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Songs

1986

1

Hi Lo Records 005

U.K.

12” Vinyl

Nothing Can Be Everything / And We Still Feel the Same / Ever Any Reason / New Difference / The Bird / Go On Time After Time / Plan Of Action / Don’t know where to Start / Yesterday’s Gone / Shape Of Things / Confidence and Love / Man About town / I Want to Hold Your hand / For Those

1988

Down Lights

Susstones Records

U.S.

12” Vinyl

Limited to 500 Copies

Same tracks as above

1996

Plan of Action: The Best of Manual Scan

Snap! Records

Spain

CD

Design by Barry Enderwick

All Night Stand / Nothing You Can Do / And We Still Feel The Same / Ever Any Reason / For Those / She Said It’s Late (Long Version) / I Want To Hold Your Hand / Plan Of Action (ITC Version) / New Difference  / Yesterday’s Gone /31968 / I Can’t Don’t Want To Faster / Confidence And Love  New Song / Come And See Me / Jungle Beat (remake) / Man About Town / Don’t Know Where to Start / Nothing Can Be Everything / The Bird (Demo 1) / Shape Of Things ++++Bonus Tracks: Woman (live) / Gloria (live) / Hanky Panky (live) / What Did You Say (demo) / Yesterday’s Gone (demo).

1996

All Night Stand: The Best of Manual Scan

Get Hip Records

U.S.

CD

Design by Barry Enderwick

Plan of Action / I Can Only Give You Everything / Shape Of Things / Nothing You Can Do / Delve Into Everything / And We Still Feel The  Same / Confidence And Love/New Song / She said it’s Late (Long Version) / I Want To Hold Your Hand / All Night Stand / The Bird / Nothing Can be Everything / Ever Any Reason / It’s Alright With Me / Jungle Beat (remake) / Don’t Know Where to Start / Anymore / 31968 / New Difference(Remix) / Come see Me ++++++Bonus tracks: Fearless (live acoustic) / I Want To Hold Your Hand (demo) / Don’t Know Where To start (live acoustic) / the Bird (demo 2)

1998

Plan of Action: The Best of Manual Scan

Snap! Records

Spain

CD Re-issue with new tray card. Design by Barry Enderwick.

Track listing is the same as 1996 release

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2012

The Pyles Sessions

Mod Archive 001

U.S.

Produced by Alan Sanderson

Recorded live for FM94.9. Art by Justin Turley

Plan of Action

She’s So Fine

American Way

Nothing Can Be Everything

The Real Me

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Songs

1982

Plan of Action

Dance and Stance Records

Distributed by Faulty Products

U.S.

Nothing You Can Do

American Way

New Difference

Jungle Beat

Anymore

1989

The Lost Sessions

AKA: Roarr

Get Hip Records

U.S.

Green label / black vinyl

All Night Stand

 Come See Me

I Can Only Give You Everything

It’s Alright

1989

The Lost Sessions

AKA: Roarr

Get Hip Records

U.S.

Blue Vinyl, White Label Promo

Same track listing as previous issue

1989

Days and Maybes

Susstones Records

U.S.

She Said It’s Late

Of Heart And Soul

And If

 James Bond Theme

 It’s Only Love

For Jamie

1990

Days and Maybes

Susstones Records

U.S.

Limited edition of 200 with oversleeve. Graphics by Jeremiah Byerly

Same track listing as previous issue

2006

Plan of Action

Munster Records

Spain

Repro sleeve is better paper than original, Munster logo is on the sleeve and label

Same track listing as previous issue

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1984

Nothing You Can Do

U.S.

Six track demo sent out for review and shows. Design by David Anderson

1991

79 to 89

Blindspot Records / Fan Club Tape

U.S.

Artwork by Ed Brubaker

You're No Good (Live 5/89) / For Your Love / What Did I Say. Fearless (Live 1990) / Confidence And Love (Alt) / Plan Of Action (ITC Version) /James Bond Theme / All Night Stand (Live 5/89) / Hey Girl / Woman  (Live 1982) / American Way (1978) / Tonight (1978) / I Want To Hold Your Hand (1984) / Nothing Can Be Everything (Live 11/13/86) / Ziggy Stardust (Live 1990) / Out Of Limits (reh 1989) / I Gotta Move (reh 1989) / Round And Round (Live 1986) / Bang A Gong (Live 1986)

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1985

The Cutting Edge

Razor Records

U.K.

12” Vinyl LP

Plus Squire, Purple Hearts, The Risk, The Blades, Beat Direction, 5:30 etc.

