The Raincoats

                                          

The Raincoats

Punk, Post-Punk, Indie, Alternative, Pre-Riot Grrrl College Radio, 70’s, 80′, 90’s, London

http://www.theraincoats.net/

http://www.theraincoats.net/blog/

Ana da Silva – Vocals, Guitar – also in Dorothy

http://www.tangents.co.uk/tangents/main/2006/august/reason32.html

Gina Birch – Born 1955  – Vocals, Bass – also in Dorothy, the Hangovers

http://www.ginabirch.net/theginabirchexperience/front_page.html

https://myspace.com/ginabirch

Vicky Aspinall – Born 1956 – (1978-84) – Violin – also in Dorothy

Anne Wood (1994- ) – Violin

Palmolive aka Palmolive Romero (1978-79) – Drums

Ingrid Weiss (1979-80) – Drums – Later in Kitty, Daisy and Lewis

Discography:

Albums

• 1979 – The Raincoats ^[15][16] (No. 5)
• 1981 – Odyshape (No. 5)
• 1983 – The Kitchen Tapes (live)
• 1984 – Moving (No. 5)
• 1996 – Looking in the Shadows

EPs

• 1983 – Animal Rhapsody
• 1994 – Extended Play

Singles

• 1979 – “Fairytale in the Supermarket” / “In Love” / “Adventures Close to Home”
• 1982 – “No One’s Little Girl” / “Running Away” (No. 47)
• 1983 – “Animal Rhapsody” / “No One’s Little Girl” / “Honey Mad Woman”
• 1996 – “Don’t Be Mean” / “Vicious” / “I Keep Walking”

Tracks on compilations

• 1980 – “In Love” on Wanna Buy A Bridge? – Rough Trade
• 1981 – “Shouting Out Loud” on C81 cassette released by New Musical Express magazine
• 1990 – “No One’s Little Girl” on A Constant Source of Interruption – Rough Trade
• 1993 – “In Love” on Lipstick Traces – compiled by Greil Marcus author of In the Fascist Bathroom – Rough Trade
• 1995 – “Off Duty Trip” on Razor and Tie Music – Razor and Tie
• 1995 – “In Love” on Upsalapalooza – WFMU
• 1996 – “Pretty” on Buy Product 2 – Geffen Records
• 1999 – “No One’s Little Girl” on Postpunk Chronicles: Left of the Dial – Rhino Records
• 2001 – “Fairytale in the Supermarket” on Rough Trade Shops 25 years – Rough Trade
• 2003 – “Lola” on Rough Trade Shops Post Punk 01 – Rough Trade
• 2003 – “Animal Rhapsody” on Chicken Lips DJ Kicks – !K7
• 2004 – “Fairytale in the Supermarket” on Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the ’80s Underground
• 2006 – “Only Loved at Night” on Rip it Up – compiled by Simon Reynolds author of Rip it Up and Start Again
• 2006 – “Monk Chant” on Silver Monk Time
• 2006 – “Shouting Out Loud” on Girl Monster – Chicks on Speed

From Website

http://www.theraincoats.net/music.html

Dorothy:

Singles & EPs
		Loving Feeling 2 versions	Blue Guitar Records		1988
		Still Waiting 7 versions	Chrysalis		1988		5
		Reflections 3 versions	Cooltempo		1989		3
Miscellaneous
		Dorothy ‎(CD, Smplr)	Blue Guitar Records	AZPCD1	1988

The Hangovers:

Albums

• Slow Dirty Tears (1998), Smoke/Kill Rock Stars

Singles

• “Soho” (1997), Rough Trade
• “Duck Nonsense” (1998), Smoke
• Mailorder Freak 7″ Singles Club May 1998: “Sitting On Top Of The World”/”We Had A Really Smashing Time” (1998), Kill Rock Stars

Ana De Silva:

Albums

• 2005 – The Lighthouse^[3]

Singles

2004 – “In Awe of a Painting” / “Litany”

Videos:

Metacafe:

http://www.metacafe.com/videos_about/raincoats/

Anoomi:

http://www.anoomi.com/index.php?action=search&ytq=The%20Raincoats

Music Tonic:

http://musictonic.com/music/Raincoats#v=PcuwR_FPrAg

Fairytale in the Supermarket Video 1979:

Only Loved At Night on BBC4 1981?:

Go Away, No Side to Fall live 1992? probably 1981:

Don’t Be Mean Video 1996:

Dont Be Mean 2009: National Portrait Gallery:

No Looking 2009?:

Fairytale in a Supermarket 2009 in San Francisco:

2009 LLGFF:

Feminist Song, interview, Vindictive, the Void – Live at MOMA 2010:

Whole Show Great American San Francisco 2012:

Books:

Raincoats excerpts in Cinderella’s Big Score:

http://books.google.com/books?id=8-NGokpBxFcC&pg=PA103&dq=raincoats+album&hl=en#v=onepage&q=raincoats%20album&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=8-NGokpBxFcC&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103&dq=the+raincoats&source=bl&ots=Q_ywKeNnSQ&sig=dFScTyA-xXXK036DW-FDo8qK9wI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6zFDU6L1DMjAyAGOvIGwBg&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAziEAg#v=onepage&q=the%20raincoats&f=false

Raincoats excerpt in The Sex Revolts:

http://books.google.com/books?id=Acq7ZOYd_AcC&pg=PT329&dq=raincoats+odyshape&hl=en#v=onepage&q=raincoats%20odyshape&f=false

Raincoats Excerpt form Rip it Up and Start Again:

http://books.google.com/books?id=dK-F43T8V0wC&pg=PT214&dq=raincoats+album&hl=en#v=onepage&q=raincoats%20album&f=false

Raincoats Excerpt in Totally Wired:

http://books.google.com/books?id=IPIviTga8tgC&pg=PA196&dq=raincoats+album&hl=en#v=onepage&q=raincoats%20album&f=false

Unknown Heroes of Rock and Roll except:

http://books.google.com/books?id=jzabxWx_vCYC&pg=PA270&lpg=PA270&dq=the+raincoats&source=bl&ots=n1ej6uZRIH&sig=ZgdsyaCTO9NkTaGko08ihv-a_7U&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6zFDU6L1DMjAyAGOvIGwBg&ved=0CCgQ6AEwADiEAg#v=onepage&q=the%20raincoats&f=false

Raincoats page in Great Indie Discography:

http://books.google.com/books?id=HJfGtREyuSAC&pg=RA8-PA74-IA3&lpg=RA8-PA74-IA3&dq=the+raincoats&source=bl&ots=mTC8l0wYxj&sig=zTLPPnP02_xLcNDXim1-4Y-Z5G8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iDNDU8xOqobJAfPEgfAN&ved=0CCgQ6AEwADiYAg#v=onepage&q=the%20raincoats&f=false

The Raincoats section in Alternative Rock:

http://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&pg=PA578&lpg=PA578&dq=the+raincoats&source=bl&ots=nHQyW4gqXI&sig=QFAD-F6U7Hu_6jj8KpFRLjK3CtE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iDNDU8xOqobJAfPEgfAN&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAjiYAg#v=onepage&q=the%20raincoats&f=false

Bios:

Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raincoats

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_da_Silva

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina_Birch

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hangovers_%28band%29

Discogs:

http://www.discogs.com/artist/83075-Raincoats-The

http://www.discogs.com/artist/236093-Ana-Da-Silva

http://www.discogs.com/artist/388538-Gina-Birch

http://www.discogs.com/artist/733500-Hangovers-The

http://www.discogs.com/artist/308041-Dorothy-4

http://www.discogs.com/artist/226051-Vicky-Aspinall

Trouser Press:

http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=raincoats

MusicBrainz:

http://musicbrainz.org/artist/42201355-08b7-43b6-a7b8-866f612e1600

Oldies.com:

http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/The-Raincoats.html

Discover Bit:

http://discoverbit.com/artist/id:78627205/The_Raincoats

Last.Fm:

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Raincoats

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Hangovers?ac=hangovers

http://www.last.fm/music/Dorothy

All Music:

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-raincoats-mn0000489999/biography

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ana-da-silva-mn0000024651/biography

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-hangovers-mn0000061715

Kill Rock Stars:

http://www.killrockstars.com/artists/the-raincoats

Peoples.RU

http://www.peoples.ru/art/music/pank/the_raincoats/

Around the Web:

Brooklyn Vegan:

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/09/grass_widow_hea.html#more

Altered Zones:

http://alteredzones.com/posts/1968/artist-profile-raincoats/

DCist:

http://dcist.com/2011/09/the_raincoats_comet_ping_pong.php

Feminist Music Geek:

http://feministmusicgeek.com/tag/the-raincoats/

Vinyl301:

http://vinyl301.com/category/the-raincoats/

Retro Rambling:

http://retrorambling.wordpress.com/2012/03/24/the-raincoats-british-all-girl-post-punk-band/

Chicago Pipeline:

http://chicago-pipeline.com/2011/09/21/from-the-trenches-cece-on-the-raincoats-local-music-scene/

Tiny Mix Tapes:

http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/raincoats-raincoats

Aquarium Drunkard:

http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/09/06/the-raincoats-1979-revisiting/

Bad Reputation:

http://badreputation.org.uk/2011/09/29/subtle-subversion-how-i-learned-to-love-the-raincoats-a-bit/

Clinical Trails:

http://clinicaltrialsmusic.blogspot.com/2009/03/raincoats-liner-notes.html

The Beat Patrol:

http://beatpatrol.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/the-raincoats-the-raincoats-1979/

Huremics:

http://huremics.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-raincoats-raincoats-we-three.html

SSG Music:

http://www.ssgmusic.com/the-raincoats-grass-widow-and-m-women-at-chop-suey/

Scaruffi:

http://www.scaruffi.com/vol4/raincoat.html

Social Realist:

http://carlysioux.com/2011/09/20/the-raincoats-warsaw-091611/gina-birch-3-the-raincoats/

Consequence of Sound:

http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/02/the-raincoats-schedule-west-coast-tour-dates/

Slicing Up Eyeballs:

http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2009/08/15/raincoats-reissue-tour-dates-kill-rock-stars-tracklist/

Don’t Dance Her Down Boys:

http://dontdanceherdownboys.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/gig-review-the-raincoats-trash-kit-scala-200510/

Bad Music For Bad People:

http://badmusic4badpeople.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-raincoats-ou-o-conto-de-fadas-no.html

Efterklang:

http://efterklang.net/home/2010/08/26/more-info-on-the-raincoats-single/

27 Leggies:

http://27leggies.blogspot.com/2011/10/raincoats-and-red-crayolas.html

Wall of Sound:

http://wallsofsounds.blogspot.com/2009/01/raincoats-raincoats.html

Little Trouble Grrrl:

http://little-trouble-grrrl.tumblr.com/post/58983533081/ingrid-weiss-of-the-raincoats-alexandra-palace

Exile on Moan Street:

http://exileonmoanstreet.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-raincoats-acklam-hall-london-10th.html

Velvet Coalmine:

http://rhianejones.com/2011/09/26/the-raincoats-odyshape/

Diane Pernet:

http://dianepernet.typepad.com/diane/2010/10/the-raincoats-perform-the-moma.html

The Eagle and The Wiesel:

http://annaleventhal.com/tag/the-raincoats/

Ghost Capital:

http://ghostcapital.blogspot.com/2010/02/raincoats-raincoats-1979-odyshape.html

Kathleen’s Blog:

http://kathleenhanna.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/im-djing-before-the-raincoats-show/

Julietippex:

http://julietippex.com/2012/03/12/ymg-meets-the-raincoats-again/

Is This Music:

http://www.isthismusic.com/the-raincoats-3

17 Seconds:

http://17seconds.co.uk/blog/2009/11/01/album-review-the-raincoats-re-issue/

The Pretty Greens:

http://theprettygreens.com/post/63596365817/little-trouble-grrrl-the-raincoats-in-whalley

