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/was run by Alan Moore (also of Colab). Alternate cover .

• 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". Alternate cover .

• 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", which first aired on March 16, 1987.

Notes: 59 mins colour.

• Lorimar Home Video -VHS400 (US,2x-Jan-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 (Lydia Lunch), a pregnant pianist, 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 Loo (who possibly filmed Teenage Jesus & The Jerks in New York City back in 1979). Written by Lydia Lunch & Babeth. Music by Jim G.Thirlwell. Filmed by Mike Kuchar at the Oud-Amelisweerd domain [in 1808 owned by King Napoleon], 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 and screened at the Berlin film festival on 21-Feb-91.

Notes: 36 mins colour.

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

Info: The story of Hedda (Lydia Lunch), a pregnant pianist, 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 Loo (who possibly filmed Teenage Jesus & The Jerks in New York City back in 1979). Written by Lydia Lunch & Babeth. Music by Jim G.Thirlwell. Filmed by Mike Kuchar at the Oud-Amelisweerd domain [in 1808 owned by King Napoleon], 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 and screened at the Berlin film festival on 21-Feb-91.

Bonus: "Daughter of Darkness", a (50mins) documentary by Babeth (includes an 1998 interview, Matrikamantra live @ the Virus festival in Eindhoven (NL) on 07-Jun-98 and spoken word -Paradoxia- live in the Netherlands 2x-Nov-97) and "It's A Man's World", (4mins) excerpt from a live bootleg filmed by Babeth @ the Pyramid Arts Center, Rochester on 23-Apr-88.

Notes: The film is 36 mins colour.

• Cult Epic -DVD076 (DE,27-Jan-09) DVD-NTSC

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: After the Third World War and global warming have transformed the planet into a desert, what remains? Two post-apocalyptic lesbian cowgirls in leather and Stetsons! Fetish sex film shot in Arizona,USA.

Notes: 60 mins colour. Music by Yann Jaffiol, Bunny Rabbit and Lydia Lunch ("Sandpit", "Hallucination" and "Dirty White Honeysuckle" from the "Ghosts Of Spain" album, "Hot Tip" from the "Smoke In The Shadows" album and "God Is A Bullet" (a version of which was later released on the "Big Sexy Noise" album) written with Tommy Grenas and Len Del Rio (Anubian Lights).

• Blue Productions (US,10-Feb-09) DVD-NTSC

Info: Contains Vivienne Dick's first 3 super-8 films: "Guerrilere Talks" (1978), "She Had Her Gun All Ready" (1978) and "Staten Island" (1978).

Notes: 52 mins colour. Lydia Lunch stars in "She Had Her Gun All Ready".

• Lux (UK,02-Mar-09) DVD-PAL

Info: Contains 5 of Vivienne Dick's films: "Beauty Becomes The Beast" (1979), "Visibility Moderate" (1981), "Like Dawn To Dust" (1983), "A Skinny Little Man Attacked Daddy" (1994) and "Saccade" (2004). Comes with a 100-page book edited by Treasa O’Brien.

Notes: 52 mins colour. Lydia Lunch stars in "Beauty Becomes The Beast" and "Like Dawn To Dust".

• Lux ISBN 13 978-0-9548569-8-4 (UK,Mar-09) DVD-PAL/Book

Info: Experimental film from Slovenia. Shot in bleak desert locales, the characters, dubbed "The Soul," "Pontius Pilate - The Silent," and "First or the Last Man," come to a closer understanding of spirituality and what it means to be human.

Notes: 127 mins colour. Lydia Lunch does the voice over in English.

• Cinema Epoch -DV100215(US,13-Jul-10) DVD-NTSC

Info: Animation film created by graphic novel writer/director Matt Pizzolo with illustrator Anna Muckcracker. About a 16-year-old boy's odyssey through a post-nuke wasteland as he searches for a new heart to save his dying sister.

Bonus features on DVD: PDFs of the "Godkiller: Walk Among Us" comic book series (6 issues) (215 pages); Chapter 1 of the brand new prequel novel "Godkiller: Silent Wart" as an mp3 audiobook, an e-book PDF, and an audiobook (43 mins).

Notes: 82 mins colour. Lydia Lunch does the voice of Bub.

• Halo 8 (US,06-Oct-09) DVD-NTSC (Episode #1)
• Halo 8 (US,26-Jan-10) DVD-NTSC (Episode #2)
• Halo 8 (US,30-Mar-10) DVD-NTSC (Episode #3)
• Halo 8 (US,21-Aug-10) DVD-NTSC (Complete)

Info: A documentary on pro-sex feminism by French writer and film maker Virginie Despentes, originally conceived as an audiovisual complement to her book "King Kong Theory". The pro-sex feminist movement asserts that representations of the body and of pleasure are areas that must be taken over by women and sexual minorities and that pornography must not be subject to control by the patriarchal state. Made up of about 20 interviews (Lydia Lunch, Maria Beatty, Lynnee Breedlove, Coralie Trinh Thi..) filmed in the USA, Paris (FR) and Barcelona (ES), 2005-2009.

