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June 1984 non-LP 7"/12" Letters to a Friend

    Letters to a Friend 3.50 / Adman's Dream 3.28 (7": Mute, 7 MUTE 034)

    Letters to a Friend (Sunrise Mix) 8.06 / Adman's Dream (Admix) 4.58 (12": 12 MUTE 034)

April 1985 non-LP 7"/12" Still Smiling
    Still Smiling 3.45 / (There Is Always the) Unexpected (Edited Version) 3.42 (7": Mute, 7 MUTE 35)

    Still Smiling (Ext. Version) 7.46 / (There Is Always the) Unexpected 7.44 (12": 12 MUTE 35)

    Still Smiling (Mix 1) 6.34 / Still Smiling (Mix 2 by Adrian Sherwood) 3.30 //
    Still Smiling (Mix 3 by Greg Wilson) 5.17 / Still Smiling (Mix 4) 3.45 [= 7" single version] (white label 12": L12 MUTE 35)


July? 1986 LP MY TRANSLUCENT HANDS

  1. Introduction 3.06
  2. My Translucent Hands 4.38
  3. Catch That Look 4.16
  4. You and I 3.39
  1. Lose Him 3.40
  2. Keep the Sun Away 3.03
  3. Cranley Gardens 5.54
  4. Which Way Is Home? 3.20 (LP: Mute, STUMM 30)
Aug 1986 7"/12" Catch That Look
    Catch That Look 4.00 / Cooler Than Calcutta 3.01 (7": Mute, 7 MUTE 49)

    Catch That Look 4.00 / Cooler Than Calcutta 3.01 // You and I (Remix) 5.30 (12": 12 MUTE 49)

Jan 1987 7"/12" My Translucent Hands
    My Translucent Hands No II 3.43 / Small Consolation 5.03 (7": Mute, 7 MUTE 54)

    My Translucent Hands No III 5.58 / Small Consolation 5.05 (12": 12 MUTE 54)

1987 coll-CD MY TRANSLUCENT HANDS
  1. Introduction 3.06
  2. My Translucent Hands 4.38
  3. Catch That Look 4.16
  4. You and I 3.39
  5. Lose Him 3.40
  6. Keep the Sun Away 3.03
  7. Cranley Gardens 5.54
  8. Which Way Is Home? 3.20
  9. Letters to a Friend 3.46 [single 1984]
  10. Still Smiling 7.46 [single 1985 / extended version]
  11. Small Consolation 5.03 [B-side My Translucent Hand / extended version]
  12. (There Is Always The) Unexpected 7.44 [B-side Still Waiting / extended version] (CD 1987: CD STUMM 30)
Dec 1987 7"/12" Lose Him
    Lose Him (Edit) 3.32 / See How It Cuts 4.29 (7": Mute, MUTE 69)

    Lose Him (Refreshed Radio Remix) 3.32 / See How It Cuts 4.30 (promo 7": MUTE 69)

    Lose Him 7.20 // See How It Cuts 4.29 / Tie Me Tight 6.14 (12": 12 MUTE 69)

    Lose Him (Pascal Gabriel Remix) 5.28 / See How It Cuts (Limited Edition Extended Club Dub Dance Remix Version by Paul Kendall) 6.39 (12": L12 MUTE 69)

18 July 1988 7"/12" Ra! Ra! Rawhide
    Ra! Ra! Rawhide (Rasputin) 3.07 / Seventeen Pens (Room Mix) 3.47 (7": Mute, MUTE 81)

    Ra! Ra! Rawhide (Moscow Chicks Mix) 6.02 // Seventeen Pens 5.30 / John Arlott 4.10 (12": 12 MUTE 81)

    Ra! Ra! Rawhide (Rasputin) (Marks Bros. Remix) 5.45 // Rasputin 4.27 / Seventeen Pens 3.09 (12": L12 MUTE 81)

8 May 1989 double-A-sided 7"/12"/CDM Million Headed Monster / Listen
    Million Headed Monster 3.55 / Listen 1.00 (7": Mute, MUTE 95)

    Million Headed Monster (Listen) 9.52 / Listen (Million Headed Monster) 6.43 (12": 12 MUTE 95)

  1. Million Headed Monster 3.55
  2. Million Headed Monster (Listen) 9.52
  3. Tie Me Tight [from Lose Him 12"] (CD-maxi: CD MUTE 95)
June 1989 LP/CD FUSED
  1. Money 4.27
  2. Million Headed Monster 3.50
  3. House 4.12
  4. Modern Sunbathing 3.55
  5. Rawhide 2.41

