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Precious Love (The Onset song)
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"The Onset were formed in 1987 by Mike Badger and guitarist Danny Dean, who had met the previous yearon a short lived scheme for unemployed musicians. Precious Love was first played to three people at The Pink Parrot in Liverpool, though this unashamed ode to love eventually reached as far as Berlin".
and recorded at Ameritz Studios, Oxton, Wirral, UK, in 1988. The second version was recorded at The Pink Studios, Lark Lane, Liverpool, in 1989 during the demos for the What Say You
EP. Nevertheless, this second version was not included on the EP, being replaced by the track "Sun and Moon". It remains unreleased to this day.
In addition to its appearance on The Pool Of Life
, the first version of Precious Love can also be found on two further releases; The Pool Of Life Revisited (Probe 40)
by The Onset
in 1994, and the Liverpool Cult Classics Unearthed - Volume Two (Viper 009)
compilation CD from The Viper Label
in 2001.
A video for Precious Love was recorded by the Onset in 1989. It was filmed at the Liverpool Sculpture College. The band gathered together sculpture from different students to appear in the shoot. The Precious Love video was broadcast on the Music Box Satellite Channel during 1990. The video can be seen on Youtube.
Recording
The Onset recorded Precious Love twice during their career. The first version was for their debut LP The Pool Of Life (Probe 19)The Pool of Life
The Pool Of Life is the first album released by Mike Badger and The Onset. It was released by the Probe Plus Label in 1988. The story of the boundless Universe and all its wondrous Worlds. Dedicated to Rainbow Warriors, Freedom Fighters and Sun Dancers....
and recorded at Ameritz Studios, Oxton, Wirral, UK, in 1988. The second version was recorded at The Pink Studios, Lark Lane, Liverpool, in 1989 during the demos for the What Say You
What Say You
What Say You is the only EP released by Mike Badger and The Onset. It was released by the Furious Fish Label in 1990.-Track listing:All lyrics by Mike Badger...
EP. Nevertheless, this second version was not included on the EP, being replaced by the track "Sun and Moon". It remains unreleased to this day.
In addition to its appearance on The Pool Of Life
The Pool of Life
The Pool Of Life is the first album released by Mike Badger and The Onset. It was released by the Probe Plus Label in 1988. The story of the boundless Universe and all its wondrous Worlds. Dedicated to Rainbow Warriors, Freedom Fighters and Sun Dancers....
, the first version of Precious Love can also be found on two further releases; The Pool Of Life Revisited (Probe 40)
The Pool of Life Revisited
The Pool Of Life Revisited is the second album released by Mike Badger and The Onset and their first on CD. It was released by the Probe Plus Label in 1994.-Track listing:# Rakin 'Em Down - 0.19# The Taker – 2:57...
by The Onset
The Onset
The Onset were formed in 1987 by Mike Badger after he left his former band The La's. Mike teamed up with local Liverpool legend Danny Dean on guitar, Hamish Cameron on Piano and Colin Becket on Drums. The first demo "Let's Go Home" can be found on the 2006 compilation CD, Lo Fi Electric...
in 1994, and the Liverpool Cult Classics Unearthed - Volume Two (Viper 009)
Liverpool Cult Classics Unearthed - Volume Two
Liverpool Cult Classics Unearthed - Volume Two is the second in a series of three volumes from the Viper Label of rare and unreleased songs by famous and not so famous Liverpool bands...
compilation CD from The Viper Label
The Viper Label
The Viper Label is an independent record label from Liverpool, England and was founded in 1999 by Paul Hemmings and Mike Badger who were key figures in the Liverpool music scene; both ex members of the La's and The Onset. Hemmings also played with Ian Broudie in The Lightning Seeds...
in 2001.
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