The Lotus Eaters - No Sense of Sin [1984]

Refreshing (and totally cynicism-free) collection of songs celebrating innocent pleasures. The Lotus Eaters were a Liverpudlian duo who scored one UK hit with the summer anthem "The First Picture Of You" and then released this album to cash in. Most of the album has the same freshness as the single - surging melodies worthy of a 60s girl group mark "You Don't Need Someone New" and "German Girl". This is just as well as, to a cynic like me, the lyrics are frequently hilariously earnest. These are clearly people who have never thought anything bad about anyone. If you can stomach the unabashed romanticism, this is actually a lovely record. Tracklisting: 01 German Girl 02 Love Still Flows 03 Can You Keep A Secret 04 Out On Your Own 05 Put Your Touch On Love 06 Set Me Apart 07 You Fill Me With Need 08 The First Picture Of You 09 Alone Of All Her Sex 10 It Hurts 11 You Don't Need Someone New 12 Two Virgins Tender 13 My Happy Dream 14 The Evidence 15 Endless 16 Soul In Sparks 17 Church At Llanbadrig 18 The Lotus Eaters 19 Out On Your Own (12" Version)

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MoskwaTV (2008-05-11)

I don?t mean to sound unappreciative and critical, but it seems that lately that you are catering to masses. The stuff that you have been posting lately is more commonplace. I know that posting something obscure might not be worth your time, as far as the amount of download you might get, but there is a certain group of collectors that long for the obscure stuff that you post. Do the some of artists on your Rare Hits comps. have full length recordings? Thanks again for all of your postings.

 80zforever (2008-05-11)

MoskwaTV, there's one thing here. I don't post stuff to satisfy anyone. Sometimes while listening to my ipod on my way home, i get to a certain lp and I feel like posting it for people. that's that simple. Songs in rare lps collection, I have most of them on the original lps, some are from singles. If you're interested in anything in particular, I have no problem posting it. By the way I don't appreciate your comment on this album cause it's one of my all time favorites. I'd like the pepole who has not listened to it, get to know it better.
Cheers

MoskwaTV (2008-05-11)

Sorry, I didn't post this comment for this recording at all. I just posted it, so that you might read the comment. Don't get me wrong. You're one of the few I can't wait to see what you post next. I'm just at the point in my collection where it's becoming few and far between. It harder to find things these days. I'm completely grateful for the stuff that you post, even if I already have it.

MoskwaTV (2008-05-11)

P.S. I've been listening to The Lotus Eaters since 1983. I still have the original "Smash Hits" mag. that had one of the first interview with them.

 80zforever (2008-05-11)

MoskwaTV I thought so too that you did not mean this LP. Now what would you like to see as torrent out of stuff I have posted in rare mixes? If I have them as full LPs I will post them. '
cheers man

okbyethen (2008-05-28)

PLEASE discard any thoughts about Moskwa. Mainstream would be things like Pure 80s and Now thats music junk. Chart topping is nothing. Your stuff is super rare and no one is being forced to download them. I hunger for every release. Thanks for the good work!

arl0011 (2008-05-29)

i just noticed that track is not included in the list of downloadable songs...

arl0011 (2008-05-29)

sorry meant track #11 - you don't need someone new
thanks

moschus (2009-03-18)

U N B E L I E V A B L E ! I bought this LP in 1984 and fell in love with it by hearing the first song "German Girl". It's one of my ALL-TIME-TOP-TEN.
Wait - I miss the last song from my vinyl "When you look at boys"
I have a different tracklist:
A1 German Girl
A2 Love Still Flows
A3 Can You Keep A Secret
A4 Out On Your Own
A5 Put Your Touch On Love
A6 You Don't Need Someone New
B1 Set Me Apart
B2 You Fill Me With Need
B3 The First Picture Of You
B4 Alone Of All Her Sex
B5 When You Look At Boys
B6 Start Of The Search
If I find the time, I will rip it ...
Thanx so far!

smurphyzeke (2011-03-03)

Thanks

GlennJohnson (2013-12-24)

Actually "You Don't Need Someone New" was a single only release and wasn't on the album. This is the Japanese release of the album and is missing two tracks "Too Young" and "Start Of The Search". There is a newer release of the album on CD that has the entire album on it.

GlennJohnson (2013-12-24)

I forgot it's also missing "When You Look At Boys" so that would be three tracks missing.