The Warp of Pure Fun


The Warp of Pure Fun is an album by Paul Haig.
After the release of Paul Haig's first album with Island, Rhythm Of Life, tracks were recorded for a follow-up during 1984, including. The Only Truth, produced by Bernard Sumner and Donald Johnson of A Certain Ratio. However, due to lack of sales for Rhythm, Island got cold feet and decided to shelve the unreleased album entirely.
Rather than release the cancelled set on Crepuscule, it was decided to combine half the album with new songs recorded throughout 1985. Haig launched his fightback later in the year with a powerful single, "Heaven Help You Now", the lead single from The Warp Of Pure Fun.
Produced with Alan Rankine, it was a more involving, honest set than its predecessor, offering warmer songs and arrangements in place of programmed rhythm tracks, though without entirely abandoning club appeal. In the UK, The Warp Of Pure Fun appeared on another short-lived Crepuscule offshoot, Operation Afterglow, but while the album fared well as an independent release, Afterglow failed to propel it into the national chart.
Previously released on CD in Japan only, with no bonus tracks, The Warp Of Pure Fun was fully remastered and released by LTM in 2003.

Track Listing - 1986 Release

  1. Silent Motion
  2. Heaven Help You Now
  3. Love Eternal
  4. This Dying Flame
  5. Sense of Fun
  6. Scare Me
  7. Big Blue World
  8. The Only Truth
  9. One Lifetime Away
  10. Love and War

    Track Listing - 2003 Release

  11. Silent Motion
  12. Heaven Help You Now
  13. Love Eternal
  14. This Dying Flame
  15. Sense of Fun
  16. Scare Me
  17. Big Blue World
  18. The Only Truth
  19. One Lifetime Away
  20. Love and War
  21. Ghost Rider
  22. Endless Song
  23. Shining Hour
  24. Trust
  25. Dangerous Life
  26. Closer Now
  27. World Raw