LOVEJOY – Let There Be Love – 7″ – Vinyl [ARP 11]

Description

7″- Black Vinyl

Lovejoy have a reputation for creating sophisticated indie music. In the late nineties and early noughties, they released a string of well received and now sought-after 7″singles, EPs and albums, also playing shows in the UK, across Europe and Scandinavia, until taking an extended break in 2008. In 2024, from seemingly out of nowhere, they made a surprise, warmly received return with their acclaimed album ‘..And It’s Love!‘. Released jointly bySpinout NuggetsandShelflife Recordsit received glowing reviews. And 2024 sawLovejoy‘sDick Preece‘s live return too, performing songs acoustically in support of the album.

Music legendAlan McGeehas been a firm supporter ofLovejoy, also providing sleeve notes for ‘..And It’s Love!‘ (Ed Balltoo). After the album’s release, he andDick Preececollaborated on the recording of lostBiff Bang Pow!song, ‘Let There Be Love’. The story goes that, while reviewing material forCherry Red‘s 2022 BBP! retrospective, ‘A Better Life‘, McGee came across a live recording of the long-forgotten song:“It’s one of the 3 or 4 best songs I ever wrote forBiff Bang Pow!We played it a few times live and I can’t believe we never recorded it at the time. But things were chaotic and so were we. In all the madness, we just forgot.”, said McGee.

The live recording was too rough to be released, but McGee suggested to Preece thatLovejoyshould record it.‘Talk about pressure to get it right”says Preece,“what a responsibility. But we played the song through together, talked about what it needed, swapped ideas and gradually both versions came together. WhenSpinout NuggetsandCreation Youth (McGee’s new record label) agreed to co-release the songs as a 7″single, I was just so thrilled”.

‘Let There Be Love’ is an epic, defiant song of love and longing, beautifully meshing McGee’s melodic dexterity withLovejoy‘s measured elegance. A tender acoustic take shimmers with beauty andFeltlike ethereal guitar, while the electric version recalls the darker, intenseBiff Bang Pow!sound circa ‘Love is Forever’. It’s a must for fans ofLovejoy,Biff Bang Pow!and all related records.

Tracklist:

Side A

Let There Be Love (3:45)

Side AA

Let There Be Love (Electric) (3:38)