Rational Youth Discography

Rational Youth Discography v 4.1
March 12, 2003

This discography is compiled and maintained by Riccardo Marmugi

Please e-mail any addition, correction, complaint & compliment


Band line-ups are listed where known.

The discography is split into the following sections (you can jump directly to the section by clicking on the title):

1) OFFICIAL RELEASES

2) COMPILATION APPEARANCES

3) SIDE PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIONS


COUNTRY LEGEND:       
                   
         CA  - Canada
          US  - United States
          NL  - Holland
          SW - Sweden
          GE  -  Germany
           FI  -  Finland


PART 1: OFFICIAL RELEASES


1981 - I Want To See the Light 

        12"     Yul Records     12YUL-2     CA

        I Want To See The Light
        Coboloid Race
        Light Instrumental

        Notes:
        The 3rd track is an instrumental version of 'I Want To See the Light'.
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Mario Spezzo


1982 - Cite phosphore

        7"     Yul Records     YUL-003     CA

        Cite Phosphore
        Le Meilleur Des Mondes

        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Mario Spezzo


1982 - COLD WAR NIGHT LIFE

        LP     Yul Records     YULP-01     CA

        Close To Nature 
        Beware The Fly 
        Saturdays In Silesia 
        Just A Sound In The Night 
        Le Meilleur Des Mondes 
        Ring The Bells
        City Of Night 
        Dancing On The Berlin Wall

        Notes:
        Produced by Pat Deserio.
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 


1982 - CITY OF NIGHT

        12"     Yul Records     12YUL-3     CA

        City Of Night (Danse Mix)
        Cite Phosphore
        Power Zone        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 


1982 - Saturdays in Silesia

        7"/12"     Yul Records     YUL-004/12YUL-4     CA

        Saturdays In Silesia (Single Remix)
        Pile Ou Face

        Notes:
        The 12" version has an extended version of 'Saturdays In Silesia' and
        an instrumental version of 'Pile Ou Face' as 3rd track.
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 


1983 - In Your Eyes

        7"     Capitol Records     B-72927    CA

        In Your Eyes 
        The Man In Grey
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 


1983 - In Your Eyes

        12"     Capitol Records     B-75044     CA

        In Your Eyes (Extended)
        Hot Streets

        Notes:
        The 2nd track is an english remix version of 'Pile Ou Face'.
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 

 


1983 - RATIONAL YOUTH EP

        EP     Capitol Records     MLP-15012     CA

        In Your Eyes 
        Just a Sound In The Night
        Latin Lovers
        Holiday In Bangkok
        The Man In Grey
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 


1982 - CITY OF NIGHT

        7"     Rams Horn     RAMSH 1187     NL

        City Of Night (Danse Mix)
        Dancing On The Berlin Wall        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 


1983 - Saturdays in Silesia

        12"     Rams Horn     3321     NL

        Saturdays In Silesia (Remixed)
        Saturdays In Silesia (Disco Version)

        Notes:
        Bootleg vinyl without the band approval.
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 

 


1983 - Dancing on the Berlin Wall

        12"     Rams Horn     3322     NL

        Dancing On The Berlin Wall (Dutch 1984 Extended Edit)
        Close To Nature

        Notes:
        Bootleg vinyl without the band approval.
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 

 


1985 - HEREDITY

        LP     Capitol Records     ST-12399     CA

        Heredity
        No More And No Less
        Call Me
        In Your Eyes 
        I've Got a Sister In The Navy
        Bang On 
        Freeze
        Burn The Night Away 
        Holiday In Bangkok
        Sorry
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe
        Rick Joudrey
        Owen Tennyson 
        Kevin Breit
        Peter McGee


1985 - No More and No Less

        7"/12"     Capitol Records     B-5489/B-72963     CA

        No More And No Less
        Holiday In Bangkok
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe
        Rick Joudrey
        Owen Tennyson 
        Kevin Breit
        Peter McGee

 


