Visage discography
| Visage discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 13 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 19 |
The discography of the British new wave band Visage consists of five studio albums, six compilation albums (including an E.P.) and numerous singles. Formed in 1978, the band released their first single "Tar" on the short-lived Radar Records label in 1979, before signing to Polydor Records in 1980. Their second single, "Fade To Grey", was released soon afterwards and became an international hit. After three studio albums and several personnel changes, the group disbanded in 1985 though a new line-up emerged in the 2000s, again led by vocalist Steve Strange. In 2013, the band released a new album, Hearts and Knives, the first new Visage album for 29 years. The following year, the band released Orchestral, a partly live album featuring various classic Visage songs remade with a symphony orchestra. The band's final studio album, Demons to Diamonds, was released in November 2015 (released posthumously following Strange's death in February that year).
Studio albums[]
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5] |
NZL [6] |
SWE [7] |
USA [8] | |||
| 1980 | Visage | 13 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 178 | |
| 1982 | The Anvil | 6 | — | — | — | 41 | 38 | 33 | — |
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| 1984 | Beat Boy | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Hearts and Knives | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | Demons to Diamonds | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Compilation albums[]
| Year | Title | UK [1] |
Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Visage (EP) (U.S. & Canada only) | — | — |
| 1983 | Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection | 38 |
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| 1993 | Fade to Grey – The Best of Visage[12] | — | — |
| 1997 | Master Series | — | — |
| 2000 | The Damned Don't Cry | — | — |
| 2010 | The Face – The Very Best of Visage | — | — |
| 2015 | The Wild Life – The Best of 1978 - 2015 | — | — |
Live/Remix albums[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection | Special Dance Mix version originally released on cassette and limited edition vinyl. Released on CD in 2020. |
| 1984 | Beat Boy | Remixed version of the Beat Boy album available on cassette only. |
| 2014 | Orchestral | A (partly) live album of eleven Visage songs (and one new track) recorded with the Czech Synthosymphonica Orchestra and the Prague Symphony Orchestra. |
| 2016 | Darkness to Diamond | Companion album to Demons to Diamonds, containing remixes, extended versions and alternate versions. |
| 2016 | The Wild Life – The Best of Extended Versions and Remixes 1978 - 2015 | A companion album to The Wild Life compilation featuring newly recorded 12" versions and remixes of tracks from throughout the band's history. Not the original 12" mixes, but rerecorded versions by Visage's final incarnation. |
| 2016 | The Wild Life (bundle) | A six-disc bundle, sold through the official Visage website comprising: The Wild Life - The Best Of 1978 To 2015, The Wild Life (The Best Of Extended Versions And Remixes - 1978 To 2015), Hearts And Knives (Instrumentals), Orchestral (Instrumentals), Demons To Diamonds (Instrumentals), Fierce Verve (Wild Life Instrumentals). |
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
BEL [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15] |
IRE [16] |
ITA [17] |
NLD [18] |
NZL [6] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [19] | |||
| 1979 | "Tar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Visage |
| 1980 | "Fade to Grey" | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 1 | |
| 1981 | "Mind of a Toy" | 13 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | — | 42 | — | — | — | |
| "Visage" | 21 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Moon Over Moscow" [a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "The Damned Don't Cry" | 11 | 94 | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Anvil |
| "Night Train" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Whispers" [a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Anvil" / "Der Amboss" [b] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pleasure Boys" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection | |
| 1984 | "Love Glove" | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beat Boy |
| "Beat Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Fade to Grey (Bassheads 93 Remix)" | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fade To Grey - The Best of Visage |
| 2013 | "Shameless Fashion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hearts and Knives |
| "Dreamer I Know" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Never Enough" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Hidden Sign" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "She's Electric (Coming Around)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fade to Grey (Orchestral)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Orchestral | |
Footnotes[]
- ^[a] – "Moon Over Moscow" and "Whispers" were released as singles only in Japan.
- ^[b] – A remix of "The Anvil" was released as the B-side of the "Pleasure Boys" single, but became a popular dancefloor track in 1982. A single-sided 7" single was pressed (believed to be either a promo or a test pressing, as it had the same catalogue number as "Pleasure Boys" (POSP 523), and a German-language version, "Der Amboss", was released as a 12" promo (POSPV 523).
Video albums[]
- 1986: Visage
Music videos[]
| Year | Title | Director[20] |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Fade to Grey" | Godley & Creme[21] |
| 1981 | "Mind of a Toy" | |
| "Visage" | Midge Ure | |
| 1982 | "The Damned Don't Cry" | |
| "Night Train" | Jean-Claude Luyat | |
| "Pleasure Boys" | Tim Pope[21] | |
| 1983 | "The Horseman" | Jean-Claude Luyat |
| "Yesterday's Shadow" | ||
| "Love Glove" | ||
| "Wild Life" | ||
| "Beat Boy" | ||
| 1984 | "Love Glove" | Nick Morris[22] |
| 2013 | "Dreamer I Know" | Armando[23] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "The Official Charts Company - Visage discography". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 330. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Discographie Visage". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "Tous les Albums classés par Artiste". www.infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "Suche nach "visage"". www.charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Discography Visage". charts.nz. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Discography Visage". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "Visage - Awards". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Certified Awards". www.bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ "Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (Bilan par Artiste)". www.infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". www.musikindustrie.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ Fade to Grey – The Best of Visage is in fact a re-release of Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection with two extra tracks and a new catalogue number.
- ^ "Discografie Visage". www.ultratop.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ "Tout les Titres par Artiste". www.infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
- ^ "Visage Single-Chartverfolgung". www.musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "Settimana del 03/10/81". www.hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "Discografie Visage". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "Visage". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "Visage - Visage (VHS) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Visage". www.mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ "Visage Love Glove original video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
- ^ "Visage - Dreamer I Know (From the Album Hearts And Knives)". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
External links[]
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