Vol 1 Brooklyn:

http://www.vol1brooklyn.com/2011/09/16/afternoon-bites-karen-dalton-the-raincoats-lethem-on-dyer-and-more/

The F Word:

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2009/10/the_raincoats_p

The Savage Saints:

http://savagesaints.blogspot.com/2009/10/raincoats-kitchen-tapes-1983.html

The Walk tp Work:

http://www.thewalktowork.com/the-raincoats-no-ones-little-girl/

Elsewhere:

http://www.elsewhere.co.nz/music/2949/the-raincoats-the-raincoats-we-three-southbound/

Le Grand Figaro:

http://legrandfigaro.com/category/the-raincoats/

Oh WoWee:

http://ohwowee.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/the-raincoats-the-raincoats/

Drum Drum Girls:

http://drumdrumgirls.tumblr.com/post/32876686869/palmolive

Complete Music Update:

http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/the-raincoats-expanded-re-issue-and-gigs/

I Love Total Destruction:

http://ilovetotaldestruction.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-raincoats-acklam-hall-london-10th.html

Lucid Frenzy Junior:

http://lucidfrenzy.blogspot.com/2012/05/slits-raincoats-opposite-and.html

Chicagoist:

http://chicagoist.com/2011/09/22/the_raincoats_in_rare_form_for_chic.php#photo-1

Drowned in Sound:

http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16469/reviews/4143468

Wonderland:

http://ilovetotaldestruction.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-raincoats-acklam-hall-london-10th.html

White Noise Dada:

http://whitenoisedada.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-raincoats.html

Stupefaction:

http://theworldsamess.blogspot.com/2010/10/raincoats-to-play-moma.html

Angry Violinist:

http://angryviolist.wordpress.com/tag/raincoats/

The Fader:

http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/17/interview-kathleen-hanna-on-the-raincoats-and-building-an-archive/

http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/17/interview-kathleen-hanna-on-the-raincoats-and-building-an-archive/2/

http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/17/interview-kathleen-hanna-on-the-raincoats-and-building-an-archive/3/

The Line of Best Fit:

http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/the-raincoats-%E2%80%93-the-raincoats-22374

Dusted:

http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6643

Hour Community:

http://hour.ca/2011/09/22/the-raincoats-odd-future/

Idolator:

http://www.idolator.com/5277582/the-raincoats-documentary-is-probably-going-to-be-great

Pop Matters:

http://www.popmatters.com/review/raincoats-kitchen/

Zig Zag 1980:

http://cactusmouthinformer.blogspot.com/2010/09/zig-zag-may-1980-raincoats-tiswas.html

1981 NME Article:

http://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/the-raincoats-odyshape-rough-trade

1981 Cream Article:

http://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/the-raincoats-iodyshapei

1981 NY Mag Photo:

http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/04/what-it-was-like-to-photograph-the-punk-scene/slideshow/2013/04/24/janette_beckman_/17-The-Raincoats-London-1981/

1983 NME Article:

http://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/the-raincoats-the-kitchen-tapesthe-bush-tetras-wild-thingsjohnny-thunders–too-much-monkey-business

1996 Agit eader:

http://agitreader.com/features/raincoats-09.12.html

90’s Interview:

http://www.appelstein.com/writing/raincoatsnet.html

1998 City Pages Article:

http://www.citypages.com/1998-04-08/feature/music-the-raincoats/full/

Pitchfork:

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15802-odyshape/

http://pitchfork.com/features/secondhands/9166-the-raincoats/

http://pitchfork.com/news/43088-the-raincoats-announce-reissue-tour/

2003 Popular Music Article:

http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3877577?uid=3739560&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21103804205167

2006 Treble Zine Article:

http://www.treblezine.com/reviews/the-raincoats-odyshape/

2009 NPR Article by Carrie Brownstein:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monitormix/2009/10/the_raincoats.html

2009 Article:

http://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/the-raincoats-the-raincoats-we-three

