The Raincoats (album)

The Raincoats (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = The Raincoats
Type = Album
Artist = The Raincoats


Released = 1979
Recorded = 1979 at Bury St. Studio, London
Genre = Post-punk
Length = 34:27
Label = Rough Trade
Producer = Geoff Travis, Mayo Thompson, The Raincoats
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:9efm961o3ep2 link]
Last album =
This album = "The Raincoats"
(1979)
Next album = "Odyshape"
(1981)

"The Raincoats", released in 1979 (see 1979 in music), was the debut album by The Raincoats. The album is perhaps best known for its off-kilter cover of "Lola" by The Kinks. The album was re-released by Rough Trade in 1994, with liner notes by Kurt Cobain. The cover painting is by Pang Hsiao-Li.

Track listing

All songs written by The Raincoats, except where noted:

#"Fairytale In the Supermarket" – 2:55
#"No Side to Fall In" – 1:46
#"Adventures Close to Home" – 1:52
#"Off Duty Trip" – 3:14
#"Black and White" – 2:28
#"Lola" (Ray Davies) – 4:01
#"The Void" – 3:51
#"Life on the Line" – 4:21 (Lyrics by Ross Crighton and The Raincoats)
#"You're a Million" – 3:32
#"In Love" – 3:11
#"No Looking" – 3:16 (Lyrics translated and adapted by The Raincoats from a poem by Jacques Prévert)

Personnel

*Ana Da Silva - vocals, keyboards, guitar
*Gina Birch - vocals, bass
*Palmolive - drums
*Vicky Aspinall - vocals, guitar, bass, violin
*Lora Logic - saxophone on "Black and White"


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