''Hérésie'' is a double 10"

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box set by the Irish

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band

Virgin Prunes Virgin Prunes were an Irish post-punk band formed in 1977 in Dublin, Ireland. They disbanded in 1986 after the departure of singer Gavin Friday. The other members continued under the name The Prunes until they split up in 1991. History The Vir ...

. It was released in November 1982 by L'Invitation Au Suicide, which had commissioned the band to create a work dealing with the concept of insanity. It was released simultaneously with the band's debut studio album, '' ...If I Die, I Die''. The ''Hérésie'' package also contained five booklets. The first 10" disc, consisting of seven songs, functioned as a soundtrack to the booklets. The second disc was a live recording of Virgin Prunes at the Rex Club in

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in June 1982.

Track listing

Personnel

;Virgin Prunes * Dave-id Busaras –

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* Mary D'Nellon –

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Dik Evans Richard G. "Dik" (also "Dick") Evans (born 1957) is an English-born Irish musician best known as a founder of the band Virgin Prunes and an early member of the band that would become U2. Dik and his younger brother David "the Edge" Evans, U2's ...

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

Gavin Friday Gavin Friday (born Fionán Martin Hanvey, 8 October 1959) is an Irish singer and songwriter, composer, actor and painter, best known as a founding member of the post-punk group The Virgin Prunes. Early life Friday was born in Dublin and attende ...

– vocals *

Guggi Guggi (born Derek Rowen) is an avant-garde Irish artist, once a member of the goth/ post-punk band Virgin Prunes alongside his close friend Gavin Friday. Guggi was born in Dublin in 1959. He grew up with and remains best friends with U2's ...

– vocals * Strongman –

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;Technical personnel * James Connolly – assistant engineering (A1-B5) * Padraig Pearse –

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(A1-B5) *

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Release history

References

External links

* 1982 EPs Virgin Prunes albums {{1980s-punk-album-stub