The first was a beatfortified remake of mike oldfields classic tubular bells theme from the exorcist and pretty boys, pretty girls, which was quite possibly the first song about aids ever. For recording of the album track turn the world, book of love invited thirty of. Book of love reunite and announce sire catalog reissues. Edited down to single length, pretty boys and pretty girls became book of. Book of love book of love pretty boys and pretty girls tubular bells lp vinyl record music. Lyrics to modigliani lost in your eyes by book of love.
Aug 09, 2015 book of love pretty boys and pretty girls tubular bells 12 extended mix 1988. View book of love song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos and song meanings. But a more accurate and longer story of the making is to be read in the making of mike oldfields tubular bells by richard newman see this link the making of mike oldfields tubular bells. Both susan and ted ottaviano are gay, but book of love never sought to overtly identify the band as such. When im alone and youre away i just close my eyes and i drift away your warm body is what im without i just close my eyes and i dream about. On their second album, book of love opened the proceedings with their own danceable version of the 1973 mike oldfield instrumental hit as a way of launching into a somewhat harderedged album. When im alone and youre away i just close my eyes and i drift away your warm body is what im without i just close my eyes and i dream ab. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Book of love are an american synthpop and electronic band, formed in 1983 in philadelphia, pennsylvania and later based out of new york city. Book of love pretty boys and pretty girls tubular bells 12.
Book of love you look through me lyrics genius lyrics. The best of book of love offers new dance music for a new generation. Boy is the title of the 1985 debut single by the american pop band book of love. Book of love pretty boys and pretty girls official music. The band were a support act for duran duran in 1984.
Book of love, a synthpop quartet of the 1980s, disbanded in 1993, but regrouped to release a compilation cd, including some new tracks as well as remixes in 2001. Book of love s selftitled debut lp was released in 1986, and the uplifting you make me feel so good crossed over onto top 40 radio. All who love the music of mike certainly go through tubular bells and even those who do not enjoy both, but heard certainly heard something about tubular bells. Although the song failed to reach the billboard hot 100 chart, it did make the top 10 on the billboard hot dance club play chart, where it peaked at no. Lullaby certainly made an impression at the time, spending 10 weeks in the billboard 200. A handful of singles as good as the highlights of this retrospective would improve current radio immeasurably. More than 45 years on, mike oldfields tubular bells has wrapped itself like. Im a little disappointed that the so called 7 mix of tubular bells isnt included, because its actually longer than the album version that segues into pretty boys pretty girls. Engineer remix engineer bob brockmann keyboards, producer additional production, remix bob brockmann, scott blackwell. Background information led by vocalist susan ottaviano, the band also includes keyboardists ted. The first time i saw book of love live was in 1991 i skipped my high school senior prom to go to their show at the now very long defunct the edge in sacramento.
Book of love s ted ottaviano was credited with playing tubular bells on the bands selftitled debut album. Philadelphianew yorkbased synthpop quartet book of love released their eponymous debut, book of love, in the spring of 1986, when synthpop was at its peak in the mid80s. Included in the new cd i touch roses, is its in your eyes, which although never recorded until now, was one of the first songs written by the band. Book of love, artstudents turned musicians, susan ottaviano, ted ottaviano, jade lee and lauren roselli released four studio albums and had a steady string of influential club hits, including the classics boy, i touch roses, the ebullient you make me feel so good and pretty boys and pretty girlstubular bells which. Book of love at dna lounge san francisco, california 219. Book of love always seems to find the beauty in its subjectmatter regardless of how dark, frightening, or. Ted ottaviano, susan ottaviano, jade lee and lauren roselli released the bands debut album. Book of love ep 1988 sire label nm pretty boys and pretty girls, tubular bells. I dont have to turn the music level on my ipod higher when listening to these newer. Vinyl 12 book of love pretty boys and pretty girls tubular bells 1988, vinyl discogs. My love potion boils and bubbles poison darts red poison apples kafe kasita. Led by vocalist susan ottaviano, the band also includes keyboardists ted ottaviano no relation to susan, lauren roselli and jade lee. One of the first wave electronic groups, book of love emerged out of the new york city scene in the mid 80s and was signed by the legendary seymour stein to sire records. Unlike the previous album though, book of love takes a bit of a dark turn.
