Love Hysteria
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60:08 (CD)
119:06 (2CD re-release)
| Love Hysteria | ||||
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| Released | March 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 49:46 (vinyl) 60:08 (CD) 119:06 (2CD re-release) | |||
| Label | RCA/Beggars Banquet | |||
| Producer | Simon Rogers | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Underground | (23⁄4/3)[2] |
Love Hysteria is the second solo album by the British solo artist Peter Murphy, formerly of the gothic rock band Bauhaus. It was released in 1988.
The album was largely written with former B-Movie keyboard player Paul Statham, who had joined Murphy's band, The Hundred Men.[1] It was produced by former member of The Fall, Simon Rogers.[1]
A review at the time of its release in Underground described the album as "a coherent, tuneful package with tracks that are, on the whole, pretty listenable".[2] Ned Raggett, writing for Allmusic, identified a continuing David Bowie influence, but stated that the album "shows Murphy fully coming into his own as a performer".[1]
Looking back on the album retrospectively, Murphy said, "When Love Hysteria came out, people said they were confused by the lyrics. I thought it was fine when I wrote the songs, but then a couple of years later, I read the lyrics and thought, 'This is confusing.'"[3]
