The Age Of Chance Discography

Based upon an original discography compiled by Ashtoreth (William Haas) in 1995.

Maintained by Ernie Haynes. Latest update 24 October 2001

Extensive contributions courtesy Steve Kretchman, Mark Emsley, Rock Wilson, Gavin Morrow, and of course, Smiley.

Please send corrections, additions, updates and music to EHaynes@TampaBay.RR.com

FORMAT

TITLE/INFO

Cat. #

Country

Label

Year

7"

Motor City/Everlasting YEAH! (with insert)

RIOT 1

UK

Riot Bible

A:

Motor City (3:31) (etched-Hey! Leather For Brains)

B:

Everlasting Yeah! (2:20) (etched-Too Sexy For TV?)

7"

Bible of the Beats/Liquid Jungle

RIOT 002

UK

Riot Bible

A:

Bible of the Beats (3:37) (etched-God Botherers)

B:

Liquid Jungle (2:53) (etched-Too Sexy For Radio?)

12" EP

The Twilight World of Sonic Disco (with insert) (Red and Yellow vinyl versions)

BIBLE 001

UK

Riot Bible

A1:

Motor City (3:31) (etched-A Porky Prime Cut)

A2:

Everlasting Yeah! (2:20)

B1:

Bible of the Beats (3:37) (etched-The Roof Caves In)

B2:

Liquid Jungle (2:53)

7"

Kiss (Green Vinyl)

AGE 5

UK

Fon

7"

Kiss

7-99472

US

Virgin

1986

A:

Kiss (3:05)

B:

Crash Conscious (2:55)

7"

Kiss (Promo Single in standard picture sleeve)

7-99472

US

Virgin

1986

A:

Kiss-Vocal/Radio Edit (3:03)

B:

Kiss-Vocal (3:05)

12"

Kiss/Kiss Collision Cut/Crash Conscious (etched-1000 Years Of Trouble)

AGE T5

UK

Virgin

1987

12"

Kiss/Kiss Collision Cut/Crash Conscious

0-96780

US

A:

Kiss (3:05)

B1:

Kiss Collision Cut (4:09) aka Kiss Collision Vocal

B2:

Crash Conscious (2:55)

12"

Kiss

AGE-L5

UK

Fon

1986

12"

Kiss

AGE 15 A

UK

Fon

A:

Kiss Sonic Crush Symphony-Remix by DJ Chakk (8:17)

B1:

Kiss-Your Move America (1:58)

B2:

Kiss-Leeds V The Bronx (3:30)

B3:

Crash Conscious (2:55)

12"

Kiss

Promo W/L

A:/B:

Kisspower Remix (6:55) (Same track on both sides)

(Unreleased remix featuring samples by Prince, MC5, Bruce Springsteen, Janet Jackson, Run DMC, etc)

12" EP

Beneath The Pavements Of The Dancefloor (Etched B-side-The Dancefloor)

AGE-X5

UK

Fon

12" EP

Crush Collision

208271-270

Ger

Virgin

1986

12" EP

Crush Collision

7-90583-1

US

Virgin

1987

Cass EP

Crush Collision

7-90583-4

US

Virgin

1987

A1:

Be Fast Be Clean Be Cheap (2:48)

A2:

Crash Conscious (2:55)

A3:

Morning After The Sixties (2:35)

A4:

Kiss (3:05)

B1:

Mob! Hut!! (3:05)

B2:

Disco Inferno (5:03)

12" EP

Crush Collision; 2 record set + insert

AGE 9

UK

Fon

Double pack issued by Fon.  Record #1 is the same as the other versions of Crush Collision.  Record #2 is one sided, and contains the Kiss Sonic Crush Symphony.

7"

Don't Get Mad... Get Even!

VS 989

UK

CD-Promo

Don't Get Mad... Get Even!