I touch roses long stemmed version i touch roses long stemmed version. Pretty boys and pretty girls was our highest chart position of all time. The group recorded two more albums before splitting up in 1993. Vinyl 7 book of love pretty boys and pretty girls 1988, vinyl discogs.
I agree that the separation of tubular bells and pretty boys and pretty girls was a great idea but, as a whole, this is not one of the better best of albums out there. The band have had two albums, lullaby and candy carol, enter the billboard 200, peaking at no. Book of love pretty boys and pretty girls tubular bells 1988. I remember that i had bought my first cd player in early 1988 and my first introduction to book of love in this new format was the sire records sampler cd just say yes volume ii.
Book of love is an american synthpop and electronic band, formed in 1983 in philadelphia, pennsylvania and later based in new york city. Although ted and susan share the same last name, they are not related to each another. Jun 05, 2015 book of love pretty boys and pretty girls tubular bells 12 extended mix. Oct, 20 book of love pretty boys and pretty girls tubular bells 12 extended mix 1988 duration. But then we had to turn right around and write and record songs for the. Book of love was that good, earning the comparisons while remaining a wholly unique outfit. I have to tell you, thats actually the first thing i ever heard by book of love, on sires just say. Lyrics to pretty boys and pretty girls by book of love.
Book of love s songs boy and i touch roses have been rediscovered by new audiences. And now that in our age of overstimulated, posteverything refinement, we need the 80s to remind us of a time as awkward and innocent and overthetop as we were, no band was more of all three than book of love. Information society and book of love 80s rewind fest. My heart is aching whenever im with you you turned me inside out and i dont know what to do a tempting treat is tearing me apart the taste of fruit is melting my.
Book of love pretty boys and pretty girls tubular bells 12 extended mix. The song was the first single released prior to the bands second album lullaby in 1988. It was a phenomenal cd series, and that particular one had tubular bellspretty boys and pretty girls regans house medley. I don t have to turn the music level on my ipod higher when listening to these newer. Jun 15, 2018 the tubular bells and pretty boys and pretty girls epic masterpiece is very ambitious. The first track was a remix of mike oldfields theme from the exorcist, tubular bells. Book of love are a synthpop group that was formed in philadelphia in 1984 by art school students ted ottaviano, susan ottaviano, jade lee, and lauren roselli. Because i was looking for something and because you were there i fooled myself into thinking, in thinking you could care thats when you looked right through me and. The band toured with depeche mode and lullaby appeared afterward in 1988. Pretty boys and pretty girls single version book of love. Lullaby is the second studio album by american synthpop and electronic band book of love.
Over the rainbow tubular bells pretty boys and pretty girls. A longer, stand alone cut of tubular bells was included on the greatest hits cd, but it. Pretty boys and pretty girls became the bands highest charting single at no. Book of love pretty boys and pretty girls official. Book of love pretty boys and pretty girls lyrics genius.
On april 1, 1986, artstudents turned musicians, susan ottaviano, ted ottaviano, jade lee and lauren roselli released the bands debut album. One of the demos was the song boy, a toetapping tale of teengirl angst featuring tubular bells and a. Book of love pretty boys and pretty girls 7 edit pretty boys and pretty girls 7 edit sire usa 727858. Opening the album is a cover of mike oldfields tubular bells, originally made. We have 5 albums and 46 song lyrics in our database. Read about tubular bells pretty boys and girls regans house medley by book of love and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The first show of the tour took place at odells in baltimore, maryland, with local synthpop band moderation opening the show. While it was an information society headlining show, there seemed to be a pretty good contingent of fans who turned out specifically for book of love. Book of love uptown cincinnati music, concerts, pop, rock. For their second album, nycs book of love took on the 1973 mike oldfield classic tubular bells theme from the exorcist and reinvigorated it with a dance groove, some extra synths, and a 1980s sheen that brought it to dancefloors where it sacrificed its original ominous tone for a hypnotic, minimalist weave. Preceding the album, the first single, pretty boys and pretty girls was. Ive tried and tried to capture you what more can one mere mortal do. Tubular bells is the debut studio album by english multiinstrumentalist, composer and songwriter mike oldfield, released on 25 may 1973 as the first album on virgin records.
