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  • From: Shirley O'Loughlin <shirley.oloughlin AT virgin.net>
  • To: typicalgirls AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [TypicalGirls] The Raincoats at BFI London
  • Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 09:37:24 +0100

The Raincoats event at BFI London 28 March 2009
The edit of 'The Raincoats, Fairytales-A Work in Progress' screened at the BFI last Saturday was 50 minutes long and covers the period from Ana and Gina forming the band in 1977, recording their fist single, touring the UK in 1979, playing in NYC in 1980  through to recording Odyshape in 1981 and  included interviews with Geoff Travis, Mayo Thompson, Viv Albertine from the Slits, David Thomas from Pere Ubu, Lucy O'Brien, Chicks on Speed, Peaches, Green Gartside and Tom Morley from Scritti Politti, Andy Gill from the Gang of Four, Helen McCookerybook, Jane Woodgate from the Mo-dettes, Susanne Oberbeck (No Bra), Neal Brown, Vivien Goldman, Ingrid Weiss, Vicki Aspinall and of course Ana, Gina and Shirley. Live super 8 footage of gigs in Warsaw in April 1978 and London Albany and Electric Ballroom  in June 1979 was featured and super 8 footage from Ana's film from 1978 'her room', Gina's 'Scream' and film from the band's trip to NYC in 1980. 

Following a panel discussion Ana and Gina were joined by Anne Wood and Jean-Marc Butty to play 7 songs....

Here's a link to BFI Live clips of the event:

and a link to some photographs:


Shirley







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