left in 1990, and the first to feature former Hall & Oates and then-current Bryan Adams drummer, Mickey Curry.

Album information

During 1988, The Cult recorded the first (14 track) demo version of this album with Eric Singer (of Kiss) on drums. Later on, they tracked a new demo version of the record (15 songs) with Chris Taylor (drummer for the Bob Rock band). Sonic Temple marked the first time the band worked with Bob Rock, who would later produce The Cult, Beyond Good and Evil, Choice of Weapon and Hidden City. The album reached the Cult's highest chart position in the US, peaking at #10 on the Billboard 200 charts, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 1993.

In Argentina, the record was released as Templo Sonico with the titles translated into Spanish on the jacket sleeve and record labels. In Taiwan it was released with a pink cover; reportedly some of these were also found in mainland China.

The album cover features guitarist Billy Duffy with his Gibson Les Paul, partially obscuring a picture of vocalist Ian Astbury. The back cover features bassist Jamie Stewart, and an additional illustration on the insert, from left to right, features Astbury, Duffy, and Stewart.

On 4 October 2019, Sonic Temple was re-released as a 5 CD box set and as a 2 LP/1 cassette box set, with a different cover, the original album digitally remastered, numerous rarities, a live album recorded at London Wembley Arena and a comprehensive booklet featuring rare photos and background info on the album and the band. The LP/cassette edition has a limited release of 3500 copies worldwide.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy.

1. "Sun King" – 6:09

2. "Fire Woman" – 5:11

3. "American Horse" – 5:19

4. "Edie (Ciao Baby)" – 4:46

5. "Sweet Soul Sister" – 5:08

6. "Soul Asylum" – 7:26

7. "New York City" – 4:41

8. "Automatic Blues" – 3:51

9. "Soldier Blue" – 4:36

10. "Wake Up Time for Freedom" – 5:17

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