Five Or Six

Five Or Six

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Five or Six was an English post-punk band from the United Kingdom, originally signed to Cherry Red Records. The group released their first single "Another Reason" in 1981, followed by their debut EP Polar Exposure later that year. In 1982, Five or Six released two albums: A Thriving And Happy Land and Cántame esa canción que dice, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, neither of which was released in the UK. The band's lineup fluctuated over time, with members going on to notable careers in music management and production. In 2008, Cherry Red Records released a retrospective anthology titled Acting on Impulse: The Best of Five or Six, compiling their work from the early 1980s.

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The Best Of Five Or Six
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Albums
The Best Of Five Or Six
℗ 2008 Cherry Red Records
01-01-1986
The Best Of Five Or Six
01
Portrait
Five Or Six
The Best Of Five Or Six
02:54
Composers: Ashley Wales - Daniel Whittock - David Harper - David Knight - Graham Cassie
02
Another Reason
Five Or Six
The Best Of Five Or Six
03:17
03
Lost Cause
Five Or Six
The Best Of Five Or Six
02:10
04
Polar Exposure
Five Or Six
The Best Of Five Or Six
05:22
05
Chalk Circle
Five Or Six
The Best Of Five Or Six
04:23
Composers: Yorke
06
Sleepwalk
Five Or Six
The Best Of Five Or Six
02:22
07
You The Night And The Music
Five Or Six
The Best Of Five Or Six
07:31
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The Sun Shines Here: The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984
℗ 2021 Various Parties
29-10-2021
The Sun Shines Here: The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984
01
Better Scream
Wah! Heat
The Sun Shines Here: The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984
03:21
02
Mary Millington
Disco Zombies
The Sun Shines Here: The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984
04:25
Composers: Andy Ross - Dave Henderson - Disco Zombies
03
Twist And Shout
Mo-Dettes
The Sun Shines Here: The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984
02:28
Composers: Bert Berns - Phil Medley
04
Young Man (Seeks Interesting Job)
It's Immaterial
The Sun Shines Here: The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984
02:56
Composers: John Britten
05
Sweetie
The Chefs
The Sun Shines Here: The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984
02:26
Composers: Carl Evans - Helen McCallum - James Mccallum - Russell Greenwood
06
Stop That Girl
Vic Godard
The Sun Shines Here: The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984
03:02
Composers: Vic Godard
07
Go for Gold
Girls At Our Best!
The Sun Shines Here: The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984
03:23
Composers: Darren Harper - Gerard Swift - Jeremy Pritchatt - Joanna Gaffney
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Pillows & Prayers (Volumes 1 & 2)
01-01-1982
Pillows & Prayers (Volumes 1 & 2)
01
Portrait
Five Or Six
Pillows & Prayers (Volumes 1 & 2)
02:48
02
Eine Symphonie Des Grauens
The Monochrome Set
Pillows & Prayers (Volumes 1 & 2)
02:17
03
All About You
Thomas Leer
Pillows & Prayers (Volumes 1 & 2)
03:46
04
Plain Sailing
Tracey Thorn
Pillows & Prayers (Volumes 1 & 2)
01:59
05
Some Things Don't Matter
Ben Watt
Pillows & Prayers (Volumes 1 & 2)
04:20
06
Love In Your Heart
Kevin Coyne
Pillows & Prayers (Volumes 1 & 2)
02:52
07
Modi 2 (Extract)
Piero Milesi
Pillows & Prayers (Volumes 1 & 2)
01:02
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To The Outside Of Everything: A Story Of UK Post Punk 1977-1981
℗ 2017 Cherry Red Records Ltd
08-12-2017
To The Outside Of Everything: A Story Of UK Post Punk 1977-1981
01
East Sheen
'O' Level
To The Outside Of Everything: A Story Of UK Post Punk 1977-1981
03:04
02
Puppet Life
Punishment Of Luxury
To The Outside Of Everything: A Story Of UK Post Punk 1977-1981
03:07
Composers: Brian Bond - Jimmy Giro - Nevil Luxury - Nevill Luxury
03
Repetition
The Fall
To The Outside Of Everything: A Story Of UK Post Punk 1977-1981
04:56
Composers: Karl Burns - Mark E. Smith - Martin Beddington - Martin Bramah - Tony Friel - Una Baines
