Lydia Lunch

Info: A low rent costume drama starring David McDermott as Caligula, Eric Mitchell, Lydia Lunch, and Anya Phillips as the Queen of Sheba. Also performing are John Lurie, James Chance [The Contortions], Bradley Field [Teenage Jesus & The Jerks]. Shot in color Super-8, this is a spicy pic, acclaimed a classic of the "New Cinema" of underground filmmakers at the time.

Notes: 90 mins colour. James Nares (Britsh born) and Eric Mitchell (French born) were amongst the initial members of Colab, an alternative space in the East Village. "Rome '78" is an ironic remake of the spectacle film ("I Claudius" in particular). The Super-8 film has been transferred to DVD in the meantime and is regularly showing at "No Wave Cinema" festivals/ exhibitions around the world. MWF Video Club is run by Alan Moore (also of Colab).

• MWF Video Club (US,199x) VHS-NTSC

Info: Contains 3 Super-8 films: "G Man" [starring Bill Rice, Marcia Resnick, James Nares, etc..] is the story of Max Karl the commanding officer of the Arson and Explosive Squad, who is polarized between a perverted (S&M) private life over which he relinquishes command and the public image of commanding officer as presented by the media; "Letters to Dad" [starring John Ahearn, Ida Appelbroog (Beth B's mother), Beth B, Scott B, Don Christenson, Vivienne Dick, Arto Lindsay, Pat Place, Bill Rice, etc..] is a meditation on authority that superimposes the spectre of Jonestown over the relatively fresh faces of the parapunk art world; and "Black Box" [starring Lydia Lunch and Bob Mason] which tells the story of an “Innocent Youth” who is abducted and taken to the torture chamber.

Notes: 65 mins colour. Lydia Lunch only stars in "Black Box".

• Ikon (of Factory New York) (US,1987) VHS-NTSC

Info: The storyline works around a plot of corporate warfare and defense contract corruption uncovered by private detective Angel Powers (played by Lydia Lunch), who is investigating the death of a crooked Congressman. The other characters include a Mr. Big (Bill Rice), an invalid in a hospital dressing gown; Mr. Big's chauffeur (James Russo), who swears a lot and runs the multinational corporation for Mr. Big, Ann Magnuson plus assorted business creeps, junkies, hangers-on and a midget bartender who doubles as a hit man.

Notes: 16mm. 90 mins.

• Nomad Video (US,2000) VHS-NTSC

Info: Compilation of episodes from Penn Jillette & Teller's TV show. Lydia Lunch appears in "The Invisible Thread".

Notes: 59 mins colour.

• Lorimar Home Video -VHS400 (US,Apr-88) VHS-NTSC

Info: A young woman wanders around New York City and stumbles across a number of strange characters and settings that represent the "underground" areas of the city. She sees stand up comedy in Central Park, a prostitution auction, a voodoo ceremony, a S&M club, and a number of performance artists. A tongue-in-cheek glimpse at New York's underground. Appearances by a.o. Joe Coleman, Emilio Cubeiro, Karen Finley, Phoebe Legere, Ann Magnuson and Lydia Lunch.

Notes: 83 mins colour. Lydia Lunch only appears in the first 30 secs of this very bad 'exploitation' film. Filmed in 1987. Produced by Stuart Shapiro. The soundtrack has been released on Great Jones Records.

• Norstar Home Video Inc. (US,1989) VHS-NTSC
• Polygram/Iamge ID-3913PG (US,1996) Laser Disc-NTSC
• Direct Video Distribution Ltd. (UK,Oct-03) DVD-PAL

Info: This tribute to the Beat Generation maps the history and future of Beat poetry. Spans three generations of alternative poets and features interviews and readings with 12 authors, including William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Marianne Faithfull, Jim Carroll, John Giorno, Gregory Corso, Diane Diprima, Ed Sanders, Anne Waldman, Henry Rollins, Richard Hell and Lydia Lunch. Poetry and prose, with interviews by Winchester Chimes, Tom Becker, and Kathryn Simon. Filmed on location at Downtown Community Television Center, New York, 1988. Directed by Maria Beatty.

Notes: 58 mins colour.

• Giorno Video Pak #4 -ISBN 1-877957-02-X (US,1989) VHS-NTSC

Info: This tribute to the Beat Generation maps the history and future of Beat poetry. Spans three generations of alternative poets and features interviews and readings with 12 authors, including William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Marianne Faithfull, Jim Carroll, John Giorno, Gregory Corso, Diane Diprima, Ed Sanders, Anne Waldman, Henry Rollins, Richard Hell and Lydia Lunch. Poetry and prose, with interviews by Winchester Chimes, Tom Becker, and Kathryn Simon. Filmed on location at Downtown Community Television Center, New York, 1988. Directed by Maria Beatty.

Notes: 58 mins colour.

• MVD -MVDDVD4656 (US,18-Mar-08) DVD-NTSC

Info: The story of Hedda, a pregnant pianist,(Lydia Lunch) and her husband Neal (Don Bajema) who's idilic and secluded life is disrupted by Jackson (Henry Rollins). Directed for Dutch TV by Babeth Van Leede (who filmed Teenage Jesus & The Jerks in New York City back in 1977). Written by Lydia Lunch & Babeth. Music by Jim G.Thirlwell. Filmed at the Oud-Amelisweerd domain in Utrecht (NL) on 12-Jul-90. At that time Lydia had just finished a spoken word tour in Europe with Henry and Don. The film premiered in The Netherlands on 21-Sep-90. Screened at the Berlin film festival on 21-Feb-91.

Notes: 36 mins colour.

• Bizarr Video -6042 (GE,Dec-97) VHS-PAL

Info: Interviews with Lydia Lunch, Richard Kern, Ian Mackaye, Ron Asheton, Mike Watt, J Mascis, Jim Rose, Foetus, Steve Albini, Gwar, Madigan Shive, Tribe 8, and more.. about how to survive as an independent artist.

Notes: 55mins (+60mins extras) colour.

• Music Video Dist. -DR-4347 (US,16-Nov-04) DVD-NTSC

Info: Filmed in London and at the same place (and time) in Connemara (Ireland) where Vivienne Dick's "Like Dawn To Dusk" was filmed during May/Jun-83. It shows Lydia wandering around in the streets of London, in the parks, pushing kids on a swing, chasing sheep down a hill in Ireland. The audio is taken from a tape-letter that Lydia sent to (by then her ex-lover) Nick after he returned from the UK to the US and with music ("Dance Of The Dead Children") off the 13.13 album. Shot on thirteen rolls film Nick Zedd stole at the airport, of which five rolls were stolen from Zedd too. This tape also includes "The Bogus Man" (1980, starring David McDermot. 11mins), "Thrust In Me" (1984, made with Richard Kern. 8mins), "Kiss Me Goodbye" (1986, music by Swans. 4mins) and "Go To Hell" (1986, made with David Rutsala, starring Casandra Stark. 6mins). MWF Video Club is run by Alan Moore (of Colab).

Notes: Super-8. 28 mins colour. (+30 mins for the other films).

• Weirdo Video/MWF Video Club (US,199x) VHS-NTSC

Info: Filmed in London and at the same place (and time) in Connemara (Ireland) where Vivienne Dick's "Like Dawn To Dusk" was filmed during May/Jun-83. It shows Lydia wandering around in the streets of London, in the parks, pushing kids on a swing, chasing sheep down a hill in Ireland. The audio is taken from a tape-letter that Lydia sent to (by then her ex-lover) Nick after he returned from the UK to the US and with music ("Dance Of The Dead Children") off the 13.13 album. Shot on thirteen rolls film Nick Zedd stole at the airport, of which five rolls were stolen from Zedd too. This tape also includes "The Bogus Man" (1980, starring David McDermot. 11mins).

Notes: Super-8. 28 mins colour. (+11 mins).

• Penetration Films/MVD -NZ9992 (US,Jul-00) VHS-NTSC

Info: Filmed upstate New York during Aug-84. A psycho-sexual drama of one poor unfortunate girl, featuring Lydia Lunch, Clint Ruin (aka Jim G.Thirlwell), Henry Rollins, Norman Westberg, Brian Moran, Sally Ven Yu Berg and others. Written by Lydia Lunch and Richard Kern. Music by Lydia Lunch & Lucy Hamilton (aka China/Connie Berg) recorded in NYC between Aug/Oct-84. Produced and directed by Richard Kern.

Notes: Super-8. 23 mins black & white. Shortly after it's release the Rough Trade shop in London got raided by police and the copies of the VHS tapes were seized.

• Deathtrip Films (US,1985) VHS/BETA-NTSC
• Weirdo Video (US,1985) VHS-NTSC
• Widowspeak/Rough Trade -WSP04 (UK,1985) VHS-PAL

Info: Filmed in Topanga Canyon,Los Angeles during Mar/Apr-86. The story of a phone sex worker (Lydia Lunch) who invites one of her customers ([Lydia's ex-boyfriend] Marty Nations). They drive to the sleaze-ball's house (in a Charles Manson type environment). After that they pick up a hitchhiker (Lung Leg) and abuse her. Also featuring Emilio Cubeiro and Pete Haskel. Music by Lydia Lunch, Norman Westberg [Swans] and J.G. Thirlwell [Foetus]. Written by Lydia Lunch and Richard Kern. Produced and directed by Richard Kern. Screened at the Berlin film festival on 23/24-Feb-88.

Notes: Super-8. 25 mins black & white.

• Deathtrip Films (US,1986) VHS-NTSC
• Widowspeak -WSP11 (UK,1986) VHS-NTSC

Info: Compilation of 3 films by Richard Kern.

Notes: 85 mins black & white/colour. Lydia Lunch does not appear in "The Manhattan Love Suicides" (35 mins).

• Jürgen Brüning (GE,1989) VHS-PAL
• Jürgen Brüning (GE,1989) U-MATIC-PAL
• Radium 226.05 (SW,1989) VHS-PAL
• Deathtrip Films (US,1989) VHS-NTSC
• ArtWare Provision (GE,1991) VHS-PAL

Info: Compilation of 6 films by Richard Kern. The Manhattan Love Suicides (1984), The Right Side Of My Brain (1984), Death Valley '69 (1986), You Killed Me First (1985), Submit To Me (1985) and Nazi (1991).

Notes: 88 mins black & white/colour. Lydia Lunch appears in "The Right Side Of My Brain", "Death Valley '69" and "Submit To Me". "Nazi" is not included on the "Hardcore Collection" DVD.

• Deathtrip Films/Essa Distribution (GE,1993) VHS-PAL

Info: Compilation of 10 films by Richard Kern. Submit To Me Now (1987), Fingered (1986), King Of Sex (1986), Pierce(1991), The Evil Cameraman (1990), X=Y (1991), Scooter and Jinx (1991), Tumble (1991), Catholic Skin (1991) and Nazi 2 (1991).

Notes: 78 mins black & white/colour. Lydia Lunch appears in "Submit To Me Now" amd "Fingered". 6 of these films are not included on the "Hardcore Collection" DVD.

• Deathtrip Films/Essa Distribution (GE,1993) VHS-PAL

Info: Compilation of films by Nick Zedd. The Bogus Man (1980), Thrust In Me (1984), Police State (1987), Whoregasm (1988) and The Wild World Of Lydia Lunch (1983).

Notes: 90 mins colour. Lydia Lunch appears only in "The Wild World Of Lydia Lunch" (28mins).

• Film Threat (US,1994) VHS-NTSC

Info: Compilation of 5 films by Richard Kern. The Right Side Of My Brain (1984), Death Valley '69 (1986), Fingered (1986), X=Y (1991) and The Sewing Circle (1992).

Notes: 66 mins black & white/colour. Lydia Lunch appears in "The Right Side Of My Brain", "Death Valley '69" and "Fingered".

• Raro Video -RVB20035 (IT,199x) VHS-PAL

Info: Compilation of 8 films by Richard Kern. The Manhattan Love Suicides (1984), Submit To Me (1985), You Killed Me First (1985), The Evil Cameraman (1990), Submit To Me Now (1987), Horoscope (1991), The Bitches (1992) and My Nightmare (1993).

Notes: 104 mins black & white/colour. Lydia Lunch appears in "Submit To Me" and "Submit To Me Now".

• Raro Video -RVB20071 (IT,199x) VHS-PAL

Info: Compilation of 5 films by Richard Kern. Death Valley '69 (1986), The Right Side Of My Brain (1984), You Killed Me First (1985), The Bitches (1992) and The Sewing Circle (1992).

Notes: 60 mins black & white/colour. Lydia Lunch appears in "Death Valley '69" and "The Right Side Of My Brain".

• Music Video Distributors (US,16-Feb-99) VHS-NTSC

Info: Compilation of 5 films by Richard Kern. Fingered (1986), Submit To Me Now (1987), My Nightmare (1993), Horoscope (1991) and X=Y (1991).

Notes: 60 mins black & white/colour. Lydia Lunch appears in "Fingered" and "Submit To Me Now".

• Music Video Distributors (US,16-Feb-99) VHS-NTSC

Info: Compilation of 13 films by Richard Kern. Death Valley '69 (1986), The Right Side Of My Brain (1984), You Killed Me First (1985), The Bitches (1992), The Sewing Circle (1992), Fingered (1986), Submit To Me Now (1987), My Nightmare (1993), Horoscope (1991), X=Y (1991), The Manhattan Love Suicides (1984), Submit To Me (1985) and The Evil Cameraman (1990).

Notes: 170 mins black & white/colour. Lydia Lunch appears in "Death Valley '69", "The Right Side Of My Brain", "Fingered" and "Submit To Me (Now)". This DVD contains all the Richard Kern films Lydia Lunch appears in, but omits 6 (non Lydia Lunch related) films from the "Films from the Deathtrip" VHS series.

• MVD -RK01 (US,28-Mar-00) DVD-NTSC (dual sided disc)

Info: Compilation of films by Nick Zedd. Police State (1987), The Bogus Man (1980), Ecstasy In Entropy (1999), Why Do You Exist (1998), Whoregasm (1988), Go To Hell (1986), Kiss Me Goodbye (1986), Thrust In Me (1984), War Is Menstrual Envy (1990/92), Tom Thumb (1999), The Wild World Of Lydia Lunch (1983), I of K9 (2001).

Notes: 120 mins colour. Lydia Lunch appears only in "The Wild World Of Lydia Lunch" (28mins).

• Rubric Records -RUB17 (US,27-Dec-01) DVD-NTSC

Info: Compilation of 13 films by Richard Kern. The Right Side Of My Brain (1984), The Manhattan Love Suicides (1985), Submit to Me (1985), You Killed Me First (1985), The Evil Cameraman (1986), Fingered (1986), Submit to Me Now (1987), X = Y (1990), Horoscope (1991), The Bitches (1992), Death Valley '69 (1986), The Sewing Circle (1992), My Nightmare (1993).

Notes: 170 mins black & white/colour. Lydia Lunch appears in "The Right Side Of My Brain", "Submit To Me", "Fingered" and "Submit To Me Now". This DVD contains all the Richard Kern films Lydia Lunch appears in, but omits 6 (non Lydia Lunch related) films from the "Films from the Deathtrip" VHS series. Contains a booklet in Italian/English.

• Raro Video -RVD40029 (IT,2004) DVD-PAL

Info: Spoken word filmed at staged sets and (indoor and outdoor) locations in New York City during 1988. Directed by Merril Aldighieri and Joe Tripician. Some music by Jim G.Thirlwell.

Notes: 37 mins colour.

• Visionary -JE246 (UK,1989) VHS-PAL
• Artshiv Productions (FR,199x) VHS-SECAM

Info: Spoken word filmed at staged sets and (indoor and outdoor) locations in New York City during 1988. Directed by Merrill Aldighieri and Joe Tripician. Some music by Jim G.Thirlwell.

Notes: 37 mins colour.

• Mystic Fire Video -76143 (US,1990) VHS-NTSC
• Mystic Fire Video -76143 (US,01-Sep-98) VHS-NTSC

Tracklist: Urge/ Victory/ Another Ship In The Night/ P.S.Y.C.H.O./ Parts Unknown/ Wheels over Me/ You Seen Angel Jesus/ Excited.

Recording info: Recorded live @ the Polytechnikum, Kiev (Ukraine) on 24/26-Oct-91 during the German-Soviet culture week.

Notes: 29 mins colour. Die Haut with guest vocalists Lydia Lunch and Kid Congo Powers. Also contains interviews with all artists and a performance of Lydia singing Janis Joplin's "Mercedes Benz" in the subway of Kiev.

• Weltbild Berlin (GE,1992) VHS-PAL

Tracklist: Victory/ P.S.Y.C.H.O./ You Seen Angel Jesus (KCP)/ In The Heat Of The Night (KCP)/ Jenseits (AH)/ Doggin' (LL)/ Johnny Guitar (BB)/ SHC/ How Long (BB and AL)/ Sad Dark Eyes (NC)/ Pleasure Is The Boss (NC)/ Cisco Sunset (LL)/ Truck Love (NC)/ Little Doll (all).

Recording info: Recorded live @ the Tempodrom, Berlin on 24-Aug-92 during Die Haut's 10th Anniversary concert tour.

Notes: 66 mins colour. Die Haut with guest vocalists Blixa Bargeld (BB), Nick Cave (NC), Alex Hacke (AH), Anita Lane (AL), Lydia Lunch (LL) and Kid Congo Powers (KCP).

• What's So Funny About/Indigo -SF140V (GE,14-Mar-94) VHS-PAL
• Triple X Records -51184-3 (US,1994) VHS-NTSC

Tracklist: 1.Why We Murder/ 2.The Beast/ 3.Universal Infiltrators.

Recording info: track 2 recorded live by Chris Iovenko @ L.A.C.E., Los Angeles on 12-Mar-93 and tracks 1,3 recorded live by Richard Kern @ The Knitting Factory, New York City on 16-Jul-93.

Notes: 90 mins colour. Spoken word performances.

• Film Threat (US,1994) VHS-NTSC

Tracklist: 1.Itch/ 2.Solo Mystico/ 3.Void (a.k.a. Inverted Dream)/ 4.Dead Wrong/ 5.Gone City (a.k.a. Lady Scarface)/ 6.Psychic Antropology/ 7.Need To Feed/ 8.Delirium (a.k.a. Disease Of The Night)/ 9.Cisco Sunset/ 10.Mystic And Most Toxic (a.k.a. The Devil's Racetrack).

Recording info: Recorded live during the French Matrikamantra tour of November 1998. Tracks 1-2 recorded live @ Le Rock dans tous les Etats festival,Hippodrôme, Evreux on 26-Nov-98; tracks 3-4 recorded live @ Pez-Ner, Lyon-Villeurbanne on 28-Nov-98; tracks 5-7 recorded live @ MJC Mirabeau, Marseille on 29-Nov-98 and tracks 8-10 recorded live @ Pannonica, Festival Jazz Action, Nantes on 27-Nov-98. Filmed by Merrill Aldighieri.

Notes: 56 mins colour. Sold at the May-99 European Matrikamantra tour. Line-up: Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Joseph Budenholzer (keyboards,soundscapes) and Terry Edwards (sax and mini trumpet).

• Artshiv Productions (FR,May-99) VHS-PAL/SECAM

Info: Complete unedited interview (by Winchester Chimes or Tom Becker) followed by a spoken word piece, both of which parts where used in Maria Beatty's "Gang Of Souls" film. Filmed on location at Downtown Community Television Center, New York, 1988.

Notes: Lydia-lunch.org website release. 40 mins colour.

• Nomad Video/Widowspeak Productions (US,May-01) VHS-NTSC

Tracklist: Conspiracy Of Women.

Recording info: Recorded live @ Cafe Largo, Los Angeles on 1x-Feb-90.

Notes: Lydia-lunch.org website release. 60 mins colour. Spoken word performance.

• Nomad Video/Widowspeak Productions (US,May-01) VHS-NTSC

Info: "The Smell Of Guilt", a theater play written and performed by Emilio Cubeiro & Lydia Lunch. Punishment through pain.

Recording info: Recorded live @ the Bessie Schonberg Theater,Dance Theater Workshop, New York City on 08-Jun-90.

Notes: Lydia-lunch.org website release. 26mins. Colour.

