Love And Rockets - Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven (2017)
Label: Beggars Banquet [BBQBD2025]
Country: UK
Genre: Rock,New Wave,Indie Rock,Acoustic
Quality: FLAC (*tracks) / DTS 5.1 (*tracks)
Bitrate: Lossless [96kHz/24bit]
Time: 00:55:44
Full Size: 1,17 GB / 3,28 Gb
Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven was Love And Rockets darkly psychedelic debut album, and it was released by Beggars Banquet in 1985 and marked the beginning of a career that would span an impressive 14 years and 7 albums. This special release features a high definition 96 kHz / 24 bit surround mix created by Neil Wilkes from the analogue multi-tracks and also includes three additional bonus tracks from the original session including the single "Ball Of Confusion" and a cover of Pink Floyd's "Lucifer Sam".
The original stereo masters, as used on the CD and vinyl, were digitally mixed on to F1 masters in 1985 at 44.1 kHz / 16 bit, so no high resolution analogue copies were created. For the Blu-ray release, Neil Wilkes has created a new HD stereo mix. The release has been approved by original producer John A. Rivers.
Love And Rockets formed in 1985, almost 2 years after the demise of cult goth pioneers Bauhaus. The band re-united Daniel Ash (vocals and guitar), David J (vocals and bass) and Kevin Haskins (drums). Back in the mid-Eighties, when the US alternative scene was just that, Love And Rockets were one of the leading lights.
Love and Rockets provided a clean slate and an opportunity to plumb the depths of imagination and influences. Their first single, a radical reworking of The Temptations classic "Ball Of Confusion", was a huge hit in underground dance clubs on both sides of the Atlantic. The release of their acclaimed debut album followed. Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven was an unashamedly psychedelic adventure, far removed from the dark soundscapes of Bauhaus. Yet they had to fight hard to avoid being branded 'goth', citing Syd Barrett, Marc Bolan and the Beatles as primary influences.
Tracklist:
2016 5.1 & Stereo Mix
1 If There's A Heaven Above 4:53
2 A Private Future 5:09
3 The Dog End Of A Day Gone By 7:35
4 The Game 5:10
5 Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven 6:35
6 Haunted When The Minutes Drag 8:11
7 Saudade 5:07
Bonus Tracks:
8 Ball Of Confusion 3:34
9 Lucifer Sam 3:20
10 Inside The Outside 5:33
Daniel Ash - vocals, guitar, keyboards, production, sleeve design
David J - vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, electric guitar on "Saudade", production, sleeve design
Kevin Haskins - drums and keyboards, production, sleeve design
Additional:
John A. Rivers - keyboards, string arrangement on "Saudade"
Flac
DTS 5.1
