The Wolfgang Press
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The Wolfgang Press was an English
post-punk
band
, active from 1983 until 1995, recording for the 4AD
label
. The core of the band was Michael Allen (vocals, bass), Mark Cox (keyboards), and Andrew Gray (guitar), with many guest musicians.
The group is best known for its 1992 international hit single "A Girl Like You (Born To Be Kissed)".
Allen's list of "important records" as of 1995 included De La Soul
's 3 Feet High and Rising
, Massive Attack
's Blue Lines
and "anything from Nick Cave
and The Fall." He recalled that the record that "maybe started it all" for him was Public Image Ltd's Metal Box
.
in 1977. Allen and Cox had both been members of Rema-Rema
and Mass
, while Gray had been a member of In Camera. All of these bands had also recorded for 4AD.
Rema-Rema was formed in 1978 by schoolmates Allen and Gary Asquith, with Cox, Marco Pirroni
(also a school friend of Allen's and a fellow member of The Models) and Max Prior (who later recorded as Dorothy with Psychic TV
). 4AD founder Ivo Watts-Russell
said that hearing Rema-Rema's demo tape "was the first point I knew that we were actually doing something serious [with 4AD]." Their sole recording was the Wheel in the Roses 12"EP (4AD BAD-5, 1 Apr 1980). The band split when Pirroni left to join Adam and the Ants
(although Pirroni says he had already left), and reformed as Mass.
Mass consisted of Allen and Cox with Asquith and Danny Briottet, Asquith and Briottet leaving and later (1986) forming Renegade Soundwave
. (Asquith remained a friend and contributed to Queer.) Mass recorded a single, "You And I"/"Cabbage" (4AD AD-14, Oct 1980), and an album, Labour Of Love (4AD CAD-107, May 1981). Mass split in 1981.
Guest musicians included Richard Thomas (Dif Juz
), David Steiner (In Camera) and guitarist and percussionist Andrew Gray, who soon joined the band.
. These were later compiled (with some remixed versions) as The Legendary Wolfgang Press And Other Tall Stories. The AllMusic Guide to Electronica describes Scarecrow as "a lighter, more streamlined affair", Water as spotlighting "ominously sparse torch song
s", and Sweatbox as "deconstruction
ist pop".
The album was preceded by the EP Big Sex, which presages its musical themes. "King Of Soul", "Kansas" and "Raintime"/"Bottom Drawer" were singles from the album.
Allen later said that Bird Wood Cage was the Wolfgang Press album he was most proud of.
's 1989 debut album 3 Feet High and Rising
. As Allen put it, this was when they "rediscovered that music could indeed be fun." "It seemed such a joyous record. There was a freshness and ease about the way it was made that inspired us to reassess our working process."
The album sound includes many samples and funkier, poppier beats than previous albums. The AllMusic Guide to Electronica describes it as "alien funk, a collection of idiosyncratic rhythms, dark textures, and ominous grooves." The band members each perform multiple instrumental tasks, making the sound fuller than previously. Bassist Leslie Langston of Throwing Muses
guests on most tracks.
The singles from the album were "Time" (the album version being titled "Question Of Time"), an original with a sample from "Time
" from Pink Floyd
's Dark Side of the Moon, followed by a cover of "Mama Told Me Not to Come
" by Randy Newman
.
The single "A Girl Like You" was released in May 1992 and became an international hit, scoring #2 on the Billboard US Modern Rock
(Alternative Songs) chart on August 15, 1992. The song was covered by Tom Jones
, who then got the band to write "Show Me (Some Devotion)" for him, both recordings appearing on The Lead and How to Swing It (1994). Jones also joined them on-stage for All Virgos Are Mad, a 4AD anniversary show in Los Angeles in January 1995.
Due to sample clearance
issues, the 1992 US
release of Queer (which includes "A Girl Like You") needed considerable rerecording and remixing.
Trouser Press describes Funky Little Demons as "straight-ahead dance music with the correct materials", though "no longer enigmatic risk-takers, the Wolfgang Press have become just another white post-new wave soul band."
The single was "Going South", which reached #117 on the UK singles chart and #33 on the US alternative chart. A promotional CD of "Christianity" was also distributed in the US and a video released, directed by Mark Neale, but a single was never released.
