''European Sun'' is a compilation of rare and unreleased tracks by former
Josef K vocalist,
Paul Haig
Paul Haig (born 4 September 1960)Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 386-7 is a Scottish indie musician, singer and songwriter. He was originally a member of post-punk band Josef K, active between 1979 ...
. The album was released in 1988 on Belgian independent label
Les Disques Du Crepuscule.
Interspersed between the rare a-sides and b-sides are tracks from Haig’s unreleased album, shelved by
Island Records
Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in Jamaica by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in 1959, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, another ...
in 1985. Several tracks recorded during the Island sessions did, however, appear on the 1986 album ''
The Warp Of Pure Fun''.
Also included is the unreleased collaboration with
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...
’s
Cabaret Voltaire and a home demo, "Psycho San Jose".
In 2004, LTM released another compilation of rare material, ''
Then Again''; this duplicated several tracks from ''European Sun''.
Track listing
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Running Away
"Running Away" is a single recorded by Hoobastank. It was the second single released from their self-titled debut album on April 1, 2002. The song peaked at number two on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Music video
In the musi ...
# Chance
# Justice
# Swinging For You
# Shining Hour
#
Blue For You
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Rick Parfitt's "Rain", the first single fro ...
# Ghost Rider
# Torchomatic
# Endless Song
# Closer Now
# Dangerous Life
# The Executioner
# Psycho San Jose
# On This Night Of Decision
# World Raw
References
Paul Haig albums
1988 compilation albums
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