Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981–1983)

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.

Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981–1983)
Compilation album by
ReleasedApril 1985 (1985-04)
RecordedAugust 1980 – April 1983
GenrePost-punk, gothic rock
Length58:20
LabelBaby
ProducerVirgin Prunes
Virgin Prunes chronology
A New Form of Beauty Parts 1–4
(1983)
Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981–1983)
(1985)
The Moon Looked Down and Laughed
(1986)

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Virgin Prunes

Side one
No.TitleOriginal 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 unreleased6:25
5."The King of Junk"previously unreleased2:52
Side two
No.TitleOriginal album (date)Length
1."Just a Love Song"previously unreleased3:02
2."The Happy Dead"previously unreleased13:46
3."Third Secret"Perspectives and Distortion compilation (1981)4:31
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleOriginal 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

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Virgin Prunes

  • Mary D'Nellon – drums, production
  • Dik Evans – guitar, production
  • Gavin Friday – vocals, production
  • Guggi – vocals, production
  • Strongman – bass guitar, production

Charts

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Charts (1985) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[3] 22

Release history

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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

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  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Canongate U.S. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Virgin Prunes / Discography". virginprunes.com. 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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