Where It Is by The Beloved

Where It Is is the debut album by British new wave band The Beloved, first released as a vinyl LP in October 1987 on the Flim Flam Productions label. For the initial LP release, a limited number of the albums included a free 7" EP included with purchase (containing three demos: "Forever Laughing", "Falling on My Face" and "The Last Detail"). The album was then reissued on CD in early 1988 as an expanded edition with a different, more chronological track order, an extended remix of the track "Forever Dancing" and two extra tracks: "A Kiss Goodbye" from the Happy Now EP (for some reason excluded from the original LP) and "If Only '88" (a re-recording of the track "If Only" specifically for the CD version). It was the only album the band released as a new wave, guitar-oriented quartet before the line-up halved and they transitioned to a house/alternative dance sound. It is sometimes referred to as a compilation album, since it complies most of the singles and related B-side tracks the band released between April 1986 and June 1987, along with tracks from the Happy Now EP (albeit with one, "Righteous Me", being a re-recording). The album was produced by New Order's engineer Michael Johnson, except for "Forever Dancing" and "If Only '87", which were produced by the band themselves. All of the singles made the Top 30 on the UK Indie Chart, but failed to reach the UK Top 75. Although Where It Is does not include any lyric sheet, and features spare, black and white cover art, each song is neatly accompanied by essential notes including recording and release dates. It didn't chart on the UK Albums Chart, but it reached Number 17 on the UK Indie Chart.