Artist: THE CULT
Album: PURE CULT - SINGLES 1984-1995 VINYL REISSUE (2LP)

Year: 2018
EAN/UPS: 0607618202613
Media type: LP

The fundamental flaw with 'Pure Cult' lies in the sequencing of the compilation. The tracklist has the appearance of being thrown together in a random order with no thought given to chronology or track-by-track compatibility.

The Cult were a band who followed a relatively natural curve of development (the brief aberration of Electric's forced commerciality aside) and as a consquence had a set of musical styles and production values which varied widely from album to album. So based alone on differing production values, the sequencing of this collection results in a somewhat jarring and unbalanced listening experience.

A1        She Sells Sanctuary
A2        Fire Woman
A3        Lil' Devil
A4        Spiritwalker
A5        The Witch

B1        Revolution
B2        Love Removal Machine
B3        Rain
B4        In The Clouds
B5        Coming Down (Drug Tongue)

C1        Edie (Ciao Baby)
C2        Heart Of Soul
C3        Wild Flower
C4        Star

D1        Resurrection Joe
D2        Go West
D3        Sun King
D4        Wild Hearted Son
D5        Sweet Soul Sister