Housewife Superstar

Housewives, househusbands, ladies, gentlemen, and everyone in between… Avril A is ready for relaunch.

A - V - R - I - L

Never released Hi-NRG, synth-pop, wonky rock n' roll from a queer Manchester underground icon of the 80s and 90s.

By day, Avril Eventhal was a housewife in North Manchester's Orthodox Jewish community. By night, she was the fabulous Avril A, a larger than life cabaret performer who found a loyal audience in gay venues across the country and was adored for her outrageous live shows.

With her signature leopard print dress and feather duster in hand she delivered an unforgettable song and dance routine - as it was billed, “an audio-visual assault on the audience”.

She celebrated her unconventional style, finding joy and space for creative reinvention with the queer community.

Avril died in 2017, leaving behind a massive archive of material documenting every aspect of her career in songwriting and performance. For two years, Memory Dance has been working with Avril's niece and family on a digitisation and restoration project bringing these audio recordings back to life.

Full Tracklist:
A1. Hard Up For A Man (KFM Radio Introduction)
A2. Hard Up For A Man
A3. Hard Up For A Man (KFM Radio Orgasm Outro)
A4. I Need Love
A5. Yesterday's Lovers
A6. Man Power (KFM Radio Introduction)
A7. Man Power
A8. You've Got To Work Harder, Try Harder (Acapella)
A9. A Real Man
A10. Female Drag (KFM Radio)
A11. The Man In My Life
A12. Anything Is In Your Key
A13. You're A Man
B1. I Live In Prestwich, Manchester (KFM Radio)
B2. Rock And Roll Makes Me High
B3. Sex Slaves Of New Orleans (KFM Radio Introduction)
B4. Sex Slaves Of New Orleans
B5. The Piano And Me Are Great Friends (KFM Radio)
B6. Lady
B7. Little Lady Dynamite (KFM Radio Introduction)
B8. Little Lady Dynamite
B9. Love Power
B10. Once You've Been Touched By Love (Acapella)
B11. Where's The Feeling? (KFM Radio Introduction)
B12. Where's The Feeling?
B13. Cult Following (KFM Radio)
B14. Paris Is For Lovers
B15. I Don't Give Up (Acapella)
B16. Through The Night
B17. See You At The Next Show (KFM Radio)