Thomas Leer

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Scottish musician, born in 1953 in Port Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

ALBUMS

Emotional Hardware

2019, 12", Emotional Rescue

Dark Days Are Here Again

Thomas Leer / Robert Rental

Splash Momentum / The Waltz Of The Fatman

2018, 7", Single, Electronic Sound

Reaching Never Quite

Thomas Leer / The Residents

Pioneers Of Electronica

2017, Flexi, 7", Shape, Ltd, Yel, Long Live Vinyl,

Experimental/Art Rock

Fairlight EP '83

From Sci-Fi To Barfly

Conversation Peace

Parts Of A Greater Hole

1993, Cass, Advance, EP, Not On Label (Thomas Leer Self-released)

Thomas Leer / The Alan Parsons Project

Heartbeat / Sooner Or Later

1985, 12", Ltd, Arista, Dee Jay's Gang

The Scale Of Ten

No. 1 (Extended Version)

Thomas Leer / Cocteau Twins

Who's Fooling Who / Speak No Evil

1983, Flexi, 7", Vinyl (11),

New Wave/Synth-pop

1982, 7", Single, Promo, Edigsa

Letter From America

Industrial/Electro/Synth-pop

1981, 12", EP, Cherry Red,

Thomas Leer & Robert Rental

Private Plane / International

Fantastic Voyage (New Sounds For The European Canon 1977 - 1981)

2024, 2x Vinyl,

Post-Punk/Disco/Alternative Rock/Avantgarde/Electro

Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs

The Tears Of Technology

New Wave/Synth-pop

Krautrock/Dub/Electro/Synth-pop/Experimental

Pillows & Prayers

Leftfield/Lo-Fi/Experimental/Indie Rock

Leftfield/Synth-pop/New Wave

Business Unusual (The Other Record Collection)

1978, Vinyl Yellow,

New Wave/Industrial/Punk/Experimental

Love & Hate – A Compact Introduction To Act

I Can't Escape From You (Love And Hate)

Laughter, Tears And Rage

Absolutely Immune

Snobbery & Decay

APPEARANCES +

2023, 2xCD, Comp, Dimple Discs,

Electro/Indie Pop/Dance-pop/Techno/Leftfield

Do You Have The Force? (Jon Savage's Alternate History Of Electronica 1978-82 Vol 2)

Mute Tonal Evidence 2022

2022, CD, Comp, Promo, Mute,

Musik Music Musique 2.0 (1981 / The Rise Of Synth Pop)

2021, Box Set, 3x CD,

New Wave/Synth-pop/Disco/Electro/Experimental/Minimal/Synthwave/No Wave/Downtempo/Dance-pop/Jazz-Funk/Vocal/Space Rock/Noise/Theme/Abstract/Pop Rock/Art Rock/Leftfield/Post-Punk/Dub/Punk

Big Gold Dreams (A Story Of Scottish Independent Music 1977-1989)

2019, 5xCD, Comp, Cherry Red,

Art Rock/Alternative Rock/Punk/New Wave/Indie Pop/Indie Rock

Electrical Language (Independent British Synth Pop 78-84)

2019, 4xCD, Comp, Cherry Red,

Synth-pop/New Wave/Minimal/Experimental

Optimism / Reject (UK D-I-Y Punk and Post-Punk 1977-1981)

2019, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red,

Synth-pop/New Wave/Minimal/Experimental/Industrial/Post-Punk/Lo-Fi

Additive Noise Function

2019, 3x Vinyl,

Industrial/Minimal/Experimental

Extend The 80s Electro (Essential 12" And Extended Mixes Of 80s Electro Classics)

2018, 3xCD, Comp, BMG, BMG,

Synth-pop/Electro

Avatar 20 (in) Chill

2018, 20xFile, FLAC, Comp, Avatar Records,

Ambient/Downtempo

Radio Cinéola Trilogy

2017, 3x CD, Box Set,

Songs From A Sensual Revolution

Close To The Noise Floor (Formative UK Electronica 1975-1984)

