Danse Society

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Danse Society
Background information
Origin	Sheffield, England
Genre(s)	Post-punk Gothic rock Electronic music
Years active	1981 - 1987
Label(s)	Society Records, Arista
Associated acts	Y!
Members
Steve Rawlings (voice) Paul Nash (guitar) Lyndon Scarfe (keyboards) Tim Wright (bass) Paul Gilmartin (drums)

The Danse Society were a postpunk group from Sheffield, United Kingdom, active from 1981 to 1987. They achieved moderate fame during their short career. Their line-up was: Steve Rawlings (voice), Paul Nash (guitar), Lyndon Scarfe (keyboards), Tim Wright (bass) and Paul Gilmartin (drums). In 1980 they recorded and released their first 12" 'Clock', on their new own label "Society Records".

Their most well known album, Heaven is Waiting, was released in December of 1983 by the label Arista. The album contained a cover of the Rolling Stones 2000 Light Years from Home, also edited in 1984 as 12" and as a limited edition double single. After their disbandment in 1987, the singer Steve Rawling continued to pursue his path in music with the electronic dance music act Meridian Dream.

1 Discography
- 1.1 Albums
- 1.2 Singles
2 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

The Danse Society (1983)
Seduction (September 1982 - Society Records)
Heaven Is Waiting (1983 Arista - reprint in 2002)

[edit] Singles

	Year	Title	Chart Position	Record Label
Sep	1980	"Clock" / "Continent "	dnc	Society Records
Mar	1981	"There is no shame on death"	dnc	PAX Records
May	1981	"Womans own"	dnc	PAX Records
Dec	1982	"Somewhere"	dnc	Society Records
Mar	1983	"Somewhere" (re-issue)	#94	Arista Records
Aug	1983	"Wake Up" / "Seduction"	#61	Arista Records
Oct	1983	"Heaven Is Waiting"	#60	Arista Records
Mar	1984	"2,000 Light Years From Home"	#77	Arista Records
Jul	1985	"Say It Again"	#83	Arista Records
Feb	1986	"Hold On (To What You've Got)"	#89	Arista Records