Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981–1983)
Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981–1983) is a compilation album by the Irish post-punk band Virgin Prunes. It was issued by Baby Records in April 1985.[1][2] In 1986, the album was issued on CD augmented with the studio recordings from Hérésie.
| Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981–1983) | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | April 1985 | |||
| Recorded | August 1980 – April 1983 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, gothic rock | |||
| Length | 58:20 | |||
| Label | Baby | |||
| Producer | Virgin Prunes | |||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Virgin Prunes.
| No. | Title | Original album (date) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Down the Memory Lane" | Hérésie EP (1982) | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Red Nettle" | C81 compilation (1981) | 2:19 |
| 3. | "Mad Bird in the Wood" | Dokument: Ten Highlights in the History of Popular Music 1981>1982 (1982) | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Jigsawmentallama" | previously unreleased | 6:25 |
| 5. | "The King of Junk" | previously unreleased | 2:52 |
| No. | Title | Original album (date) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just a Love Song" | previously unreleased | 3:02 |
| 2. | "The Happy Dead" | previously unreleased | 13:46 |
| 3. | "Third Secret" | Perspectives and Distortion compilation (1981) | 4:31 |
| No. | Title | Original album (date) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | "We Love Deirdre" | Hérésie EP (1982) | 1:18 |
| 10. | "Rhetoric" | Hérésie EP (1982) | 7:19 |
| 11. | "Man on the Corner" | Hérésie EP (1982) | 2:24 |
| 12. | "Nisam Lo" | Hérésie EP (1982) | 1:28 |
| 13. | "Loved One" | Hérésie EP (1982) | 4:29 |
| 14. | "Go't' Away Deirdre" | Hérésie EP (1982) | 0:48 |
Personnel
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Charts
| Charts (1985) | Peak position |
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| UK Indie Chart[3] | 22 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1985 | Baby | LP | Baby 002 |
| France | 1985 | Baby | Cassette | BABY t002 |
| France | 1986 | Baby | CD | Baby 002 CD |
References
- Strong, Martin Charles (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Canongate U.S. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "Virgin Prunes / Discography". virginprunes.com. 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
External links
- Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981-1983) at Discogs (list of releases)
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