  6. Lose Him 7.20 [1987 12" version]
  7. Grassnake 2.43
  8. Only after Dark 4.29
  9. Empty Room 4.22
  10. Car Theme from "The Blessing" 5.41 (LP: STUMM 50)

    CD bonus tracks:

  11. Birmingham 3.58
  12. Listen 1.00 [B-side Million Headed Monster, 1989]
  13. Adman's Dream 3.30 [B-side Letters to a Friend, 1984] (CD: CD STUMM 50)
19 March 1991 US coll-CD CATALOGUE
  1. Still Smiling (Fortran 5 Mix) 6.39 [new remix by Fortran 5 & Paul Kendall]
  2. Seventeen Pens (12" version) 5.30 [B-side 12" Ra! Ra! Rawhide, 1988]
  3. Money (Holger F5 Mix) 5.00 [new remix by Fortran 5 & Holger Hiller]
  4. Million Headed Monster 3.51 [from FUSED, 1989]
  5. Cranley Gardens 5.54 [from MY TRANSLUCENT HANDS, 1986]
  6. Listen (Million Headed Monster) (12" version) 6.43 [B-side 12"]
  7. You and I 3.39 [from MY TRANSLUCENT HANDS, 1986]
  8. Letter to a Friend (Miller Mix) 5.22 [new remix by Daniel Miller & Paul Kendall]
  9. Modern Sunbathing 3.55 [from FUSED, 1989]
  10. Lose Him (Annihilation Mix) 6.23 [new remix by Colin Faver & Paul Kendall
  11. Grassnake 2.43 [from FUSED, 1989]
  12. Birmingham 3.58 [from FUSED (CD), 1989]
  13. Catch That Look 4.16 [from MY TRANSLUCENT HANDS, 1986] (US CD: Mute/Elektra, 9 61033-2)


28 Aug 2011 European coll-CD KONNECTING... I START COUNTING / FORTRAN 5 / KOMPUTER

  1. I Start Counting: Letters to a Friend 3.50 [single 1984]
  2. I Start Counting: Million Headed Monster 3.50 [from FUSED, 1989]
  3. Fortran 5: Heart on the Line 3.48 [single version] [from BLUES, 1991]
  4. Fortran 5: Time to Dream 4.28 [from BAD HEAD PARK, 1993]
  5. Komputer: Valentina 3.37 [US single version] [from THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, 1997/98]
  6. Komputer: Looking down on London 3.54 [single version] [from THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, 1997/98]
  7. Fortran 5: Love Baby 4.32 [1990 single edit] [from BLUES, 1991]
  8. I Start Counting: Lose Him 3.33 [single edit or Refreshed Radio Remix?]
  9. Komputer: Headphones and Ringtones 3.59 [from SYNTHETIK, 2007]
  10. I Start Counting: Still Smiling 3.45 [single 1985]
  11. Komputer: Like a Bird 4.09 [from SYNTHETIK, 2007]
  12. I Start Counting: Empty Room 4.22 [from FUSED, 1989]
  13. Fortran 5: Look to the Future (Joey Negro's "Future Reality" Edit) 3.41 [from BLUES, 1991]
  14. Fortran 5: Persian Blues 3.55 [from BAD HEAD PARK, 1993]
  15. Fortran 5: Layla (Derek Sings Derek) 3.36 [from BAD HEAD PARK, 1993] (Mute, CDMUTEL20)
'I Start Counting', 'Fortran 5' and Komputer are all projects by David Baker and Simon Leonard.

