Discography
The below discography details the following Kajagoogoo releases:
Live Albums
Official live albums.
Compilation Albums (of note)
There are many of these available, most of which contain identical audio content. Please note that we have not attempted to detail each one!
Video Releases
Video compilations and concert video recordings.
Bootleg & Miscellaneous
Everything else!
Most entries in this section refer to the original UK issue. All timings where available are approximate.
The below information is intended as a guide. It does not reflect the variations in label/content/artwork between territories. The discography is very much a work in progress, and such variations will indeed be added over time. All new material or releases will be added as soon as full details are known.
White Feathers (1983)
LP/Cassette/CD/Digital Download
EMI EMC 3433
Music by Kajagoogoo. Lyrics as credited below.
Side 1
1.”White Feathers” (Nick Beggs) – (3:27)
2.”Too Shy” (Beggs, Limahl) – (3:44)
3.”Lies and Promises” (Beggs, Limahl) – (2:50)
4.”Magician Man” (Limahl) – (3:41)
5.”Kajagoogoo” (Instrumental) – (3:11)
Side 2
1.”Ooh to Be Ah” (Limahl) – (3:12)
2.”Ergonomics” (Beggs, Limahl) – (3:10)
3.”Hang on Now” (Beggs, Limahl) – (3:23)
4.”This Car Is Fast” (Limahl) – (3:32)
5.”Frayo” (Limahl) – (4:15)
CD Bonus Tracks (reissue)
1.”Too Shy” (Instrumental Mix) (Beggs, Limahl) – (4:01)
2.”Take Another View” (Kajagoogoo) – (4:33)
3.”Interview Rooms” (Beggs) – (3:24)
4.”Animal Instincts” (Beggs) – (2:39)
5.”Introduction” (Beggs, Limahl) – (5:09)
6.”Too Shy” (Midnight Mix) (Beggs, Limahl) – (5:27)
7.”Ooh to Be Ah” (The Construction Mix) (Limahl) – (6:37)
8.”Hang on Now” (Extended Version) (Beggs, Limahl) – (6:19)
Islands (1984)
LP/Cassette/CD/Digital Download
EMI EMC 24 0116 1
All music written by Steve Askew/Nick Beggs/Stuart Croxford-Neale/Jez Strode. Lyrics by Nick Beggs.
Side 1
1.”The Lion’s Mouth” – (3:34)
2.”Big Apple” – (4:09)
3.”The Power to Forgive” – (4:44)
4.”Melting the Ice Away” – (5:15)
Side 2
5.”Turn Your Back on Me” – (4:00)
6.”Islands” – (4:50)
7.”On a Plane” – (4:13)
8.”Part of Me Is You” – (3:55)
9.”The Loop” – (4:38)
CD Bonus Tracks (reissue)
10.”Turn Your Back on Me” (Thompson and Barbiero U.S. Mix) – (3:56)
11.”The Pump Rooms of Bath” – (2:31)
12.”The Garden” – (2:51)
13.”Big Apple” (Metro Mix) – (6:05)
14.”The Lion’s Mouth” (The Beast Mix) – (5:37)
15.”Turn Your Back on Me” (Extended Dance Mix) – (5:03)
Picture Disc Edition:
Islands – US Edition – ‘Extra Play’ (1984)
LP/Cassette
EMI America ST-17157
All music written by Steve Askew/Nick Beggs/Stuart Croxford-Neale/Jez Strode. Lyrics by Nick Beggs.
Side 1
1.”The Lion’s Mouth” – (3:30)
2.”Big Apple” – (4:02)
3.”The Power to Forgive” – (4:46)
4.”Melting the Ice Away” – (5:18)
Side 2
5.”Turn Your Back on Me” (Thompson and Barbiero U.S. Mix) – (3:56)
6.”Islands” – (4:50)
7.”On a Plane” – (4:13)
8.”Part of Me Is You” – (3:55)
9.”The Loop” – (4:38)
Crazy People’s Right To Speak (1985)
LP/Cassette/CD/Digital Download
EMI Parlophone 064 24 0399 1
All lyrics written by Nick Beggs; music by Askew/Beggs/Neale.
Side 1
1.”Do I” – (3:27)
2.”Shouldn’t Do That” – (3:16)
3.”Your Appetite” – (4:21)
4.”Rivers” – (4:34)
5.”Sit Down and Shut Up” – (3:51)
Side 2
6.”Afraid of You” – (3:49)
7.”Jigsaw” – (3:49)
8.”Fear of Falling” – (3:13)
9.”Charm of a Gun” – (4:28)
10.”You Really Take My Breath Away” – (4:53)
CD Bonus Tracks (reissue)
11.”Shouldn’t Do That” (Disciplined) – (6:58)
12.”Shouldn’t Do That” (Undisciplined) – (5:57)
13.”Hurricane” – (3:55)
14.”Whatever You Want” – (3:42)
Gone to the Moon (2008)
CD/Digital Download
REDdot Music RDMD3
All lyrics written by Nick Beggs; music by Askew/Beggs/Neale.
1.”Gone to the Moon” – (5:32)
2.”Smile” – (4:00)
3.”Tracy” – (5:19)
4.”Moon in Motion” – (1:45)
5.”First Girl on Mars” – (4:39)
6.”Tears” – (4:11)
7.”The Last Day” – (5:31)
8.”Excerpts from the Falling Man” – (1:23)
9.”Table for One” – (4:35)
10.”Nighingales” – (4:16)
11.”Spring’s Eternal Dance” – (1:33)
12.”Rocket Boy” – (4:20)
Original Album Series (2014)
CD/Digital Download
Warner Music/Parlophone – 2564636193
White Feathers
Islands
Crazy People’s Right to Speak
Don’t Suppose
Colour All My Days
**all albums are in their original form and contain no bonus tracks**
Live in Japan (2000)
CD/Digital Download
Nick Beggs Music
All music and lyrics written by Limahl/Beggs/Askew/Strode/Neale.
1.”Big Apple” – (4:29)
2.”Monochromatic” – (4:12)
3.”On a Plane” – (4:55)
4.”Islands” – (5:14)
5.”The Power to Forgive” – (5:03)
6.”Too Shy” – (3:52)
7.”Lies and Promises” – (3:16)
8.”Melting the Ice Away” – (5:26)
9.”The Lion’s Mouth” – (4:14)
10.”White Feathers” – (3:32)
11.”The Loop” – (5:05)
12.”Turn Your Back on Me” – (4:57)
13.”Ooh to be Ah” – (6:51)
14.”Part Of Me Is You” – (4:00)
15.”Kajagoogoo” – (4:24)
BBC In Concert (2009)
Digital Download
EMI Digital
All music and lyrics written by Limahl/Beggs/Askew/Strode/Neale.
1.”Kajagoogoo” – (3:53)
2.”Interview Rooms” – (3:33)
3.”This Car is Fast” – (4:47)
4.”Monochromatic” – (4:11)
5.”Hang on Now” – (3:45)
6.”Magician Man” – (5:00)
7.”Take Another View” – (4:17)
8.”Ooh to be Ah” – (6:08)
9.”White Feathers” – (3:44)
10.”Frayo” – (4:22)
11.”Ergonomics” – (6:01)
12.”Too Shy” – (5:05)
13.”Lies and Promises” – (3:22)
Death Defying Headlines E.P. (2008)
CD/Digital Download
REDdot Music RDMD6
All songs written/produced by Kajagoogoo. Lyrics by Limahl and Nick Beggs.
1.”Death Defying Headlines” – (5:43)
2.”Space Cadet” – (5:32)
3.”Dreaming of the Same Thing” – (4:43)
4.”High Life” – (4:23)
Death Defying Headlines E.P. The Dance Remixes (2009)
CD/Digital Download
REDdot Music RDMD7
All songs written/produced by Kajagoogoo. Lyrics by Limahl and Nick Beggs.
Additional production/remix by Unique Kid.
1.”Dreaming of the Same Thing” – (8:40)
2.”Space Cadet” – (6:21)
3.”Death Defying Headlines” – (8:50)
4.”High Life” – (8:54)
White Feathers (The Manhattan Clique Remixes E.P. (2009)
Digital Download
EMI UK
Music by Kajagoogoo. Lyrics by Nick Beggs.
Additional production/remix by Philip Larsen and Chris Smith.
1.”White Feathers” (Manhattan Clique Remix) – (6:14)
2.”White Feathers” (Manhattan Clique Remix Instrumental) – (6:14)
3.”White Feathers” (Manhattan Clique Remix Edit) – (3:51)
Kajagoogoo and Limahl – Too Shy – The Singles and More (1993)
CD/Digital Download
EMI
1.”Too Shy” – (3:46)
2.”Ooh To Be Ah” – (3:36)
3.”Hang On Now” – (3:23)
4.”Big Appple” – (4:12)
5.”The Lion’s Mouth” – (3:35)
6.”Turn Your Back On Me” – (4:03)
7.”Shouldn’t Do That” – (3:25)
8.”Only For Love” (3:51)
9.”Too Much Trouble” – (3:32)
10.”Never Ending Story” (3:34)
11.”Love In Your Eyes” (4:12)
12.”Inside To Outside” (3:43)
13.”Too Shy” (Midnight Mix) – (5:46)
14.”Hang On Now” (Extended Mix) – (6:21)
15.”Turn Your Back On Me” (Extended Mix) – (5:05)
16.”Only For Love” (12′ Mix) – (6:43)
17.”Never Ending Story” (12′ Mix) – (5:20)
The Best of Kajagoogoo and Limahl (2009)
CD/DVD/Digital Download
EMI 50999 6 84481 2 7
CD
1.”Too Shy”
2.”Ooh to be Ah”
3.”Never Ending Story”
4.”Big Apple”
5.”Hang on Now”
6.”White Feathers”
7.”Only For Love”
8.”The Lion’s Mouth”
9.”Turn Your Back on Me”
10.”The Power to Forgive”
11.”Inside to Outside”
12.”Shouldn’t Do That”
13.”Love in Your Eyes”
14.”Too Much Trouble”
15.”Tar Beach”
16.”Space Cadet”
17.”Dreaming of the Same Thing”
DVD – (featuring promotional video clips)
1.”Too Shy”
2.”Ooh to be Ah”
3.”Hang on Now”
4.”Big Apple”
5.”The Lion’s Mouth”
6.”Turn Your Back on Me”
7.”Only For Love”
8.”Never Ending Story”
9.”Space Cadet”
10.”Too Shy” (BBC Top of the Pops, 03/02/1983)
So80s Presents Kajagoogoo – Curated by Blank & Jones
CD/Digital Download
EMI 6402382
1.”Too Shy” (12″ Extended Version) – (5:46)
2.”Hang On Now” (Extended Version) -(6:21)
3.”Big Apple” (Metro Mix) – (6:06)
4.”Ooh To Be Ah” (The Construction Mix) – (6:37)
5.”The Lion’s Mouth” (The Beast Mix) – (5:39)
6.”Turn Your Back On Me” (Extended Mix) – (5:05)
7.”The Power To Forgive” – (4:45)
8.”White Feathers” – (03:31)
9.”Shouldn’t Do That” (Disciplined Mix) – (07:01)
10.”Too Shy” (Midnight Mix) – (05:25)
11.”Turn Your Back On Me” (Flipped Disc Mix) – (07:02)
Too Shy (1983)
7″& 12″
EMI Records 5359
Side A: “Too Shy”
Side B: “Too Shy” (Instrumental)
Ooh To Be Ah (1983)
7″& 12″
EMI Records 5383
Side A: “Ooh to be Ah”
Side B: “Animal Instincts”
* 12″ single contains “Interview Rooms” on the B side
Hang on Now (1983)
7″/12″/7″ Picture Disc
EMI Records 5394
Side A: “Hang on Now”
Side B: “Hang on Now” (Instrumental Version)
7″ Picture Disc Edition
Big Apple (1983)
7″& 12″
EMI Records 5423
Side A: “Big Apple”
Side B: “Monochromatic” (Live)
The Lion’s Mouth (1984)
7″/12″/7″ Picture Disc
EMI Records 5449
Side A: “The Lion’s Mouth”
Side B: “The Garden” (Instrumental)
7″ Picture Disc Edition
Turn Your Back on Me (1984)
7″/12″/12″ Picture Disc
EMI Records 5646
Side A: “Turn Your Back on Me”
Side B: “The Pump Rooms of Bath”
12″ Picture Disc Edition
Shouldn’t Do That (1985)
7″/12″/Double 7″ Limited Edition
EMI Parlophone R6106
Side A: “Shouldn’t Do That”
Side B: “Charm of a Gun”
Side C: “Hurricane” *
Side D: “What Ever You Want” *
* available on Limited Edition Double Pack only
Rocket Boy (2007)
CD/Digital Download
Infinite Music Ltd KAJA001CD
1. “Rocket Boy”
2. “Tears”
Death Defying Headlines (2011)
Digital Download
REDdot Music Ltd RDMD6
1. “Death Defying Headlines”
The Video Singles E.P. (1983)
VHS/Beta/LaserDisc
Picture Music International/Pioneer Artists
1.”Too Shy”
2.”Ooh to be Ah”
3.”Hang on Now”
Video compilation featuring the first three hit single promotional videos.