2016, 4x CD, Box Set,

Synth-pop/Techno/Ambient

The Art Of The 12", Volume Three (A Soundtrack For Living)

2014, CD, Mono + CD + Comp, Salvo, ZTT,

Leftfield/Synth-pop/Pop Rock

New Wave/Synth-pop/Indie Rock

Zang Tuum Tumb (The Re-Organization Of Pop)

2014, Box Set, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl,

Synth-pop/Techno

Change The Beat (The Celluloid Records Story 1979 - 1987)

Electro/Hip Hop/New Wave/No Wave/Synth-pop/Funk/African/Leftfield/Dub

Claudia Brücken

2012, DVD-V, PAL, Reg + CD, There (There),

Synth-pop/Ballad

The Art Of The 12", Volume Two (A Promotion Of A Way Of Life)

Leftfield/House/Techno/Synth-pop/Hip Hop

So80s (Soeighties) 4

2011, CD, 2x CD,

New Wave/Synth-pop

The Art Of The 12" (A Celebration Of The Extended Remix)

Leftfield/House/Techno/Synth-pop/Hip Hop

Claudia Brücken

2011, CD Digisleeve,

Out Come The Freaks! An Island Post Punk Anthology

2009, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Island Records, Universal UMC,

Alternative Rock/New Wave/Art Rock/Trip Hop

Stefano Panunzi

2009, CD, Album, Emerald Recordings, Emerald Recordings,

Art Rock/Prog Rock

Zang Tumb Tuum (The ZTT Box Set)

2008, 3xCD, Comp + DVD-V, Comp + Box, Salvo, ZTT,

Leftfield/Acid House/Chanson/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/House/Pop Rap/Soul/Rhythm & Blues/Techno/Go-Go/Ambient/Synth-pop/Ballad

I'll Give You My Heart I'll Give You My Heart (The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection 1978-1983)

2008, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red,

New Wave/Punk/Indie Rock

Mute Audio Documents «1978 - 1984»

2007, Box, Ltd + 2xCD, Comp + 2xCD, Comp + 2xCD, Comp + , Mute,

Alternative Rock/Leftfield/Industrial/Punk/New Wave/Synth-pop/Experimental

One Shot '80 Volume 19

2007, CD, Comp, Universal Music Group,

Pop Rock/Synth-pop

D-I-Y Do It Yourself

Leftfield/Punk/Indie Rock/Experimental

Rough Trade Shops Electronic 01

2002, 2xCD, Comp, Mute,

Ambient/Experimental/Minimal/Glitch/IDM/Electro/Techno/Industrial/New Wave/Synth-pop

Best Of 80's New Wave / Dance - Dance The Alternative

1999, 2xCD, Comp, Polygram TV, Universal,

New Wave/Electro/Synth-pop

Ambition - The History Of Cherry Red Records Volumes 1 & 2

Alternative Rock/New Wave/Avantgarde/Indie Rock

Red Heaven (20 Of The Best From The Cherry Red Label)

1995, CD, Comp, Nectar Masters,

Alternative Rock/Leftfield/Experimental

To Cut A Long Story Short (A Tribute To The Pioneers Of Electronic Pop)

Hardest Hits Volume 5

1994, CD, Comp, SPG Music Ltd.,

New Wave/Synth-pop

1994, CD, Album, Energy Rekords,

New Wave/Pop Rock/Synth-pop

1993, CD, Maxi, Energy Rekords,

Alternative Rock/Breakbeat/Industrial/Synth-pop

Instrumentally Yours

The Indie Scene 82

Alternative Rock/New Wave/Goth Rock/Indie Rock/Punk/Synth-pop/Post-Punk

Claudia Brücken

Love: And A Million Other Things

Act / Giuni Russo Con La Partecipazione Di Rettore

Snobbery & Decay / Adrenalina

1987, 7", Jukebox, Ricordi,

Call And Response

Acoustic/Dub/Afrobeat/Indie Rock/Pop Rock

Festivalbar '85

1985, 2x Vinyl,

Italo-Disco/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Ballad/Disco

Debut LP Magazine - Issue 07

1984, LP, Comp, Debut (3)

