THE GRASSHOPPERS
Alistair Cumberford, John Eklund (both aged 10), Scott Stewart (aged 6)
1980
SIZE 42 CONCRETE KNICKERS / SIZE 42 CONCRETE PLUGWIRES
Alistair Cumberford, John Eklund
We are idiots
Revolution of the household appliances
LP The fence 1982
LP Let’s move mountains 1985
LP Hypnotised by the tiger’s eyes 1986
LP Captain Raspberry’s comments on days and verse 1986
LP Child style 1987
POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE
Alistair Cumberford
LP People like these 1984
People like these
Inside information
Life in danger original on Size 42 album Sanity system
Posters in my home
Aristocrats only
The letter rerecorded Ca 1989
Life in danger
TREASURE HUNTERS
Mark Cahill
LP Storm in a teacup 1984
written Ca
Treasure hunting became Angels dancing on the pinhead
Stay
Poison dagger Ca/Cu
The penny drops a Capella coda sung to tune of Hungry like the wolf
Out of outer space falsetto part written for but not performed by Wi
Let’s bounce Ca/Paul & Katie Smout (Paul liked the zips on Richard Owen’s bag)
Dance of the 7 snails
Hi! wire
You don’t listen later version on Waterloo as extra track
remixes
inspired by Thompson Twins albums
Mental fight lose
I just can’t get through
Storm in a teacup not actually a remix, cult hit with the Wigmores
POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE
Mark Cahill, Alistair Cumberford, Guy Wigmore
The afternoon sessions 1984
demo for Love and stuff, first with Ca/Cu/Wi together, in Aughton Green
I’ll be your Christmas present this year Cu
The con-man Cu
Butter mountains Cu
Stay Ca
National pride, Videobox, Emigration attempted but lost
Stranger fruit
Lost Ainsdale session 1985
Fighting fires
Chinatown
EP Paradise lost
Moon Ca does not recall this track
National pride
Dismal Tuesday mornings Cu
Wednesday afternoon Cu/Wi
Wash programmes
LP Love and stuff late Aug 85
part 1 (1984)
The videobox Ca
National pride (dance mix) Ca/Cu (only title and 3 of 4 notes by Cu)
Emigration Cu (piano at end arrangement of Rachmaninov?)
Stay Ca
Intermezzo
part 2 (1985)
Chinatown Cu arranged Ca
You hurt me Cu (bassline & additional lyrics Ca)
The plunge Ca
Welcome to commuter city Cu (original by Size 42)
Love and stuff (parts 1 & 2) Ca
7” Stay
Stay (a little longer)
Live medley I’ll be your Christmas present this year, The con-man, Butter mountains
7” The videobox picture disc made by Cu (after Culture Club’s It’s a miracle)
The videobox (beat-box of tricks mix)
Wednesday afternoon
Omar Sherrif Ca/Paul & Katie Smout (remix of Let’s bounce)
LP Paranormal day before Mother’s Day 1986 Broken Windows Records
recorded at Chic-shack, Ainsdale, engineered David ‘Nutty’ Newton
Angels dancing on the pinhead Ca 2:59 feat Sally & the Sirens (Br/Wi/Gareth?)
Deutschland; a slip of the tongue Cu/Wi 11:18 feat Jenny kazoo French horn,
Gareth recorder harmonica
Paranormal Cu 4:07
Lady Louise Ca 2:31
Would you like it? Ca/Cu 3:30 middle 8 and arr Ca
VIDEO AVD
England Cu 5:37
Sometimes I Br/Cu 3:21 music Br/lyrics Cu
Stagefright Cu 3:20 feat Jenny as Suzy
Hipocritic Ca 3:33 feat Sally & a Siren
Imagination Cu 3:07 feat Sally & the Sirens ?
Um de la que Ca 2:34 credits as Deutschland (Ca disagrees)
inspired by Thompson Twins’ Vendredi saint
Lady Louise (reprise) unlisted track
Anonymous Experimentations
EP Would you like it?
Would you like it?
Imagination
Seek shelter Cu (originally Size 42)
Lady Louise Riverboat Rick section at end never used, incorporated into Beverly Hills Duck
I think you’re a cat Cu
Lost Hillside session without Alistair
Fighting fires semi-acoustic
Manic Monday
SANDWICH IN MOTION
Adrian Brailsford, Mark Cahill, Alistair Cumberford
LP Sandwich in motion 1986
Sgt Pepper eponymous album, Wi still at school
Crosby session
Pity the earthworm Br/Cu Video AVD
Fair play Br/Cu Video AVD, theme from film Fair play
Far from the Western world Br/Ca/Cu
Lyrics Ca
Ainsdale session
Let’s play house Ca/Cu
Make up for ghosts Br/Ca/Cu
I just wanna be perfect Br/Cu VIDEO AVD, rerecorded for Live 88-9
Can’t help falling in love Creatore/Weiss inspired by Lick the tins
My friends are on television Br/Ca lyrics written while others watched Coronation Street
Crosby session
Living in the Middle Ages Cu
Physics and chemistry Ca not Thompson twins cover
Fingerprints Br/Ca/Cu
Open your eyes Ca also not Thompson twins cover
The scream Ca
POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE
Adrian Brailsford, Mark Cahill, Alistair Cumberford, Guy Wigmore
EP England
recorded at Chiq Shack, Aughton Green
England (edit)
Imagination
Make up for ghosts (extended)
EP Quick June-July 1986 Broken Window Records
title from Tegan (as then untitled and unfinished), produced Wi ?
