- rock, post-punk
- 32 min
- 10 tracks
- Rough Trade
The Raincoats is the debut album by English post-punk band the Raincoats. It was released on 21 November 1979 as one of the first records issued by the London-based independent label Rough Trade. The album is perhaps best known for its off-kilter cover of "Lola" by the Kinks. The album peaked at number 5 on the UK Indie Chart.
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Spare, character-led, grave and intimate.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- cooloverwhelming
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Tracks
- A1No Side to Fall In1:46
- A2Adventures Close to Home #11:52
- A3Off Duty Trip3:14
- A4Black and White2:28
- A5Lola4:01
- B1The Void3:51
- B2Life on the Line4:21
- B3You’re a Million3:33
- B4In Love3:11
- B5No Looking3:16
10 tracks, 32 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Raincoats
- Label
- Rough Trade
- Released
- 1979
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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