Methods of Dance is a 1981 sampler album released by Virgin Records. The expanded cassette release featured a track by Snakefinger, produced by The Residents.
Background[]
This compilation was released in December of 1981[1] as a nine track LP throughout Europe by Virgin Records, in order to promote some of their then recent releases. This inital nine track version featured no contributions from The Residents, however, the expanded cassette version added The Model by Snakefinger, co-produced by The Residents.
In 2013 an expanded triple CD version of this album was released.
Track Listing[]
1981 Cassette
- Japan - Methods Of Dance
- B.E.F. - Groove Thang
- Devo - Going Under
- Magazine - The Great Man's Secret
- John Foxx - Dancing Like A Gun
- Fingerprintz - The Beat Escape
- Heaven 17 - Soul Warfare
- Simple Minds - Love Song
- Snakefinger - The Model
- Can - I Want More
- D.A.F. - Der Mussolini
- Cowboys International - Thrash
- Richard Strange - International Language
- The Human League - Do Or Die Dub
2013 3xCD
Disc One
- Faust - Just A Second (Starts Like That)
- Edgar Froese - Upland
- Can - I Want More
- Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven
- Cowboys International - Aftermath
- The Human League - The Dignity Of Labour Part 1
- Adrian Munsey - C'est Sheep (Part 1)
- Sparks - Beat The Clock
- John Foxx - Underpass
- Snakefinger - The Model
- The Human League - Marianne
- Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages
- Japan - Methods Of Dance
- Richard Strange - International Language
- Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft - Der Mussolini
Disc Two
- Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir
- Simple Minds - Theme For Great Cities
- Fingerprintz - The Beat Escape
- China Crisis - No Ordinary Lover
- British Electric Foundation - A Baby Called Billy
- The League Unlimited Orchestra - Hard Times
- I-Level - Give Me (American Mix)
- Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
- Allez Allez - Flesh & Blood
- Cabaret Voltaire - Just Fascination
- Public Image Limite - This Is Not A Love Song
- Giorgio Moroder The Duel
Disc Three
- Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey Together In Electric Dreams
- Time Zone - World Destruction
- Loose Ends - Hanging On A String
- Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy - Kiss Me
- Loose Ends - Magic Touch
- Sandra - (I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
- Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy - Icing On The Cake
- The Conway Brothers - Turn It Up
- Public Image Limited - Rise
- Aurra - You And Me Tonight
- Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
- Hue And Cry - Labour Of Love
- Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer