Albums
This is a discography of Strawberry Switchblade’s albums.
Strawberry Switchblade
A1) Since Yesterday
A2) Deep Water
A3) Another Day
A4) Little River
A5) 10 James Orr Street
B1) Let Her Go
B2) Who Knows What Love Is?
B3) Go Away
B4) Secrets
B5) Who Knows What Love Is? (Reprise)
B6) Being Cold
April 1985
UK and Europe
LP and cassette
Korova/WEA
LP: KODE 11
Cassette: CODE 11
All songs written by Bryson/McDowall.
Produced by David Motion, except B1 and B2 by Phil Thornalley.
With black and white inner sleeve.
Initial copies of LP with free 7″ of Trees and Flowers / Go Away, reissued on Korova [SAM240]. These copies came shrinkwrapped and bearing a sticker approx 7cm diameter, white lettering on pink, ‘special limited edition includes free 7″ single’.
An very small number of LPs were pressed with the test-pressing tracks and running order (see David Motion interview). The label and cover of these copies list the proper order.
Released in Japan on LP with poster, insert and OBI strip (Korova P13120) and cassette (Korova PKG3115).
Released in the Philippines on cassette (WEA 240 525-4).
Released in Brazil on LP (Korova/WEA 610.7066), 1986.
Reissued in Japan on CD (its first CD release anywhere) with lyric book in English and leaflet of lyrics in Japanese, July 1989 (WEA 18P2-2856 / Korova 18P2-2856).
Released in Saudia Arabia on cassette (Thomsun Original EN-248), presumably 1985 or 1986.
Released on cassette in a non-copyright territory (probably southeast Asia somewhere) with additional tracks By The Sea, Michael Who Walks By Night, Beautiful End and six tracks by The Bangles. (Team T6172), presumably 1985 or 1986.
1) Since Yesterday
2) Deep Water
3) Another Day
4) Little River
5) 10 James Orr Street
6) Let Her Go
7) Who Knows What Love Is?
8) Go Away
9) Secrets
10) Who Knows What Love Is? (Reprise)
11) Being Cold
12) Beautiful End
13) Poor Hearts
14) Ecstasy (Apple Of My Eye)
15) Jolene
16) Black Taxi
17) Trees And Flowers (Extended Mix)
18) Michael Who Walks By Night
19) Since Yesterday (Extended Mix)
20) I Can Feel
May 1997
Japan
CD reissue with bonus tracks
Korova/WEA International
WPCR1093
All songs written by Bryson/McDowall, except 14 (Daisuke Inoue and Rumiko Varnes, lyrics by Rose McDowall, uncredited), 15 (Dolly Parton) and 16 (Bryson, McDowall, Balfe and Mulhearn).
Produced by David Motion, except 6 and 7 (Phil Thornalley), 12, 16 and 18 (Martin Hayles), 14 (H Takeda), 15 (Clive Langer and Colin Fairley) and 20 (unknown).
I Can Feel is the same version as the Japanese single, but when this track listing was issued on streaming services they used a previously unreleased demo version instead.
Beautiful End and Michael Who Walks By Night recorded for a BBC Radio 1 Janice Long session.
Reissued in Japan in the ‘Forever Young’ reissue series (Korova/WEA WPCR-75254), 2006.
Reissued in Japan again in the ‘Forever Young – The Red Sale’ reissue series (Korova/WEA WPCR-78061), 2013.
The 12″ Album
A1) Let Her Go (Extended Mix) [4:48]
A2) Trees and Flowers (Extended Mix) [6:40]
A3) Since Yesterday (Extended Mix) [6:27]
B1) Jolene (Extended Mix) [6:12]
B2) Michael Who Walks By Night [3:41]
B3) Who Knows What Love Is (Extended Mix) [5:33]
B4) Ecstasy (Apple of My Eye) [3:30]
1985
Japan
LP and cassette
Warner Pioneer
LP: P6219
Cassette: PKF1034
All songs written by Bryson/McDowall, except B1 (Dolly Parton) and B4 (Daisuke Inoue and Rumiko Varnes, lyrics by Rose McDowall, uncredited).
Produced by:
A1 – Phil Thornalley, remixed by Bill Drummond, David Balfe, Phil Harding, Steve Short and Youth.
A2 – Bill Drummond and David Balfe.
A3 – David Motion.
B1 – Clive Langer and Colin Fairley.
B2 – Martin Hayles.
B3 – Phil Thornalley.
B4 – H Takeda.
LP came with an OBI strip (paper band around the front) and an insert.
Let Her Go (Extended Mix) is the same as the Let Her Go Kitchensynch Mix-up on the Who Knows What Love Is? 12 inch single.
Michael Who Walks By Night recorded for a BBC Radio 1 Janice Long session.
1) Let Her Go (Extended Mix) [4:48]
2) Trees and Flowers (Extended Mix) [6:40]
3) Since Yesterday (Extended Mix) [6:27]
4) Jolene (Extended Mix) [6:12]
5) Michael Who Walks By Night [3:41]
6) Who Knows What Love Is (Extended Mix) [5:33]
7) Ecstasy (Apple of My Eye) [3:30]
1995
Canada
CD reissue
Communique Records
CDCOMM5
All songs written by Bryson/McDowall, except B1 (Dolly Parton) and B4 (Daisuke Inoue and Rumiko Varnes, lyrics by Rose McDowall, uncredited).
Produced by:
A1 – Phil Thornalley, remixed by Bill Drummond, David Balfe, Phil Harding, Steve Short and Youth.
A2 – Bill Drummond and David Balfe.
A3 – David Motion.
B1 – Clive Langer and Colin Fairley.
B2 – Martin Hayles.
B3 – Phil Thornalley.
B4 – H Takeda.
The only CD release of The 12″ Album, this is badly remastered with sound quality about as good as the photocopy-style sleeve. The artwork is taken from the 1984 promotional flexidisc.
The Platinum Collection
1) Since Yesterday
2) Trees and Flowers
3) Who Knows What Love Is?
4) Let Her Go
5) Jolene
6) Deep Water
7) Another Day
8) Little River
9) 10 James Orr Street
10) Go Away
11) Secrets
12) Being Cold
13) Poor Hearts
14) Black Taxi
15) Michael Who Walks by Night
16) I Can Feel
December 2005
UK and Europe
CD
Warner Strategic Marketing
5101117332
All songs written by Bryson/McDowall, except 5 (Dolly Parton) and 14 (Bryson, McDowall, Balfe and Mulhearn).
Produced by David Motion, except 2 (Bill Drummond and David Balfe), 3 and 4 (Phil Thornalley), 5 (Clive Langer and Colin Fairley), 14 and 15 (Martin Hayles) and 16 (unknown).
Although not denoted on the sleeve, the versions of Trees And Flowers and Jolene are the extended mixes.
I Can Feel is not the single version, it’s a previously unreleased demo version. Its authorship is credited here to Rose McDowall, which is accurate as she did write it alone, but the band always credited their songs to both Jill and Rose no matter who wrote what, and the original single credits it to McDowall/Bryson.
Michael Who Walks By Night recorded for a BBC Radio 1 Janice Long session.
Released in Japan (Warner Strategic Marketing WQCP-1249).
Released in the Philippines (Warner Music Philippines Inc 5101-11733-2).