04
China's Eternal
The Tights
To The Outside Of Everything: A Story Of UK Post Punk 1977-1981
04:58
05
Suicide A Go Go
Big in Japan
To The Outside Of Everything: A Story Of UK Post Punk 1977-1981
02:26
Composers: Big in Japan
06
Steady Eddie Steady
Fashion
To The Outside Of Everything: A Story Of UK Post Punk 1977-1981
03:36
Composers: Fashion
07
This Is Your Life
Glaxo Babies
To The Outside Of Everything: A Story Of UK Post Punk 1977-1981
03:09
Composers: Babies
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Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
26-11-2007
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
01
Portrait
Five Or Six
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
02:50
02
Eine Symphonie Des Grauens
Monochrome Set
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
02:19
03
All About You
Thomas Leer
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
03:48
04
Plain Sailing
Tracey Thorn
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
02:01
05
Some Things Don't Matter
Ben Watt
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
04:22
06
Love In Your Heart
Kevin Coyne
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
02:54
07
Modi 2 (Extract)
Piero Milesi
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
01:04
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Perspectives and Distortion: Cherry Red Rarities 1981
05-11-2012
Perspectives and Distortion: Cherry Red Rarities 1981
01
Bright Waves
Claire Thomas And Susan Vezey
Perspectives and Distortion: Cherry Red Rarities 1981
05:37
02
What Stanley Saw
Matt Johnson
Perspectives and Distortion: Cherry Red Rarities 1981
03:02
03
"Third Secret"
Virgin Prunes
Perspectives and Distortion: Cherry Red Rarities 1981
03:19
04
The Calm
Lol Coxhill
Perspectives and Distortion: Cherry Red Rarities 1981
02:09
05
...In Wooden Brackets
Lemon Kittens
Perspectives and Distortion: Cherry Red Rarities 1981
04:20
06
You Frighten
Eyeless In Gaza
Perspectives and Distortion: Cherry Red Rarities 1981
06:27
07
Hello Judas
Kevin Coyne
Perspectives and Distortion: Cherry Red Rarities 1981
02:50
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Moving Away From The Pulsebeat: Post-Punk Britain 1977-1981
℗ 2024 Various Parties
29-03-2024
Moving Away From The Pulsebeat: Post-Punk Britain 1977-1981
01
All Time Low
2.3
Moving Away From The Pulsebeat: Post-Punk Britain 1977-1981
02:55
Composers: Haydn Boyes-Weston - Paul Bower - Paul Sharpe
02
Armalite Rifle
Gang Of Four
Moving Away From The Pulsebeat: Post-Punk Britain 1977-1981
03:03
Writer: Andy Gill - Dave Allen - Hugo Burnham - Jon King / Composers: Andrew Gill - David Allen - Hugo Burnham - Jonathan King
03
Life
Alternative TV
Moving Away From The Pulsebeat: Post-Punk Britain 1977-1981
02:07
Composers: Alexander Ferguson - Mark Perry
04
Everybody's On Revolver Tonight
'O' Level
Moving Away From The Pulsebeat: Post-Punk Britain 1977-1981
02:16
Composers: Edward Ball
05
Strontium
The Crazies
Moving Away From The Pulsebeat: Post-Punk Britain 1977-1981
03:51
Composers: The Crazies
06
Red & Black
Spizzenergi
Moving Away From The Pulsebeat: Post-Punk Britain 1977-1981
03:51
07
Stay Awake
Glaxo Babies
Moving Away From The Pulsebeat: Post-Punk Britain 1977-1981
05:01
Composers: Daniel Catsis - Geoff Alsopp - Rob Chapman - Tom Nichols
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Indie Pop Originals
15-07-2013
Indie Pop Originals
01
Should the Bible Be Banned
McCarthy
Indie Pop Originals
03:06
02
Thru the Flowers
The Primitives
Indie Pop Originals
02:27
03
The Monochrome Set
The Monochrome Set
Indie Pop Originals
02:17
04
Every Conversation
The June Brides
Indie Pop Originals
03:07
05
Nothing to Be Done
The Pastels
Indie Pop Originals
03:56
06
Crafty Fag
The Nightingales
Indie Pop Originals
03:40
07
Falling Again
Marine Girls
Indie Pop Originals
01:45
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Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
℗ 1981 Cherry Red
26-11-2007
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
01
Portrait
Five Or Six
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
02:54
