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- Date Released: January 1, 1993
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Pop, Rock
- Label: Kill Rock Stars / Redeye
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We Say...
The complete recordings, circa 1980, of this giddily whooping band of young Swiss women (also known as Kleenex) whose self-taught exuberance and hop-scotching beat were pretty much the happiest manifestations of post-punk.
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They Say...
Switzerland's Off Course label was the first to issue this infamous double-disc set in 1993, which contains the entire recorded outputs of Kleenex and the following Liliput. It went out of print shortly after release, and since it was on a small label to begin with, not many were able to obtain it before its collector value shot through the roof. With the gradual, steady rise of female-dominated bands in the '80s and '90s who followed their path, this compilation became a holy grail. Thanks to some goading from journalist Jason Gross and involvement from the Kill Rock Stars label (who are paying a musical debt here), Kleenex and Liliput constant Marlene Marder saw to it that the compilation became available again. Aside from the two Liliput LPs (1982's Liliput and 1983's weaker Some Songs), the compilation includes four singles, one EP, and another LP's worth of intermittent outtakes and unreleased material. The Rough Trade singles differ greatly from one another, each holding a high level of quality. The unreleased material doesn't match the hot singles or great first LP, but it's enough to qualify as gravy. As to whether or not these recordings were worthy of hundreds of dollars, that can only be judged by those who paid such a sum. What's collected here certainly belongs in the same realm as the other great, pioneering, female-dominated bands of the time. Liliput were one of the finest in their field, male or female. From their punkier singles as Kleenex to their more avant-garde developments as Liliput, this compilation offers over two solid hours of great music that hasn't depreciated at all. In light of all the bands they've inspired, this stuff probably sounds even better than it did when it was first issued.
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Nighttoad
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3:07 |
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| 02. | |
Madness
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3:03 |
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| 03. | |
Krimi
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1:39 |
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| 04. | |
1978
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1:09 |
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| 05. | |
Beri-Beri
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2:07 |
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| 06. | |
Ain't you
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3:03 |
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| 07. | |
Hedi's head
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2:12 |
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| 08. | |
Nice
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2:27 |
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| 09. | |
You
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3:19 |
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| 10. | |
Ã
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2:33 |
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| 11. | |
Split
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2:00 |
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| 12. | |
Die Matrosen
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3:49 |
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| 13. | |
Hitch-hike
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2:39 |
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| 14. | |
DC-10
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3:28 |
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| 15. | |
Thumblerdoll
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2:51 |
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| 16. | |
Igel
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1:41 |
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| 17. | |
Türk
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2:50 |
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| 18. | |
Tisko
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1:52 |
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| 19. | |
Wig-Wam
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3:01 |
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| 20. | |
Eisiger Wind
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3:28 |
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| 21. | |
When the cat's away
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2:17 |
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| 22. | |
I had a dream
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3:10 |
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| 23. | |
Turn the table
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4:35 |
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| 24. | |
Dolly Dollar
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3:07 |
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24 Total Tracks, 65:27 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Do you mind my dream
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3:57 |
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| 02. | |
In a mess
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3:50 |
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| 03. | |
Birdy
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2:57 |
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| 04. | |
Feel like snakes twisting through the fog
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2:42 |
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| 05. | |
Tschik-mo
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3:37 |
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| 06. | |
Outburst
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4:00 |
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| 07. | |
Umamm
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2:24 |
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| 08. | |
Might is Right
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2:31 |
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| 09. | |
Like it or lump it
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2:31 |
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| 10. | |
Ichor
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2:41 |
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| 11. | |
Tong tong
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2:59 |
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| 12. | |
The Jatz
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3:16 |
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| 13. | |
You did it
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3:38 |
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| 14. | |
Ring-a-ding-dong
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4:17 |
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| 15. | |
A silver key can open an iron lock somewhere
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3:38 |
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| 16. | |
Your's is mine
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3:09 |
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| 17. | |
Blue is all in rush
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3:47 |
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| 18. | |
Terrified
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3:38 |
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| 19. | |
Étoile
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3:19 |
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| 20. | |
On streets without names
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3:11 |
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| 21. | |
Boatsong
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3:58 |
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| 22. | |
His head all red
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2:04 |
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22 Total Tracks, 72:04 Total Length
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Credits
- Liliput - Main Performer // Liliput - Photography // Etienne Conod - Recorder // Etienne Conod - Recording // Kim Gordon - Liner Notes // Astrid Spirit - Bass // Astrid Spirit - Percussion // Astrid Spirit - Violin // Astrid Spirit - Vocals // Bob Broglia - Recorder // Bob Broglia - Recording // Greil Marcus - Liner Notes // Major - Bongos // Jason Gross - Project Coordinator // Angie Barrack - Saxophone // Angie Barrack - Vocals // Lislot Ha - Drums // Klaudia Schiff - Bass // Klaudia Schiff - Guitar // Klaudia Schiff - Drums // Klaudia Schiff - Vocals // Marlene Marder - Guitar // Marlene Marder - Percussion // Marlene Marder - Vocals // Marlene Marder - Noise // Marlene Marder - Liner Notes // Regula Sing - Vocals // Harry Zindel - Recorder // Harry Zindel - Recording // Beat Schlatter - Drums // Juliana Muller - Piano // Susanne Muller - Saxophone // Major - Bongos // Livio Piatti - Photography // Chrigle Freund - Drums // Chrigle Freund - Vocals // Robel Vogel - Recorder // Robel Vogel - Recording // Katja Becker - Photography // Christoph Herzog - Saxophone
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