The album spent one week in the UK Albums Chart
at #75 in February 1995.
Cox left the band in February 1995, shortly before the release of the album. Allen and Gray aimed to continue, and toured the US without Cox to promote the album, but later conceded the band had run its course.
Allen records and plays live periodically with his band Geniuser with Giuseppe De Bellis, whom Allen regards as the driving force. Geniuser released the album Mud Black on the Phisteria label in 2005 and an EP called Press/Delete in 2010 on the same label. Gray played on the album. Allen also played with Gary Asquith's Lavender Pill Mob.
Gray recorded under the name Limehouse Outlaw, and released an album Homegrown on his own label on May 27, 2002, with some songs co-written by Allen. Gray also recorded with the Lavender Pill Mob.
Cox has contributed writing and production to a project entitled U:guru.
said the band claimed to have named themselves after a device that Mozart
tried (unsuccessfully) to invent to type out his music. No such device is known. Allen has stated elsewhere that the name was chosen to be "meaningless and open to interpretation."
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
, active from 1983 until 1995, recording for the 4AD
4AD
4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...
label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
. The core of the band was Michael Allen (vocals, bass), Mark Cox (keyboards), and Andrew Gray (guitar), with many guest musicians.
The group is best known for its 1992 international hit single "A Girl Like You (Born To Be Kissed)".
Style and influences
The official 4AD band profile describes them as "post-punk", transforming to "avant-dance groovers" with Queer. The band was frequently labeled "goth", though they denied the charge.Allen's list of "important records" as of 1995 included De La Soul
De La Soul
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
's 3 Feet High and Rising
3 Feet High and Rising
3 Feet High and Rising is the debut album from American hip hop trio De La Soul, released in 1989.The album marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. It is consistently placed on 'greatest...
, Massive Attack
Massive Attack
Massive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...
's Blue Lines
Blue Lines
-Personnel:* All tracks produced and mixed by Massive Attack, Cameron McVey and Jonny Dollar.** Robert "3D" Del Naja: vocals - keyboards** Grantley "Daddy G" Marshall: vocals** Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles: keyboards# "Safe from Harm"#* Shara Nelson: vocals...
and "anything from Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...
and The Fall." He recalled that the record that "maybe started it all" for him was Public Image Ltd's Metal Box
Metal Box
Metal Box is the second album by Public Image Ltd, released in 1979 by Virgin Records.The title refers to the album's original packaging, which consists of a metal 16mm film canister embossed with the band's logo and containing three 12" 45rpm records...
.
Rema-Rema, Mass (1978–81)
Allen started in The ModelsThe Models
The Models was a short-lived punk band formed in Harrow, London, England. It consisted in Cliff Fox on vocals and guitar, Marco Pirroni on guitar, Mick Allen on bass and Terry Day on drums....
in 1977. Allen and Cox had both been members of Rema-Rema
Rema-Rema
Rema-Rema was a short-lived English music group, consisting of Gary Asquith , Marco Pirroni , Mick Allen , Mark Cox and Max ....
and Mass
Mass (English band)
Mass were an English post-punk band. The band consisted of Gary Asquith, Mick Allen, Mark Cox, and Danny Briottet. Asquith, Allen and Cox had been members of Rema Rema. Mass released the "You And I" 7" in 1980 on the 4AD Records label...
, while Gray had been a member of In Camera. All of these bands had also recorded for 4AD.
Rema-Rema was formed in 1978 by schoolmates Allen and Gary Asquith, with Cox, Marco Pirroni
Marco Pirroni
Marco Francesco Andrea Pirroni is an English guitarist, songwriter and record producer...
(also a school friend of Allen's and a fellow member of The Models) and Max Prior (who later recorded as Dorothy with Psychic TV
Psychic TV
Psychic TV or PTV, is a video art and music group that primarily performs psychedelic, punk, electronic and experimental music...
