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Poison Girls - Statement (2004)
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A British punk unit whose thoughtful explorations of issues of sexuality and gender conflicts presaged the 'Riot Grrrl' movement of the 1990s, the Poison Girls were actually a male backing band formed around a singer and guitar player calling herself Vi Subversa. Released in 1979, the Girls’ debut, "Hex", was produced by Crass drummer Penny Rimbaud, as was the following year’s "Chappaquiddick Bridge". While the guitar-based music on both records was fairly subtle, Subversa’s lyrics were anything but, tackling issues of politics, normalcy, romance, and feminism with fury and intelligence.
After releasing "Total Exposure", a stopgap live album recorded in Scotland in mid-1981, the Poison Girls returned in 1982 with a newly skilled and sophisticated sound on "Where’s the Pleasure", which found Subversa streamlining her material to focus solely on the subject of sex. By the 1983 EP "I’m Not a Real Woman", the band had virtually abandoned its punk roots in favor of Celtic folk singing and cabaret-styled pop; 1985’s "Songs of Praise" even found elements of funk creeping into the mix.
In the late ’80s, the Poison Girls called it quits, leaving us with this four-CD box set that spans their entire body of work with nearly four and a half hours of material.
Track listing:
Disc 1 (Early Recordings + "Hex", 1977-1981)
1. "Revenge" - 2:11
2. "Cat's Eye" - 2:31
3. "Piano Lessons" - 3:47
4. "Closed Shop [live]" - 2:45
5. "The Moon (I Wanted) [live]" - 2:48
6. "Old Tart Song" - 2:21
7. "Crisis" - 3:26
8. "Ideologically Unsound" - 2:40
9. "Bremen Song" - 7:15
10. "Political Love" - 2:31
11. "Jump Mama Jump" - 3:03
12. "Under the Doctor" - 2:49
13. "Reality Attack" - 5:25
14. "Persons Unknown" - 7:14
15. "State Control [live]" - 2:54
16. "Bully Boys [live]" - 2:19
17. "Tension [live]" - 2:52
18. "SS Snoopers [live]" - 4:36
Total Play Time: 60:51
Disc 2 ("Chappaquiddick Bridge" + Singles, 1980-1981)
19. "Promenade Immortelle" - 6:55
20. "State Control" - 3:31
21. "Another Hero" - 5:02
22. "Hole in the Wall" - 4:16
23. "Underbitch" - 4:19
24. "Alienation" - 6:50
25. "Pretty Polly" - 4:06
26. "Good Time" - 5:06
27. "Other" - 5:53
28. "Daughters and Sons" - 5:19
29. "Tender Love" - 1:48
30. "Dirty Work" - 4:31
31. "Statement (Orchestral)" - 5:10
32. "Don't Go Home Tonight [live]" - 3:31
33. "F*ckin' Mother [live]" - 2:31
Total Play Time: 64:00
Disc 3 ("Where's The Pleasure" + Singles, 1982-1984)
34. "Where's the Pleasure" - 3:07
35. "Lovers, Are They Worth It" - 2:49
36. "Done It All Before" - 3:20
37. "Whiskey Voice" - 1:03
38. "Menage Abattoir" - 4:30
39. "Take the Toys" - 2:24
40. "Soft Touch" - 2:37
41. "Toys (Reprise)" - 0:57
42. "Velvet Launderette" - 3:28
43. "Rio Disco Stink" - 4:16
44. "Cry No More" - 3:15
45. "Mandy Is Having a Baby" - 2:59
46. "Fear of Freedom" - 6:22
47. "Happy Now [12" Mix]" - 4:31
48. "Cinnamon Garden" - 3:14
49. "Offending Article" - 4:41
50. "Perfect Crime" - 4:48
51. "Tell the Children [live]" - 3:09
52. "Cream Dream [live]" - 3:59
Total Play Time: 65:46
Disc 4 ("Songs Of Praise" + Later Recordings, 1984-1987)
53. "Real Woman" - 3:44
54. "Hot for Love" - 3:33
55. "Riot in My Mind" - 3:54
56. "Feeling the Pinch" - 2:09
57. "Desperate Days" - 6:21
58. "Voodoo Pappadolla" - 4:33
59. "Too Close for Comfort" - 4:13
60. "Rockface" - 3:35
61. "No More Lies" - 2:46
62. "Too Proud" - 4:18
63. "Price of Grain" - 2:45
64. "Stonehenge" - 2:56
65. "Jenny" - 3:36
66. "Girls Over There" - 4:01
67. "Let It Go" - 3:46
68. "Cupid" - 3:45
69. "Mirrors and Glass" - 2:10
70. "Abort the System" - 3:41
71. "All the Way" - 4:56
72. "State Banjo" - 0:22
Total Play Time: 70:53
Personnel:
Vi Subversa (1977-1988): vocals, guitar
Richard Famous (1977-1988): guitar
Lance D'Boyle (1977-1986): drums
Bernhardt Rebours (1977-82): bass
Bella Donna (1977) : bass
with :
Chris Grace : fretless bass
Pete Fender : bass
Mark Dunn : bass
Cynth Ethics : keyboards
Martin Heath : bass
Max Vol : bass
Agent Orange : drums
Barney Unwin : strings arrangement
Release date: May 1995
August 2004 (Reissue)
Label: Cooking Vinyl
Format: Lossless FLAC
EAC/FLAC inc. CUE sheet, M3U & log
Size: 1.58GB |
