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ALBUMS
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1975 CAFE SOCIETY "Cafe Society"
Konk102 Konk/Anchor Records. UK Only.
(Produced by Ray & Dave Davies & John Gosling)
Raphael Doyle (lead vocal, gtr), Hereward Kaye (lead vocal, gtr)
Tom Robinson (backing vocal,gtr) on all tracks except Such a Night (lead vocal by TR)

Poor Old Sailor (backing vocal,gtr)
Maybe It's Me (backing vocal,piano)
I Love You So (backing vocal,gtr)
Give Us a Break (backing vocal,gtr)
The Creed (backing vocal,gtr)
The Old Man and the Child (backing vocal,gtr)
The Whitby Two-Step (backing vocal,piano)
You Make Me Feel At Ease (backing vocal)
(The) Family Song. (backing vocal,gtr)
Such a Night ( - lead vocal, piano)

1978 TOM ROBINSON BAND "Power in the Darkness"
EMC3226 EMI Records
(Also EMS1066681)
(Produced by Chris Thomas)
Band lineup: TR(bs), Danny Kustow(gtr), Mark Ambler(kyb), Dolphin Tayor (drs).
Up Against the Wall - lead vocal, bass
Grey Cortina - lead vocal, bass
Too Good to be True - lead vocal, bass
Ain't Gonna Take It - lead vocal, bass
Long Hot Summer - lead vocal, bass
The Winter of '79 - lead vocal, bass
Man You Never Saw - lead vocal, bass
Better Decide Which Side You're On - lead vocal, bass
You Gotta Survive - lead vocal, bass
Power in the Darkness. - lead vocal, bass

1979 TOM ROBINSON BAND "TRB TWO"
EMC3296 EMI Records
Also ST11930 Harvest (Canada)
(Produced by Todd Rundgren)

Band lineup: TR(bs), Danny Kustow(gtr), Ian Parker(kyb),
Preston Heyman(drs).

All Right All Night - lead vocal, bass
Why Should I Mind - lead vocal, bass
Black Angel - lead vocal, bass
Let My People Be - lead vocal, bass
Blue Murder - lead vocal, bass
Bully For You - lead vocal, bass
Crossing Over the Road - lead vocal, bass
Sorry Mr. Harris - lead vocal, bass
Days of Rage - lead vocal, bass
Hold Out. - lead vocal, bass

1980 SECTOR 27 "Sector 27"
Phonogram Records (6359 039)
Produced by Steve Lillywhite
Band lineup: TR(voc, gtr), Stevie B.(gtr), Jo Burt (bs), Derek Quinton (drs).

Invitation: What Have We Got to Lose ? - lead vocal, guitar
Not Ready - lead vocal, guitar
Mary Lynne - lead vocal, guitar
Looking At You - lead vocal, guitar
Five Two Five - lead vocal, guitar
Total Recall - lead vocal, guitar
Where Can We Go Tonight ? - lead vocal, guitar
Take Or Leave It - lead vocal, guitar
Bitterly Disappointed - lead vocal, guitar
One Fine day. - lead vocal, guitar

1981 TOM ROBINSON BAND "Tom Robinson Band" EMS1005 EMI Records
(Reissue on budget label) 1982 FA 3028 Fame Records
(Various producers)
Compilation of singles & EP tracks not included on first two albums.

2-4-6-8 Motorway - lead vocal, bass
Bully For You - lead vocal, bass
Never Going to Fall in Love (Again) - lead vocal, bass
Getting Tighter - lead vocal, bass
Our People - lead vocal, bass
I Shall be Released - lead vocal, bass, acoustic guitar
Glad to be Gay - lead vocal, bass
Don't Take No For An Answer - lead vocal, bass
The Winter of '79 (live) - lead vocal, bass
Martin lead vocal
Right On Sister - lead vocal, bass
I'm All Right Jack. - lead vocal, bass

1982 TOM ROBINSON "North by Northwest" (ROBBO 1) Panic/Statik Records
(Produced by Richard Mazda)
Also, IRS Records (USA/ Canada),
Parsley Records (Benelux),
Transmission (Sweden).