The Video Singles E.P. Second Edition (1983)
VHS/Beta/LaserDisc
Picture Music International
1.”Too Shy”
2.”Ooh to be Ah”
3.”Hang on Now”
4.”Big Apple”
Video compilation featuring the first four hit single promotional videos. Now includes “Big Apple”
The White Feathers Tour (1983)
VHS/Beta/LaserDisc/CED
Picture Music International
1.”Intro & Kajagoogoo”
2.”Interview Rooms
3.”This Car is Fast”
4.”Monochromatic”
5.”Hang on Now”
6.”Magician Man”
7.”Take Another View”
8.”Ooh to be Ah”
9.”Over the Top”
10.”White Feathers”
11.”Frayo”
12.”Ergonomics”
13.”Too Shy”
14.”Lies and Promises”
15.”Hang on Now”
Recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon London on 31st of May 1983.
Approximate running time 60 minutes
The Best of Kajagoogoo and Limahl (2009)
DVD/Digital Download
EMI 50999 6 84481 2 7
DVD – (featuring promotional video clips)
1.”Too Shy”
2.”Ooh to be Ah”
3.”Hang on Now”
4.”Big Apple”
5.”The Lion’s Mouth”
6.”Turn Your Back on Me”
7.”Only For Love”
8.”Never Ending Story”
9.”Space Cadet”
10.”Too Shy (BBC Top of the Pops, 03/02/1983)”
Kajagoogoo Demo Cassette (1982)
Cassette
Yel/Angel Publishing
Not for retail sale. This copy given to KajaFax by Kajagoogoo.
1.”White Feathers” (Demo)
2.”This Car Is Fast” (Demo)
KajaFax Fan Club Message Limited Edition Flexi Disc (1984)
Sound For Industry Records
Flexi Disc
Side 1
1.”Message from Nick Beggs”
2.“Fear Machine” (sample) by Art Nouveau
3. KajaFax Fan Club Message
Side 2
4.“Life’s a Go-Go” (sample) by Art Nouveau
5. “Message from Stuart Neale”
Thanks Japan (2006)
CD
SOUNDBOARD.ATH.CX
Bootleg CD – Soundboard quality as FM Radio sourced.
1.”Big Apple”
2.”Monochromatic”
3.”On a Plane”
4.”Islands”
5.”The Power to Forgive”
6.”Too Shy”
7.”Lies and Promises”
8.”Melting the Ice Away”
9.”The Lion’s Mouth”
10.”White Feathers”
11.”The Loop”
12.”Turn Your Back on Me”
13.”Ooh to be Ah”
14.”Part of Me is You”
15.”Kajagoogoo”
Culture Club & Kajagoogoo Live (1983)
LP
CKGG
Selected tracks from the Hammersmith show of 31 May 1983. Soundboard source but poor quality transfer to vinyl.
