"Moments and Mine (Despite Straight Lines)" is a single by the Irish post-punk band Virgin Prunes, released as a vinyl 7" on 27 June 1981 by Rough Trade Records.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Single by Virgin Prunes | ||||
| Released | 27 June 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Berry Street Studio and Windmill Lane Studios | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, gothic rock | |||
| Length | 4:27 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Virgin Prunes | |||
| Producer(s) | Geoff Travis, Virgin Prunes | |||
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Formats and track listing
editAll songs written by the Virgin Prunes
- UK 7" single (RT 072)
- "Moments and Mine (Despite Straight Lines)" – 4:27
- "In the Greylight" – 2:50
- "War" – 2:06
Personnel
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Drums Haa-Lacka Binttii (Daniel Figgis)
Boy on the cover is Binttii's (Daniel Figgis) younger brother, Jonny Figgis
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Charts
edit| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| UK Indie Chart[6] | 50 |
References
edit- ^ "Virgin Prunes — About". Virginprunes.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Mute Records • Virgin Prunes • Virgin Prunes: A Short History". Mute.com. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Virgin Prunes – Moments And Mine (Despite Straight Lines) (1981, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Gimarc, George (October 15, 1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980–1982. Macmillan. p. 174. ISBN 9780312169688. 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.