KUKL à Paris 14.9.84
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KUKL à Paris 14.9.84, was a live album released by the Iceland
ic post-punk
group KUKL in July 1985, through the independent French
record label V.I.S.A.
. It was only available in cassette format. The album contained live versions of KUKL’s songs as performed at Eldorado, Paris, France on September 14, 1984.
(*): There were no producers for this album. Once the songs were recorded, V.I.S.A. label made the cassette copies.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
group KUKL in July 1985, through the independent French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
record label V.I.S.A.
V.I.S.A.
thumb|250px|right|V.I.S.A. logoV.I.S.A. is a French independent record label created in 1982 by Thierry De Lavau and Yves Lecarpentier.V.I.S.A.’s first releases were tapes by French alternative punk rock bands, but it eventually expanded the music range and formats releasing CDs and LPs from other...
. It was only available in cassette format. The album contained live versions of KUKL’s songs as performed at Eldorado, Paris, France on September 14, 1984.
Side A
| Track | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Seagull | 04:05 |
| 02 | Open The Window And Let The Spirit Fly Free | 02:33 |
| 03 | Gibraltar (Copy Thy Neighbour) | 04:10 |
| 04 | France (A Mutual Thrill) | 03:32 |
| 05 | Greece (Just By The Book) | 04:45 |
| 06 | The Spire | 04:01 |
Side B
| Track | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Anna | 5:28 |
| 02 | Dismembered | 04:20 |
| 03 | Vials of Wrath | 4:04 |
| 04 | Latent | 4:08 |
| 05 | Pökn for Beginners | 02:53 |
Track notes
- ”Carlos” is also known as “A Mutual Thrill”.
- ”The Men on the Cross” is also known as “Just by the Book”.
- ”Latin” is the version of “Latent”.
- ”Pökn for Beginners” is the version of “Pökn (fyrir Byrjendur) ” where the word “Pökn” is a game word that could be translated as “Punk”. This song first appeared in their single SöngullSöngullSöngull was the first single released by Icelandic group KUKL in September 1983, through Gramm Records.Although this was the first KUKL’s release, actually, their first album appeared a year later under the name of The Eye. On a 7" vinyl, Söngull was the Icelandic version of "Dismembered" with a...
(1983).
(*): There were no producers for this album. Once the songs were recorded, V.I.S.A. label made the cassette copies.
Personnel
- Vocals: Björk GuðmundsdóttirBjörkBjörk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
- Vocals and trumpet: Einar Örn BenediktssonEinar Örn BenediktssonEinar Örn Benediktsson is a popular music singer and trumpet player who has worked with Björk and The Sugarcubes. Since the 2010 elections he is a member of the city council of Reykjavík....
- Electric guitar: Guðlaugur Kristinn ÓttarssonGuðlaugur Kristinn ÓttarssonGuðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson , guitar player and engineer. He is a mathematician, an inventor, a practising polytechnic engineer, lecturer and the author of several scientific papers....
- Bass: Birgir Mogensen
- Keyboards: Einar Arnaldur Melax
- Drums: Sigtryggur BaldurssonSigtryggur BaldurssonSigtryggur Baldursson is an Icelandic drummer and singer.Sigtryggur was born in Norway to Icelandic parents. He was a founding member of the Sugarcubes and has been a longtime fixture on the Icelandic punk and alternative music scene. Other bands he has played in have included Þeyr, KUKL,...