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Vinyl Albums

Fanfare (compilation album)
© 1982 Virgin Records Ltd

Side 1: Into The Valley, Working For The Yankee Dollar, Sweet Suburbia, A Woman in Winter, Masquerade, The Saints Are Coming
Side 2: Animation, Out Of Town, T.V. Stars, Of One Skin, Charade, Circus Games

 

 

Joy (German)
© 1981 Virgin Records Ltd.
Side 1: Blood & Soil (3:58), A Challenge (The Wanderer) (6:10), Men Of Mercy (1:11), A Memory (5:05), Iona (7:15)
Side 2: In Fear Of Fire (0:42), Brothers (3:11), And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda (5:30), The Men Of The Fall (6:04), The Sound Of Retreat (Instrumental) (3:13), Fields (4:32)


All compositions by Richard Jobson/Russell Webb except Iona written by Russell Webb, original title Richard Jobson/And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda lyrics Eric Bogle, music traditional, arrangement Jobson/Webb.

 

 

Joy
© 1981 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Side 1: Blood & Soil (3:58), A Challenge (The Wanderer) (6:10), Men Of Mercy (1:11), A Memory (5:05), Iona (7:15)
Side 2: In Fear Of Fire (0:42), Brothers (3:11), And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda (5:30), The Men Of The Fall (6:04), The Sound Of Retreat (Instrumental) (3:13), Fields (4:32)

All compositions by Richard Jobson/Russell Webb except Blood and Soil (Jobson/Adamson) and Waltzing Matilda (traditional).

 

 

The Absolute Game released 1980
© 1980 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd/Arnakata Music Ltd.

Side 1: Circus Games (4:10), Out Of Town (4:08), Goodbye Civilian (4:15)), The Children Saw The Shame (3:40), A Woman in Winter (5:40)
Side 2: Hurry On Boys (3:42), Happy To Be With You (3:36), The Devils Decade (5:42), One Decree (3:23), Arena (5:10)

 

 

Strength Through JoyStrength Through Joy (free Album)
© 1980 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd/Arnakata Music Ltd.

Side 1: An Incident In Algiers (3:55), Grievance (2:58), Strength Through Joy (1:59), Filming Africa (3:39)
Side 2: A Man For All Seasons (1:50), Shakes And Ladders (4:01), Surgical Triumph (2:13), The Bell Jar (2:33)

 

 

 

The Absolute Game (Contains free album)released September 1980
© 1980 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd/Arnakata Music Ltd.

Side 1: Circus Games (4:10), Out Of Town (4:08), Goodbye Civilian (4:15)), The Children Saw The Shame (3:40), A Woman in Winter (5:40)
Side 2: Hurry On Boys (3:42), Happy To Be With You (3:36), The Devils Decade (5:42), One Decree (3:23), Arena (5:10)

 

 

Scared To Dance released 1980
© 1979 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd

Side 1: Into The Valley (3:17), Scared To Dance (3:17), Of One Skin (2:25), Dossier (Of Faliability) (3:30), Melancholy Soldiers (3:01), Hope And Glory (3:16)
Side 2: The Saints Are Coming (2:37), Six Times (2:08), Calling The Tune (4:00), Integral Plot (2:38), Charles (2:46), Scale (4:42)

 

 

 

Days In Europa released 1980
© 1979 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

Side 1: Animation (4:27), Charade (4:0), "Dulce et Decorum Est (Pro Patria Mori)" (4:34), The Olympian (3:22), Home of the Saved (4:26)
Side 2: Working for the Yankee Dollar (3:52), Thantos (4:02), Masquerade (2:44), A Day in Europa (2:56), Peaceful Times (5:00)
Produced by Bill Nelson; WFTYD Remixed by Mick Glossop, Masquerade remixed by Bill Nelson & John Leckie, additional production and remix (except WFTYD) by Bruce Fairbairn

 

 

 

Days In Europa released October 1979 (Withdrawn)
© 1979 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

Side 1: Animation (4:51), Charade (3:53), "Dulce et Decorum Est (Pro Patria Mori)" (4:08), Pros and Cons (3:19), Home of the Saved (5:05)
Side 2: Working for the Yankee Dollar (4:53), The Olympian (3:32), Thantos (4:06), A Day in Europa (3:01), Peaceful Times (5:05)
All titles by Jobson/Adamson except "Home of the Saved" by Adamson; Produced by Bill Nelson

 

 

Scared To Dance released 1979 (Special Blue Vinyl, only 20 copies pressed)
© 1979 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd

Side 1: The Saints Are Coming (2:37), Scared To Dance (3:17), Contusion (2:42), Into The Valley (3:15), Integral Plot (2:35), Six Times (2:10)
Side 2: Sweet Suburbia (2:30), Charles (2:45), Melancholy Soldiers (3:01), Calling The Tune (3:58), Of One Skin (2:24), Hope And Glory (3:16)

 

Scared To Dance released March 1979
© 1979 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd

Side 1: The Saints Are Coming (2:37), Scared To Dance (3:17), Contusion (2:42), Into The Valley (3:15), Integral Plot (2:35), Six Times (2:10)
Side 2: Sweet Suburbia (2:30), Charles (2:45), Melancholy Soldiers (3:01), Calling The Tune (3:58), Of One Skin (2:24), Hope And Glory (3:16)