Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981–1983)

Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981–1983) is a compilation album by the Irish rock band Virgin Prunes. It was issued by Baby Records in April 1985.^[1][2] In 1986, the album was issued on CD augmented with the studio recordings from Hérésie.

Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981–1983)
Compilation album by Virgin Prunes
Released	April 1985 (1985-04)
Recorded	August 1980 – April 1983
Genre	Post-punk, gothic rock
Length	58:20
Label	Baby
Producer	Virgin Prunes
Virgin Prunes chronology
A New Form of Beauty Parts 1–4 (1983) Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981–1983) (1985) The Moon Looked Down and Laughed (1986)

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Original album (date)	Length
1.	"Down the Memory Lane"	Hérésie EP (1982)	3:17
2.	"Red Nettle"	C81 compilation (1981)	2:19
3.	"Mad Bird in the Wood"	Dokument: Ten Highlights in the History of Popular Music 1981>1982 (1982)	4:22
4.	"Jigsawmentallama"	previously unreleased	6:25
5.	"The King of Junk"	previously unreleased	2:52

All tracks are written by Virgin Prunes

Side two

No.	Title	Original album (date)	Length
1.	"Just a Love Song"	previously unreleased	3:02
2.	"The Happy Dead"	previously unreleased	13:46
3.	"Third Secret"	Perspectives and Distortion compilation (1981)	4:31

CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Original album (date)	Length
9.	"We Love Deirdre"	Hérésie EP (1982)	1:18
10.	"Rhetoric"	Hérésie EP (1982)	7:19
11.	"Man on the Corner"	Hérésie EP (1982)	2:24
12.	"Nisam Lo"	Hérésie EP (1982)	1:28
13.	"Loved One"	Hérésie EP (1982)	4:29
14.	"Go't' Away Deirdre"	Hérésie EP (1982)	0:48

Personnel

Virgin Prunes

• Mary D'Nellon – drums, production
• Dik Evans – guitar, production
• Gavin Friday – vocals, production
• Guggi – vocals, production
• Strongman – bass guitar, production

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[3]	22

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
France	1985	Baby	LP	Baby 002
France	1985	Baby	Cassette	BABY t002
France	1986	Baby	CD	Baby 002 CD