Temple Of Love (1992)
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Temple Of Love (Touched by the Hand of Ofra Haza) is a re-recording of the 1980s song
Temple Of Love with Israeli singer Ofra Haza (1957-2000) on additional vocals.
This new version was released in 1992 in various formats.
Release Notes
- Label: Merciful Release / EastWest
- Basic Catalogue#s: MR053 / 9031-77383
- Format: 7" and 12" vinyl singles / CD
- Released: 20 April 1992 (UK / Europe)
Band / Recording Personnel
- Andrew Eldritch - Vocals
- Ofra Haza - Additional Vocals
- Andreas Bruhn - Guitars
- Tim Bricheno - Guitars
- Tony James - Bass
- Doktor Avalanche - Drums
Track List
| Track | Version | Duration | Remarks | ℗ Notes |
| 1 Temple Of Love | (1992) | 8:05 | Track time on 7" single: 4:40 | ℗ 1992 Warner Music UK Ltd. |
| 2 I Was Wrong | (American Fade) | 3:12 | available only on CD and 7" single | ℗ 1991 Warner Music UK Ltd. |
| 3 Vision Thing | (Canadian Club Mix) | 7:32 | available only on CD and 12" single | ℗ 1991 Warner Music UK Ltd. |
| 4 When You Don't See Me | (German Release) | 4:45 | available only on CD | ℗ 1991 Warner Music UK Ltd. |
Production Notes
- Written and produced by Andrew Eldritch
- Additional Production Temple Of Love (1992) by Ian Stanley
- Copyrights, Publishing Rights and Rights Societies:
- - Phonographic Copyright ℗ Warner Music UK Ltd.
- - Copyright © Warner Music UK Ltd.
- - Published by Copyright Control - Temple Of Love (1992)
- - Published by EMI Music Publishing
- Pressings:
- - UK releases: EMI Records (7"s) / P.R. Records Limited (12"s)
- - Europe releases: WMME Alsdorf
- - CDs: Disctronics
- Price Codes (France) on Europe Releases: CA 171 (7") / CA231 (12") / CA 711 (CDs)
- Barcodes:
- - 7" singles: 0 9031-77382-7
- - 12" singles: 0 9031-77383-0
- - CDs: 0 9031-77384-2 0
- - CD Box Set: 0 9031-77384-2 8
Additional Remarks
- Temple Of Love (1992) was used by Karl Lagerfeld as background music for DIOR Homme's Winter 2010/11 fashion show.
- The official video of that show is available @YouTube
- Highest entry on German charts: #5
- Number of weeks on German charts: 28 weeks
Releases
Various promos and test pressings do exist as well. For these, please see Promos and Test Pressings.
| Label | Catalogue # | Format | Release Date | Country | Remarks |
| Merciful Release / EastWest | MR053 / 9031-77382-7 | 7" vinyl single | 20 April 1992 | UK | Three versions with different cores and labels exist, see the pictures down below. The silver plastic label version names GEMA as a rights society. |
| Merciful Release / EastWest | MR053 / 9031-77382-7 | 7" vinyl single | 20 April 1992 | Europe | Available with small and big centre holes Runout (Side A): WMME Alsdorf 903 177382-7-A Runout (Side B): WMME Alsdorf 903 177382-7-B |
| Merciful Release / EastWest | MR053T / 9031-77383-0 | 12" vinyl single | 20 April 1992 | Europe | German pressing |
| Merciful Release / EastWest | MR053TX / 9031-77383-0 | 12" vinyl single | 20 April 1992 | UK | Original UK-edition in black die-cut inner sleeves and including a poster of Andrew Eldritch on stage; two pressings, one with double-dip labels |
| Merciful Release / EastWest | MR53CD / 9031-77384-2 | CD-single | 20 April 1992 | UK | Pressed by Disctronics ; Runout Variants: DISCTRONICS S MR 53 CD 01 DISCTRONICS S MR 53 CD 03 |
| Merciful Release / EastWest | MR53CD / 9031-77384-2 9031-77384-2 LO (Europe only) |
CD-single | 20 April 1992 | Europe | Comes in slim jewel case with 2 sided card insert Runout: 903177384-2 WME CD Mould Text Variants: 18, 20, 29, 36, 38, 34 |
| Merciful Release / EastWest | MR53CDX / 9031-77384-2 | CD-single Box Set |
20 April 1992 | UK | Standard UK CD in a cardboard box coming with 4 blank-back, square postcards with various coverart |
Additional Pictures
- Please click into the images for larger views -
7" Single
12" Single
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CD-Versions
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