Poison Takes a Hold / Introduction
Fresh 29 - June 1981
Produced by Play Dead
Recorded at Hallmark W.1. December 1980 and April 1981
Notes: Guitar by "RE" (before Steve Green joined the band)
These songs are available on "The First Flower" CD (Cleo 7519-2)
T.V. Eye / Final Epitaph
Fresh 38 - October 1981
Produced by Cosmo
Recorded at Hallmark W.1. August 1981
Notes: "Re" plays guitar on Final Epitaph, Steve Green plays on T.V.
Eye
These songs are available on "The First Flower" CD (Cleo 7519-2)
Metallic Smile / Pray to Mecca / Propaganda / Effigy (Peel session 1)
Unreleased.
Recorded Jan 13th, 1982 : Broadcast Jan 28th 1982
Thanks to Nick Barrett, Jim Clyates and Marc Berger for recordings and information.
Note: Aside from the otherwise unreleased tracks, Propaganda is of considerable
interest because Pete is absolutely smokin' on this track!
Propaganda / Propaganda (mix)
Jungle Records (Jung 2) - January
1983
Produced by Roy Rowland and Play Dead
Recorded at Nagasaki Studios, London, April 1982
These songs are available on "The First Flower" CD (Cleo 7519-2)
Gaze / The Tenant / Total Decline (Peel session 2)
Unreleased.
Recorded June 15th, 1983 : Broadcast June 23rd 1983
Thanks to Nick Barrett, Jim Clyates and Marc Berger for recordings and information.
Shine / Promise
Situation Two (Sit 28) - September 1983
Produced and Engineered by Row Rowland
Recorded at Nagasaki Studios August 1983
These songs are available on "The First Flower" CD (Cleo 7519-2)
Return to the East / No Motive / Break (Peel session 3)
Unreleased.
Recorded Jan 11th, 1984 : Broadcast Jan 18th 1984
Thanks to Nick Barrett, Jim Clyates and Marc Berger for recordings and information.
Break / Bloodstains
Clay 31 - April 1984
Produced by John Fryer and Play Dead
Engineered by John Fryer
Recorded at Blackwing March 1984
These songs are available on the "Resurrection" CD Clay Records (Clay
CD 111)
Isabel / Solace
Clay 35 - July 1984
Produced by John Fryer and Play Dead
Engineered by John Fryer
Recorded at Blackwing March 1984
Isabel is available on the "Resurrection" CD Clay Records (Clay CD
111)
This version of Solace is not available on CD.
Sin of Sins (1984 Mix) / Propaganda (1984 Mix)
Funf Und Verzig 4509 1984
Produced and Engineered by Roy Rowland (assumed)
Recorded at Nagasaki studios, London England March 1983 (assumed)
Propaganda Recorded April 1982, re-mixed by John Fryer at Blackwing Studios
September 1984 (assumed)
Notes: Says "from the album PLAY DEAD - FIRST FLOWERS"
Thanks to Ivo and Melinda for finding this.
Conspiracy / Silent Conspiracy
Clay 40 - October 1984
Produced by John Fryer
Recorded at Blackwing September 1984
Conspiracy is available on the "Resurrection" CD Clay Records (Clay
CD 111)
Silent Conspiracy is not available on CD.
Sacrosanct / Pale Fire
Clay 42 - February 1985
Produced by John Fryer and Play Dead
Engineered by John Fryer
Recorded at Blackwing September and November 1984
These songs are available on the "Resurrection" CD Clay Records (Clay
CD 111)
This Side of Heaven / Last Degree
Tanz ? 1985
White label/Test Pressing DJ promo only. Handwritten label. Never released.
Probably only about 5 exist.
Thanks to Melinda for finding this.
Shine / Promise / Gaze
Situation Two (Sit 28T) - September 1983
Produced and Engineered by Roy Rowland
Recorded at Nagasaki Studios August 1983
Notes: Cover Photography by Daniel Faoro
These songs are available on "The First Flower" CD (Cleo 7519-2)
Propaganda (1984 mix) / Sin of Sins
Jung 17 - October 1984
Also released on the German FuenfUndVierzig label as a 7".
