Strawberry Switchblade tracks have appeared on a range of compilation albums around the world.
appeared on:
Radio Twelve
LP
Tokuma Records
25RTL3
1983
Japan
Clear Cut Final
CD
Rough Trade/ Tokuma Records
32JC-206
1986
Japan
Gary Crowley’s Lost 80s (63 Rare, Diverse And Eclectic Tracks 1980-87)
4xCD box set
Edsel Records
EDSL0025
2019
UK
Big Gold Dreams – A Story of Scottish Independent Music 1977-1989
5xCD box set
Cherry Red
CRCDBOX69
2019
UK
Finger Foods vol. 3
Cassette
Discontinuous Innovation Inc.
060
2020
USA
Women In Revolt! Underground Rebellion In British Music 1977-1985
LP, yellow vinyl
Tate Gallery/ Music For Nations/ Sony Music
19658811231
2023
UK
Created to accompany the Tate Britain exhibition Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 which ran from 8 November 2023 to 7 April 2024.
appeared on:
Insane Energy Drop
CD
Domino
WIGCD185X
2013
UK
Compilation made by The Pastels of tracks they were listening to during the making of their Slow Summits album, given away with the album at selected outlets.
appeared on:
Rock Over London
LP
Westwood One/ Radio International
RL-205
1985
USA
The Rock Over London records were complete one hour radio shows featuring a variety of UK artists, presented by UK DJ Graham Dene. They were generally only available via subscription to US radio stations for broadcast.
Most (including RL-205) were issued with cue sheets.
Hits 2 – The Album
2xLP and 2xcassette
CBS
HITS2/HITSC2
1985
UK
The Greatest Hits of 1985
Double LP and cassette
Telstar
STAR2269/STAC2269
1985
UK
WEA Top 100 Vol. 22
LP
Warner-Pioneer
PS-264
1985
Japan
Promotional only, not for general release
WEA Top 100 Vol. 22
LP
Warner-Pioneer
PS-265
1985
Japan
Promotional only, not for general release
WEA Solid Gold 4
LP
WEA
2292 52417-1
1985
Hong Kong
Supercuts
LP
WEA
2292-53083-1
1986
Hong Kong
A Kick Up The 80s vol. 5 (Since Yesterday)
LP, cassette and CD
Old Gold
OG1524/ OG2524/ OG3524
1991
UK
Girlism (Colours Of Female Music)
2xLP and 1xCD
Ausfahrt
EFA06149/ EFACD0614927
1991
Germany
Living In Oblivion (The 80’s Greatest Hits – Volume 4)
CD and cassette
EMI USA
E2-28339
1994
USA
First Strawberry Switchblade release in the USA.
Just Can’t Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The ’80s, Vol. 15
CD
Rhino Records
R2 71978
1995
USA
This Is The 80s
2xCD
Warner.esp.tv
9548-34205-2
1996
UK
We Are The 80s vol. 4
CD
FM802 Sunday Sunset Studio
WPCR-773
1996
Japan
Lovers In Winterland
CD
WEA
WPCR-1673
1997
Japan
80’s Alive – Yellow
CD
WEA
WPCR-980
1997
Japan
Wave Republic – Wave For A New Nation
CD
(unofficial release)
Spin Circle Records
SCR 173
1998
Philippines
New Wave Underground: New Wave On The Deep End
CD
(unofficial release)
1999
Philippines
Dance x 80’s Nonstop Mega Mix
CD
WEA
WPCR-10200
1999
Japan
Partially mixed, but only loses 9 seconds of Since Yesterday.
The 80s
2xCD
Warner Strategic Marketing
WPCR-11225/6
2002
Japan
Solitude: No More Tears
CD
WEA
WPCR-11475
2003
Japan
New Wave Essentials
CD
Warner Music Philippines
50510110015-2
2005
Philippines
Warner Platinum Sampler
CD
Rhino
SAM01119
2006
UK and Europe
Promotional use only; promoting The Platinum Collection compilation.
