VALENTINO'S PIRATES

Canadian musician Dave Desroches alongside producer Gary Pig Gold formed a group called "The Dave Rave Conspiracy", releasing the album "Valentino's Pirates" on Russia''''s Melodiya record label in 1992. However, to appease cold war era Russian sensibilities, the album was credited to the Dave Rave "Group", as the label was uncomfortable with the word "conspiracy". Notably, the band also included Billy Ficca, formerly of the influential New York City band Television, and Lauren Agnelli, of the 1980s anti-folk band Washington Squares. "Valentino's Pirates" has become a quite a cult classic, and was the first North American rock album released by a post-Soviet state after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Available on vinyl!