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Twenty Fierce Raincoats

Artist Song
Raincoats  No Side to Fall In 
Raincoats  Fairytale in the Supermarket 
Raincoats  Adventures Close to Home 
Raincoats  Off Duty Trip 
Raincoats  No Looking 
Raincoats  Life on the Line 
Raincoats  You're a Million 
Raincoats  Lola 
Raincoats  Only Loved at Night 
Raincoats  Shouting Out Loud 
Raincoats  And Then It's OK 
Raincoats  Dancing in My Head 
Raincoats  Rainstorm 
Raincoats  No One's Little Girl 
Raincoats  Balloon 
Raincoats  Dance of Hopping Mad 
Raincoats  Love a Loser 
Raincoats  Babydog 
Raincoats  Don't Be Mean 
Raincoats  57 Ways to End It All 

Comment:

If you asked me to name my one deserted island disc, 9 days out of 10 my answer would be the first Raincoats album. For reasons both musical and personal, no other album so consistently fills me with joy. Unfortunately, that album is only 35 minutes long, a distinct disadvantage for an extended stay on a lonesome atoll. In addition, some of my very favorite Raincoats songs are on their other albums. So, on my next excursion on the Minnow, I'll try to remember to stick this compilation in my pocket, just in case.

The first eight tracks are from "The Raincoats" (1979). Tracks 9 through 12 are from "Odyshape" (1981), 13 through 16 from "Moving" (1984), and the last four are from the happily successful reunion album, 1996's "Looking in the Shadows."
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Funky Ratchet
Date: 3/14/2008
My exposure to them has been limited thus far...would love to further my education by giving this a listen.
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French Connection
Date: 3/14/2008
An old raincoat won't let you down!
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hemizen
Date: 3/14/2008
This is "Dancing in My Head".
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anthony lombardi
Date: 3/14/2008
wasn't really too familiar with these gals until rob posted his raincoats mix, & now i think they're just great - lovely round-up here
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KathrynandRupert
Date: 3/14/2008
Far superior to the dirty macs, they're smart and feisty women. Adventures Close To Home sounds as good now as the first time I heard it nearly 30 years ago.
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sport !
Date: 3/14/2008
Excellent tribute!
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Rob Conroy
Date: 3/14/2008
I love these guys and did one of these a couple of years ago (or was it last year?)... I'm forgetting the title at the moment. Great mix, though.
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sammyg123
Date: 3/14/2008
Terrific Band. Just got their first two albums, must get hold of the other two mentioned here. Although I do have 'No One's Little Girl' from a compilation. Agree with your assesment of their debut - Love tks 1 & 3 on this mix, I'm a fan of <2 min pop songs...
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Mixxer
Date: 3/14/2008
Great to see you compiled their best, would love to hear it if the opp'ty presents.
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buglady
Date: 3/15/2008
I'm not yet familiar with their entire discography, This would be a great place to start. Nice!
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p the swede
Date: 3/16/2008
lovely
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whatwasmusic
Date: 3/16/2008
Nothing from the live album?