1985 - CALL ME

        7"/12"promo     Capitol Records     B-72971/spro 273     CA

        Call Me
        Burn The Night Away

        Notes:
        The 12" version has an extended mix of 'Call Me' as 1st track and
        an LP version of 'Call Me' as 2nd track.
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe
        Rick Joudrey
        Owen Tennyson 
        Kevin Breit
        Peter McGee

 


1985 - BANG ON

        7"/12"promo     Capitol Records     B-72980/spro 278     CA

        Bang On
        Sorry

        Notes:
        The 12" version has the LP Version of ' Bang On' as 1st track,the LP version of
         'Call Me' as 2nd track and 'Malade' as 3rd track.
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe
        Rick Joudrey
        Owen Tennyson 
        Kevin Breit
        Peter McGee

 


1985 - MALADE

        7"     Capitol Records     B-72988     CA

        Malade
        Freeze (Instrumental)

        Notes:
        'Malade' is a remix of 'Bang On' with French lyrics.
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe
        Rick Joudrey
        Owen Tennyson 
        Kevin Breit
        Peter McGee

 


1989 - Dancing on the Berlin Wall

        12"     Rams Horn     RHR 3814     NL

        Dancing on the Berlin Wall (Remix2)
        Dancing on the Berlin Wall 
        Close to Nature

        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 

 


1994 - TOTAL RATIONAL!

        CD     Rams Horn     RHR 02-7137     NL

        Saturdays In Silesia
        Close To Nature
        Ring The Bells
        Power Zone
        Dancing On The Berlin Wall
        Beware Of The Fly
        City Of Night 
        Just A Sound In The Night
        Pile Ou Face
        Le Meilleur Des Mondes
        Cite Phosphore
        Saturdays In Silesia (Extended Version)
        Dancing On The Berlin Wall (Dutch 1984 Extended Edit)
        City Of Night (Dance Mix) 
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 

 


1996 - ALL OUR SATURDAYS (1981-1986)

        CD     EMI Music Canada     E2-72438-37358-2-2     CA

        Saturdays In Silesia
        No More And No Less
        Heredity
        Close To Nature
        I've Got A Sister In The Navy
        Holiday In Bangkok
        May Day 
        In Your Eyes
        Call Me 2.58 
        Beat The Bad Times Down
        Speak To Me In Dreams
        Freeze
        Latin Lovers 
        Hot Streets
        Pile Ou Face 
        City Of Night (Dance Mix) 
        Saturdays In Silesia (Extended)
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo  
        Peter McGee
        Spider Sinnaeve
        David Quinton
        Dee Long  
        Rick Joudrey
        Joel Zifkin
        Daniel Lussier 


1997/1998* - COLD WAR NIGHT LIFE

        CD     EMI Canada/*October Records     7243-8-21187-2-5/*OCT 043     CA/*SW

        Close To Nature 
        Beware The Fly
        Saturdays In Silesia
        Just A Sound In The Night 
        Le Meilleur Des Mondes 
        Ring the Bells 
        City of Night 
        Dancing on the Berlin Wall
        Power Zone
        I Want to See the Light
        Coboloid Race
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 


1998 - 3 REMIXES FOR THE NEW COLD WAR

        CDS     Coboloid     COB001     CA

        Le Meilleur Des Mondes (Remixed by CJ Bolland) 
        Close To Nature (remixed by DIN & INFOR/mental)
        Coboloid Race (Remixed by Bill Vorn)
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Jean-Claude Cutz
        Dave Rout 


1999 - Everything Is Vapour

        CDS     October Records     OCT 053     SW

        Everything Is Vapour 
        Money and Blood Part 2
        Everything Is Vapour (Money And Blood Mix)
        Everything Is Vapour (In The Moment Mix)
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Jean-Claude Cutz
        Dave Rout 

 


1999 - TO THE GODDESS ELECTRICITY 

        CD     October Records     OCT 054     SW

        Ludwigshafen 
        Pink Pills, Orange Pills 
        Money And Blood
        Energie 
        Back From Madrapour
        Talk To Me (I'm Only Human) 
        In My Imagination
        To The Goddess Electricity 
        Everything Is Vapour
        The Ghosts Of Montreal 
        Open Your Heart 
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Jean-Claude Cutz
        Dave Rout 


2000 - RATIONAL YOUTH BOX

        CDS x 5     October Records     OCT 049     SW

        CDS 1
        In Your Eyes
        Just a Sound in the Night
        Latin Lovers
        Holiday in Bangkok
        The Man in Grey
        Holiday in Bangkok (Live summer 1998 in Helsingborg)

        CDS 2
        Coboloid Race
        I Want To See the Light
        Coboloid Race (remix)

        CDS 3
        City of Night (Danse Mix)
        Power Zone
        Cite phosphore 

        CDS 4
        Saturdays in Silesia (extended version)  
        Pile ou face
        Saturdays in Silesia (Single remix)

        CDS 5
        In Your Eyes (Extended)
        Hot Streets
        I've Got a Sister in the Navy

        Notes:
        Limited to 600 copies.
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 


2001 - THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION 

        CD     MP3.com     ??     US

        Coboloid Race
        Everything Is Vapour (Rain)
        Saturdays in Silesia
        Pink Pills, Orange Pills
        Dancing on the Berlin Wall
        Hot Streets
        In Your Eyes
        The Man in Grey
        Money and Blood, Pt. 2
        I Want to See the Light
        City of Night (Danse Mix)
        Holiday in Bangkok (live in Helsingborg 1998)
        Close to Nature (DIN & Infor/Mental remix) 
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo
        Denis Duran
        Jean-Claude Cutz
        Dave Rout



PART 2: COMPILATION APPEARANCES


1982 - AFFECTION 

        MC     Affection     US

        ?
        Rational Youth - Jingle
        Rational Youth - Arcade
        ?

        Notes:
        Limited MC given away with the 1st issue of "Affection" Magazine.
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn

 


1983 - HOT DISCO TAKES 5

        DLP     Rams Horn     RHR 2-6012     NL

        Disc 2        
        The Flirts - Jukebox
        Rational Youth - Saturdays In Silesia
        Funkacise Gang - Funkacise
        Paul Simpson Connection - Use Me, Loose Me
        Lavias - Do You Wanna Dance
        Candido - Jingo
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo  


1997 - VIRTUAL X-MAS 97

        CD 3"     Energy Rekords     VX 97     SE

        Rational Youth - Saturdays In Scandinavia
        EnCounter - Christmas Greeting
        EnCounter - Automobile 
        Evils Toy - Lucifer's Garden 
        Mesh - Involved (7")

        Notes:
        Given to the visitors of the Virtual X-mas event, December 1997.
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Jean-Claude Cutz
        Dave Rout 


1998 - VOICES IN THE DARK VOL.2

        CD     Synthphony Records     SYN 009     US

        No Decay - Take Your Pride        
        Rational Youth - Coboloid Race '98 (Exclusive Remix)
        Novelty - Coming Over 2000 (Exclusive Remix)
        Touch Of Heaven (Unreleased Remix)
        New Revolution   
        Future's Over (Wait And See) (Exclusive Track)
        Marian Gold - Danger In Your Paradise
        Night On The Sea (Exclusive Track)
        Howard Jones - Hide And Seek
        Autumn Leaves
        Candid
        Heaven's Descent
        Forever (Unreleased Remix)
        Blind (Fingered Mix)
        Happy
        Leave In Silence - Heavens Of Sins
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Jean-Claude Cutz
        Dave Rout 


1999 - PROSPECTIVE VOLUME 3

        CD     Prospective     PROPR 003     FI

        Waltari - Atom Angel
        Blipp! - På Moln
        Battery - Aftermath
        Yvonne - I Feel It
        Rational Youth - Everything Is Vapour (Hybrid Mix)
        Cat Rapes Dog - How The Country Falls
        Neverwood - Ghost City
        Strategy - Fear
        Neuroticfish - Skin
        Iris - Saving Time
        Two Witches - Witness Of Twilight (JTW Mix)
        Condition One - Last Station (Dance Version)
        Project X - The System Is Dead (Aqualite Remix)
        80th Disorder - The Town Which Had No Name
        Shade Factory - Angel
        Echo Image - Messing With Love
        Echo Image - Need To Be Proud