Produced and Engineered by Roy Rowland
Propaganda recorded at Nagasaki Studios April 1982, Sin of Sins recorded March
1983
Propaganda was re-mixed by John Fryer at Blackwing Studios September 1984
These songs are available on "The First Flower" CD (Cleo 7519-2)
Break / Bloodstains / Bloodstains Pleasure
12 Clay 31 - April 1984
Produced and Engineered by John Fryer
Recorded at Blackwing Studios March 1984
Notes: These songs are available on "Resurrection" CD Clay Records
(Clay CD 111)
Isabel / Solace (extended version)
12 Clay 35 - July 1984
Produced and Engineered by John Fryer
Recorded at Blackwing Studios March 1984
Notes: These songs are available on the "Resurrection" CD Clay Records
(Clay CD 111) Solace (extended) is renamed (12" mix)
Conspiracy / Silent Conspiracy / Conspiracy (Saigon mix)
12 Clay 40 - October 1984
Produced John Fryer and Play Dead
Engineered by John Fryer
Recorded at Blackwing Studios September 1984
Notes: Conspiracy is available on "Resurrection" CD Clay Records (Clay
CD 111)
Silent Conspiracy and Conspiracy (Saigon mix) are not available on CD
Sacrosanct / Pale Fire / Holy Holy (Catholic mix) / Sacrosanct (Heretic mix)
12 Clay 42 - February 1985
L'invitation Au Suicide ID 10 (under licence from Clay Records)
1985
Produced by John Fryer and Play Dead
Recorded at Blackwing Studios September and November 1984.
Notes: "Pale Fire" is misspelled "Pale Five" on the B-side
of some editions of this 12".
Not misspelled on the L'invitation Au Suicide release. Cover art is the same
otherwise. This is interesting
though.
Unknown if the 7" was released under L'invitation Au Suicide too.
Sacrosanct is available on the CD "Company of Justice" Jungle Records
(Freud CD 041).
Sacrosanct and Pale Fire are available on the CD "Resurrection" Clay
Records (Clay CD 111).
Holy Holy (Catholic mix) is renamed 12" Remix on the "Resurrection"
CD.
Sacrosanct (Heretic Mix) is not available on CD.
Thanks to Maurizio Pustianaz for locating the L'invitation Au Suicide 12"
This Side of Heaven / This Side of Heaven (serious mix) / Last Degree
Tanz 1 1985
Produced and engineered by Conny Plank and Detlef Widerhoft
Recorded at Conny's Studio December 1985
Notes: These songs are available on the CD "Company of Justice" Jungle
Records (Freud CD 041)
This Side of Heaven (serious mix) is available on Gothic Rock II CD Cleopatra
Records (CLEO 96482) 1995
Burning Down (mezcal mix) / Still in Chains / Burning Down
Tanz 2 1985
Produced and engineered by Conny Plank and Detlef Widerhoft
Recorded at Conny's Studio December 1985
Notes: Still in Chains is a remix from the album "Company of Justice"
and is not available on CD.
Burning Down (mezcal mix) is available on the CD "Company of Justice"
Jungle Records (Freud CD 041) although is simply titled "Long Version"
on the CD.
Burning Down is not available on CD.
"In the Beginning - the 1981 Singles"
Poison Takes a Hold / Introduction / T.V. Eye / Final Epitaph
Jung 26 T 1986
See above 7" information for details.
Notes: This is a 1986 re-release of Play Dead's first 2 singles on Fresh Records,
both of which are on the CD "The First Flower" CD (Cleo 7519-2)
The First Flower: A Six Track Album
Time / The Tenant / Propaganda / Sin of Sins / In Silence / Don't Leave Without Me
Jungle Records (freud 3) - April 1983
Funf Und Verzig (4509 EFA Vertrieb) 1983? *
Japanese LP (35139-2?) 1983? **
Produced and Engineered by Roy Rowland
Recorded at Nagasaki studios, London England March 1983
Propaganda Recorded April 1982
Notes: This album plus extra tracks are available on "The First Flower"
CD (Cleo 7519-2)
* contains tracks from the "Shine" 12" as well.