). 4AD founder Ivo Watts-Russell
Ivo Watts-Russell
Ivo Watts-Russell was joint-founder with Peter Kent of the English indie record label 4AD. He has also produced several records, himself preferring to use the term "musical director" to explain his role in the creation....
said that hearing Rema-Rema's demo tape "was the first point I knew that we were actually doing something serious [with 4AD]." Their sole recording was the Wheel in the Roses 12"EP (4AD BAD-5, 1 Apr 1980). The band split when Pirroni left to join Adam and the Ants
Adam and the Ants
Adam and the Ants were a British rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original group, which existed from 1977 to 1980, became notable as a cult band marking the transition from the late-1970s punk rock era to the post-punk and New Wave era...
(although Pirroni says he had already left), and reformed as Mass.
Mass consisted of Allen and Cox with Asquith and Danny Briottet, Asquith and Briottet leaving and later (1986) forming Renegade Soundwave
Renegade Soundwave
Renegade Soundwave was an electronic music group. Formed in London in 1986, the group originally consisted of Gary Asquith, Carl Bonnie and Danny Briottet.-History:...
. (Asquith remained a friend and contributed to Queer.) Mass recorded a single, "You And I"/"Cabbage" (4AD AD-14, Oct 1980), and an album, Labour Of Love (4AD CAD-107, May 1981). Mass split in 1981.
The Burden Of Mules (1983)
After Mass split, Allen and Cox stayed together. The influence of Metal Box was apparent in their live shows of the time and in their first recording as the Wolfgang Press, the 1983 album The Burden Of Mules. Trouser Press describes it as "dark and cacophonous, an angry, intense slab of post-punk gloom that is best left to its own (de)vices"; the AllMusic Guide to Electronica describes some tracks as "so morose and vehement as to verge on self-parody." ZigZag was more positive, regarding the album as an artistic success and an "emphatic statement." The band's career retrospective compilation, Everything Is Beautiful, contains no tracks from the album.Guest musicians included Richard Thomas (Dif Juz
Dif Juz
Dif Juz was a British instrumental band, strongly influenced by dub, who were active in the early to mid 1980s. Retroactively they can be seen to be most strongly allied with the Post-rock movement.- History :...
), David Steiner (In Camera) and guitarist and percussionist Andrew Gray, who soon joined the band.
Early EPs
The EPs Scarecrow, Water and Sweatbox followed, produced by Robin GuthrieRobin Guthrie
Robin Guthrie is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins. During his career Guthrie has played guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums and other musical instruments, in addition to programming, sampling and sound processing...
. These were later compiled (with some remixed versions) as The Legendary Wolfgang Press And Other Tall Stories. The AllMusic Guide to Electronica describes Scarecrow as "a lighter, more streamlined affair", Water as spotlighting "ominously sparse torch song
Torch song
A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, either where one party is oblivious to the existence of the other, where one party has moved on, or where a romantic affair has affected the relationship...
s", and Sweatbox as "deconstruction
Deconstruction
Deconstruction is a term introduced by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1967 book Of Grammatology. Although he carefully avoided defining the term directly, he sought to apply Martin Heidegger's concept of Destruktion or Abbau, to textual reading...
ist pop".
Standing Up Straight (1986)
The 4AD band profile describes Standing Up Straight as "an intense blend of industrial and classical tropes". Trouser Press describes it as "as challenging and inventive as the band's other work, adding industrial and classical instrumentation to the creative arsenal", "dark and thoroughly uncompromising" and "not for the easily intimidated." The AllMusic Guide to Electronica describes it as "a challenging, even punishing album, but a rewarding one as well."Bird Wood Cage (1988)
The AllMusic Guide to Electronica notes this album as "one of the most pivotal records in the Wolfgang Press catalog; here, the trio begins to incorporate the dance and funk elements which would ultimately emerge as the dominant facet of their work." Trouser Press describes Bird Wood Cage as "inserting fascinating bits of business into superficially forbidding songs", including female backing vocals, funky wah-wah guitar and elements of dub reggae.The album was preceded by the EP Big Sex, which presages its musical themes. "King Of Soul", "Kansas" and "Raintime"/"Bottom Drawer" were singles from the album.
Allen later said that Bird Wood Cage was the Wolfgang Press album he was most proud of.
Queer (1991), A Girl Like You (1992)
The genesis of the 1991 album Queer was listening to De La SoulDe La Soul
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
's 1989 debut album 3 Feet High and Rising
3 Feet High and Rising
3 Feet High and Rising is the debut album from American hip hop trio De La Soul, released in 1989.The album marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. It is consistently placed on 'greatest...