Notes: 92 mins colour. Lydia Lunch is interviewed.

• BQHL Éditions (FR,05-Oct-10) DVD-PAL
• Alive Mind -ALV-DVD-779 (US,xx-Jun-12) DVD-NTSC

Info: A French director (Claude Pérès) invites a German actor (Marcel Schlutt) to make love to him. They lock themselves up in a flat, alone, for one night, until the sunrise, to experiment their desire and get to know each other.

Notes: 94 mins colour. Lydia Lunch provides the soundtrack with 2 tracks: "Paranoid" and "Find The Body".

• QC Cinema - QCC238 (US,02-Nov-10) DVD-NTSC
• Optimale (FR,03-Dec-10) DVD-PAL

Info: Spanish director Jo Sol's documentary film about (FTM transgender) Lazlo Pearlman. He is a London based American physical theatre performance/burlesque/cabaret/fetish -artist who happens to be a FTM transgender. Filmed at several theatres and clubs in Barcelona (ES). Also starring: Veronika Arauzo, Lydia Lunch, Jango Edwards, Beatriz Preciado, Judith Butler, Nina Braunsteiner, Maria Llopis and Thomas W. Laqueur.

Notes: 81 mins colour. Lydia Lunch is interviewed.

• Cameo Media (ES,25-May-11) DVD-PAL

Info: Surgeon Scofflaw now reigns as the desert Dom with her errand boy. Power plays between 4 post apocalyptic desert woman. Fetish sex film shot @ Aircraft restoration and maintenance in Tuscon, Arizona (USA). Starring Arcana, Billy Rough, Surgeon Scofflaw and Sophia St. James.

Notes: 74 mins colour. Music by Lydia Lunch & Cypress Grove (from their, as yet to be released album "Come Back ... When You're Better"): "Beautiful Liar", "Devil Winds" and "T.B. Sheets" and Shotgun Wedding: "Cisco Sunset" and "What Is Memory". Additional music: John Zorn, The Knotwells and Songs For Moms.

• Blue Productions (US,06-Dec-11) DVD-NTSC

Info: A love story of two women who meet up in their late forties and attempt to retrieve the romance they had in their youth in the 80's. Written and directed by Virginie Despentes. Starring: Emmanuelle Béart, Béatrice Dalle, etc..

Notes: 90 mins colour. Music by Big Sexy Noise: "Collision Course" and "Baby Faced Killer" and starring Lydia Lunch and Sasha Andres [Heliogabale] covering "Avec Le Temps" [Léo Ferré].

• Lumière (BE,20-Nov-14) DVD-PAL
• BQHL Éditions (FR,20-Nov-14) DVD-PAL

Info: "The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight" (1983, 6mins); "Stigmata (1991, 40mins) and "Visiting Desire" (1997, 66mins).

Notes: 90 mins colour. Lydia Lunch stars in "Visiting Desire".

• Bethbproductions.com (US,2017) DVD-R-NTSC

Info: The first career-spanning documentary/retrospective of Lydia Lunch’s confrontational work and life as artist.

Recording info: LIVE: [Teenage Jesus and the Jerks] @ Paradise Garage disco, New York City (NY) on 18-Jun-78 (performing "Burning Rubber" and "Orphans") filmed by Pat Ivers & Emily Armstrong ("Nightclubbing" cable TV); [8 Eyed Spy] @ Hurrah, New York City (NY) on 02-Aug-80 filmed by Paul Tschinkel ("Inner-Tube" cable TV); [with Rowland S.Howard] @ Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth (UK) on 01-Jul-93 filmed by Carlton P. Sandercock (Easy Action); [Matrikamantra with Mark Cunningham]: @ G's Club Sidecar, Barcelona (ES) on 21-May-96 (performing "Disease Of The Night") filmed by Josep M.Jordana for Habitual Video Team (excerpt from "Orwell's Memory Hole" from "Fueling The Rose Of Fire" (DVD); [Retrovirus] @ A38 Ship, Budapest (HR) on 08-Dec-13 (performing "What Is It Now"); [Spoken word] @ Howl! Happening, New York City (NY) on 04-Mar-17; [Brutal Measures] @ Joe's Pub, New York City(NY) on 02/03-Nov-16 (performing "Vengeance is Mine Pt.2") Line-up: Lydia Lunch and Umar Bin Hassan [The Last Poets] with Weasel Walter (guitar), Tim Dahl (bass guitar), Don Babatunde (percussion) and Shaun Kelly (drums); [Spoken word] @ The Hall at MP, Brooklyn (NY) on 09-Jun-17; [Retrovirus] @ Grumpy's Bar & Grill, Minneapolis (MI) on 22-Jul-17; [Retrovirus] @ Chop Shop Club, Chicago (IL) on 20-Jul-17; [Spoken word] @ The Slipper Room, New York City (NY) on 03-Apr-17.
FILMS: She had Her Gun Already (1978) by Vivienne Dick; Beauty Becomes The Beast (1979) by Vivienne Dick; Right Side Of My Brain (1984) by Richard Kern; Fingered (1986) by Richard Kern; The Gun Is Loaded (1988) by Merril Aldighieri; Road Rant (1999) by Merril Aldighieri; Lazy Girl Exercise (2020) by Dominika Michalowska; Montage (2020) by Jasmine Hirst; Stalker video (2020) by Jasmine Hirst.
INTERVIEWS: Interviews with Ron Athey, Bob Bert, Carlo Buzolich, Tim Dahl, Nicolas Jaar, Carlo McCormick, Thurston Moore, Kembra Pfahler, Jim Sclavunos, Donita Sparks, JG Thirlwell and Weasel Walter conducted @ The Slipper Room, The Bowery Hotel, Publis Arts Hotel, Max Fish bar and The Roxy Hotel in NYC 2021.

