Joy De Vivre
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Joy De Vivre | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Virginia Creeper |
Origin | Chipping Ongar, England, United Kingdom |
Genres | Anarcho-punk |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1977–1984 |
Labels | Crass Records, Small Wonder Records |
Associated acts | Crass |
Joy De Vivre was one of several[1] singers in the anarcho-punk band Crass.[2][3] She was one of two lead singers on the Crass album Penis Envy in 1981.[4][5] She studied at Colchester Arts School, where she met Andy Palmer.[6]
Discography (with Crass)[]
(All released on Crass Records unless otherwise stated.)
LPs[]
- The Feeding of the 5000 (LP, 1978, 45 rpm, Small Wonder Records – UK Indie – No. 1. Reissued in 1980 as LP 33 rpm as The Feeding of the 5000 – Second Sitting, UK Indie – No. 11)
- Stations of the Crass (521984, double LP, 1979) (UK Indie – No. 1)
- Penis Envy (321984/1, LP, 1981) (UK Indie – No. 1)
- Christ – The Album (BOLLOX 2U2, double LP, 1982) (UK Indie – No. 1)
Compilations and remastered editions[]
- Best Before 1984 (1986 – CATNO5; compilation album of singles) (UK Indie – No. 7)
- The Feeding of the 5000 (The Crassical Collection) (2010 – CC01CD remastered edition)
- Stations of the Crass (The Crassical Collection) (2010 – CC02CD remastered edition)
- Penis Envy (The Crassical Collection) (2010 – CC03CD remastered edition)
- Christ – The Album (The Crassical Collection) (2011 – CC04CD remastered edition)
Singles[]
- "Bloody Revolutions" / "Persons Unknown" (421984/1, 7" single, joint released with the Poison Girls, 1980) (UK Indie – No. 1)
- "Nagasaki Nightmare" / "Big A Little A" (421984/5, 7" single, 1981) (UK Indie – No. 1)
- "Our Wedding" (321984/1F, one-sided 7" flexi-disc single by Creative Recording And Sound Services made available to readers of teenage magazine Loving)
Live recordings[]
- Christ: The Bootleg (recorded live in Nottingham, 1984, released 1989 on Allied Records)
- You'll Ruin It for Everyone (recorded live in Perth, Scotland, 1981, released 1993 on Pomona Records)
References[]
- ^ Capper, Andy. "Anarchy And Peace, Litigated". Vice.
- ^ "Eve Libertine performs with Baby Fire in Antwerp and Amsterdam". 12 September 2016.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Biography: Crass". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ Raha, Maria. Cinderella's big score: women of the punk and indie underground. Seal Press. 2005.
- ^ "The Women of Crass: Eve Libertine and Joy De Vivre". Hear She Roars. February 2019.
- ^ Berger, George (2006). The Story of Crass. Omnibus Press.
Categories:
- Living people
- Crass members
- Anarcho-punk musicians
- British anarchists
- English anarchists
- Female punk rock singers
- People from Chipping Ongar
- Anarcha-feminists
- Feminist musicians
- British singer stubs
- Anarchist stubs