19 Sep 2011 download album KONNECTING DIGITAL DELUXE (B-SIDES AND RARITIES)

    I START COUNTING - rare tracks & mixes 1984-1989:
  1. Letters to a Friend (Sunrise Mix) 8.04 [A-side 12" 12 MUTE 034, 1984]
  2. Adman's Dream (Admix) 5.00 [B-side 12" 12 MUTE 034, 1984]
  3. Still Smiling (Mix 2, by Adrian Sherwood) 3.30 [promo 12" L12 MUTE 35, 1985]
  4. Still Smiling (Mix 3, by Greg Wilson) 5.17 [promo 12" L12 MUTE 35, 1985]
  5. Cooler Than Calcutta 3.08 [B-side Catch That Look, MUTE 49, 1986]
  6. You and I (Remix) 5.38 [B-side 12" 12 MUTE 49, 1986]
  7. My Translucent Hands No II 3.45 [A-side 7" 7 MUTE 54, 1987]
  8. My Translucent Hands No III 5.58 [A-side 12" 12 MUTE 54, 1987]
  9. Ra! Ra! Rawhide (Rasputin) 3.10 [A-side 7" 7 MUTE 81, 1988]
  10. Ra! Ra! Rawhide (Room Mix) 3.49 [= Seventeen Pens (Room Mix)] [B-side 7" 7 MUTE 81, 1988]
  11. Ra! Ra! Rawhide (Moscow Chicks Mix) 6.02 [A-side 12" 12 MUTE 81, 1988]
  12. John Arlott 4.12 [B-side 12" 12 MUTE 81, 1988]
  13. Ra! Ra! Rawhide (Marks Bros. Remix) 5.52 [A-side 12" L12 MUTE 81, 1988]
  14. Rasputin 4.33 [B-side 12" L12 MUTE 81, 1988]
  15. Rawhide (Tom Mix) 2.43 [B-side 12" DJ MUTE 81, 1988]
  16. See How It Cuts 4.31 [B-side Lose Him, MUTE 69, 1988]
  17. Lose Him (Pascal Gabriel Remix) 5.28 [A-side 12" L12 MUTE 69, 1988]
  18. See How It Cuts (Limited Edition Extended Club Dub Dance Remix Version by Paul Kendall) 6.39 [B-side 12" L12 MUTE 69, 1988]
  19. Million Headed Monster (Listen) 10.02 [double-A-sided 12" 12 MUTE 95/CD-maxi CD MUTE 95, 1989]
  20. Listen (Million Headed Monster) 6.42 [double-A-sided 12" 12 MUTE 95, 1989]
  21. Tie Me Tight 6.14 [B-side 12" Lose Him, 12 MUTE 69, 1988]
    FORTRAN 5 - rare tracks & mixes 1990-1993:
  22. Crazy Earth (Full Greenhouse Effect) 7.47 [A-side 12" L12 MUTE 113, 1990]
  23. Crazy Earth (Global Warming) 7.54 [B-side 12" 12 MUTE 113, 1990]
  24. Crazy Earth (L'Essence De Syd) 6.45 [A-side 12" 12 MUTE 113, 1990]
  25. Smiling (Swingle Overdrive) 6.50 [promo 12" P12 MUTE 120, 1990]
  26. Midnight Trip (N29 Mix) 8.02 [12" 12 MUTE 120, 1990]
  27. Love Baby (Charlie Endell Mix) 6.12 [12" L12 MUTE 120, 1990]
  28. Midnight Trip (Less Noise Mix) 5.00 [12" L12 MUTE 120, 1990]
  29. Love Baby (Haze Mix) 6.12 [US 12" Elektra ST-ED-66587, 1990]
  30. Crazy Earth (Music for Icecaps) 8.31 [B-side 12" L12 MUTE 113, 1990]
  31. Crazy Earth (Acid Rain) 5.46 [2nd track A-side 12" 12 MUTE 113, 1990]
  32. Groove 5.00 [similar to album version but with longer intro] [B-side 12" P12 MUTE 126, 1991]
  33. Groove (The Herbal Supper Mix) 5.57 [A-side 12" 12MUTE 126/CD-maxi CD MUTE 126, 1991]
  34. Heart on the Line (Voodoo Child Mix) 5.22 [A-side 12" 12MUTE 129/CD-maxi CD MUTE 129, 1991]
  35. Heart on the Line (Bassline Mix) 4.58 [B-side 12" 12MUTE 129/CD-maxi CD MUTE 129, 1991]
  36. Look to the Future ("Start the Dance" Mix) 7.19 [CD-maxi/12" CD MUTE 136/12MUTE 136, 1992]
  37. Look to the Future ("Psychedelic Shack" Mix) 7.28 [CD-maxi/12" CD MUTE 136/12MUTE 136, 1992]
  38. Look to the Future (Joey Negro's "Future Dub" Mix) 5.56 [CD-maxi/12" CD MUTE 136/12MUTE 136, 1992]
  39. Look to the Future (Joey Negro's "Future Mind" Mix) 6.14 [CD-maxi/12" CD MUTE 136/12MUTE 136, 1992]
  40. Persian Blues (Full on Orchestral Philharmonical Mix) 8.58 [CD-maxi/12" CD MUTE 157/12MUTE 157, 1993]
  41. Persian Blues (The 11.56 Sound Clash Systems Mix) 11.59 [CD-maxi/12" CD MUTE 157/12MUTE 157, 1993]
  42. Persian Blues (3YE1270 Mix) 7.15 [CD-maxi/12" CD MUTE 157/12MUTE 157, 1993]
  43. Persian Blues (Pulsation Mix) 6.16 [CD-maxi/12" CD MUTE 157/12MUTE 157, 1993]
  44. Time to Dream (David Holmes Mix) 10.10 [CD-maxi/12" CD MUTE 143/12MUTE 143, 1993]
  45. Time to Dream (Up Your Bum with a Bicycle Pump Mix) 5.28 [CD-maxi/12" CD MUTE 143/12MUTE 143, 1993]
  46. Time to Dream (Fruit of the Spirit Mix) 14.08 [CD-maxi/12" CD MUTE 143/12MUTE 143, 1993]
  47. Time to Dream (Joe Mix) 5.53 [CD-maxi/12" CD MUTE 143/12MUTE 143, 1993]
    KOMPUTER - rare tracks & mixes 1996-1998:
  48. Valentina (Phobos) 7.10 [US Valentina 12" & US "THE WORLD OF TOMORROW" CD, 1997]
  49. Looking Down on London (Metroland) 8.19 [CD-maxi Looking Down on London, 1996]
  50. DLR 3.11 [CD-maxi Looking Down on London, 1996]
  51. Looking Down on London (Underground London) 6.40 [CD-maxi/12" Looking Down on London, 1996]
  52. Looking Down on London (Gyratory System) 6.04 [12" Looking Down on London, 1996]
  53. Valentina (Probe) 5.56 [CD-maxi/12" Valentina, 1998]
  54. Valentina (Danos) 7.22 [remix by Danos] [CD-maxi/12" Valentina, 1998]
  55. Space Walk 4.16 [CD-maxi/12" Valentina, 1998]
  56. Terminus (Memory Man) 4.07 [CD-maxi Terminus, 1998]
  57. Terminus (Live) 4.56 [CD-maxi Terminus, 1998]
  58. Terminus (Cosmic Baby) 3.42 [CD-maxi Terminus, 1998]
  59. Terminus (Memory Man Long) 7.02 [CD-maxi Terminus, 1998]
  60. Komputer Pop (Instrumental) 6.11 [CD-maxi Terminus, 1998]
Note: all "I Start Counting" tracks except 20 & 21 are mastered from vinyl. The sound quality for these tracks are reasonably good, except 11,14,17,18,19. I assume this will be fixed. Note that track 19 was originally released on a CD-maxi, so they could have used that as source.

