The Gift ( Rehearsals and Live Recordings 1986-1988) - National Album Day 2026

Celebrate National Album Day 2026.

Copies are limited and available to pre-order now, ahead of their arrival in Rough Trade shops on Saturday 17th October 2026. Explore the full National Album Day collection.

In 1988, The House Of Love's debut album arrived as a fully-formed piece of pop perfection, following two years of intensive writing, rehearsing and live performances. The Gift explores those two years, as the band leapt from the Camberwell squat scene into the centre of the UK's indie world as it went overground.