The Raincoats (album)

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The Raincoats
The Raincoats cover
Studio album by The Raincoats
Released 1979
Recorded 1979 at Bury St. Studio, London
Genre Post-punk
Length 34:27
Label Rough Trade
Producer Geoff Travis, Mayo Thompson, The Raincoats
Professional reviews
The Raincoats chronology
The Raincoats
(1979)		 Odyshape
(1981)

The Raincoats, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music), was the debut album by The Raincoats. The album is perhaps best known for its off-kilter cover of "Lola" by The Kinks. The album was re-released by Rough Trade in 1994, with liner notes by Kurt Cobain. The cover painting is by Pang Hsiao-Li.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by The Raincoats, except where noted:

  1. "Fairytale In the Supermarket" – 2:55
  2. "No Side to Fall In" – 1:46
  3. "Adventures Close to Home" – 1:52
  4. "Off Duty Trip" – 3:14
  5. "Black and White" – 2:28
  6. "Lola" (Ray Davies) – 4:01
  7. "The Void" – 3:51
  8. "Life on the Line" – 4:21 (Lyrics by Ross Crighton and The Raincoats)
  9. "You're a Million" – 3:32
  10. "In Love" – 3:11
  11. "No Looking" – 3:16 (Lyrics translated and adapted by The Raincoats from a poem by Jacques Prévert)

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