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The Loft, adds to previous collections and includes reunion recordings (including three previously unreleased songs), a Gideon Coe session, and live recordings from their 1984 performance at The Living Room. The live recording includes songs that never were recorded in the studio. Back in ‘84, The Loft were a promising entry in the vast swarm of Creation talent, and seemed more likely than others to make it big. Trailing in the wake of The Smiths, they were right in the thick of guitar-based indie pop. Reveling in their influences, including The Velvet Underground, Television, and Modern Lovers, they released two killer singles: “Why Does the Rain” and “Up the Hill and Down the Slope”. Both were fantastic and sound fresh even today, but the band parted ways and moved on to other bands ( ....