Honey Lingers, the second studio album by Voice Of The Beehive, is to be reissued on restricted version Pink Vinyl LP and expanded 2CD.
Initially launched in August 1991, Honey Lingers was the band’s second consecutive Prime 20 album, reaching Silver gross sales within the UK.
“I performed Honey Lingers the opposite day for the primary time in years and I’ve to confess that not solely do I find it irresistible, however I desire it to Let It Bee…” writes vocalist Tracey within the album’s sleeve notes. “To me, it’s like a psychotic melodic patchwork of each single emotion we have been having… It spits, cries, shags, and dances and that was what we felt like we have been doing as we toured, did tv, press and normal promotion everywhere in the globe.”
The observe as much as 1988’s Let It Bee, Honey Lingers noticed the band – Californian vocalist sisters Tracey Bryn Belland and Melissa Brooke Belland (daughters of The 4 Preps singer Bruce Belland), Daniel ‘Woody’ Woodgate of Insanity on drums, Martin Brett on bass, and Mike Jones on guitar – construct additional on their signature mixture of jangly guitars and melodic pop hooks, edging nearer to a glossier, extra mainstream sound.
I Assume I Love You
Enlisting producers resembling Don Was (The B-52s, Bob Dylan), Hugh Jones (Echo & The Bunnymen, The Charlatans) and Alan Tarney (a-ha, Saint Etienne), its three singles all broke the UK Prime 40, lead single Monsters And Angels additionally gaining vital airplay on US School Radio, peaking at No.8 on the US Fashionable Rock chart, and its video receiving heavy rotation on MTV, impressed by Edward Hopper’s iconic portray Nighthawks.
The observe up single I Assume I Love You, was an ebullient rock/rave take of The Partridge Household’s 1970 Prime 20 US hit, produced by Don Was and with extra manufacturing by Phil Harding and Ian Curnow (of PWL Hit Manufacturing unit fame), who had simply scored a US No.1 with Proper Right here, Proper Now for Jesus Jones. Its video emulated the power of the ‘Orgy’ exhibits, with the band gathering their coolest mates and alluring them down for one large social gathering on set.
The third and remaining single, the world-weary, introspective Excellent Place, turned a agency fan favorite. “It’s the track that I get probably the most private reactions to,” explains Tracey. “I acquired a letter from a gentleman who had misplaced his spouse and performed it at her funeral. It’s due to all of the responses I’ve gotten that I do know I wasn’t so alone on this sentiment in spite of everything.”
Beforehand Unheard Variations
The expanded 2CD version uncovers many beforehand unheard alternate variations, because the band’s label sought out totally different sounds and avenues within the seek for a success. Within the period of a number of format singles, the band additionally launched many B-sides, lots of which seem on CD for the primary time together with the a lot beloved Shine Away.
There’s additionally a slew of Lingers-era reside tracks taken from their triumphant present at Kentish City and Nation Membership. Recorded for Radio One, they amply showcase the band’s formidable prowess as one of many UK’s finest reside bands, touring with the likes of Prince, INXS and Crowded Home throughout 1991 and 1992.
The CD model additionally contains Voice Of The Beehive’s model of The Rolling Stones’ Gimme Shelter, recorded with Jimmy Somerville in 1993 for an EP elevating funds for the Placing Our Home in Order homeless initiative.
Tracklisting
LP
Facet A
Monsters And Angels
Adonis Blue
I Assume I Love You
Look At Me
Magnificence To My Eyes
Facet B
Simply Like You
Little Gods
I’m Taking pictures Cupid
Say It
Excellent Place
2CD
Disc One
01 Monsters And Angels
02 Adonis Blue
03 I Assume I Love You
04 Look At Me
05 Magnificence To My Eyes
06 Simply Like You
07 Little Gods
08 I’m Taking pictures Cupid
09 Say It
10 Excellent Place
11 Waitress
12 Solely If You Need To
13 Pocketsize
14 One thing About God
15 Shine Away
16 Dumb Membership (Various Model) **
17 I Assume I Love You (Don Was Responsible Pleasure Combine)
18 Excellent Place (7” Model)
19 Gimme Shelter (with Jimmy Somerville)
20 Say It (Acoustic Model) **
21 I’m Taking pictures Cupid (Acoustic Model) **
22 Excellent Place (Acoustic Model) **
Disc Two
01 Monsters And Angels (Various Model) **
02 I Assume I Love You (Unique Model 7” Remix) **
03 Look At Me (Unique Remix) **
04 Simply Like You (Phil Harding 7” Model) **
05 Little Gods (Spector Christmas Model) **
06 Excellent Place (Piano Model) **
07 Monsters And Angels (12” Model) **
08 I Assume I Love You (Orgy Combine)
09 Excellent Place (Pat Collier Model) **
10 I Assume I Love You (Don Was 1st Combine) **
11 VB – Goddess Of Love (Vocal Combine) **
12 I’m Taking pictures Cupid (Dwell) **
13 Little Gods (Dwell) **
14 Monsters And Angels (Dwell) **
15 Solely If You Need To (Dwell) **
16 Adonis Blue (Dwell) **
17 Sit Down (Dwell)
** Beforehand unreleased
Absolutely remastered, the brand new editions are launched on 4 April by way of London Information. Out there to pre-order right here.
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