Electric Peace

it's a nice vinyl work of art ,enjoying the music and the art work .

Upon opening the package, the “Electric” cover was the first thing I saw, so for a few minutes , I thought that the wrong record was sent. The “Electric Peace” cover is an insert, and was inside the cover.it was indeed the correct record The quality is great. Even though this version was released more than a few years ago. It’s really cool to hear these “demos” of the songs that became “ ELECTRIC” and is even more cool to rediscover “Electric” . The Peace album has a similar style to sonic temple

Looked for this one long time, great price great seller

Electric Peace is a compilation of The Cult's multi-platinum 80s hard rock classic Electric and its original version, Peace. The band originally went to record the follow-up to Love with the same producer, Steve Brown, resulting in an 11 track album titled Peace. The band, however, were apparently unhappy with the sound and later re-recorded the entire album with a more straightforward, stripped down aesthetic with producer Rick Rubin, changing up the tracklisting and scrapping several of the original songs along the way. That new version became the commercially released Electric album. The original version, Peace, with its intended tracklisting was later made available in the limited and now-out-of-print Rare Cult box set, with this compilation bringing it back into print for the first time since.Note that, according to the label, the masters used are from the 2000 remastered reissue of Electric and the transfer of Peace from the Rare Cult box set, so if you have both of those, there's nothing new here. The booklet is also from Electric with a couple pages added (the Peace cover art in the album image is a cardboard slipcover). If you don't have the albums, the masters are great, atmospheric, crisp, and free from the brickwalling that has plagued a lot of modern reissues.The material itself will probably divide fans into two camps. Personally, Love has long been my favorite Cult album, maybe even on the list of my favorite albums of all time. While I like Electric and can understand its more up-front, stripped-down-4-piece sound, I've always found it to be sonically sparse and a bit cheesy (particularly the group chanting in "Peace Dog" and the cover of "Born to be Wild"), sort of sitting as the weaker link between the much better Love and Sonic Temple albums. While, perhaps, more representative of the band's one-guitarist lineup, the album's always felt like a band missing a second guitarist to me.Peace certainly remedies that and then some, with reverb-laden drums, more intricate bass, layers of incredible guitar, and more atmospheric vocal performances, creating more of a psychedelic wall of rock akin to a heavier, more intense version of Love's trademark sound. I half expected the songs to be slower and mellower, but if anything, some of the performances on Peace are more energetic and uptempo than their Electric counterparts. Not only that, but some of the tracks that didn't make the cut for Electric (sadly being replaced by songs like the aforementioned "Born to be Wild") are amazing, most notably "Conquistador" and "Love Trooper".I suppose your opinion of the two discs will come down to personal preference. If Electric is your favorite Cult album and you prefer its in-your-face 4-piece rock sound, Peace will probably be more of an interesting document of the album's origins. If you've always wished Electric sounded more like Love, Peace is the album you've been waiting to hear. Whichever you prefer, both are here, separated into their respective original discs and sounding great, and this double album is a must-have for fans that don't already have the material in their collections.

For those who do not already own the box sex from a decade back (which has all of these songs), Electric Peace is a nice replacement for Electric and an interesting exercise in contrasts. I remember when Electric came out in 1987, and many fans of The Cult were appalled. ("The Cult has gone AC/DC," was comment I remember, to which I immediately responded, "No, more like AC/DC + The Doors"). The Cult's first two records, Dreamtime (1984) and Love (1985), had this characteristically 80s-post-punk/goth rock/pop sound, and the would-be third record included here, Peace, made with prior producer Steve Brown, would have that sound as well. Ultimately, however, The Cult decided it was a time for a change and packed up for NYC to work with Rick Rubin. They ended up jettisoning four of the tracks from the Peace sessions that were most closely akin to the Love-era work ("Conquistador", "Zap City", "Love City", and the saxophone-tinged oddity "Groove Co.") and re-record the rest of the material ("Wild Flower", "Peace Dog", "Love Removal Machine", "Aphrodesiac Jacket", "Electric Ocean", "Outlaw", "Bad Fun"), as well as four tracks more consistent with Rubin's distinctively stripped-down sound ("'Lil Devil", "King Contrary Man", "Memphis Hip Shake", and a cover of "Born to be Wild"). Although not my personal favorite record from start to finish, I would submit that Electric represented a necessary shift away from a pop subgenre that was getting tired and is the single best sounding record the band ever produced - so immediate, so vital (especially the one-two-three punch that opens the record). But now the disgruntled Love fans have the alternate record they always wanted.

Excellent album by the Cult. It's a must for any fan of this great band...

I was sent the UK version in a poly sleeve. The US version is a thicker gatefold and comes completely sealed with a round Special Edition sticker. It is brand new, though. Did not see anywhere on this site that I would be shipped anything other than a US version. A little disappointed but the LP's are the same and that's what's important.Electric is my favorite release by The Cult. To me it is a good representation of solid rock 'n roll. It came out the year before I graduated high school, I've loved it since. Sonic Temple came out two years later and was more marketable. As good as it is, to me electric is better and sounds more natural, less processed. Electric is not lacking in soul. Having earlier versions of songs on Peace, which wasn't released until this gem, is icing on the cake.

