The Raincoats

The Raincoats were an all female post-punk band. They formed in Ladbroke Grove, London, England in 1977 by Ana da Silva (vocals, guitar) and Gina Birch (vocals, bass).

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All female - Post-punk - Ladbroke Grove - London - England - 1977 - Ana da Silva - Vocals - Guitar - Gina Birch - Bass

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They were initially augmented by Ross Crighton and Nick Turner before being joined by Palmolive of The Slits (drums), and Vicki Aspinall (violin). Other musicians in the fold included Kate Korus (also of The Slits), Jeremie Frank, and Shirley o'Loughlin.

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Ross Crighton - Nick Turner - Palmolive - The Slits - Drum - Vicki Aspinall - Violin - Kate Korus - Jeremie Frank - Shirley o'Loughlin

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Palmolive left the band after their eponymous first album, and was replaced by Ingrid Weiss and Richard Dudanski respectively. Guest musicians on Raincoats tracks included Robert Wyatt and This Heat's Charles Hayward.

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Ingrid Weiss - Richard Dudanski - Robert Wyatt - This Heat - Charles Hayward

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The band split after 1984s Moving LP, with Gina subsequently providing vocals for The Red Krayola's 1984 Kangaroo? LP (see 1984 in music).

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1984 - The Red Krayola's - 1984 - LP

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In 1988, Gina and Vicky reformed as Dorothy, to release a series of 12" singles, but split again soon after.

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The emergence of grunge, and name-checks by the likes of Nirvana were sufficient to induce a Raincoats reformation. Gina and Ana, plus new members Anne Wood (violin, bass) and Heather Dunn (drums), teamed up to release a new album in 1996, produced by Britpop soundsmith Ed Buller (who'd previously worked with the likes of Suede and Pulp) (see 1996 in music).

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Grunge - Nirvana - Anne Wood - Heather Dunn - 1996 - Britpop - Ed Buller - Suede - Pulp - 1996 in music

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The album, Looking in Shadows, was followed by the inevitable split-up. This time, Gina formed a new outfit, The Hangovers, which continued in much the same vein, releasing an album, Slow Dirty Tears, in 1998. In 2002 she performed live (as Gina Birch) at that year's Ladyfest concert. Ana da Silva released in 2004 a solo album called The Lighthouse on Chicks on Speed's record label.

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1998 - 2002 - Ladyfest - Chicks on Speed

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