Lineup: TR(bs,keys), Richard Mazda(gtr), Steve Laurie(drs).

Now Martin's Gone - lead vocal, synth programming
Atmospherics - lead vocal, bass, synth programming
Can't Keep Away (Part II) - lead vocal, bass, synth
Looking For a Bonfire - lead vocal, bass, synth
Merrily Up On High - lead vocal, bass
Those Days - lead vocal, bass, synth
In the Cold - lead vocal, bass, synth
The Night Tide - lead vocal, bass, synth
Duncannon - lead vocal, bass, synth
Love Comes. - lead vocal, synth

1982 TOM ROBINSON "Cabaret 79" (ROBBO 2) Panic/Statik Records, UK
(Produced by TR)
Also released as "Glad to be Gay Cabaret '79"
by Line Records in Germany as LLP5220.

Pub Hassle lead vocal
Coldharbour Lane - lead vocal, bass, guitar
Baby You're An Angel - lead vocal, bass, guitar
Glad to be Gay - lead vocal, bass, guitar
Stand Together - lead vocal, guitar
Easy Street - lead vocal, bass, guitar, harmonica
Truce - lead vocal, guitar
Closing a Door - lead vocal, guitar
1967 (So Long Ago) - lead vocal, guitar
Even Steven - lead vocal, guitar
Sartorial Eloquence lead vocal
Mad About the Boy. lead vocal

1984 TOM ROBINSON "Hope and Glory" ZK70484 Castaway/RCA Records
Also PL70551 (MC) and PL70550 (BRD)

Arranger and producer on War Baby, Atmospherics and Cabin Boy. All other tracks produced by Robin Millar

Murder At the End of the Day lead vocal
Prison lead vocal
Rikki Don't Lose That Number - lead vocal, keyboard
Old Friend - lead vocal, keyboard
Looking For a Bonfire - lead vocal, keyboard
Back in the Old Country - lead vocal, synth programming, guitar.
*War Baby - lead vocal, keyboard, guitar
*Atmospherics: Listen to the Radio - lead vocal, keyboard, guitar
*Cabin Boy - lead vocal, keyboard, guitar, synth programming
Blond and Blue - lead vocal, guitar
Hope and Glory. - lead vocal, synth programming


1986 TOM ROBINSON "Still Loving You" ZL/ZK/ZD 7112
Arranger and producer" for all tracks on this album, except Nothing Like The Real Thing produced by John Adams and Feel So Good co-produced by Swain and Jolley.

Feel So Good/Hurt So Bad - lead vocal,guitar,synth programming
Nothing Like the Real Thing lead vocal
Still Loving You - lead vocal,drum and synth programming
Take Me Home Again - lead vocal,synth programming
You Tattooed Me - lead vocal,guitar,drum and synth programming
Drive All Night - lead vocal,drum and synth programming
Living in a Love Town - lead vocal,drum and synth programming
Spain - lead vocal,drum and synth programming
This Little Romance - lead vocal, guitar
The Wedding - lead vocal,drum and synth programming


TOM ROBINSON & CREW "Midnight at the Fringe" 1987 DOJOLP51 DOJO/Castle
All tracks recorded live at The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, August 1983.
Contribution should include "Arranger and producer" for tracks on this album

Atmospherics - lead vocal, guitar
The Night Tide - lead vocal, guitar
Cabin Boy - lead vocal, guitar
Surabaya Johnny lead vocal
Bonfire - lead vocal, guitar
Back in the Old Country - lead vocal, guitar
Old Friend - lead vocal, keyboard
War Baby - lead vocal, guitar
Never Gonna Fall in Love Again - lead vocal, keyboard
Blond & Blue - lead vocal, guitar

