''The Ghost of Cain'' is the third studio album of British

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. Released in 1986, ''The Ghost of Cain'' propelled the band to the forefront of the alternative rock scene in the 1980s. Not least thanks to the widely acclaimed underground hit song, "51st State", which is the only song by the band to date to feature lyrics not written by the band themselves; the lyrics were written by Ashley Cartwright of The Shakes. It was the first album to feature new bassist, Jason 'Moose' Harris. It also features former Nine Below Zero member Mark Feltham as a guest musician on

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on songs "Poison Street" and "Ballad". Brazilian

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covered the song "The Hunt" on their 1993 album, ''

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'' UK

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band Skyclad covered the song "Master Race" on their ''

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'' album in 1996.

Singles and EPs

Two tracks were released as singles: " 51st State" and "Poison Street". An EP was also released in the U.S., featuring the tracks "Lights Go Out" (extended mix), "Poison Street" (extended mix), "Poison Street" (single mix), "Courage" and "Lights Go Out" (dub mix).

Versions

The album was originally released on

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and

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in September 1986 with 10 tracks, and on CD in April 1987. A

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ed version with a bonus disc containing rarities,

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and live tracks was released in May 2005.

Track listing

Original album

#"The Hunt" (

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) – 4:11 #"Lights Go Out" (Sullivan, Heaton) – 3:55 #" 51st State" (Ashley Cartwright,

) – 2:32 #"All of This" (Sullivan, Heaton) – 3:32 #"Poison Street" (Sullivan, Heaton) – 3:04 #"Western Dream" (Sullivan, Heaton) – 3:53 #"Lovesongs" (Sullivan, Heaton) – 3:00 #"Heroes" (Sullivan) – 4:04 #"Ballad" (Sullivan) – 3:53 #"Master Race" (Sullivan) – 2:59

2005 CD bonus tracks

#"Brave New World" (Sullivan, Heaton, Jason Harris,

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) – 3:27 #"Brave New World 2" (Sullivan, Heaton, Harris, Denby) – 3:26 #"R.I.P" (Sullivan, Heaton) – 4:11 #"Ten Commandments" (Sullivan) – 3:43 #"Courage" (Sullivan, Heaton) – 3:18 #"Poison Street" (12" Version) (Sullivan, Heaton) – 4:05 #"Lights Go Out" (US mix) (Sullivan, Heaton) – 6:31 #"The Hunt" (live) (Sullivan, Heaton) – 4:21 #"All of This" (live) (Sullivan, Heaton) – 3:50 #"Lovesongs" (live) (Sullivan, Heaton) – 4:00 #" 51st State" (live) (Cartwright, New Model Army) – 2:35

Personnel

Musicians

– vocals, guitar *

– drums * Jason 'Moose' Harris – bass * Mark Feltham –

on "Poison Street" and "Ballad"

Production

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– producer, engineer *Stuart Stawman – engineer *Ethan Johns - additional engineering *

– cover design *Francesca Sullivan – cover photography

References

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