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Cry Before Dawn

From: Wexford

Active: 1982 - 1992

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Anthemic U2-style rock mixed with traditional music elements. Pat Hayes, Tony Hall and Mick O'Brien had all been in Black Arthur & The Undertakers (1979-81). They formed Cry Before Dawn with Brendan Wade in 1982. Tony Hall was classically trained while Brendan Wade came from a traditional music background. Cry Before Dawn were not really my cup of tea I have to admit (though "Victorians" is a fantastic track), so for a full band history and discography I recommend visiting the excellent fan site listed below.

Guitarist Tony Hall left the band sometime before the end. His place was taken by Paul Spencer and Steve Belton (of The Fountainhead).

Singer Brendan Wade later formed a duo with Paul Bell of Zerra 1 called Wild Swans, despite the Liverpool band of the same name being still warm in the grave, which they later shortened to Swans, which must've pleased Michael Gira.

The discography below omits several Irish pressings on Epic. If anyone can sort out the Irish discography anomolies for me, I'd be very happy to reproduce them here. This discography consists of the basic UK CBS discography plus the self-released debut single which is somewhat hard to find and is prized by fans.

2010 Update: CBD were recently heard on Ian Dempsey's show 'murdering' Gone Forever. Is a reunion immiment? The 80s are well and truly back in Ireland.

2011 Update: CBD's reunion tour of Ireland and the UK (i.e. Irish people living in the UK) has been a success.

2012 Update: A 'Best Of' album in imminent. They may only have made two albums in their lifetime but there is nothing available on CD at present, so a Best Of CD is timely.

2013 Update: Following last years 'Best Of' CD, a live album on Reekus will be next.





Discography

• first demo
K7 - ca 1982
3 song demo.
tracks: Living In Suburbia / a.o.


• Follow Me / Credit to the People (Pain of Life)
7" - Dawn Records - DAWN 001 - 1986 - PS


• Gone Forever / Sentimental
7" flexi - 1987 - no PS
Giveaway flexi free with issue #3 of Fresh magazine


• Gone Forever / Darkest Night
7" - CBS Records - GONE 1 - 1987 - PS, some gatefold (GONE G1)
• Gone Forever // Darkest Night / Sentimental
12" - CBS Records - GONE T1 - 1987 - PS
Re-released in 1988 as GONE 2 (see below)


• The Seed That's Been Sown / Back To Basics
7" - CBS Records - SEED P1 - 1987 - PS, blue vinyl
7" - CBS Records - SEED 1 - 1987 - PS
7" - CBS Records - EPC 650971 - NL - 1987 - PS
• The Seed That's Been Sown // Back To Basics / Gone Forever (Capital Radio session)
10" - CBS Records - SEED QT1 - 1987 - PS
• The Seed That's Been Sown (extended) // Forlorn Point / Back To Basics
12" - CBS Records - SEED T1 - 1987 - PS


• Girl In The Ghetto / Tender Years
7" - CBS Records - WEX 1 - 1987 - PS, some in Special Souvenir Package with postcards (WEX Q1)
12" - CBS Records - WEX T1 - 1987 - PS, extended version of A-side


• Stateside Europe EP (LP sampler)
7" - CBS Records - XPS 227 - 1987 - PS, promo only


• Crimes of Conscience
LP - CBS Records - 450 997-1 - 1987 - inner sleeve


• v/a - The Courier OST
LP - Virgin Records - V2517 - UK - 1988
track: Silly Dreams


• Flags / Silly Dreams
7" - Epic Records - 651446-7 - IRL - 1988 - no PS
Irish only single, though both tracks appear on the 12-inch edition of "No Living Without You"


• Gone Forever / Silly Dreams
7" - CBS Records - GONE 2 - 1988 - PS, some with free badge (GONE B2)
• Gone Forever // Silly Dreams / Darkest Night
12" - CBS Records - GONE T2 - 1988 - PS
Re-release of GONE 1 with different B-sides


• Witness For The World / Up Against The Wall
7" - Epic Records - CBD 2 - IRL - 1989 - no PS
7" - CBS Records - GONE 3 - 1989 - PS, some in box with badge and 3x postcards (GONE B3)
• Witness For The World // Up Against The Wall / When All The Rest Have Gone
7" - CBS Records - GONE G3 - 1989 - PS foc
• Witness For The World // The Streets Are Paved With Gold / Up Against The Wall
12" - CBS Records - GONE T3 - 1989 - PS


• Last of the Sun / I Don't Care What You Mean To Me
7" - CBS Records - GONE 4 - 1989 - PS
• Last Of The Sun / Gone Forever // The Seed That's Been Sown / Witness For The World
7" - CBS Records - GONE EP4 - 1989 - PS
• Last of the Sun / I Don't Care What You Mean To Me // I Will Save You / Listen To The Story
12" - CBS Records - GONE T4 - 1989 - PS


• Witness For The World
LP - CBS Records - 463 320-1 - 1989 - inner sleeve


• No Living Without You / Flags
7" - CBS Records - 655 585 - 1989 - PS
• No Living Without You // Flags / Silly Dreams
12" - CBS Records - 655 585 - 1989 - PS


• To Be True EP
CDS - Solid Records - ROCD 763 - 1992


• The Best Of Cry Before Dawn
CD - Sony - ??? - IRL - 2012


• Is That What You Waited For? / Always To Win (live)
CDS - Reekus Records - RKCD 132 - IRL - 2013
The live track is from a forthcoming live album 'Live At The Opera House'


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Last update: 14 Oktober 2014.


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