Classic Cuts Presents 80’s Night The Definitive DJ Collection – S To T
2xCD
Music Factory
BX019
2006
UK
100 Hits – Woman
5xCD box set
Demon Music Group
DMG100-010
2007
UK
This Is England: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
CD
Universal Music
9848363
2007
UK
100 Hits – 80s Pop
5xCD box set
Demon Music Group
DMG 100 019
2008
UK
Smash Hits – The 80s
3xCD
EMI TV/ Rhino
WMTV072
2008
UK
Vox Pops Presents 1980s
CD and DVD
Warner Music Entertainment
5051865263128
2009
UK
The same 18 tracks on CD and DVD (plus two bonus tracks on the DVD)
Smash Hits 1985
CD
Rhino
5186-52141-2
2009
UK
100 Essential Tracks 80s
5xCD box set
Sony Music
88697607442
2009
UK and Europe
Fetenhits – The Rare Classics vol. 2
2xCD
Polystar
06007 5330138 8
2010
Europe
Numbered limited edition of 10,000 released in a metal box.
80s Hits
2xCD
Crimson
CRIMCDHITS003
2010
UK
100 Hits – Electric Eighties
5xCD box set
Demon Music Group
DMG 100 065
2010
UK
80s Mixtape
3xCD box set
Rhino / EMI TV
WMTV167 5052498510221
2011
UK
Anthems Alternative 80s
3xCD box set
Ministry of Sound
MOSCD273
2011
UK
The Essential Movies
3xCD box set
Rhino / EMI TV
WMTV171
2011
UK
The Eighties
3xCD box set
Crimson
CRIM 360 003
2011
UK
80s The Collection – 60 Definitive Hits
3xCD box set
Rhino
5310547135
2012
UK and Europe
Candy Candy – The Heyday Of Bubblegum Pop
3xCD box set
Sony Music
88883760932
2013
UK
Pop 80s
6xCD box set
Warner Music Thailand/ Rhino
5053105718627
2013
Thailand
Smash Hits Years – 1985
CD
Rhino
0825646137190
2015
UK
The Collection – 80s – The Ultimate 80s Anthems
3xCD box set
Rhino
0190295912093
2016
UK
The Collection- 80s Classics – The Ultimate 80s Pop Classics
4xCD box set
Rhino
0190295828219
2017
UK
Now Yearbook ’85
4xCD box set
Sony Music/ EMI
CDYBNOW85
2022
UK
Also released on 3x green vinyl LPs missing off some tracks including Since Yesterday
New Wave Of The 80’s Collected
2xLP
Music on Vinyl
MOVLP3459
2023
Europe
Some copies on moss green vinyl, others on turquoise.
appeared on:
Good, Oldfashioned 80’s 12 Inch Single Collection
CD
WEA
WPCR-1049
1997
Japan
80’s 12 Inch Singles Collection
CD
Warner Strategic Marketing
WPCR-11449
2003
Japan
Same track listing as Good, Oldfashioned 80’s 12 Inch Single Collection.
Now That’s What I Call 12″ 80s Extended
4xCD box set
Sony Music/ EMI
CDNNNOW115
2023
Europe
appeared on:
Guitar Pop Jamboree – Stepping (More)
CD
WPCR-10439
1999
Japan
This is a significant release – it’s an absolutely beautiful track and yet this album is the only time it has been issued anywhere apart from the UK and European 12″ singles of Since Yesterday.
appeared on:
WEA Top Hits vol 25 – August ’85
LP
Warner-Pioneer
PS268
1985
Japan
Promotional release only.
Sounds Great To Me!
Cassette
WEA
PIE1
1985
UK
Promotional compilation album given away by hi-fi manufacturer Pioneer.
Nu-Wave
LP
Warner Brothers
FC146
1986
Philippines
New Wave Diary V
2xCD
(no label – unofficial release)
1995
Philippines
Let Her Go features on bonus disc New Wave Diary Megamix Vol. 1 (megamix format – tracks are mixed). That disc was later issued as a standalone release.
Lost and Found 3
CD
(unofficial release)
Atomic Records 30
1998
Philippines
Chorus Girl Remix 2001
CD
(no label – unofficial release)
2001
Philippines
All tracks including Let Her Go credited as ‘Chorus Girl remix’.
