| Twenty Tens | ||||
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| Released | 8 January 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Setanta, Keystone, and W.M.R.S. | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, gothic rock | |||
| Length | 15:36 | |||
| Label | Baby | |||
| Producer | Mayo Thompson, Paul Thomas, Virgin Prunes | |||
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Twenty Tens (I've Been Smoking All Night) is the first EP by the Irish post-punk band Virgin Prunes. It was released on 8 January 1981 by Baby Records. [1] [2]
All songs written by the Virgin Prunes.
UK 7-inch EP(baby 001)
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Twenty Tens (I've Been Smoking All Night)" | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Revenge" | 3:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Children Are Crying" | 5:12 |
| 2. | "...greylight" | 4:21 |
Virgin Prunes
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| Charts (1981) | Peak position |
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| UK Indie Chart [3] | 25 |
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