CDEP 7

UK

1

Don't Get Mad…Get Even!-7"

2

The All-Nite Crank-Powermix Of Don't Get Mad…Get Even! (6:53)

3

Gettin' Mad-Instrumental (4:30)

4

Gettin' Even-Bonus Beats (3:17)

12"

Don't Get Mad... Get Even! (The All-Nite Crank Powermix)

VS 989 12

UK

Virgin

1987

Cass EP

Don’t Get Mad... Get Even!

VSC 989 12

UK

Virgin

1987

A:

The All-Nite Crank-Powermix Of Don't Get Mad…Get Even! (6:53)

B1:

Gettin' Mad-Instrumental (4:30)

B2:

Getting' Even-Bonus Beats (3:17)

12"

Don't Get Mad... Get Even! (The New York Remixes)

VS 989 13

UK

Virgin

1987

12"

Don't Get Mad... Get Even!

7-96726-0

US

Virgin

1987

A1:

Don't Get Mad... Get Even!-LA Gets Brutal (4:59)

A2:

Don't Get Mad... Get Even!-NEW YORK Revenge (5:19)

A3:

Don't Get Mad... Get Even!-All Nite War-L.A vs. N.Y.C. (4:26)

B1:

Don't Get Mad... Get Even!-The Beats Of New York (5:01)

B2:

Don't Get Mad... Get Even!-LA Crank Power (4:27)

B3:

Don't Get Mad... Get Even!-Non-Stop-Rock-House (5:15)

7"

Take It!

VS 1035

UK

Virgin

1988

12"

Take It! (Unlimited Credit Mix)

VST 1035

UK

Virgin

1988

A:

Take It!-Unlimited Credit Mix (4:48) (Mix-Hank $hocklee & Carl Ryd£r)

B1:

Taking Top Dollars-Bonus Beats (5:33)

B2:

Take It-7" Version (4:37)

7"

Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Noise!

VS 962

UK

Virgin

A:

Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Noise! (2.52)

B:

Big Bad Rap! (4.37)

12"

Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Noise? (promo)

(no catalog #)

UK

12"

Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Noise? (Dancepower Mix)

VS 962 12

UK

12"

Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Noise? (Let There Be... Sonic War Sculpture)

VS 962 13

UK

Cass EP

Big Bad Cassette

VCS 962 12

UK

Virgin

1987

1

Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Noise? (Let There Be Sonic War Sculpture) (7.15)

2

Big Bad Rap (4.37)

3

Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Noise? (2.52)

4

Big Bad Symphony (4.27)

CD LP

One Thousand Years of Trouble

CDV 2473

UK

Virgin

1987

12" LP

One Thousand Years of Trouble

V-2473

UK

Virgin

1987

12" LP

One Thousand Years of Trouble

7-90672-1

US

Virgin

1987

Cass LP

One Thousand Years of Trouble

7-90672-4

US

Virgin

1987

1

We Got Trouble (3:35)

2

Don't Get Mad…Get Even! (3:33)

3

Ready Or Not, Here We Come (4:11)

4

Shut Up And Listen! (2:55)

5

Hold On (2:33)

6

Who'd Afraid Of The Big Bad Noise? (2:50)

7

Take It! (4:41)

8

This Is Crush Collision (5:22)

9

Learn To Pray (6:00)

Video

Crush TV

VVC 288

France

Virgin

1987

Kiss (3:11)

Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Noise? (2:51) (Censored-"Free your mind & your feet will follow.")

Don't Get Mad…Get Even! (3:32)

12"

Time's Up

VST 1133

UK

Virgin

1989

A:

Time's Up-Prove It (6:02)

B1:

Superpower

B2:

Time's Up-Motorcade

12"

Time's Up

VSTX 1133

UK

Virgin

1989

A:

Time's Up-Timeless

B1:

Time's Up-Pop Mix (Remix-Whitts/Manley)

B2:

Time's Up-Beyond Time

12"

Time's Up (Promo in a generic Charisma sleeve w/ pink sticker)

PR 3314

US

Charisma

1989

A1:

Time's Up-Justin Time Remix (6:15)

A2:

