"Express" is the second studio album by the English rock band Love and Rockets, released on September 15, 1986, through Beggars Banquet Records. Marking a significant shift from the band's previous work with Bauhaus, Express blends underground rock with pop elements, representing an early instance of what would later be known as alternative rock—a genre that gained mainstream traction in the early 1990s.
One of the standout tracks, "Kundalini Express," gained additional exposure by featuring in the 1986 Italian horror film Demons 2 and appearing on an episode of the TV show Miami Vice. The album's innovative fusion of styles helped solidify Love and Rockets' place in the evolving rock landscape of the time.
In 2001, Express was remastered and expanded to include additional content from the original album's era. The expanded edition featured two single remixes, as well as several B-sides that were contemporaneous with the album's release. Notable among these was a cover of Pink Floyd's "Lucifer Sam." Additionally, two short experimental tracks, labeled "B Side #1" and "B Side #2," were included, which had been discovered on the original studio tape masters. The reissue also included "Ball of Confusion," which had been released prior to Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven. Since the U.S. mix of "Ball of Confusion" could not be included in the reissue of that album, it was appended to the Express reissue.
