TFF Discography Graduate (singles & albums)

The band "Graduate" consisted of Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith, John Baker, Andy Marsden and Steve Buck.  The group released only one album in 1980 called "Acting My Age".  Their highest charting single reached #106 in the UK, and none were released in the US. "Graduate" broke up in 1981 and Roland and Curt went on to form "Tears For Fears".

A "Graduate" re-release, "Acting My Age" was reissued in January, 2002.19 tracks in all including the 9 bonus tracks 'Ambition', 'I See Through You', 'Premature Baby', 'Christ Look Upon Us', 'Oh U Boys', 'Only The Best', 'Think Of Me', 'Happens So Fast' & 'No Second Troy'.

**For more on "Graduate", check out Christopher Macadams' Graduate Web Site

 

Legend: 7" -        seven inch single 10" -      ten inch single 12" -      twelve inch single EP -      extended play single CS -      cassette single LP -       full length "long play" record DCC -    digital compact cassette CD -      compact disc CDS -    compact disc single 3CDS -  3" compact disc single CASS -  cassette PS -       picture sleeve ??-         where the information is not complete. [ ]  -        description not listed on the item.

 

Mad One / Somebody Put Out The Fire	Blue Hat Records   Blue Hat 5 BHR   7"   UK	1980 ?	*	*
Elvis Should Play Ska / Julie Julie	Precision   PAR100   7"   UK	Mar 1980	Charted at #106 UK
Elvis Should Play Ska / Julie Julie	VG 108 101332  7"   France   (blue print)	*	*
Elvis Should Play Ska / Julie Julie	PYE   101 858   7"   Germany	*	*
Elvis Should Play Ska / Sick and Tired	Zafiro   00X-483   7"   Spain (Elvis Should Play Ska is labeled as Elvis Cantarie Ska - it is not sung in Spanish)	Mar 1980	*
Ever Met a Day / Shut Up	Precision   PAR104   7"   UK	May 1980	*
Ambition / Bad Dreams	Precision   PAR111   7"   UK	Nov 1980	*
Shut Up / Ever Met a Day	Precision   PAR117   7"   UK  (reissue, sides reversed)	Mar 1981	*	*
Acting My Age / Julie Julie	Zafiro   OOX-506   7"   Spain	1981 ??	*	*
Graduate Albums			*	*
Acting My Age Ever Met a Day / Shut Up / Bad Dreams / Watching Your World / Love That is Bad / Acting My Age / Sick and Tired / Dancing Nights	Precision  PART001   LP   UK Precision ZCPART001  CASS   UK	May 1980	*	*
Acting My Age Acting My Age / Sick and Tired / Ever Met a Day / Dancing Nights / Shut Up / Elvis Should Play Ska / Watching Your World / Love That is Bad / Julie Julie / Bad Dreams	Zafiro   ZL-331   LP   Spain	May 1980
Acting My Age Ever Met a Day / Acting My Age / Sick and Tired / Dancing Nights / Elvis Should Play Ska / Watching Your World / Julie Julie / Love That is Bad	Precision   DOW 452   10" EP   UK (reissue) Precision   ZC DOW 452   CASS   UK (reissue) Vogue   522 111   LP   France	1986??
Graduate Shut Up / Ever Met a Day / Acting My Age / Sick and Tired / Dancing Nights / Elvis Should Play Ska / Watching Your World / Julie Julie / Love That is Bad / I See Through You / Shut Up (Instrumental)	Castle Communications   CLC 5066-2   CD  Germany Castle Communications   CLC 5066-2   CD  Switzerland	1991??
GRADUATE-ACTING MY AGE LP Elvis Should Play Ska/Watching Your World/ Love That Is Bad/ Julie Julie/ Bad Dreams Note: says Greek orig MUSIC  "made in Greece" on sleeve and label	PRT 5024 '80	?	*