Heresie (EP)

Hérésie is a double 10" extended play box set by the Irish post-punk band Virgin Prunes. It was released in November 1982 by L'Invitation Au Suicide,[2] which had commissioned the band to create a work dealing with the concept of insanity.[1] It was released simultaneously with the band's debut studio album, ...If I Die, I Die.[3][4]

Hérésie
EP by
Virgin Prunes
ReleasedNovember 1982
RecordedJune 1982 at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland
April 1982 at the Rex Club, Paris, France
GenrePost-punk, gothic rock
Length52:40
LabelL'Invitation Au Suicide
ProducerVirgin Prunes
Virgin Prunes chronology
...If I Die, I Die
(1982)		 Hérésie
(1982)		 A New Form of Beauty Parts 1-4)
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Hérésie package also contained five booklets. The first 10" disc, consisting of seven songs, functioned as a soundtrack to the booklets. The second disc was a live recording of Virgin Prunes at the Rex Club in Paris in June 1982.[1][5][6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Virgin Prunes.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."We Love Deirdre"1:20
2."Rhetoric"7:16
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Down the Memory Lane"3:27
2."Man on the Corner"2:21
3."Nisam Lo"1:28
4."Loved One"4:38
5."Go't' Away Deirdre"0:59
Side three
No.TitleLength
1."Live at the Rex Club, Paris" (Caucasian Walk/Walls of Jericho/Pagan Lovesong)13:19
Side four
No.TitleLength
1."Live at the Rex Club, Paris" (Theme for Thought/Come to Daddy)17:52

Personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
France 1982 L'Invitation Au Suicide LP INV. 0500
France 1988 Baby LP BABY 011
France 1993 New Rose CD 422475
United Kingdom 2004 The Grey Area CD YEO3CD
United States 2004 Mute CD MUTE 9266-2

References

  1. Jurek, Thom. "Hérésie". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. "Virgin Prunes / Discography". virginprunes.com. 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. https://myspace.com/virginprunesheresie/bio
  4. http://gavinfriday.com/discography/virgin-prunes/
  5. http://www.virginprunes.com/about/
  6. http://mute.com/virgin-prunes/virgin-prunes-a-short-history
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