''European Sun'' is a compilation of rare and unreleased tracks by former Josef K vocalist,

Paul Haig Paul Haig (born 4 September 1960)Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 386-7 is a Scottish indie musician, singer and songwriter. He was originally a member of post-punk band Josef K, active between 1979 ...

. The album was released in 1988 on Belgian independent label Les Disques Du Crepuscule. Interspersed between the rare a-sides and b-sides are tracks from Haig’s unreleased album, shelved by

Island Records Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, anoth ...

in 1985. Several tracks recorded during the Island sessions did, however, appear on the 1986 album ''

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'' (1983), tracks were recorded for a follow-up during 1984, including. The Only Truth, produced by Bernard Sumner an ...

''. Also included is the unreleased collaboration with Sheffield’s Cabaret Voltaire and a home demo, "Psycho San Jose". In 2004, LTM released another compilation of rare material, '' Then Again''; this duplicated several tracks from ''European Sun''.

Track listing

# Running Away # Chance # Justice # Swinging For You # Shining Hour #

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# Ghost Rider # Torchomatic # Endless Song # Closer Now # Dangerous Life # The Executioner # Psycho San Jose # On This Night Of Decision # World Raw Paul Haig albums 1988 compilation albums {{1980s-pop-album-stub