Italian Records

1983, 12", Promo, Italian Records, EMI ITALIANA S.p.A.,

Italo-Disco/Synth-pop

1983, Vinyl Town House,

New Wave/Synth-pop

Wave News (The New Generation Of Music)

1982, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Vio, Intercord, Cherry Red, Secret Records (8), NEMS, Human Records (2), Mute, Graduate Records,

New Wave/Punk/Synth-pop

Perspectives And Distortion

1980, Vinyl Lyntone Pressing,

Synth-pop/Experimental

Mental Detentions

Business Unusual (The Other Record Collection)

Leftfield/Power Pop/Punk/Experimental/Industrial

Heaven Sent (The Rise Of New Pop 1979-1983)

2024, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Cherry Red,

Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Avantgarde/Ballad/Country/Disco/Downtempo/Dub/Electro/Experimental/Funk/Indie Pop/Indie Rock/Jazzdance/Jazz-Funk/Latin/Leftfield/Lounge/Minimal/Mod/New Wave/Pop Rock/Post-Punk/Punk/Rhythm & Blues/Ska/Soul/Synth-pop/Tribal/Turntablism

Fantastic Voyage (New Sounds For The European Canon 1977-1981)

Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Electro/Industrial/Synth-pop/New Wave/Ambient

Abstract/Alternative Rock/Ambient/Art Rock/Avantgarde/Ballad/Classic Rock/Disco/Downtempo/Electro/Experimental/Fusion/Funk/Glam/Industrial/Krautrock/Leftfield/Minimal/New Age/New Wave/Pop Rock/Post-Punk/Prog Rock/Punk/Reggae/Theme/Soundtrack/Synth-pop

Cosmic Disco Machine Volume Seven

2023, LP, Comp, Ltd, Pin, Cosmic Disco Machine Records

Musik Music Musique 3.0 (1982 / Synth Pop On The Air)

2023, Box Set, 3x CD,

Abstract/Darkwave/Disco/Electro/Experimental/Indie Rock/Industrial/Leftfield/Minimal/New Wave/Pop Rap/Pop Rock/Post-Punk/Psychedelic Rock/Synth-pop/Synthwave

Pillows & Prayers (Cherry Red Records 1981-1984)

2022, 3xCD, Comp, 40t, Cherry Red,

Leftfield/Lo-Fi/Experimental/Indie Rock

Shake The Foundations (Militant Funk & The Post-Punk Dancefloor 1978-1984)

2021, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red,

Pop Muzik - Ultimate Synth Pop (The Ultimate Collection)

2019, 5xCD, Comp, Union Square Production,

Electro/Leftfield/Minimal/New Wave/Post-Punk/Jazz-Funk/Reggae-Pop/Synth-pop/Pop Rock/Europop/Soundtrack/Funk/Hi NRG/House/Euro House/Soul/Eurodance/Trance/Boogie/Disco/Garage House/Jazzdance/Dub/Soft Rock/Punk/Prog Rock/Space Rock/Breakbeat/Experimental/Indie Rock/Tech House/Deep House/Techno/Modern Classical/Ambient/Score/Ethereal/Folk Rock/Theme/Vocal/Downtempo/Trip Hop/Acoustic/Grime/Pop Rap

Dreams Of Dreams

2019, Cass, Ltd, Mixed, Mixtape, iDEAL Recordings,

Experimental/New Wave/Dub/Ambient/Synth-pop/Spoken Word

2018, File, MP3, Maxi, Electunes

To The Outside Of Everything (A Story Of UK Post Punk 1977-1981)

