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Comsat Angels
The Comsat Angels were a post-punk band from Sheffield, England, active from 1978 to 1995. Their music has been described as "abstract pop songs with spare instrumentation, many of which were bleak and filled with some form of heartache." They have been credited as being an influence to current...
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Waiting for a Miracle
Waiting for a Miracle is the debut album by the Comsat Angels, released in September 1980 on Polydor Records. The album was reissued on CD twice, in 1995 by RPM records and in 2006 by Renascent, with different track listings (see below). Two singles...
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- Sep 5, 1980
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Sleep No More
Sleep No More was released in September 1981 on Polydor Records. It was the Comsat Angels' second album and is widely regarded as a masterpiece that had a major influence on bands such as U2 (who toured with the band) and latterly Editors and...
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- Sep 1981
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Fiction
Fiction was released in 1982 on Polydor Records. It was the Comsat Angels' third album. The album was reissued on CD twice, in 1995 by RPM Records and in 2006 by Renascent, with different track listings (see below). The album peaked at #94 in the UK...
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- 1982
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Land
Land was released in 1983 on Jive Records. It was the Comsat Angels' fourth album. The album was reissued on CD with 5 b-sides as bonus tracks in 2001 for Jive's Connoisseur Collection.
The song "Independence Day," which was on their debut album,...
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- 1983
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7 Day Weekend
7 Day Weekend was released in 1985 on Jive Records. It was the Comsat Angels' fifth album. The album was reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2001 for Jive's Connoisseur Collection.
The album was named after a song about unemployment which the band...
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- 1985
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Chasing Shadows
Chasing Shadows was released in 1986 on Island Records, but has yet to be reissued. It was the Comsat Angels' sixth album and was put out on CD, cassette and LP.
Having left Jive Records, the band had gotten a recording contract with Island Records...
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- 1986
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Fire on the Moon
Fire on the Moon was released in 1990 on Island Records. It was the Comsat Angels' seventh album. The album was released on CD, Cassette and LP initially, but has yet to be reissued. The album was released under the alias Dream Command and in...
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- 1990
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My Mind's Eye
My Mind’s Eye was released in 1993 on RPM Records, Caroline Records in the US and rereleased by Thunderbird Records in 2001. The album was reissued with additional tracks by Renascent in February 2007.
This was the last album the Comsat Angels...
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The Glamour
The Glamour was released in 1995 on RPM Records and on Caroline Records in the US. In 2007, Renascent reissued the album as a double CD with 7 additional tracks.
This was the Comsat Angels' last studio album and the only one with a line-up of five...
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Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones - The BBC Sessions 1979-1984
Time Considered As A Helix Of Semi-Precious Stones – The BBC Sessions 1979-1984 was released in 1992 by BBC Music. The name of the album was taken from a short story by science fiction writer Samuel R. Delany.
The album was a collection of studio...
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- 4,465 s (74.42 min )
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To Before
To Before is a double CD of demos and out-takes released by Renascent in 2007. The tracks cover the years 1978 to 1993 and were salvaged from old cassette tapes, DATs and bootlegs. CD One covers some of the earliest years of the band and includes...
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- 2007
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- 5,662 s (94.37 min )