1.”Ooh to be Ah”
2.”Over the Top”
3.”White Feathers”
4.”Frayo”
5.”Ergonomics”
6.”Too Shy”
b/w Culture Club in Concert
Over the Top (1983)
2 x LP
E.T.S. Records
Recorded live on the UK leg of the White Feathers Tour, May 1983. Bootleg album sourced from soundboard/FM Broadcast.
Side 1
1.”Kajagoogoo”
2.”Interview Rooms”
3.”This Car is Fast”
4.”Monochromatic”
Side 2
5.”Hang on Now”
6.”Magician Man”
7.”Take Another View”
Side 3
8.”Ooh to be Ah”
9.”O.T.T. (Over the Top)”
10.”White Feathers”
11.”Frayo”
Side 4
12.”Ergonomics”
13.”Too Shy”
14.”Lies and Promises”
Here Is Limahl (1984)
LP
A.M.A. Records
Recorded live on the UK leg of the White Feathers Tour, May 1983. Bootleg album sourced from soundboard/LaserDisc audio.
Side 1
1.”Kajagoogoo”
2.”This Car is Fast”
3.”Monochromatic”
4.”Hang on Now”
5.”Magician Man”
Side 2
6.”Take Another View”
7.”Ooh to be Ah”
8.”O.T.T. (Over the Top)”
9.”White Feathers”
10.”Frayo”
11.”Too Shy”
BBC Transcription Services – In Concert 1983 (1983)
LP
BBC CN4223/S
All music and lyrics written by Limahl/Beggs/Askew/Strode/Neale.
Same content as the BBC in Concert released by EMI Digital in 2009.
Vinyl release contains custom sleeve and BBC continuity introduction by Richard Skinner.
Side 1
1.”Kajagoogoo”
2.”Interview Rooms”
3.”This Car is Fast”
4.”Monochromatic”
5.”Hang on Now”
6.”Magician Man”
7.”Take Another View”
Side 2
8.”Ooh to be Ah”
9.”White Feathers”
10.”Frayo”
11.”Ergonomics”
12.”Too Shy”
13.”Lies and Promises”
BBC Transcription Services – In Concert 1984 (1984)
LP
CN4432/5
Contains custom sleeve and BBC continuity introduction by Richard Skinner.
Side 1
1.”Big Apple”
2.”Monochromatic”
3.”On a Plane”
4.”Islands”
5.”The Power to Forgive”
6.”Too Shy”
Side 2
7.”Lies and Promises”
8.”Melting the Ice Away”
9.”The Lion’s Mouth”
10.”White Feathers”
11.”Turn Your Back on Me”
12.”Ooh To Be Ah”
Kajagoogoo Live – Retrofest 2007
Recordable Minidisc/CD-R
Audience sourced fan recording. Audio Quality 5/10. Custom artwork – rear only.
1.”Big Apple”
2.”Do I?
3.”Shouldn’t Do That”
4.”Rocket Boy”
5.”Kajagoogoo”
6.”Hang on Now”
7.”The Lion’s Mouth”
8.”Turn Your Back on Me”
9.”Afraid of You”
10.”Too Shy”
Ooh to be Ah – Live in Germany (2008)
Digital Download
1.”Ooh to be Ah” (Acoustic Version)
Free download – soundboard recording. Limited release via http://www.kajagoogoo.com – Christmas 2008
“Limahl, Nick, Steve, Jez, Stuart and all the team at GooGoo HQ would like to thank you all very much for your continued support and as an extra thank you, we want to give you all a special Christmas gift, a free exclusive MP3 of Ooh To Be Ah, acoustic version, recorded live in Berlin in 2008”
Alternate Covers:
Below is a selection of the alternate artwork used on alternate editions of some of Kajagoogoo’s singles.
NB: This is not intended to be a complete listing….
Big Apple Japan Edition
Too Shy French Edition
Hang on Now Japan Edition
The Lion’s Mouth Japan Edition
The Power to Forgive Japan Issue
Too Shy Japan Edition
Turn Your Back on Me Japan Edition
White Feathers Album Japan Edition
Turn Your Back on Me 7″ USA Edition
Hang on Now 12″ Edition
Hang on Now USA 7″ Edition
Shouldn’t Do That 12″ Single
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