Virgin Prunes — The Moon Looked Down and Laughed

The Moon Looked Down And Laughed (recorded in 1984 and originally released in 1986) was produced by Soft Cell’s Dave Ball and demonstrated that the group had deliberately taken a new musical direction away from the emergent Goth scene. Despite a guest appearance by the anarchic Jim Thirwell of Foetus fame, the confrontational aspect of their music had been replaced by a selection of more twisted melodic songs and ballads. Through their