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China Crisis (1979 - )

Group - United Kingdom

Releases (48)

Official

Album

  1. Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It’s Fun to Entertain Nov 1982
  2. Working With Fire And Steel (Possible Pop Songs Volume Two) Oct 1983
  3. Flaunt the Imperfection 1985
  4. What Price Paradise 1986
  5. Diary of a Hollow Horse 1989
  6. Warped by Success 24 Aug 1994
  7. Autumn in the Neighbourhood 03 Jun 2015

Album - Compilation

  1. Collection: The Very Best of China Crisis 1990
  2. Diary: A Collection 1992
  3. The Best of China Crisis 1998
  4. Fine and Also Rare China 2007
  5. Wishful Thinking: The Very Best of China Crisis 2014
  6. Singles / B-Sides / Versions 15 Jul 2022
  7. Demos 15 Jul 2022

Album - Live

  1. Acoustically Yours 1995
  2. Wishful Thinking 1997
  3. The Best Songs 01 May 2002
  4. Scrap Book, Volume 1: Live at the Dominion Theatre Jul 2002
  5. Singing the Praises of Finer Things 28 May 2007
  6. Greatest Hits 2012
  7. Possible Pop Songs Live 25 Oct 2019

Single

  1. African and White 1981
  2. Scream Down at Me May 1982
  3. No More Blue Horizons (Fool, Fool, Fool) 1982
  4. Christian 1982
  5. Working with Fire and Steel Oct 1983
  6. Tragedy and Mystery 1983
  7. Wishful Thinking 1983
  8. Hanna Hanna 1984
  9. You Did Cut Me Sep 1985
  10. King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up) 1985
  11. The Highest High 1985
  12. Black Man Ray 1985
  13. Arizona Sky Oct 1986
  14. Best Kept Secret 1987
  15. Saint Saviour Square 1989
  16. Red Letter Day 1989
  17. African And White (The Steve Proctor Remix) 1990
  18. Every Day the Same 1994
  19. It's Too Late 20 Nov 2015
  20. It's Never Too Late 23 Feb 2024

Single - Live

  1. Black Man Ray 1996 live single

EP - Compilation

  1. Review Preview 1986

Other

  1. Everyone You Know 16 Dec 2013

Bootleg

Broadcast

  1. 1982‐03‐22: Peel Session 01 Apr 1982
  2. 1983-01-15: Peel Session 27 Jan 1983

Broadcast - Live

  1. Up All Night 1984

Relationships (8)

Supporting Artists

  1. Jack Hymers

Members

  1. Gary Daly original, lead vocals, background vocals, keyboard, guitar, synthesizer
  2. Eddie Lundon original, lead vocals, background vocals, guitar family
  3. Dave Reilly (1982 - 1983) percussion, synthesizer
  4. Kevin Wilkinson (1983 - 1995) membranophone
  5. Gazza Johnson (1983 - 1995) electric bass guitar
  6. Brian McNeill
  7. Derek Lovelady

Recordings by (230)

