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Thompson Twins

Web Site ditko37/ttmain.html
Formed 1977 (London, England)
Group Members Tom Bailey (vocals, keyboards), Alannah Currie (percussion, saxophone, vocals), Joe Leeway (percussion)
Jive 55 Favourite Songs In The Name Of Love (from 'Set', 1982), Hold Me Now (from 'Into The Gap', 1984)
What Are They Up To? The early 90's saw two albums by Tom and Allanah’s ambient-techno group, Babble, and subsequently, from his homebase in New Zealand, Tom has produced two albums by No 1 Kiwi group Stellar* and worked on various film soundtracks as well as sound for video installations. Tom also formed a dub/ambient duo ‘International Observer’ with Rakai Karaitiana that just released the album ‘Seen’ to great reviews.
Discography
We have compiled a list of all key albums and major compilations by the artist, with some re-releases, re-hashes, re-jects and EPs left out. This should be enough to satisfy anyone but collectors or serious fans. To see absolutely everything, please go to artist site (link provided above).

Albums
A Product Of… (1981) BUY @ Chaos Australia
When I See You BUY @ Amazon UK
Politics BUY @ Amazon USA
Slave Trade BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Could Be Her...Could Be You
Make Believe
Don't Go Away
The Price
Oumma Aularesso (Animal Laugh)
Anything Is Good Enough
A Product Of...
Perfect Game
Vendredi Saint

Set (1982) BUY @ Chaos Australia
In The Name Of Love BUY @ Amazon UK
Living in Europe BUY @ Amazon USA
Bouncing BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Tok Tok
Good Gosh
The Rowe
Runaway
Another Fantasy
Fool's Gold
Crazy Dog
Blind

Quick Step And Side Kick (1983) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Love On Your Side BUY @ Amazon UK
Lies BUY @ Amazon USA
If You Were Here BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Judy Do
Tears
Watching
We Are Detective
Kamikaze
Love Lies Bleeding
All Fall Out

Into The Gap (1984) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Doctor! Doctor! BUY @ Amazon UK
You Take Me Up BUY @ Amazon USA
Day After Day BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Sister Of Mercy
No Peace For The Wicked
The Gap
Hold Me Now
Storm On The Sea
Who Can Stop The Rain?

Here's To Future Days (1985) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Don't Mess With Doctor Dream BUY @ Amazon UK
Lay Your Hands On Me BUY @ Amazon USA
Future Days BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Roll Over
Revolution
King For A Day
Love Is The Law
Emperor's Clothes (Part 1)
Toyko
You Killed The Clown
Breakaway

Close To The Bone (1987) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Follow Your Heart BUY @ Amazon UK
Bushbaby BUY @ Amazon USA
Get That Love BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Twentieth Century
Long Goodbye
Still Waters
Savage Moon
Gold Fever
Dancing In Your Shoes
Perfect Day

Big Trash (1989) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Sugar Daddy BUY @ Amazon UK
Queen Of The USA BUY @ Amazon USA
Bombers In The Sky BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
This Girl's On Fire
T.V. On
Big Trash
Salvador Dali's Car
Rock This Boat
Dirty Summer's Day
Love Jungle
Wild

Queer (1991) BUY @ Chaos Australia
Come Inside BUY @ Amazon UK
Flower Girl BUY @ Amazon USA
My Funky Valentine BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Queer
Groove On
The Saint
Strange Jane
Shake It Down
Wind It Up
Flesh And Blood
The Invisible Man

Compilations

Greatest Hits: Love Lies & Other Strange Things (1996) BUY @ Chaos Australia
In the Name of Love BUY @ Amazon UK
Lies BUY @ Amazon USA
We Are Detective BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
If You Were Here
Love on Your Side
Hold Me Now
Doctor! Doctor!
You Take Me Up
The Gap
Sister of Mercy
Don't Mess With Doctor Dream
Lay Your Hands on Me
King for a Day
Nothing in Common
Get That Love
Long Goodbye

The Master Hits: Thompson Twins (1999) BUY @ Chaos Australia
In the Name of Love [UK Album Version] BUY @ Amazon UK
Bouncing BUY @ Amazon USA
Lies BUY @ amazon.de (Germany)
Hold Me Now
Day After Day
Who Can Stop the Rain?
Lay Your Hands on Me
King for a Day
Emperor's Clothes, Pt. 1
Follow Your Heart
Perfect Day



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