GINA X – Greatest Fits – 2LP – Gatefold Vinyl

Description

2LP – Indies Exclusive Limited Edition Deluxe Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold with photos and notes. Also includes a lyric sheet.

Gina X Performance was formed in Cologne in 1978 when art history student and chanteuse Gina Kikoine teamed up with synth wizard Zeus B. Held. Inspired
by Patti Smith and Lou Reed, Kikoine aimed to create “the absolute union of music, poetry and travesty,” a lofty goal that she most certainly would achieve.

1979 saw the release of the classic first LP, Nice Mover, which put Helds lush electronic production in dialogue with Gina Xs deadpan delivery. Songs exploreandrogyny, decadence, and avant-garde art in a fashion that is stylish, sexy, and more than a touch transgressive. Nice Mover quickly became a cult favouritethanks to tracks like the euphoric Nice Mover and the dancefloor bomb No G.D.M., dedicated to queer icon Quentin Crisp.

Three more LPs followed in thecoming years: X-Traordinaire in 1980; Voyeur in 1981; and Yinglish in 1984. The duo continued their genre deviance throughout, exploring uptempo spacedisco on Strip Tease, punk-laced New Wave on Babylon Generation, and icy electro-pop on French Lift. Greatest Fits is the first-ever double LP
compilation of Gina X material. The 17 tracks on Greatest Fits were selected by Kikoine and Held, reflecting the duos most cherished moments from their
wide-ranging catalog.

Tracklist:

1. No G.D.M.
2. Exhibitionism
3. Be a Boy
4. Tropical Comic Strip
5. Nice Mover
6. Cologne Intime
7. Opposite Numbers
8. Vendor’s Box
9. Strip Tease
10. I.C. Code
11. Kaddish
12. Hypnosis/Hypnose
13. Babylon Generation
14. Die Kunst des Liebens (The Art of Loving)
15. Kanal Banal
16. French Lift
17. Waiting.