THE RAINCOATS Odyshape - Original German LP - Post Punk Gina Birch Ana da Silva

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THE RAINCOATS

Odyshape

Original German LP released on Pure Freude / Rough Trade Records in 1981.
Includes A5 insert.

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One of the more unusual bands to rise from the British punk explosion of the 1970s, the Raincoats were post-punk before punk's first act had fully played out; they had little interest in the speed or velocity of the Clash or the Sex Pistols, instead embracing a more open and dynamic approach which incorporated purposefully chaotic arrangements that made the members' lack of instrumental experience a virtue rather than a drawback. They also occasionally employed acoustic instruments (particularly violin) as well as percussion that showed influences of reggae and world music, and sang lyrics that dealt with feminism and personal politics in a direct yet non-dogmatic manner.

The Raincoats were formed in 1977 by Gina Birch and Ana de Silva, then students at the Hornsey School of Art in London. Fascinated by the "anyone can do it" spirit of punk, Birch and de Silva decided to form a group, despite having little musical experience, and played their first show in November 1977. Initially, Birch played bass and sang, de Silva played guitar and sang, Ross Crighton played guitar and Nick Turner played drums, but within a year, the band had reverted to an all-female lineup with Palmolive (formerly of the Slits) replacing Turner on drums and Crighton out in favour of violinist Vicki Aspinall.

In the spring of 1979, the Raincoats released their first single, "Fairytale in the Supermarket" through Rough Trade, and their self-titled debut album appeared later the same year. Not long after the album came out, Palmolive left the band, and Ingrid Weiss became their new percussionist; this lineup recorded the 1981 album Odyshape, which included guest appearances from Robert Wyatt and Charles Hayward of This Heat. In 1982, the Raincoats performed several shows at New York City's celebrated performance art space The Kitchen; the shows were recorded, and the New York-based label ROIR released an album drawn from this material, The Kitchen Tapes, in 1983. By their own admission, Birch and de Silva had frequent differences in creative and personal opinions and the Raincoats' uncompromising confrontational sound prevented them from enjoying much more than a cult following. After the release of the album Moving in 1984, the group broke up.

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There's an emotional directness about these songs that hooks you from the start. Mostly you hear about emotions and situations, sometimes indirectly, almost as if you are eavesdropping on a conversation. Then it hits you: it's almost like you're talking to old friends. That's the way the Raincoats' music works: it's deceptively simple, but extremely complicated. Also, as on this record, it makes demands of the listener. But songs like "Red Shoes" and "Dancing in My Head" say this far more eloquently.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Shouting Out Loud
Family Treet
Only Loved At Night
Dancing In My Head

Side Two

I I I I I I I
And Then It's O.K.
Baby Song
Red Shoes
Go Away

Released on 'Pure Freude / Rough Trade Records' in 1981

Catalogue No. PURE FREUDE 10 / 0647 098 (sleeve also has R3041 sticker on rear, suggesting that copies were imported for UK sale also)

Disc is in EX+ condition

Sleeve is in EX+ condition

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