Captain Sensible - The Tony Mansfield productions

CAPTAIN SENSIBLE

THE TONY MANSFIELD PRODUCTIONS (1982-1984)

17 June 1982 7"/12" Happy Talk

Happy Talk 3.25 // It/I Can't Stand It (Demo) 5.22 (A&M Records, CAP 1 / CAPP 1) All tracks produced by Tony Mansfield (although only the A-side has the Mansfield sound).

4 Aug 1982 7"/12" Wot

Wot 5.45 [12" Extended Mix] / Strawberry Dross 9.26 (12": CAPP 2)

All tracks produced by Tony Mansfield (although only the A-side has the Mansfield sound). The B-side is a collection of short untitled demos - the 7" single has seven demos and the 12" single has eight; They are in the same order, but (confusingly) track 2 on the 7" single is not on the 12" single, and tracks 7-8 on the 12" single are not on the 7" single.

3 Sep 1982 LP (+ CD) WOMEN AND CAPTAIN FIRST

Intro speech 0.53/Wot 3.40 [Sensible]
A Nice Cup of Tea 3.34 [Sensible]
Brenda Part 1&2 7.27 [Sensible/Hitchcock]
Yanks with Guns 4.34 [Sensible]
Happy Talk 3.35 [Rogers & Hammerstein II]
Martha the Mouth 3.52 [Sensible]
Nobody's Sweetheart 3.18 [Kahn/Erdman/Mayers/Schoebel]
(What D'Ya Give) the Man Who's Gotten Everything 4.20 [Sensible/Rimbaud]
Who Is Melody Lee, Sid? 1.53 [Sensible]
Gimme a Uniform 3.50 [Sensible]
Croydon 4.56 [Sensible/Hitchcock] (LP: A&M Records, AMLH 68548)

Japanese 2007 CD bonus tracks:

Wot (12" Mix) 5.45
Strawberry Dross 9.26 (Japanese CD 27 June 2007: Universal UICY-93257)

UK 2009 CD bonus tracks:

It 1.22 [B-side Happy Talk]
I Can't Stand It 4.01 [B-side Happy Talk]
Strawberry Dross (Extended) 9.26 [B-side Wot]
Jimi Hendrix's Strat 5.11 [B-side Croydon]
Damned on 45 (7.20) [B-side Glad It's All Over, 1984]
Joe Meek 3.35 [previously unreleased] (UK CD 20 July 2009: Cherry Red, CDMRED 408)

Recorded at Old Barn Studios, Spring 1982. All tracks on original LP produced by Tony Mansfield. Captain Sensible: vocals and guitar. Tony Mansfield: synths and percussion. Dolly Mixture: vocals. Robyn Hitchcock: 12 string guitar on 'Brenda'.

12 Oct 1982 7" Croydon

Croydon [Single Edit] 3.36 / Jimi Hendrix's Strat 5.11 (A&M Records, CAP 3) A-side produced by Tony Mansfield, B-side produced by Captain Sensible.

July 1983 7"/12" Stop the World

Stop the World [12" Version] 6.28 / Back to School? [12" Version] 9.32 (12": CAPX 4)

A-side produced by Tony Mansfield, written by Sensible/Hitchcock/Mansfield.

4 Nov 1983 7" I'm a Spider

I'm a Spider 4.12 / Women Sago 3.52 (A&M Records, CAP 5) A-side produced by Tony Mansfield, written by Sensible/Hitchcock/Mansfield. B-side produced by Tony Mansfield, written by Sensible.

18 Nov 1983 LP/MC (+ CD) THE POWER OF LOVE

I'm a Spider 4.11 [Sensible/Mansfield/Hitchcock]
I Love Her 2.36 [P. Ryan/B. Ryan]
Stop the World 4.33 [Sensible/Mansfield/Hitchcock]
Sir Donald's Son 2.56 [Sensible]
It's Hard To Believe I'm Not 3.08 [Sensible/Hitchcock]
Thanks for the Night 4.07 [Sensible]
Glad It's All Over 4.06 [Sensible/Mansfield]
Royal Rave up 5.06 [Sensible]
Secrets 4.32 [Sensible/Hitchcock]
It Would Be So Nice 3.39 [R. Wright]
The Power of Love 3.54 [B. Jones]
I Love You 2.31 [Sensible] (A&M Records, AMLX 68561 / CXM 68561)

