revenge
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Revenge is the electro/hard rock hybrid project lead by Peter Hook of Joy Division, New Order and Monaco between 1989 and 1992. Following the release of Technique in 1989, the four members of New Order spent time apart to pursue other ventures. Always intended as a proper band rather than a solo project, Hook was joined in Revenge first by Chris Jones and Dave Hicks, and later by David Potts, who would remain with Hook as part of Monaco five years later. In fact in some respects Revenge can be seen as a dry run for Monaco, who went on to deliver a top ten album and single early in 1997. To read full biography click here. To purchase CDs click here.



ONE TRUE PASSION V2.0 LTMCD 2375 £10
One True Passion was first released by Factory Records in June 1990 and spawned a trio of singles, 7 Reasons, Pineapple Face and Slave. Given free reign to indulge Hook's leather-trousered rockist instincts, the OTP material welded hard rock to dance beats, with a lyrical focus on sin and redemption. The artwork was just as contradictory, combining sleek Peter Saville typography with softcore imagery courtesy Suze Randall. The band toured like demons, and in January 1992 delivered the excellent ep Gun World Porn, which offered a more laid back, intimate feel. Deleted after the messy collapse of Factory in late 1992, One True Passion has now been extensively reconfigured by Peter Hook, and includes Hook's new recordings of two unreleased late period tracks, The Wilding and Televive. Other standout tracks include 7 Reasons, Deadbeat, Big Bang, State of Shock, Pineapple Face and Jesus I Love You. V2.0 also boasts a full-length bonus disc of rare remixes and unreleased songs recorded in demo form. All material has been carefully digitally remastered. The set contains over two hours of music, and the booklet includes sleevenotes by New Order biographer Claude Flowers, and a new, highly candid interview with Peter Hook on the background to the band.

Tracklist Disc 1 (OTP V2.0): Televive, The Wilding, Deadbeat, State of Shock, Little Pig, Cloud 9, Jesus I Love You, Pineapple Face, Big Bang, Slave, 14K, Bleachman, Surf Nazi, 7 Reasons (demo), Amsterdam, It's Quiet.

Tracklist Disc 2 (BCWYWF): Underworld, Deadbeat (Gary Clail dub), State of Shock (US edit), Pineapple Face's Big Day (US remix), Pineapple Face (Pickering & Park remix), The Trouble With Girls, Wende, Slave (Joe Smooth edit), I'm Not Your Slave (US remix), Hot Nights / Cool City, Surf Bass, Bleach Boy, Soul, Kiss the Chrome, Fag Hag, Precious Moments, Pumpkin.

Reviews: "Truth is, Hook's DNA (shared with Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert) prevents him from creating anything that's less than gorgeously dolorous, while those bowels-of-heaven bass lines here underpin two hours' worth of mournful melodies and Hook's lyrical declamations of despair and self-doubt" (Uncut, March 2004); "The best moments here are The Wilding and Televive, new recordings of unreleased tracks from the period, which now open the album" (Q Magazine, April 2004); "CD1 contains the cream. While Hooky's certainly no Ian Curtis, he's still heartfelt and distinctive on his own, and much of what follows lays claim to the fact that Revenge were a truly underated band. A well-rounded portrait of his first 'other band' and one whose memory ought to be recalled with rather more revence" (Whisperin' & Hollerin', 3/04); "Mr Hook! With your Revenge b-side 14K you are spoiling us!" (Q Magazine, 11/01)


NO PAIN NO GAIN (LIVE 1991) LTMCD 2413 £10
Following on from the success of LTM's expanded re-release of One True Passion, this in-concert collection captures the band at their live peak in 1991. The first 8 tracks represent an entire performance at Manchester's celebrated Cities in the Park festival on 3 August 1991, while the remainder of the CD is culled from a show in Kawasaki, Japan, on 31 January 1991. In addition to hi-octane versions of Revenge originals such as Slave, State of Shock and Jesus I Love You, the CD includes storming covers of Dreams Never End (New Order), White Light/White Heat (Velvet Underground) and Citadel (Rolling Stones). All material has been digitally remastered. The set contains 70 minutes of music and sleevenotes by New Order biographer Claude Flowers, including a new interview with Peter Hook. Full tracklist: Intro Jam, Jesus I Love You, Slave, Deadbeat, Bleachman, Cloud 9, State of Shock, Dreams Never End, 7 Reasons, The Trouble With Girls, Citadel, Kiss the Chrome, Pineapple Face, White Light/White Heat.

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