No Sense Of Sin

Now on vinyl a reissue of the original version of the Lotus Eaters' debut album, originally released in 1984. The Lotus Eaters were formed in the early 80's by Jem Kelly, formerly of the Wild Swans, and Peter Coyle. The band enjoyed a couple of hits "The First Picture of You" and "You Don't Need Someone New" in 1983, releasing one album "No Sense of Sin".

Pressed on 180g vinyl in a newly designed gatefold sleeve with the original hand-scripted inner bag, the initial pressings include a bonus white vinyl 7-inch with the band's singles "It Hurt" and "You Don't Need Someone New", both of which did not feature on the original pressings of "No Sense In Sin". The whole project has been under the careful tutelage of Jem Kelly, whose attic was raided to find the original 1/4 inch master tapes for the remastering. Louis Vincent has also kindly supplied brand new sleeve notes for this edition.

Originally released on the band's own Arista subsidiary label Sylvan Records in 1984, the album was preceded by the single "First Picture Of You". The most played track on BBC Radio 1 in that long hot summer of 1983, the band who had never played a live gig, had previously done a session for the late Radio DJ John Peel, songs being hastily written in the spirit of the moment for that now legendary session.

The resulting album captured the band's sound perfectly, encompassing Jem's desire to expand on his previous work with The Wild Swans extending the melodic driven dynamic and Peter's lyrics are an honest attempt to capture the intricacies of human relations. People forget these were two young musicians in the early twenties writing and this innocence gives the album its freshness that some saw as a weakness. The polished production being too much for some the band were misunderstood in some quarters and struggled in the UK to build on the success of First Picture.