James Chance & The Contortions

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One of the original punk jazz groups of the New York No Wave scene, the Contortions were led by saxophonist James Chance, aka James White (birth name James Siegfried). The group formed in New York City in 1977 and ended along with the No Wave scene in 1979. Their first recorded appearance, credited solely as the Contortions, was on the 1978 compilation, No New York. The following year, two albums were issued almost simultaneously on the ZE label, Buy the Contortions (an extreme jazz-punk LP) and Off White (a disco/standards hybrid released under the moniker James White and the Black… read more
One of the original punk jazz groups of the New York No Wave scene, the Contortions were led by saxophonist James Chance, aka James White (birth name James Siegfried). The group formed in New York City in 1977 and ended along with the No Wave scene in 1979. Their first recorded appearance, cr… read more
One of the original punk jazz groups of the New York No Wave scene, the Contortions were led by saxophonist James Chance, aka James White (birth name James Siegfried). The group formed in New York City in 1977 and ended along with the No Wave scene in 1979. Their first recorded appearance, credited solely as the Contortions, was on the 1978 compilation, No New Yo… read more

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1 Play track Buy the Contortions Contort Yourself
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2 Play track Buy the Contortions Design to Kill
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3 Play track James Chance & The Contortions - February 4,1978@CBGB's (NYC) Dish It Out
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4 Play track Buy the Contortions My Infatuation
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5 Play track Buy the Contortions Roving Eye
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6 Play track Buy the Contortions Anesthetic
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7 Play track Don't Want to Be Happy Don't Want to Be Happy
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8 Play track Buy the Contortions Throw Me Away
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9 Play track Twist Your Soul: The Definitive Collection I Can't Stand Myself
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10 Play track Buy the Contortions Bedroom Athlete
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  1. 31,900 listeners

    Sep 1979 · 9 tracks

    Buy
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    Buy the Contortions
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  3. 3,746 listeners

    31 Dec 2003 · 8 tracks

    Live Aux Bains Douches - Paris 1980
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  4. 2,197 listeners

    1 Jan 2007 · 14 tracks

    Soul Exorcism Redux
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