THE HOUSE OF LOVE – SHINE ON 12″ – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1990 INDIE

The House Of Love – Shine On
(Fontana Records  1990  HOL322)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Limited Edition No: 09836

Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– some slight wear to edges

Vinyl 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)

The House of Love are an English alternative rock band. Formed in 1986, the band rose to prominence in the UK as a leading indie rock band in 1988 and split up in 1993, eventually reforming a decade later in 2003. The band is best known for its detailed psychedelic guitar sound and for the successful singles “Shine On”, “Christine” and “Destroy the Heart”. The best-known members of The House of Love are singer/songwriter/guitarist Guy Chadwick and lead guitarist/backing singer Terry Bickers, who were the creative core of the original band until an acrimonious split in 1989 and who reformed the band together in 2003.

“Shine On” is a single by The House of Love. It was originally released in 1987, but failed to reach the UK top 100. The band’s subsequent singles peaked outside of the top 40 until, in early 1990, “Shine On” was re-recorded, produced by Tim Palmer and re-released. This time the song peaked at #20 in the UK, #24 in Ireland, and #171 in Australia. Their follow-up single, “Beatles and the Stones”, was their final single to reach the UK top 40.

The song is used for skateboarder Corey Duffel’s part in the Osiris Shoes video Feed The Need as well as featuring in Trigger Happy TV series 1.

In 2006 the song was covered by Apoptygma Berzerk and Stephan Groth.

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