AD10
(1980): Controversial
Subject, Black And
White
The The are Keith Laws, Matt Johnson, Tom Johnson and Triash. Produced by Bruce Gilbert (Wire) and Graham Lewis (Wire). Matt
Johnson released an album under his own name on 4AD, CAD113, before
leaving and signing to Some Bizzare. The run-out grooves read
«Bilbo's last single!» «Bye, bye.».
AD1001
(1991): Counting Backwards [CAD1002], Same Sun
BAD1001, BAD1001CD
(1991): AD1001, Amazing Grace [R TAD5017CD], Cottonmouth [R TAD2019CD]
Exit Leslie Langston.
Enter Fred Abong. Sleeve by
Vaughan Oliver, Archer,
Quinell and Dave Coppenhall. Engineered by Paul Kolderie. «Counting
Backwards» engineered by John Beverly Jones.
«Counting Backwards» produced by Dennis Herring.
CAD1002, CADC1002, CAD1002CD
(1991): Counting Backwards, Him Dancing, Red Shoes, Graffiti, Golden
Thing, Ellen West, Dylan, Hook In Her Head, Not Too Soon, Honeychain, Say Goodbye [R CAD901], Two Step
This version of «Say Goodbye» is extremely different from the version
on CAD901. «Dylan» is the name of Kristin Hersh's son. Produced by Dennis Herring. Engineered
by John Beverly
Jones. Sleeve by David
Narcizo, Andy Catlin and Jim Anderson. «Red Shoes» coremixed by
Paul Kolderie. «Not Too
Soon» remixed by Csaba Petocz.
BAD1003, BAD1003CD
(1991): Time [R CAD6011], Time Less [R (*Time*) BAD1003], Dark Time [R (*Time*) BAD1003]
Sleeve by Andrew Gray, Christopher Bigg and The Wolfgang Press.
Coproduced by Drostan
Madden. Remixed by Martyn
Young (Colourbox). «Dark
Time» samples Pink Floyd's «Time».
AD1004
(1991): Chlorine Dream [R CAD1017], Spirea Rising
BAD1004, BAD1004CD
(1991): AD1004, Risk
Produced by Legion
Of Universal Soul. Sleeve by Vaughan Oliver, Ian McKinnell and Pirate Design.
DAD1005, DADC1005, DAD1005CD
(1991): The Lacemaker, Mr. Somewhere, Andialu, With Tomorrow, Loose Joints, You And Your Sister, Nature's Way, I Come And Stand At
Every Door, Bitter [R (*Acid Bitter And Sad*) CAD703], Baby Ray Baby, Several Times [R (*Several Times I*) CAD710], The Lacemaker II, Late Night, Ruddy And Wretched, Help Me Lift You Up, Carolyn's Song, D. D. And E., 'Til I Gain Control
Again, Dreams Are
Like Water, I Am The
Cosmos, (Nothing But)
Blood
Coengineered by Jon Turner.
Featuring Caroline Crawley (Shellyan Orphan), Deidre Rutowski, Martin McCarrick
(Siouxie and the Banshees), Jocelyn Pook, Sally Herbert, Sonia Slaney, Tim Freeman (Frazier Chorus), Jon Turner, Alison Limerick, Kim Deal (Pixies), Tanya Donelly (Throwing Muses), Louise Rutowski, Gini Ball, Ikuko Kozu, Jim
Williams, Pieter Nooten,
Anne Garrigues, Rain
Parade, Dominic
Appleton (Breathless) and Heidi Berry. Sleeve by Vaughan Oliver, Nigel Grierson and Claire
Lazarus. «The Lacemaker» cowritten by Martin McCarrick
(Siouxie and the Banshees). «Mr. Somewhere» written by Paul M. Walsh. «With
Tomorrow» cowritten by Clark
and Davis. «Loose Joints»
cowritten by Martin
McCarrick (Siouxie and the Banshees). «You And Your Sister»
written by Chris Bell (Big
Star). «Nature's Way» written by Randy California
(Spirit). «I Come And Stand At Every Door» written by Hikmet and Waters. «Several Times» written
by Pieter Nooten. «The
Lacemaker II» cowritten by Martin McCarrick
(Siouxie and the Banshees). «Late Night» written by Syd Barrett. «Help Me Lift
You Up» written by Mary
Margaret O'Hara. «Carolyn's Song» written by David Roback (Opal/Mazzy
Star/Rain Parade). «'Til I Gain Control Again» written by Rodney Crowell. «I Am The
Cosmos» written by Chris
Bell (Big Star).
