- The Warp Of Pure Fun
Infobox Album |
Name =The Warp Of Pure Fun
Type =Album
Artist =Paul Haig
from Album =
B-side =
Released =1986
Format = MC/LP/CD
Recorded = 1984/85
Genre =Synth Pop
Length =
Label =Les Disques Du Crepuscule ,LTM
Writer =Paul Haig
Producer =Paul Haig ,Alan Rankine ,Bernard Sumner (The Only Truth )
Certification =
Chart position =
Last album =Rhythm Of Life
This album =The Warp Of Pure Fun
Next album =European Sun After the release of Haig's first album with Island, "Rhythm Of Life", tracks were recorded for a follow-up during 1984, including.The Only Truth , produced byBernard Sumner and Donald Johnson ofA Certain Ratio . However, due to lack of sales for "Rhythm", Island got cold feet and decided to shelve the unreleased album entirely.Rather than release the cancelled set on Crepuscule, it was decided to combine half the album with new songs recorded throughout 1985. Haig launched his fightback later in the year with a powerful single,
Heaven Help You Now , the lead single fromThe Warp Of Pure Fun .Produced with
Alan Rankine , it was a more involving, honest set than its predecessor, offering warmer songs and arrangements (and live drums) in place of programmed rhythm tracks, though without entirely abandoning club appeal. In the UKThe Warp Of Pure Fun appeared on another short-lived Crepuscule offshoot, "Operation Afterglow", but while the album fared well as an independent release, Afterglow failed to propel it into the national chart.Previously released on CD in
Japan only, with no bonus tracks, "The Warp Of Pure Fun" was fully remastered and released by LTM in 2003.Track Listing - 1986 Release
# Silent Motion
# Heaven Help You Now
# Love Eternal
# This Dying Flame
# Sense of Fun
# Scare Me
# Big Blue World
# The Only Truth
# One Lifetime Away
# Love and WarTrack Listing - 2003 Release
# Silent Motion
# Heaven Help You Now
# Love Eternal
# This Dying Flame
# Sense of Fun
# Scare Me
# Big Blue World
# The Only Truth
# One Lifetime Away
# Love and War
# Ghost Rider
# Endless Song
# Shining Hour
# Trust
# Dangerous Life
# World Raw.
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