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LA FEMME - LA FEMME CD
LA FEMME
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Track Listing
- Boys Next Door
- One Of My Best Friends
- Leave It To Me
- Chelsea Kids
- Doe See Doe
- I Don't Wanna Go Home
- Filter Tip
- It's Alright
- GIve It Up
- Something Else
Bonus Tracks (Singles 1979 & 1980):
- Chelsea Kids (A-Side Edit)
- I Wanna Be Your Man (B-Side)
- All Day And All Of The Night (B-SIde)
Demos 1978:
- Boys Next Door
- Give It Up
Demos 1979:
- I Wish
- One Of My Best Friends
- On The Wall
Video 1979:
- Chelsea Kids
Description
Melbourne»s La Femme were a fascinating meld of late Seventies influences: punk, new wave, glam and hard rock. Their 1979 debut single Chelsea Kids is one of the all-time classic Australian singles and their only LP: La Femme, is arguably one of the best to come out Melbourne »s late 1970»s punk/new wave scene (which included Models and The Boys Next Door). It contains many fine examples of the band»s confident, swaggering glam-infused punk-metal sound. Lead singer Chane Chane was a charismatic, hyperactive front man, a refreshing personality with a strong audience rapport. Guitarist Brett Walker was a real live flashy guitar hero for the times, coming on like a punk-metal Mick Ronson by pealing off large chunks of dense power riffing when other guitarists were still going plink-plonk. The thuggish rhythm section of Peter Kidd and Graham Schiavello played it mean and hard, providing the relentless, driving beat.
They toured constantly, built up a huge support base on the suburban pub circuit, scored several prestigious support gigs, made three appearances on Countdown (one of the first punk/new wave/alternative bands to do so), released one of the great Melbourne punk albums and yet they never rose above being a cult attraction. Our deluxe reissue has been digitally remastered from the original tapes.
Package Contents
Aztec Music»s deluxe reissue, digitally remastered by Gil Matthews, liner notes by Ian MacFarlane and a 24 page booklet with many rare photos.