The Danse Society

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NEWS UPDATE 6 Jan 2002
Cherry Red records will be releasing "Heaven is Waiting" in February! In addition to the original track listing, the CD will also include the bonus tracks: Arabia, The Seduction, The Theme (new version), Seen the Light, and Endless.

7" Singles

Catalogue Number Title and B sides Release Date
SOC 3-81 (1) Clock / Continent

Initial pressings (1000 copies) had brown, black and white foldout sleeve, later versions had just black and white sleeves.

August 1981
SOC 3-81 (2) Clock / Continent

Second pressing, black and white foldout sleeve.

November 1981
Soc2 Clock / Continent

Third pressing in standard sleeve

June 1983
SOC 5 Womans Own / We're So Happy
Released on PAX Records
April 1982
SHOL 3338 2 sided flexi disc, given away with Dutch magazine "Vinyl" issue 19

A) Palais Schaumburg - Hockey
B) The Danse Society - My Heart (Missed Another Beat)

November 1982
SOC4 Somewhere / Hide December 1982
SOC5 Wake Up / The Seduction August 1983
SOC6 Heaven Is Waiting / Lizard Man October 1983
SOCPD6 Heaven Is Waiting / Lizard Man

Limited edition picture disc

October 1983
SOC7 2000 Light Years From Home / Seen The Light

A side is a cover of a Rolling Stone's song.

February 1984
SOC77 2000 Light Years From Home / Seen The Light

Limited edition double pack with DSF1: The Sway / Endless

February 1984
SOC8 Say it again / Fade Away (she's in your dreams) July 1985
SOC8 Special limited edition gatefold
Say it again / Fade Away (she's in your dreams)
+ FSOC8 Sensimilla / Treat Me Right
ARS 37133 Say it again / Fade away (she's in your dreams)
Released by Arista in Italy
1985
SOC9 Hold on (to what you've got) / Danse Move (new version)

Initial copies came with cassette single SOC T1: "Hold On (To What You've Got)" (12" Version)/"2000 Light Years From Home"/"Wake Up")

February 1986

12" Singles

Catalogue Number Title and B sides Release Date
PAX 2 There Is No Shame In Death / Dolphins, These Frayed Edges

First 12", initial copies came on blue vinyl (200 copies)

September 1980
SOC121 There Is No Shame In Death / Dolphins, These Frayed Edges
Reissue on Society Records
September 1980
PAX5 Womans Own, Continent / We're So Happy, Belief April 1982
SOC123 We're So Happy / Womans Own, Belief June 1983
SOC124 Somewhere, Hide / The Theme December 1982
SOC125 Wake up (extended) / The Seduction, Arabia August 1983
SOC126 Heaven Is Waiting (extended) / Lizard Man + free white label single
SOCX121 Danse Move (extended club mix) / Danse Move (radio mix)
November 1983
SOC127 2000 Light Years From Home / Seen The Light, Angel (self indulgent dubmix)

A side is a cover of a Rolling Stone's song.

February 1984
SOCV127 Limited edition (150 copies?) on marbled blue vinyl!
AD1-9205 Heaven is waiting (extended version) / Heaven is waiting (album version), 2000 Light years from home

Arista promotional single

1983
SOC128 Say it again (promo) July 1985
SOC128 Special limited edition double pack
Say It Again (extended danse mix) / Fade Away (she's in your dreams)
+ FSOC128 Sensimilla / Treat Me Right
SOC228 Say it again (special club remix) / Fade away (she's in your dreams), Sensimilla (Extended roiter pig mix)
AD-1-9393 Say it again, (dub mix) / (extended danse mix) ?
SOCDJ129 Hold on / Heaven Is Waiting (danse mix)

Limited edition advanced DJ copy

1986
SOC129 Hold on (to what you've got) extended / Danse Move (new version), Heaven Is Waiting (dance mix) February 1986

Albums

Catalogue Number Title Track Listing Release Date
SOC 1 The Danse Society We're So Happy, Belief, Woman's Own, There Is No Shame In Death / Godsend, My Heart, Falling Apart, In Heaven / Danse/Move, Ambition / Somewhere, Hide

Canadian pressing had an additional 12" Wake Up

1983
INT 147.140 The Danse Society Clock, We're so happy, Womans hour, Belief, Continent / There is no shame in death, Dolphins, These frayed edges French pressing by Sonet
SOC 8 82 Seduction
"Six Track Album"
Godsend, My Heart, Falling Apart, Danse Move / Ambition, In Heaven (everything is fine)

Initial copies came with bonus 12" of "danse/move" in two mixes - an "extended club mix" and a "radio mix" - society records, cat no. SOCX126. This may be the same single that came with the Heaven Is Waiting 12" even though the catalogue numbers differ!

September 1982
Society Records
  Oddissea 2001 Hide, Valiant to Vile, Where are you now? Clock, Come inside
Ambition, 2000 Light Years From Home, The Hurt, Danse Move! Red Light

Live recording, limited Edition Green Coloured Vinyl, only 300 numbered copies

Comes in a plain white jacket, with a pink coloured A4 sheet attached to front sleeve.

March 23, 1984
LP: 205972 Heaven Is Waiting Come Inside, Wake Up, Angel, Where Are You Now, Red Light (shine) /
Heaven Is Waiting, The Hurt, 2000 Light Years From Home, Valiant To Vile, The Night
December 1983
Arista
TP: 405972 Heaven Is Waiting Additional tracks:
(A)Lizard Man, Arabia
(B)The Seduction, The theme (new version)
December 1983
Arista
LP: AL 8-8218 Heaven Is Waiting Heaven Is Waiting, 2000 Light Years From Home, Red Light (shine), Somewhere, Angel / Wake Up, Come Inside, The Hurt, Valiant To Vile, The Night Arista US 1984
PIP LP 24
PIP CD 024
Heaven Is Waiting Come Inside, Wake Up, Angel, Where are you now?, Red Light (shine), Lizard Man, Arabia / Heaven Is Waiting, The Hurt, 2,000 Light Years From Home, Valiant to Vile, The Night, The Seduction, The Theme (New Version) Great Expectations UK 1992
STORE 3 Promo for Heaven Is Waiting album Wake Up, Red Light (shine), 2000 Light Years From Home / Heaven is waiting, The Night February 1982 Arista UK
LP: SOC8-86 Looking Through All I Want, Institution, Sunset Gun, Looking Through / Runaway, House of Love, Don't Stop Now, Midnight Land September 1986
CDM GOTH 6 Seduction (The Society Collection) Clock, Continent, These Frayed Edges, We're So Happy, Woman's Own, Belief, Ambition, Godsend, My Heart, Falling Apart, Danse/Move, In Heaven (everything is fine), Somewhere, Hide May 2001
? Heaven Is Waiting Come Inside, Wake Up, Angel, Where Are You Now, Red Light (shine), Heaven Is Waiting, The Hurt, 2000 Light Years From Home, Valiant To Vile, The Night

+ bonus tracks:
Arabia, The Seduction, The Theme (new version), Seen The Light, and Endless

February 2002

Compilation Appearances

Society

Steve Rawlings' post-breakup project

Catalogue Number Title and B sides Release Date
BLR 1 7" Saturn Girl / Love It 1987
BLR 1T 12" Saturn Girl / Love It 1987

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Last Updated: 6 January 2002
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