VIA PRESS RELEASE | Beggars Arkive has been celebrating Peter Murphy’s solo career with a series of reissues, which will culminate on June 25th with the release of a brand new rarities album titled The Last And Only Star.
Curated by archivists Andrew Brooksbank and Stephen Webbon with Peter Murphy’s guidance, it contains 10 rare tracks that are demo versions, remixes and edits. There are many gorgeous songs on here. My favorite is “Wish,” a B-side from the era of Cascade, his last album for Beggars, and it’s a truly beautiful song that highlights his gorgeous baritone and with this release, it might become everyone’s new favorite Peter Murphy song.
Peter Murphy’s solo career began in 1986 with the release of Should The World Fail To Fall Apart and continues to this day. In addition to his work as the frontman of the legendary and groundbreaking Bauhaus, he has released ten solo albums, in addition to several live releases. Over the last few years, he staged several multi-night residencies where he performed a different album each night. He also recently reunited with his Bauhaus bandmates for shows.
