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.. .. .. THOMPSON TWINS - Discography  Because of Thompson Twins i have fallen in love with new wave and synth-pop!!and I love their style in fashion:) (Salty)
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
New Wave, Synth-pop
 A PRODUCT OF... PARTICIPATION (1981)
Credits:
Congas, Percussion, Vocals - Joe Leeway/ Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Chris Bell/ Guitar, Percussion, Vocals - John Roog / Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Saxophone - Peter Dodd/ Saxophone, Percussion - Jane Shorter/ Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion - Tom BaileyTracklist:01 When I See You
02 Politics
03 Slave Trade
04 Could Be Her...
05 Could Be You
06 Make Believe 
07 Don't Go AwayB - The Price
08 Oumma Aularesso (Animal Laugh)
09 Anything is Good Enough
10 A Product Of...
11 Perfect Game
12 Vendredi SaintBonus tracks:
13 Oumma Aularesso (animal laugh) 12 inch mix
14 Make Believe 12 inch mixThe First Sessions
15 A Product Of...
16 The Price
17 Could Be Her... Could Be You
18 Oumma Aularesso (Animal Laugh)
Early Related Works
19 Tom Bailey - Weather Station/The Blankets : Modern Plumbing
Link to download:http://www.sendspace.com/file/dh0w5v
"The Thompson Twins, as anyone familiar with the tale will know, were a radically different outfit to what they later became when they crossed the atlantic to become the pop music giants of 1984. A seven member lineup knocked out this offering. A rather unique blend of percussion led African music, chanting, furious beats and energetic playing, mostly on traditional instruments. Yes, there's guitars, drums, and no synths. It's a very enjoyable listen, and quite similar to Talking Heads' output up to 1980; the African percussion used on Fear Of Music and Remain In Light (probably one of my all time favourite albums), and the sparse simple production of '77 and More Songs...'.
Included in this version is the radio session this early lineup did for the BBC, which has been released by Strange Fruit on vinyl (in the mid '80s I think) but never on CD. This CD is essential for any Thompson Twins fan."
 SET (1982)Credits:
Bass - Matthew Seligman/ Congas - Joe Leeway/ Drums - Chris Bell/Guitar - John Roog , Peter Dodd /Keyboards - Thomas Dolby (tracks: 06, 07, 09)/Percussion - Alannah Currie , Joe Leeway , Peter Dodd , Tom Bailey /Piano - Tom Bailey / Saxophone - Allanah Currie Synthesizer - Peter Dodd , Tom Bailey/ Vocals - Joe Leeway , Tom Bailey
Tracklist:
01 In The Name Of Love 
02 Living In Europe
03 Bouncing
04 Tok Tok
05 Good Gosh
06 The Rowe
07 Runaway
08 Another Fantasy
09 Fool's Gold
10 Crazy Dog
11 Blind
Bonus :Runaway 2x7 inch single
12 Runaway (Single Remix)
13 Open Your Eyes
14 Living In Europe (Live)
15 Make Believe (Live)
Link to download:http://www.sendspace.com/file/svp0hc
"Once again, the Thompson Twins released this album with the same creative flames burning as the first. It's quite similar, though perhaps a stronger album (although I personally prefer the first). Despite the reliance on traditional instruments, we see the first hints of the sound that would propel the Twins to the dizzying heights of Live Aid, endless US tours and stadium concerts. In The Name Of Love is Tom Bailey casting off the shackles of the guitar and embracing the cold harsh synth. It's electronic and you can dance to it. And the Americans did, and loved it. From here the Twins dropped a few hundred band members (well, a few anyway) and condensed to Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway. It was now time to quick step and side kick.
[1] The live sets with the pre-1983 'Twins were apparently something spectacular, and at one stage or another included musicians who would later join other famous bands. To quote from Wikipedia's article on the Thompson Twins:
The Twins' live band was also a spawning ground for future stars. Felicia (Michele) Collins plays guitar as the only remaining charter member of Paul Shaffer's CBS Orchestra on The Late Show with David Letterman. Roger O'Donnell and Boris Bransby-Williams both joined The Cure. Carrie Booth, keyboards, played with Shakespeare's Sister. Other notable musicians included Andrew and Mark Heyward-Chaplin on bass guitar" (http://www.sharoma.com/ttwins/albums.htm)
 IN THE NAME OF LOVE (1982)
Tracklist:
 01 In The Name Of Love (alternate mix)
02 Living In Europe
03 Bouncing (alternate mix)
04 The Rowe
05 Make Believe (alternate mix)
06 Runaway (extended version)
07 Another Fantasy
08 Fool's Gold
09 Perfect Game
10 Good Gosh
Bonus :Early singles and b-sides11 In The Beginning
12 Coastline
13 Physics And Chemistry
14 Squares And Triangles
15 She's In Love With MysteryLink to download:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4x35j1"In The Name Of Love was the American answer to the first two 'Twins albums A Product Of, and Set. In similar style to the American "Meet The Beatles", In The Name Of Love combined the "best" of the first two albums, to make it more palatable for the American market, and also cash in on the success of the single, which was riding high in the dance charts at the time. I've put together this new version of it, and inluded alternate versions of songs, and some early bonus tracks. I'm not sure which mixes were used on the original ITNOL album, but I'm sure the US mix of the title track would be used, and an alternate mix of Make Believe, so I've included these instead. There's also a strange mix of Bouncing I've used, and an extended version of Runaway. Combined with the bonus tracks, which are early singles and an excellent b-side - Coastline, this CD sits nicely alongside the custom versions of A Product Of and Set that I have. Note: this is not the same as the 'original album' since I've used different versions, but the track listing is the same.
Review
I can understand why this album came to exist. Obviously, potential Thompson Twins fans being impressed with the new synthpop direction of the breakthrough single would be somewhat confused by the experimental nature of A Product Of, so only two of its tracks make it onto this album. Predictably enough, one of them is Perfect Game, which sounds like classic era 'Twins anyway. As for Set, Tok Tok, Crazy Dog and Blind are omitted - hardly surprising. Though great, these are hardly commercial offerings. I read on Blake Bell's old site that Good Gosh was bumped all the way down to last track since it was written by Joe Leeway and not Tom Bailey. This seems odd."
  QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK (1983)
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