        Notes:
        Limited CD given away with the 3rd issue of "Prospective" Music Magazine.
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Jean-Claude Cutz
        Dave Rout 


1999 - Retro 80's Vol. 6 - Pure Canadian

        CD     EMI Canada     E21Y 20023     CA

        Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach
        Rational Youth - Saturdays In Silesia
        Strange Advance - Worlds Away (Edit)
        Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
        Minutes From Downtown - Heaven Street
        Sherry Kean - I Want You Back
        Deserters - Dancing On The Ceiling
        Dalbello - Gonna Get Close To You
        Luba - Let It Go (Extended Club Mix Edit)
        Bamboo - Come Day-O Night Eh!
        Partland Brothers - Soul City
        Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
        Jitters - Last Of The Red Hot Fools
        Grapes Of Wrath - Peace Of Mind
        The Northern Pikes - Teenland
        Rock & Hyde - Dirty Water
        The Pursuit Of Happiness - I'm An Adult Now
        National Velvet - Flesh Under Skin
        John Mayer - No Such Thing
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 


1999 - SHOT 99

        CD     October Records     OCT 038     SW

        Statemachine - Thermal Noise
        Children Within - Hollow Tree (Club Of The Weak)
        Sombre View - Rise
        Forbidden Colours - Adore (Space Moon Mix)
        Rational Youth - Everything Is Vapour
        Kiethevez - Erina (Video Edit)
        Vision System - Fools
        The Nine - Midnight Sun  
        Forbidden Colours - Deification (Edit)
        Children Within - Revolution 
        Kiethevez - The End
        Brave New World - Drug
        Statemachine - Play With Passion (VX Edit)
        The Nine - Reflect  
        Rational Youth - Holiday In Bangkok (Live)
        Vision System - All There Is
        Sombre View - The Dark Circle
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Jean-Claude Cutz
        Dave Rout  


2000 - KINETIC ART VOL. I

        CD     Kinetic Response     3667203593     CA

        Lode - The Sky Is Falling
        Blue October - Stranded (Radio Edit)
        Monolithic - Arms (Radio Edit)
        Regenerator - Crusher
        Neuroactive - Put Your Trust In Me (Clubzone Mix)
        Wave In Head - What Could I Ever
        Count To Infinity - Abducted
        Rational Youth - Money And Blood
        Sweep - Agoraphobia
        Dimbodius - Not To Be Here
        Attic Base - In Between
        Cosmicity - To Far Gone (Album version)
        Daily Planet - Bright Summer Day
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Jean-Claude Cutz
        Dave Rout  


2000 - Classic Alternatives Vol. 4

        CD x 3         SPG     SPG CD 1904     CA

        Disc 2
        Ministry - Everyday Is Halloween
        Propaganda - P. Machinery
        Endgames - First, Last For Everything
        Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy - Kiss Me
        Flesh For Lulu - I Go Crazy
        Rational Youth - Saturdays In Silesia
        I Start Counting - Lose Him
        Simple Minds - Love Songs
        Modern English - I Melt With You
        Shriekback - Nemesis
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo 


2001 - MEMENTO MATERIA SAMPLER

        CD     Memento Materia     Memo 062P     SE

        Neverwood - Waning Moon
        Neverwood - Sky (Indian Mix)
        Backlash - Liberation (Edit)
        Backlash - Alter Ego (Edit)
        Rational Youth - You Saved Me (Comp)
        Iberian Spleen - Afraid
        Iberian Spleen - Reaching Insanity
        Kliche - Exclusive (4EMIV)
        Kliche - Going Some Places
        Mesh - Safe With Me (Snare's Epic Edit)
        Sadovaja - Never Leave This Town
        Sadovaja - Only One
        Malaise - Paradox (Dream Vision Premix)
        Malaise - Confusion (Blood Rush Premix)
        Pouppée Fabrikk - Elite Electronics
        Run Level Zero - Shadows Merging

