1983 April 6th Bootleg In this one, the sound is better than the Lausanne bootleg. Powerfull live and another raritie for the VP fans. Ripped by Rain, one side/track (33'06/32'31) - 320/ZIP/RS official website : virginprunes.com
SJ ORG004, Cassette C60 Here is the first volume of the compilation released on the SJ Org label runned by Pascal Dauzier from La Sonorité Jaune and eminent member of the Châteauroux Underground as you can see before in the Berrython compilations (first edition, second edition). You can check the blog Nostalgie de la boue which had already posted the second volume of Organisation Orange. Excellent release, limited edition of 146 numbered copies and wrapped in a A4 plastic bag with printed matters inside, with some of the best european mavericks of the experimental scene : tracklisting 01 Orange Project Jingle (1:07) 02 180° - the brain laid barre (white kill) (12:29) 03 COMANDO BRUNO - dulce pelicano (3:27) 04 NO UNAUTHORIZED - double monde (4:08) 05 LIEUTENANT MURNAU - hop cut hop (3:20) 06 PACIFIC 231 - das gewehr (6:17) 07 RIG VEEDA - brother be (2:21) 08 LE SYNDICAT - marie madelen (9:52) 09 SCHLAFENGARTEN - you feel (3:48) 10 THE GRIEF - berjast fra dajnn ast (4:33) 11 BENE GESSERIT - gppm (2:31) 12 DENIER DU CULTE - pépète s'en mord les doigts (3:05) [Alain Basso, Philippe Blanchard from Lieutenant Caramel, Sylvie Loquet from La Sonorité Jaune] 13 PIETRO INSIPIDO - aerobic tonite (3:57) [member of Hypnobeat] 14 BAUDRITE D - quelques instants présents (4:28) [Another guy from Châteauroux and member alongside Pascal Dauzier of SM Sophie] 15 LA SONORITÉ JAUNE - treize croix isolées (1:14)
Ripped by Rain with Hi-Res scans of the booklet (320/ZIP/RS)part1 / part 2 : Don't forget to download the 2 parts for a maximum enjoyment !
1983 Feb. 5th, Salle Saint-Jean (bootleg) The sound of the recording is not pretty good, but for the VP fans is an interesting document of the climax era of this band.
Pour les francophones, un article de 1983 dans la revue New Wave est particulièrement intéressant, c'est ici.
Ripped by Rain, one track/side (34'13 and 27'23), 320/ZIP/RS Tracklist (by EL LIMBO VON PUNSCH A Side : Dave-Id performance : Man On The Corner/Over The Rainbow/Uncle Arthur’s Lonely World Ulakanakulot/Decline & Fall Theme for Thought Walls Of Jericho Caucasian Walk Pagan Love Song
B Side : Pagan Love Song Sweet Home Under White Clouds Bau-Dachong Gaga Come To Daddy
Video made by a young fan later named Jhonn Balance with Peter Christopherson. Filmed from the stage in the 1983 gig in Bologna, Italy. The song is powerful and creepy, the video is as insane you can expect.
Rough Trade - RT119T First track is an excellent dancefloor-oriented remix of "Baby Turns Blue" from the LP "...If I Die, I Die", produced by Wire's Colin Newman. I always liked the Virgin Prunes and I wonder why they're not shared more on the net... I never saw them as the grandfathers of the Goth Rock, more like an outgrowth of the punk/post-punk wave, close to the industrial bands (Gavin Friday, the lead singer, works with Dave Ball, Genesis P'Orridge and Coil, Balance & Christopherson made a video for them). They are the best irish band of the era and their concerts are legendary by their insanity.(VP's MySpace) So, ripped by Rain (320/ZIP/RS) More rare VP to follow... tracklist 1- The Faculties Of A Broken Heart (What Should We Do If Baby Turns Blue) 2- Chance Of A Lifetime 3- Yeo
Soundwork 7007 - Limited Edition Soma/HTE A good early Tuxedomoon single. A must have ! No cover but a review (in french) of the concert in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, France (1984 February 2nd) by a young fan Yannick Miloux (now director of the french Contemporary Art Center "FRAC Limousin" in Limoges !)
