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and was not an "official" music video for the song. During the performance, Astbury holds the back of his guitar up to the camera. A sign, reading "SIGN US NOW!," is taped to the back. According to Duffy, "At the time we didn’t have a record deal in Europe and Ian stuck a sign to the back of his
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format and was distributed by the Roxy Records label (catalogue number 104371). It was released in 1984, but the specific day and month of the release is unknown. The track listing is the same as the
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the single version of song in front of an open-air public swimming pool (something seemingly awkward for the group). It was later discovered that the music video was recorded for the
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where it was entitled "The Waste Of Love". When the group recorded the song for the radio sessions for the David Jenson show on
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label (catalogue number 1012). It was released in 1984, but the specific day and month of the release is unknown. Unlike the
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was recorded for the song "Go West (Crazy Spinning Circles)". When the group released the music video collection
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and was released on 3 August 1984. Often truncated as just "Go West", it is the second
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is the song "Sea And Sky". The song originated from when the group was still
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of "Ship Of Fools". "Sea And Sky" was later, in 1986, included on the first
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song "Brothers Grimm". The song was recorded live on 20 May 1984 at the
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releases, "Go West (Crazy Spinning Circles)" was also released as a
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guitar saying ‘SIGN US NOW’. It was also just before we recorded
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album) was included in place of a "proper" music video.
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is also "Sea And Sky" along with a live version of the
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Pure Cult: for Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners
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Index


Single
The Cult
Dreamtime
B-side
Genre
Post-punk
gothic rock
Label
Beggars Banquet
Songwriter(s)
Ian Astbury
Billy Duffy
Producer(s)
The Cult
Spiritwalker
Ressurection Joe
single
rock
The Cult
single
Dreamtime
album
B-side
seven-inch
single
Death Cult
BBC Radio One
compact disc
Death Cult

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