EXTRAS: 1.[Medusa's Bed] @ Festival Forte, Montemor-o-Velho (PT) on 24-Jul-17 (performing "A Whorthy Quarry") (4 mins); 2.[Retrovirus] @ rehearsal space, Hoboken in July 2017 and live 2017 (5 mins); 3.Interview with culture critic and curator Carlo McCormic in 2021 (6 mins); [with Mark Cunningham] G's Club Communiqué, Barcelona on 17-Dec-91 (performing "Blood Is Memory Without Language") filmed by Josep M.Jordana for Habitual Video Team (excerpt from "Fueling The Rose Of Fire" (DVD) (7 mins); 4.[with Rowland S.Howard] @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth (UK) 01-Jul-93 (performing "Blood Is Memory") (4 mins); 5.[Matrikamantra with Mark Cunningham]: @ G's Club Sidecar, Barcelona (ES) on 21-May-96 (performing "Inverted Dream") filmed by Josep M.Jordana for Habitual Video Team (excerpt from "Fueling The Rose Of Fire" (DVD) (4 mins); 6.[Lydia Lunch] @ Cafe Largo, Los Angeles (CA) on 1x-Feb-90 filmed by Lawrence T.Lewis (excerpt from "Consipiracy Of Women" VHS) (3 mins); 7."You telling me to calm down 2021" a short film by Beth B. (3 mins).

Notes: 78 mins (black & white/colour) + 36 mins extras.

• Kino Lorber (US,31-Aug-21) DVD-NTSC

Info: Filmed in London and at the same place (and time) in Connemara (Ireland) where Vivienne Dick's "Like Dawn To Dust" 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 Dust" 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 (ex- Egoslavia, a Washington DC band) and others. Written by Lydia Lunch and Richard Kern. Music by Lydia Lunch & Lucy Hamilton (aka China/Connie Burg) recorded in NYC between Aug/Oct-84. Produced and directed by Richard Kern.

Notes: Super-8. 23 mins black & white. Soundtrack available on the "Drowning Of Lucy Hamilton" album.

• Deathtrip Films (US,1985) VHS/BETA-NTSC
• Weirdo Video (US,1985) 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 (ex- Egoslavia, a Washington DC band) and others. Written by Lydia Lunch and Richard Kern. Music by Lydia Lunch & Lucy Hamilton (aka China/Connie Burg) recorded in NYC between Aug/Oct-84. Produced and directed by Richard Kern.

Notes: Super-8. 23 mins black & white. Soundtrack available on the "Drowning Of Lucy Hamilton" album. Shortly after its release the Rough Trade shop in London got raided by police and the copies of the VHS tapes were seized.

• Widowspeak/Rough Trade -WSP04 (UK,1985) VHS-PAL

Info: "Death Valley 69": promo clip for Sonic Youth. Partly filmed in Los Angeles,Topanga Canyon during March/April 1986. The rest of the clip is a.o. using exerpts from Kern's "Submit To Me" film and live concert footage of Sonic Youth.
"You Killed Me First": starring Lung Leg, David Wojnarowicz, Karen Finley and Jessica Craig-Martin. Lung Leg kills her family at the dinner table.
"Submit To Me": Consists of a variety of fast-paced sequences depicting acts of sex, murder and suicide, featuring Lydia Lunch, Clint Ruin (aka Jim G.Thirlwell), Tom Turner, Audrey Rose, Amy Turner and others. Music by the Butthole Surfers.

Notes: Super-8/Video. 6mins + 11 mins + 12mins color.

• Deathtrip Films (US,1985) VHS-NTSC

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 Nation). 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-PAL

Info: Lydia Lunch, Clint Ruin (a.k.a. Jim Thirlwell), Lung Leg, Audrey Rose, Nick Zedd, Tommy Turner and Casandra Stark performing to music by Lydia Lunch, Thurston Moore, Foetus, Bewitched and the Black Snakes.

Notes: Super-8. 17 mins color.

• Deathtrip Films (US,1987) 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).

