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In 1825 the French monarch Charles X demanded Haiti pay an "independence debt" of 150m gold francs - 10 times the fledgling nation's annual income. While ladies comparable to Billie Vacation and Ella Fitzgerald have been famous for their jazz singing, women have achieved a lot less recognition for their contributions as composers, bandleaders and instrumental performers. In 1992 Twin/Tone released Ladies and Gentlemen, The Suburbs Have Left the Constructing, a best-of compilation, and in 1994 a dwell report Viva! Following live performances, they launched The Suburbs on the Twin/Tone label (the label's first launch) in early 1978. The document was a 9-song 7-inch crimson vinyl EP.