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Virgin Prunes Discography

From: Dublin

Active: 1978-87

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Twenty Tens EP

7" - Baby/Rough Trade Records - BABY001 - UK - February 1981
7" - Rough Trade Records - RT-13 - Japan - 1981? - foldover cover + inner sleeve
Entered the UK indie singles chart on 7.2.61 for a 5 week run peaking at #25



Moments and Mine EP

7" - Rough Trade Records - RT072 - UK - August 1981 - blue PS +insert
7" - Obnoxious/Skydog Records - RT 072 - France - 198? - unauthorized bootleg edition with black PS, no insert
Entered the UK indie singles chart on 8 August 1981 for a 1 week run peaking at #50


A New Form of Beauty 1

7" - Rough Trade Records - RT089 - UK - November 1981
Entered the UK indie singles chart on 14 November 1981 for a 1 week run peaking at #44


A New Form of Beauty 2

10" - Rough Trade Records - RT090 - UK - 1981
Entered the UK indie singles chart on 6 March 1982 for a 1 week run peaking at #47


A New Form of Beauty 3

12" - Rough Trade Records - RT099 - UK - 1981


A New Form of Beauty 4 ("Din Glorious")

K7 - Rough Tapes - Copy07 - UK - 1982 - [c40]

Notes:
Extracts from a performance at the A New Form of Beauty exhibition at the Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College Dublin on 8 November 1981. No track listing is provided.



A New Form of Beauty [Parts 1-4]

2xLP - Italian Records - EX41 - Italy - 198? - diecut PS + inner sleeves
1st press with glossy cover
2nd press with textured cover

A New Form of Beauty [Parts 1-3]

CD - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY 20 / 452042 - France - 1993 - digital remaster
Collects the first three parts of the seris. Artwork slightly altered (censored).

A New Form of Beauty [Parts 1-4]

2xCD - Mute Records - YEO1CD - UK - 9/2004

Notes:
Double LP collecting all four parts of the New From of Beauty series, with the live cassette taking up the second disc. The Mute double-CD maintains the same format. A track listing is provided for the Part 4, absent from the original cassette:




Jigsawmentallama

7" flexi - Vinyl Magazine Records - ??? - Holland - November 1981

Notes:
Given away with issue #9 of Vinyl Magazine (December 1981), a Dutch music magazine. Also contains a track by The Higsons ("The Lost And The Lonely")




• various artists - C81

K7 - Rough Tapes/NME - COPY001 - UK - 1981 - [c90]



• various artists - Perspectives & Distortion

LP - Cherry Red Records - BRED15 - UK - 1981



• various artists - Endzeit

K7 - Power Focus/Datenverarbeitung Records - Power Focus003/Data 0012 - UK - 1982 - c60 in cardboard bag [250 numbered]

Notes:
Compiled by John Balance of Coil. Housed in a cardboard bag. Other tracks by Cultural Amnesia, Section 25, Culturcide, Raudive Bunker Experiment and Die Klopferbande.




Pagan Lovesong / Dave-Id is Dead

7" - Rough Trade Records - RT106 - UK - June 1982 - PS
Entered the UK indie singles chart on 5 June 1982 for a 7 week run peaking at #13

Pagan Lovesong (Vibe Akimbo) // Pagan Lovesong / Dave-Id is Dead

12" - Rough Trade Records - 12RT106 - UK - 1982 - PS

Pagan Lovesong EP

CDS - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY 10 / 453041 - France - 1993

Notes:
Nicely packaged CD single offering one new track, the "tormentallama" remix produced by Ian Bryan at STS Studios Dublin, March 1993


Heresie

2x10" - Invitation au Suicide Records - INV0500 - France - 1982 - box set + 5 booklets

Heresie

2x10" - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY011 - France - 1988 - second PS, foc, clear vinyl [200 copies?]
2x10" - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY011 - France - 1988 - second PS, foc, black vinyl

