B-Movie- Early Singles
When I think of the best UK bands, few spring to mind quicker than B-Movie. I’ve covered them twice here before, once with their 1985 LP Forever Running and then a few years later with their unstoppable Nowhere Girl 12”. I’ve been meaning to upload their earlier singles for some time now, probably years, but it just slipped through the cracks. I hope you’ll forgive me, folks.
That said, contained within this zip file is the majority of B-Movie’s early works, starting from their first 12”s in 1980 and spanning until 1984. Quite a prolific period for the band, with most of their best songs being issued in this two year time period. Here’s the rundown:
B-Movie- Take Three 7” (1980)
1. The Soldier Stood Alone
2. Drowning Man
3. Soundtrack
B-Movie- Nowhere Girl (1980)
1. Nowhere Girl
2. This Still Life
3. Institution Walls
4. Airplanes & Mountains
5. Left Out In The Cold
6. Remembrance Day
B-Movie- Remembrance Day 12” (1981)
1. Remembrance Day
2. Institution Walls (Remix)
B-Movie- Marilyn Dreams 7” (1981)
1. Marilyn Dreams
2. Film Music Part 1
B-Movie- Marilyn Dreams 12” (1981)
1. Marilyn Dreams
B-Movie- Nowhere Girl 7” (1982)
1. Nowhere Girl (Version)
2. Scare Some Life Into Me
B-Movie- Nowhere Girl 12”
1. Nowhere Girl (Version)
2. Remembrance Day
3. Nowhere Girl (Short Version)
B-Movie- A Letter From Afar (1984)
1. A Letter From Afar (Big Mix)
2. A Letter From Afar (Instrumental Mix)
3. A Letter From Afar (Small Mix)
Again, in case you missed them the first time- here’s the full Nowhere Girl 12” (including the 12” extended mix) and their 1985 LP, Forever Running.
November 23, 2010 at 5:04 pm
thanks for this memorable singles compilation. I got to know B-Movie while listening to Nowhere Girl 7" SP. nice memories….
November 25, 2010 at 4:01 pm
I love Remembrance Day, it's got such a boyish energy to it.
Frankie, I wanted to e-mail you the following release for your listening pleasure but couldn't find a contact e-mail, so here it is rather inelegantly foisted: http://marcotuliothrash.bandcamp.com/album/mouvement-nocturne
Also I dj'd at 'Coco 68' while you were djing in Coco 66 for the exotic birds night fairly recently.
November 27, 2010 at 10:28 pm
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December 17, 2011 at 7:17 pm
great stuff, I have the maxi-single of Nowhere Girl and Ive been looking for an MP3 of that 12 inches version of Rememberance day for a long time!
thanks
November 13, 2012 at 2:47 am
[…] two tracks by the duo of Cindy Ecstasy (Soft Cell/Marc and the Mambas) and Rick Holliday (early B-Movie lineup). It’s as good as it gets for club-ready, sex-dripping electro, and sounds to me […]
December 20, 2012 at 5:20 am
the faint’s southern belles is an absolute ripoff of remembrance day. in other news, i love you site. it’s a new outlet for a music crazed junkie who’e burned out on other genres of music. your labor is absolutely appreciated.
January 15, 2014 at 6:01 pm
[…] B-Movie- Singles (new rips of Nowhere Girl, Remembrance Day, Marilyn Dreams, & the addition of A Letter From Afar) Signal Aout 42- Pleasure and Crime U-Bahn X- Young Hearts of Europe (new rip+ new 7”’ rip) […]
July 23, 2014 at 8:58 am
Thanks for taking the time to lovingly post all this great music.
March 7, 2016 at 11:19 pm
Thanks heaps! Under rated! Once in a while you can still hear the songs being played in Manila radios.
April 14, 2020 at 9:13 am
Nowhere Girls is the second most underrated track ín music history – right after Vienna for not going to No. 1 in 1981.
April 14, 2020 at 9:14 am
SOrry, i forgot: Tank You VERY much for all Your work!!!