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The Raincoats were formed in 1977 by Ana da Silva (vocals, guitar) and Gina Birch (vocals, bass) while they were students at Hornsey College of Art, London, England. The first line-up included Ross Crighton on guitar and Nick Turner on drums for the band’s first gig in November 1977. Kate Korus, from The Slits and later The Mo-Dettes, joined briefly and was replaced by Jeremie Frank. Nick Turner left to form The Barracudas and Richard Dudanski (ex The 101’ers and later PiL) sat in on drums and film maker Patrick Keiller replaced Jeremie Frank on guitar.
Late in 1978, The Raincoats became an all female post-punk band, when joined by Palmolive of The Slits (drums), Vicky Aspinall (violin) and manager Shirley O’Loughlin. The band went on their first UK tour with Swiss female band Kleenex, in May 1979 after Rough Trade Records released their first single “Fairytale in the Supermarket”/ “In Love”/ “Adventures Close to Home”.
Palmolive left the band after their seminal first album “The Raincoats” and Ingrid Weiss joined in 1980, when the band began recording their second album “Odyshape”, and toured Europe and the east coast of the USA. Guest musicians on “Odyshape” included Robert Wyatt, This Heat’s Charles Hayward and Richard Dudanski.
In New York, December 1982, The Raincoats recorded a live album at the arts space The Kitchen. “The Kitchen Tapes” (live) was released on ROIR in 1983. The band split after 1984s “Moving” LP.
Late in 1978, The Raincoats became an all female post-punk band, when joined by Palmolive of The Slits (drums), Vicky Aspinall (violin) and manager Shirley O’Loughlin. The band went on their first UK tour with Swiss female band Kleenex, in May 1979 after Rough Trade Records released their first single “Fairytale in the Supermarket”/ “In Love”/ “Adventures Close to Home”.
Palmolive left the band after their seminal first album “The Raincoats” and Ingrid Weiss joined in 1980, when the band began recording their second album “Odyshape”, and toured Europe and the east coast of the USA. Guest musicians on “Odyshape” included Robert Wyatt, This Heat’s Charles Hayward and Richard Dudanski.
In New York, December 1982, The Raincoats recorded a live album at the arts space The Kitchen. “The Kitchen Tapes” (live) was released on ROIR in 1983. The band split after 1984s “Moving” LP.
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