...If I Die, I Die - Composition

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...If I Die, I Die is the debut studio album by Irish post-punk band Virgin Prunes. It was released on 4 November 1982 by record label Rough Trade. It was produced by Colin Newman of Wire.

...If I Die, I Die

Studio album by

Virgin Prunes

Released

4 November 1982

Recorded

July–August 1982

Studio

Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland

Genre

Post-punk, gothic rock

Length

40:19

Label

Rough Trade

Producer

Colin Newman

Virgin Prunes chronology

Moments And Mine (Despite Straight Lines)
(1981)

...If I Die, I Die
(1982)

Hérésie
(1982)

Singles from ...If I Die, I Die

"Baby Turns Blue"
Released: 9 October 1982

Track listing

All tracks are written by Virgin Prunes.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ulakanakulot"	2:35
2.	"Decline and Fall"	4:50
3.	"Sweethome Under White Clouds"	4:45
4.	"Bau-Dachöng"	5:52

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Baby Turns Blue"	5:07
2.	"Ballad of the Man"	3:32
3.	"Walls of Jericho"	3:09
4.	"Caucasian Walk"	4:44
5.	"Theme for Thought"	5:45

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
The Village Voice	B+[3]

...If I Die, I Die has been well received by critics. AllMusic, in their retrospective review of the album, called it "a wonderfully confounding and sometimes campy and often disturbing exercise in unfettered creativity".[1] Chuck Eddy of Spin included it in his list of essential gothic rock albums, remarking that it "demonstrates that sometimes 'ritualistic' equals 'catchy'."[4]

Personnel

Virgin Prunes

Dave-iD Busaras – vocals
Mary D'Nellon – drums
Dik Evans – guitar
Gavin Friday – vocals
Guggi (Derek Rowen) – vocals
Trevor "Strongman" Rowen – bass guitar

Technical

Colin Newman – production
Kevin Moloney – engineering
Steve Parker – engineering
Denis Blackham – engineering
BilBo – mastering
RX – sleeve design
Ursula Steiger – sleeve design

Charts

Charts (1982)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[5]	8

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1982	Rough Trade	LP	ROUGH 49
France	1985	Virgin	LP	70307
United Kingdom	1990	Rough Trade	CD	ROUGH LCD 49
France	1993	New Rose	CD	452043
United Kingdom	2004	The Grey Area	CD	YEO2CD
United States	2004	Mute	CD	MUTE 9265-2

References

Jurek, Thom. "...If I Die, I Die – Virgin Prunes". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
Wolk, Douglas. "Virgin Prunes: (various reissues)". Blender. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
Chrisgau, Robert (2 March 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
Eddy, Chuck (March 2009). "Essentials: From the Depths of Hell and Hot Topic, a Goth Primer for Ghouls of All Ages". Spin. 25 (3): 80. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

External links

...If I Die, I Die at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Virgin Prunes
Dik Evans Gavin Friday Guggi Haa-Lacka Binttii Dave-iD Busaras Mary D'Nellon Pod Strongman
Studio albums	...If I Die, I Die The Moon Looked Down and Laughed
Live albums	The Hidden Lie Sons Find Devils
Compilations	A New Form of Beauty Parts 1-4 Over the Rainbow Artfuck
Singles and EPs	"Twenty Tens" "Moments and Mine (Despite Straight Lines)" "Pagan Lovesong" Hérésie "Baby Turns Blue" "Love Lasts Forever"
Categories	Albums Songs Members

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