The Lotus Eaters - It Hurts

'It hurts' was the last hit single for the Lotus Eaters - although this is stretching the term 'hit' a little. Released in1985, it reached number 87 in the UK Singles Chart. The track was taken from their album 'No sense of sin' (1984), which flopped in the UK, but got a significant cult following in Japan and the Philippines.



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Video
Single Version
The Evidence - B-Side

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The Lotus Eater - No Sense of Sin - Album

The Lotus Eaters was the name of a 1980s New Wave Band from Liverpool, England, whose single 'The First Picture Of You', from their debut album, 'No Sense of Sin' (1984), became a hit in the UK.

'No Sense of Sin' is a gorgeously crafted collection of melancholic guitar pop. 'Love Still Flows' and 'The First Picture of You' caress the ears with haunting piano and twinkling guitars, both songs unreel with a cinematic feel, the music and lyrics drawing sentimental memories from the listener's imagination. On the powerful 'It Hurts,' Jeremy Kelly's guitar sounds like a heart shrieking in pain as Coyle wallows in his grief. The starry-eyed keyboards and sing-along chorus of 'German Girl' and spellbinding violin of 'Set Me Apart' deepen The Lotus Eaters' appeal, they further explore Coyle's hankering for affection while lifting the spirits with sharp hooks.

'No Sense of Sin' was reissued on CD by BMG Japan in 1998, and this version easily tops the original with ten bonus tracks, including the driving 'You Don't Need Someone New' and the delicate 'Two Virgins Tender'. Unfortunately, the superior extended 12" version of 'It Hurts' isn't included, but that's the album's only sin. The Lotus Eaters, together with the similarly unfashionable China Crisis, sound more relevant today than ever, purely for their songwriting craft. 'No Sense of Sin' eventually reached number 96 in the UK Album Charts.

Tracklisting

01 - German Girl
02 - Love Still Flows
03 - Can You Keep A Secret
04 - Cut On Your Own
05 - Put Your Touch On Love
06 - Set Me Apart
07 - You Fill Me With Need
08 - The First Picture Of You
09 - Alone Of All Her Sex
10 - It Hurts
11 - You Don't Need Someone New
12 - Two Virgins Tender
13 - My Happy Dream
14 - The Evidence
15 - Endless
16 - Soul In Sparks
17 - Church At Llanbadrig
18 - The Lotus Eaters
19 - Out On Your Own (12" Version)

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The Lotus Eaters - You Don't Need Someone New

The second Lotus Eaters single released was called 'You Don't Need Someone New'. It reached number 53 in the UK Charts.

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01 – You Don’t Need Someone New 12 inch Version
02 – Two Virgins Tender
03 – You Don’t Need Someone New Charlston Mix
04 – German Girl 12 inch Version



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The Lotus Eaters - First Picture Of You

The Lotus Eaters, orignally from Liverpool and formed in 1982, were mistakenly included in the New Romantic movement when they first appearedas they had the elegant attire and fashionable haircuts of New Romantic bands. However, their music was more understated and folksy than the synthesized Euro disco of Japan, Visage, and Duran Duran.

In 1983, the Lotus Eaters released their first single, "The First Picture of You," which reached number 15 in the UK charts. "The First Picture of You" would define the group's sound: Coyle's breathy croon expressing romantic yearning while Kelly plays jangly riffs on his guitar.

The Lotus Eaters' 1984 debut album, No Sense of Sin, was awash in '60s influences, namely the melancholic pop of the Zombies and the Left Banke. The LP was largely left on record-store shelves in the U.K., but a significant cult following in the Philippines and Japan eventually transformed the album into a collector's item, fetching high prices on the Internet. Three more single releases followed, ‘You Don’t Need Someone New’ (No. 53), ‘Set Me Apart’ (No 88), and ‘Out on Your Own before their last single ‘It Hurts’ (No. 87) was released in 1985. Following the bands split Coyle recorded a few solo albums, while Kelly rejoined the Wild Swans. In 1998, The First Picture of You, a compilation of the Lotus Eaters' BBC radio sessions, was released, and the No Sense of Sin album was reissued on CD with bonus tracks.

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The Video

12 inch single Version

2 tracks from the 12 inch single

• The Lotus Eaters
• Stranger So Far

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