Indescipherabe calendar released on the occation of 4AD's tenth anniversary. Featuring work by Ian Walton, Diana Grandi, Beverley Carruthers, Christopher Bigg, Jim Friedman, Nigel Grierson, Robin Grierson, Shinro Ohtake, Vaughan Oliver, Russell Mills, Terry Dowling, Simon Larbalestier, Tamar Cohen.
Promo released by Elektra in the US (9037-2).
US promo release (OSK5111).
Exit Tanya Donelly (Throwing Muses). Enter Jim McPherson. Featuring Carrie Bradley. Sleeve by Vaughan Oliver, Paul McMenamin and Jason Love. Recorded at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, Cro Magnon, Dayton, OH and Refraze, Dayton. Coproduced by Mark Freegard. Engineered by Joe Buben, John Shough and Daniel Presley. Initial copies of the 'Cannonball' 12" have a green metallic inner bag. �Lord Of The Thighs� written by Steve Tyler (Aerosmith).
One-sided promotional release.
7" promo released by Virgin in France (922487); cassingle released by Elektra in the US (64566-4); two track cd single released by Virgin in France (92248 2); 1 track promo cd single released by Elektra in the US (PRCD 8800-2).
Released by Mercury/Polydor in Canada (76974 3008 2).
Promo released in the US (PRO-CD-6700).
NONCT9 (12"), NONCT9 (cd)
(1988): Carolyn's Fingers [CAD807], Ella Megalast Burls
Forever [CAD807]
US release. 7" (7PRO-79477), 12" (SPRO-7940) and cd (DPRO-79405).
Flexi included with �The Catalogue� magazine (CAT 071).
7" flexi given away with the English magazine The Catalogue in May 1990.
Produced by Brian Paulson. Sleeve by Chris Bigg, (b.p.m.) and Joe Dilworth. This is the last release by Unrest. �Cath Carroll� produced by Simon le Bon and Brian Paulson.
US promo released by 4AD/Warner (PR6787). �Cath Carroll� remixed by Guy Fixsen.
Initial copies came with a poster. Produced by Gil Norton. Sleeve by 23 Envelope and Andrew Catlin. Original quataties of the 12" included a poster.
Dance Chapter are Cyrus Bruton, Stuart Dunbar, Steve Hadfield and Jon Turner. Coproduced by Hugh Allen. Engineered by Gary Lucas. Recorded at Spaceward. The run-out grooves read �19 yrs of scars� �Dave drives�.
BAD401 (1984): AD401, Reflection
Flexi released by Panic Recordings. Free with some fanzine prior to first 4ad release (summer 1988).
Promo single. (The catalogue number refers to Bev Chin, 4AD-US.) Sleeve by Chris Bigg. This version of �Bad Child's Dolly� does not feature a fade-out, but a clean end.
BAD1004, BAD1004CD
(1991): AD1004, Risk
Produced by Legion
Of Universal Soul. Sleeve by Vaughan Oliver, Ian McKinnell and Pirate Design.
Promo release.
Promo released (PRO-CD-7468).
Promo release.
CAD503CD
(1985): CAD503, BAD504
Coproduced by Ivo (This Mortal Coil). Engineered
by Jon Turner and Keith Mitchell. Sleeve by
23 Envelope and Terry Dowling.
DJ promo released in the US (CLASS X, 23586).
Recorded at Blackwing Studios November 10 & 11 1993. Limited edition. Engineered by Paul Tipler. Sleeve by Chris Bigg.
33 rpm promo.
Free 5" CD single included with the first 3000 copies of CAD108/201CD.
Recorded at Hybrid Studio and Brian Eno's studio. Mastered by Tony Cousins. Featuring Hahn Rowe, James Pinker (Heavenly Bodies), Nell Catchpole, Brian Eno, Roger Eno, Ben Arion, Daniel Lanois, Richard Henderson and Jo Burgess. Sleeve by Vaughan Oliver, Chris Bigg, Russell Mills, Simon Larbalestier, Douglas Brothers and Pirate Design. �Slow Breakdown� cowritten by Brian Eno.
Promotional release for the box set from Capitol. It has the same cover as the bonus CD in the box set.
Promo released in the US by Capitol (DPRO-79354). �Plain Tiger� written by Fraser/Guthrie/Hinnigan.
MAD315CD
(1983): MAD315, BAD604, AD604, Breakdown, The Official
Colourbox World Cup Theme (12")
Featuring Steve Wright, Michael Smith and Bunny McKenzie. Produced by
Paul �Graucho� Smykle. Copostproduced by John Fryer. �Keep On Pushing�
cowritten by Ian Robbins.
�Nation� written by Ian
Robbins. �Justice� written by Ian Robbins.
CAD508CD (1985): CAD508, Edit the Dragon, Hipnition, We Walk Around The Streets, Arena II [R (*Arena*) NONVS1]
CADC508
(1985): CAD508, MAD509
Featuring Chris Karan,
William Orbit and Tony Parsons. Engineered by Jon Turner, John Madden and Rico. Sleeve
by 23 Envelope and
The Duvet Bros. The first 10000 copies of CAD508 included MAD509. It
is rumoured that CAD C 508 has MAD509 on side two. �Say You� written
by U. Roy. �Punch� produced by Bob Carter. �You Keep Me
Hanging On� written by Holland, Dozier,
Holland (Motown). �You Keep Me Hanging On� originally recorded by
the Supremes. �Arena� mixed by Hugh Jones. �Hipnition� written
by Ian Robbins.
Released in Japan by Columbia with a different sleeve, similar to inside cover of the UK release (YQ-7046 (lp) and 30CY-1654 (cd)).
Included free with the first 10000 copies of CAD508. Released in Australia by Virgin with a different sleeve. �Hipnition� written by Ian Robbins.
This was released by PolyGram (Canada), LP834 221-1, MC834 221-4. It is essentially the same as MAD315CD, except that the versions of �Breakdown� and �The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme� are the 7" mixes here and the 12" mixes on MAD315CD. Sleeve by Vaughan Oliver and Christopher Bigg.
Might have been released by Virgin in France (SA 1082).
Pixies are Black Francis, David Lovering, Kim Deal and Joey Santiago. Kim Deal is listed as �Mrs. John Murphy� on MAD709 and CAD803, but she later divorced the guy and dropped the name. Released in the US by Rough Trade as �Rough US 43�. Produced by Gary Smith. Engineered by Paul Kolderie. Sleeve by Vaughan Oliver and Simon Larbalestier.
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10 produced by John Fryer. The rest produced by Gil Norton and engineered by Al Clay. Sleeve by Vaughan Oliver, Christopher Bigg, Sarah Tucker and Bleddyn Butcher. Initial quantaties of the LP had postcards included.
Promo interview disc released by Elektra (PRCD-8829-2).
Released in Japan (COCY-78365).
BAD1001, BAD1001CD
(1991): AD1001, Amazing Grace [R TAD5017CD], Cottonmouth [R TAD2019CD]
Exit Leslie Langston.
Enter Fred Abong. Sleeve by
Vaughan Oliver, Archer,
Quinell and Dave Coppenhall. Engineered by Paul Kolderie. �Counting
Backwards� engineered by John Beverly Jones.
�Counting Backwards� produced by Dennis Herring.
Released in the US.
Promotional release.
Promo released in the US (PRO-CD-7347).
Recorded live 8th. and 9th. Oct., 1992. The Grand Theater, Clapham, London on the Advision Mobile.