Jungle Beat ’85  

1986

American Heart and Soul

Hi Lo Records

U.K.

12” Vinyl LP

Plus Mod Fun, Modest Proposal, The Key, Jaywalkers, the Nashville Ramblers, The Rumble, Lost Patrol. Graphics by Paul Bevoir.

New Song

1985

The Phase III Mod Bands

Unicorn Records

U.K.

7” Vinyl EP

Plus the Pictures, City Motions and XL

31968

2010

Idealistic Youth

Sweden

12” Vinyl LP

Plus the Commoners, The Key, The Question, The Patterns, The Idea, Chardon Square, The Jetz, Start, The Corsairs, The Howling Dogs

Nothing You Can Do

1986

In the Crowd #18

Fab Records 4

U.K.

With In the Crowd modzine

Plus one song by the Risk.

Note wrong song title

And We Still Feel The Same  Plan Of Action

Some copies of the flexi were mailed in a plastic sleeve, with a backing sheet (left). The image on the right is the backing sheet for a proposed second flexi with the Second Generation, for the same modzine, that ultimately didn’t happen.

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1994

The Cutting Edge

Jimco

Japan

Jungle Beat ‘85

1997

It’s A Mod, Mod World

Antenna

U.K.

Plus the Jetset, The Nashville Ramblers, The Key, Mod Fun, Squire, Lost Patrol, Beat Direction, Modest Proposal, The Rumble, The J-Walkers

New Song

Confidence and Love

New Difference

1998

This is Mod Volume 6

Cherry Red

U.K.

Plus: Start, The Edsey’s, The Question, Chardon Square, Modest Proposal

American Way

New Difference

Anymore

Jungle Beat

Nothing You Can Do

1999

The Cutting Edge

Rhythm Vicar Preach 035

U.K.

Jungle Beat ‘85

2001

Echoes of the Kinks Volume 2

U.S.

Plus the Romantics, The Beat Farmers, The Pretenders, The Knack, Van Halen, The Jam, The Cascades, Chocolate Watchband, Chesterfield Kings, Lyres etc

All Night Stand

2001

San Diego: Yesterday & Today

SDMA

U.S.

2001 San Diego Music Award giveaway

Plus The Crawdaddy’s, A.J. Croce, Private Domain, The Beat Farmers etc

Nothing You Can Do

09/2008

Secret Society Anniversary

U.S.

Given at Anniversary Event

Come See Me

06/2009

Souvenirs: Little Gems of Pop

Sound Asleep Records WON 001

Sweden

Plus The Reverbs, Choo Choo Train, Hector Penalosa, Jimmy silva, Three hour tour, Action Suits, Pointed Sticks, Flying Color, Erik Voeks etc

She Said It’s Late

09/2010

Yesterday. Today, Tomorrow

Blindspot Records

U.S.

Plus Skid Roper, Marie Haddad, Irradio, The Shambles, Spring Collection, Skelpin Mark Decrbo and Four Eyes,  Anna Troy, Dave Humphries etc

Nothing Can Be Everything

The American Way (Live on FM94.9)

01/2011
Heavy Soul Sampler Volume 2

Rowed Out

U.K.

With Heavy Soul modzine #5

She’s So Fine (live on FM94.9)

03/2011

Heavy Soul Sampler Volume 3

Rowed Out

U.K.

With Heavy Soul modzine #6

Plan of Action (Live on FM94.9)

10/1987

Voices Green & Purple

Purple Flashes

U.S.

With Purple Flashes modzine

For Your Love

1978

Cottage Tapes

U.K.

With Empty Hours modzine

02/1988
All Systems Go

Cottage Tapes
U.K.

With Empty Hours modzine

Recorded at the Bacchanal, San Diego

You’re No Good (live)

03/1989

No Dress Restrictions

Cottage Tapes
U.K.

With Empty Hours modzine

Tonight (demo)

06/1989

Sound Affects In the Underground

Blindspot Records

U.S.

With Sound Affects modzine

It’s Alright With Me

07/1990

Sound Affects II

Blindspot Records

U.S.

With Sound Affects modzine

The Bird (demo)

05/1993

That Sounds Like Fun Volume 1

Snap! Records 001

Spain

w/ Snap! Magazine

I Can’t Don’t Want To Faster (demo)

01/1996

Pop Kids Are Go!

Safe Records 002

U.S.

Credited as the Shambles

She Said It’s Late (long version)

U.S. Videocassette

U.K. Videocassette

Brazil Videocassette

U.S. 2009 Re-Issue

U.S. Laserdisc

U.S. Movie One Sheet Poster