John Peel Sessions at the BBC
John Peel Sessions at the BBC(Jungle Records FREUDLP141. Released September 2023) Side 1- Effigy/Metallic Smile/Prey To Mecca/Propaganda/GazeSide 2- The Tenant/Total Decline/Break/No Motive/Return To The East Notes- The first ever release of sessions recorded for legendary DJ John Peel’s radio show on BBC Radio One. All tracks recorded between 1982 and 1984. Released by arrangement with […]
M.A.D.
M.A.D. (Criminal Damage Records CRI12121. Released September 1984) Sunfeast b/w Craving (12″ only) Produced by John Fryer & MAD. Engineered by John Fryer. Recorded at Blackwing Studios, July 1984. Notes: M.A.D. stood for Mankind’s Audio Development and at this time of writing, there is some confusion about how many members of Play Dead were involved […]
Just Say Yeah
Just Say Yeah (Tanz Records TANZLP2. Released 1986) Features ‘Still In Chains‘ and ‘Burning Down‘ Notes: This compilation was released on the band’s own label. Also features Chatshow, Gaye Bykers On Acid, Bomb Party etc
The Whip
The Whip (Kamera Records KAM014. Released 1983) Features ‘Bloodstains Pleasure‘ Notes: Produced & engineered by Roy Rowland (also responsible for ‘The First Flower’ and the ‘Shine’ EP) this is an earlier version of the track, which was recorded over a year before the Clay Records version. This album was reissued on CD in 1993 (Jungle […]
The Collection
The Collection(Jungle Records FREUDLP137/FREUDCD137. Released March 2023) LPSide 1– Burning Down/Isabel/Sin of Sins/Sacrosanct/PropagandaSide 2- This Side of Heaven/Shine/Witnesses/Break/The Tenant CDBurning Down/Isabel/Sin Of Sins/Sacrosanct/Time/Chains/Propaganda/Pale Fire/Gaze/This Side Of Heaven/Shine/Witnesses/Company Of Justice/Break/The Tenant Notes- ‘The Collection’ is the first compilation of Play Dead’s back catalogue that has been officially approved by the band themselves. The members of Play […]
The Final Epitaph (2015 Reissue)
The Final Epitaph (Reissue)(Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV340LP) Side 1- Shine/This Side Of Heaven/Last Degree/Witnesses/Burning Down/Company Of Justice Side 2- Break/Caught On The Thorns/Judgement/Sacrosanct/The Tenant/Propaganda Recorded live at Stevenage Bowes Lyon House, December 22nd 1985. This was Play Dead’s last performance. The source of this recording appears to be a mixing desk tape. The audio […]
Company Of Justice (2015 Reissue)
Company Of Justice (Deluxe Vinyl Edition)(Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV238LP). Side 1- Witnesses/Caught On The Thorns/Company Of Justice/This Side Of Heaven/Judgement Side 2- Chains/Celebration/Sacrosanct/Treason/Reward Recorded at Conny’s Studio, West Germany, July 1985. Produced & engineered by Conny Plank. Assistant engineer Detlef Widerhoft. Notes: This album was originally issued on Tanz Records in October 1985 (TANZLP1) […]
The First Flower (2015 Reissue)
The First Flower (Deluxe Vinyl Edition)(Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV237LP) Side 1– Time/The Tenant/Propaganda Side 2- Sin Of Sins/In Silence/Don’t Leave Without Me Side 3- Propaganda(mix)/Propaganda(1984 mix)/Sin Of Sins(1984 mix) Side 4- Poison Takes A Hold/Introduction/TV Eye/Final Epitaph Notes: Deluxe edition, pressed on heavyweight red vinyl with a gatefold sleeve. Spread across two discs, tracklisting […]
From The Promised Land (2007 Reissue)
From The Promised Land (Reissue)(Anagram/Cherry Red Records CDMGOTH27. Released 2007) 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) Notes: A proper CD reissue of ‘From The Promised Land’ with bonus tracks. This differs from ‘Resurrection’ by having the tracks in correct order and including ‘Weeping Blood’. Extra tracks […]
Resurrection
Resurrection (Clay Records CLAYCD111. Released 1992) 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(12″ mix)/Solace(12″ mix)/Holy Holy(12″ mix) Notes: Basically ‘From The Promised Land’ remastered for CD. Although this differs from the original LP by re-ordering the tracks, deleting ‘Weeping Blood’ and interspersing them with Clay Records-era singles & b-sides.
