...If I Die, I Die

...If I Die, I Die
Studio album by Virgin Prunes
Released	4 November 1982
Recorded	July–August 1982 at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland
Genre	Post-punk, gothic rock
Length	40:19
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Colin Newman
Virgin Prunes chronology
Heresie (1982) ...If I Die, I Die (1982) Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981-1983) (1985)

...If I Die, I Die is the third studio album by Irish post-punk band Virgin Prunes. It was released on 4 November 1982 by record label Rough Trade. It was produced by Colin Newman of Wire.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Virgin Prunes. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ulakanakulot"	2:35
2.	"Decline and Fall"	4:50
3.	"Sweethome Under White Clouds"	4:45
4.	"Bau-Dachöng"	5:52

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Baby Turns Blue"	5:07
2.	"Ballad of the Man"	3:32
3.	"Walls of Jericho"	3:09
4.	"Caucasian Walk"	4:44
5.	"Theme for Thought"	5:45

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]
Spin	favourable[3]

...If I Die, I Die has been well received by critics. AllMusic, in their contemporary review of the album, called it "a wonderfully confounding and sometimes campy and often disturbing exercise in unfettered creativity".^[1]

Personnel

Virgin Prunes Mary D'Nellon – drums Dik Evans – guitar Gavin Friday – vocals Guggi – vocals Strongman – bass guitar

Technical Dave-id Busaras – vocals (B2) Colin Newman – production Kevin Moloney – engineering Steve Parker – engineering Denis Blackham – engineering BilBo – mastering RX – sleeve design Ursula Steiger – sleeve design

Charts

Charts (1982)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[4]	8

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1982	Rough Trade	LP	ROUGH 49
France	1985	Virgin	LP	70307
United Kingdom	1990	Rough Trade	CD	ROUGH LCD 49
France	1993	New Rose	CD	452043
United Kingdom	2004	The Grey Area	CD	YEO2CD
United States	2004	Mute	CD	MUTE 9265-2

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "...If I Die, I Die – Virgin Prunes : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
2. Chrisgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Virgin Prunes". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
3. Davenport, Richard; Eddy, Chuck (March 2009). "Essentials: From the Depths of Hell and Hot Topic, a Goth Primer for Ghouls of All Ages". Spin: 80. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
4. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 21, 2014.

External links

• ...If I Die, I Die at Discogs (list of releases)