AD1006
(1991): Speed Reaction [CAD1017], Jet Pilot
BAD1006, BAD1006CD
(1991): Speed Reaction [CAD1017], What Kind Of Love, Jet Pilot [AD1006], Re: Action
Produced by Legion
Of Universal Soul. Sleeve by Vaughan Oliver, Schoerner,
Ian McKinnell and Pirate Design.
AD1007
(1991): Mama Told Me Not To
Come [R CAD1011], Summer Time [R (*Time*) BAD1003]
BAD1007, BAD1007CD
(1991): Mama Told Me Not To
Come [AD1007], Mama Told Me Not To
Come (bad boy mix) [R CAD1011], Summer Time [R (*Time*) BAD1003]
Coproduced by Drostan
Madden. Remixed by Hugo
Nicholson, Drostan
Madden, Rew and Robin Brown. Sleeve by Christopher Bigg, The Wolfgang Press and Kevin Westenberg.
AD1008
(1991): Planet Of Sound [CAD1014], Build High
BAD1008, BAD1008CD
(1991): Planet Of Sound [CAD1014], Theme From Narc, Build High [AD1008], Evil Hearted You
Produced by Gil Norton.
Engineered by Steve
Haigler. Featuring Eric Drew Feldman (Pere
Ubu). Sleeve by Vaughan
Oliver, Simon
Larbalestier and Christopher Bigg. There
was also a promo release of the 12". «Theme From Narc» written by
Nintendo. «Evil Hearted You» written by G. Gouldman. «Evil Hearted
You» engineered by Ronnie
Stone. «Evil Hearted You» originally released by the Yardbirds.
BAD1009, BAD1009CD
(1991): Hunted [CAD2004], Porpoise, Kinky Love, Hair Shoes (demo version) [R CAD2004]
Produced by Hugh Jones.
Sleeve by Matt Heslop.
«Kinky Love» written by Dave Ellington. «Kinky
Love» originally released by Nancy Sinatra.
AD1009
(1991): Kinky Love [BAD1009], Hair Shoes (demo version) [BAD1009]
«Kinky Love» written by Dave Ellington. «Kinky
Love» originally released by Nancy Sinatra.
AD101
(1981): Marble Station, Misguided
Sleeve by Nigel
Grierson. This is the only release by Sort Sol on 4AD, but they
have released several albums in Denmark.
CADC1010, CAD1010CD
(1991): Saltarello [CAD0007], Song Of Sophia [CAD808], Ulysses [CAD808], Cantara [CAD705], The Garden Of Zephirus
[CAD0007], Enigma Of The
Absolute [CAD512], Wilderness [CAD0007], The Host Of Seraphim [CAD808], Anywhere Out Of The
World [CAD705], The Writing Of My
Father's Hand [CAD808], Severance [CAD808], The Song Of The Sybil [CAD0007], Fortune
Presents Gifts Not According To The Book [CAD0007], In
The Kingdom Of The Blind The One-Eyed Are Kings [CAD808], Bird, Spirit
Sleeve by Christopher
Bigg, Brendan Perry,
N. Downer, Planet Earth Pictures and Sara Leigh Lewis.
CAD1011, CADC1011, CAD1011CD
(1991): Birmingham, Mama Told Me Not To
Come, Heaven's Gate,
Riders On The Heart,
Questions Of Time [R
(*Time*) BAD1003], Louis XIV, Fakes & Liars, Honey Tree, Birdie Song, Dreams & Light, Sucker, Mother Valentine
Comixed by John Madden and
Robin Brown. Sleeve by Christopher Bigg, The Wolfgang Press and Kevin Westenberg.
«Birmingham» features samples from the Velvet Undergrounds «Waiting
For the Man» and «I'll Be Your Mirror». «Honey Tree» features samples
of Kraftwerk's «Europe Endless». Featuring Stephen Blake, Leslie Langston (Throwing Muses), Zannie
Barrett, Robin Brown, Drostan Madden, Glass,
Michelle Levi, Rew, Richard Thomas (Dif Juz), David Steiner (In Camera), The Man With 2 Brains
and Annie Anxiety.
