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MODERN MAN / MESSENGERS- Discography -
7 Aug 1980 | 7" | Modern Man: All the Little Idiots |
All the Little Idiots 3.05 / Advance 4.05 (MAM, MAMS 204)
Produced by Midge Ure.
Oct 1980 | 7" | Modern Man: Body Music |
Body Music 3.40 / I Couldn't Stop 4.15 (MAM, MAMS 206)
Produced by Midge Ure.
Nov/Dec 1980 | LP | MODERN MAN: CONCRETE SCHEME |
- Good Time Idealogy 1.56
- Wonderful World Segue 3.33
- Cosmetics 2.15
- All the Little Idiots 3.05
- Little White Boys 3.42
- Wastelands 6.07
- I Think You'd Better Go Home 4.47
- Body Music 3.40
- I Couldn't Stop 4.15
- Advance 4.05
- War 5.00 (MAM, MAMLP 5001)
Written by Danny Mitchell. Recorded at Cava Studios, Glasgow. Produced by Midge Ure.
Danny Mitchell: guitar and synth. Jim Cook: lead vocals. Ali Mcleod: lead guitar.
Colin King: guitar. Mike Moran: bass.
15 Nov 1980 | various artists LP | 101 - BEYOND THE GROOVE |
- Modern Man: All the Little Idiots [Live on stage?] (Polydor, 2478 140)
Produced by Midge Ure.
Feb 1981 | non-album 7"/12" | Modern Man: Things Could Be Better |
Things Could Be Better (Jim Cook) / Wastelands (7": MAM, MAMS 207)
Things Could Be Better (Extended) 5.00 / Wastelands 6.07 (12": MAML 207)
Produced by Midge Ure.
July (?) 1981 | non-album 7" | Modern Man: War Drums |
War Drums 3.31 (Danny Mitchell) / Tell Us Lies 3.15 (Danny Mitchell) (MAM, MAMS 211)
Produced by Bob Sargeant.
Nov (?) 1982 | non-album 7"/12" | Messengers: I Turn In (To You) |
I Turn In (To You) 4.28 (Daniel Mitchell) / The Semi-Professionals (Theme No. 1) 5.20 (Daniel Mitchell/Colin King) (7": Chrysalis, CHS 2663)
I Turn In (To You) [Extended 5.30?] / The Semi-Professionals (Theme No. 1) 5.20 (12": CHS12 2663)
Side A produced by Midge Ure, side B produced by Messengers.
June 1984 | non-album 7"/12" | Messengers: Great Institutions |
Great Institutions 3.33 (Daniel Mitchell/Colin King) / Here Come the Heroes 3.00 (Daniel Mitchell/Colin King) (7": Musicfest/Chrysalis, MUST 1)
Great Institutions (MF Mix) 7.42 // Here Come the Heroes 3.00 / Strawboy (Live Dec 1982 at Hammersmith Odeon) 3.04 (12": MUST X1)
Produced by Midge Ure.
later 1984 | non-album 7"/12" | Messengers: Frontiers |
Frontiers / Plains of Siberia (7": Musicfest/Chrysalis, MUST 2)
Frontiers (Extended Version) // Plains of Siberia / Andy Warhol (12": MUST X2)
10 Nov 2004 | CD-R | MESSENGERS: IT'S BEEN TWENTY YEARS, LET'S TRY TURNING UP THE VOLUME |
- Woman in the Dunes 4.33
- (Did You) Take Me for a Ride 4.46 [Newly recorded]
- Strawboy 3.17
- Art 5.34
- You'd Better Go 3.41
- The Dancing Bear 4.08
- Departure 5.05
- Send That Letter Home 5.33 [Newly recorded]
- The Three D Men 6.09
- T.D.P. 7.52
- The Scars 4.14
- A Song from a Cage 4.52
- The Reformation Waltz 3.20 [Newly recorded]
Most tracks were recorded ca 1982-84. They are previously unreleased but were intended for an LP. Apparently sold via the official Ultravox site.
31 Dec 2019 | digital album | MESSENGERS: IT'S BEEN TWENTY YEARS, LET'S TRY TURNING UP THE VOLUME |
- Woman in the Dunes 4.30
- (Did You) Take Me for a Ride 4.45
- Strawboy 3.15
- Art 5.39
- You'd Better Go 3.48
- The Dancing Bear 4.08
- Departure 5.05
- Send That Letter Home 5.33
- The Three D Men 6.12
- T.D.P. 7.49
- The Scars 4.16
- A Song from a Cage 4.49
- Nighttown 7.23 [Not on the 2004 CD-R]
- Nomad 5.28 [Not on the 2004 CD-R]
- Serious Colour 5.56 [Not on the 2004 CD-R]
- The Reformation Waltz 3.24
This great interview explains some: https://palebloomsandbeyond.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/interview-with-danny-mitchell-of-messengers/
Copyright (c) 2014-04-04 Jonas Wårstad.
Last update 2019-12-31.
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