Moments and Mine/In the Greylight/War

"Moments and Mine (Despite Straight Lines)" is a single by the Irish post-punk band Virgin Prunes, released as a vinyl 7" on 27 June 1981 by Rough Trade Records.[1][2][3][4][5]

"Moments and Mine (Despite Straight Lines)"
Single by Virgin Prunes
Released27 June 1981 (1981-06-27)
RecordedBerry Street Studio and Windmill Lane Studios
GenrePost-punk, gothic rock
Length4:27
LabelRough Trade
Songwriter(s)Virgin Prunes
Producer(s)Geoff Travis, Virgin Prunes
Virgin Prunes singles chronology
"Twenty Tens"
(1981)
"Moments and Mine (Despite Straight Lines)"
(1981)
"Pagan Lovesong"
(1982)

Formats and track listing

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All songs written by the Virgin Prunes

UK 7" single (RT 072)
  1. "Moments and Mine (Despite Straight Lines)" – 4:27
  2. "In the Greylight" – 2:50
  3. "War" – 2:06

Personnel

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Drums Haa-Lacka Binttii (Daniel Figgis) Boy on the cover is Binttii's (Daniel Figgis) younger brother, Jonny Figgis

Charts

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[6] 50

References

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  1. ^ "Virgin Prunes — About". Virginprunes.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Mute Records • Virgin Prunes • Virgin Prunes: A Short History". Mute.com. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Virgin Prunes – Moments And Mine (Despite Straight Lines) (1981, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ Gimarc, George (October 15, 1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980–1982. Macmillan. p. 174. ISBN 9780312169688. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Virgin Prunes / Discography". Virginprunes.com. 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  6. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2014.