Wears the Trousers: 2009 Gina Birch Interview:

http://wearsthetrousers.com/2009/10/regeneration-3-gina-birch/

2009 Guardian Article:

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/nov/05/the-raincoats-reform

2009 LA Record Article:

http://larecord.com/interviews/2009/10/11/the-raincoats-ana-da-silva-interview-you-need-to-have-a-bit-of-cheek

2009 Portland Mercury Article:

http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/shouting-out-loud/Content?oid=1714825

2009 Quietus Article:

http://thequietus.com/articles/03050-post-punk-distilled-the-raincoats-debut-album-30-years-on-the-raincoats

2010 Clash Article:

http://www.clashmusic.com/news/the-raincoats-to-play-debut-album

2010 Metropolis Article:

http://metropolis.co.jp/arts/live-reports/the-raincoats/

2011 L Magazine Article:

http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2011/09/19/live-the-raincoats-at-warsaw

2011 Bust Article:

https://www.bust.com/blog/punk-pierogi-and-the-f-word-an-evening-with-the-raincoats.html

2011 Fact Mag:

http://www.factmag.com/2011/03/08/the-raincoats-self-titled-debut-reissued/

2011 Washington Post Article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/click-track/post/be-specific-gina-birch-of-the-raincoats-on-odyshape-30-years-later-and-being-part-of-a-historical-progression/2011/09/14/gIQA0SJCSK_blog.html

2011 Village Voice Interview:

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/09/the_raincoats_ana_da_silva_interview.php

2011 Chicago Tribune Article:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-09-14/entertainment/chi-raincoats-profile-legendary-uk-band-interviewed-20110914_1_gina-birch-raincoats-riot-grrrl-movement

2011 D Magazine Article:

http://frontrow.dmagazine.com/2011/12/the-raincoats-to-make-historic-first-ever-appearance-at-35d-in-march-other-notable-acts-also-announced-it-list-for-december-5/

2012 SF Weekly Article:

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2012/03/the_raincoats_are_playing_on_a.php

2012 Owl Mag Article:

http://www.theowlmag.com/free-stuff/free-tickets-the-raincoats-and-grass-widow-gamh-sf-31412/

Tom Tom Mag- 2013 Ingrid Weiss Interview:

http://tomtommag.com/2013/10/mum-tell-us-about-that-time-you-were-in-the-raincoats/

2014 Rock and Heavy Article:

http://www.rocknheavy.com/curiosidades/the-raincoats-ana-da-silva-a-guitarrista-portuguesa-que-inspirou-kurt-cobain

Bitch Magazine Raincoats Search:

http://bitchmagazine.org/search/node/the%20raincoats

Setlists.Fm:

http://www.setlist.fm/setlists/the-raincoats-4bd6e7a2.html

Who Sampled:

http://www.whosampled.com/cover/222994/The-Raincoats-Running-Away-Sly-%26-the-Family-Stone-Runnin’-Away/

Scene Roller:

http://sceneroller.com/bands/raincoats

Tumblr:

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/the-raincoats

Sputnik:

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/The-Raincoats/11451/

IMDb:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3163125/

Myspace:

https://myspace.com/theraincoats

Pinterest:

Second Hand Songs:

http://www.secondhandsongs.com/artist/17386

Fanfinity:

http://data.fanfinityapp.com/artist/42201355-08b7-43b6-a7b8-866f612e1600/The%20Raincoats

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Raincoats/55339033830

 

Songs:

8tracks:

http://8tracks.com/explore/the_raincoats

Internet Archive:

https://archive.org/search.php?query=%22the%20raincoats%22

Peel Sessions:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/t/theraincoats/

Whole First Album 1979:

All of Odyshape 1981:

No One’s Little Girl 1983:

Honey Mad Woman 1983:

Live 1983- The Raincoats (live) – The Kitchen Tapes (1983)
12 – Puberty Song
13 – No Side To Fall In
14 – Honey Mad Woman:

Rainstorm 1984:

Overheard 1984:

Balloon 1984:

Shouting Out Loud 1994:

You Ask Why 1996:

I Keep Walking 1996:

You Kill Me 1996: