Virgin Prunes "The Debut EPs" 2024-04-19 7 on Billboard's album charts

7 on Billboard's album charts

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Virgin Prunes "The Debut EPs" 2024-04-19 7 on Billboard's album chartsThe subversive beauty of the Virgin Prunes captured the imagination of a generation during a decade of extraordinary creative activity from 1977 to 1986. The band emerged from a closely knit group of young Dublin musicians called 'Lypton Village', some of whom formed U2. They all shared a vehemently anti patriarchal, anti establishment spirit and their different religious backgrounds strengthened their mutual interests. They released five albums