The Manor Sessions is a hard rock EP by The Cult, released in 1988. It arrived between their third studio album, Electric, from 1987, and Sonic Temple, which followed in 1989. For anyone following the band's progress through the late eighties, it is a small but telling stop on the way.
The Manor Sessions: tracklist and credits
5 tracks · 25:11Tracklist
- 1Love Removal MachineBilly Duffy and Ian Astbury5:18
- 2Wild FlowerBilly Duffy and Ian Astbury4:11
- 3Electric OceanBilly Duffy and Ian Astbury4:12
- 4OutlawBilly Duffy and Ian Astbury5:07
- 5Bad FunBilly Duffy and Ian Astbury6:24
- Produced by
- Steve Brown
- Recorded at
- The Manor
- Recorded
- August 1986 – September 1986
- Mixed at
- The Town House
- Engineered by
- Alan Douglas
- Length
- 25:11
Line-up
- Ian Astbury · tambourine, vocals
- Billy Duffy · guitar
- Jamie Stewart · bass guitar
- Les Warner · drums (drum set)
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 1 December 1988 | |
| US release | 1988 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1 December 1988 | earliest UK or European date |
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| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | US | — | other | |
| 1 December 1988 | GB | Beggars Banquet | 5012093300122 | original |
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| coverartarchive ✓ | 1399×1406 | upscaled: major: best source 1399x1406, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |