LIVING COLOUR – CULT OF PERSONALITY Picture Disc 12″ – Nr MINT 1991 METAL

Living Colour – Cult Of Personality
(Epic Records  1991  6575356)
UK Pressing

Picture Disc Vinyl & PVC Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. Stylistically, the band’s music is a creative fusion influenced by free jazz, funk, hip hop, hard rock, and heavy metal. Their lyrics range from the personal to the political, in some of the latter cases attacking Eurocentrism and racism in America.

Living Colour rose to fame with their debut album Vivid in 1988. Although the band scored a number of hits, they are best remembered for their signature song “Cult of Personality”, which won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1990. They were also named Best New Artist at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. After disbanding in 1995, Living Colour reunited in late 2000.

“Cult of Personality” is a song by rock band Living Colour. It was their second single off their debut album, Vivid, released on July 14, 1988. “Cult of Personality” reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 9 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. It also won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1990. Its music video earned the MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video and MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist. The song was ranked No. 69 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. The solo was ranked No. 87 in Guitar World‘s “100 Greatest Guitar Solos” list. It was also selected for inclusion in the musical reference book, 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die: And 10,001 You Must Download. The band’s guitarist and founder, Vernon Reid, described the song as very special for the band not just for its commercial success but because it was essentially written in just one rehearsal session. The riff was stumbled upon while practicing something else and by the end of the session they had written what was to become Living Colour’s best known song. The song contains many political references, and shares its name with a phenomenon involving psychology and politics.

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