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Discography

Poison Takes A Hold (Fresh Records FRESH29. Released June 1981) Poison Takes A Hold b/w Introduction (7" only) Recorded at Hallmark W1, December 1980 & April 1981

Poison Takes A Hold

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TV Eye (Fresh Records FRESH 38. Released October 1981) TV Eye b/w Final Epitaph (7" only) Recorded at Hallmark W1, August 1981. Produced by Cosmo.

TV Eye

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Propaganda (Jungle Records JUNG 2. Released January 1983) Propaganda b/w Propaganda Mix (7" only) Produced by Roy Rowland and Play Dead. Recorded at Nagasaki Sudios London, April 1982.

Propaganda

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The First Flower (Jungle Records FREUD 4. Released April 1983) Side 1-Time/The Tenant/Propaganda Side 2-Sin Of Sins/In Silence/Don't Leave Without Me Produced and engineered by Roy Rowland. Recorded at Nagasaki Studios London, March 1983. Propaganda recorded April 1982.

The First Flower

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Shine (Situation 2 Records SIT 28/SIT 28T. Released September 1983) Shine/Promise (7") Shine/Promise/Gaze (12") Produced and engineered by Roy Rowland. Recorded at Nagasaki Studios London, August 1983.

Shine

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Break (Clay Records CLAY31/12CLAY31. Released April 1984) Break/Bloodstains (7") Break/Bloodstains/Bloodstains Pleasure (12") Produced and engineered by John Fryer. Recorded at Blackwing Studios, March 1984.

Break

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From The Promised Land (Clay Records CLAY LP11. Released May 1984) Side 1- Isabel/Torn On Desire/Walk Away/Pleasureland Side 2- Return To The East/No Motive/Holy Holy/Weeping Blood Produced by John Fryer and Play Dead. Engineered by John Fryer.Recorded at Blackwing Studios, March 1984.

From The Promised Land

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Isabel (Clay Records CLAY35/12CLAY35. Released July 1984) Isabel/Solace (7") Isabel/Solace-Extended Version (12") Produced and engineered by John Fryer. Recorded at Blackwing Studios, March 1984.

Isabel

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Propaganda 1984 Mix (Jungle Records JUNG 017. Released October 1984) Propaganda 1984 Mix/Sin Of Sins 1984 Mix (12" only) Produced and engineered by Roy Rowland. Propaganda recorded April 1982, Sin Of Sins recorded March 1983 at Nagasaki Studios, London. Re-mixed by John Fryer at Blackwing Studios, September 1984.

Propaganda 1984 Mix

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Conspiracy (Clay Records CLAY40/12CLAY40. Released October 1984) Conspiracy/Silent Conspiracy (7") Conspiracy/Silent Conspiracy/Conspiracy-Saigon Mix (12") Produced by John Fryer and Play Dead. Recorded at Blackwing Studios, September 1984.

Conspiracy

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Sacrosanct (Clay Records CLAY42.12CLAY42. Released February 1985) Sacrosanct/Pale Fire (7") Sacrosanct/Pale Fire/Holy Holy-Catholic Mix/Sacrosanct-Heritic Mix (12") Produced by John Fryer and Play Dead. Engineered by John Fryer. Recorded at Blackwing, September & November 1984.

Sacrosanct

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Into The Fire (Live) (Clay Records CLAY LP16M. Released May 1985) Side 1- Walk Away/Return To The East/Break/Torn On Desire Side 2- Shine/Sin Of Sins/The Tenant/No Motive Recorded live in Oxford on 23/02/85 on the RAK Mobile. Engineered by Steve Cooksey. Mixed at Strawberry Studios by Chris Nagle and Jon Burton.

Into The Fire (LP)

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Into The Fire (VHS)

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The Singles 1982-85 (Clay Records CLAYLP20M) Side 1- Break/Conspiracy/Solace/Propaganda Side 2- Isabel/Bloodstains/Pale Fire/Shine

The Singles 1982-85

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This Side Of Heaven (Tanz Records TANZ1. Released September 1985) This Side Of Heaven/This Side Of Heaven- Serious Mix/Last Degree (12" only) Produced by Conny Plank. Engineered by Conny Plank & Detlef Widerhoft.

This Side Of Heaven

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Company Of Justice (Tanz Records TANZLP1. Released October 1985) 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.

Company Of Justice

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Burning Down (Tanz Records TANZ2. Released February 1996) Burning Down- Mescal Mix/Still In Chains/Burning Down (12" only) Produced & engineered by Conny Plank and Detlef Widehoft. Recorded at Conny's Studio, December 1985.

Burning Down

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In The Beginning- The 1981 Singles (Jungle Records JUNG26T. Released 1986) Poison Takes A Hold/Introduction/TV Eye/Final Epitaph (12" only) Recorded at Hallmark W1, December 1980, April 1981 & August 1981. 'TV Eye' and 'Final Epitaph' produced by Cosmo.

In The Beginning- The 1981 Singles

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Caught From Behind (Live) (Dojo Records DOJOLP34. Released 1986) Side 1- Break/Last Degree/Solace/Shine/Isabel Side 2- Sin Of Sins/Torn On Desire/This Side Of Heaven/Sacrosanct/The Tenant Recorded live in London & Nottingham UK, Berlin Germany, Paris France & Fribourg Switzerland at various points during 1984 & 1985.

Caught From Behind (Live)

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The Final Epitaph (Live) (Jungle Records FREUD15. Released 1987) 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 quality varies.

The Final Epitaph (Live)

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The First Flower (Jungle Records FREUD 4. Released April 1983) Side 1-Time/The Tenant/Propaganda Side 2-Sin Of Sins/In Silence/Don't Leave Without Me Produced and engineered by Roy Rowland. Recorded at Nagasaki Studios London, March 1983. Propaganda recorded April 1982.

The First Flower (1992 Reissue)

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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)

Resurrection

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From The Promised Land (Clay Records CLAY LP11. Released May 1984) Side 1- Isabel/Torn On Desire/Walk Away/Pleasureland Side 2- Return To The East/No Motive/Holy Holy/Weeping Blood Produced by John Fryer and Play Dead. Engineered by John Fryer.Recorded at Blackwing Studios, March 1984.

From The Promised Land (2007 Reissue)

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The First Flower (Jungle Records FREUD 4. Released April 1983) Side 1-Time/The Tenant/Propaganda Side 2-Sin Of Sins/In Silence/Don't Leave Without Me Produced and engineered by Roy Rowland. Recorded at Nagasaki Studios London, March 1983. Propaganda recorded April 1982.

The First Flower (2015 Reissue)

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Company Of Justice (2015 Reissue)

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The Final Epitaph (Live) (Jungle Records FREUD15. Released 1987) 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 quality varies.

The Final Epitaph (2015 Reissue)

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The Collection

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John Peel Sessions at the BBC

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Compilations

Play Dead tracks have appeared on numerous compilation albums, usually with tiresome Gothic themes, over the years. All the tracks have been previously issued and are better found on the original pressings or the official re-releases. The exceptions to this are below-

The Whip (Kamera Records KAM014. Released 1983) Features 'Bloodstains Pleasure'

The Whip

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Just Say Yeah (Tanz Records TANZLP2. Released 1986) Features 'Still In Chains' and 'Burning Down'

Just Say Yeah

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Side Projects

Up until the band split in 1986 and the members went their separate ways, the only output outside of Play Dead itself was this one off single –

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 Studoios, July 1984

M.A.D.

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