The Warp of Pure Fun

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Annotation

Four CD set containing album with additional tracks.on CD1, demo tracks from March 1984 and tracks from unreleased second album on Island (CD2), remixes and rarities (CD3) and a live performance from Japan in 1985 plus some 1986 demos (CD4)

Annotation last modified on 2024-06-25 23:13 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: The Warp Of Pure Fun
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1Silent Motion
drum machine programming and keyboard programming:
Paul Haig
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
bass guitar:
Michael McCann (Scottish musician)
percussion:
Paul Haig
vocals:
Paul Haig
recording of:
Silent Motion
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
3:51
2Heaven Help you Now
drum machine programming and keyboard programming:
Paul Haig
engineer:
Keith Mitchell (engineer/producer, worked at Palladium Studios, Edinburgh)
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
bass guitar:
Michael McCann (Scottish musician)
drums (drum set):
James Locke (producer, percussionist and songwriter, The Chimes-member)
guitar:
Paul Haig
keyboard:
Alan Rankine
vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Palladium in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
recording of:
Heaven Help you Now
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:04
3Love Eternal
drum machine programming and keyboard programming:
Paul Haig
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
bass guitar:
Michael McCann (Scottish musician)
guitar:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
keyboard:
Alan Rankine
vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Palladium in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
recording of:
Love Eternal
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:06
4This Dying Flame
drum machine programming and keyboard programming:
Paul Haig
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
bass guitar:
Michael McCann (Scottish musician)
drums (drum set):
James Locke (producer, percussionist and songwriter, The Chimes-member)
guitar:
Paul Haig
keyboard:
Alan Rankine
vocals:
Paul Haig
recording of:
This Dying Flame
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
3:51
5Sense of Fun
drum machine programming:
Paul Haig
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
guitar:
Paul Haig
keyboard:
Alan Rankine
vocals:
Paul Haig
recording of:
Sense of Fun
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
6:06
6Scare Me
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
bass guitar:
Michael McCann (Scottish musician)
drums (drum set):
James Locke (producer, percussionist and songwriter, The Chimes-member)
guitar:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
vocals:
Paul Haig
recording of:
Scare Me
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
3:11
7Big Blue World
engineer:
Richard Digby-Smith
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
drums (drum set):
Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.)
guitar and keyboard:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
background vocals:
Chanter Sisters
vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Fallout Shelter in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Big Blue World
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
3:59
8The Only Truth
drum machine programming:
Paul Haig
producer:
Paul Haig, Donald Johnson (A Certain Ratio) and Bernard Sumner
bass guitar and percussion:
Donald Johnson (A Certain Ratio)
guitar:
Paul Haig and Bernard Sumner
keyboard:
Paul Haig
vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Only Truth
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
3:49
9One Lifetime Away
drum machine programming:
Paul Haig
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
keyboard:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
percussion:
Donald Johnson (A Certain Ratio) and James Locke (producer, percussionist and songwriter, The Chimes-member)
background vocals:
Doreen Chanter and Sonia Jones
vocals:
Paul Haig
recording of:
One Lifetime Away
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
6:22
10Love and War
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
edit of:
Love and War (extended piano outro) by Paul Haig
recording of:
Love and War
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:51
11Ghost Rider
engineer:
Richard Digby-Smith
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
bass guitar:
David McClymont
drums (drum set):
Toby Philips
guitar:
Paul Haig and Malcolm Ross (Scottish guitarist)
recorded at:
Fallout Shelter in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Ghost Rider
writer:
Martin Rev and Alan Vega
publisher:
Revoga Music Co. (in 1977) and Stanphyl Music, Inc. (in 1977)
3:06
12Endless Song
engineer:
Richard Digby-Smith
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
bass guitar:
David McClymont
drums (drum set):
Toby Philips
guitar:
Paul Haig
keyboard:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Fallout Shelter in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Endless Song
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:02
13Dangerous Life
drum machine programming:
Paul Haig
producer:
Paul Haig
keyboard:
Paul Haig
vocals:
Paul Haig
recording of:
Dangerous Life
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
3:19
14The Executioner (mix #1)
producer:
Paul Haig, Richard H. Kirk (English electronic / industrial musician) and Stephen Mallinder (member of Cabaret Voltaire)
performer:
Paul Haig, Richard H. Kirk (English electronic / industrial musician) and Stephen Mallinder (member of Cabaret Voltaire)
recorded at:
Western Works Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Executioner
composer:
Paul Haig, Richard H. Kirk (English electronic / industrial musician) and Stephen Mallinder (member of Cabaret Voltaire)
5:22
15Closer Now
drum machine programming:
Paul Haig
producer:
Paul Haig
keyboard:
Paul Haig
percussion:
James Locke (producer, percussionist and songwriter, The Chimes-member)
vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Palladium in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
recording of:
Closer Now
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
5:03
16Trust
drum machine programming:
Paul Haig
producer:
Paul Haig
keyboard:
Paul Haig
vocals:
Paul Haig
recording of:
Trust
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
5:30
17World Raw
drum machine programming:
Paul Haig
producer:
Paul Haig
keyboard:
Paul Haig
recording of:
World Raw
composer:
Paul Haig
3:45
2▼CD: 1984 Demo + Lost Album
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1City Life
instruments and vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
City Life (from 1984 until 1984-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
2:58
2Judgement Coming
instruments and vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
Judgement Coming (in 1984-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
3:33
3Love and War
instruments and vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
Love and War (in 1984-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
3:29
4The Only Truth
instruments and vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
The Only Truth (in 1984-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
3:47
5Heart of Song
instruments and vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
Heart of Song (in 1984-03)
writer:
Paul Haig and Malcolm Ross (Scottish guitarist)
3:14
6Crawling
instruments and vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
Crawling (in 1984-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
2:33
7Fear and Dancing
instruments and vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
Fear and Dancing (in 1984-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:00
8One Lifetime Away
instruments and vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
One Lifetime Away (in 1984-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:53
9Trust
instruments and vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
Trust (in 1984-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:54
10Shining Hour
instruments and vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
Shining Hour (from 1984-03 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:35
11World Raw
instruments and vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
World Raw (in 1984-03)
composer:
Paul Haig
3:46
12All our Love
instruments and vocals:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
All our Love (in 1984-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:16
13Love Eternal
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
recording of:
Love Eternal
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
5:12
14Shining Hour
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
recording of:
Shining Hour
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:28
15One Lifetime Away
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
recording of:
One Lifetime Away
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
6:19
16Fear and Dancing
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
recording of:
Fear and Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
3:38
17All our Love
producer:
Paul Haig and Alan Rankine
recording of:
All our Love
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:21
18Love and War
4:51
3▼CD: Outtakes, Remixes + Rarities
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1Heaven Help you Now (12")
remix of:
Heaven Help you Now by Paul Haig
recording of:
Heaven Help you Now
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
8:38
2This Dying Flame (12")
remix of:
This Dying Flame by Paul Haig
recording of:
This Dying Flame
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
6:33
3The Only Truth (12")
remix of:
The Only Truth by Paul Haig
recording of:
The Only Truth
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
7:15
4The Executioner (mix #2)
producer:
Paul Haig, Richard H. Kirk (English electronic / industrial musician) and Stephen Mallinder (member of Cabaret Voltaire)
performer:
Paul Haig, Richard H. Kirk (English electronic / industrial musician) and Stephen Mallinder (member of Cabaret Voltaire)
recorded at:
Western Works Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Executioner
composer:
Paul Haig, Richard H. Kirk (English electronic / industrial musician) and Stephen Mallinder (member of Cabaret Voltaire)
5:21
5Scottish Christmas
recording of:
Scottish Christmas
composer:
Paul Haig
2:49
6Theme from 'The Persuaders'
cover recording of:
Theme from "The Persuaders"
composer:
John Barry (English score composer) (in 1971)
publisher:
ITC Filmscores Ltd. (in 1971) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing France (in 1971)
4:51
7Change of Heart
recorded at:
Palladium in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1983)
recording of:
Change of Heart (in 1983)
writer:
Paul Haig and James Locke (producer, percussionist and songwriter, The Chimes-member)
5:08
8Work the System
recording of:
Work the System (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:16
9Heaven Help you Now (Mantronik mix)
additional engineer:
Dave 'Dr D' Feliciano and Andrew Heermans
remixer:
Kurtis Mantronik (the individual)
remix of:
Heaven Help you Now by Paul Haig
recording of:
Heaven Help you Now
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:09
10The Only Truth (US remix)
remixer:
Man Parrish and Raul A. Rodriguez
remix of:
The Only Truth by Paul Haig
recording of:
The Only Truth
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
7:10
11The Executioner (mix #3)
producer:
Paul Haig, Richard H. Kirk (English electronic / industrial musician) and Stephen Mallinder (member of Cabaret Voltaire)
performer:
Paul Haig, Richard H. Kirk (English electronic / industrial musician) and Stephen Mallinder (member of Cabaret Voltaire)
recorded at:
Western Works Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Executioner
composer:
Paul Haig, Richard H. Kirk (English electronic / industrial musician) and Stephen Mallinder (member of Cabaret Voltaire)
5:11
12The Only Truth (instrumental)
remix of:
The Only Truth by Paul Haig
recording of:
The Only Truth
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
7:09
13On This Night of Decision
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
recording of:
On This Night of Decision
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:46
4▼CD: Live In Japan 4/5/1985 + Demos
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1Scare Me (Live)
recorded at:
ラフォーレミュージアム原宿 (Laforet Museum Harajuku) in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-04)
live recording of:
Scare Me (on 1985-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
3:31
2Blue For You (Live)
recorded at:
ラフォーレミュージアム原宿 (Laforet Museum Harajuku) in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-04)
live recording of:
Blue for You (on 1985-05-04)
writer:
Paul Haig and James Locke (producer, percussionist and songwriter, The Chimes-member)
4:42
3Heaven Help You Now (Live)
recorded at:
ラフォーレミュージアム原宿 (Laforet Museum Harajuku) in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-04)
live recording of:
Heaven Help you Now (on 1985-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:04
4Love Eternal (Live)
recorded at:
ラフォーレミュージアム原宿 (Laforet Museum Harajuku) in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-04)
live recording of:
Love Eternal (on 1985-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:50
5Interview
recorded at:
ラフォーレミュージアム原宿 (Laforet Museum Harajuku) in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-04: spoken vocals)
6:15
6Ghost Rider (Live)
recorded at:
ラフォーレミュージアム原宿 (Laforet Museum Harajuku) in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-04)
live cover recording of:
Ghost Rider (on 1985-05-04)
writer:
Martin Rev and Alan Vega
publisher:
Revoga Music Co. (in 1977) and Stanphyl Music, Inc. (in 1977)
3:33
7Big Blue World (Live)
recorded at:
ラフォーレミュージアム原宿 (Laforet Museum Harajuku) in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-04)
live recording of:
Big Blue World (on 1985-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:32
8Heaven Sent (Live)
recorded at:
ラフォーレミュージアム原宿 (Laforet Museum Harajuku) in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-04)
live recording of:
Heaven Sent (on 1985-05-04)
writer:
Paul Haig and Malcolm Ross (Scottish guitarist)
publisher:
Dawn Certainty and Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
7:10
9Magdalena 82 (Live)
recorded at:
ラフォーレミュージアム原宿 (Laforet Museum Harajuku) in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-04)
live cover recording of:
Magdalena 82 (on 1985-05-04)
writer:
Alan Vega
2:35
10The Only Truth (Live)
recorded at:
ラフォーレミュージアム原宿 (Laforet Museum Harajuku) in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-04)
live recording of:
The Only Truth (on 1985-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:29
11Testimony
recorded at:
Palladium in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Testimony (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
3:36
12Wrapped
recorded at:
Palladium in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Wrapped (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
4:06
13Reach the Top
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1985)
instrumental recording of:
Reach the Top (in 1985)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Paul Haig
4:52
14Eastworld
producer:
Paul Haig
arranger:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1985)
recording of:
Eastworld (in 1985)
composer:
Paul Haig
2:50
15In-Flight Entertainment
producer:
Paul Haig
arranger:
Paul Haig
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1985)
recording of:
In-Flight Entertainment (in 1985)
composer:
Paul Haig
2:44
16Bridges
recorded at:
Paul Haig’s home studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1985)
recording of:
Bridges (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Haig
3:44

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