18 July 2021 MC (+ digital album & CD) RE-FUSED [demos & unreleased tracks 1985-1986]

  1. Talk about the Weather 5.04 [unreleased demo]
  2. You and I 3.57 [demo version]
  3. 625 (3.00) [unreleased demo]
  4. Grass Snake 3.09 [demo version]
  5. Pretty Too 3.49 [unreleased demo]
  6. Birmingham 3.24 [demo version]
  7. The I Can't Express 3.04 [unreleased demo]
  8. Lose Him 3.35 [demo version]
  9. Say Something 3.47 [unreleased demo] (MC 18 July 2021: Mute CSTUMM178 / digital download 3 September 2021: Mute / CD 8 April 2022: Mute CDSTUMM178)
Recordings from 1985 and 1986 originally intended for their albums My Translucent Hands (1986) and Fused (1988). Initially exclusively available from Mute at the 10th Anniversary Independent Label Market on Sunday 18 July at London's Covent Garden. Then available from Mute Bank and Bandcamp from 3 September 2021.

18 July 2021 MC (+ digital album & CD) EJECTED [demos & unreleased tracks 1985-1986]

  1. Charlie 3.29 [unreleased demo]
  2. Modern Sunbathing 3.02 [demo version]
  3. Is She On Her Own 2.26 [unreleased demo]
  4. Cooler Than Calcutta 3.29 [demo version]
  5. Red Car 2.40 [unreleased demo]
  6. My Sister's Friend 2.57 [unreleased demo]
  7. Million Headed Monster 3.52 [demo version]
  8. I'm a Murderer 3.07 [unreleased demo]
  9. You Can't Write That Down 4.33 [unreleased demo]
  10. Rawhide 2.10 [demo version] (MC 18 July 2021: Mute CSTUMM193 / digital download 3 September 2021: Mute / CD 8 April 2022: Mute CDSTUMM193)
Recordings from 1985 and 1986 originally intended for their albums My Translucent Hands (1986) and Fused (1988). Initially exclusively available from Mute at the 10th Anniversary Independent Label Market on Sunday 18 July at London's Covent Garden. Then available from Mute Bank and Bandcamp from 3 September 2021.


Copyright (c) 2011-09-07 Jonas Wårstad.

Last update 2022-04-08.


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