Coproduced by Drostan
Madden. Engineered by Ian Caple, Craig A. Thomson and John Madden. The limited
edition of CAD1011 includes TWP 3 and a lyric sheet. «Mama Told Me
Not To Come» coarranged by Leslie Langston (Throwing Muses). «Louis XIV»
coarranged by Rew. «Fakes &
Liars» cowritten by Leslie
Langston (Throwing
Muses). «Birdie Song» cowritten by Annie Anxiety.
CAD1012, CADC1012, CAD1012CD
(1991): Washington Square, Up In
The Air, Gloria, Great Big
Silver Key, Wake, Cradle, Hand Over Head, Silver Buttons, Lonely
Heart, Bright As Day, Lily
Produced by Peter Walsh.
Mixed by Peter Walsh.
Sleeve by Vaughan
Oliver, Christopher
Bigg and Kevin
Westenberg. Featuring Peter Walsh, Rocky Holman, Christopher Berry, Ian
Kearey, Vivian Kubrick, Laurence O'Keefe
(Levitation), Hossam Ramzy, Terry Bickers (House Of
Love), Lol Coxhill, Dave Morgan, Peter Astor (The Weather
Prophets), Sue Dench, Peter Lale, Martin McCarrick
(Siouxie and the Banshees) and Audrey Riley. Heidi Berry
released two albums on Creation Records prior to this album. «Up In
The Air» written by Bob
Mould (Hüsker Dü). «Cradle» cowritten by Laurence O'Keefe
(Levitation).
CAD1013, CADC1013, CAD1013CD
(1991): Are You Coming
Down This Weekend?, Her Eyes Were Huge
Things, The Charmer, Hope Called In Sick, My Feathers Needed
Cleaning, The Well, There's
Something Between Us And He's Changing My Words, The Phoenix, A Pool Of
Ice, Are We Still
Married?, Put
Your Finger In Your Eye, Home Is In Your Head, Why People Disappear,
Her Eyes Are Huge, Save the Birds, Chances Are We Are
Mad, Mescalina, Sitting
Still Moving Still Staring Outlooking, Very Bad A Bitter
Hand, Beautiful
And Pointless, Tempe, Spirit And Body, Love's A Fish Eye, Dreams Are Of The
Body, The Other Body
Tracks 4-6 are collectively called «Song Of Schizophrenia». Featuring
Melissa Elliott, Jymn Auge, Damian Lang and Denise James. Mixed by Ivo (This Mortal Coil) and John Fryer. Mastered by Gus
Shaw. Sleeve by Vaughan
Oliver and Dominic
Davies. The original mixes of this album is available on cassette
from Warren. Exit Angie
Carozzo. The last track isn't listed on the sleeve, and the tape
ran out when they were recording it, so it really *is* supposed to
sound like that.
CAD1014, CADC1014, CAD1014CD
(1991): Trompe Le Monde, Planet Of Sound, Alec Eiffel, The Sad Punk, Head On, U-Mass, Palace Of The Brine, Letter To Memphis, Bird
Dream Of The Olympus Mons, Space (I Believe In), Subbacultcha, Distance
Equals Rate Times Time, Lovely Day, Motorway To Roswell,
The Navajo Know
CADLCD1014
(1991): Rock Music [L CAD0010], Hang Wire [L CAD0010], Monkey Gone to Heaven
[L CAD905], Isla de Encanta [L MAD709]
Produced by Gil Norton.
Engineered by Steve
Haigler, Andrew Ballard, Scott Blockland, John McDonnell, Ken
Gardner and Philippe Tousche. Sleeve by Vaughan Oliver, Christopher Bigg, Paul McMenamin, Simon Larbalestier,
Steve Appleby and TPP LTD, London. Featuring Jef Feldman and Eric Drew Feldman (Pere
Ubu). The extra tracks onthe limited edition cd was recorded in
Utrecht, Septemper 25 1990. Released in the US by Elektra (9 61118).
This is the last release by Pixies. «Head On» written by William Reid
(The Jesus And Mary Chain) and Jim Reid (The Jesus And Mary Chain).
