Lovejoy Let There Be Love

Lovejoy made a surprise, warmly received return in 2024 with their acclaimed album ‘...And It’s Love!’

Music legend Alan McGee is a supporter of Lovejoy and after the release of '...And It's Love!' (for which McGee provided sleeve notes), he and Lovejoy's Dick Preece collaborated on the recording of lost Biff Bang Pow! song, ‘Let There Be Love’. While reviewing material for the Biff Bang Pow! retrospective, ‘A Better Life’, McGee came across a live recording of this long-forgotten song: ‘It’s one of the 3 or 4 best songs I ever wrote for Biff Bang Pow! We played it a few times live and I can’t believe we never recorded it at the time. But things were chaotic and so were we. In all the madness, we just forgot…’. McGee suggested to Preece that Lovejoy should record it. ‘Talk about pressure to get it right’ says Preece, ‘…what a responsibility. But we played the song through together, talked about what it needed, swapped ideas and gradually both versions on the single came together.

Let There Be Love’ is an epic, defiant song of love and longing, beautifully meshing McGee’s melodic dexterity with Lovejoy’s measured elegance. A tender acoustic take shimmers with beauty and Felt like ethereal guitar, while the electric version recalls the darker, intense Biff Bang Pow! sound circa ‘Love is Forever’. It’s a must for fans of Lovejoy, Biff Bang Pow! and all related records.

Released as a double ‘a’ side single by Spinout Nuggets and Creation Youth, the vinyl is limited to 500 copies worldwide.