Song written by Ricky and Marty Wilde. First track of the album Catch as Catch Can. It was released as the third single off the album in 1983 by RAK Records, but did not succeed in achieving chart success anywhere.
Formats
For a long time it was, together with Water on Glass, the only single to not have been released on 12" single anywhere. The 7" single was released in Europe only.
See this page in the discography for more information.
Versions
There are three versions of 'House of Salome': the album version, the instrumental version and the rough mix.
Live performances
'House of Salome' was performed live during the Catch Tour in 1983 only.
Credits
Lead guitar, backing vocals: Steve Byrd
Bass guitar, backing vocals: Mark Hayward Chaplin
Drums: Trevor Murrell
Keyboards, bass, guitar, Linn programmes, synclavier, backing vocals: Ricky Wilde
Produced by Ricky Wilde
Engineer: Pete Schwier, Will Gosling, Simon Schofield, Keith Fernley