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Play Dead were an English post-punk group from Oxford that grew out of the fading English punk scene in 1980. Though the band was identified with groups like UK Decay and Sex Gang Children, the band felt they didn't belong under the Gothic title. The band made three studio albums for four different small labels — Fresh Records, Jungle Records, Situation 2, and Clay Records — before forming their own label, Tanz, for their final album, Company Of Justice, which appeared in 1985.
The original line-up of Play Dead consisted of Rob Hickson (vocals), Pete Waddleton (bass), Mark "Wiff" Smith (drums), and Re-Vox (guitar). In July 1981, Re-Vox was replaced by Steve Green, a very talented guitarist who took the band in a more successful direction with his own unique style of playing.
During their active years, Play Dead were well respected among their peers, including UK tours with the likes of Killing Joke, The Cult and The Sisters Of Mercy, all of whom were riding high in British music circles and well championed by the fickle music press at that time. An appearance on Channel 4's flagship music TV show, The Tube, in late 1984 also cemented their credibility as a serious band who, despite their own attempts to dis-establish themselves from the Goth genre, were actually true pioneers of the movement with their dark, tribal music and often enigmatic image (colour pictures of the band were often extremely hard to find).
In 1984, Rob and Pete created the project Mankind's Audio Development (nicknamed M.A.D.). Only one single was recorded with the two songs "Craving" and "Sunfeast." Waddleton left the group in 1986 and, after a brief period as The Beastmaster Generals, the band dissolved.
Discography
7" Singles
- 1981 - Poison Takes a Hold/Introduction [FRESH 29]
- 1981 - T.V. Eye/Final Epitaph [FRESH 38]
- 1982 - Propaganda/Propaganda (Mix) [JUNG 2]
- 1983 - Shine/Promise [SIT 28]
- 1984 - Break/Blood Stains [CLAY 31]
- 1984 - Isabel/Solace [CLAY 35]
- 1984 - Conspiracy/Silent Conspiracy [CLAY 40]
- 1984 - Propaganda (1984 mix) [JUNG 17]
- 1985 - Sacrosanct/Pale Fire [CLAY 42]
- 1985 - This Kind Of Heaven
12" Singles
- September 1983 - Shine/Promise/Gaze [SIT 28T]
- March 1984 - Break/Blood Stains/Blood Stains Pleasure [12 CLAY 31]
- July 1984 - Isabel/Solace (Extended Version) [12 CLAY 35]
- 1984 - Propaganda (1984 Mix)/Sin Of Sins (1984 Mix) [JUNG 17]
- 1984 - Conspiracy/Silent Conspiracy/Conspiracy (Saigon Mix) [12 CLAY 40]
- 1985 - Sacrosanct/Pale Fire/Holy Holy (Catholic Mix)/Sacrosanct (Heretic Mix) [12 CLAY 42]
- 1985 - This Kind Of Heaven/This Kind Of Heaven (Serious Mix)/Last Degree [TANZ 1]
- 1985 - Burning Down (MezCal Mix)/Still In Chains/Burning Down [TANZ 2]
Albums
- 1983 - The First Flower
- 1984 - From The Promised Land
- 1985 - Into The Fire - Play Dead Live
- 1985 - Company of Justice
BBC Radio 1 - John Peel Sessions
- 1982 - Metallic Smile/Pray to Mecca/Propaganda/Effigy
- 1983 - Total Decline/The Tenant/Gaze
- 1984 - Break/Return To The East/No Motive
Bootlegs
- 1983 - May 12, 1983 Leeds Warehouse
- 1983 - Live in Norwich, Ska Ballroom - May 13, 1983
- 1983 - Live - July 28, 1983 Hull, Dingwalls / Live October 13, 1983 Hammersmith, Klub Foot
- 1984 - Live in France at Forum Des Halles - July 1, 1984
- 1984 - Oct 7th, Kolingsborg, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1984 - Live in Norrkoping Sweden - October 10, 1984
- 1985 - Dec 18th 1985, Tufnel Park, Penthouse, London(previously listed as 1984 )
- 2003 - The Final Pieces (Bootleg)
Other Stuff
- 1985 - The Final Epitaph Live
- 1985 - The Singles 1982 ~ 85
- 1986 - In the Beginning - The 1981 Singles
- 1986 - Caught from Behind: Live in England, France, Germany, and Switzerland
- 1992 - CD Release
- 1992 - Gothic Rock Volume 1
- 1995 - Gothic Rock Volume 2: 80's Into 90's
- 1998 - Gothic Rock Volume 3: Black on Black
Side projects
- Mankind's Audio Development - 1984 by Rob Hickson and Pete Waddleton
The Beastmaster Generals
In Spring 1986 the remaining members of Play Dead - Hickson, Green and Smith - teamed up with Bob Brimson and Julian Silvester and briefly formed another group, The Beastmaster Generals. The group wrote a few songs and recorded a few demos, but nothing was officially released and the new group quickly dissolved to due lack of interest from the band members themselves.
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