** also contains tracks from the "Shine" 12" as well as lyric
sheet in japanese and english and an interview? (in japanese)
From the Promised Land
Isabel / Torn on Desire / Walk Away / Pleasureland / Return to the East / No Motive / Holy Holy / Weeping Blood
Clay Records (Clay LP 11) - May 1984
Produced by John Fryer and Play Dead
Engineered by John Fryer
Recorded at Blackwing Studios March 1984
Notes: All songs except Weeping Blood are available on "Resurrection"
CD Clay Records (Clay CD 111)
Initial copies (1000 maybe?) of this LP were pressed and the band apparently
decided they didn't like the mixes, so the album was remixed and re-released.
All re-mixed albums have a "remix" sticker on the jacket. Thanks
to Andy C for the LP and information.
mp3s linked above are all the original release, the 2nd copy of Weeping Blood
is the track left off Resurrection CD, but has been included on the CD release
'From the Promised Land' below.
Company of Justice
Witnesses / Caught on the Thorns / Company of Justice / This Side of Heaven / Judgement / Chains / Celebration / Sacrosanct / Treason / Reward
Tanz Records (Tanz LP 1) 1985
Produced by Conny Plank
Engineered by Conny Plank and Detlef Widerhoft
Artwork by Daniel Faoro
Recorded at Conny's studio, West Germany, July 1985
Notes: All of these songs are available on the CD "Company of Justice"
Jungle Records (Freud CD 041)
Sacrosanct is a different recording than the 7",12" and Resurrection
CD.
The Singles 1982 ~ 85
Break / Conspiracy / Solace / Propaganda / Isabel / Bloodstains / Pale Fire / Shine
Clay Records (Clay LP20M) 1985
Break comes from the Break 7" A-side / 12" A-Side
Conspiracy comes from the Conspiracy 7" A-side / 12" A-side
Solace comes from the Isabel 7" B-side
Propaganda comes from the Propaganda 7" A-side
Isabel comes from the Isabel 7" A-side / 12" A-side
Bloodstains comes from the Break 7" B-side / 12" B-side
Pale Fire comes from the Sacrosanct 7" B-side / 12" A-side
Shine comes from the Shine 7" A-side / 12" A-side
See 7" and 12" sections for details.
The First Flower Plus Ten Extra Tracks
Time / The Tenant / Propaganda / Sin of Sins / In Silence / Don't Leave Without Me / Shine / Gaze / Promise / Propaganda (mix) / Propaganda (1984 mix) / Sin of Sins (1984 mix) / Poison Takes a Hold / Introduction / T.V. Eye / Final Epitaph
Cleopatra Records (Cleo 7519-2) 1993
See notes in 7" and 12" sections for information.
Resurrection
Break / Isabel / Walk Away / Bloodstains / Solace / No Motive / Pleasureland / Pale Fire / Sacrosanct / Torn on Desire / Holy Holy / Return to the East / Conspiracy / Sin of Sins (live) / Bloodstains Pleasure / Solace (12" mix) / Holy Holy (12" mix)
Clay Records (ClayCD 111) 1992
See notes in 7" and 12" sections for information.
Solace (12" mix) and Solace are the same track.
Notes: No idea where Sin of Sins (live) was recorded.
Company of Justice
Witnesses / Caught on the Thorns / Company of Justice / This Side of Heaven / Judgement / Chains / Celebration / Sacrosanct / Treason / Reward / Last Degree / Burning Down (long version)
Jungle Records (Freud CD 041) 1993
See notes in 12" and album sections for details.
From the Promised Land
Isabel / Torn on Desire / Walk Away / Pleasureland / Return to the East / No Motive / Holy Holy / Weeping Blood / Break / Bloodstains / Solace / Pale Fire / Sacrosanct / Conspiracy / Bloodstains Pleasure / Solace (extended version) / Holy Holy (catholic mix)
Cherry Red Records (CDM GOTH 27) 2007
This is a re-issue of the Clay CD 'Resurrection' with the track list reflecting
the original LP release of FTPL, with extensive liner notes describing the history
behind both the band and this particular album.
This CD includes the track 'Weeping Blood' and excludes the track 'Sin of Sins
(live)' found on the original Clay release.
