Greatest Fits by Gina X

Gina X makes her way to Dark Entries for Greatest Fits, a compilation of gems and jams from the eccentric New Wave icon. Gina X Performance was formed in Cologne in 1978 when art history student and chanteuse Gina Kikoine teamed up with synth wizard Zeus B. Held. Inspired by Patti Smith and Lou Reed, Kikoine aimed to create "the absolute union of music, poetry and travesty," a lofty goal that she most certainly would achieve. 1979 saw the release of the classic first LP, Nice Mover, which put Held’s lush electronic production in dialogue with Gina X’s deadpan delivery. Songs explore androgyny, decadence, and avant-garde art in a fashion that is stylish, sexy, and more than a touch transgressive. Nice Mover quickly became a cult favorite thanks to tracks like the euphoric “Nice Mover” and the dancefloor bomb “No G.D.M.”, dedicated to queer icon Quentin Crisp. Three more LPs followed in the coming years: X-Traordinaire in 1980; Voyeur in 1981; and Yinglish in 1984. The duo continued their genre deviance throughout, exploring uptempo space disco on “Strip Tease,” punk-laced New Wave on “Babylon Generation,” and icy electro-pop on “French Lift.” Greatest Fits is the first-ever double LP compilation of Gina X material. The 17 tracks on Greatest Fits were selected by Kikoine and Held, reflecting the duo’s most cherished moments from their wide-ranging catalog. The record comes housed in a gatefold sleeve designed by Eloise Shir-Juen Leigh featuring press clippings and photographs, and includes an insert with lyrics and memories about each song from Kikoine and Held.

Tracklist

1.	No G.D.M.	5:57

2.	Exhibitionism
3.	Be a Boy
4.	Tropical Comic Strip
5.	Nice Mover
6.	Cologne Intime
7.	Opposite Numbers
8.	Vendor's Box
9.	Strip Tease
10.	I.C. Code
11.	Kaddish
12.	Hypnosis/Hypnose
13.	Babylon Generation
14.	Die Kunst des Liebens (The Art of Loving)
15.	Kanal Banal
16.	French Lift
17.	Waiting

Credits

releases May 30, 2025

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Vocals: Gina Kikoine
Keyboards, Electronics, Percussion: Zeus B. Held
Drums: Lasio Czigany Guitar: Dierk Hil
Produced by Martin "Jimmy" Homberg and Zeus B. Held All songs written by Gina Kikoine and Zeus B. Held
1-5 originally released on the album Nice Mover on Crystal Records, Germany in Autumn 1979
Recorded & mixed at The Sound Experience Studio am Dom, Cologne in Summer 1978
6-9 originally released on the album X-Traordinaire on Zorro Productions/EMI Electrola Germany in September 1980
10-13 originally released on the album Voyeur on Electrola Records, Germany in 1981
Music tracks recorded and produced by Zeus B. Held and Martin Homberg
Vocal tracks recorded and produced by Zeus B. Held Mixed by Zeus B. Held and Martin Homberg at The Sound Experience, Cologne, March-April 1981
14-17 originally released on the album Yinglish by Gina X on Statik Records, UK in 1984
A Trigger Production by Zeus B. Held Recorded & Mixed at Studio St. Nom, Paris Additional Recording at Odyssey Studios, London by Marc Frank The Garden, London & The Barge, Little Venice by Zeus B. Held
Mastered by Anne-Marie Suenram, 2024
Designed by Eloise Shir-Juen Leigh
To my beloved Manhatta Gang 2&1+2!
With the exception of vocals and drums the sound on this album was produced with the following keyboard instruments: Mini Moog, Polymoog, ARP Synthesizer 2600, ARP String Ensemble, ARP Sequencer, Fender Rhodes Piano, Grand Piano, Hammond A 100, Sennheiser Vocoder. Some analog and digital Delays and Flangers took part in the realization of this music.

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