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 Please wait while photo loads...
Elvis Should Play Ska / Julie Julie VG 108 101332 
7"   France   (blue print)
* * Photo loading...
Elvis Should Play Ska / Julie Julie PYE   101 858   7"   Germany * * Please wait while photo loads...
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 * Please wait while photo loads...
Ever Met a Day / Shut Up Precision   PAR104   7"   UK May 1980  * Please wait while photo loads...
Ambition / Bad Dreams Precision   PAR111   7"   UK Nov 1980 * Please wait while photo loads...
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 ?
*
pix
pix