        Notes:
        Promo release. Came with an issue of "Zero Music Magazine".
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn


2001 - MAGICK KUTS

        12"         Goldstein     KUT 002     US

        Rational Youth - Burning Wall
        Unknown Artist - State Of Shock
        Logic System - XY?
        Unknown Artist - Letters
        Visage - Frequency

        Notes:
        The record only mentions the track titles without artist information.
        All tracks recorded in the eighties. A1 is originally titled: "Dancing on the Berlin Wall". 
        
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Bill Vorn
        Kevin Komoda
        Angel Calvo  


2001 - NEW WAVE UNDERCOVER

        DCD     Synthphony Records     SYN 025     US

        Disc 2 
        Equatronic - Saturday In Silesia
        Beborn Beton - Situations
        New Concept - The Promise
        Shades Of Grey - Lips Like Sugar
        Rational Youth - Unveiling The Secret
        Silent Promises - Blue Monday
        Squareheads - Tears Run Rings
        Regenerator - Love My Way
        Chiasm - Major Tom
        Echo Image - Never Ending Story
        Persona - White Horse
        No Decay - Nobody's Diary
        Intervox - Imagination
        Trays - Duel
        Infam - You
        Reflected Image - Today
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Jean-Claude Cutz
        Dave Rout  


2001 - SYNTHETIK WONDERLAND

        CD     SPN & Pink Gorila Records     PGR001     US

        Intact feat. The Diverge - Empire Of Lies 
        New Concept - Why Don't You Believe Me (Plastic Bomb Mix) 
        Echo Image - En Annen Verden (053 Disco Mix) 
        A Spell Inside - Horizon (Ground Version) 
        Blue October - All I Need Is Now (Bizarreoscilatingstation mix) 
        Rational Youth - You Saved Me (No More And No Less) 
        Estatuas De Sol - Dame Tu Alma (Wonderland Mix) 
        Obsc(y)re - Wounds (Wonderland Mix) 
        Persona - Good For Me (Baggs To Riches Mix) 
        Neuropa - Away
        Red Flag - Cause And Consequence (OCRAM Mix) 
        Avantgarde – No Hesitate (60's Mix) 
        Sweep - In Your Eyes (2001 MGR Mix) 
        Red Light Distrikt - Mongo (For You) 
        Beborn Beton - Vorbei (FAP7 Radio Edit) 
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Jean-Claude Cutz
        Dave Rout  


2002 - A REFLECTION OF SYNTHPOP VOLUME 3

        CD     Re-flexion     GE

        ? 
        Rational Youth - Everything Is Vapour (The Rain Version)
        ?

        Notes:
        Limited CD given away with "Re-flexion" Music Magazine.
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Jean-Claude Cutz
        Dave Rout 



PART 3: SIDE PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIONS


1992 - BILL VORN - DANSE MACABRE

        24 minutes long musical 
        installation created by
        Bill Vorn 
        in Montreal (Quebec) Canada ©1992 

        Produced with the help of 
        The Canada Council for the Arts
        Band line-up:
        Bill Vorn


2000 - Project-X - All Systems Dead E.P.

        MCD     Energy Records     ERCD 143     SW

        The System Is Dead (Funker Vogt Remix)
        Push! ('99 Version)
        Cyberdome (Pouppée Fabrikk Tribal Mix)
        The System Is Dead (Defunct Mix By The Nine)
        Ocean Of Thoughts
        The System Is Dead (Deadjump Remix)
        Humanity
        The System Is Dead (Aqualite Remix)
        Cyberdome (Rational Youth Remix)
        The System Is Dead (R.E. Mix)
        Band line-up:
        Tracy Howe 
        Jean-Claude Cutz
        Dave Rout