| "Love Removal Machine" | ||||
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| Single by the Cult | ||||
| from the album Electric | ||||
| Released | 9 February 1987[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 1986 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:17 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
| The Cult singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Removal Machine" is a song recorded by the British rock band the Cult. It was the first single to be released from the group's 1987 album Electric. First recorded during a radio session, it had a different arrangement when it was recorded for the band's third album, Peace. When that album was scrapped, it was re-recorded for the replacement album, Electric. An extended remix was also created and released on a 12" single. The song's main riff has been compared to that of "Start Me Up" which was released by The Rolling Stones in 1981.[6] "Love Removal Machine" was named the 74th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.
- ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1987/Music-Week-1987-02-07.pdf%7Ctitle=Music Week|page=28
- ^ Valys, Phillip (8 August 2013). "The Cult's Ian Astbury finds 'Electric Peace'". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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