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1001 Other Albums

The next album SpaceAce submitted to this project – and the 100th (!) album we are spotlighting – is number 1029 in The List.

I would’ve loved to hear why SpaceAce picked this particular album, given the history of the band. Prior to forming this electropop duo, Elli Medeiros and Denis Quilliard (a.k.a. Jacno) were both in what is credited as France’s first punk band, Stinky Toys, with Elli on vocals and Jacno on rhythm guitar. Interestingly, all the lyrics were in English, possibly as Elli, originally from Uruguay, spoke English as her second language (Spanish as her first). Stinky Toys released only two albums (both self-titled), in 1977 and 1979, but apparently left an impression on such people as Andy Warhol, Malcolm McLaren, and Blondie.*

Once Stinky Toys broke up, Jacno released his first solo album in 1979, a minimal, ambient pre-electro self-titled album, featuring Elli on one of the songs. Soon after, as a duo, Elli & Jacno put out three albums, starting with the one we’re looking at here. And then, after the duo called it quits, both went on to have solo careers, with Elli also working in film.

I can only assume SpaceAce had/was familiar with all of these projects, but it’s up to us to do our own deep dive now.

Thanks, friend, for pointing us in the right direction.

PSA: As mentioned on my Mastodon, I’ll be taking a break in November from writing 1001 Other Albums spotlights, so we’ll regroup in December to continue going through SpaceAce’s contributions to The List.

*As per this article in The Guardian, “Cult heroes: Jacno – the oddball luminary who delivered punk to Paris“.

https://1001otheralbums.com/2024/10/27/spaceace-sunday-elli-jacno-tout-va-sauter-1980-france-uruguay/

The album art is a very 80s photo of the artists, both looking at the camera and wearing cream coloured tops (Elli wears a sleevless top, Jacno a suit jacket with a white collared shirt underneath). There is a red background. The artists' names are in a large blue font at the top, and the album name is in smaller black font in the bottom right-hand corner.
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