Name: La Variete
Brand: Weekend

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LANR006

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Colour

clear

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Remastered.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-12-17

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

F Minor

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

0781930069090

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / clear

Artist

Weekend

Genre GB

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label GB

Cherry Red

Formed by Alison Statton of much-loved Welsh avant-garde / indie pioneers the Young Marble Giants alongside guitarists Simon Booth and Spike, Weekend have been more than a cult band during their short career. La Varieté was their 1982 debut album a delicate collection of songs set against a jazz backdrop, switching across several musical settings including samba, cabaret, Afrobeat and truly original contemporary exotic pop. The album was originally released in 1982 on the Rough Trade label and still deserve the status of a masterpiece. It was revered by critics on release as a bold new departure from the prevailing post-punk ethos and served as a major influence on future indie stars as Saint Etienne and Belle And Sebastian.

La Variete

Music GB