. As Allen put it, this was when they "rediscovered that music could indeed be fun." "It seemed such a joyous record. There was a freshness and ease about the way it was made that inspired us to reassess our working process."
The album sound includes many samples and funkier, poppier beats than previous albums. The AllMusic Guide to Electronica describes it as "alien funk, a collection of idiosyncratic rhythms, dark textures, and ominous grooves." The band members each perform multiple instrumental tasks, making the sound fuller than previously. Bassist Leslie Langston of Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses is an alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects. The group was originally fronted by two lead singers, Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly, who both wrote the...
guests on most tracks.
The singles from the album were "Time" (the album version being titled "Question Of Time"), an original with a sample from "Time
Time (Pink Floyd song)
"Time" is the fourth track from English progressive rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon, and the only song on the album credited to all four members of the band...
" from Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
's Dark Side of the Moon, followed by a cover of "Mama Told Me Not to Come
Mama Told Me Not to Come
"Mama Told Me " is a song by Randy Newman written for Eric Burdon's first solo album in 1966. Three Dog Night's 1970 cover of the song topped the U.S. pop singles charts.-Newman original and first recordings:...
" by Randy Newman
Randy Newman
Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
.
The single "A Girl Like You" was released in May 1992 and became an international hit, scoring #2 on the Billboard US Modern Rock
Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...
(Alternative Songs) chart on August 15, 1992. The song was covered by Tom Jones
Tom Jones (singer)
Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
, who then got the band to write "Show Me (Some Devotion)" for him, both recordings appearing on The Lead and How to Swing It (1994). Jones also joined them on-stage for All Virgos Are Mad, a 4AD anniversary show in Los Angeles in January 1995.
Due to sample clearance
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
issues, the 1992 US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
release of Queer (which includes "A Girl Like You") needed considerable rerecording and remixing.
Funky Little Demons (1995)
After "A Girl Like You", the band bought their own studio. This removed time pressure, leading to the band spending two years polishing the material.Trouser Press describes Funky Little Demons as "straight-ahead dance music with the correct materials", though "no longer enigmatic risk-takers, the Wolfgang Press have become just another white post-new wave soul band."
The single was "Going South", which reached #117 on the UK singles chart and #33 on the US alternative chart. A promotional CD of "Christianity" was also distributed in the US and a video released, directed by Mark Neale, but a single was never released.
The album spent one week in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
at #75 in February 1995.
Cox left the band in February 1995, shortly before the release of the album. Allen and Gray aimed to continue, and toured the US without Cox to promote the album, but later conceded the band had run its course.
Post-Wolfgang Press
A compilation album, Everything Is Beautiful (A Retrospective 1983–1995), was released in 2001. (Despite the name, it contains nothing from before 1984.)Allen records and plays live periodically with his band Geniuser with Giuseppe De Bellis, whom Allen regards as the driving force. Geniuser released the album Mud Black on the Phisteria label in 2005 and an EP called Press/Delete in 2010 on the same label. Gray played on the album. Allen also played with Gary Asquith's Lavender Pill Mob.
Gray recorded under the name Limehouse Outlaw, and released an album Homegrown on his own label on May 27, 2002, with some songs co-written by Allen. Gray also recorded with the Lavender Pill Mob.
Cox has contributed writing and production to a project entitled U:guru.
Name
SpinSpin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
said the band claimed to have named themselves after a device that Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
tried (unsuccessfully) to invent to type out his music. No such device is known. Allen has stated elsewhere that the name was chosen to be "meaningless and open to interpretation."
