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Make Me Special (The Ultimate Collection 1987​-​1990)

by Love Jungle

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes with extensive sleeve notes written by ex NME, Melody Maker and Sounds journalist Dave Massey. With rare photos and design by Nick Darby.

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    Rare 7" single in plain white sleeve featuring 'Make Me Special' and 'Sometimes' on the flip

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1.
This Covenant 02:44
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2.
Good Enough 03:37
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3.
Blue Skies 02:41
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4.
Make Me Special 03:43
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5.
Holy Water 04:07
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6.
Wasn't There Something 04:11
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7.
Waiting 03:28
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8.
Je taime 03:42
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9.
Sometimes 03:39
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10.
When I'm Gone 02:56
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11.
Hold Me 03:30
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12.
Only When I'm Sleeping 03:40
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13.
That's the Way 03:48
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14.
She's a Little Girl 02:26
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15.
Still Life 04:07
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16.
This is Your World 03:52
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17.
One by One 04:34
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18.
Cast Adrift 04:14
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19.
Simple 03:05
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20.
Peace & Love 02:32
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21.
Show Me Some Emotion 04:08
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“Make Me Special” (The Ultimate Collection 1987-1990)

Released on CD and Digital Download 25th May 2018 via Bristol Archive Records

Love – definition: “a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person; a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection; sexual passion or desire; a love affair.”

Jungle - definition: “a wild land overgrown with dense vegetation, often nearly impenetrable, especially tropical vegetation or a tropical rain forest.”

Mix those two definitions together and you have a well-named band, Love Jungle. Finally, their work in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s is set to see the full light of day through the CD and online release of the ‘Make Me Special’ 21 songs album via Bristol Archive Records.
At the heart of this Bristol quartet was the creative and personal dynamic between guitarist, Neil Darby and singer/keyboardist, Angela Huggins, not an unusual thing in bands at the time. The likes of The Sundays, T’Pau, Skin Games and Eurythmics saw the musical mixed with romantic between the female singer and male guitarist (usually). Love Jungle had a small part of the elements in those acts, but had a lot, lot more to them.

‘Am I Good Enough?’ is a question that many will have asked of themselves especially in the world of romance and relationships in general. It has a lush Echo and the Bunnymen era sound-bed topped by Huggins vaulting vocal pyrotechnics, producing a heady, whipped cream explosion.

The journey through the late 1980’s continues with the tougher, strident Cult evoking ‘This Covenant’. Love Jungle show serious rock teeth here. In total contrast ‘When I’m Gone’ summons up something of a Sixties Phil Spector era ‘wall of sound’ theme and production in full folk opus mode, while the bitter-sweet summery pop vibe of ‘Peace and Love’ pulls apart some of the preconceptions in the phrase.
Some more redemption can be found in the sparkling ‘Holy Water’, full of sonic textures and soaring vocal harmonies. This song was an example of a band stretching its’ wings and exploring as many new possibilities as they could, a process they took forward in recordings made in studios in the Bath and Bristol area.

‘Make Me Special’ is a sturdy body of work that shows off a talent from a satellite town near Bristol hacking its way through the steamy wastelands of hope, emotions, fun, disappointments and other experiences to a point of clarity and excitement. Delve in, it’s worth the journey.

ARTIST: LOVE JUNGLE
TITLE: “Make Me Special” (The Ultimate Collection 1987-1990)
RELEASE DATE: 25th May 2018
LABEL: Bristol Archive Records
DISTRIBUTION: Shellshock / Discovery
CAT NO: ARC328CD
BARCODE: 5052571075821

credits

released May 16, 2018

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19.

Angela Huggins (Vocals)
Neil Darby (Guitars)
Simon Nicholls (Bass/vocals)
Paul Gibbs (Drums)
Written by Huggins, Darby, Nicholls & Gibbs

Tracks 8, 10, 20 & 21.

Angela Huggins (Vocals)
Neil Darby (Guitars)
Shaun Kirkpatrick (programming)
Written by Huggins & Darby

Recordings made at the following studios:
Sam Studio (MVW) - Tracks 1, 2, 3, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19
Produced & Engineered by Steve Street

Kirk Studios - Tracks 4, 5, 8, 10, 20 & 21
Produced & Engineered by Shaun Kirkpatrick

Moles Studio - Tracks 6, 7 & 11
Produced & Engineered by Mike Long

Chris Goulstone Studio -Track 12
Produced & Engineered by Chris Goulstone

All Tracks published by Archive Publishing Ltd except Track 6 published by London Records

Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, 17 and 18 previously released via Sugar Shack Records
All other tracks previously unreleased

All tracks owned by Sugar Shack Records/ Love Jungle and licenced to Bristol Archive Records

Thanks to: Mike & Barb Darby, Steve Street & Jim Reuter

Compiled by Neil Darby
Artwork by Nicholas Darby www.nicholasdarbydesign.co.uk

Mastered by Steve Street

Photos by Steve Street and Linda Williams

(p)&© Bristol Archive Records 2018

This record is dedicated to Shaun Kirkpatrick RIP
Bristol Boys Make More Noise! Mike Darby

ARC328CD

www.bristolarchiverecords.com

1. This Covenant .. 2.45
2. Good Enough .. 3.39
3. Blue Skies .. 2.54
4. Make me Special .. 3.45
5. Holy Water .. 4.10
6. Wasn't there Something .. 4.15
7. Waiting . 3.30
8. Je taime ..3.44
9. Sometimes ..3.37
10. When I'm Gone .. 2.59
11. Hold Me . 3.32
12. Only when I'm Sleeping .. 3.47
13. That's the Way .. 3.51
14. She's a Little Girl .. 2.28
15. Still Life .. 4.07
16. This is your World .. 3.54
17. One by One .. 4.34
18. Cast Adrift .. 4.17
19. Simple . 3.07
20. Peace & Love . 2.35
21. Show me some Emotion 4.10

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