1987 TOM ROBINSON "North by Northwest"
CLACD 128 Castle Communications
(reissue) CD version of 1982 album

1987 TOM ROBINSON "The Collection"
EMC3540 EMI Records
Compilation album.
2-4-6-8 Motorway - lead vocal, bass
Grey Cortina - lead vocal,bass
Don't Take No For An Answer - lead vocal,bass
Martin lead vocal
Too Good to be True - lead vocal,bass
Up Against the Wall - lead vocal,bass
Bully For You - lead vocal,bass
War Baby - lead vocal, keyboard, guitar
Atmospherics: Listen to the Radio (1983) - lead vocal, guitar
Never Gonna Fall in Love (again) - lead vocal,bass
Back in the Old Country - lead vocal, guitar
Glad to be Gay (1987) - lead vocal, guitar
Still Loving You - lead vocal,drum and synth programming


1989 TOM ROBINSON "Back in the Old Country"
VSOP138 Connoisseur Collection
Compilation album. (UK Only)
SEE PREVIOUS LISTINGS FOR DETAILS except two tracks marked below

Atmospherics: Listen to the Radio see Hope & Glory
Too Good to be True see Power in Darkness
Up Against the Wall see Power in Darkness
Northern Rain - lead vocal, keyboard, synth programming
I Shall be Released see Tom Robinson Band
2-4-6-8 Motorway see Tom Robinson Band
Drive All Night see SLY
Don't Take No For An Answer see Tom Robinson Band
Where Can We Go Tonight see S27
Back in the Old Country see Hope & Glory
All Right All Night see TRB TWO
War Baby see Hope & Glory
Power in the Darkness see Power in Darkness
Crossing Over the Road see TRB TWO
Rikki Don't Lose That Number see Hope & Glory
Bitterly Disappointed see S27
Bonfire see Hope & Glory
Hard Cases - lead vocal, keyboard, synth programming
Still Loving You see SLY
Not Ready see S27
Bully For You see TRB TWO
Long Hot Summer see Power in Darkness
Mary Lynne see S27
Bitterly Disappointed see S27


1990 TOM ROBINSON & JAKKO JAKSZYK "We Never Had It So Good"
106661/106662/106664 MUSIDISC / Pinnacle (106661)
UK, Spain, Benelux, France & Germany, 1990.
Also Attic Records, Canada 1990.
(Produced by Jakko + TR)

Lineup: TR (voc, programming), Jakko (gtr/ keys), Gavin Harrison(drs),
Colin Baldry(bs) + various session musicians.

We Never Had It So Good - lead vocal, synth programming
Driving Through the Desert - lead vocal, synth programming
Blood Brother - lead vocal, synth programming
What Have I Ever Done to You ? - lead vocal, synth programming
The Baby Rages On - lead vocal, synth programming
Tomboy - lead vocal, synth programming
Kiss and Roll Over - lead vocal, synth programming
Hard Cases - lead vocal, synth programming
Can't Stop: Peter's Theme - lead vocal, synth programming
My Own Sweet Way. - lead vocal, drum and synth programming


1992 TOM ROBINSON BAND "The Winter Of 89"
Lineup: TR (voc, bass), Danny Kustow(gtr), Mark Ambler (keys), Steve Creese (drs),
+ various session musicians.


1992 TOM ROBINSON "Living in a Boom Time"
COOK052 Cooking Vinyl
(Produced by TR) COOKING VINYL (COOK 052) in UK + Eire
(Warners), Germany & Benelux (Rough
Trade). COCY75645 in Japan.
Recorded live in Ireland.
Lineup: TR solo (gtr, pno) + Peter Stewart (b.voc), Ciaran Wilde (sax)

Intro: Folk Song - lead vocal, guitar
Living in a Boom Time - lead vocal, guitar
Blood Brother - lead vocal, guitar
More Lives Than One - lead vocal, keyboard
Yuppy Scum - lead vocal, guitar
My Own Sweet Way - lead vocal, guitar
Castle Island - lead vocal, keyboard
Rigging It Up, Duncannon - lead vocal, guitar
The Brits Come Rolling Back - lead vocal, guitar
War Baby - lead vocal, guitar
Back in the Ould Country. - lead vocal, guitar


1994 TOM ROBINSON "Love Over Rage" Cooking Vinyl
(Produced by Al Scott) (COOK 066) in UK + Eire (Warners),
Germany & Benelux (Rough Trade)
USA (Rhythm Safari), Canada (Kinetic),
Australia (Festival), Italy (Ricordi).

