The Rumour - Purity Of Essence: The American Edition (CD)

Brand new sealed copy! (As a result, cannot confirm runout)

 

This recording was originally released on Hannibal Records in the United States in 1981.

When Joe Boyd attempted to license the version of this record which was released by Stiff Records in the UK, he was unable to work out a satisfactory deal, so he paid to have the entire album re-recorded.  As, a result all of the songs on this record are different than the versions that were released on Stiff

The following songs from the Stiff release do not appear here:
Pyramids
My Little Red Book
That's The Way The Ball Rolls

The following songs are unique to the US version
All Boys Lie
Rubber Band Man
Depression

Format: CD

Media Condition:  Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Country:    US  
Released:  2011
Genre:       Rock
Style:         New Wave, Power Pop

 

Track listing:

1. Tula 3:24
2. I Don't Ever Want The Night To End 2:30
3. Writing In The Water 3:42
4. All Boys Lie 2:51
5. Have You Seen My Baby? 3:33
6. Rubber Band Man 4:15
7. More Than She Will Say 3:59
8. Houston 3:01
9. Falling In Love With A Dream 2:45
10. Depression 3:07
11. I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine 3:31
12. Name And Number 3:00

 

 

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