The discography of the British new wave band Visage consists of five studio albums, eight compilation albums, one EP and nineteen singles. Formed in 1978, the band released their first single "Tar" on the short-lived Radar Records label in 1979, before signing to Polydor Records in 1980. Their second single, "Fade To Grey", was released soon afterwards and became an international hit. After three studio albums and several personnel changes, the group disbanded in 1985 though a new line-up emerged in the 2000s, again led by vocalist Steve Strange. In 2013, the band released a new album, Hearts and Knives, the first new Visage album for 29 years. The following year, the band released Orchestral, a partly live album featuring various classic Visage songs remade with a symphony orchestra. The band's final studio album, Demons to Diamonds, was released in November 2015 (released posthumously following Strange's death in February that year).
Albums Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UK AUS AUT FIN GER NZ SWE USVisage Released: 14 November 1980 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC131711—11422178 UK: Silver GER: GoldThe Anvil Released: 26 March 1982 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC6——25413833— UK: SilverBeat Boy Released: 26 October 1984 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC79———————Hearts and Knives Released: 20 May 2013 Label: Blitz Club Formats: CD, LP, digital download————————Demons to Diamonds Released: 6 November 2015 Label: August Day Formats: CD, LP, digital download————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album details NotesOrchestral Released: 8 December 2014 Label: August Day Formats: CD, digital downloadA (partly) live album of eleven Visage songs (and one new track) recorded with the Czech Synthosymphonica Orchestra and the Prague Symphony Orchestra
Remix albums Title Album details NotesFade to Grey: The Singles Collection (Special Dance Mix) Released: 11 November 1983 (Special Dance Mix Cassette) Released: 17 February 1984 (Special Limited Edition Dance Mix Album) Label: Polydor Formats: MC/LP/CDInitially only available on cassette and "Special Dance Mix Promotional Album" vinyl to DJs, with the "Special Limited Edition Dance Mix Album" subsequently released on 17 February 1984. Released on CD by Rubellan Remasters (US) on 31 January 2020.Beat Boy (Special Cassette Remix) Released: 26 October 1984 Label: Polydor Formats: MC/CDRemix of the Beat Boy album, originally only available on cassette. Released on CD by Rubellan Remasters (US) on 18 February 2022.Darkness to Diamond Released: 8 January 2016 Label: August Day Formats: CD, digital downloadCompanion album to Demons to Diamonds, containing remixes, extended versions and alternate versionsThe Wild Life – The Best of Extended Versions and Remixes 1978 to 2015 Released: 20 January 2017 Label: Steve Strange Collective Formats: CD, 2xLPA companion album to The Wild Life compilation featuring newly recorded 12" versions and remixes of tracks from throughout the band's history. Not the original 12" mixes, but re-recorded versions by Visage's final incarnation.
Compilation albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UKFade to Grey: The Singles Collection Released: 11 November 1983 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC38 UK: GoldFade to Grey: The Best of Visage Released: 8 November 1993 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, MC—Master Series Released: September 1997 Label: Polydor Formats: CD—The Damned Don't Cry Released: 23 October 2000 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: CD—The Face – The Very Best of Visage Released: 8 March 2010 Label: Polydor Formats: CD—Fade to Grey – The Best of Visage Released: 1 July 2013 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: CD—The Wild Life – The Best of 1978–2015 Released: 12 December 2016 Label: Steve Strange Collective Formats: CD, MC, digital download—The Wild Life Released: 12 December 2016 Label: Steve Strange Collective Formats: 6xCD—"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
EPs Title EP detailsVisage Released: 6 July 1981 Label: Polydor Formats: 12", MC US and Canada-only release
Singles Title YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum UK AUS AUT BEL (FL) GER IRE NL NZ SWE SWI"Tar"1979——————————Visage"Fade to Grey"19808634172410121 UK: Silver GER: Gold"Mind of a Toy"198113———101642———"Visage"21———41—————"Moon Over Moscow" ——————————"The Damned Don't Cry"19821194——3922————The Anvil"Night Train"12—————————"Whispers" ——————————"Pleasure Boys"44—————————Fade to Grey: The Singles Collection"Love Glove"198454—————————Beat Boy"Beat Boy"——————————"Fade to Grey" (Bassheads '93 remix)199339—————————Fade to Grey: The Best of Visage"Shameless Fashion"2013——————————Hearts and Knives"Dreamer I Know"——————————"Never Enough"——————————"Hidden Sign"2014——————————"She's Electric (Coming Around)"——————————"Fade to Grey" (Orchestral)——————————Orchestral"Lost in Static"2015——————————Hearts and Knives"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Promotional singles Title YearAlbum"The Anvil" / "Der Amboss" 1982The Anvil"Can You Hear Me"1984Beat Boy"Casualty" "Questions"
Videos Video albums Title Album detailsVisage Released: 1 August 1985 Label: Channel 5 Formats: VHS, LD
Music videos TitleYearDirector"Fade to Grey"1980Godley & Creme"Mind of a Toy"1981"Visage"Midge Ure"The Damned Don't Cry"1982"Night Train"Jean-Claude Luyat"Pleasure Boys"Tim Pope"Love Glove"1984Nick Morris"The Horseman"1985Jean-Claude Luyat"Yesterday's Shadow""Love Glove""Wild Life""Beat Boy""Dreamer I Know"2013Armando
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External links Visage on AllMusic