Tubular bells pretty boys and pretty girls regans house medley 12 vinyl 1988 youtube icehouse no promises club mix 12 vinyl 1986 duration. Pretty boys and pretty girls tubular bells discogs. Book of love melt my heart mp3 download and lyrics. May 05, 2012 thanks to the generosity of the vs212 i am able to share this spectacular edit of tubular bells and pretty boys and pretty girls. The group is best known for its songs boy and i touch roses, both of which were billboard hot dance club play charting hits, as well as sunny day. Book of love pretty boys and tubular girls prime cuts edit.
Book of love is an american synthpop and electronic band, formed in 1983 in philadelphia. We liked this fusion of alternative music and high energy, and we wanted to take a stab at that. The song was included on the bands eponymous debut album book of love in 1986. Whether revisiting a cinematic classic such as mike oldfields 1973 tubular bells theme to the exorcist or being among the first bands to address the scourge of aids, in song as in pretty boys and pretty girls. Book of love pretty boys and pretty girls tubular bells sire usa 727858. During 1984 and 1985, the band recorded various demos at the recording studio noise, in midtown manhattan. Both their original versions and subsequent remixes are heard in both dance clubs and on alternative radio stations. Book of love pretty boys and pretty girls single version lyrics. Interview susan ottaviano from book of love cryptic rock. A longer, stand alone cut of tubular bells was included on the greatest hits cd, but it was still a bit shorter than the original 7 version. Pretty boys and pretty girls new wave bar, ca 101220 duration. Tubular bells is an acclaimed album of mike oldfield.
From the opening classic song, tubular bells through to the end of this 76 minute monster reissue album, there is not a. One of the premiere first wave electronic groups, book of love emerged out of the new york city scene in the mid80s and was signed by the legendary seymour stein to sire records. One of the first wave electronic groups, book of love emerged out of the new york city scene in the mid80s and was signed by the legendary seymour stein to sire records. Pretty boys and pretty girls is the fifth single released by the american synthpop band book of love. A remix of mike oldfields tubular bells theme from the exorcist was another number one smash on the dance charts, while pretty boys and pretty girls courageously addressed the thentaboo subject of aids. Listen free to book of love pretty boys and pretty girls pretty boys and pretty girls 7 edit, tubular bells 7 mix. Producer flood of depeche mode fame brought his ominous, beatheavy approach to the groups. Lost in your eyes, pretty boys and pretty girls, tubular bells.
Book of love pretty boys and pretty girls lyrics metrolyrics. Login or create account my page collection wishlist messages. Boy became a hit on the college and dance charts, with i touch roses subsequently hitting number one on the latter. Sire 020963,sire 9 209630,i square records 020963,i square records 9 209630 format. Book of love pretty boys and pretty girls tubular bells. Book of love pretty boys and pretty girls 1988, vinyl. Sometimes i watch you while you sleep i know youre somewhere in a dream and ill cradle you in my arms tonight cause i know your soul is somewhere up above. Darkest night, candlelight your hands were soft, your skin too pale white on white, i had to turn away from your light i could see you laugh at me. When im alone and youre away i just close my eyes and i drift away your warm body. Tubular bellspretty boys and pretty girls and lullaby are just some of the. Katie from miami, fl this is also used at the beginning of book of love s pretty boys and pretty girls. So we turned it into that goliath of tubular bells and pretty boys. The groups largest exposure on pop radio was with the song pretty boys and pretty girls, which became book of love s only hot 100 entry, peaking at number 90 in 1988. Between 1986 and 1993, the band released four studio albums and had a steady string of influential club hits, including the classics boy, i touch roses, the ebullient you make me feel so good and pretty boys and pretty girlstubular bells which crossed over on the billboard hot 100.
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