Heresie

CD - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY 40 / 422345 - France - 1993
CD - Mute Records - YEO3CD - UK - 9/2004 - third PS



Baby Turns Blue / Yeo

7" - Rough Trade Records - RT119 - UK - October 1982
Entered the UK indie singles chart on 30 October 1982 for a 14 week run peaking at #15

The Faculties of a Broken Heart EP

12" - Rough Trade Records - RT119T - UK - 1982

Baby Turns Blue / Walls of Jericho

12" - Stunn Records - SSP204 - Australia - 1982


...If I Die, I Die

LP - Rough Trade Records - ROUGH49 - UK - November 1982 - inner sleeve
Entered the UK indie album chart on 27 November 1982 for a 10 week run peaking at #8
LP - Rough Trade Deutschland - RTD4 - Germany - 1982
LP - Rough Trade Nederland (Boudisque) - VR 22380 - NL - 1982
LP - Stunn Records - STUN-513 - Australia - 1982 - insert
LP - Rough Trade/MNW Records - ROUGH 49 - Sweden - 1982 - inner sleeve, black MNW label
LP - Go International/Base - GILP 49 - Italy - 1982
LP - Olympic/Polygram - SBL1167 - Greece - 1983
LP - Sire Records - ??? - US - 1982
LP - Rough Trade/Tokuma Records - 25 RTL-1 - Japan - 1982 - blue-red obi + 4 page insert
LP - Rough Trade/Victor Records - VIP-4227 - Japan - 1987 - black-white-yellow obi + insert
CD - Rough Trade Records - ROUGH LCD49 - UK - 1991
CD - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY 30 / 452043 - France - 1993
CD - Mute Records - YEO2CD - UK - September 2004 - 5 bonus tracks

Notes:
This Rough Trade CD issue contained two errors, corrected in subsequent issues:
1. Ulakanakulot/Decline and Fall mastered too slow
2. Baby Turns Blue: the 12" mix was used by accident




• various artists - Dokument: Ten Highlights in the History of Popular Music 1981-1982

LP - Vinyl/Roadrunner Records - RR9940 - Holland - 1982 - inner sleeve

Notes:
Compiled by Vinyl Magazine




• various artists - Bethel

K7 - Front de l'est Records - (none) - UK/Germany - 1983 - c60 cassette [2 editions of 250 copies]
1st edition: cassette with custom labels housed in 6" x 8" box with booklet [250 copies].
2nd edition: unlabelled black cassette with a green+white j-card [250 copies].

Notes:
Compiled by Geff Rushton and Andreas Muller (founder of Datenverarbeitung Kassetten, who released the Endzeit cassette mentioned above). Described by Rolf Vasellari in "Faculties of a Broken Heart" as a bootleg release.

Full track listing:

Side one
1. David Jay (Bauhaus) - The Gospel According To Fear
2. Pure - No Future
3. Nurse With Wound - Summertime Belongs To Me
4. Coil - Red Weather
5. Meat Puppets - Soup
6. Virgin Prunes - Untitled

Side two
1. You've Got Foetus On Your Breath (Jim Thirwell) - Piano Piece
2. You've Got Foetus On Your Breath (Jim Thirwell) - Te Deum
3. Romans - Membrum Lucis
4. Boyd Rice (Non) - Black Light District
5. Boyd Rice (Non) - Tourist Trap
6. Doo-dooettes - Jesus Theme
7. 23 Skidoo - Maccay Serasse




Over the Rainbow (Rarities 1981-1983)

LP - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY002 - France - May 1985 - inner sleeve
K7 - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY002 - France - May 1985 - different artwork
CD - Baby/New Rose Records - BABYCD002 - France - 1986 - includes "Heresie" EP
2xCD - Mute Records - YEO5CD - UK - September - 2004
Entered the UK indie album chart on 18 May 1985 for a 2 week run peaking at #22

Notes:
The Mute edition is the definitive collection of officially released rarities, including the first two singles. Two tracks included on the original LP have been moved to other discs in the reissue series. Why this logic hasn't also been applied to "Pagan Lovesong Vibe-Akimbo", "Facilities", "White History Book" and "Love Lasts Forever" I can't say!




