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The Cult - Sonic Temple [New Vinyl LP] Anniversary Ed

Artist: The Cult

Title: Sonic Temple

Format: Vinyl LP

Genre: Rock

UPC: 607618215118

Release Date: 2019

Record Label: Beggars Banquet Us

Album Tracks

DISC 1:
1. Sun King
2. Fire Woman
3. American Horse
4. Edie (Ciao Baby)

DISC 2:
1. Sweet Soul Sister
2. Soul Asylum
3. New York City
4. Automatic Blues

DISC 3:
1. Soldier Blue
2. Wake Up Time for Freedom
3. Medicine Train
4. The River

DISC 4:
1. Bleeding Heart Graffitti
2. Messin' Up the Blues
3. Fire Woman (NYC Rock Mix)
4. Edie (Ciao Baby) (Acoustic)

2019 marks the 30th anniversary of The Cult's seminal album SONIC TEMPLE. On September 13th, Beggars Arkive will reissue the album. Now cut onto two pieces of black vinyl, the audio is improved and contains 16 tracks total, which comprise the original album plus 6 B-sides. In addition to the reissue, a box set and 5-CD set are also being released. 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.'" The album 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 #10 on the Billboard charts, and the above mentioned songs are all rock-radio staples to this day. The Cult continues to record and tour and they have released six albums since Sonic Temple, the most recent being Hidden City in 2016. They've been spending 2019 celebrating this album by performing all over the world on a tour they've billed as A Sonic Temple, paying homage to the album.