Singles Collection 1984-1990 by The Cult, album cover
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Singles Collection 1984-1990

Released 1991
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Singles Collection 1984-1990 is an EP by The Cult, released in 1991 on Beggars Banquet. As the title suggests, it gathers material from the band's singles across the first six years of their career, a span that takes in their debut album Dreamtime in 1984 and runs through to Sonic Temple in 1989.

It arrived in the same year as Ceremony, the band's fifth studio album, so it sits at a natural pause in The Cult's story: a look back at the first chapter just as a new one was starting. For anyone who wants the early run of singles in a single place, rather than digging through the studio albums, it makes a handy way in.

Singles Collection 1984-1990: tracklist and credits

50 tracks · 4:15:31

Tracklist

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1SpiritwalkerIan Astbury and Billy Duffy3:53
  3. 2A Flower In The DesertAstbury, Burroughs, Jepson, Qureshi3:17
  4. 3Bone BagIan Astbury and Billy Duffy3:49
  5. 4Go West (Crazy Spinning Circles)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy4:00
  6. 5Sea And Sky3:34
  7. 6Brothers Grimm (Live)Astbury, Duffy, Mondo, Stewart3:53
  8. Disc 2
  9. 1Resurrection JoeIan Astbury and Billy Duffy4:20
  10. 2She Sells SanctuaryIan Astbury and Billy Duffy4:23
  11. 3The Snake8:16
  12. 4No. 13Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy4:42
  13. 5Assault On Sanctuary7:34
  14. 6Resurrection Joe (Hep Cat Mix)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy6:07
  15. Disc 3
  16. 1RainIan Astbury and Billy Duffy3:59
  17. 2Little FaceIan Astbury and Billy Duffy4:56
  18. 3Revolution (Single Remix Version)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy4:17
  19. 4All Souls AvenueIan Astbury and Billy Duffy4:45
  20. 5JudithIan Astbury and Billy Duffy5:30
  21. 6SunriseIan Astbury and Billy Duffy5:16
  22. Disc 4
  23. 1Love Removal Machine (Single Version)Billy Duffy and Ian Astbury4:20
  24. 2ConquistadorBilly Duffy and Ian Astbury2:52
  25. 3Groove Co.Billy Duffy and Ian Astbury4:17
  26. 4Zap CityBilly Duffy and Ian Astbury5:14
  27. 5Love TrooperBilly Duffy and Ian Astbury3:55
  28. 6Wolf Child's BluesBilly Duffy and Ian Astbury7:21
  29. 7Lil' DevilBilly Duffy and Ian Astbury2:45
  30. Disc 5
  31. 1Wildflower (Single Version)Billy Duffy and Ian Astbury3:39
  32. 2Wildflower (Guitar Dub)Billy Duffy and Ian Astbury3:40
  33. 3Horse Nation (Live)Astbury, Duffy, Mondo, Stewart3:54
  34. 4Outlaw (Live)Billy Duffy and Ian Astbury6:43
  35. 5She Sells Sanctuary (Live)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy5:03
  36. 6Bone Bag (Live)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy9:19
  37. 7PhoenixIan Astbury and Billy Duffy5:05
  38. 8Wild Thing / Louie Louie (Live)Richard Berry and Chip Taylor6:16
  39. Disc 6
  40. 1Fire Woman (Single Version)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy4:03
  41. 2Automatic BluesIan Astbury and Billy Duffy3:51
  42. 3Messin' Up The Blues5:21
  43. 4Edie (Ciao Baby) (Single Version)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy4:03
  44. 5Bleeding Heart GraffitiIan Astbury and Billy Duffy5:03
  45. 6Sun King (Single Version)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy4:02
  46. 7Fire Woman (LA Rock Mix)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy10:08
  47. 8Fire Woman (NYC Rock Mix)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy7:21
  48. Disc 7
  49. 1Sweet Soul Sister (Single Version)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy3:32
  50. 2The RiverIan Astbury and Billy Duffy6:52
  51. 3Love Removal Machine (Live)Billy Duffy and Ian Astbury4:42
  52. 4Lil' Devil (Live)Billy Duffy and Ian Astbury2:48
  53. 5Revolution (Live)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy5:37
  54. 6Sweet Soul Sister (Live)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy5:32
  55. 7American Horse (Live)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy7:15
  56. 8Soul Asylum (Live)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy7:31
  57. 9Sweet Soul Sister (Rock's Mix)Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy6:56
Produced by
John Brand, Chris Kimsey, Steve Brown, Rick Rubin, Bob Rock
Recorded at
Lyceum Theatre, Jacobs Studios, Olympic Studios, The Manor, O₂ Academy Brixton, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, A&M Recording Studios, Little Mountain Sound, Eventim Apollo, Wembley Stadium
Recorded
May 1984 – November 1989
Mixed by
Andy Wallace, Billy Duffy, Mike Fraser, Jamie Stewart, François K, ゴウ・ホトダ, Bob Rock
Mixed at
Dean St. Studios, The Town House, Little Mountain Sound
Engineered by
John Brand, Steve Brown, Mark “Spike” Stent, Steve Williams, Bruce Buchalter, Andy Wallace, Alan Douglas, Mike Fraser
Label
Beggars Banquet
Length
4:15:31

Line-up

  • Billy Duffy · guitar
  • Nigel Preston · drums (drum set) · guest
  • Jamie Stewart · bass guitar, keyboard, strings, bass
  • Ian Astbury · vocals, tambourine, lead vocals
  • Mark Brzezicki · drums (drum set) · guest
  • Les Warner · drums (drum set) · guest
  • Mickey Curry · drums (drum set) · guest
  • John Webster · keyboard · guest
  • John Sinclair · keyboard · guest
  • Matt Sorum · drums (drum set) · guest

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