Totally Random Goth Disco Single

The Danse Society - Hold On / Heaven Is Waiting (Dance Mix)

Ripped from a limited edition 12" vinyl released on Society Records (SOC DJ129) in 1986 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. Courtesy of blog follower penguinflight, here is The Danse Society's Hold On (To What You've Got) and the rarely heard dance mix of Heaven Is Waiting from a limited edition promotional single. Enjoy.

A1 Hold On (To What You've Got)
AA1 Heaven Is Waiting (Dance Mix)

Say That Again

The Danse Society - Say It Again

Ripped from a double 12" vinyl package released on Society Records (SOC 128) in 1985 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. Staying in Yorkshire, here's the much requested pop dance single Say It Again, recorded at PWL ....!! Surely not? With thanks to Adam and penguinflight.

A1 Say It Again (Extended Danse Mix)
B1 Fade Away (She's In Your Dreams)
C1 Sensimilla
D1 Treat Me Right

Godsent

The Danse Society - Seduction

Ripped from a vinyl album released on Society Records (SOC 882) in 1982 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. Here's the debut mini-LP from The Danse Society courtesy of Steve and his immaculate vinyl collection. There have been a few subsequent reissues and remasters with additional tracks on cd, however the vinyl copy allows us to enjoy it as originally intended.

A1 Godsend
A2 My Heart
A3 Falling Apart
A4 Danse/Move
B1 Ambition
B2 In Heaven (Everything Is Fine)

Heaven Is Waiting

The Danse Society - Clock

Originally released as a 7" vinyl single on Society records (SOC 3) in 1981. Recreated here from digital files in high quality lossless flac audio.

A1 Clock
B1 Continent

The Danse Society - There Is No Shame In Death

Ripped from a 12" vinyl single reissued on Society Records (SOC 121) in 1983 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. 

A1 There Is No Shame In Death

B1 Dolphins

B2 These Frayed Edges

The Danse Society - We're So Happy

Ripped from a 12" vinyl single released on Society Records (SOC 123) in 1983 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio.

A1 We're So Happy
B1 Womans Own (Peel Session)
B2 Belief (Peel Session)

The Danse Society - Danse/Move

Ripped from a 12" vinyl single released on Society Records (SOCX 121/6) in 1982/3 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. Pressings of this were given away from with initial copies of the Seduction mini-album and the Heaven Is Waiting single.

A1 Danse / Move (Extended Club Mix)

B1 Danse / Move (Radio Mix)

The Danse Society - Somewhere

Ripped from a 12" vinyl single released on Society Records (SOC 124) in 1983 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio.

A1 Somewhere

A2 Hide

B1 The Theme

The Danse Society - Wake Up

Ripped from a 12" vinyl single released on Society Records (SOC 125) in 1983 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio.

A1 Wake Up
B1 The Seduction
B2 Arabia

The Danse Society - Waiting Is Hell But Heaven Is Waiting

Ripped from a promotional vinyl mini-album released on Arista Records (STORE 3) in 1983 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio.

A1 Wake Up
A2 Red Light (Shine)
A3 2000 Light Years From Home
B1 Heaven Is Waiting
B2 The Night

The Danse Society - 2000 Light Years From Home

Ripped from a 12" vinyl single released on Society Records (SOC 127) in 1984 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio.

A1 2000 Light Years From Home

B1 Seen The Light

B2 Angel (Self Indulgent Dub Mix)

The Danse Society - Hold On (To What You've Got)

Ripped from a 12" vinyl single released on Society Records (SOC 129) in 1986 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio.

A1 Hold On (To What You've Got)
B1 Danse Move
B2 Heaven Is Waiting (Dance Mix)

Along with blog contributors Adam and Steve, I've been plotting a Danse Society mega-post for a few weeks. Here are the majority of their early singles ripped to 24-bit from vinyl except Clock which had to be obtained from a cd source. What you get to hear is the development of commercial new-wave goth as The Danse Society regularly threatened the charts in the UK around 1984 with Heaven Is Waiting and that Rolling Stones cover. Steve has also thrown in the promo mini album distributed by Arista who had begun to license the band's own Society label. I have a couple of live shows and some radio sessions which will feature with the first two albums soon. Enjoy!

Hell's Waiting Room

The Danse Society - Heaven Is Waiting

Barnsley's goth-tinged post-punks The Danse Society had been around for a few years before Arista licensed their own Society label to give them this, their major label debut album. Ironically it was to be their last, as the band fragmented shortly after a few minor chart indentations with the album's title single and a tabla-tinged cover of 2000 Light Years From Home. 

Probably a bit to much synth to fit under the cold wave moniker, yet there are dark influences here from The Cure to Joy Division. There are elements on this record which were clearly picked up by later bands such as Clan Of Xymox. Come Inside, The Hurt and The Night are by a band who has obviously spent too much time listening to Closer.

Ripped From a vinyl album released on Arista Records (205 972) in 1984 to high quality lossless FLAC audio.

A1. Come Inside
A2. Wake Up
A3. Angel
A4. Where Are You Now?
A5. Red Light (Shine)
B1. Heaven Is Waiting
B2. The Hurt
B3. 2000 Light Years From Home
B4. Valiant to Vile
B5. The Night