• Deathtrip Films (US,1989) VHS-NTSC
• Jürgen Brüning (DE,1989) VHS-PAL
• Jürgen Brüning (DE,1989) U-MATIC-PAL
• Radium 226.05 (SW,1989) VHS-PAL
• ArtWare Provision (DE,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 (DE,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 (DE,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: Compilation of 20 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), X = Y (1990), The Evil Cameraman (1986), Fingered (1986), Horoscope (1991), Submit to Me Now (1987), My Nightmare (1993), The Manhattan Love Suicides (1985), Submit to Me (1985)// Pierce (1990), King Of Sex (1986), Scooter and Jinx (1990), Nazi (1991), Catholic (1991), Goodbye 42nd Street (1986).

Notes: 190 mins black & white/colour. Lydia Lunch appears in "The Right Side Of My Brain", "Submit To Me", "Fingered" and "Submit To Me Now".
Ultimate Richard Kern film collection. This DVD contains all the Richard Kern films Lydia Lunch appears in and all Richard Kern's work from the "Films from the Deathtrip" VHS series. "Tumble" (1991) is most likely the hidden track (I can't find it). Also contains 2 postcards and a written introduction by Jack Sargeant.

• Le Chat Qui Fume -EDV 1920 (FR,20-May-08) DVD-PAL

Info: A documentary by French film maker Angélique Bosio that depicts the underground New York film scene of the mid eighties. Under the banners of Cinema of Transgression and No Wave a bunch of artists (including Richard Kern, Lydia Lunch, Joe Coleman and Nick Zedd) briefly become the new anti-heroes of a generation. Their films and music violently attack conformity they see all around them, highlighting an erotically-charged and sardonic movement. Includes interviews of Richard Kern, Nick Zedd, Lydia Lunch, Joe Coleman, Jack Sargeant (author of the "Deathtripping: Cinema of Transgression" book), Thurston Moore, Richard Hell, Bruce Labruce, Jarboe, etc...

Notes: 75 mins black & white/colour. As bonus extras an interview (20 mins) with Angélique Bosio and 2 of Nick Zedd's short films ("Police State" (19 mins) and " War Is Menstrual Envy" (14 mins)).

• Uplink Out -ULD-455 (JP,08-May-09) DVD-NTSC

Info: A documentary by French film maker Angélique Bosio that depicts the underground New York film scene of the mid eighties. Under the banners of Cinema of Transgression and No Wave a bunch of artists (including Richard Kern, Lydia Lunch, Joe Coleman and Nick Zedd) briefly become the new anti-heroes of a generation. Their films and music violently attack conformity they see all around them, highlighting an erotically-charged and sardonic movement. Includes interviews of Richard Kern, Nick Zedd, Lydia Lunch, Joe Coleman, Jack Sargeant (author of the "Deathtripping: Cinema of Transgression" book), Thurston Moore, Richard Hell, Bruce Labruce, Jarboe, etc...

Notes: 75 mins black & white/colour. As bonus extras an interview (20 mins) with Angélique Bosio and 2 of Nick Zedd's short films ("Police State" (19 mins) and " War Is Menstrual Envy" (14 mins)).

• MVD Visual -MVDV4873 (US,19-May-09) DVD-NTSC
• Monitorpop (DE,Oct-09) DVD

Info: A documentary by French film maker Céline Danhier that depicts the underground New York film scene of from the mid seventies to mid eighties. Weaves together an oral history of the “New Cinema” and “Cinema of Transgression” movements through compelling interviews with Jim Jarmusch, John Waters, Steve Buscemi, John Lurie, Debbie Harry, Thurston Moore, Richard Kern, Lung Leg, Amos Poe, James Nares, Eric Mitchell, Susan Seidelman, Beth B, Scott B, Charlie Ahearn, Lydia Lunch, Vivienne Dick, Pat Place, Nick Zedd, Casandrs Stark Mele, Michael Oblowitz, Eric Mitchell, Sara Driver, Susan Seidelman, etc..

Notes: 92 mins black & white/colour. As bonus extras 43 minutes of extended interviews, interview out-takes and an interview with director Celine Dahnier.

• Kino Lorber (US,21-Feb-12) DVD-NTSC
• e2films -002 (UK,21-Feb-12) DVD-PAL

Info: Spoken word partially shot @ the Performance Garage during June 1987, but without an audience, and at outdoor locations (from the 14th Street meat market to Wall Street) in New York City. Directed by Merril Aldighieri and Joe Tripician. Some music by Jim G.Thirlwell.

Notes: 37 mins colour. It was released on VHS tape, but has never aired on TV. The one response received was from PBS, who called the video in their rejection letter “exceptionally unacceptable.”

• Visionary -JE246 (UK,01-Apr-88) VHS-PAL
• Artshiv Productions (FR,199x) VHS-SECAM
• GoEggit.com (US,2010) Online download video rental

Info: Spoken word partially shot @ the Performance Garage during June 1987, but without an audience, and at outdoor locations (from the 14th Street meat market to Wall Street) in New York City. Directed by Merril Aldighieri and Joe Tripician. Some music by Jim G.Thirlwell.

