The band’s beloved post-punk masterpiece will see a reissue in February 2024
The Cult, who celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2024, see their adventurous and highly-regarded debut album, Dreamtime, released as a special 40th anniversary vinyl variant on February 23rd via Beggars Banquet. The ten song album will be available on both oxblood and black vinyl.
Originally released in 1984, following the band’s evolution from the Southern Death Cult, to Death Cult, and then simply The Cult, Dreamtime finds the outfit featuring Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, pivoting from their goth and punk roots into something eclectic, aspirational, and adventurous. Rife with lyrical references to the indigenous cultures of the Americas and Australia, and set against a more bombastic and muscular musical backdrop, Dreamtime hints at what would envelop the band over the next four decades, a dedication to their wholly unique songwriting, both musically and thematically, and the frenzy that was soon to come with the release of Love only a year later.
“Spiritwalker,” the first single from the album, hit No. 1 on the UK’s independent chart.
The Cult formed in 1984 in England, with the seminal post-punk band going on to sell more than four million albums with numerous international and US gold and platinum certifications. Vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy have released 11 studio albums over The Cult’s 40-year career. The band found international renown with the 1985 album, Love, which featured the enduring rock anthem “She Sells Sanctuary,” as well as the oft-heard follow-up single “Rain.” Electric arrived in 1989. Most recently, The Cult released Under the Midnight Sun. In late 2023, Astbury and Duffy reformed Death Cult for a series of live performances including a sole US date at The Theatre at The Ace Hotel and a limited run of UK dates including back-to-back sold out shows at the Brixton Electric.
Side One:
1. Horse Nation
2. Spiritwalker
3. 83rd Dream
4. Butterflied
5. Go West
Side Two:
1. Gimmick
2. A Flower In the Desert
3. Dreamtime
4. Rider In the Snow
5. Bad Medicine Waltz
