Joy De Vivre

Joy De Vivre
Joy De Vivre, 1984
Background information
Also known as Virginia Creeper
Origin Chipping Ongar, 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 singers in the anarcho-punk band Crass.[1] She was one of the two lead singers on the Crass album Penis Envy in 1981.[2] She studied at Colchester Arts School, where she met Andy Palmer.[3]

Discography (with Crass)

(All released on Crass Records unless otherwise stated.)

LPs

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

  1. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. "Biography: Crass". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Raha, Maria. Cinderella's big score: women of the punk and indie underground. Seal Press. 2005.
  3. ↑ Berger, George (2006). The Story of Crass. Omnibus Press.


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