• Nomad Video (US,2001) VHS-NTSC

Tracklist: Rude Hieroglyphics.

Recording info: Recorded live @ AFI National Video Festival, Los Angeles on 13-Oct-95.

Notes: Lydia-lunch.org website release. 60 mins colour. Spoken word performance.

• Nomad Video/Widowspeak Productions (US,May-01) VHS-NTSC

Tracklist: Teenage Jesus & The Jerks: 1.Orphans/ 2.I Woke Up Dreaming/ 3.Dioxide Laughing/ 4.Race Mixing/ 5.Baby Doll/ 6.Freud In Flop/ 7.Red Alert/ 8.Orphans/ 9.The Closet/ 10.Burning Rubber/ 11.I Woke Up Dreaming; 8 Eyed Spy: 12.Looking For Someone (a.k.a. Me Minus You)/ 13.Ran Away Dark/ 14.I Want Candy/ 15.Sorry For Behaving So Badly/ 16.Innocence/ 17.Boy Girl/ 18.Two Square (a.k.a. 2 Square)/ 19.Motor Oil Shanty/ 20.Swamp/ 21.Run Through The Jungle; 13.13: 22. Dance Of The Dead Children.

Recording info: Track 1 promo clip; tracks 2-6 recorded live @ Max's Kansas City, New York mid-'78; tracks 7-11 recorded live @ CBGB's, New York 13-Jan-78; tracks 12-14 recorded live @ the Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco 09-Feb-80; tracks 15-21 recorded live @ Hurrah's, New York 03-Aug-80; track 22 promo clip.

Notes: 46 mins black & white/colour. Compilation with rare footage of Teenage Jesus & The Jerks, Eight Eyed Spy and 13.13.

Tracks 7-11 are from a Super-8 film by Michael McClard titled "Alien Portrait" (1979). Tracks 15-21 filmed by Paul Tschinkel (for his "New York Music New York" Punk and New Wave documentary series). Line-up tracks 2-6: Lydia Lunch (vocals/guitar)/ Jim Sclavunos (bass) & Bradley Field (drum); line-up tracks 7-11: Lydia Lunch (vocals/guitar)/ George Stevenson (bass) & Bradley Field (drum); line-up tracks 12-21: Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ George Scott III (bass)/ Michael Paumgardhen (guitar)/ Pat Irwin (guitar/sax/bass) & Jim Sclavunos (drums).

"Video Hysterie" was screened at the Athens (Greece) International Film Festival in 2002.

• Nomad Video -LL001 (US,2002) VHS-NTSC

Tracklist: Teenage Jesus & The Jerks: 1.Orphans/ 2.I Woke Up Dreaming/ 3.Freud In Flop/ 4.Race Mixing/ 5.Baby Doll/ 6.Instra-mental (a.k.a. Dioxide Laughing/; 8 Eyed Spy: 7.Sorry For Behaving So Badly/ 8.Innocence/ 9.Boy Girl/ 10.Motor Oil Shanty/ 11.Swamp/ 12.Run Through The Jungle; Shotgun Wedding: 13.Blood Is Just Memory/ 14.Cisco Sunset/ with Rowland S.Howard/Honeymoon In Red: 15.Dead River/ with Mark Cunningham: 16.Inverted Dream/ with Die Haut: 17.Doggin/ Matrikamantra: 18.Solo Mystico/ Joseph Budenholzer & Kamilsky: 19.Summon/ Smoke In The Shadows: 20.Knives In The Drain/ 21.Hot Tip/ 22.Psychic Anthropology/ The Real Pornography: 23.Violence is the Sport of God/ with Pepe Sarto: 24.Empty Signals.

Recording info: Track 1 promo clip; tracks 2-6 recorded live @ Max's Kansas City, New York mid-'78; tracks 7-12 recorded live @ Hurrah's, New York 03-Aug-80; track 17 recorded live @ the Tempodrom, Berlin on 24-Aug-92 during Die Haut's 10th Anniversary concert tour; track 18 recorded live @ Le Rock dans tous les Etats festival,Hippodrôme, Evreux on 26-Nov-98; track 20 recorded live @ the Bloomsbury Theatre, London on 29-Apr-04; recorded live @ Apolo, track 21 recorded live @ Apolo, Barcelona on 12-Mar-05; track 22 recorded live @ the Bloomsbury Theatre, London on 29-Apr-04.

