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Postby geoffolehane » Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:13 pm

Anyone like 'em?

Punk fused jazz with a lesbian lead singer
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Postby British » Sat Nov 11, 2006 4:40 am

[quote]Originally posted by geoffolehane
[br]Anyone like 'em?

Punk fused jazz with a lesbian lead singer
[/quote]

I never knew she was a Lez. My favorite track is "Diet".
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Postby glokstadt » Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:08 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by British[/i]
<br>[quote]Originally posted by geoffolehane
[br]Anyone like 'em?

Punk fused jazz with a lesbian lead singer
[/quote]

I never knew she was a Lez. My favorite track is "Diet."
[/quote]

Ditto! [:)] I was first exposed to them through the compilation: "Life In The Eurpean Theatre." They contributed the song: "Diet."

Great line-up/songs on the LP, if you can find it...

1. The Clash - London Calling
2. The Jam - Little Boy Soldiers
3. The Beat - I Am Your Flag
4. The Specials - Man At C&A
5. XTC - Living Through Another Cuba
6. Peter Gabriel - I Don't Remember
7. Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3
8. Madness - Grey Day
9. Bad Manners - Psychedelic Eric
10. The Stranglers - Nuclear Device
11. The Undertones - It's Going To Happen
12. Echo & The Bunnymen - All That Jazz
13. The Au Pairs - Diet



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Postby geoffolehane » Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:44 am

Well I was thinking about them as they've recently released an anthology collection.
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Postby Eeyore2 » Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:55 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by geoffolehane[/i]
<br>Well I was thinking about them as they've recently released an anthology collection.
[/quote]

It's called "Stepping Out of Line: The Anthology", and is available for listening or download on Rhapsody.

Thanks to this thread, I found "ComeAgain" there. I never knew that it was the Au Pairs that did that.
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