Japanese 2007 CD bonus track:

There Are More Snakes Than Ladders 3.39 (Japanese CD 27 June 2007: Universal UICY-93258)

UK CD 2009:

Glad It's All Over 4.06
It's Hard To Believe I'm Not 3.08
It Would Be So Nice 3.39
Sir Donald's Son 2.56
Stop the World 4.33
Thanks for the Night 4.07
Royal Rave up 5.06
I'm a Spider 4.11
Secrets 4.32
I Love Her 2.36
The Power of Love 3.54
I Love You 2.31
Back to School? 7.56 (7" version) [B-side Stop the World]
Women Sago 3.51 [B-side I'm a Spider]
There Are More Snakes Than Ladders 3.38 [non-LP single July 1984]
One Christmas Catalogue 3.59 [non-LP single Nov 1984]
Come On Down 3.50 [non-LP single Nov 1985]
Beggars Can be Choosers 2.55 [B-side Come On Down]
Revolution Now 4.21 (7" version) [single June 1987] (UK CD 20 July 2009: Cherry Red, CDMRED 409)

All tracks on original LP produced by Tony Mansfield. Tony Mansfield: Fairlight CMI, guitars, tin cans. Captain Sensible: vocals, assorted instruments.

2 March 1984 7"/12" Glad It's All Over

Glad It's All Over 4.06 // Happy Talk 3.24 / Damned on 45 (7.05) (12": CAPX 6)

A-side produced by Tony Mansfield, written by Sensible/Mansfield.

8 July 1984 7"/12" There Are More Snakes Than Ladders

There Are More Snakes Than Ladders (Remix) 4.07 / There Are More Snakes Than Ladders (Folk Version) 3.30 //
The 4 Marys Go Go Dance All Night at the Groovy Cellar 6.23 (12": CAPX 7)

A-side produced by Tony Mansfield, written by Sensible/Mansfield.

19 Nov 1984 7"/12" One Christmas Catalogue

One Christmas Catalogue 3.58 / Relax 5.42//
Pocketful of Dosh 4.45 / Sound Effects 1.40 / Wendy! Where’s My Snaps? 3.22 / Say What You Will 0.28 (CAPY 8)

One Christmas Catalogue & Relax produced by Tony Mansfield ('Relax' is a cover of the hit by Frankie Goes To Hollywood).

Dec 1984 coll-LP/MC SENSIBLE SINGLES

Happy Talk 3.24
Wot 3.40
It Would Be So Nice 3.39
Martha the Mouth 3.52
Stop the World 4.33 [Sensible/Mansfield]
Relax 5.42
I Love Her 2.36

Glad It's All Over 4.06 [Sensible/Mansfield]
It's Hard To Believe I'm Not 3.08 [Sensible/Mansfield]
There Are More Snakes Than Ladders 3.39 [Sensible/Mansfield]
I'm a Spider 4.12 [Sensible/Mansfield]
One Christmas Catalogue 3.59 [Sensible/Mansfield]
I Love You 2.31 (A&M Records, AMA 5026 / AMC 5026)

5 May 2003 UK coll-CD THE COLLECTION

Happy Talk 3.25 [without intro speech]
Croydon 4.48
Nice Cup of Tea 3.12 [without intro speech]
Brenda (parts 1 & 2) 7.27
Yanks with Guns 4.29 [without intro speech]
Martha the Mouth 3.49
What D'ya Give the Man Who's Gotten Everything 4.20
Wot 3.40 [LP version] [without intro speech]
Royal Rave Up 5.06
It Would Be So Nice 3.38
Power of Love 3.47
I'm a Spider 4.12
I Love Her 2.36
Glad It's All Over 4.00
Stop the World 4.33
Sir Donald's Son 2.56
It's Hard To Believe I'm Not 3.08
Thanks for the Night 4.07
There Are More Snakes Than Ladders 3.39 (Spectrum 063 193-2)

Last update 2009-07-20.

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