PLEASANTLY SURPRISED Glasgow
******************** Scotland
Start : 1982
Found : Robert H.King (who start later Cathexis Recordings in 1985)
Distr. : self / Fast Forward-Cartel
Style : post-punk / cold wave / new wave / punk / goth / indie / electro /
/ industrial /
PS 001 V / A AN HOUR OF ELOQUENT SOUNDS C60 1982
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY The Hairshit
DANTE & THE LOBSTER Murder Followed By Suicide
THE FRENCH IMPRESSIONISTS : Summertime
A PAIR OF BLUE EYES Giovanis Room
ERIC RANDOM & THE NOSEBLEEDS : Bedlam A Go-Go
LUDUS Rosa Luxemburg
PRIMAL SCREAM Thought
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MARINE GIRLS Take A Chance
A.P.B. Love To Learn
22 BEACHES ZOO
ESSENTIAL BOP Monkey Glands
COCTEAU TWINS Perhaps Some Other Aeon
THE WAKE The Drill
SUNSET GUN Gotta Have Me Go With You
BILLY MCKENZIE SINGS ORBIDOING : Helicopter Helicopter
(Note : co-release with Klang Rec. KLANG 02)
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PS 002 V / A THE ANGELS ARE COMING 2xC60 1983
C 1 THE MARCH VIOLETS Radiant Boys
THE ALARM Unsafe Building
BONE ORCHARD Shall I carry The Budgie Woman?
SUGAR BULLET MISSION Beware The...
PETER BECKER Transatlantic Flight
CULTURAL AMNESIA Kingdom Come
DANCE CHAPTER Carve An Arc
* BAUHAUS Dark Entries (live)
ROBERT KING Big Shake
VEE VV Keep Beat
DEATH IN JUNE Black Radio
GENE LOVES JEZEBEL Bruises
FIAT LUX Aqua Vitae
C 2 SUNSET GUN Be Thankful For What You've Got
GOD'S GIFT Systems
PINK INDUSTRY Don't Be Anyone's Fashion
DISLOCATION DANCE Mr.Zak
THE PRIMEVALS Pick It Up
BLUE ORCHIDS Thirst
FLOATING ADULTS Fabulous Magazine
NICO All Tomorrow's Parties
STOCKHOLM MONSTERS Where I Belong
ARTERY Being There
LA VOLTA LA KOTA Nightmare
THE SUEDE CROCODILES You're Gonna Bring Me Down
DIF JUZ Don't Worry
A PAIR OF BLUE EYES American Beach Party
TEST DEPARTMENT Shockwork (live)
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PS 003 V / A A STATE OF AFFAIRS C90 1984
PRIMAL SCREAM An Introduction
IN EXCELSIS Fire
ACTION PACT Mindless Aggression
MIDNIGHT CHOIR Kiss
1919 Dream
COCTEAU TWINS In Our Angelhood (remix)
LIVINH IN TEXAS Dept.Store Graveyard
THE PASSAGE Tatoo
THE LUDDITES Wiggers
TWISTED NERVE Yes Man
C-CAT TRANCE Let Me Sleep
MODERN ENGLISH Tables Turning (remix)
VIRGINIA ASTLEY I Live In Dreams
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WOLFGANG PRESS Prostitute (remix)
MOODISTS Gone Dead
ACTIFED Prophecy - dub
BONE ORCHARD Picking Apulheads - dub
THE THREE JONES Kicking The Dog Right Out
A POPULAR HISTORY OF SIGNS : Comrade
INCA BABIES K.O. Cowboy
THE BOX Big Slam
DAVID J. This Vicious Cabaret
RUBELLA BALLET Twister
PRIMAL SCREAM Circumcision
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PS 004 BAND OF HOLY JOY MORE FAVORITE FAIRYTALES C60 1984
First Hour Of The Day / Today Smashes Down! / The Only
Thing That's Working In This Town / Liquid Lunch / I'd
Dream If I Could Sleep / Violence,Adolescence,Nightmare
/ Maybe One Day? /// Peters Playground / Consumption /
Mental / Snow White / Drug Virgin / Anticipation /
Bedtime Again
(Note : + 24 p.booklet & 2 photos)
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PS 005.1 TEST DEPT. Ecstasy Under Duress (Live) C60 11.1981
Hunger / Compulsion / In Uniform / Slow Hunger / Spring
Into Action // Gdansk / Shockwork / Efficiency / On Pain
/ Beating Retreat
(Note : 1st ed. 1000 copies)
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PS 005.2 TEST DEPT. Ecstasy Under Duress (live) C60 1984
Chockwork / Efficiency / On Pain / Beating Petreat
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PS 006 V / A DREAMS AND DESIRES C70 1984
NERVOUS CHOIR Richard Killing
X-MAL DEUTSCHLAND Tag Tur Tag
ARTERY Diamonds In The Mine
VAZZ Silver
COLOURBOX Sex Gun
WOLFGANG PRESS Ecstasy
PINK INDUSTRY Pain Of Pride
BAND OF HOLY JOY A Glorious Morning In Orton St.
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CLAIRE OBSCUR Pilgrims Progress
DEAD CAN DANCE The Arcane
DAVID J Can't Get Used To Losing You
ILLEGITIMATE SONS OF CHRIST : In One Move
COCTEAU TWINS Pearly Dew-Drops Drops
IN THE NURSERY Iskra
AMBROSE Free At Last
ANDREW GRAY Illustrated
VIRGINIA ASTLEY Tree Top Club
PATRIK FITZGERALD Smile
(Note : packaged in 6" x 6" sleeve)
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PS 007 GOD'S GIFT FOLIE A QUATRE C46 1984
Man Of Two Men / The Ugly Toy / Deicide4 (Their Soul Is
Hate / The Strong And The Weak / Disturbed / Zeitgeist
//// Nico / Working Class Man / Revelations / Discipline
/ Living Corpse
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PS 008 CLAIR OBSCUR CLAIRE OBSCUR C24 1985
Sequence / The Last Encounter / Blume / KG / Pessimiste
Combattif / Revol Dub /// Vivant / Hibernation / Kreigs
Opera / The Pilgrims Progress
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PS 009 DIF JUZ TIME CLOCK TURN BACK C50 1985
Scottish Express / Red Tackle / The Hole / Abroad /
Advent (Clip Slip) / Spy Plane /// Sea Shanty / Bad
Tooth // Trance / Introducing Mrs. McCarthy / Obscure
By Face / Good Bad The Ugly
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PS 010 DANCE CHAPTER WHEN THE SPIRITS MOVES THEM C60 1985
Keep Your Distance / Emotional Flesh / Faces In Veils
/ Untitled / Nil Foundations Prophet / Watch This Face
/ Father These Bones /// Marriage / Nil Prophet
Foundation / Another Story / Carve An Arc / Pilgrims
Plight / In Moderation
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PS 011 ARTERY AFTERWARDS C75 1985
(Note : incl. rare demos , live material and interviews
plus 28 p. booklet)
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PS 012 V / A : Document-Pleasantly Surprised 1982-1985 C60 1985
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY The Hairshit
COCTEAU TWINS Perhaps Some Other Aeon
SUGAR BULLET MISSION Beware The...
BAUHAUS Dark Entries
PINK INDUSTRY Don't Be Anyones Fashion
DIF JUZ Don't Worry
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NICO All Tomorrow's Parties
COCTEAU TWINS In Our Angelhood
MODERN ENGLISH Tables Turning
VIRGINIA ASTLEY I Live In Dreams
THE WOLFGANG PRESS Prostitute
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PS 013 unreleased
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PS 014 V / A : YOU BET WE'VE GOT SOMETHING AGAINST YOU LP 1985
PRINCESS TINYMEAT Lucky Bag
SONIC YOUTH World Looks Red
JACKHAMMER 5 Ten Thousand Days
THE DAVE HOWARD SINGERS : I Am Bunny
FINITRIBE All Fours
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THE ANTI GROUP Chozzar Over Abyss
MARK STEWART & THE MAFIA : PassCivecation Program
BAND OF HOLY JOY Drug Virgin
CURRENT 93 Holy Holy Holy (For Dusa)
PRINCESS TINYMEAT Jay Gone Bimbo
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