The Raincoats – The Raincoats (NM, VG+)
Formed in the late '70s by singer-guitarist Ana Da Silva and singer-bassist Gina Birch, the Raincoats recorded three albums with an evolving cast of players before splitting in 1984. Like the Vaselines, interest in the band from Nirvana's Kurt Cobain helped lead to a mid-'90s renaissance; Rough Trade reissued the band's three albums in 1994 with liner notes by Cobain, and the reformed Raincoats released a fourth album, Looking in the Shadows, in 1996, and have performed live sporadically since. a triumph of lo-fi amateurism over musicianship, the Raincoats took as their blueprint sound a harsh blend of clashing guitar, shrill violin and ramshackle drumming; but could still fashion songs of the most heart-breaking beauty out of such crude materials. Fairytale in a Supermarket is extraordinarily emotional; while a cover of the Kink's Lola sung by three girls flirts with sexual ambiguity.
Condition
Media: Near Mint (NM)
Cover: Very Good Plus(VG+)
Notes: Record looks virtually unplayed. Slight ring wear and a small stain on bottom left of cover. Beautiful copy.
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Release Info
Label: Rough Trade - ROUGH 3
Released: 1979
Country: UK
Genre: New Wave, Post-Punk, Avantgarde
Tracklist
Fairytale in the Supermarket
No Side to Fall In
Adventures Close to Home
Off Duty Trip
Black and White
Lola
The Void
Life on the Line
You're a Million
In Love
No Looking
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