The Cult Are An English Rock Band Formed In 1983 In Bradford West Yorkshire. Before Settling On Their Current Name In January 1984 The Band Performed Under The Name Death Cult Which Was An Evolution Of The Name Of Lead Singer Ian Astbury's Previous Band Southern Death Cult. They Gained A Dedicated Following In The United Kingdom In The Mid-1980s As A Post-Punk/gothic Rock Band With Singles Such As "She Sells Sanctuary" Before Breaking Into The Read More On Last.Fm
"She Sells Sanctuary" Is A Song By The English Rock Band The Cult. It Is From Their 1985 Album Love And Was Released As A Single In May Of That Year Peaking At No.15 In The UK Singles Chart. The Band Has Released Various Versions Of The Song. Aside From The Original 7" Single Three Other Versions Had Been Released Around The Same Time On 12" Formats "The Long Version" "The Howling Mix" And "Assault On Sanctuary". In 1993 Several More Mixes Were Released On Two Different CD Singles Each Called Sanctuary MCMXCIII Volumes 1 & 2 . The "Sundance" Remix Was Remixed By Butch Vig Who Previously Had Produced Nirvana's Nevermind Album. The "Dog Star Rising" Remix Was Remixed By Youth Who Has Produced The Cult's Eighth Album Born Into This. "She Sells Sanctuary" Was The Last Song To Be Recorded With The Cult's Drummer Nigel Preston Who Was Fired From The Band Shortly After Its Release. In 2009 Two More Previously Unreleased Versions A Demo And The "Olympic Rough Mix" Were Included In A 4-Disc Box Set Of The Omnibus Edition Of Love.