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The Cult - Sonic Temple: 30th Anniversary (Vinyl 2LP) * * *

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The Cult - Sonic Temple: 30th Anniversary (Vinyl 2LP) * * *

The Cult - Sonic Temple: 30th Anniversary (Vinyl 2LP) * * *

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30th Anniversary Reissue of Long Out of Print 1989 Classic Now Cut on Vinyl 2LP with Improved Audio and 6 Bonus B-Sides!

2019 marks the 30th anniversary of The Cult's seminal album Sonic Temple. To celebrate the anniversary of the long out of print album, Beggars Arkive will release Sonic Temple: 30th Anniversary on double vinyl LP and as a deluxe box set. Originally released in 1989, Sonic Temple proved to be a pivotal moment for both band and the wider rock scene. Produced by the legendary Bob Rock, Sonic Temple had four chart-topping singles; "Fire Woman", "Edie (Ciao Baby)", "Sun King" and "Sweet Soul Sister."

In a recent interview about the album, Ian Astbury explained how the band brought together hard rock and indie rock to create the unique, game-changing sounds on Sonic Temple: "We wanted to retain our core DNA as we went deeper into psych and hard rock influences. It was a complete immersion for me into art, film, music, poetry and literature, weaving those influences into what was to become Sonic Temple. The band was becoming more popular. We were in uncharted waters. Most of the bands we had come up with had split up or fallen off. We were accelerating. There was no real time to breathe. We were forming new allegiances and breaking the glass ceiling of ‘the indie outsider.'"

Sonic Temple catapulted The Cult into superstar status and remains their most commercially successful release. It has sold over 1.5 million copies in the US alone, and was declared platinum in 1990. It made it to No. 10 on the Billboard charts, and the aforementioned singles all remain rock-radio staples to this day. The double LP edition is a re-vamped reissue of the original album. Now cut onto two pieces of black vinyl, the audio is improved and contains 16 tracks total, which comprises the original album plus a selection of 6 B-sides. It's been out of print for over 20 years.

LP1
  1. Sun King
  2. Fire Woman
  3. American Horse
  4. Edie (Ciao Baby)
  5. Sweet Soul Sister
  6. Soul Asylum
  7. New York City
  8. Automatic Blues
LP2
  1. Soldier Blue
  2. Wake Up Time For Freedom
  3. Medicine Train (From the Edie (Ciao Baby) single)
  4. The River (From the Sweet Soul Sister single)
  5. Bleeding Heart Graffiti (from the Edie (Ciao Baby) CD EP)
  6. Messin' Up The Blues (from the Fire Woman single) 
  7. Fire Woman (NYC Rock Mix) (from the Fire Woman CD EP)
  8. Edie (Ciao Baby) (Acoustic) (From The Heart Of Soul CD single)
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