High Octane Cult

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High Octane Cult
High Octane Cult cover
Greatest hits by The Cult
Released November 5 1996
Recorded 1984-1995
Genre Rock
Label Beggars Banquet Records
Producer Various
The Cult chronology
The Cult
(1994)
High Octane Cult
(1996)
Pure Cult: The Singles 1984 - 1995
(2000

U.S.A. and Japan greatest hits compilation featuring nearly every single The Cult had released at the time, with the additional "Beauty's On The Street" and "In the Clouds". It was released by The Cult's then record company Beggars Banquet Records without The Cult's participation. In the years since its release, singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy have occasionally been vocal about their dislike of this release, with Astbury calling it "sad" on their official website in 2006. Beggars Banquet had planned on using handmade drawings by Ian Astbury for the album's artwork, but when the drawings were lost, the record company subsequently replaced it with less than stellar car photos, and the band photo from The Cult's Sonic Temple record was used in the jacket sleeve, along with a short bio about the band, which guitarist Billy Duffy publicly expressed his disapproval about.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy except "In the Clouds", which was written by Ian Astbury, Billy Duffy, Craig Adams.

  1. In The Clouds (previously unreleased)
  2. She Sells Sanctuary
  3. Fire Woman
  4. Lil' Devil
  5. Spiritwalker
  6. The Witch (single version)
  7. Revolution (single version)
  8. Coming Down (Drug Tongue) (single version)
  9. Love Removal Machine
  10. Rain
  11. Edie (Ciao Baby) (single version)
  12. Heart Of Soul (single version)
  13. Star (single version)
  14. Wild Flower
  15. Resurrection Joe (single version)
  16. Wild Hearted Son (single version)
  17. Sweet Soul Sister (single version)
  18. Beauty's On The Street (previously unreleased)