The Moon Looked Down and Laughed

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The Moon Looked Down and Laughed
Virgin Prunes - The Moon Looked Down and Laughed.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1986 (1986-07)
Studio Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin; Trident Studios, London; Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales; S.T.S., Dublin
Genre Post-punk, gothic rock
Length42:59
Label Baby, Touch and Go Records
Producer David Ball
Virgin Prunes chronology
Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981–1983)
(1985)
The Moon Looked Down and Laughed
(1986)
The Hidden Lie (Live in Paris 6/6/86)
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Moon Looked Down and Laughed is the second and final studio album by the Irish rock band Virgin Prunes. It was released in July 1986 by Baby Records in Europe, and on Touch and Go Records in the U.S. [3] [4]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Virgin Prunes.

No.TitleLength
1."Heaven"3:40
2."Love Lasts Forever"4:45
3."I Am God"3:25
4."Sons Find Devils"5:01
5."Alone"3:40
6."The Moon Looked Down and Laughed"4:58
7."Uncle Arthur's Lonely World"3:22
8."Don't Look Back"3:51
9."Betrayal"4:02
10."Deadly Sins"6:15
1993 CD remaster bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Day of Ages"3:15
12."True Life Story"3:26
13."White History Book"3:44
2004 CD remaster
No.TitleLength
1."Heaven"3:42
2."Our Love Will Last Forever Until the Day It Dies"8:28
3."I Am God"3:27
4."Alone"3:47
5."Sons Find Devils"4:59
6."Uncle Arthur's Lonely World"3:22
7."True Life Story"3:25
8."The Tortured Heart"3:20
9."Betrayal"4:03
10."Just a Lovesong"3:01
11."Deadly Sins"6:15
12."Day of Ages"3:17
13."The Moon Looked Down and Laughed"6:57

Personnel

Virgin Prunes

Technical personnel

Charts

Charts (1986)Peak
position
UK Indie Chart [5] 5

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
France1986Baby LP Baby 005
France1986BabyCDBaby CD005
France1986Baby Cassette Baby C005
United States1986 Touch and Go LPT&GLP#9
United States1986Touch and GoCassetteT&G LP#9C
France1993New RoseCD422474
United Kingdom2004 The Grey Area CDYEO4CD
United States2004 Mute CDMUTE 9267-2

References

  1. Jurek, Thom. "The Moon Looked Down and Laughed". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. columnist (1986). "Virgin Prunes – The Moon Looked Down and Laughed". Uncut . p. 132. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. Strong, Martin Charles (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Canongate U.S. ISBN   9781841953359 . Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. "Virgin Prunes / Discography". virginprunes.com. 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  5. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2014.