A New Form of Beauty
| A New Form of Beauty | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | July – November 8, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, gothic rock | |||
| Length | 92:10 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Virgin Prunes | |||
| Virgin Prunes chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
A New Form of Beauty Parts 1–4 is a 1983 compilation album by Irish post-punk band Virgin Prunes.[2][3] It collected parts 1 through 4 of the A New Form of Beauty project, which were issued by Rough Trade Records during 1981 and 1982.[4][5][6][7][2]
History
[edit]A New Form of Beauty 1 (1981), issued as a 7" single, featured the songs "Sandpaper Lullaby" and "Sleep / Fantasy Dreams".[8][2] It was followed by the 10" single A New Form of Beauty 2 (1981), which featured "Come to Daddy" and two other tracks.[9][2] A New Form of Beauty 3 (1981) was a four-song 12" EP consisting of "Beast (Seven Bastard Suck)" on one side, and three tracks on the other side, subtitled "The Slow Children".[10][2]
The final musical installment in the series, A New Form of Beauty 4 (1982), was a cassette release consisting of "Din Glorious", a mixture of previous A New Form of Beauty tracks and taped sounds recorded at the A New Form of Beauty 5 exhibition at the Douglas Hyde Gallery at Trinity College Dublin on 8 November 1981.[11][2]
The project also included two additional pieces, the unpublished book A New Form of Beauty 6 and the unreleased film A New Form of Beauty 7.[2]
In 1993, an abridged remastered version was issued by French label New Rose Records that omitted part 4 of the series.[12] This abridged version was later issued in 2004 in the United States by Mute Records.[13] That same year, The Grey Area reissued the complete version in the U.K.[14]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Virgin Prunes
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sandpaper Lullaby" (from A New Form of Beauty 1, 1981) | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Sleep / Fantasy Dreams" (from A New Form of Beauty 1, 1981) | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Come to Daddy" (from A New Form of Beauty 2, 1981) | 9:55 |
| 4. | "Sweet Home (Under White Clouds)" (from A New Form of Beauty 2, 1981) | 7:00 |
| 5. | "Sad World" (from A New Form of Beauty 2, 1981) | 5:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beast (Seven Bastard Suck)" (from A New Form of Beauty 3, 1981) | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Abbágall" (from A New Form of Beauty 3, 1981) | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Brain Damage" (from A New Form of Beauty 3, 1981) | 3:52 |
| 4. | "No Birds to Fly" (from A New Form of Beauty 3, 1981) | 4:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Come to Daddy" (from A New Form of Beauty 4, 1982) | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Delay Box" (from A New Form of Beauty 4, 1982) | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Suck Me Baby" (from A New Form of Beauty 4, 1982) | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Bodhran" (from A New Form of Beauty 4, 1982) | 4:06 |
| 5. | "The Forest" (from A New Form of Beauty 4, 1982) | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Theme for Thought" (from A New Form of Beauty 4, 1982) | 3:56 |
| 7. | "The Slow Child" (from A New Form of Beauty 4, 1982) | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Come to Daddy" (from A New Form of Beauty 4, 1982) | 4:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dave-Id Performance" (from A New Form of Beauty 4, 1982) | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Children Are Crying" (from A New Form of Beauty 4, 1982) | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Sandpaper Lullaby" (from A New Form of Beauty 4, 1982) | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Pig Children" (from A New Form of Beauty 4, 1982) | 4:06 |
Personnel
[edit]Virgin Prunes
- Dave-iD Busaras – vocals, production
- Mary D'Nellon – drums, production
- Dik Evans – guitar, production
- Gavin Friday – vocals, production
- Guggi – vocals, production
- Strongman – bass guitar, production
Charts
[edit]| Year | Title | UK Indie [15] |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | A New Form of Beauty 1 | 44 |
| 1982 | A New Form of Beauty 2 | 47 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1981 | Italian | LP | EX 41L2 |
| France | 1993 | New Rose | CD, LP | 451042 |
| United Kingdom | 2004 | The Grey Area | CD | YEO1CD |
| United States | 2004 | Mute | CD | MUTE 9264-2 |
References
[edit]- ^ Jurek, Thom. "A New Form of Beauty, Pts. 1–4". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "About". Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "MUTE • Virgin Prunes • Virgin Prunes: A Short History". March 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Canongate U.S. ISBN 9781841953359. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Virgin Prunes / Discography". virginprunes.com. 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Virgin Prunes – A New Form Of Beauty". 27 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Virgin Prunes – A New Form Of Beauty Parts 1–4". Discogs. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Virgin Prunes – A New Form Of Beauty 1". Discogs. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Virgin Prunes – A New Form Of Beauty 2". Discogs. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Virgin Prunes – A New Form Of Beauty 3". Discogs. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Virgin Prunes – A New Form Of Beauty 4". Discogs. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Virgin Prunes – A New Form Of Beauty". Discogs. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Virgin Prunes – A New Form Of Beauty". Discogs. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Virgin Prunes – A New Form Of Beauty". Discogs. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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External links
[edit]- A New Form of Beauty at Discogs (list of releases)