New Wave Agenda: The Best Of New Wave Megamix
CD
(no label – unofficial release)
2003
Canada
Megamix format – tracks are mixed and there are additional effects and beats in transitions.
100 Hits – 80s Rewind
5xCD box set
Demon Music Group
DMG 100 077
2011
UK
New Wave Diary Megamix Vol. 2
CD
(no label – unofficial release)
1996
Philippines
Megamix format – tracks are mixed.
Finyl Wave – Second Edition
LP
Finyl Edits
2021
Philippines
Let Her Go (Blade Mix) is an unauthorised remix.
appeared on:
Juice
CD
(unofficial release)
Hooks Opus Ltd
ZH-980091
1998
Philippines
Best Of New Wave Diary Vol 1
2xCD
(no label – unofficial release)
1999
Philippines
Lost and Found 12 Inchers
CD
(unofficial release)
Decadance Production
3452-323
2001
Philippines
appeared on:
WEA Top Hits vol 27 – October ’85
LP
Warner-Pioneer
PS-275
1985
Japan
Promotional release only.
Promo – Disco Internacional No. 10
12 inch EP
WEA
1.010
1986
Brazil
Promotional release only.
Wave Republic – The Second Strike: A Tribute To All Wavers
CD
(unofficial release)
Spin Circle Records
SCR 174
1998
Philippines
appeared on:
Raging Spool
Cassette
New Musical Express
NME014
1984
UK
Given away by New Musical Express.
appeared on:
Debut – issue 8/9
LP
Debut
LPMAG8/9
1984
UK
Debut was a short lived UK music mag with a companion vinyl LP of music by featured artists.
This is the version of Go Away from the B side of Trees and Flowers.
appeared on:
Parallel Side of Soundtrack
CD
Dream Machine
HDCA-10075
2001
Japan
appeared on:
Hits 2 – The Album
2xLP and 2xCassette
CBS/WEA
HITS2/HITSC2
1985
UK
WEA Top Hits 1985 1986 vol.29
2xLP
Warner-Pioneer
PS-277-8
1986
Japan
Promotional release only. Ecstasy (Apple of My Eye) appears on the same album.
Under The Covers (Other People Sing Other People’s Songs)
LP, cassette and CD.
WEA
WX146;242268-1/ WX146C;242268-4/ 242268-2
1988
UK and Europe
Released in Australia and New Zealand on LP and cassette, Japan on LP and CD, and Brazil on LP.
Cover Dancing
CD
WEA/UFO Group
9548-32551-2
1994
Taiwan
80s Dancefloor – The Collection
3xCD box set
Rhino
82546305353
2014
UK
appeared on:
WEA Top Hits 1985 1986 vol.29
2xLP
Warner-Pioneer
PS-277-8
1986
Japan
Promotional release only. Jolene features on the same album.
appeared on:
WEA Top Hits April ’86 vol.33
LP
Warner-Pioneer
PS-283
1986
Japan
Promotional release only.
appeared on:
Scared To Get Happy (A Story Of Indie-Pop 1980-1989)
5xCD box set
Cherry Red
CRCDBOX10
2013
UK
Released in Japan, Bad Feeling BF015. An abridged 28 track 2xLP set was released in 2017, limited to 500 copies (Dark 7 was one of the tracks omitted).
Although released in 2013, it was the first time Dark 7 had been issued anywhere. It’s a demo recording made not long before the band split up.
appeared on:
Sharon Signs To Cherry Red – Independent Women 1979-1985
2xCD
RPM
RPMD532
2016
UK
Released in Japan on Bad Feeling BF048.
Reissued on vinyl, 16 of the 45 tracks on the CD (including Seaside), 700 black copies and 300 red, all with 12″x24″ insert, School Daze RVSN001, 2017.
This is the 1982 4-Piece Demo version of Go Away.
appeared on:
Make More Noise! Women In Independent UK Music 1977-1987
4xCD box set
Cherry Red
CRCDBOX99
2020
UK