The House Of Love The Gift (Rehearsals & Live Recordings 1986 - 1988) CD Box Set NAD 2026 Due Out 17/10/26
The House Of Love - The Gift (Rehearsals & Live Recordings 1986 - 1988)
CD Box Set
National Album Day 2026
Please note this is a pre-order item due for release 17th October 2026
Tracklist:
Disc 1:
1. Into The Tunnel (Rehearsal At Andy’s, 1986)
2. Welt (Rehearsal At Andy’s, 1986)
3. Shine On (Rehearsal At Andy’s, 1986)
4. Christine (Rehearsal At Andy’s, 1986)
5. Mr Jo (Acoustic Recording Session, 1987)
6. Welt (Acoustic Recording Session, 1987)
7. Touch Me (Acoustic Recording Session, 1987)
8. I Don't Know Why I Love You Like I Do (Acoustic Recording Session, 1987)
9. Never (Rehearsal #2, 1987)
10. I Don't Know Why I Love You Like I Do (Rehearsal #2, 1987)
11. Touch Me (Rehearsal #3, 1987)
12. Mr Jo (Rehearsal #3, 1987)
13. Hope (Rehearsal #3, 1987)
14. Flow (Rehearsal #3, 1987)
15. In A Room (Rehearsal #4, 1988)
16. Hope (Rehearsal #4, 1988)
17. Beatles And The Stones (Rehearsal #4, 1988)
18. Flow (Rehearsal #4, 1988)
Disc 2:
Live At The Gift, New Cross Gate, London, 18th July 1986
1. Shine On
2. I Don't Know Why I Love You Like I Do
3. Love
4. Safe
5. You've Really Gotta Hold On Me
6. Touch Me
7. Christine
8. Real Animal
9. Instrumental Live At Camden Palace, Camden, London, 20th November 1986
10. Happy
11. Christine
12. Hope
13. Shine On
14. This Strength
15. Real Animal
Disc 3:
Live At University Of London, Bloomsbury, London, 7th October 1988
1. Sulphur (Fade In)
2. Nothing To Me
3. Love In A Car
4. Plastic
5. The Hedonist
6. Shine On
7. Christine
8. Destroy The Heart
9. The Road
10. Man To Child
11. Salome
12. I Wanna Be Your Dog Live At La Cigale, Paris, 30th October 1988
13. Fisherman's Tale
14. Happy
15. Nothing To Me
16. Love In A Car
17. Plastic
18. The Hedonist
19. Shine On
20. Christine
21. The Road
22. Destroy The Heart
23. Man To Child
24. I Wanna Be Your Dog
In 1988, The House Of Love's debut album arrived as a fully-formed piece of pop perfection, following two years of intensive writing, rehearsing and live performances. 'The Gift' explores those two years, as the band leapt from the Camberwell squat scene into the centre of the UK's indie world as it went overground. Taken from the archive of bassist Chris Groothuizen and compiled by him with chief songwriter Guy Chadwick’s full approval, this 3CD set offers unprecedented insight into the development of one of the standout bands of the late 80s British music scene. Featuring previously unheard rehearsal recordings and live shows captured in London and Paris, all of which has been carefully restored and remastered using the latest technology, 'The Gift' is an essential part of The House Of Love's origin story. Complete with sleevenotes featuring interviews with all four surviving members, a 1986-1988 gigography and previously unseen imagery and flyers from the band's own archive, 'The Gift' provides a level of attention to detail guaranteed to excite the House Of Love's extensive worldwide fanbase, and anybody with a passion for the British indie scene of that time and place.
