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| UK Catalogue |
| XAD 0001 | V23: 4AD 1990 CALENDAR Designed by Vaughan Oivier/v23. Design assistance: Christopher Bigg. Featuring contributions by Ian Walton, Diana Grandi, Beverly Carruthers, Chris Bigg, Jim Friedman, Nigel Grierson, Robin Grierson, Shinro Ohtake, Vaughan Olivier, Russell Mills, Terry Dowling, Simon Larbalestier and Tamar Cohen. On the occasion of 4AD' s tenth anniversary. | nov. 1989 | ||
| CAD 0002 (CD) | PALE SAINTS: THE COMFORTS OF MADNESS 1. "Way the World Is" 2. "You Tear the World in Two" 3. "Sea of Sound" 4. "True Coming Dream" 5. "Little Hammer" 6. "Insubstantial" 7. "A Deep Sleep for Steven" 8. "Language of Flowers" 9. "Fell From the Sun" 10. "Sight of You" 11. "Time Thief" | feb. 12 | ||
| BAD 0003 (CD) | LUSH: Mad Love 1. "Deluxe" 2. "Leaves Me Cold" 3. "Downer" 4. "Thoughtforms" (Version 2) | feb. 26 | ||
| AD 0004 | ULTRA VIVID SCENE: Staring at the Sun 1. "Staring at the Sun" 2. "Three Stars" (***Version) | apr. 9 | ||
| BAD 0004 (CD) | ULTRA VIVID SCENE: Staring at the Sun 1. "Staring at the Sun" 2. "Three Stars" (***Version) 3. "Crash" 4. "Something Better" | apr. 9 | ||
| CAD 0005 (CD) | ULTRA VIVID SCENE: JOY 1967-1990 1. "It Happens Every Time" 2. "Staring at the Sun" 3. "Three Stars" 4. "Special One" 5. "Grey Turns White" 6. "Poison" 7. "Guilty Pleasure" 8. "Extra Ordinary" 9. "Beauty #2" 10. "The Kindest Cut" 11. "Praise the Low" 12. "Lightning" Early versions include free gatefold poster | may 7 | ||
| CAD 0006 (CD) | THE BREEDERS: POD 1. "Glorious" 2. "Doe" 3. "Happiness is a Warm Gun" 4. "Oh!" 5. "Hellbound" 6. "When I was a Painter" 7. "Fortunately Gone" 8. "Iris" 9. "Opened" 10. "Only in 3's" 11. "Lime House" 12. "Metal Man" | may 28 | ||
| CAD 0007 (CD) | DEAD CAN DANCE: AION 1. "The Arrival and the Reunion" 2. "Saltarello" 3. "Mephisto" 4. "The Song of the Sibyl" 5. "Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book" 6. "As the Bell Rings the Maypole Spins" 7. "The End of Words" 8. "Black Sun" 9. "Wilderness" 10. "The Promised Womb" 11. "The Garden of Zephirus" 12. "Radharc" | jul. 2 | ||
| CAD 0008 (CD) | HIS NAME IS ALIVE: LIVONIA 1. "As We Could Ever" 2. "e-nicolle" 3. "If July" 4. "Some and I" 5. "fossil" 6. "E-Nicolle" 7. "Caroline's Supposed Demon" 8. "Fossil" 9. "reincarnation" 10. "You and I Have Seizures" 11. "How Ghosts Affect Relationships" 12. "Darkest Dreams" | jun. 25 | ||
| AD 0009 | PIXIES: Velouria 1. "Velouria" 2. "I've Been Waiting for You" | jul. 16 | ||
| BAD 0009 (CD) | PIXIES: Velouria 1. "Velouria" 2. "Make Believe" 3. "I've Been Waiting for You" 4. "The Thing" | jul. 16 | ||
| CAD 0010 (CD) | PIXIES: BOSSANOVA 1. "Cecilia Ann" 2. "Rock Music" 3. "Velouria" 4. "Allison" 5. "Is She Weird" 6. "Ana" 7. "All Over the World" 8. "Dig For Fire" 9. "Down to the Well" 10. "The Happening" 11. "Blown Away" 12. "Hang Wire" 13. "Stormy Weather" 14. "Havalina" Initial copies of vinyl include lyrics booklet. | aug. 13 | ||
| AD 0011 | COCTEAU TWINS: Iceblink Luck 1. "Iceblink Luck" 2. "Mizake the Mizan" | aug. 28 | ||
| BAD 0011 (CD) | COCTEAU TWINS: Iceblink Luck 1. "Iceblink Luck" 2. "Mizake the Mizan" 3. "Watchlar" | aug. 28 | ||
