Visage discography

The discography of the British new wave band Visage consists of five studio albums, six compilation albums (including an E.P.) and numerous singles. Formed in 1978, the band released their first single "Tar" on the short-lived Radar Records label in 1979, before signing to Polydor Records in 1980. Their second single, "Fade To Grey", was released soon afterwards and became an international hit. After three studio albums and several personnel changes, the group disbanded in 1985 though a new line-up emerged in the 2000s, again led by vocalist Steve Strange. In 2013, the band released a new album, Hearts and Knives, the first new Visage album for 29 years. The following year, the band released Orchestral, a live album featuring various classic Visage songs remade with a symphony orchestra. The band's final studio album, Demons to Diamonds, was released in November 2015 (released posthumously following Strange's death in February that year).

Visage discography
Studio albums5
Compilation albums5
Video albums1
Music videos13
EPs1
Singles19

Studio albums

Year Title Chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUT
[2]
FRA
[3]
GER
[4]
NZL
[5]
SWE
[6]
USA
[7]
1980 Visage 13 11 2 1 14 22 178
1982 The Anvil 6 41 38 33
1984 Beat Boy 79
2013 Hearts and Knives
2015 Demons to Diamonds

Compilation albums

Year Title UK
[1]
Certifications
1981 Visage (EP) (U.S. & Canada only)
1983 Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection 38
1993 Fade to Grey – The Best of Visage[11]
1997 Master Series
2000 The Damned Don't Cry
2010 The Face – The Very Best of Visage
2015 The Wild Life – The Best of 1978 - 2015

Live/Remix albums

Year Title Notes
1983 Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection Special Dance Mix version released on cassette and limited edition vinyl.
1984 Beat Boy Remixed version of the Beat Boy album available on cassette only.
2014 Orchestral A (partly) live album of eleven Visage songs (and one new track) recorded with the Czech Synthosymphonica Orchestra and the Prague Symphony Orchestra.
2016 Darkness to Diamond Companion album to Demons to Diamonds, containing remixes, extended versions and alternate versions.

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
UK
[1]
AUT
[2]
BEL
[12]
FRA
[13]
GER
[14]
IRE
[15]
ITA
[16]
NLD
[17]
NZL
[5]
SWE
[6]
SWI
[18]
1979 "Tar" Visage
1980 "Fade to Grey" 8 3 4 3 1 7 4 24 10 12 1
1981 "Mind of a Toy" 13 10 16 42
"Visage" 21 41 22
"Moon Over Moscow" [a]
1982 "The Damned Don't Cry" 11 39 The Anvil
"Night Train" 12
"Whispers" [a]
"The Anvil" / "Der Amboss" [b]
"Pleasure Boys" 44 Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection
1984 "Love Glove" 54 Beat Boy
"Beat Boy"
1993 "Fade to Grey (Bassheads 93 Remix)" 39 Fade To Grey - The Best of Visage
2013 "Shameless Fashion" Hearts and Knives
"Dreamer I Know"
"Never Enough"
2014 "Hidden Sign"
"She's Electric (Coming Around)"
"Fade to Grey (Orchestral)" Orchestral

Footnotes

  • ^[a] – "Moon Over Moscow" and "Whispers" were released as singles only in Japan.
  • ^[b] – A remix of "The Anvil" was released as the B-side of the "Pleasure Boys" single, but became a popular dancefloor track in 1982. A single-sided 7" single was pressed (believed to be either a promo or a test pressing, as it had the same catalogue number as "Pleasure Boys" (POSP 523), and a German-language version, "Der Amboss", was released as a 12" promo (POSPV 523).

Video albums

Music videos

Year Title Director[19]
1980 "Fade to Grey" Godley & Creme[20]
1981 "Mind of a Toy"
"Visage" Midge Ure
1982 "The Damned Don't Cry"
"Night Train" Jean-Claude Luyat
"Pleasure Boys" Tim Pope[20]
1983 "The Horseman" Jean-Claude Luyat
"Yesterday's Shadow"
"Love Glove"
"Wild Life"
"Beat Boy"
1984 "Love Glove" Nick Morris[21]
2013 "Dreamer I Know" Armando[22]
gollark: ++remind "18:05:00 next Thursday" mock lyricly
gollark: Oops. That time does not seem right.
gollark: ++remind 6d17h also mock lyricly
gollark: How is this game theory? Your guesses aren't really competing with other people.
gollark: GTech™ closed timelike curve data says no you didn't.

References

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  8. "Certified Awards". www.bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  9. "Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (Bilan par Artiste)". www.infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  10. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". www.musikindustrie.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  11. Fade to Grey – The Best of Visage is in fact a re-release of Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection with two extra tracks and a new catalogue number.
  12. "Discografie Visage". www.ultratop.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  13. "Tout les Titres par Artiste". www.infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  14. "Visage Single-Chartverfolgung". www.musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  15. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  16. "Settimana del 03/10/81". www.hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  17. "Discografie Visage". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  18. "Visage". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  19. "Visage - Visage (VHS) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  20. "Visage". www.mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  21. "Visage Love Glove original video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  22. "Visage - Dreamer I Know (From the Album Hearts And Knives)". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
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