Time's Up-UK Club Mix (4:32)

A3:

Time's Up-Justin Strauss Remix (6:28)

B1:

Time's Up-7" Remix (3:56)

B2:

Time's Up-Just Right Dub (5:11)

B3:

Time's Up-Prove It (6:02)

B4:

Playing With Fire-UK 7" (3:38)

3" CDS

Time's Up

VSCD 1133

UK

Virgin

1989

1

Time's Up (3:22)

2

Time's Up-Prove It (5:25)

3

Superpower (7:18)

4

You Can Run (3:53)

CD LP

Mecca

CDV2564

UK

Virgin

1990

CD LP

Mecca

91366-2

US

Charisma

1990

CS

Mecca

91366-4

US

Charisma

1990

LP

Mecca

91366-1

US

Charisma

1990

1

4 More Years (4:13)

2

Higher Than Heaven (4:04)

3

Joyride (4:08)

4

Refuse To Lose (3:55)

5

Snow Blind (5:22)

6

Mecca (3:56)

7

Time's Up (3:55)

8

You Can Run But You Can't Hide (3:52)

9

Playing With Fire (3:44)

10

What's Happening? (5:22)

3" CDS

Higher Than Heaven

VSCD 1228

UK

Virgin

1990

1

Higher Than Heaven

2

Higher Than Heaven-Heavenly Guitar Mix

3

Higher Than Heaven-Congregational (4:14)

4

Snowblind (Same As Mecca Track)

12"

Higher Than Heaven

VST 1228

UK

Virgin

1990

A1:

Higher Than Heaven-Righteous Club Mix

B1:

Higher Than Heaven-Raze Your Hands

B2:

Higher Than Heaven-Raze The Beats (Berrios Beats)

12"

Higher Than Heaven

VSTX 1228

UK

Virgin

1990

A1:

Higher Than Heaven-Gates Of Heaven

B1:

Time's Up-Timeless

5" CDS

Playing With Fire

VSCDT 1258

UK

Virgin

1990

1

Playing With Fire-AOC Remix

2

Playing With Fire-Pop Mix

3

Red Alert

4

Higher Than Heaven-Worshipful Mix

7"

Playing With Fire

VS 1258

UK

Virgin

A:

Playing With Fire

B:

Joyride

12"

Playing With Fire

VST 1258

UK

Virgin

1990

A1:

Playing With Fire-Firestarter Mix (Vocal)

A2:

Playing With Fire-Flame On

B1:

Playing With Fire-Firehouse Mix (Instrumental)

12"

Playing With Fire

VSTX 1258

UK

Virgin

1990

A1:

Playing With Fire-Playing With Housemix

B1:

Time's Up-Pop Mix

12"

Slow Motion Riot

UK

A1:

Slow Motion Riot-Guitar Mix Parts 1 & 2 (10:09) (Etched-Thank You)

B1:

Slow Motion Riot-Club Mix 1 (4:06) (Etched-Fuck You)

B2:

Slow Motion Riot-Club Mix 2 (4:00)

12"

She Is Filled With Secrets (etched-More Tales From The Farmyard)

AOC002

UK

A1:

She Is Filled With Secrets-Secret Guitar Dub (Full Vocal) (7:04)

A2:

She Is Filled With Secrets-Secret Guitar Dub (Instrumental) (7:04)

A3:

She Is Filled With Secrets-Slight Return (2:30)

B1:

She Is Filled With Secrets-Secret Sequencer Mix (7:30)

B2:

She Is Filled With Secrets-Piano Secrets (6:02)

B3:

She Is Filled With Secrets-3-Guitar Dub (Tuff Mix) (7:04)

