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Marine formed in Brussels in 1980 and were active between 1981-82, releasing three classic singles in Life In Reverse, Rive Gauche and Same Beat. Frequently anthologised on post-punk compilations, the debut Life In Reverse was highly acclaimed by the UK music press and reached number six in the UK indie charts in April 1981, as well as influencing Josef K's later funky direction.

Fronted by charismatic singers Marc Desmare and Sarah Gregory, Marine were a fleetingly brilliant band with the hooks - and the looks - for mainstream success. Sadly their early promise went unfulfilled, and the group split in the middle of recording their first John Peel session. For full band history click here. To purchase CD click here.


LIFE IN REVERSE (LTMCD 2396) £10
This enhanced CD gathers together all Marine studio recordings for the first time, and also includes an extended QuickTime MP3 audio visual section featuring charming Super 8 home movie footage of a trip to London to perform at a Crepuscule 'party' night at Heaven in July 1981, plus shorts and rehearsal material. The artwork includes original images by Benoit Hennebert, as well as detailed sleevenotes and archive photos. Full tracklist: Life In Reverse, Animal in my Head, Same Beat, Marenas Bop, Scrub, Remember Caribou, A Proposito Dei Napoli, How to Keep Cool, Turn Up the Meter, She's Stirring Up, A Man and A Woman, Leningrad in Winter, Dim the Light, Kiss My Knee. PLUS 25 minutes of Quicktime video clips of live/home Super 8 footage.

Reviews: "To call Marine a funk group would be but half the story. Blending the articulate, rhythmic groove of the JBs with the frenetic speed of punk, the band helmed passionate, intense music. With untouchable tracks like Animal in My Head, She's Stirring Up and Same Beat this is a vital collection" (The Big Takeover, 9/04); "Shake your head in bewilderment that Marine didn't become all conquering" (Whisperin' & Hollerin', 10/04)


UMBRELLAS IN THE SUN LTMDVD 2400 £12
Marine perform A Proposito dei Napoli and contribute the outstanding 28 minute film Une Soiree Avec... on this definitive two hour compilation DVD, which also features rare archive clips from Antena, A Certain Ratio, Josef K, Cabaret Voltaire, Marine, Section 25, The Names, Durutti Column, New Order, Crispy Ambulance, Minny Pops, Malaria!, Berntholer, Tuxedomoon, Thick Pigeon, Paul Haig, Kalima, Stockholm Monsters, Quando Quango and Swamp Children. For more details of this DVD click here.


THE FRUIT OF THE ORIGINAL SIN LTMCD 2497 (2xCD) £12
Deluxe double CD remaster of 2xLP compilation released by Les Disques du Crepuscule in November 1981 (TWI 035), featuring two tracks by Marine. 31 tracks (including 8 bonus cuts), 120 minutes of music, readings and conversation. To read sleevenote click here. Full tracklist: (disc one) Peter Gordon The Fruit of the Original Sin, The French Impressionists My Guardian Angel / Boo Boo's Gone Mambo, Durutti Column The Eye and the Hand, Wim Mertens Multiple 12, Cecile Bruynoghe Clair de Lune, Marine A Man & A Woman, Paul Haig Mad Horses, Marine Animal In My Head, 323 Affectionate Silence, Swamp Children Flesh, DNA Taking Kid to School / Cop Buys a Donut / Delivering the Goods, Lawrence Weiner & Peter Gordon Deutsche Angst, Durutti Column Weakness & Fever, Rhythm of Life Summertime, The Lost Jockey Matters of Theory; (disc two) Rhine River III An End Remains, Richard Jobson The Happiness of Lonely, Marguerite Duras interview, Virginia Astley A Long Absence, Richard Jobson India Song, The Names Music for Someone, Thick Pigeon Sudan, Durutti Column Party, Arthur Russell Sketch for Face of Helen, Durutti Column Experiment in Fifth, Winston Tong The Next Best Thing To Death, William S. Burroughs Twilight's Last Gleaming, Cecile Bruynoghe Gymnopedie No 1, Rhine River III Departures, Rhythm of Life Soon, Lawrence Weiner Where It Came From.


VARIOUS B9 bis LTMCD 2486 £10
Originally released by Sandwich Records in 1981, this expanded CD edition of the rare compilation B9 offers a definitive overview of the post-punk scene in Brussels and Belgium between 1979 and 1983. 18 tracks, 75 minutes of music, including Life In Reverse by Marine. Click here to read liner notes. Full tracklist: Kid Montana Cabs Ambush; Tristes Tropiques Untitled *1; Prothese Tumeurs; Rel Rex Program; Digital Dance Human Zoo; Polyphonic Size Kyoto; Satin Wall Dans les Profondeurs; Tristes Tropiques Untitled *2; Pseudo Code Around Midnight; Slim Jack & H.F.C. So Sah Gelleck Tissah; The Names Spectators of Life; Siglo XX Individuality; Marine Life In Reverse; Isolation Ward Lamina Christus; Front 242 Principles (Instrumental); Allez Allez Allez Allez; Berntholer Emotions; Jung The Real Thing.

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