tANSADS dISCOGRAPHY

Tansads Discography

SHANDYLAND : 1991
Cobbly Back Yard Wood In Th' Hole Right On Big Wednesday Feed me Horses Shandyland Juvenile No More London's Burning Spirit Move Big Bad Devil
NOTES: (Probe Plus) Probeway 31CD Reissue (1995) (Castle Communications/Essential Records) ESM CD 351 Shandyland appeared in the NME indie charts by accident - at number 6 if I remember correctly - it should have been UP THE SHIRKERS - it was corrected the following week by which time the album had dropped to around number 13.

UP THE SHIRKERS (1993)
Eye of the Average Camelot Brian Kant Zig Zig Music Down Waste of Space Chip Pan Ocean English Rover John John Reason To Be Tuen On, Tune up, Drop Out, Be Late Up The Revolution
NOTES: (Musidisc) 109852 MU 760 Reissue ((1995) (Castle Communications/Essential Records) ESM CD 352 Appeared in both the indie and Folk -Roots charts (though see above).

FLOCK (1994)
A Band on the Rainbow Fear of Falling She's Not Gone God On A String Iron Man Waiting For The Big One Dance Sunlight in The Morning G Man Ship of Fools I Know I Can (But I Won't) Heading For the Heart Separate Souls
NOTES: (Castle Communications/Transatlantic) TRA CD 101. Not eligible for the indie charts.

DRAG DOWN THE MOON (1995)
Iron Man Where Have All the Flowers Gone Up the Revolution She's Not Gone A Band On the Rainbow John John Turn On, Tune Up, Drop Out, Be Late Spirit Move Sunlight In the Morning Reasons to Be The English Rover Waiting for the Big One G Man Fear of Falling Eye of the Average I Know I Can (But I Won't) Drag Down the Moon
NOTES (Castle Communications/Transatlantic) TRA CD 118 Recorded live at the Citadel, St Helens

REASON TO BE (1998)
Roll Away Your Stone Higher Ground All the Mad Men Hello Reason to Be Sad Song Jealousy Middle of the Night Julian Miss the Bus Burning Bridge Drunken Serenade
NOTES: (Wayward Records) Recorded and released independently by the band

ROUGH AND READY - THE EARLY TAPES (2010)
Fear Of Falling Father's Day Say It With Flowers Big Wednesday 25 Years Sun Golden Sun Fit to Drop I Close My Eyes Pendle Hill Parachute Song Untitled Nursery Rhyme For '89 Set You Free Too Many Spots I Can See You All Diamonds In The Rain Shandyland Big Sunrise Jealousy I Know I Can Juvenile Ocean Heart
NOTES: (Voice of Reason, VOR001) compilation based on unreleased tracks and tracks released on pre-album cassettes sold at gigs

TANSADS SINGLES - cd versions

Brian Kant (Yeah-Yeah-Yooh) (1992)
Brian Kant (Yeah-Yeah-Yooh) Zig Zag Fear Of Falling Set You Free
According to Tansads legend, then Radio 1 DJ Nicholarse Campbell started playing the track on his show then took it off half way through - any verification gratefully received.

Up the Revolution (1993)
Up the Revolution (radio edit) Up the Revolution (album version) John John Sun Golden Sun
Liked by Radio 1 DJ Johnnie Walker so much that he played it twice on the same show. The Tansads also recorded a live session for him. When booked for another session the band didn't make it as the van broke down on the way!

The English Rover (1993)
The English Rover Feed Me (skiffle version) Four Leaf Clover Girlfriend of the Free (early demo)
NOTE: Some copies were pressed without the title track on it!

Camelot (1993)
Camelot Gelignite Satisfied


Iron Man/A Band on the Rainbow (1994)
Iron Man A Band on the Rainbow I Don't Know
Double A side single that achieved the highest mainstream chart position of any Tansads single - stalling just outside the top 100

A Band on the Rainbow (1994)
A Band on the Rainbow The English Rover (live - Mill At The Pier, Wigan) Cobbly Back Yard (live - Mill At The Pier, Wigan) Thursday's Child
Perhaps not the best commercial move to follow up a single that didn't quite make it - with the same single! Record companies????

I Know I Can (But I Won't) (1995)
I Know I Can (But I Won't) Drag Down the Moon (Studio Version) And Oh...
Find a video for this on You Tube

G-Man (1995)
G-Man I Know I Can A Band on the Rainbow
Single only released in France and there are differing reports as to how well it sold. The video shot to acompany the release is available on You Tube

Where Have All the Flowers Gone (1995)
Where Have All the Flowers Gone (Studio Version)
A single track promo cd of a studio recording of the Pete Seeger anti-war protest song that was often included in the live set. Issued without a cover. Look for a version on You Tube

TANSADS ON COMPILATIONS

WHAT'S THE IDE*A (1990)
Right Off -Those Naughty Corinthians Family Sinners - The Nice Party The Clever Ones - More Perfect Watchers Right On - The Tansads My Kingdom - Sky Blue Life Christopher - Touch Tin of Beans - Volunteers Sensation Machine - Gnarl Micronaught - Strawberry Girl She Burns Alone - Limebirds Near - Jennifer Fever The Thought You Thought You Was - Poisoned Electric Head
Vinyl LP release featuring North West bands. Rumoured to have won a priize for a youth project. Fabulous sleeve notes.

BOO! Ere Cop A Load of This (1992)
Atila The Stockbroker / Mountaineering In Belgium Shoulders - Charm The Tender Trap - Oh Marie The Tansads - Music Down The Levellers - Carry Me Resque - She Drives My Train Bleach - Shotgun The New Cranes - Turpentine Shoulders - On Sunday Stranglmartin - Polishing Your Hate The Tansads - Eye Of The Average The Tender Trap - The Love Comes Through Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction - Trash Madonna The Newcranes - Natures Love
A compilation of tracks from artists signed to Musidisc. Fabulous sleeve notes.

Transatlantic Records Sampler (1994)
She's the One I Adore - Energy Orchard Coming Through - Energy Orchard Dear Jane - The Dear Janes My Guilty Hand - The Dear Janes Another Irish Rover - Four Men and a Dog McFadden's Reels - Four Men and a Dog Iron Man - The Tansads Zig Zag - The Tansads
Limited edition sampler cd of bands signed to the Transatlantic Label . 5,000 copies were pressed with many given away at the gig to relaunch the label .

THE BIG ALBUM (1995)
Energy Orchard - Surrender To Your City Kite (7) - Tom Somewhere Over England - I Can't Do Anything Strangelove - Chances Unation - Once In A While Andy Davis - Baby Good For You Tansads, The - She's Not Gone Dear Janes, The - Dear Jane Blue Aeroplanes, The - Daughter Movie Stranglers, The - Leave It To The Dogs Kevin Brown (11) - That's Life Korgis, The - One Life Clive Waite - Moon River Peter Hammill - Your Tall Ship Julian Cope - Highway Blues [Original Demo] Innes Sibun - Promises Velocity Kendall - If Only Wishing Storm - Stormtown
Compilation CD released by The Big Issue South West to support and publicise the newspaper. Does anyone out there have a copy so thatw e can get a better quality scan?

TANSADS - CONNECTED

Introducing.....Northern Sounds (2000)
Bushack: the sweet smell of success Laura Folin: don't let me go Cava: sweet life Bennett 4: groove 1 The Hazy Shades: first sight Strange Weather: soundproof The Fade: time Skeleton Crew: walking in my sleep Laura Folin: interview with a vamp Bushack: the gardener of eden e: live for the weekend Skeleton Crew: mother earth Strange Weather: flying (recorded in session for BBC Radio Lancs) Bennett 4: angel The Hazy Shades: everyday faces Cava: simple
Compilation cd. Both Laura Folin tracks above were written by and feature John. Interview With a Vamp also exisits as an unreleased Tansads song. As a very tenuous Tansads link, Bushack feature Sean Timony on bass. Sean was also a member of John's pre Tansads band - The Volunteers.

Alternate Tunings
Deeproller - Reason To Be
Compilation CD issued by Wigan Musicians Collective. Limited edition of 200. Features Reason To Be by Deeproller - one of John's later projects. Laura Folin is also the vocalist on this track.