Well, I was a little disappointed when I played Electric Ocean Peace version and didn't hear the cowbell. I was expecting the version on the Out Of Bounds soundtrack. The Peace version is also slightly faster. I guess they recorded that soundtrack version just for the movie and it's my favorite. This cd still rocks, and you get 2 versions to compare and head bang too!

after the second album "Love"", The Cult found their direction and got ground under their feet. So much that that they decided to record a new album with the same producer who was involved by coincidence. But the project failed, after recording the whole album "Peace" the band was dissatisfied and choosed not to releasy but opted instead for recording another album with a new producer Rick Rubin in the USA, which became finally "Electric", a drastic step forwards compared with "Love" in terms of straight hard rock, but not in the sense of being better. Both album are fine, to say the least and it makes you wonder that they are made by the same band. Anyway, "Peace" was shelved of course and sees now the daylight in a unique package, together with its successor, although it was available on the 6 or 7 CD box set Rare Cult for some time. Listening to it make it hard to see where it went wrong because to my opinion it doesn't. The "Peace" album is a strong collection of good songs, 3 of which did not make it on the latter. "Conquistador" was already recorded in the "Love" album sessions, the terrific "Zap City" was part of their live shows and "Love Trooper" is equally fine. Strange as it is that on "Electric" is opted for one of the rare covers by The Cult, they write their own songs by the tandem Astbury/Duffy and songs from other writers are and exception. (I know only of"Faith Healer" by the Alex Harvey Band on aforementioned Rare Cult CD). But why in this case the classic Steppenwolf song "Born To Be Wild" was part of the deal I cannot say, no matter the was this is recorded. Any garage band is willing to play this and has been covered by numerous artist, for instance name sharers The Blue Öyster Cult on their live album "On Your Knees or on Your Feet". With "Zap City" The Cult had already a winning song under their belt. So in many ways this double CD gives you ample insight in the recording process and the struggeling it can bring for any band going to the top, which was reached with the following up "Sonic Temple", a brother of sister album of "Electric".

Peace is a sadly lost album, the album recorded by the Cult prior to Electric, but never released, it uses many of the same songs released on Electric, but without the stripped down ACDC sound that they went for. Instead, the sound of Peace exists somewhere between Love and Sonic Temple and in many ways, this benefits the songs, but in others, it doesn't and you end up thinking I wish they'd kept that from one minute to thinking they were right to scrap it the next. On balance, it is really just an alternative universe version of Electric, fans of the earlier sound will love it. Fans of their later sound will likely prefer the version that made it out. For me, the version I listen to is really just a matter of mood. Either way, unlike most bands rejected material, this one is worth having.

This set is most definitely better than the standard 'Electric' release, typically at very little extra for a whole bonus disc of content.'Electric' - the final cut - is a truly brilliant album that doesn't get nearly enough credit in its own right. Overshadowed by its younger brother, 'Sonic Temple', and not holding the same jangly 'psychadelia' of 'Love', it's remembered for about three hits and that's it.And sure, they're great hits. 'Love Removal Machine' and 'Wild Flower' are classic rock staples, each with great guitar work from Duffy and blazing vocals from frontman, Astbury. 'Lil' Devil' has one of the best openings of any rock track ever.But 'Electric' is so much more than that. 'Peace Dog' and 'Electric Ocean' have some great drums and guitar, too, The Cult are renowned for their big riffs and epic choruses. It really shows here, I have to say. The blues tinge of 'Bad Fun' is great to hear, and there's a decent Steppenwolf cover lurking amongst the deep cuts. Even the 'filler' here is really good, and it's a great record.The original version of the album, however, titled 'Peace' (that was scrapped after the band disliked the mix, much closer to their previous effort, 'Love'), has some absolutely brilliant stuff. 'Zap City' an outtake they even played live, is an awesome Cult track, and worthy of the extra couple of quid alone. The almost alternative rock versions of 'Wild Flower' and 'Love Removal Machine' are worth a listen, as are the original versions of many other future 'Electric' tracks, such as 'Peace Dog', 'Aphrodisiac Jacket' and 'Electric Ocean'.Highly recommend this for any rock fans, alternative or mainstream, and definitely for followers of The Cult.

Having recently seen Billy Duffy give an interview,on the reasons behind,the changing of Peace to Electric..i elected to buy and check this out for myself...he was of course correct...the album Peace was way overdone with guitar overdubs and production by Steve Brown.The Rick Rubin Electric,gets right to the heart,with its no nonsense approach to Rock,already associated with The Cult...interesting to hear both versions,however

Great album first heard electric in 1987 as an 11 year old and loved it 32 years later it still sounds fresh and ballsy. Totally different album to love but the new 2nd album peace with unused mixes you can hear the gradual change in sound from the love gothy rock style to classic heavy led zeppy ac/dc influenced rock.Electric on it's own is worth the price Amazon are charging but with the peace mixes album aswell you need this.This album sounds fantastic and best on vinyl aswell.