Lineup: TR(voc+gtr), Robin Millar (gtr), Evan Berryman (gtr),
Chris Rea (gtr),Mark Ramsden (sax) Mark Ambler (kyb),
Winston Blissett (bs), Martin Ditcham(drs) Andy Mitchell
+ TV Smith (Backing vocs)

Roaring - lead vocal, guitar, synth prgramming
Hard - lead vocal, guitar, synth prgramming
Loved - lead vocal, guitar, synth prgramming
Days - lead vocal, keyboard
Driving - lead vocal, guitar, synth prgramming
Green - lead vocal, guitar, synth prgramming
DDR - lead vocal, guitar, synth prgramming
Fifty - lead vocal, keyboard
Silence - lead vocal, guitar, synth prgramming
Chance. - lead vocal, guitar, synth prgramming


1994 TOM ROBINSON BAND "Power in the Darkness" (reissue)
COOK076 Cooking Vinyl
Same tracks as original 1979 version but with addition
of "2-4-6-8 Motorway"


1994 TOM ROBINSON BAND "TRB TWO" (reissue)
COOK077 Cooking Vinyl
Same tracks as original 1979 version but updated sleeve notes

1995 TOM ROBINSON "Tom Robinson - the Gold Collection"
(see EMI for track listing, credits all as per earlier EMI albums)

1996 TOM ROBINSON "Having It Both Ways"
Cooking Vinyl COOKCD097
Produced by Al Scott
Lineup: Jo Burt (bs) Adam Phillips (gtr) Tom Fenner (drs) TR (keys/gtr)

Disrespect - lead vocal, piano, synth prgramming
The One - lead vocal, guitar
Rum Thunderbird - lead vocal, guitar
Cold Cold Ground - lead vocal, keyboard
Fool to Myself - lead vocal, guitar, piano
Hot Dog - lead vocal, guitar
Sorry - lead vocal, piano
Congo Blue - lead vocal, synth prgramming
Conneticut - lead vocal, keyboard, synth prgramming
Castaway - lead vocal, guitar, synth prgramming

SECTOR 27 "Sector 27 Complete" 1996
Fontana 532642-2
Band lineup: TR(voc, gtr), Stevie B.(gtr), Jo Burt (bs), Derek Quinton (drs).

Can't Keep Away - lead vocal
Invitation: What Have We Got to Lose ? - lead vocal, guitar
Not Ready - lead vocal, guitar
Mary Lynne - lead vocal, guitar
Looking At You - lead vocal, guitar
Five Two Five - lead vocal, guitar
Total Recall - lead vocal, guitar
Where Can We Go Tonight ? - lead vocal, guitar
Take Or Leave It - lead vocal, guitar
Bitterly Disappointed - lead vocal, guitar
One Fine day. - lead vocal, guitar
Stornoway - drum and synth programming
Dungannon - lead vocal, guitar
Day After Day - lead vocal
Won't You Tell Me How I Feel - lead vocal
Martin's Gone - lead vocal
Shutdown - backing vocal
Out In the Cold Again lead vocal

Rising Free

Tom Robinson Band (TRB)
Rising Free: very best of TRB

Sleeve

Tom Robinson

The UndiscoveredTom Robinson
(1998)

Home From Home
Tom Robinson + Band

Home From Home (1999)

Smelling Dogs

Tom Robinson
Smelling Dogs (Castaway 8): "Smelling Dogs"
(2001) A collection of poems, letters, rants, advice and incidental music

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COMPILATION ALBUMS CONTAINING TR TRACKS
+ TR GUEST APPEARANCES.
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CLAIRE HAMILL "Abracadabra" 1975 KONK104 Konk
backing vocal on unknown track

"The Secret Policeman's Ball" 1980 12WIP6598 Island Records
CVR16920Columbia/Tristar
Glad to be Gay - lead vocal, guitar
1967 (So Long Ago) - lead vocal, guitar