Available here
and probably your local amazon.com store.
Caught From Behind: Live in England, France, Germany and Switzerland
Break / Last Degree / Solace / Shine / Isabel / Sin of Sins / Torn on Desire / This Side of Heaven / Sacrosanct / The Tenant
Castle Communication (DOJOLP 34) 1986
Break, Last Degree recorded live at the University of London, England Feb. 22nd,
1985
Solace, Shine recorded live at Le Saint, Paris France Dec. 10th, 1984
Isabel recorded live at The Metropole, West Berlin, Germany Oct. 15th, 1984
Sin of Sins, Torn on Desire recorded live Fri-Son, Fribourg, Switzerland Sept.
20th, 1985
This Side of Heaven, Sacrosanct, The Tenant recorded live at Rock City, Nottingham
England Feb. 27th 1985
Notes: Last Degree misspelled "Last Dance" on track listing.
This album is now available on CD.
Email me if you'd like a copy. (contact info in "credits section")
Into the Fire ~Live~
Walk Away / Return to the East / Break / Torn on Desire / Shine / Sin of Sins / The Tenant / No Motive
Clay Records (Clay LP 16M) 1985
L'invitation Au Suicide ID 17 (under licence from Clay Records)
1985
Recorded Live in Oxford Feb. 23rd, 1985
Engineered by Steve Cooksey
Mixed at Strawberry Studios by Chris Nagle and Jon Burton
Notes: This album is now available on CD.
Email me if you'd like a copy. (contact info in "credits section")
The "Into the Fire" live video was recorded at the same time as this
album.
The Final Epitaph - Live
This Side of Heaven / Last Degree / Witnesses / Burning Down / Company of Justice / Break / Caught on the Thorns / Judgement Day / Sacrosanct / The Tenant /Propaganda
Jungle Records (Freud 15) - May 1985
Recorded Live at Stevenage Dec. 22nd, 1985
Notes: This was Play Dead's Last gig
This album is now available on CD.
Email me if you'd like a copy. (contact info in "credits section")
Several bootlegs are also available from me. See the gig list page for specifics.
 Songs for a Black Planet Nectar Masters (NTMCD512) 1995 Propaganda (same as LP track) |
 The Whip Kamera Records (kam 014) 1983 Bloodstains Pleasure (remix) Re-released by Cleopatra (see below) |
 Gothic Rock II Cleopatra Records (CLEO 96482) 1995 This Side of Heaven (extended version) Same as "serious mix" on 12" |
 In Goth Daze Anagram Records (CDMGRAM89) 1994 The Tenant (same as LP track) |
 In Goth Daze Cleopatra Records (CLEO 9400-2) 1994 The Tenant (same as LP track) |
 The Goth Box Cleopatra Records (CLP 9798-2) 1996 The Tenant (same as LP track) |
 Kiss of the Vampire Dressed to Kill DTKBOX63 1998 Shine (same as LP track) |
 Just Say Yeah TANZ LP-2 1986 Burning Down (same as LP track) |
 Flesh, Fangs and Filigree Dressed to Kill DTKBOX60 CDx3 1996 Final Epitaph ( LP Version) |
 Undead Dressed to Kill Records (DTK BOX 51) 1996 The Tenant (same as LP track) |
 Goth Rock I Jungle Records (FREUD 38) 1992 Propaganda (same as LP track) |
 The Whip Cleopatra Records (cleo 15752) 1993 Bloodstains Pleasure (remix) |
Sanctuary 28 Gothic Anthems (UMD 80667) - This
Side of Heaven (Company of Justice version)
Dracula compilation CDx3 (?)
Flesheaters CDx3(?) - Sin of Sins
Stiletto Vamps CDx3(?) - Final Epitaph
The Myths Of Avalon CD (Talitha 1995)
?
Please send me details and cover scans of these!
Into the Fire - Live
Walk Away / Return to the east / Break / Torn on Desire / Shine / Solace / Sin of Sins / Sacrosanct / The Tenant / No Motive / Propaganda
Recorded live in Oxford 23/2/85
Huge HUGE thanks to Andy Thomson for the video,
scan, and info.
This video has finally been transferred to DVD. Check here
for details.
