The Warp of Pure Fun

The Warp Of Pure Fun
Studio album by
Paul Haig
Released1986
Recorded1984/85
GenreSynth-pop
LabelLes Disques Du Crépuscule
ProducerPaul Haig, Alan Rankine, Bernard Sumner (The Only Truth)
Paul Haig chronology
Rhythm of Life
(1983) 		The Warp Of Pure Fun
(1986) 		European Sun
(1988)

The Warp of Pure Fun is the second album by Paul Haig. After the release of Paul Haig's first album with Island Records, Rhythm of Life (1983), tracks were recorded for a follow-up during 1984, including the single "The Only Truth", produced by Bernard Sumner and Donald Johnson of A Certain Ratio. However, due to lack of sales for Rhythm of Life, Island Records unsigned Haig.[1] Haig instead signed to Les Disques Du Crépuscule and finished the album in 1985.

"Heaven Help You Now" released as the second single and "Love Eternal" as the third single.

Produced with Alan Rankine, the album features live drums among other real instruments in place of programmed rhythm tracks, though without entirely abandoning club appeal. In the UK, The Warp Of Pure Fun appeared on another short-lived Crepuscule offshoot, Operation Afterglow, but while the album fared well as an independent release, Afterglow failed to propel it into the national chart.

Previously released on CD in Japan only, The Warp Of Pure Fun was fully remastered and re-released with bonus tracks by LTM in 2003, and again as part of a 4 CD box set in 2021.

Track listing – 1986 release

  1. Silent Motion
  2. Heaven Help You Now
  3. Love Eternal
  4. This Dying Flame
  5. Sense of Fun
  6. Scare Me
  7. Big Blue World
  8. The Only Truth
  9. One Lifetime Away
  10. Love and War

Track listing – 2003 release

  1. Silent Motion
  2. Heaven Help You Now
  3. Love Eternal
  4. This Dying Flame
  5. Sense of Fun
  6. Scare Me
  7. Big Blue World
  8. The Only Truth
  9. One Lifetime Away
  10. Love and War
  11. Ghost Rider
  12. Endless Song
  13. Shining Hour
  14. Trust
  15. Dangerous Life
  16. Closer Now
  17. World Raw

References

  1. ^ Canty, Ian (18 November 2021). "Paul Haig: The Warp Of Pure Fun - album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 1 June 2025.


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