Thompson Twins / BABBLE Discography
Thompson Twins - Broadcast / Radio / Interviews
Westwood One
US 2x12" Westwood One (IC-83-16)
Westwood One In Concert (aired Aug.5-7 1983)
[The Fixx/Thompson Twins. Comes with the cue sheet.Taped at
Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA, USA. summer 1983]
US 2x12" Westwood One (IC-84-16)
Westwood One In Concert (aired Aug.3-5 1984)
[Thompson Twins/Howard Jones. Comes with the cue sheet.]
US 2x12" Westwood One (IC-86-04)
Westwood One In Concert (aired week of Feb.24, 1986)
[Thompson Twins/'Til Tuesday. Comes with the cue sheet.]
Omni Magazine College Rock Concert
UK 12" BBC TT 4463
(prog. #1002) (aired week of Sep.25 '83)
Tom Bailey / Thompson Twins - (1984)
AU?? 12" ?? SMX-62609
[WLP - Into The Gap interview LP]
Radio International Presents "Here's To Future Days"
The TT Radio Special--produced by Piccadilly Radio 261 (not cat #)
[hosted by Gale Murphy (introduced) and it's an interview done by
Tim Grundy (for Piccadilly radio) in Manchester with the TTs.
It's an exclusive US LP debut. Has various cuts from HTFD.]
Innerview
Series #35 Show #3 "T-Twins"
US 12" Inner view L-23305-X
[Hosted by Jim Ladd]
Thirsty Ear Productions
Newsweek Show # 8321
US 12" Newsweek FM 8321
{air date - week of April 4, 1983)
Side A - (Show #8321) Air Date - April 4, 1983 [see cue sheet for details]
Side B - (Show #8322) Air Date - April 11, 1983 [see cue sheet for details]
D.I.R. Broadcasting Corp.
Live Cuts
US 12" D.I.R. Broadcasting LC-7
{air date - week of August 29, 1983)
Side A -
6:07 Refugee (Tom Petty)
8:30 Sweetheart (Franke & the Knockouts)
6:00 Love Lies Bleeding (Thompson Twins)
Side B -
9:32 Boom Boom Out Go The Lights (Pat Travers)
5:17 Discovering Japan (Graham Parker)
5:38 We Belong To The Night (UFO)
The King Biscuit Flower Hour
US 2x12" D.I.R. Broadcasting KB 467
[Culture Club/Thompson Twins - air date April 17, 1983]
Live Lies bleeding
Lies
Love On Your Side
In The name Of Love
[These originally came packaged only in the plastic liners,
no cardboard sleeve. And were shipped to various Radio Stations
in a white "D.I.R." Custom printed cardboard shipping
box with cue sheets.]
US 2x12" D.I.R. Broadcasting KB 564
[Thompson Twins/Simple Minds - air date February 24, 1985]
[These originally came packaged only in the plastic liners,
no cardboard sleeve. And were shipped to various Radio Stations
in a white "D.I.R." Custom printed cardboard shipping
box with cuew sheets.]
The King Biscuit Flower Hour:
The Best of the Biscuit
US 2x12" D.I.R. Broadcasting BOB 604
[tears for fears/thompson twins air date December 1, 1985]
Side C -
7.30 Hold Me Now
12.05 Lies/Doctor, Doctor
[Lies/Doctor! Doctor! is not a medley but the two songs are in the same
track together; track times are from doing the math from starting times
given; track positions according to cue sheet side B (one sided 12"),
track 3 and side C (opposite side A, track 1]
NBC Radio Entertainment:
Profile '86
US 3x12" NBC 17480 mb2
(aired Feb.21-23 1986)
side 1 - Montage
King for a Day
In the Name of Love
Lies
side 2 - We Are Detective
Love Lies Bleeding
Love on Your Side
Tears
side 3 - Hold Me Now
Sister of Mercy
You Take Me Up
side 4 - Doctor! Doctor!
The Gap
Revolution
Dont Mess With Doctor Dream
side 5 - Lay Your Hands On Me
Hot Rocks:
The United Stations 12" (cat# THOMPSON TWINS)
[10 tracks and interview - air date November 10-11, 1984]
THE THOMPSON TWINS STORY (written/produced by Ed Saloman)
A - :10 Levi's Cords (commercial)
6:36 Interview with Tom Bailey then plays 'In The Name Of love '
:60 Levi's Cords (commercial)
6:55 Interview with Alannah Currie, plays 'Lies', 'We Are Detective' then more interview
:60 Levi's Cords (commercial)
9:24 Interview with Tom and Alannah, plays 'Love on Your side', 'Tears' then more interview
:60 Levi's Cords (commercial)
B - 4:41 Interview with Ton Bailey then plays 'The Gap'
:60 Levi's Cords (commercial)
10:05 Interview with Alannah and Tom then plays 'Hold Me Now', 'Who Can Stop The Rain' then more interview
:60 Levi's Cords (commercial)
11:24 Interview with Alannah Currie then plays 'You Take Me Up', 'Doctor! Doctor!' then more interview
:10 Levi's Cords (commercial)
:30 Promo advertising 'The Thompson Twins Story' [to be aired 11-9-1984]
[Interviewer: Scott Shannon]
The United Stations 2x12" (cat# ??)
[15 tracks and interviews - air date air date weekend of May 30, 1986]
In The Name Of Love
Make Believe
Lies
Love On Your Side
We Are Detective
Hold Me Now
You Take Me Up
Lay Your Hands On me
Don't mess With Doctor Dream
King For A Day
Revolution
Rollover
U.S. Words & Music Radio Show
US ?x12" ?? ??
[thompson twins]
(air date 6-13-95)
Dick Clark's Nat'l Music Survey
Mutual (of Omaha?) Present's
US ?x12" ?? ??
[thompson twins]
(Airdate: Weekend of May 26, 1984)
Rock Over London
(Note regarding the next section: "Rock Over London" was a radio
show in the mid-eighties. The show was produced in the UK, then
pressed to vinyl & sent to radio stations who were supposed to
destroy the shows after playing. Because of this, these records
are farily scarce.)
Rock Over London - Program 004 June 24, 1983
UK 12" London Wavelength (no Cat #)
[aired June 24, 1983 - 8pm]
[has Thompson Twins interview. Comes with the Cue Sheet]
Rock Over London - Program 024 November 27, 1983
UK 12" London Wavelength ??
3:43 Hold Me Now [side ?, track ?]
[Includes message from Alannah]
Rock Over London - Program 84-1b January 1, 1984
UK 12" London Wavelength ??
Lies [side ?, track ?]
Rock Over London - Program 84-2b January 8, 1984
UK 12" London Wavelength ??
3:43 Hold Me Now [side ?, track ?]
Rock Over London - Program 108 February 19, 1984
UK 12" London Wavelength ??
4:12 Doctor, Doctor [side ?, track ?]
Rock Over London - Program 109B February 26, 1984
UK 12" London Wavelength ??
4:12 Doctor, Doctor [side ?, track ?]
Rock Over London - Program 110 March 4, 1984
UK 12" London Wavelength ??
4:12 Doctor, Doctor [side ?, track ?]
[Show also has a song intro by Tom]
Rock Over London - Program 152 December 23, 1984
UK 12" London Wavelength ??
3:55 You Take Me Up [side ?, track ?]
Rock Over London - Program 236 September 8, 1985
US (?) Radio International ROL #236
3:31 Don't Mess With Doctor Dream [side 1, track 4]
[Has Thompson Twins interview. Comes with the Cue Sheet]