Notes: 37 mins colour. It was released on VHS tape, but has never aired on TV. The one response received was from PBS, who called the video in their rejection letter “exceptionally unacceptable.”

• Mystic Fire Video -76143 (US,Jul-90) VHS-NTSC
• Mystic Fire Video -76143 (US,01-Sep-98) 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

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: 1.Die Haut: "Doggin"(*)/ 2.German TV 1995/ 3. Australian TV 1994/ 4.Australian TV 1994.

Recording info: 1. Recorded live @ the Tempodrom, Berlin on 24-Aug-92 during Die Haut's 10th Anniversary concert tour; 2. German TV 1995; 3. Sydney,ABC TV,Denton Sep-1994; 4. Australian TV Sep-1994.

Notes: Lydia-lunch.org website release. (*) also released on Die Haut's "Sweat" video (1994).

• Widowspeak Productions (US,2002) VHS-NTSC

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

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

Tracklist: 1.Solo Mystico/ 2.Need To Feed/ 3.Void (a.k.a. Inverted Dream)/ 4.Dead Wrong/ 5.Itch/ 6.Gone City (a.k.a. Lady Scarface)/ 7.Delirium (a.k.a. Disease Of The Night)/ 8.Cisco Sunset.

Recording info: Recorded live during the French Matrikamantra tour of November 1998. Tracks 1 and 5 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 2 and 6 recorded live @ MJC Mirabeau, Marseille on 29-Nov-98 and tracks 7-8 recorded live @ Pannonica, Festival Jazz Action, Nantes on 27-Nov-98. Filmed by Merrill Aldighieri.

Notes: 52 mins colour. Re-edited in 2004, with radio interviews interspersed between the live tracks, and with bonus material (English version only) "Headless Angel" (3 mins. Lydia reading in Pere Lachaise cemetary) and an interview (17 mins) with Lydia. Misses "Mystic And Most Toxic" and "Psychic Antropology" from the VHS release. Line-up: Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Joseph Budenholzer (keyboards,soundscapes) and Terry Edwards (sax and mini trumpet).

• Artshiv Productions (FR,2009) DVD-PAL (English version)
• Artshiv Productions (FR,2009) DVD-PAL (French version)

Tracklist: In My Time Of Dying/ Pigeon Town/ Solar Hex/ What Is Memory?(*)/ Cisco Sunset(*)/ Still Burning/ Incubator/ Burning Skulls/ The Gospel Singer/ Black Juju/ Oh Jim/ Run Through The Jungle.

Recording info: Recorded live @ The Venue, London (UK) on 02-Dec-91.

Notes: Lydia-lunch.org website release. 70 mins colour. (*) also released on "Video Hysterie" compilation DVD (not the VHS).

• Widowspeak Productions (US,2002) VHS-NTSC

Tracklist: Teenage Jesus & The Jerks: 1.Orphans/ 2.I Woke Up Dreaming/ 3.Dioxide Laughing/ 4.Race Mixing/ 5.Baby Doll/ 6.instrumental/ 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 Feb/May-1979; 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. Covers the period 1978-1982.

Tracks 2-6 possibly filmed by Babeth Van Loo for Target Video, tracks 7-11 are from a Super-8 film by Michael McClard titled "Alien Portrait" (1979). Tracks 12-14 filmed by Terry Hammer and also available on a Target VHS video compilation. Tracks 15-21 filmed by Paul Tschinkel (for his "Inner-Tube" Punk and New Wave documentary/cable TV 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.Instra-mental (a.k.a. Dioxide Laughing)/ 4.Race Mixing/ 5.Baby Doll/ 6.instrumental; 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.What Is Memory/ 14.Cisco Sunset/ with Rowland S.Howard: 15.Dead River/ with Mark Cunningham: 16.Inverted Dream/ with Die Haut: 17.Doggin/ Matrikamantra: 18.Solo Mystico/ with Joseph Budenholzer & Kamilsky: 19.Psychic Antropology/ 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 Feb/May-1979; tracks 7-12 recorded live @ Hurrah's,New York 03-Aug-80; tracks 13-14 recorded live @ The Venue,London on 02-Dec-91; track 15 recorded live @ The Wedgewood Rooms,Portsmouth on 01-Jul-93; track 16 recorded live @ the G's Club Sidecar,Barcelona on 21-May-96; 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 19 recorded live in Florida on 1x-Nov-98; track 20 recorded live @ the Bloomsbury Theatre,London on 29-Apr-04; track 21 recorded live @ Apolo, Barcelona on 12-Mar-05; track 22 recorded live @ the All Tomorrow's Parties festival,Camber Sands on 03-Dec-05; track 23 recorded live @ L'Antic Teatre, Barcelona on 28/29-Mar-06; track 24 recorded live @ Zeleste,Barcelona on 15-Nov-89.