http://www.myspace.com/jacno Jacno (July-03-1957 / November-06-2009) got his surname from his fondness for Gauloises cigarettes which logo was designed by an artist called Jacno. Founder of Stinky Toys one of the first French punk band. Formed an iconic couple of the French synth-wave together with Elli Medeiros. Went on to producing jobs for Lio, Etienne Daho or Jacques Higelin and released a few solo albums during the 80s and 90s. Mort de JACNO, un des précurseurs de la pop électronique française LEMONDE.FR avec AFP | 07.11.09 | 09h17 • Mis à jour le 07.11.09 | 09h20 Le musicien Denis Quillard, plus connu sous le nom de Jacno, qui avait fondé en 1976 avec Elli Medeiros les Stinky Toys, l'un des tout premiers groupes de la scène punk française, est mort d'un cancer à l'âge de 52 ans, dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi. Il rencontre Elli Medeiros au lycée Charlemagne, où il était surnommé "Jacno" en raison de sa consommation effrénée de cigarettes Gauloises, Marcel Jacno étant le nom du graphiste auteur du casque ailé imprimé sur les paquets. Ils créent ensemble le groupe de rock parisien les Stinky Toys (les Jouets Puants) des fêtards qui interprètent sur scène des chansons de David Bowie, des Stones ou des Who, ainsi que leurs propres compositions. Edité fin 1977 chez Polydor, leur album "Stinky toys" se vend mal et deux ans plus tard Jacno enregistre seul l'instrumental "Rectangle", des mélodies au synthétiseur popularisées par le cinéaste Olivier Assayas qui les intègre à la bande originale de son premier moyen métrage, Copyright (1979). Puis le duo Elli et Jacno enregistre deux albums, "Tout va sauter" (1980) et "Boomerang" (1982) et participe à la composition de la bande originale du film "Les nuits de la pleine lune" (1984) d'Eric Rohmer, avant de se séparer. Jacno se consacre ensuite davantage à la production, réalisant des titres ou des albums pour des artistes tels que Pauline Lafont, Lio, Etienne Daho, Daniel Darc ou Jacques Higelin et plus récemment Paul Personne et les Valentins. En tant qu'interprète, il a publié une série d'albums solo dont "T'es loin t'es près" (1988), "Une idée derrière la tête" (1991), "Faux témoin" (1995) et "De la part des anges" (1999).
Temple Records, TEMPVP033CD - 2CD "A film sountrack based on thee life and times ov Brian Jones. "GODSTAR" was thee theme song from a feature film ov thee same name that Psychic TV and friends hoped to begin shooting on Brian Jones' B-earthday on February 28th 1986. Thee saga ov that song's independent release, its subsequent incredible success and sudden sabotage is chronicled in detail in thee accompanying booklet by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge. Also included are illustrations and previously unpublished photographs of Brian Jones from thee 1960's and facsimiles ov unique memorabilia documenting thee L-if-E inspiring meeting S/HE had with The Rolling Stones and Brian Jones in 1965. These two CDs are thee first T.I.M.E. that all thee songs, instrumentals and soundtrack segments for "GODSTAR-thee movie" have been digitally re-mastered and then assembled exactly in thee order intended in 1986 and includes new songs, bonus tracks and mixes. Thee result is an amazing and classic HYPERDELIC pop experience. Thee first movie to watch with your eyes closed...and with an opened mind!" PTV are for this album : Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Alex Fergusson, Monte Cazazza, Dave Ball, Drew McDowall, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, John Gosling, Caresse P-Orridge, Rose McDowall, Mark Fishlock, Micky Groome, Tilley, Mouse, Dave McKintosh, Matthew Best, Steve Broughton, Philipp Erb & Gini Ball ! Ripped by Rain, with he booklet (pdf). Enjoy ! GODSTAR CD1 & CD2