Albums
- The Burden Of Mules (4AD CAD-308. Aug 1983)
- Lisa (The Passion) (3:01) / Prostitute I (3:01) / The Burden Of Mules (3:43) / Complete And Utter (3:40) / Prostitute II (3:26) / Slow As A Child (6:36) // Journalists (3:32) / Give It Back (6:04) / On The Hill (10:59)
- Standing Up Straight (4AD CAD-606, Aug 1986)
- Dig A Hole (4:34) / My Life (4:01) / Hammer The Halo (5:10) / Bless My Brother (1:22) / Fire-Fly (4:17) // Ghost (4:22) / Rotten Fodder (6:12) / Forty Days, Thirty Nights (3:24) / I Am The Crime (6:03)
- Bird Wood Cage (4AD CAD-810, 7 Nov 1988)
- King Of Soul (4:02) / Raintime (4:39) / Bottom Drawer (4:42) / Kansas (3:53) / Swing Like A Baby (4:06) // See My Wife (3:55) / The Holey Man (4:16) / Hang On Me (For Papa) (5:08) / Shut That Door (5:40)
- 1988 CD includes Big Sex EP
- Queer (4AD CAD-1011, 5 Aug 1991)
- Birmingham (3:56) / Mama Told Me Not To Come (3:12) / Heavens Gate (2:28) / Riders On The Heart (3:18) / Question Of Time (3:43) // Louis XIV (4:11) / Fakes & Liars (3:01) / Honey Tree (2:52) / Birdie Song (1:20) / Dreams & Light (2:51) / Sucker (3:37) / Mother Valentine (4:27)
- Yellow sleeve with photo of Gray
- Initial vinyl copies included 12"EP Sucker (TWP-3) of remixes by Martyn Young of ColourboxColourboxColourbox were an English electronic musical group on the 4AD label, releasing a number of records between 1982 and 1987. The band was formed by brothers Martyn and Steve Young, along with guest singers, until Lorita Grahame joined as a permanent member in 1983....
: Sucker (Martyn Young Remix) (6:03) / Sucker (Reprise) (2:08) // Mama (Martyn Young Remix) (7:26)
- Queer (4AD/Warner US 9 26908-2, 1992)
- A Girl Like You (3:34) / Birmingham (3:56) / Mama Told Me Not To Come (3:12) / Heavens Gate (2:31) / Riders On The Heart (3:14) / Question Of Time (3:39) / Louis XIV (4:11) / Fakes & Liars (3:00) / Honey Tree (2:48) / Birdie Song (1:21) / Dreams & Light (2:30) / Sucker (3:37) / Mother Valentine (4:27) / Angel (3:37) / Sucker M.F. (6:08)
- Green sleeve with photo of Allen
- Funky Little Demons (4AD CAD-4016, 23 Jan 1995)
- Going South (4:19) / 11 Years (4:01) / Blood Satisfaction (3:41) / Chains (4:58) / Christianity (4:33) / Derek The Confessor (4:04) // So Long Dead (4:16) / Executioner (3:11) / She's So Soft (4:29) / New Glass (2:00) / Fallen Not Broken (4:01) / People Say (4:10)
- Initial CD copies with four-track remix bonus disc (CADD-4016-CD): Executioner (AdamsonBarry AdamsonBarry Adamson is a British rock musician who has worked with rock bands such as Magazine, Visage, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and the electronic musicians Pan sonic and Depeche Mode. Adamson created the seven-minute opus "Useless " remix for the latter band in 1997...
Mix) (7:10) / Christianity (SherwoodAdrian SherwoodAdrian Sherwood is an English record producer best known for his work with dub music as well as for remixing a number of popular acts such as Coldcut, Depeche Mode, The Woodentops, Primal Scream, Pop Will Eat Itself, Sinéad O'Connor, and Skinny Puppy...
Mix) (8:33) / Going South (Adrenalin Mix) (4:18) / 11 Years (SabresThe Sabres of ParadiseThe Sabres of Paradise was a British experimental group formed in London, England in 1992. Although their roots were in the acid house scene, they later produced more dub-inspired work. Andrew Weatherall formed the group with engineers Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns and became responsible for the...
