
Artist
Spandau Ballet
Spandau Ballet is a new wave artist from London, England, UK formed in 1979. 44 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
New Wave · London, England, UK · Best new wave albums
- 44
- Releases
- 1980–2025
- Active years
- 1979
- Formed

Artist
Spandau Ballet is a new wave artist from London, England, UK formed in 1979. 44 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
New Wave · London, England, UK · Best new wave albums

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Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet
2000

The Collection
2015

Through the Barricades
1986

The Twelve Inch Mixes
1986

Heart Like a Sky
1989

Everything Is Now - Vol 1: 1978-1982
2025

40 Years - The Greatest Hits
2020
The Story - The Very Best Of
2014

The Albums 1980-84
2012
Once More
2009

Once More (Digital Album)
2009

True - The Digital E.P.
2008

Live At The NEC
2005

Reformation
2002
Parade
1984

Parade (Special Edition)
1984
True
1983

True (Special Edition)
1983
Diamond
1982

Diamond (Special Edition)
1982
Journeys to Glory
1981

Journeys to Glory (Special Edition)
1981

The Freeze (Steven Wilson Remix)
Single · 2025

Eyes (Gentry Demo)
Single · 2025

Glow (BBC In Concert Paris Theatre, Regent Street, 7th April 1982)
Single · 2025

This Is the Love (Remixes)
Single · 2016

This Is the Love
Single · 2014

Gold 2012
Single · 2012

Gold (Paul Oakenfold Club Mix)
Single · 2012

Gold (Paul Oakenfold Dub Mix)
Single · 2012

Gold (Paul Oakenfold BMX Remix)
Single · 2011

The Boxer
Single · 1990

From The Past
EP · 1988

Highly Strung (2022 Remix)
Single · 1984

Only When You Leave (2022 Remix)
Single · 1984

Round and Round (2022 Remix)
Single · 1984

I'll Fly For You (2022 Remix)
Single · 1984
Gold
Single · 1983

Gold (2022 Remix)
Single · 1983

True (2022 Remix)
Single · 1983

Communication (2022 Remix)
Single · 1983

Lifeline (2022 Remix)
Single · 1982

Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) (12" Version)
Single · 1981

To Cut A Long Story Short
Single · 1980
Spandau Ballet (/ˈspændaʊ ˈbæleɪ/ SPAN-dow BAL-ay) were an English new wave band formed in Islington, London, in 1979. Inspired by the capital's post-punk underground dance scene, they emerged at the start of the 1980s as the house band for the Blitz Kids, playing "European Dance Music" as "The Applause" for this new club culture's audience. They became one of the most successful groups of the New Romantic era of British pop and were part of the Second British Invasion of the Billboard Top 40 in the 1980s, selling 25 million albums and having 23 hit singles worldwide. The band have had eight UK top 10 albums, including three greatest hits compilations and an album of re-recorded material. Their musical influences ranged from punk rock and soul music to the American crooners Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. The band's classic line-up featured Gary Kemp on guitar, synthesiser and backing vocals, his brother Martin Kemp on bass, vocalist Tony Hadley, saxophonist Steve Norman and drummer John Keeble. Gary Kemp was also the band's songwriter. Their debut single, "To Cut a Long Story Short", reached No. 5 in the UK in 1980. It was the first of ten UK top 10 singles. The band peaked in po…