| CAD 0012 (CD) | COCTEAU TWINS: HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS 1. "Cherry-Coloured Funk" 2. "Pitch the Baby" 3. "Iceblink Luck" 4. "Fifty-Fifty Clown" 5. "Heaven or Las Vegas" 6. "I Wear Your Ring" 7. "Fotzepolitic" 8. "Wolf in the Breast" 9. "Road, River and Rail" 10. "Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires" | sep. 17 | ||
| AD 0013 | LUSH: Sweetness and Light 1. "Sweetness and Light" 2. "Breeze" | oct. 15 | ||
| BAD 0013 (CD) | LUSH: Sweetness and Light 1. "Sweetness and Light" 2. "Breeze" 3. "Sunbathing" | oct. 15 | ||
| AD 0014 | PIXIES: Dig For Fire 1. "Dig For Fire" 2. "Winterlong" | oct. 29 | ||
| BAD 0014 (CD) | PIXIES: Dig For Fire 1. "Dig For Fire" 2. "Velvety Instrumental Version" 3. "Winterlong" 4. "Santo" | oct. 29 | ||
| BAD 0015 (CD) | PALE SAINTS: Half-Life 1. "Half-Life Remembered" 2. "Babymaker" 3. "Two-Sick Sister" 4. "A Revelation" 5. "The Colour of the Sky" (Secret Track-Vinyl only) | oct. 29 | ||
| AD 0016 | ULTRA VIVID SCENE: Special One 1. "Special One" 2. "Kind of a Drag" | nov. 12 | ||
| BAD 0016 (CD) | ULTRA VIVID SCENE: Special One 1. "Special One" 2. "Lightning (72 b.p.m./4 a.m.) 3. "Kind of a Drag" 4. "A Smile and a Death Wish" | nov. 12 | ||
| CAD 0017 | LUSH: GALA 1. "Sweetness and Light" 2. "Sunbathing" 3. "Breeze" 4. "De-Luxe" 5. "Leaves Me Cold" 6. "Downer" 7. "Thoughtforms" 8. "Baby Talk" 9. "Thoughtforms" 10. "Scarlet" 11. "Bitter" 12. "Second Sight" 13. "Etheriel" 14. "Hey Hey Helen" 15. "Scarlet" (new version) Includes MAD 911, BAD 0003, BAD 0013. Released on CD in the US by Reprise (9 26463-2). | dec. 3 | ||
| XAD 23 | V23: POSTERS 1. THE BREEDERS: POD 2. LUSH: SCAR 3. LUSH: MAD LOVE 4. LUSH: SWEETNESS AND LIGHT 5. PIXIES: GIGANTIC 6. PIXIES: HERE COMES YOUR MAN 7. PIXIES: VELOURIA 8. PIXIES: BOSSANOVA 9. PIXIES: DIG FOR FIRE 10. ULTRA VIVID SCENE: ULTRA VIVID SCENE 11. ULTRA VIVID SCENE: JOY 1967-1990 12. HIS NAME IS ALIVE: LIVONIA 13. DEAD CAN DANCE: AION 14. THROWING MUSES: HOUSE TORNADO 15. PALE SAINTS: THE COMFORTS OF MADNESS Poster pack, set of 15 | dec. 10 |
| UK Promos |
| no number | VARIOUS: RED TAPE 1. COCTEAU TWINS: Pitch the Baby (remix) 2. PALE SAINTS: Insustantial (edit) 3. PIXIES: Allison 4. HIS NAME IS ALIVE: Some and I 5. LUSH: Deluxe 6. ULTRA VIVID SCENE: Special One 7. DEAD CAN DANCE: Song of the Sybil 8. CRIME AND THE CITY SOLUTION: "The Last Dictator I" 9. RENEGADE SOUNDWAVE: "Murder Music" 10. NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS: "Foi Na Cruz" 11. DEPECHE MODE: "Clean" 12. FORTRAN 5: "Midnight Trip" Free compilation with "Select" mag. Note: B-Side featured "Mute" artists. | aug. 07 | ||
| HNIA 1 | HIS NAME IS ALIVE: How Ghosts Affect Relationships 1. "How Ghosts Affect Relationships" 2. "If July" Free promo single. | jun. 25 | ||
| PIX 3 | PIXIES: BOSSANOVA 1. "Allison" 2. "Rock Music" 3. "Down to the Well" 4. "The Happening" UK promo 12" | aug. 13 |
| Foreign Releases and Promos (of interest) |
| COCY-5179 | COCTEAU TWINS: Athol-Brose 1. "Athol-Brose" 2. "Carolyn's Fingers" 3. "Iceblink Luck" Japanese single | ? |