Notes 1: 70 mins black & white/colour. Compilation with rare footage of Teenage Jesus & The Jerks, Eight Eyed Spy, Shotgun Wedding, Honeymoon In Red, with Mark Cunningham, with Die Haut, Matrikamantra, Smoke In The Shadows, The Real Pornography and with Pepe Sarto.

Notes 2: Tracks 7-12 filmed by Paul Tschinkel (for his "New York Music New York" Punk and New Wave documentary series); track 17 taken from the "Sweat" video, track 18 taken from the "Road Rant" video, tracks 20 and 22 taken from the "Live In London" video, track 21 taken from the "Fueling The Rose Of Fire" video.

Notes 3: Teenage Jesus & The Jerks line-up tracks 2-6: Lydia Lunch (vocals/guitar)/ Jim Sclavunos (bass) & Bradley Field (drum); 8 Eyed Spy line-up tracks 7-12: Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ George Scott III (bass)/ Michael Paumgardhen (guitar)/ Pat Irwin (guitar/sax/bass) & Jim Sclavunos (drums); Matrikamantra line-up: Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Joseph Budenholzer (keyboards,soundscapes) and Terry Edwards (sax and mini trumpet). Smoke In The Shadows line up tracks 20+22: Lydia Lunch and Terry Edwards, with guests: James Johnston and Ian White, track 21: line up Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Terry Edwards (horns)/ Ian White (percussion) and Marc Viaplana (guitar); The Real Pornography line up track 23: Lydia Lunch (vocals) and David Knight (soundscapes).

Notes 4: Extended version of the "Video Hysterie" VHS, but omitting the 5 TJ&TJ tracks taken from the "Alien Portrait" film and recorded live @ CBGB's, New York 13-Jan-78; the 3 8-Eyed Spy tracks recorded live @ the Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco 09-Feb-80; the 13:13 promo clip.

• Atavistic/MVD -DR-4550 (US,10-Jun-08) DVD-NTSC

Tracklist: Spy In The House Of Love/ Hangover Hotel/ Knives In The Drain/ Smoke In The Shadows/ Touch My Evil/ TB Sheets/ Rapture/ Psychic Anthropology/ Women & Children First/ Tainte Fema/ Pass Like Night/ Hot Tip/ Twisted/ The End.

Recording info: Recorded live @ the Bloomsbury Theatre, London on 29-Apr-04.

Notes: 46 mins colour. Lydia-lunch.org website release. Smoke In The Shadows performance. Line-up: Lydia Lunch and Terry Edwards, with guests: James Johnston [Gallon Drunk, Bad Seeds], Ian White [Gallon Drunk] and Dave Coulter [Test Department].

• Widowspeak.org (SP,26-Oct-04) DVD+R-PAL

Tracklist: Orphans/ The Gospel Singer/ Run Through The Jungle/ Psychic Anthropology/ Twisted/ Itch/ The Need To Feed/ Meltdown/ The Void/ Lock Your Door/ Som Of Stinkfist/ Black Juju/ No Excuses.

Recording info: Recorded live @ Project Pop Culture,Masomania:Sacher-Masoch Festival in Graz (Austria) on 21-Jun-03. Filmed by Marc Viaplana and Josep M.Jordana. Edited by Lydia Lunch, Marc Viaplana and Josep M.Jordana in Barcelona June 2004.

Notes: Total time 62mins. Line-up: Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Nels Cline (guitar)/ Al Kizys (bass)/ Norman Westberg (guitar) and Vinnie Signorelli (drums).

• Atavistic/MVD -DR4436 (US,13-Sep-05) DVD-NTSC

Tracklist: 1.Fucking Christmas: Great Ogro/ Harry Crews/ Full Metal/ Oil drum/ It's All Desert/ Coleman Skronk/ X-Xile; 2.Blood Is Memory Without Language; 3.Orwell's Memory Hole; 4.Smoke In The Shadows: Spy In The House Of Love/ Knives In The Drain/ Portrait Of The Minus Man/ Smoke In The Shadows/ Touch My Evil/ TB Sheets/ Rapture/ Psychic Anthropology/ Women & Children First-Four Cornered Room/ Tainte Fema/ Hot Tip/ Twisted/ The End.