AD1015
(1991): Not Too Soon [CAD1002], Cry Baby Cry
BAD1015, BAD1015CD
(1991): AD1015, Him Dancing [R CAD1002], Dizzy [R CAD901]
Produced by Dennis
Herring and Gary Smith.
Engineered by Paul
Kolderie. Sleeve by Christine Cano and The American Bandana.
Released in the US by Sire on CD (40135-2) in a digi-pak featuring a
blow-up of the artwork of BAD1015. «Cry Baby Cry» written by Lennon and McCartney.
AD1016, ADC1016
(1991): Nothing Natural [LUSH1CD], God's Gift
BAD1016, BAD1016CD
(1991): ADC1016, Fallin' In Love, Monochrome [CAD2002]
Produced by Robin
Guthrie (Cocteau Twins).
Engineered by Robin
Guthrie (Cocteau Twins)
and Mitsuo Tate. Sleeve by
Vaughan Oliver and Jim Friedman. The run-out
grooves read AD «And who's in `ere?» «a little gum!». The run-out
grooves read BAD «Lush and Ride at the Enormodrome» «They've got this
much talent». «Fallin' In Love» written by Dennis Wilson.
CAD1017, CADC1017, CAD1017CD
(1991): Smile, Nothing Happened Yesterday,
Rollercoaster, Chlorine Dream, Fire And
Light, Spirea 9, Speed
Reaction, Confusion In My Soul, Signed D. C., Sisters And
Brothers, Sunset Dawn
Coproduced by Dine. Engineered by Paul Doyle, Brian McNeil and
Dave Pine. This is the last release by Spirea X on 4AD. «Signed D.
C.» written by Arthur Lee.
AD102
(1981): Raindance, So Many Others
AD103
(1981): Fall, Converse,
History, Nothing
My Captains are Richard Rowland, John Lisle, Neil Henderson and
Richard Tarver. The run-out grooves read «Thanks to Ivo».
CAD104
(1981): Zoo-Music Girl, Cry, Capers,
Nick The Stripper,
Ho-Ho, Figure Of Fun, King
Ink, A Dead Song, Yard,
Dull Day, Just You And Me
CAD104CD
(1981): CAD104, Blunder Town, Kathy's
Kisses
The last two tracks on the CD are from the Australian Nick The
Stripper single. Engineered by Tony Cohen. Sleeve by Jenny,
Poly and Evan. «Capers» cowritten by Genevieve McGuckin.
«Ho-Ho» cowritten by Genevieve McGuckin. «A
Dead Song» cowritten by Anita
Lane.
CAD105
(1981): Sixteen Days, Just a Thought, Move in
Light, Grief, The Token Man,
A Viable Commercial, Black Houses, Dance of Devotion (A Love Song)
CAD105CD
(1992): CAD105, AD15, AD110, AD6, Home
105 (poster)
(1981)
Modern English are Robbie
Grey, Gary McDowell,
Michael Conroy, Richard Brown and Stephen Walker. Engineered
by Ken Thomas. Recorded at Jacobs. Sleeve by 23 Envelope. The
original version if the LP had a dark green border on the sleeve. The
reissue had a black border.
AD106
(1981): Ends With The Sea, Hung Up To
Dry Whilst Building An Arch
CAD107
(1981): Mass, Why, Ill, Why, Isn't Life Nice, Elephant Talk,
F.A.H.T.C.F., Cross Purposes, Innocence
107 (flyer)
(1981)
Coproduced by Ian Little. Sleeve by 23 Envelope. Mass
turned into The Wolfgang Press.
CAD108
(1981): Fish One, Fish Two, Fish Three, Fish Four, Fish Five, Fish Six, Fish Seven, Fish Eight, Fish Nine, Fish Ten, Fish Eleven, Fish Twelve, Reprise
Featuring Robert
Gotobed (Wire). Sleeve by Annette Newman. The last track was not
given a separate listing on CAD108, but was named «Reprise» on
CAD108/201CD.
CAD108/201CD
(1988): CAD108, CAD201
The first 3000 copies included CN1.
BAD109
(1981): Hu [CAD505CD], Re [CAD505CD], Mi, Cs
Dif Juz are Gary Bromley,
Alan Curtis, David Curtis and Richard Thomas. Recorded
at Spaceward. Sleeve by Dif
Juz.