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  • From: "Mike Appelstein" <mike AT appelstein.com>
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  • Subject: RE: [TypicalGirls] Ana da Silva...The Raincoats etc
  • Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:03:34 -0600

Shirley, here’s another giddy fan to whom you were very kind. :)  I wrote a lot about the Raincoats in my various zines, and helped tracked down Palmolive to her current home in MA.  We met at the Raincoats/Bis ULU show in London.  Nice to see you aboard – I think you’ll like this list, and I’m looking forward to hearing that Ana da Silva album.  (The clips I heard on Other Music’s website suggest only great things.)

 

-Mike Appelstein

mike AT appelstein.com

http://djearlybird.blogspot.com

 


From: typicalgirls-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:typicalgirls-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of HunnyPi007 AT aol.com
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 4:17 AM
To: TypicalGirls AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [TypicalGirls] Ana da Silva...The Raincoats etc

 

NOW THAT IS A REALLY COOL POSTING!!!!!   : )

i saw your email address and knew exactly who you were, shirley!  your name appeared on the raincoats' albums and, as i recall, in those little books (of lyrics and such) that the band sent to me way "back in the day" when i was in high school and giddily wrote them saying how much i loved them!  (i still have these wonderful little artifacts.)  i even reviewed "odyshape" for my high school paper—although it may have fallen on deaf ears as i was pretty much alone in my musicial tastes. (their appreciation of women's music at the time centered on pat benatar.)  anyway, i believe the band considered you the "fifth raincoat."  so, a very hearty welcome to you to our wonderful mailing list!!

here are some questions for you: 

will chicks on speed also be distributing ana's single "in awe of a painting"?  are there many copies left?  (as a die-hard fan, i feel i must own this even though both tracks are on the cd!) 

will ana be playing any shows in the united states or is it too soon to tell since the album is just coming out here?

typically,
lydia

In a message dated 2/27/05 4:38:07 AM, shirley.o'loughlin AT virgin.net writes:



Hi,

I was just checking out some links for some stuff for Ana da Silva on the web and I came across Typical Girls and was really interested in the list as I have worked directly with The Raincoats since 1979 and was involved with many of the other bands during my time at Rough Trade Records between 1978 and 1984.

There were  a couple of references/ questions about Ana and The Raincoats which I wanted to answer:
 
We just got hold of some stock last month of The Raincoats, Odyshape, Moving and Looking in the Shadows. These cds and Ana’s new releases are all available via mail order at
www.roughtrade.com – but I also know that Chicks on Speed will be distributing Ana’s stuff in the U.S.A from this week onwards.

Ana’s show at the Spitz was really great on Thursday night – looking forward to the show with Le Tigre on the 15th March at The Forum.

There’s a couple of  names from the past I’d like to hear from like Hilary Jaeger and Barbara Gogan....

I also noticed that Tobi Vail wants to get in touch with Ana – she’ll drop you an email.

all the best,
Shirley O’Loughlin




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