The Raincoats are a British punk band. Ana da Silva and Gina Birch formed the band in 1977 while they were students at Hornsey College Of Art in London. They were inspired after they saw The Slits perform live earlier that year.
The Raincoats signed to the label Rough Trade and the band released three albums.
The band recorded Moving in 1984. Tired of constant touring and "pulling in different musical directions", the band members began work on solo projects shortly after the album's release. The band split up in 1984. The Raincoats reformed in 1994 due to renewed interest in the band.
Band members:
Ana Paula de Lima Pita da Silva - guitar, vocals
Georgina Mary Birch - bass, vocals
Victoria Marion Aspinall - guitar, violin
Ingrid Weiss - drums
Paloma Romero - drums.
"The Raincoats" is the debut studio album by The Raincoats, released in 1979 on Rough Trade. The album was reissued in 2009 on We Three with one bonus track (track 1).
Tracklisting:
1. Fairytale In The Supermarket
2. No Side To Fall In
3. Adventures Close To Home
4. Off Duty Trip
5. Black And White
6. Lola
7. The Void
8. Life On The Line
9. You're A Million
10. In Love
11. No Looking
VBR ~247K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"Odyshape" is the second studio album by The Raincoats, released in 1981 on Rough Trade. The album was reissued in 2011 on We Three.
Tracklisting:
1. Shouting Out Loud
2. Family Treet
3. Only Loved At Night
4. Dancing In My Head
5. Odyshape
6. And Then It's O.K.
7. Baby Song
8. Red Shoes
9. Go Away
VBR ~241K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"The Kitchen Tapes" is a cassette by The Raincoats, released in 1983 on ROIR. The cassette was digitally remastered for CD and reissued in 1998 on ROIR.
The Kitchen Tapes were recorded live at The Kitchen For The Performing Arts, New York City, 12 December 1982.
Tracklisting:
1. No One's Little Girl
2. Balloonacy
3. Oh Oh La La La
4. Only Loved At Night
5. I Saw A Hill
6. Mouth Of A Story
7. The Body
8. Shouting Out Loud
9. Rainstorm
10. Dance Of Hopping Mad
11. Animal Rhapsody
12. Puberty Song
13. No Side To Fall In
14. Honey Mad Woman
VBR ~214K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"Moving" is the third studio album by The Raincoats, released in 1984 on Rough Trade. The album was reissued in 1993 on One Little Indian, David Geffen Company and Rough Trade with the addition of the 7" version of "No One's Little Girl". The tracks Dreaming Of The Past, Honey Mad Woman and Avidoso are not issued on the 1993 CD release.
Tracklisting:
1. No One's Little Girl
2. Ooh Ooh La La La
3. Dance Of Hopping Mad
4. Balloon
5. Mouth Of A Story
6. I Saw A Hill
7. Overheard
8. Rainstorm
9. The Body
10. Animal Rhapsody
VBR ~248K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