  1. Be Suspicious 5:01 (1981)
  2. African and White ?:?? (1981)
  3. Seven Sports For All 2:49 (01 Apr 1982)
  4. This Occupation 2:17 (01 Apr 1982)
  5. Some People I Know To Lead Fantastic Lives 2:40 (01 Apr 1982)
  6. Cucumber Garden 4:45 (May 1982) 7" version
  7. Scream Down at Me 3:16 (May 1982)
  8. No More Blue Horizons (Fool, Fool, Fool) 3:48 (Nov 1982)
  9. Feel to Be Driven Away 2:55 (Nov 1982)
  10. Christian 5:44 (Nov 1982)
  11. Are We a Worker 3:30 (Nov 1982)
  12. Red Sails 4:43 (Nov 1982)
  13. You Never See It 2:57 (Nov 1982)
  14. Temptation’s Big Blue Eyes 3:25 (Nov 1982)
  15. Jean Walks in Fresh Fields 1:51 (Nov 1982)
  16. Performing Seals 2:45 (1982)
  17. No Ordinary Lover 3:03 (1982)
  18. Greenacre Bay 3:51 (1982)
  19. No More Blue Horizons (Fool, Fool, Fool) (extended mix) 5:02 (1982)
  20. Watching Over Burning Fields 6:22 (1982)
  21. Golden Handshake 3:30 (27 Jan 1983)
  22. Wishful Thinking 4:01 (27 Jan 1983)
  23. Here Come a Raincloud 3:54 (27 Jan 1983)
  24. Fire and Steel (mix) 5:01 (Oct 1983)
  25. Dockland 4:09 (Oct 1983)
  26. Forever I and I 3:04 (Oct 1983)
  27. Working With Fire and Steel 3:40 (Oct 1983)
  28. When the Piper Calls 4:01 (Oct 1983)
  29. Hanna Hanna 3:29 (Oct 1983) album version
  30. Animals in Jungles 3:39 (Oct 1983)
  31. Tragedy and Mystery 4:02 (Oct 1983)
  32. Papua 3:36 (Oct 1983)
  33. The Gates of Door to Door 4:16 (Oct 1983)
  34. The Soul Awakening 4:35 (Oct 1983)
  35. A Golden Handshake for Every Daughter 3:58 (1983)
  36. This Occupation (extended mix) 4:02 (1983)
  37. Some People I Know to Lead Fantastic Lives (extended mix) 6:02 (1983)
  38. Hanna Hanna (extended mix) 5:17 (1984)
  39. Introduction ?:?? (1984) live, 1984-05-27: Irvington, NJ, USA
  40. Black Man Ray 3:36 (05 Aug 1985)
  41. You Did Cut Me 4:17 (Sep 1985)
  42. You Did Cut Me (live version) 3:59 (Sep 1985) live 1985-05-19: Liverpool Empire, Liverpool, UK
  43. Christian (live version) 5:49 (Sep 1985) live 1985-05-19: Liverpool Empire, Liverpool, UK
  44. Seven Sports For All (live version) 3:41 (Sep 1985) live 1985-05-19: Liverpool Empire, Liverpool, UK
  45. Animalistic (A Day at the Zoo mix) 11:04 (1985)
  46. Wall of God 5:31 (1985)
  47. Gift of Freedom 4:38 (1985)
  48. King in a Catholic Style 4:28 (1985) album version
  49. Bigger the Punch I’m Feeling 4:21 (1985)
  50. The World Spins, I’m Part of It 4:14 (1985)
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On Recordings (10)

Produced

  1. You Never See It 2:57 China Crisis (Nov 1982)
  2. Jean Walks in Fresh Fields 1:51 China Crisis (Nov 1982)
  3. Red Sails 4:43 China Crisis (Nov 1982)
  4. Temptation’s Big Blue Eyes 3:25 China Crisis (Nov 1982)
  5. Are We a Worker 3:30 China Crisis (Nov 1982)
  6. Animalistic 4:33 China Crisis (1985)
  7. The Instigator 3:45 China Crisis (1987)
  8. Little Italy 3:06 China Crisis (1987)
  9. The Instigator (Italian Fuzzbox version) 3:53 China Crisis (1987)
  10. Diary of a Hollow Horse (acoustic version) 3:38 China Crisis (1989)

Credited as (2)

  1. China Crisis
  2. China Crisis featuring Peter Coyle

Works (18)

Wrote

  1. No Ordinary Lover
  2. Watching Over Burning Fields

Composed

  1. St. Saviour Square
  2. Back Home
  3. Trading in Gold
  4. The Instigator
  5. Little Italy
  6. A Day’s Work for the Dayo’s Done
  7. Orange Mutt-Mutt Dance
  8. It’s Everything
  9. Arizona Sky
  10. Safe as Houses
  11. Worlds Apart
  12. Hampton Beach
  13. The Understudy
  14. Best Kept Secret
  15. We Do the Same
  16. June Bride

Events (4)

Main Performer At

  1. Top of the Pops #22.16
  2. Top of the Pops #22.25
  3. Top of the Pops #21.3
  4. Electric Dreams Weekender 2017

Links (21)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.chinacrisis.co.uk/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/china_crisis
  2. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/china-crisis/
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91089052
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91089052
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13902454n
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/6066735-7

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/China+Crisis

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/564389

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/27500

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000773392

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/137057648

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1073261

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/1618
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0WUphJOGHE5i95IeR87hsO

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/id14139910

Purchase Music For Mail-Order

  1. https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B000APYNYY

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/8432d4a5-69c0-4a0e-8a7a-9265e863a308

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.discog.info/china-crisis.html

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/chinacrisisuk
  2. https://www.facebook.com/China-Crisis-295592467251068