"Cooking Vinyl Sampler, Vol. 1" 1992 GRILL 004 Cooking Vinyl
Living in a Boom Time - lead vocal, guitar

"Cooking Vinyl Sampler, Vol. 2" 1993 GRILL 005 Cooking Vinyl
Portobello Terrace - lead vocal, guitar

"Mid Price and Budget" 1993 GRILL 006 Cooking Vinyl
Rigging It Up - lead vocal, guitar

"Elton John Songbook" 1993 VSOP CD192 Connoisseur Collection
Elton's Song - lead vocal, piano

"Cooking Vinyl Sampler, Vol. 3" 1994 GRILL 007 Cooking Vinyl
DDR see LOR above

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12", AND CD SINGLES
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TR "Atmospherics" EP 1982 NIC212 Panic/Statik
Now Richard's Gone - lead vocal, synth programming
King Kong Elvis - lead vocal, guitar, synth programming
Atmospherics - lead vocal, bass, synth programming
Coldharbour Lane - lead vocal, guitar, bass
Tango an der Wand - lead vocal, guitar, synth programming

TR War Baby1983 NICT2 Panic/IDS
War Baby - lead vocal, guitar
Hell Yes guitar, + band arrangement

TR Listen to the Radio (Atmospherics) 1983 NICT3 Panic/IDS
Atmospherics - lead vocal, keyboard
(Don't Do Me) Any Favours - lead vocal, percussion
Out to lunch synth programming & tape editing

TR Back in the Old Country 1984 TRT1Castaway/RCA
Begging - lead vocal, guitar, synth programming
Back in the Old Country - lead vocal, guitar, synth programming

TR Rikki don't lose that number 1984 TRT2Castaway/RCA
Rikki don't lose that number - lead vocal, synth programming
Cabin Boy - lead vocal, guitar

TR Prison 1985 ZT40020 Castaway/RCA
More Lives Than One: - lead vocal, piano, drum & synth programming
Prison - lead vocal, guitar, synth programming
Hope and Glory see hope & glory

TR (Ain't Nothing Like) the Real Thing 1986 TRT3 Castaway/RCA
+ (Ain't Nothing Like) the Real Thing Lead vocal
+ The Wedding see SLY

TR Still Loving You1986 TRT4Castaway/RCA
+ Still Loving You - lead vocal, synth programming
+ The Saturday Disco - lead vocal, guitar, synth programming

TR "Feels so Good, Hurt so Bad" EP 1986 TRT5Castaway/RCA
Feel So Good see SLY
Northern Rain - lead vocal, guitar, synth programming
Tattooed Me see SLY
Change - lead vocal, guitar, synth programming
Feel So Good (7" version) see SLY

TR Spain 1987 ZT41334 Castaway/RCA
+ Nothing Like the Real Thing see SLY
+ Drive All Night see SLY

TRB 2-4-6-8 Motorway (live) 1987 12EM28 EMI Records
+ 2-4-6-8 Motorway - lead vocal, bass
+ Glad to be Gay (live) - lead vocal, bass

TR & JAKKO JAKSZYK Blood Brother 1990 10666/6/7 Musidisc
Blood Brother - lead vocal, synth programming
What Have I Ever Done To You - lead vocal, synth programming
Rigging - lead vocal, synth programming
Blood Brother - lead vocal, synth programming

TR War Baby1992 FRY CD022
(CD single: solo, live in Ireland) Cooking Vinyl
War Baby - lead vocal, guitar
Blood Brother - lead vocal, guitar
We Didnt Know (What Was Going On) - lead vocal, guitar

TR (CD single) Hard1994 FRY 028 Cooking Vinyl
Hard see LOR
Green see LOR
Living in a Boom Time - lead vocal, guitar
Portobello Terrace - lead vocal, guitar

TR (CD single) Loved 1994 FRY 029 Cooking Vinyl
Loved See LOR
Fifty - lead vocal, guitar
Yuppy Scum - lead vocal, guitar
Glad to be Gay - lead vocal, guitar

