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   2000 Light Years From Home EP (remaster)

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   40 Years of Danse EXTENDE

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   40 Years of Danse (A-Z)

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   Sailing Mirrors

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   VI (deluxe edition)

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   Scarey Tales

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   Change of Skin

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   Looking Through

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   Heaven Is Waiting

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    Demos Vol 1

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    Seduction

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    ON'T BBC 1980-82

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    FUTUR1ST

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    Heaven is Waiting EP (remaster)

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    Wake Up EP (remaster)

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    Somewhere EP (remaster)

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    We're So Happy (remaster)

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    Clock/Continent

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    There Is No Shame In Death (EP)

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    Live in Den Haag 1982

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    Danse Crazy Live 1980 (Sheffield Uni & Hull Welly)
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The Danse Society are a post-punk gothic rock group from Barnsley, England, first formed in 1980. Their first releases on their own Society Records label, especially "Seduction", did well in the UK independent charts, and they were signed by Arista, hoping for greater commercial success. The original line-up included Paul Gilmartin (drums), Paul Nash (guitar), Steve Rawlings (voice), Lyndon Scarfe (keyboards), and Tim Wright (bass). After their 1983 album Heaven Is Waiting, Scarfe left and was replaced by David Whitaker (formerly with Music For Pleasure). The band released two more singles on Arista - "Say It Again" (produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman) and "Hold On" (produced by Steve Thompson) - and plans were announced for an album of older tracks re-recorded in a more danceable, radio-friendly fashion, which never came to fruition. Instead, the band left Arista and demoed new songs, which were released in 1986 as their final album, Looking Through, once again on their own label. Steve Rawlings started Society (2), while the other band members continued for some time as Johnny in the Clouds, which never released any recordings.

At the end of 2009, Paul Gilmartin, Paul Nash, and David Whitaker met up for the first time in 24 years and decided to reform the band; initially, Steve Rawlings also agreed to rejoin the band. Over the next nine months, instrumental tracks were recorded, and in October 2010, Rawlings briefly met with the band in the UK, but returned to America after recording just one vocal track. Plans changed when, after that initial meeting, the band lost contact with Rawlings. In January 2011, vocalist Maethelyiah (of Blooding Mask) and recorded vocals for all thirteen tracks, and the official news of her joining the band was revealed the following May with the release of the reformation album Change of Skin. Bassist Martin Roberts joined the band before the release of Scarey Tales in February 2013. A year later, the band issued a statement that Gilmartin and Roberts had unexpectedly resigned from the band, resulting in the cancellation of a series of tour dates. The remaining members carried on without them, recruiting Iain Hunter (drums) and Jack Cooper (bass). Their sixth studio album, VI, was released in September 2015. Hunter was replaced by Josh Rylance, and the EP FUTUR1ST was released in 2018. Rylance was then replaced by Tom Davenport. The seventh studio album Sailing Mirrors was released in Sept 2020, and a retrospective A-Z anthology 40 years of Danse was released in November 2020 along with some early live concerts. The band are continuing to celebrate 40 years with further releases and a UK tour in 2021.

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David Whitaker (3), Iain Hunter, Jack Cooper (11), Lyndon Scarfe, Maethelyiah, Martin Roberts (4), Paul Gilmartin, Paul Hampshire, Paul Nash, Sam Bollands, Steve Rawlings, Tim Wright (3)

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• 35 Releases

• 8 Albums
• 18 Singles & EPs
• 6 Compilations
• 3 Miscellaneous

• 61 Appearances

• 3 Albums
• 1 Singles & EPs
• 49 Compilations
• 5 Mixes
• 3 Videos

• 9 Unofficial

• 5 Albums
• 2 Singles & EPs
• 1 Compilations
• 1 Miscellaneous

• 53 Credits

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• 14 Production
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		Seduction

	Society Records, Society Records		1982
		Heaven Is Waiting

	Arista, Society Records		1984
		Looking Through

	Society Records, Society Records		1986
		Change Of Skin

	Society Records		2011
		Scarey Tales ‎(CD, Album)	Society Records	Society Records 213	2013
		VI

	Society Records		2015
		ONT BBC 80​-​82

	Society Records		2020
		Sailing Mirrors

	Society Records		2020
Singles & EPs
		Clock

	Society Records		1981
		There Is No Shame In Death

	Pax Records		1981
		Woman's Own

	Pax Records		1982
		Danse / Move

	Society Records		1982
		Palais Schaumburg / The Danse Society - Hockey / My Heart ‎(Flexi, 7")	Vinyl (11)	none	1982
		Somewhere

	Society Records		1983
		Wake Up

	Society Records, Arista		1983
		Heaven Is Waiting

	Society Records, Society Records, Arista, Arista		1983
		We're So Happy ‎(12", Maxi, RE)	Society Records	Soc123	1983
		2000 Light Years From Home

	Society Records		1984
		The Sway ‎(7", Promo)	Arista	DSF 1	1984
		Waiting Is Hell But Heaven Is Waiting ‎(12", Promo)	Arista	STORE 3	1984
		Say It Again

	Society Records		1985
		Hold On (To What You've Got)

	Society Records, Arista		1986
		God Cry ‎(3xFile, AAC, Single)	Society Records	none	2011
		The Seduction 2012...Vatican ‎(4xFile, AAC, EP)	Society Records	none	2012
		If I Were Jesus ‎(7", Single, Ltd, Pur)	Society Records	1214	2015

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Danse Society Red Light Shine
2:57

THE DANSE SOCIETY - HOLD ON (TO WHAT YOU'VE GOT) [1986] Yko
5:31

Wake Up
4:57

The Danse Society Heaven Is Waiting Extended Version 1
5:33

The DANSE SOCiETY ~ Falling Apart
4:15

The Danse Society - We're So Happy
5:02

Somewhere
4:19

Danse Society - The sway
4:14

The Danse Society - Danse Move (Extended Club Mix) (A)
8:35

Say It Again (Extended Danse Mix) by The Danse Society
7:10

Danse Society - Hide
3:23

The Danse Society - Clock (Fanmade Video) (1981)
3:52

HIDE - The Danse Society (HQ with lyrics)
3:35

The Danse Society - Hide - Live
2:56

The Danse Society - Dolphins
2:58

DANSE SOCIETY - HIDE - OGWT
2:36

The Danse Society - Danse / Move
4:51

The Danse Society - Hide
3:28

The Danse Society - Say It Again
3:31

Danse Society - Heaven Is Waiting (Full Album) 1984
44:25

The Danse Society - God Cry
5:05

Danse Society - Treat me right
4:00

DANSE SOCIETY - Say it again.wmv
7:20

Danse Society - Sensimilla
6:02

Danse Society - Say it again (dub mix)
5:20

Danse Society - Sensimilla (extended roiter pig mix)
6:00

THE DANSE SOCIETY The Hurt (demo) 1983
3:39

danse society-ambition
2:52

Danse Society - Godsend
4:23

The Danse Society Woman's Own