The Vietnam Veterans is an French

France

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 psychedelic

Psychedelic music

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 band, hailing originally from Chalon-sur-Saône

Chalon-sur-Saône

Chalon-sur-Saône is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon....

, a commune in eastern France. They released six full-length albums during the 1980s, starting in 1983. The band was praised by many alternative music publications, including Bucketful Of Brains during the 1980s. After a 21 year long pause, they are now active again.

History

After releasing their compilation album The Days of Pearly Spencer in 1988, they broke up, and some members moved on to other projects. In 2005 The Vietnam Veterans released a single called "I Give You My Life / Children Eyes", and in 2009 a full-length album called Strange Girl (As The Gitanes). The band The Gitanes was one of the projects a few of the former Vets had, and the name is now added to the The Vietnam Veterans name, calling it "The Vietnam Veterans (a.k.a. The Gitanes)".

Current members

• Mark Enbatta – lead vocals
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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   (1983–1988, 2009–present)
• Lucas Trouble – keyboards
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   (1983–1988, 2009–present)
• James Kibut – (2009–present)
• Eric Lenoir – (2009–present)

Studio albums

Year	Title	Label	Notes
1983	On the Right Track Now	Lolita Records	Re-released 1985 by Music Maniac Records
1984	Crawfish for the Notary	Lolita Records	Re-released by Music Maniac Records
1986	In Ancient Times	Music Maniac Records
1987	Catfish Eyes... and Tales	Music Maniac Records
2009	Strange Girl (As The Gitanes)	Music Maniac Records

Live album

Year	Title	Label	Notes
1985	Green Peas	Music Maniac Records	Double LP

Compilation albums

Year	Title	Label	Notes
1988	The Days of Pearly Spencer	Music Maniac Records
1989	The Music Maniac "Gimmick" Compilation	Music Maniac Records	Various artists. Song: "Wolf"

Single

Year	Title	Label	Notes
2005	"I Give You My Life / Children Eyes"

External links

• Music Maniac Records
• Official The Vietnam Veterans MySpace page
• Rate Your Music (Discography, reviews etc.)