Notes: 70 mins black & white/colour. Compilation with rare footage of Teenage Jesus & The Jerks, 8-Eyed Spy, Shotgun Wedding, with Rowland S.Howard, with Mark Cunningham [Mars], with Die Haut, Matrikamantra, Smoke In The Shadows, The Real Pornography and with Pepe Sarto. Covers mainly the period 1989-2006.

Sources: Tracks 2-6 possibly filmed by Babeth Van Loo for Target Video, tracks 7-12 filmed by Paul Tschinkel (for his "New York Music New York" Punk and New Wave documentary series); track 16, 21 and 24 taken from the "Fueling The Rose Of Fire" video; track 17 taken from Die Haut's "Sweat" video; track 18 taken from the "Road Rant" video; track 20 taken from the "Live In London" video; track 24 excerpt from "Fucking Christmas", a film by Julian Alvarez.

Line-ups: 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); Shotgun Wedding line-up tracks 13-14: Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Rowland S.Howard (guitar)/ Link Benka (rhythm guitar)/ Harry Howard (bass) and Jim Sclavunos (drums); with Rowland S.Howard line-up track 15: Lydia Lunch (vocals) and Rowland S.Howard (guitar); with Mark Cunningham line-up track 16: Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Mark Cunningham (trumpet & devices) and backing tapes by Joseph Budenholzer; with Die Haut track 17 line-up: Lydia Lunch (vocals) and Christoph Dreher (bass)/ Rainer Lingk (guitar)/ Jochen Arbeit (guitar)/ Thomas Wydler (drums); Matrikamantra track 18 line-up: Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Joseph Budenholzer (keyboards,soundscapes) and Terry Edwards (sax and mini trumpet); Matrikamantra track 19 line-up: same as 18, but with Kamilsky/Kamil Kruta instead of Terry (?); Smoke In The Shadows line up track 20: 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); Smoke In The Shadows line up track 22: Lydia Lunch (vocals) and Terry Edwards (alto sax/pocket trumpet and pre-recorded backing tracks on an iBook); The Real Pornography line up track 23: Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ David Knight (soundscapes)/ Ian White (percussion) and live video by Marc Viaplana (and Josep M Jordana); with Pepe Sarto line up track 24: Lydia Lunch (spoken voice) and Pepe Sarto (Raeo] (piano) with tapes by Jim G.Thirlwell, Mark Cunningham [Mars] and Lucy Hamilton (Connie/China Burg of Mars].

Omissions: Extended version of the "Video Hysterie" VHS (2002), but omitting some of the early stuff like 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, "Two Square" from the 8-Eyed Spy show @ Hurrah's,New York 03-Aug-80; the 13:13 promo clip.

Errors: "I Woke Up Dreaming" is listed as "I Woke Up Screaming", "What Is Memory" is listed as "Blood Is Just Memory", the Die Haut track is live in 1992 and not 1994; track 18 is recorded in Evreux(FR) 1998 and not Lyon(FR) 1997, track 19 "Psychic Antropology" is listed as "Summon".

• 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. Willing Victom 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 (a.k.a. Matrikamantra): Dread/ In Spite Of God/ Inverted Dream/ Perfumed Corpses/ Disease Of The Night/ Cesspool Called History/ Archives Of Blood; 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-Dec-89 (cover wrongly states November); 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

Tracklist: The Gospel Singer [Harry Crews]/ Digging The Hole/ Self Defence/ Kill Your Sons [Lou Reed]/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Bad For Bobby/ Baby-Faced Killer/ Doughboy/ ?/ Dark Eyes/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Big Willy White (a.k.a. The Gospel Singer)/ God Is A Bullet.

Recording info: Recorded live @ the Cabaret Berlin, Barcelona (ES) on 14-Feb-10. Filmed by Josep M.Jordana.

Notes: 57 mins colour. Released on Terry's label. Big Sexy Noise performance. Line-up: Lydia Lunch with Gallon Drunk: James Johnston (guitar,vocals), Terry Edwards (sax and keyboards) and Ian White (drums).

• Sartorial Records (UK,May-10) DVD+R-PAL (Ltd. edition)

Tracklist: DVD: 1.Freedom (Twist)/ 2.Dirty White Honeysuckle/ 3.Thirsty/ 4.Twist Of Fate/ 5.Beautiful Eyes/ 6.Violence (Anbar).
CD: 1.Thirsty/ 2.Play Dumb/ 3.Twist Of Fate/ 4.Beautiful Bastard/ 5.Oxygen/ 6.Mysterious Disappearance/ 7.Dream Drugs/ 8.Louse.

Recording info: CD recorded/edited in 2008. DVD filmed by Youri Cayron @ Cabaret Aléatoire, Marseille (FR) on 30-Oct-09.

Notes: Line-up: Lydia Lunch (vocals/guitar) and Philippe Petit (turntables/ electronics).

• Monotype Records -mono 035 (PL,18-Oct-2010)

Tracklist: Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ The Gospel Singer/ Doughboy.

Recording info: Recorded live @ the Batofar, Paris (FR) on 24-Apr-10. Filmed by Julien Perrin and Victor Bocquillon. Sound by Julien Surrattheau.