TR (CD promo single) Days 1994 FRY 031 Cooking Vinyl
Days see LOR
Roaring see LOR
The Brits Come Rolling Back - lead vocal, guitar

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SEVEN INCH SINGLES
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CAFE SOCIETY The Whitby Two-Step 1975 KOS5 Konk/Anchor Records
The Whitby Two-Step see album
Maybe It's Me see album

TRB 2-4-6-8 Motorway 1977 EMI2715 EMI Records
2-4-6-8 Motorway - lead vocal, bass
I Shall be Released - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, bass

TRB "Rising Free" EP 1978 EMI2749 EMI
Don't Take No for an Answer - lead vocal, bass
Martin - lead vocal, bass
Glad to be Gay - lead vocal, bass
Right On Sister. - lead vocal, bass

TRB Up Against the Wall 1978 EMI2787 EMI
Up Against the Wall - lead vocal, bass
I'm All Right Jack - lead vocal, bass

TRB Too Good to be True 1978 EMI2847 EMI Records
Too Good to be True - lead vocal, bass
Power in the Darkness - lead vocal, bass

TRB Bully For You 1979 EMI2916 EMI
Bully For You - lead vocal, bass
Our People - lead vocal, bass

TRB Black Angel 1979 EMI2916 EMI
Black Angel - lead vocal, bass
All Right All Night - lead vocal, bass

TR+Voice Squad Never Gonna Fall in Love (Again) 1979 EMI2967 EMI
Never Gonna Fall in Love (again) - lead vocal, bass
Getting Tighter - lead vocal, bass

SECTOR 27 Not Ready1980 SEC27 Panic/Faulty/IRS
Not Ready - lead vocal, guitar
Can't Keep Away - lead vocal, guitar

SECTOR 27 Invitation 1980 SEC28 Panic/Phonogram
Invitation - lead vocal, guitar
Dungannon - lead vocal, guitar

SECTOR 27 Total Recall 1981 SEC29 Fontana
Total Recall - lead vocal, guitar
Stornoway - lead vocal, guitar

SECTOR 27 Martin's Gone 1981 SEC30 Panic/Phonogram
Martin's Gone see S27 rerelease
Christopher Calling see S27 rerelease

TR Tango An Der Wand 1981 Phonogram Gmbh
Tango An Der Wand
Albtraum Tango Dub

TR Now Martin's Gone1982 NIC1 Panic/Statik
Now Martin's Gone
Atmospherics

TR Now Martin's Gone1982 Panic/Statik
(Live flexidisc)
Now Martin's Gone
Atmospherics

TR War Baby 1983 NIC2 Panic/IDS
War Baby
Hell yes

TR Listen to the Radio (Atmospherics) 1983 NIC3 Panic/IDS
Listen to the Radio (Atmospherics)
Out to Lunch
Any Favours

TR Back in the Old Country 1984 TR1 Castaway/RCA
Back in the Old Country
Begging

TR Rikki Don't Lose That Number 1984 TR2 Castaway/RCA
Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Cabin Boy

TR Prison1985 ZB40019 Castaway/RCA
Prison
More Lives Than One

TR Nothing Like the Real Thing 1986 TR3 Castaway/RCA
Nothing Like the Real Thing
The Wedding

TR Still Loving You 1986 TR4 Castaway/RCA
Still Loving You
Saturday Disco

TR "Feel So Good" EP Jan 1987 TR5 Castaway/RCA
Feel So Good/Hurt So Bad
Northern Rain
Tattooed Me
Change

TR Spain 1987 ZB41333 Castaway/RCA
Spain
Drive All Night

TRB 2-4-6-8 Motorway (live) 1987 EM28 EMI Records
2-4-6-8 Motorway (live) - lead vocal, bass
2-4-6-8 Motorway (original version) - lead vocal, bass

TR Hard Cases 1988 TR27 Castaway/PRT
Hard Cases see WNHISG
Peter's Theme see WNHISG
Happy in the Homeland lead vocal

TR & JAKKO JAKSZYK Blood Brother 1990 106667 Musidisc
Blood Brother

What Have I Ever Done to You?

 
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