Apr252024

James Chance & The Contortions

One of the original punk jazz groups of the New York No Wave scene, the Contortions were led by saxophonist James Chance, aka James White (birth name James Siegfried). The group formed in New York City in 1977 and ended along with the No Wave scene in 1979. Their first recorded appearance, credited solely as the Contortions, was on the 1978 compilation, No New York. The following year, two albums were issued almost simultaneously on the ZE label Read more on Last.fm

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# Title Plays
1Contort Yourself
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2Design to Kill
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3Dish It Out
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4My Infatuation
53639
5Throw Me Away
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6Anesthetic
41152
7Roving Eye
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8Flip Your Face
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9Twice Removed
36399
10Bedroom Athlete
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