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SPANDAU BALLET
London, GB
* 11/1979

Line-Up (2018):

Ross William Wild - voc
Gary Kemp - g,kb
Martin Kemp - bg
Steve Norman - sax,perc
John Keeble - ds

Former Members:

Tony Hadley (voc,kb, 11/79-1989, 2/09-7/17)
Jess Bailey (kb, 12/81-cca 4/82 g.a.)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Journeys To Glory	3/1981	Reformation/Chrysalis		5
2.	Diamond	12.03.1982	Chrysalis		15
3.	True	3/1983	Chrysalis		1	19
4.	Parade	6/1984	Chrysalis		2	50
5.	The Singles Collection	11/1985	Chrysalis		3
6.	Through The Barricades	11/1986	CBS		7
7.	The 12" Mixes	12/1986	Chrysalis
8.	Greatest Hits	11/1987	Telstar
9.	Heart Like A Sky	9/1989	CBS		31
10.	The Best Of Spandau Ballet	9/1991	Chrysalis		44
11.	Gold - The Best Of Spandau Ballet	26.09.2000	Chrysalis		7
12.	Collection	26.07.2005	Disky
13.	Live At The NEC	20.09.2005
14.	Singles, Rarities & Remixes	12.12.2006	EMI
15.	Once More	19.10.2009	Mercury		7
16.	Essential	27.10.2011	EMI Gold
17.	The Albums 1980-84 (4CD)	12.04.2012	EMI Gold
18.	The Story The Very Best Of Spandau Ballet	21.10.2014	Rhino		8
19.	40 Years - The Greatest Hits	11/2020	Rhino		15

Tony Hadley:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	The State Of Play	23.03.1992	EMI
2.	Tony Hadley	13.10.1997	PolyGram TV		38
3.	Obsession	08.05.2000	Almafame/EFA
4.	True Ballads	4/2003	UMTV		31
5.	Debut	09.09.2003	Pilot
6.	Passing Strangers	9/2006	Curb
7.	The Christmas Album	27.11.2015	Verve
8.	Talking To The Moon	6/2018	Moonstone Music		40

Gary Kemp:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Little Bruises	23.10.1995	Columbia
2.	Insolo	7/2021	Columbia		43

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	To Cut A Long Story Short / To Cut A Long Story Short (instr.)	07.11.1980	Reformation/Chrysalis	3
2.	The Freeze / The Freeze (instrumental)	23.01.1981	Reformation/Chrysalis	12
3.	Muscle Bound / Glow MC + To Cut A Long Story Short / The Freeze	27.03.1981	Chrysalis	9
4.	Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) / Feel The Chant produced by: Richard James Burgess	10.07.1981	Reformation/Chrysalis	2
5.	Paint Me Down / Man With Guitar 12" + Re-Paint	06.11.1981	Reformation/Chrysalis	28
6.	She Loved Like Diamond	15.01.1982	Chrysalis	49
7.	Instinction / Gently 12" + Chant No. 1 (remix)	02.04.1982	Reformation/Chrysalis	10
8.	Lifeline / Live And Let Live	24.09.1982	Reformation/Chrysalis	4	108
9.	Communication	04.02.1983	Chrysalis	7
10.	True 12" + Lifeline (acappella) produced by: Tony Swain/Steve Jolley/Spandau Ballet	29.04.1983	Reformation/Chrysalis	1
11.	True / Gently	7/1983	Chrysalis		4
12.	Gold / Gold (instrumental)	01.08.1983	Chrysalis	1
13.	Gold / Gold (live)	11/1983	Chrysalis		29
14.	Pleasure	12/1983
15.	Communication / Only When You Leave	3/1984	Chrysalis		59
16.	Only When You Leave / Paint Me Down	29.05.1984	Reformation/Chrysalis	3	34
17.	I'll Fly For You / To Cut A Long Story Short (live)	10.08.1984	Reformation/Chrysalis	9
18.	Highly Strung / Highly Strung (part 2) 12" + Highly Re-Strung	08.10.1984	Reformation/Chrysalis	15
19.	Round And Round / True (live) 12" + Gold (live)	11/1984	Reformation/Chrysalis	16
20.	Fight For Ourselves / Fight ... The Heartache	7/1986	CBS	8
21.	Through The Barricades / With The Pride	10/1986	CBS	5
22.	How Many Lies / Communication	2/1987	CBS	19
23.	True / Gold	2/1987	Old Gold
24.	To Cut A Long Story Short / Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)	2/1987	Old Gold
25.	How Many Lies / Snakes And Lovers (v USA)	3/1987	Epic
26.	Through The Barricades / Snakes And Lovers (v USA)	5/1987	Epic
27.	Raw 12",CD + Raw (extended) / Raw (mix)	8/1988	CBS	47
28.	To Be Free With Your Love / Through The Barricades (live)	8/1989	CBS	42
29.	Empty Spaces / Fight For Ourselves (live) 12",CD + Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)	11/1989	CBS	94
30.	Crashed Into Love / How Many Lies (live) 12"(1) + Through The Barricades (live) 12"(2),CD + With The Pride / Gold (live) / True (live)	2/1990	CBS	96
31.	True / Lifeline 12",CD + Heaven Is A Secret / Pleasure	8/1991	Chrysalis
32.	True / Gold	8/1995	Old Gold
33.	Club Cuts 265 (Free To Believe / Their Perogative / Gold) & Britney Spears & Kylie Minogue & Bobby Brown & Lionel Richie (vs Ultra Nate)	07.02.2005	DMC
34.	Once More	09.11.2009		82

Tony Hadley:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Lost In Your Love / Why Can't We Fall In Love 12",CD + Theme No. 7	3/1992	EMI	38
2.	For Your Blue Eyes Only / Tonight CD + Close-Up	17.08.1992	EMI	67
3.	The Game Of Love	1/1993		72
4.	Absolution / One Good Reason CD + Through The Barricades (acoustic) / The Boys Of Summer / Rock'n'Roll Suicide	8/1993	EMI
5.	Dance With Me & Tin Tin Out	28.04.1997	Virgin	35
6.	Will U Take Me	30.10.2000	Frontera
7.	Feel You & Marc Et Claude	01.04.2002	Alphabet City
	Feel You (I Love Trance mix, Megara vs DJ Lee mix, Wippenberg remix) & Marc Et Claude	15.04.2002	Alpha Plus
8.	Shake Up Christmas	11/2015	Verve

Gary Kemp:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	An Inexperienced Man	7/1995		96
2.	My Lady Soul	18.09.1995	Columbia	127

Martin Kemp:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Innami / No Charisma & Mickey Pearce	02.07.2009	Blunted Robots
2.	After The Night / Aztec	16.12.2009	Blunted Robots
3.	Wot U Got / Fix	08.09.2010	Blunted Robots
4.	German Salad EP (German Salad / Closer / Cracks)	20.07.2012	Frijsfo Beats

Videos:

1. Spandau Ballet Over Britain - 18.11.1983, Palace
2. Live Hits - 11/1990, Castle Music Pictures

Movies:

1. The Krays (1990, starring Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp)
2. Sailors Tattoo (1994, Martin Kemp)
3. Magic Hunter (1994, starring Gary Kemp, directed by I. Enyedi)
4. Dog Eat Dog (2001, starring Gary Kemp)
5. Soul Boys of the Western World (12.3.2014)

Bibliography:

Gary Kemp: I Know This Much: From Soho To Spandau (9/2009, Fourth Estate, autobiography)

Awards:

1983 Melody Maker Chart Album Of The Year No. 3 ("True")
1983 Melody Maker Top Album Artist No. 3

Various:

Compilation Appearances:

"True" on OST "Charlie's Angels" (24.10.00, Columbia)

disbanded 1989
reunited 2/2009

Gary Kemp:

appeared on the SP:

Beggar And Co.: Mule (Chant No. 2) (4.9.81, RCA)
Pamela Stephenson: Unusual Treatment EP (29.1.82, Phonogram)

Awards:

2012 Ivor Novello Awards - Outstanding Song Collection

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1981	2	10.01.1981	20		profile, interview
1981	4	24.01.1981	17	Singles	single review
1981	9	28.02.1981	22	Albums	album review
1981	10	07.03.1981	8
1981	12	21.03.1981	4	News
1981	12	21.03.1981	14	Singles	single review
1981	13	28.03.1981	24	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	20	16.05.1981	6	US News
1981	21	23.05.1981	36	Datelines
1981	27	04.07.1981	35	Singles	single review
1981	45	07.11.1981	14	Singles	single review
1982	3	16.01.1982	19	Singles	single review
1982	4	23.01.1982	3	Fast Forward
1982	9	27.02.1982	4	Fast Forward
1982	11	13.03.1982	17	Albums	album review
1982	12	20.03.1982	27	Singles	single review
1982	13	27.03.1982	39	Datelines
1982	15	10.04.1982	30	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	16	17.04.1982	24		interview
1982	40	02.10.1982	23	Singles	single review
1983	6	05.02.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	6	05.02.1983	14	Singles	single review
1983	7	12.02.1983	18	Albums	album review
1983	9	26.02.1983	3	Fast Forward
1983	10	05.03.1983	17	Albums	album review
1983	15	09.04.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	15	09.04.1983	14	It's Alive	gig review
1983	17	23.04.1983	15	It's Alive	gig review
1983	18	30.04.1983	27	Singles	single review
1983	23	04.06.1983	24		interview
1983	31	30.07.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	32	06.08.1983	22	Singles	single review
1983	44	29.10.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	47	19.11.1983	3	Fast Forward
1984	22	02.06.1984	22	Singles	single review
1984	24	28.07.1984	27	Albums	album review
1984	27	18.08.1984	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1984	30	08.09.1984	3	Fast Forward
1984	31	15.09.1984	32	Video
1984	33	29.09.1984	3	Fast Forward
1984	34	06.10.1984	3	Fast Forward
1996	17	27.04.1996	56		single review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	22	07.11.1995	6	Galerie
2010	2		68	Recenze CD	album review