Notes: 15 mins colour. Comes as extra with the vinyl re-release of the "Big Sexy Noise" album. Sound on "Doughboy" is butchered. Big Sexy Noise performance. Line-up: Lydia Lunch with Gallon Drunk: James Johnston (guitar,vocals), Terry Edwards (sax and keyboards) and Ian White (drums).

• Alone Records/Kromatick Musik -AR036LP (ES,10-Dec-11) DVD-PAL

Tracklist: Mechanical Flattery/ Los Banditos/ Cruise To The Moon/ Tied And Twist/ Spooky/ Gloomy Sunday/ Lady Scarface/ Blood Of Tin/ Amtomic Bongos/Cruise To The Moon revisited/ Knives In The Drain.

Recording info: Recorded live @ the Donaufestival Halle 1, Krems, Wien (AT) on 05-May-12. Filmed by Elise Passavant [aka Tankmutation].

Notes: 44 mins colour. Only ever performance of the "Queen of Siam" album. In between two Big Sexy Noise tours. Sold on the February 2012 BSN tour. Line-up: Lydia Lunch (vocals) with James Johnston [Gallon Drunk/Big Sexy Noise] (guitar)/ Leo Kurunis [Lord Auch/Gallon Drunk] (bass)/ Jessie Evans [Sister Assassin] (sax, wild dancing)/ Toby Dammit [Iggy & the Stooges] (piano,keyboards,vibraphone and bongos) and Ian White [Gallon Drunk/Big Sexy Noise] (drums).

• Not on label (EU,Feb-12) DVD+R-PAL (Ltd. edition)

Tracklist: The Gospel Singer [Harry Crews]/ Digging The Hotel/ Slydell/ That Smell/ Another Man Comin' (While The Bed Is Still Warm)/ Bad For Bobby/ Doughboy/ Baby-Faced Killer/ God Is A Bullet/ Dark Eyes/ Your Love Don't Pay My Rent/ Big Willy White (a.k.a The Gospel Singer)/ Jake On The Make [Gallon Drunk]/ Kill You Sons [Lou Reed].

Recording info: Recorded live @ Mains d'Oeuvres, Paris (FR) on 24-Nov-09. Filmed by Benoit Lesieux.

Notes: 60 mins colour. Sold on the Spring 2012 tour. Big Sexy Noise performance. Line-up: Lydia Lunch with Gallon Drunk: James Johnston (guitar,vocals), Terry Edwards (sax and keyboards) and Ian White (drums).

• Not on label (EU,Mar-12) DVD+R-PAL (Ltd. edition)

Tracklist: Orwell's Memory Home/ Hangover Hotel/ Tracker/ Sandpit/ Still Searching For The Drug (Master Alchemist)/ Dirty White Honeysuckle/ Cisco Sunset (Some Days - Some Nights)/ Find The Body/ You Could Be Next/ Dreadnet/ Deadman/ Ghost Of Spain/ Anbar.

Recording info: Filmed by Aldo Erdic @ The Royal Cinema, Toronto (CA) on 20-May-10.

Notes: 58 mins. Released by the Lausanne Underground (Music and) Film Festival. Includes a 12 pages booklet with all the texts.

• LUFF (CH,2012)

Tracklist: Electrically Dawlabed intro/ I'm A Ghost-Sandpit-Disease Of The Night/ Master Alchemist-I'm Still Searching/ Death Is Just A Shadow/ Some Days - Some Nights/ Summertime/ Bleaaah!! (He Smells Of Dirty Sex and Cigarettes)/ Don't Pressure The Man With The Knife/ Zena/ Filipino Bsh.

Recording info: Recorded live @ Théâtre Garonne, Toulouse (FR) on 24-Mar-12. Filmed by Bruno Bervas, Renaud De Foville and Pierre François Loiseau. Audio recorded by Bertrand Perrot, mixed by François R. Cambuzat.

Notes: 46 mins colour. Putan Club performance. Line-up: Lydia Lunch (texts, vocals, soundscapes)/ François R. Cambuzat (music, guitars, vox, computer)/ Vincent Fortemps (drawings, paintings, video projections, instant-art-movie) and Gianna Greco (bass, vocals, effects).

• Un jour peut-être -UJPE03 (FR,April-2013) DVD-PAL

Tracklist: 1.Twist (Freedom for my brothers)/ 2.Dirty White Honeysuckle/ 3.Thirsty (Diamond Sea)/ 4.Twist Of Fate/ 5.Beautiful Eyes/ 6.Violence/ 7.God Is A Bullet/ 8.Mysterious Disappearance.

Recording info: Filmed by Dietmar Post and Lucía Palacios @ Volksbühne, Berlin (DE) on 07-Jan-11.

Notes: 49 mins. Available for online streaming only @ Playloud.org , resolution 1280x720. Audio released on the "Taste Our Voodoo" 2CD box (2013). Line-up: Lydia Lunch (vocals/guitar) and Philippe Petit (turntables/ electronics).

