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The Raincoats — The Raincoats

Pop · 1979

Album cover: The Raincoats — The Raincoats

The sleeve

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Post-punk & new waveArt pop & experimental

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78.2
overall
No. 228
of 250 in the pop ranking

Scores

Performance66
Showcase76
Pressing72
Taste match81
Acclaim84

Occasion suitability

Dinner42
Café52
Headphones78
Friday60
Background48

About the artist

English post-punk band formed in London in 1977 by Hornsey College of Art students Ana da Silva (Portuguese, from Madeira) and Gina Birch (English, from Nottingham), the debut's line-up completed by violinist Vicky Aspinall and drummer Palmolive

All records by The Raincoats

The pressing

Discogs master716744
Versions24
Speed33 rpm
Audiophile notes2009 KRS/We Three 180g (transparent red, ltd 1000); 2019 KRS 40th-anniv remaster (Adam Gonsalves)
Top-rated release14501301
Reference pressing2019 Kill Rock Stars 40th-anniversary remaster (Adam Gonsalves); 1979 Rough Trade "PORKY PRIME CUT" original is the collector reference
Discogsthe pressing on Discogs