Peter Murphy / Love Hysteria
Artist Peter Murphy
Album Title: Love Hysteria
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Art Rock
Format Vinyl
Released 03/00/1988
Label Beggars Banquet Records
Catalog No 7634-1-H
Bar Code No 0 7863-57634-1
Packaging LP Sleeve
Tracks
A1. All Night Long (5:38)
A2. His Circle And Hers Meet (6:01)
A3. Dragnet Drag (5:47)
A4. Socrates The Python (6:47)
A5. Indigo Eyes (5:54)
B1. Time Has Got Nothing To Do With It (5:16)
B2. Blind Sublime (3:53)
B3. My Last Two Weeks (6:30)
B4. Fun Time (3:26)
Date Acquired 12/03/2011
Personal Rating
Acquired from Record Show (Mpls)
Purchase Price 6.00

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Notes

Lp housed in Lyric Artwork sleeve, Labels are Beggars Banquet with manufactured by RCA info on bottom.
Bass – Eddie Branch
Bass [Fretless Bass] – Matthew Seligman
Drums, Percussion – Terl Bryant
Engineer – Ian Grimble
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Danny Pickard, Gareth Cousins
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Fuat Güner
Guitar, Bass – Peter Bonas
Keyboards – Paul Statham
Keyboards [Naive Keyboards], Harmonica, Vocals – Peter Murphy
Keyboards, Guitar – Simon Rogers
Photography By – Jean-Baptiste Mondino
Piano – Howard Hughes
Producer – Simon Rogers
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Beggars Banquet
Copyright (c) – Beggars Banquet
Marketed By – RCA Records
Recorded At – Jacobs Studios
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Mixed At – Abbey Road Studios
Published By – American Momentum Music
Pressed By – Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.
Marketed By – RCA Records
Distributed By – RCA Records
Record Company – BMG Music
Matrix note:
the "⊳" in matrices refers to the triangle-dot stamp of Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd..
Howard Hughes courtesy of E.G. Records.
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): A⊳1 7634–1–H–A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): A1⊳ 7634–1–H–B

Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Ned Raggett
Having assembled, for touring purposes, what would soon be his formal backing band, the Hundred Men, and more specifically, having found a new key songwriting collaborator in ex-B. Movie keyboardist Paul Statham, Murphy created his most elegant post-Bauhaus effort to date. Love Hysteria had definite Bowie echoes, though the feeling was more late-'70s Berlin-era than Ziggy glam. That said, with his band turning in a variety of bright, lively performances and with sympathetic production from ex-Fall member/arranger Simon Rogers, Murphy matched the music with flair, his voice even more of a passionate croon than a powerful howl. Lead single "All Night Long" was something of an American breakthrough hit; its upbeat rock drive and lush keyboards are a perfect bed for Murphy's performance. Other moments, such as the ringing acoustic/electric guitar combinations on "Indigo Eyes" and "Dragnet Drag," take Murphy even further away from Bauhaus' shadow, though "His Circle and Hers Meet" and "Blind Sublime" have a brusquer energy. The definite highlights of the album are two majestic ballads: "Time Has Got Nothing to Do With It," with a fine Statham synth line matching Murphy's soaring vocals; and "My Last Two Weeks," a simply wonderful romantic sentiment. If his lyrics now sometimes have the feeling of formal philosophical pronouncements, the sense of style with which he sings them saves the performances more often than not. Closing with a fun romp through Iggy Pop's "Funtime," saluting another one of Murphy's old heroes with an appropriately strong vocal and amusing horror-movie samples, Love Hysteria shows Murphy fully coming into his own as a performer. :


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