• Play Loud! -PL-39 (DE,2013)

Tracklist: 01.Jericho/ 02.Devil Winds/ 03.Revolver/ 04.When You're Better/ 05.End of My Rope/ 06.Tuscaloosa (unplugged)/ 07.When You're Better (unplugged)/ 08.St Marks Place (unplugged).

Recording info: Filmed by Elise Passavant. See Lydia Lunch - Filmography for more details.

Notes: 25 mins.

• Rustblade -RBL045 (IT,30-May-14)

Tracklist: Tied And Twist (QOS)/ Snakepit Breakdown (13.13)/ Some Boys (IL)/ Dead Me You Beside (8ES)/ Mechanical Flattery (QOS)/ The Gospel Singer (HC)/ Frankie Teardrop [Suicide].

Recording info: Recorded live @ Rough Trade NYC, Brooklyn, NY (US) on 10-Jan-2015. Filmed by Jasmine Hirst.

Note: 32mins. (QOS) Queen Of Siam, (8-ES):8-Eyed Spy, (13.13):13.13, (HC) Harry Crews, (IL) In Limbo. Only available as part of the "Urge To Kill" box.

Line-up: Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Weasel Walter (guitar)/ Tim Dahl (bass) and Bob Bert (drums).

• Rustblade -RBL049BOX (IT,22-May-15) Box ltd. to 99 copies.

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 (DE,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 (DE,14-Mar-94) VHS-PAL
• Triple X Records -51184-3 (US,1994) VHS-NTSC

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 Feb/May-19798. 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
• RaroVideo -RVD 40156 (IT,08-Nov-07) DVD-PAL

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)

Info: Contains "NYC Foetus", a (50 mins) documentary on Jim G. Thirlwell made by French film maker Clément Tuffreau. Features interviews with Jim G. Thirlwell, Matt Johnson (The The), Alex Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten), Michael Gira (Swans/Angels of Light), Vinnie Signorelli (Swans/Foetus live band), Brian Emrich (Swans/Foetus live band), Richard Kern (film maker), Martin Bisi (producer/engineer) and (long time partner for 7 years) Lydia Lunch, along with a lot of never before seen footage of Foetus, Steroid Maximus, Manorexia and more.

Note: Released as part of Foetus' "Limb" CD/DVD with 45 minutes of bonus extras, comprised of Foetus live @ Glocksee in Hannover (DE,31-Jan-96), Steroid Maximus 18 piece ensemble (directed by Thirlwell and Steven Bernstein) live in Paris and Nantes (FR,11/12-Apr-03), Manorexia live @ The Stone,NYC (18-Oct-06) and Jim's LEMUR commission @ Three Legged Dog, NYC (31-May/02-Jun-07).

Notes: Total time 95 mins.

• Ectopic Entertainment -Ect Ents 030 (US,May-09) DVD-NTSC

Tracklist: Teenage Jesus & The Jerks: 1.I Woke Up Dreaming/ 2.Dioxide Laughing/ 3.Race Mixing/ 4.Baby Doll/ 5.Freud In Flop; 8 Eyed Spy: 6.Looking For Someone (a.k.a. Me Minus You)/ 7.Ran Away Dark/ 8.Maintaining My Cool/ 9.I Want Candy/ 10.Boy Meets Girl/ 11.Frantic/ 12.You Twist I Shout.

Recording info: tracks 1-5 recorded live @ Max's Kansas City, Feb/May-1979; tracks 6-12 recorded live @ the Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco 09-Feb-80.

Notes: 13 mins colour. Compilation with rare footage of Teenage Jesus & The Jerks (possibly filmed by Babeth Van Loo for Target Video) and Eight Eyed Spy (filmed by Terry Hammer). Covers the period 1978-1980.

Line-up tracks 1-5: Lydia Lunch (vocals/guitar)/ Jim Sclavunos (bass) & Bradley Field (drum); line-up tracks 6-12: Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ George Scott III (bass)/ Michael Paumgardhen (guitar)/ Pat Irwin (guitar/sax/bass) & Jim Sclavunos (drums).

Copied from the Target Video VHS releases. "You Twist I Shout" is included 3 times.

• no label (JP,200x) DVD-R (NTSC)

Tracklist: Teenage Jesus & The Jerks: 1.I Woke Up Dreaming/ 2.Dioxide Laughing/ 3.Race Mixing; plus Bush Tetras, Mark Pauline, Dead Kennedys, Rank and File, Mutants, Tuxedomoon, DNA, Devo, etc..

Recording info: Teenage Jesus & The Jerks recorded live @ Max's Kansas City, New York Feb/May-1979. Possibly filmed by Babeth Van Loo for Target Video.

Notes: 61 mins colour. Compilation with rare footage of Teenage Jesus & The Jerks.

Teenage Jesus & The Jerks line-up tracks: Lydia Lunch (vocals/guitar)/ Jim Sclavunos (bass) & Bradley Field (drum).

Copied from the Target Video VHS releases.

• no label (US,19xx) 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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