2017, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red,

New Wave/Punk/Post-Punk/Indie Rock/Electro

2017, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, FACT Magazine,

Soul/New Wave/Indie Pop/Noise/Post-Punk/Indie Rock/Experimental

[Cease & Desist] DIY! (Cult Classics From The Post-Punk Era 1978-82)

Post-Punk/Punk/Leftfield/Lo-Fi/Dub/Alternative Rock

Ralf & Severino*

The Untouchable Selection

2014, 2xCD, Comp, Time Records

Paul Jamrozy's Exclusive Mix For Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay

2014, File, WAV, Mixed + CDr, Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay,

Industrial/Techno/Noise/Experimental

The Organisation Of Pop (30 Years Of Zang Tuum Tumb)

Secret Thirteen Mix 054

2013, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Secret Thirteen Journal,

Ambient/Experimental/Industrial

Songs For Sleep

2013, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Not On Label (Silent Servant Self-released),

Acoustic/Experimental/Ambient/Minimal/Darkwave/Shoegaze/Drone

Greatest Ever! Electric Eighties (The Definitive Collection)

2013, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Union Square Music,

Synth-pop/New Wave

The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection Part Four

2013, 22xFile, MP3, Comp, VBR, Cherry Red

The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection Part Six

2013, 21xFile, MP3, Comp, VBR, Cherry Red

Secret Thirteen Mix 048

2012, File, MP3, Mixed, 256, Secret Thirteen Journal,

Acid House/IDM/Downtempo/Experimental/Glitch/Abstract/Electro/Ambient

Fame (Jon Savage's Secret History Of Post-Punk 78-81)

Für Dich Mix 1

2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 128, Für Dich Verlag,

Disco/Darkwave/Experimental/New Wave/Synth-pop

A Man & A Machine III

New Wave/Post-Punk/Coldwave

Radio Azzurra: Forever 2010 - Collector's Edition I

2010, CD, Mixed + DVD-V, PAL, Rete Radio Azzurra

Electric Deluxe Podcast 034

2010, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Electric Deluxe,

Electro/Synth-pop/Minimal/EBM

2009, CDr, Ltd, Mixed, (Space) Atmosphere,

Leftfield/EBM/Italo-Disco/Electro/Downtempo/Experimental

Typhoon - Portrait Of The Electronic Years

Pillows & Prayers (Cherry Red Records 1981 - 1984)

2007, 3xCD, Comp, RE + DVD-V, RE, NTSC + Box, Comp, Cherry Red,

The Post Punk Singles Volume 6 'Electric Pop'

2006, CD, Comp, Progressive Line,

Karvavena Records January 2006

2006, CDr, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Karvavena

Rip It Up And Start Again (Postpunk 1978-1984)

Alternative Rock/Industrial/Indie Rock/Punk/New Wave/Experimental

Post-Punk/Power Pop

2004, CD, Enh, DJ Magazine,

Leftfield/Breaks/Dub/Experimental

Hardest Hits - Modern Rock Of The 80's

2003, 3xCD, Comp + CD, Comp, Bon, SPG Music, SPG Music Ltd.,

New Wave/Synth-pop

Pillows & Prayers ‘03 25th Anniversary (1980-1984)

2003, CD, Comp, Promo, RE, Smplr, Cherry Red, Imperial Records (13),

Avantgarde/Indie Rock

2002, CD, Comp, Smplr, Avatar Records,

Goa Trance/Psy-Trance/Drum n Bass/Ambient

Pillows & Prayers Volumes 1&2 [Cherry Red 1982-1984]

Leftfield/Garage Rock/Punk/Avantgarde/New Wave/Experimental

Razormaid Anniversary Nine-Point-Zero

1993, 10x CDr, Box Set,

Techno/Synth-pop/New Beat

Programme 2 : 26 Feb '92

1992, Cass, Comp, Ltd, The Grey Area,

Industrial/Avantgarde

Ambition - The Cherry Red Story Volume Two

1991, CD, Comp, Cherry Red, Cherry Red,

Alternative Rock/Leftfield/Indie Rock/Punk/Avantgarde/New Wave/Art Rock/Experimental

