Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981–1983)

Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981-1983)
Compilation album by Virgin Prunes
Released	April 1985
Recorded	August 1980 – April 1983
Genre	Post-punk, gothic rock
Length	58:20
Label	Baby
Producer	Virgin Prunes
Virgin Prunes chronology
...If I Die, I Die (1982) Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981-1983) (1985) The Moon Looked Down and Laughed (1986)

Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981-1983) is a compilation album by the Irish post-punk band Virgin Prunes. It was issued by Baby Records in April 1985.^[1][2] In 1986, the album was issued on CD and included all studio recordings from Heresie.

Track listing

All tracks written by Virgin Prunes. 

Side one
No.	Title	Original album (date)	Length
1.	"Down the Memory Lane"	Heresie EP (1982)	3:17
2.	"Red Nettle"	C81 compilation (1981)	2:19
3.	"Mad Bird in the Wood"	previously unreleased	4:22
4.	"Jigsawmentallama"	previously unreleased	6:25
5.	"The King of Junk"	previously unreleased	2:52

Side two
No.	Title	Original album (date)	Length
1.	"Just a Love Song"	previously unreleased	3:02
2.	"The Happy Dead"	previously unreleased	13:46
3.	"Third Secret"	Perspectives and Distortion compilation (1981)	4:31

CD bonus tracks
Track listing
No.	Title	Original album (date)	Length
9.	"We Love Deirdre"	Heresie EP (1982)	1:18
10.	"Rhetoric"	Heresie EP (1982)	7:19
11.	"Man on the Corner"	Heresie EP (1982)	2:24
12.	"Nisam Lo"	Heresie EP (1982)	1:28
13.	"Loved One"	Heresie EP (1982)	4:29
14.	"Go't' Away Deirdre"	Heresie EP (1982)	0:48

Personnel

Virgin Prunes Mary D'Nellon – drums Dik Evans – guitar Gavin Friday – vocals Guggi – vocals Strongman – bass guitar

Technical personnel Virgin Prunes – production

Charts

Charts (1985)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[3]	22

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
France	1985	Baby	LP	Baby 002
France	1986	Baby	CD	Baby 002 CD

References

1. Strong, Martin Charles (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Canongate U.S. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
2. "Virgin Prunes / Discography". virginprunes.com. 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
3. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

External links

• Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981-1983) at Discogs (list of releases)