Compilations

12" LP

NME C86

Rough 100

UK

Rough Trade

1986

A1

Primal Scream-Velocity Girl

1:22

A2

The Mighty Lemon Drops-Happy Head

2:42

A3

The Soup Dragons-Pleasantly Surprised

2:05

A4

The Wolfhounds-Feeling So Strange Again

1:41

A5

The Bodines-Therese

3:09

A6

Mighty Mighty-Law

3:40

A7

Stump-Buffalo

4:30

A8

Bogshed-Run To The Temple

3:28

A9

A Witness-Sharpened Sticks

2:30

A10

The Pastels-Breaking Lines

2:59

A11

The Age Of Chance-From Now On, This Will Be Your God

3:12

B1

Shop Assistants-It's Up To You

2:38

B2

The Close Lobsters-Firestation Towers

1:48

B3

Miaow-Sport Most Royal

2:54

B4

Half Man Half Biscuit-I Hate Nerys Hughes (From The Heart)

3:46

B5

The Servants-Transparent

2:36

B6

Mackenzies-Big Jim (There's No Pubs In Heaven)

2:34

B7

Big Flame-New Way (Quick Wash And Brush Up With Liberstion Theology)

1:37

B8

We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It-Consle Me

1:24

B9

McCarthy-Celestial City

2:59

B10

The Shrubs-Bullfighter Bones

3:48

B11

The Wedding Present-This Boy Can Wait (A Bit Longer)

4:00

"This compilation was originally released, during the summer of '86, as both an NME mail order-only cassette (NME.022) and a series of five concerts at London's Institure of Contemporary Arts."

12" LP

Guitars & Pianos

SITU17

UK

Zigzag/Situation Two

1986

Cassette

Guitars & Pianos

SITU17MC

UK

Zigzag/Situation Two

A1

All About Eve-Suppertime

A2

Age Of Chance-I Don't Know And I Don't Care

A3

Zooey-Teddy Bear

A4

Mancubs-Serious

A5

Psychic TV-Baby's Gone Away

A6

Membranes-(Even More) Skin And Bone

A7

Zooey-Carnival

A8

Diatribe-Peace In Our Time

B1

Jazz Butcher-Lost In France

B2

Finish The Story-Like A Sickel Runs Through Corn

B3

Pastels-I'm Alright With You

B4

Baby Brave-Rainmaker

B5

Brigandage-Up To You

B6

Very Things-The Hole

B7

Naked Raygun-Home Of The Brave

B8

Zooey-Zooey

CD

Off The Street

ThanksCD1

UK

Thank You Very Much

1993

1

The Grid-Crystal Clear

2

Utah Saints-Something Good (May Happen Edit)

3

The Mission-Wasteland (1993)

4

Cud-Through The Roof (Strongroom Mix)

5

The Mekons-Millionaire

6

Music For Pleasure-Time

7

Ringos High-White Room

8

The Sisters Of Mercy-Sandstorm/Untitled

9

Age of Chance-Kiss

10

CNN-America

11

La Costa Rasa-15 Minutes

12

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry-This Is Energy

13

Rose Of Avalanche-Too Many Castles In The Sky

14

Loom Of Youth-Saturation

15

The Wedding Present-Bewitched (live)

LP

XII Inches Of Virgin

Virgin

1988

Cassette

XII Inches Of Virgin

Virgin

1988

A1

Well Read-MFSB

A2

Blow-Go

A3

Age Of Chance-Crush Collision

A4

T/Cut/F-House Reaction

B1

Mac Thornhill-Who's Gonna Ease The Pressure

B2

Annabouboula-Don't Worry, Ma

B3

Black Britian-Night People

B4

Soho-Piece Of You

CD

(I have seen a couple of Virgin sampler CDs on Ebay that feature AoC tracks.

Does anyone have any details on these?-EH)

Solo Works

CD

Future Music #86-September '99

UK

1999

Diceman-Gotta God Complex

(Diceman in this case is Geoff T. from AoC, not Richard James (Aphex Twin) or Colin James (Meat Beat Manifesto))

Bibliography

Sounds Magazine-25 Jan 1986-Cover Story

1986

Sounds Magazine-6 Dec 1986-Cover Story

1986

Émigré #29-Issue devoted to The Designers Republic, the design house behind AoC's classic album covers.