With or without you Br/Cu rerecorded on And there was wine
Tell me all about it Cu originally by Size 42 on Captain Raspberry
Once in a lifetime Talking Heads/Eno
You’ve got Ribeana mouth PD improvisation
Look at the world Br/Wi
THE REAL PD
Adrian Brailsford, Mark Cahill, Alistair Cumberford, Guy Wigmore
LP And there was wine Spring 1987 Broken Window Records
produced Ca/Cu engineered David E Newton, recorded at Hillside
featuring Jenny and Gaz Wigmore and David E Newton
With or without you Br/Cu 5:05 VIDEO 1987
novelty unlisted track
Waterloo Br/Cu 5:29
Radar Ca 5:07
novelty another unlisted track - Larkin reading his own poetry?
The big sea Br/Cu 5:31 one of three versions
You’ve got Ribena mouth PD 1:36 VIDEO 1987, same as on Quick
I’ll never see you again Br/Cu 2:55 VIDEO 1987
Amphisbaena Ca 5:25
Mount Vesuvius Cu 4:12
Tegan Ca 3:24 Cu title and lyrics
Ups and downs Cu 2:27
Voice of the free Ca 2:35
lyrics inspired by Graham ‘Bob’ Jackson (who liked the leather on Richard Owen’s bag) in turn inspired by Gang of 4 LP Songs of the free, synth uses line from Furniture’s Brilliant mind
Jim’ll fix it BBC TV unlisted track
7” Waterloo
Waterloo (speaking clock remix) Br/Cu
I like your hair Cu Ca assisted
You don’t listen Ca original on Treasure hunters Storm in a teacup
LP A friend called Sigmund 13/4/87 Broken Window Records
production credits as And there was wine
working title Bignose strikes again
fanfare
Love’s back in fashion (and you’ve nothing left to wear) Br/Cu chords used on Snowbaby
Hybrid Ca
Psychoanalyst’s couch Cu
New start Cu aiming for Pepsi & Shirley sound with PT-50 feedback
Richard Owen’s bag Ca VIDEO 1987
Should it really make any difference? Ca aka Is there a difference?
Going up to Scotland Br
Yippee yai ye Wi
Ice and sticks Ca
Stop me dreaming Br/Cu VIDEO 1987
What I want Ca
additional tracks
It’s now or never different version to The D factor
Stop me dreaming acoustic mix
Summertown extended remix from The D factor
Would you like it? instrumental rerecording from Paranormal
The big sea Br/Cu the 2 versions not on And there was wine
What I want rerecording from A friend called Sigmund
Radar rerecording from And there was wine
Edward the mouse Cu
Psychedelic cathedral nightmare instrumental of You must be a marriage guidance counsellor?
Eastenders BBC TV
LP Potential difference 1984-7
compilation album before The D factor
Make up for ghosts live version
Angels dancing on the pinhead new version
The videobox
Waterloo Inter-city mix
Welcome to commuter city
Physics and chemistry
Amphisbaena
Mount Vesuvius
The plunge
Would you like it? live
England
Love’s back in fashion
Hybrid
Stop me dreaming
Richard Owen’s bag
Will you have me back?
With or without you new electric guitar mix
Chinatown
I’ll never see you again
Can’t help falling in love
Imagination
LP The D factor July 1987 - January 1988
recorded at Appleby House, Chiq Shack, Hillside
feat Sean Naughton (elec guitar) Gaz and Jenny Wigmore, engineered Newton
This is the love (that knows no bounds) Br/Cu
(The Devil’s) Bazaar Br/Cu
Violent Lies Cu VIDEO 1988, only track feat Ca
Consequences Br/Ca/Cu
Old Br/Cu
I could forgive you Cu
The other side of you Br/Cu
Jack in the box Real PD
Disillusioned Cu
Summertown Br/Cu
Mount Vesuvius (Big bang mix) Cu
Centre of the storm Br/Cu
Will you have me back? Br/Cu
Earth Br/Cu
It’s now or never (live) Br/Cu
based on dream of marriage to Spanish lady and wanting to be free
Remember me Br/Cu
Stop me dreaming (elec guitar mix) Br/Cu
instrumental roughs
Celebration
LP Ideas
It’s now or never rough version
Trash instrumental
Girlfriend in a coma (live version) Morrissey/Marr
Disaster! Disaster! inferior version to Best of
Bradley
Orientiering #3 cover of New Order’s Blue monday with different words
Enough of the city
Summertown different vocal
LP Film stars 1988