Main Mix 1) (6:07)
EPs and singles
- Scarecrow 12"EP (4AD BAD-409, Aug 1984)
- Ecstasy (6:48) // Deserve (7:11) / Respect (4:19)
- Water 12"EP (4AD BAD-502, Mar 1985)
- Tremble (My Girl Doesn't) (4:00) / My Way (4:26) // The Deep Briny (3:07) / Fire-eater (5:58)
- Sweatbox 12"EP (4AD BAD-506, Jul 1985)
- Heart Of Stone (4:33) / I'm Coming Home (Mama) (5:23) // Sweatbox (5:00) / Muted (3:54)
- Big Sex 12"EP (4AD BAD-702, Apr 1987)
- The Wedding (3:51) / The Great Leveller (4:31) // That Heat (4:23) / God's Number (4:39)
- "King Of Soul" 12" (4AD BAD-804, 22 Aug 1988)
- King Of Soul (Crowned Mix) (6:10) // De-Throned Mix (K.O.S) (4:16) / K.O.S (7 Inch Mix) (3:25)
- despite the name of the third track, no 7" version is known to exist
- "Kansas" 12" (4AD BAD-902, 30 Jan 1989)
- Assassination K./Kanserous (7:39) // Kansas (4:51) / Scratch (5:10) / Twister (4:52)
- "Raintime/Bottom Drawer"
- 12" (4AD BAD-907, 2 May 1989): Raintime (Remix) (4:12) // Bottom Drawer (Remix) (5:37) / Slowtime (4:53)
- CD (4AD BAD-907-CD, 2 May 1989): Longtime (6:01) / Bottom Drawer (Remix) (5:37) / Assassination K./Kanserous (7:39) / Slowtime (4:53)
- "Time" 12" (4AD BAD-1003, 02 Apr 1991), CD (4AD BAD-1003-CD, 02 Apr 1991)
- Time (7:22) / Time Less (3:59) / Dark Time (6:32)
- "Mama Told Me Not To Come"
- 7" (4AD AD-1007, 13 May 1991): Mama Told Me Not To Come (3:17) / Summer Time (4:53)
- 12" (4AD BAD-1007, 13 May 1991): Mama Told Me Not To Come (Bad Boy Mix) (6:34) // Mama Told Me Not To Come (Inside Out Mix) (7:22) / Summer Time (4:53)
- CD (4AD BAD-1007-CD, 13 May 1991): Mama Told Me Not To Come (3:17) / Mama Told Me Not To Come (Bad Boy Mix) (6:33) / Summer Time (4:53)
- US 12" (4AD/Warner 9 40674-0, 1992): Mama Told Me Not To Come (Go Back) (6:56) / Mama Told Me Not To Come (7 Inch) (3:16) // Mama Told Me Not To Come (Up All Night) (4:24) / Birmingham To Jerusalem (8:24)
- US CD (4AD/Warner 9 40674-2, 1992): Mama Told Me Not To Come (7 Inch) (3:19) / Mama Told Me Not To Come (Go Back) (6:59) / Birmingham (7 Inch) (3:34) / Birmingham To Jerusalem (8:27) / Mama Told Me Not To Come (Up All Night) (4:26)
- "A Girl Like You"
- 7" (4AD AD-2006, 13 May 1992): A Girl Like You (7" Mix) (3:39) / Angel (4:34)
- 12" (4AD BAD-2006, 13 May 1992): A Girl Like You (7" Mix) (3:38) / A Girl Like You (1000 Times) (5:41) // Angel (4:33) / A Girl Like You (Born To Be Kissed) (8:16)
- CD (4AD BAD-2006-CD, 18 May 1992): A Girl Like You (7" Mix) (3:38) / Angel (4:33) / A Girl Like You (1000 Times) (5:41) / A Girl Like You (Born To Be Kissed) (8:16)
- US CD (4AD/Warner 9 40547-2, 1992): A Girl Like You (7" Mix) (3:39) / A Girl Like You (1000 Times) (5:40) / Mama Told Me Not To Come (7" Mix) (3:16) / A Girl Like You (Born To Be Kissed) (8:17) / Louis XIV (Napoleon & Josephine) (5:52) / A Girl Like You (Album Version) 3:33
- "Going South"
- 7" (4AD AD-5001, 10 Jan 1995): Going South (7" Version) (3:42) / Going South (Country Style) (4:36)
- 12" (4AD BAD-5001, 10 Jan 1995): Going South (@ 440Apollo 440Apollo 440 are an English band formed in Liverpool in 1990. Apollo 440 have written, recorded and produced four albums, collaborated with and produced other artists, remixed as Apollo 440 and as ambient cinematic alter-ego Stealth Sonic Orchestra, and created music for film, television,...