Recording info: Track 1 recorded live @ Zeleste, Barcelona (Spain) on 15-Nov-89; track 2 recorded live @ G's Club Communiqué, Barcelona on 17-Dec-91; track 3 recorded live @ G's Club Sidecar, Barcelona on 21-May-96; track 4 recorded live @ Apolo, Barcelona on 12-Mar-05 (cover says 13th).

Notes: Total time 138 mins. Lydia-lunch.org website release.

"Fucking Christmas" is a film by Julian Alvarez, 13mins black & white. "Blood Is Memory Without Language" filmed by Josep M.Jordana for Habitual Video Team, 27mins color; "Orwell's Memory Hole" filmed by Josep M.Jordana for Habitual Video Team, 31mins colour; "Smoke In The Shadows" filmed by Josep M.Jordana, 67mins colour.

Track 1 line-up: Lydia Lunch (spoken voice)/ Pepe Sarto (Raeo] (piano)/ backing tapes by Jim G.Thirlwell, Mark Cunningham [Mars] and Lucy Hamilton (Connie/China Burg of Mars]; track 2-3 line-up: Lydia Lunch (spoken voice)/ Mark Cunningham [Mars] (trumpet & devices) and [track 3 only] backing tapes by Joseph Budenholzer; track 4 line-up: Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Terry Edwards (horns)/ Ian White (percussion) and Marc Viaplana (guitar).

• Widowspeak.org (SP,18-Sep-05) DVD+R-PAL

Info: Good film about New York's art punk scene in the late '70s/early '80s and today. Suicide, Teenage Jesus & The Jerks, DNA, Sonic Youth, Swans, etc.. Recent interviews with Lydia Lunch, Jim Sclavunos, Arto Lindsay, Martin Rev, Glenn Branca, Thurston Moore, Jim G.Thirlwell etc.. Great archival concert footage (albeit much too short) of Teenage Jesus & The Jerks @ Max's Kansas City mid-1978. Extras include: photo galleries (great photos by David Godlis and Lisa Genet), another 50mins of interviews and live performances, etc..

Notes: Total time 71mins (+ 50mins exra). Black & white/colour.

• Palm Pictures -PalmDV3143 (US,29-Aug-06) DVD-NTSC

Info: Shot in spring 1977. Documents the punk rock scene @ CBGB's, New York City and the lifestyle that revolves around this scene. Presents a look at the attitudes and motivations behind the movement through interviews with outspoken club-goers and band members. Starring the Dead Boys (Stiv Bators and Cheetah Chrome), Richard Hell, Hilly Kristal (CBGB's owner), Lydia Lunch, The Ramones (Dee Dee, Joey and Johnny) and Helen Wheels. Includes a short interview with Lydia (complete with feathered hair and only 17 years old) which goes like: LL: "I'm here to see the Dead Boys" -"Why?" - LL: "Because they're great fucks!" -"How do you know?"- LL: "Because I fucked them!". Directed, edited and produced by Ric Shore, Maggi Carson and Juliusz Kossakowski. Filmed by Ric Shore.

Notes: Total time 25mins. Black & white. Restored and transferred to DVD by the Donnell Film Archive, funded by the Carnegie Film Preservation Fund.

• Punking Out (US,2006) DVD-NTSC (Professional promo release)

Tracklist: Interview with Lydia Lunch (26mins) + live spoken word (21mins).

Recording info: Spoken word recorded live @ Doug Fir Lounge, Portland on 27-Jan-05.

Notes: Total time 47mins. Black & white (spoken word) and colour (interview).

• Artary Ink -DR4436 (US,23-Oct-06) DVD-R-NTSC

Info: For reasons unknown to mankind there's a Japanese porn series that is labeled "Lydia Lunch". It apparently contains those typical Japanese fetishes with little (school)girls doing solo sex acts. The girls appear to be having long black/red hair and big butts (aha!). There have been 6 releases so far in this series.

• B*Graphics/Digital Ark -BBL1 (JP,2001) DVD-NTSC

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