Sons Find Devils

VHS - Ikon/Factory Communications Ltd - IKON14 - UK - 1985 - PAL format video
   1st press: colour enhanced photo collage PS
   2nd press: boring black+yellow text PS
VHS - Cleopatra Records - R-859 - USA - 1997 - NTSC format, uses 2nd Ikon cover design

Sons Find Devils (video soundtrack)

CD - Cleopatra Records - CLP 0179-2 - USA - 1998 - uses 2nd Ikon cover design
CD - Cherry Red Records - CDMRED218 - UK - 2002 - new cover artwork
LP - Get Back Records - GET103 - Italy - 2003 - new cover artwork

Notes:
Compiled from live performances from 1981 and 1983.




At this point Guggi & Dik both left the band. Mary switched from drums to guitar and Pod became the drummer.


Love Lasts Forever / True Life Story

7" - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY003 / NR 100 - France - July 1986 - PS
Entered the UK indie singles chart on 5 July 1986 for a 4 week run peaking at #18

"Our Love Will Last Forever"

12" - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY004 - France - 1986
12" - Touch & Go Records - TGLP15 - USA - 1986



The Moon Looked Down and Laughed

LP - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY005 - France - July 1986
LP - Touch & Go Records - TGLP09 - USA - 1986
CD - Baby/New Rose Records - BABYCD005 - France - July 1986 - different cover to LP
CD - Baby/New Rose Records BABY 60 / 422474 - France - 1993 - different PS + 3 bonus tracks
CD - Mute Records - YEO4CD - UK - September 2004 - different PS + 3 bonus tracks
Entered the UK indie album chart on 19 July 1986 for a 3 week run peaking at #5



Don't Look Back / The White History Book

7" - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY006 / NR100 - France - 1986

Don't Look Back EP

12" - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY007 - France - 1986
12" - Touch & Go Records - T&GLP16 - USA - 1986



The Hidden Lie

Recorded live in Paris 6 June 1986
LP - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY008 - France - 1987 - inner sleeve
CD - Baby/New Rose Records - BABYCD008 - France - 1988 - 2 bonus tracks
CD - Baby/New Rose Records BABY 70 / 422473 - France - 1993 - different cover, 2 bonus tracks



Artfuck

CD - Baby/New Rose Records - BABY 50 / 422476 - France - 1993

Notes:
A revamped Over The Rainbow, omitting one track while adding the first two singles. A tough one to find for completists, though it was made redundant by the Mute CD reissue series.




An Exhibition

CD - Mute Records - PYE00CD - UK - 2004 - promo only

Notes:
Compilation promoting Mute's imminent (at the time) reissue program, with 10 audio tracks plus 3 video tracks




An Extended Play EP

12" - Mute Records - ??? - UK - September 2004 - poster + postcard + 3 badges


Bootlegs Discography

For a list of live tapes, click here

Reptiles

LP - Mega Records - ??? - Belgium(?) - 1983(?) - paste-on cover [250 copies]

Reptiles

CD - ? Records - ??? - Europe? - 2006 - [300 numbered]

Reptiles

CD - no label - none - Europe - 2010 - [33 numbered]

Notes:
Recorded live at Rouen Garbage Hall 1 February 1983. The original bootleg LP is a tough one to find. Note the 2006 CD edition omits the Dave-id Busarus performance.




Moonshiner

LP - No No Records - ??? - Holland? - 1986?

Notes:
Recorded live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, 17 June 1986.




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See Also: Dave-id Busarus, Gavin Friday, Princess Tinymeat, The Prunes, Screech Owls

External Links: virginprunes.com



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