Mix) (8:18) // 11 Years (Sabres Main Mix 2) (7:26) / Christianity (Sherwood Mix) (8:33) - CD (4AD BAD-5001-CD, 10 Jan 1995): Going South (7" Version) (3:42) / Going South (@ 440 Mix) (8:18) / Chains (WobbleJah WobbleJah Wobble is an English bass guitarist, singer, poet and composer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but left the band after two albums...
Mix) (6:15) / Going South (Country Style) (4:36) - US 7" (4AD/Warner 7-17914, 1994): Going South (Single Version) (3:38) / She's So Soft (Album Version) (4:28)
- US CD (4AD/Warner 9 41883-2, 1994): Going South (7" Version) (3:39) / Going South (@ 440 Mix) (8:17) / Chains (Wobble Mix) (6:15) / Going South (Country Style) (4:36) / 11 Years (Sabres Main Mix 2) (7:28)
Compilations
- The Legendary Wolfgang Press and Other Tall Stories (4AD CAD-514, Nov 1985)
- Tremble (My Girl Doesn't) (4:01) / Heart Of Stone (4:33) / Respect (Edit) (2:13) / My Way (4:28) / I'm Coming Home (Mama) (5:23) // Deserve (Edit) (4:28) / Sweatbox (Remix) (5:10) / Fire Eater (Remix) (6:05) / Ecstasy (6:56)
- compilation of Scarecrow, Water and Sweatbox with some different versions
- CD (CAD-514-CD) includes bonus tracks: The Deep Briny (3:07), Muted (3:54)
- Everything Is Beautiful (A Retrospective 1983-1995) (4AD GAD-2104-CD, 1 Oct 2001)
- Birdie Song (1:21) / Dreams And Light (2:51) / Going South (7" Version) (3:37) / Sweatbox (Remix) (5:11) / Chains (4:56) / Heavens Gate (2:29) / Kansas (Flood Mix) (4:02) / Honey Tree (2:51) / Sucker (Young Mix) (6:04) / Executioner (Adamson Mix) (6:31) / Slowtime (4:51) / A Girl Like You (7" Mix) (3:37) / Respect (2:17) / Mama Told Me Not To Come (3:12) / Shut That Door (5:20) / I Am The Crime (6:03) / People Say (Live) (4:32)
Various Artists compilation appearances
- State Of Affairs (Pleasantly Surprised cassette PS-002, 1984): Prostitute (Remixed Version)
- Dreams and Desires (Pleasantly Surprised cassette PS-006, 1984): Ecstasy (instrumental)
- Document: Pleasantly Surprised (82 - 85) (Pleasantly Surprised cassette PS-012, Feb 1986): Prostitute (Remixed Version)
- Abstract 5 (Sweatbox AMO-5, 1985; LP with Abstract magazine #5): Fire Eater (Remix)
- Lonely Is an EyesoreLonely Is an EyesoreLonely Is an Eyesore is a compilation of music by artists on the 4AD label released in June 1987. The album was produced by Ivo Watts-Russell and recorded at Blackwing Studios, London. The album was engineered and mixed by John Fryer...
(4AD CAD-703, June 1987): Cut the Tree - Unbelievable - The Indie Dance Album (Posh Music For Kids UNB-101, 1991): Time
- Volume One (Volume CD, Sep 1991; CD with Volume magazine #1): Sucker (Version) (3:36)
- Rough Trade: Music For The 90's Vol. 3 (Rough Trade Deutschland RTD-199.1215.2 CD, 1991): Louis XIV (4:10)
- NME Viva 8 - Live at the Town and Country Club 8-1-92 (NME, 1992): Dreams and Light (3:22)
- Lilliput 1 & 2 (4AD LILLIPUT-1+2, 1992): A Girl Like You, Birmingham
- 4AD Presents The 13 Year Itch CD (4AD SHUFFLE-1, 1993): Peace On Fire (4:02)
- 4AD Presents The 13 Year Itch VHS (4AD SHUFFLE-1, 1993): Kansas
- All Virgos Are Mad (4AD/Warner 45789 CD, 1994; free CD for All Virgos Are Mad shows): One
- All Virgos Are Mad (4AD/Warner 45789 CD, 1994; free VHS for All Virgos Are Mad shows): Kansas
- Facing The Wrong Way (4AD FTWW-1, 1995): Christianity (Wicked Man Remix)