Theatre Of Hate – Westworld:Deluxe Version
9th December 2016Formed from the ashes of punk band The Pack, Theatre of Hate traipsed through post-punk of the early 80s & now their seminal album Westworld is being re-issued as an outstanding 3 disc deluxe package.
Out of print for many years this version not only contains the original re-mastered album complete with remixes of the track Do You Believe In Westworld, Propaganda & a re-recording of the classic Original Sin. The other 2 discs contain peel sessions, alternative mixes & a complete live show from 1982.
The packaging is superb. All 3 discs have their own cardboard sleeve with artwork, the booklet has immense liner notes taken from interviews with band members, all in a lavish clamshell box & released just in time for Xmas.
The main album disc sounds immense & the bonus tracks are just mind-blowing. However its discs 2 & 3 that are well worth the purchase alone.
Disc 2 kicks off with the audio of their TOTP appearance performing their top 40 hit Do You Believe In Westworld, the majority of the 2nd disc is Peel Sessions. These are absolutely incredible, as live this band came into their own. The alternative mixes that end the disc are a great look into what went on behind the scenes & what was rejected in favor of the final album sound.
Disc 3 is the jewel in the crown. Previously unissued, this live concert from Vienna in 1982 is great sounding. Obviously this is from the original analog source so there’s a couple of sound dropouts due to the age of the recording. However it is mastered & mixed properly. The band is on top form & saxophonist John ‘Boy’ Lennard has some set of lungs on him. There’s been plenty of Theatre of Hate bootlegs floating around so it’s really great to finally get a decent sounding gig. One of the best sounding live gigs of this era despite the source material.
For fans of Bauhaus, Spear of Destiny, Fields of the Nephilim
Score 7.5/10
Track List
Disc 1
WESTWORLD
2. JUDGEMENT HYMN
3. 63
4. LOVE IS A GHOST
5. THE WAKE
6. CONQUISTADOR
7. THE NEW TRAIL OF TEARS
8. FREAKS
9. ANNIVERSARY
10. THE KLAN
BONUS TRACKS
11. DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE WESTWORLD (7” Version)
12. DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE WESTWORLD (Dub Version)
13. PROPAGANDA
14. PROPAGANDA (Ministry Of Broadcast Dub Version)
15. ORIGINAL SIN (re-recording)
Disc 2
BBC SESSIONS & RARITIES
1. DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE WESTWORLD (Top Of The Pops 4/2/82)
2. LOVE IS A GHOST
3. PROPAGANDA
4. CONQUISTADOR (Tracks 2-4 John Peel 24/8/81)
5. THE KLAN (John Peel 2/8/82)
6. DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE WESTWORLD (John Peel 24/8/81)
7. 63
8. THE WAKE (Tracks 7,8 John Peel 9/12/80)
9. ANNIVERSARY (John Peel 17/6/82)
ALTERNATIVE MIXES
10. JUDGEMENT HYMN
11. THE KLAN
12. THE WAKE
13. CONQUISTADOR
14. ORIGINAL SIN
Disc 3 previously unissued
LIVE IN VIENNA 1982
1. THE WAKE
2. THE SOLUTION
3. DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE WESTWORLD
4. THE HOP
5. AFRICA
6. AMERICANOS
7. ANNIVERSARY
8. EASTWORLD
9. THE KLAN
10. 63
11. INCINERATOR
12. POPPIES
13. PROPAGANDA
Release Date
28th November 2016
Label
Cherry Red
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