Hardest Hits Collection Volume 1

New Wave/Synth-pop

Seeds V: Electric

New Wave/Electro/Synth-pop/Industrial

1987, Cassette,

Krautrock/Dub/Electro/Synth-pop/Experimental

Razormaid Chapter Seven: The Record Pool

1985, 2x12", Razormaid Records

Perina Alltime Jazz Volume. 7

1985, Cass, Comp, Perina,

Now Dance: The 12" Mixes

Jazzdance/Synth-pop

Studio 54 Vol. 7 - Strikes Back

The Industrial Records Story

Leftfield/Industrial/Synth-pop/Experimental/Easy Listening

Cherry Red Music Catalogue Demo '82

1982, Cass, S/Sided, Comp, Promo, Cherry Red Music,

Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Punk

Morrocci Klung! - September 1981

1981, Cass, Smplr, C60, Morrocci Klung!,

New Wave/Electro/Spoken Word/Indie Rock

La Gran Descarga

1981, 2xLP, Comp, Gat, Edigsa,

Business Unusual + Labels Unlimited

2xLP, Comp, Cherry Red,

2019, 4xCD, Comp, Unofficial, KIK,

Disco/Italo-Disco/Latin/Funk/Soul

Transistor Heart IX

2016, Cass, Comp, Mixtape, Unofficial, C90, Not On Label (DJ Rat-Ward)

Konstruktivist*

Industrial Soundtrack INDUST011

2015, CDr, Mixed, Mixtape, Unofficial, Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay,

Industrial/Experimental

This House Is Condemned: Part Two: All I Remember Is How They Danced

2015, 22xFile, MP3, Comp, Mixtape, Unofficial, Pierogii-Disc,

House/Minimal/Experimental/Disco

Hits Dance 70-80 Vol. 2

2010, 3xCD, Comp, Unofficial, Milestone Records Ltd,

Electro/Soul/Funk/Disco

The Original Masters: From The Past, Present And Future

2007, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Milestone Records Ltd,

Tribal/Afrobeat/Disco/Jungle/Electro/Dub

Flowing Through My Veins Of Steel

2006, CDr, Mixed, Unofficial, Panama Racing,

2004, 9xCDr, Comp, Unofficial + CDr, Comp + 251xFile, MP, Not On Label,

Post-Punk/Avantgarde/Art Rock/Power Pop/Psychedelic Rock/Lo-Fi/Experimental/Punk

Das Boot - The Final Voyage

2001, 2xCDr, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label,

EBM/Punk/Darkwave/Goth Rock/Synth-pop/Minimal

Tribal Africanism Vol. 4

1993, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Editions Makossa (2),

Latin/Synth-pop/Disco

Tribal Africanism Vol. 2

1992, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Editions Makossa (2),

Synth-pop/Funk/Disco

Afromania Vol. II

1986, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label

1986, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Bambule' Records,

Electro/Disco/Afrobeat

1985, 12", Mixed, Unofficial, Not On Label,

1985, Cass, Comp, Mixed, Unofficial, Not On Label

D.J. Collection 27

1985, Cass, Mixed, Unofficial, Not On Label,

Eurodance/Italo-Disco/Synth-pop

Discoteca D.J. 10

1983, Cass, Comp, Unofficial, C.N.F.,

Italo-Disco/Synth-pop/Disco

Discoteca N. 18

Stratosphere Mix

CD, Mixed, Promo, Unofficial, JET SET (3),

House/Disco/Electro

Business Unusual (The Other Record Collection)

Leftfield/Power Pop/Punk/Experimental/Industrial

Electro/Downtempo/Funk/Ambient