Lavvi Ebbel - Guns And Crêpe Flambée 1977-2014

Lavvi Ebbel - Guns And Crêpe Flambée 1977-2014

Label : Starman Records

Format : 2 LP - Compilation - Numbered

Release : 2014

Style : New Wave - Belgian Pride  

Info

Lavvi Ebbel was without a doubt one of the most talked-about bands of the Belgian new wave scene. In the early eighties, the band achieved considerable success with singles such as “Give Me a Gun” and “Victoria.” This ten-piece band had a solid live reputation thanks to the original sound of the two guitarists (Marc de Wit and Chris Van Ransbeeck), pianist (Bea Van Ransbeeck), and the steady Eric de Wit on drums. Singer Luckas Vander Taelen and backing vocalist Kristien D’Haeger provided a strong stage presence, supported by the swinging horn section with Jan Weuts and Eric Sleichim, who was the driving force behind Maximalist and Bl!ndman some time later.

Lavvi Ebbel played about 200 times in Belgium and the Netherlands, both in small clubs and at prestigious festivals such as Seaside. On the compilation LP “Get Sprouts,” which is a true sample chart of the music of this period, we find Lavvi Ebbel's “No Place To Go,” a high point in their versatile collaboration with producer Jean-Marie Aerts. “Albü Meth” is arguably the best-known mini-LP, featuring the cult song “Le Cafard.” After the release of the album “Kiss Me Kate,” produced by the American producer David Avidor, the band called it a day in 1983. Following a couple of very successful performances in 2013, Lavvi Ebbel, 12 years later, is making a comeback with the original band members.               

Tracklist

A1 Victoria

A2 Much A Do About Nothing

A3 Stand Up And Fight

A4 Out Of The Blue

A5 No Place To Go

B1 Give Me A Gun

B2 Slow Motion

B3 Desire

B4 Home Is Where The Heart Is

B5 Le Cafard

B6 U And Me (LP Only Bonus Track)

C1 Victoria (2014 Buscemi Remix)

C2 Telepatia (12" Version)

C3 No Place To Go (Live At The Werf, 2013)

C4 Give Me A Gun (Live At The Werf, 2013)

D1 Full Moon (Live At De Drieluik, Zaandam, 2/10/82)

D2 Social Life (Live At De Drieluik, Zaandam, 2/10/82)

D3 On The Telephone (Live At De Drieluik, Zaandam, 2/10/82)

D4 The Sound Of Her Voice (Live At De Drieluik, Zaandam, 2/10/82)

D5 Suffering (Live At De Drieluik, Zaandam, 2/10/82)