Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981–1983) is a compilation album by the Irish rock 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.
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
Virgin Prunes
- Mary D'Nellon – drums, production
- Dik Evans – guitar, production
- Gavin Friday – vocals, production
- Guggi – vocals, production
- Strongman – bass guitar, production
Charts
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
---|---|
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)