THIS IS THE 1988 UK ORIGINAL PRESSING on CREATION label. SINGLE COVER. The cover is in VG+ condition: normal wear and without any major deterioration, BUT light discolouration/wear on spines/corners, surface ring-halo,  mild creases on edges, sticker mark on rear (bottom right corner), left spine is fully readable; for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in EX condition and plays wonderfully and without lessening in sound quality. FIRST ALBUM.

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THE HOUSE OF LOVE

The post-Smiths guitar pop of the House of Love was popular for a short time in the late '80s and early '90s, as many college and alternative rock fans became converts to their mixture of shiny ringing guitars, pseudo-psychedelic melodies, and bursts of noise...

"THE HOUSE OF LOVE"

tracklisting

Side A: CHRISTINE - HOPE - ROAD - SULPHUR - MAN TO CHILD

Side B: SALOME - LOVE IN A CAR - HAPPY - FISHERMAN'S TALE - TOUCH ME

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LABEL: FONTANA - BLACK LABEL - WHITE/GRAY TEXT

Label Code: none

Other (Price Code): none

Catalog on cover: (spine, rear) CRELP 34

Catalog on labels: CRELP034

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): CRE-LP-034A1  PAG  ADRENALIN.

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): CRE-LP-034B1  PAG  ADRENALIN.

On labels: rim text reads "All rights............prohibited"

All songs written by Guy Chadwick.

℗ and © 1988 Creation Records.

Made in England

On Back Sleeve: Tracklist + Credits

Produced And Arranged By The House Of Love

A Creation Records Product     Manufactured And Distributed By The Cartel

Made in England

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

For all of the band's later highlights, there's no question that this is where the group shone the best; still hungry, still focused, and not plagued by the personality conflicts that would cause Terry Bickers' acrimonious departure, the quartet served up a half-hour-long delight. Guy Chadwick's yearning vocals and ear for memorable melodies matched beautifully with Bickers' fantastic guitar, and if the recorded results didn't really show the latter at full strength (Chadwick essentially told him what to play, and he only cut loose in concert), it's still something. Check out the sudden, thrilling solo on "Salome," a fantastic song that easily equals the Church at their most thrilling and powerful, or the even-more-memorable break on the deservedly famous leadoff track "Christine," once described aptly as the Jesus and Mary Chain meets the Left Banke. The Pete Evans/Chris Groothuizen rhythm team had their own fine moments as well -- the snaky crawl of "Road" in particular suggests Echo and the Bunnymen's own brilliant work with rhythm. "Man to Child," a reflective, softly crushed ballad, won many plaudits as well, Chadwick's portrait of aging and angst deft and quietly understated, matching the similarly wistful, just-sad-enough music beautifully. However, the secret highlight of the album would have to be "Love in a Car," starting with a keening, haunting high guitar part from Bickers and then slowly evolving into an evermore tense and dramatic all-band performance. Chadwick's singing is some of his wounded best, and the final slow fade keeps all the intensity right to the end. Though a couple of cuts veer toward the okay rather than the great, plenty of other highlights suggest themselves, and the album as a whole is a high watermark for English post-punk music of the '80s...(AllMusic)