Composers: Ashley Wales - Daniel Whittock - David Harper - David Knight - Graham Cassie
02
Eine Symphonie des Grauens
The Monochrome Set
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
02:22
Composers: Andy Warren - John Paul Moran - Mike Urban
03
All About You
Thomas Leer
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
03:46
Composers: Thomas Leer
04
Plain Sailing
Tracey Thorn
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
02:00
Composers: Tracey Thorn
05
Some Things Don't Matter
Ben Watt
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
04:20
Composers: Ben Watt
06
Love In Your Heart
Kevin Coyne
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
02:52
Composers: Kevin Coyne
07
Modi 2 (Extract)
Piero Milesi
Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
01:03
Composers: Piero Milesi
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The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
03-06-2013
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
01
Walter and John
Robert Wyatt
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
04:08
02
Aquamarine
Robert Wyatt
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
04:15
Other contributors: Complete Music Ltd
03
Slipping Slowly
Robert Wyatt
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
02:54
Other contributors: Complete Music Ltd
04
Another Conversation with Myself
Robert Wyatt
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
01:23
Other contributors: Complete Music Ltd
05
A Girl in Winter
Robert Wyatt
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
03:53
Other contributors: Complete Music Ltd
06
Feeling Dizzy
Everything But The Girl
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
04:19
Other contributors: Complete Music Ltd
07
Paraffin Brain
The Nightingales
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
03:04
Other contributors: Cherry Red Songs
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Cherry Red Singles Club: 1980-1981
℗ 2008 Cherry Red Records
14-07-2014
Cherry Red Singles Club: 1980-1981
01
International Language
Richard Strange
Cherry Red Singles Club: 1980-1981
03:34
02
Macarthur Park
The Burtons
Cherry Red Singles Club: 1980-1981
03:04
Composers: Jimmy Webb
03
Wuthering Heights
Jah Wurzel
Cherry Red Singles Club: 1980-1981
04:16
04
D'Ya Think I'm Sexy (Single Version)
British Standard Unit
Cherry Red Singles Club: 1980-1981
02:25
05
Holiday in Cambodia (Single Version)
Dead Kennedys
Cherry Red Singles Club: 1980-1981
03:46
Writer: Bruce Slesinger - Dead Kennedys - East Bay Ray - Jello Biafra - Klause Flouride / Composers: Bruce Slesinger - D.H. Peligro - Dead Kennedys - Jello Biafra - Klaus Flouride - Raymond John Pepperell - Raymond Pepperell
06
Rescue Remedy
Emotion Pictures
Cherry Red Singles Club: 1980-1981
02:59
07
Science Fiction
Alan Burnham
Cherry Red Singles Club: 1980-1981
03:49
Composers: Alan Burnham
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The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 3
03-06-2013
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 3
01
Outward Conversation
Five Or Six
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 3
05:54
02
Building Kind
Five Or Six
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 3
02:28
03
The Dreams I Cannot Keep
Five Or Six
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 3
02:28
04
Shifting
Five Or Six
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 3
02:56
05
Children of the Sun
The Misunderstood
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 3
02:53
06
I Can Take You to the Sun
The Misunderstood
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 3
03:40
07
Polar Exposure
Five Or Six
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 3
05:24
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Further Perspectives & Distortion: An Encyclopedia Of British Experimental And Avant-Garde Music 1976 - 1984
℗ 2019 Cherry Red Records Ltd
29-11-2019
Further Perspectives & Distortion: An Encyclopedia Of British Experimental And Avant-Garde Music 1976 - 1984
01
Trail Of Traps
Alterations
Further Perspectives & Distortion: An Encyclopedia Of British Experimental And Avant-Garde Music 1976 - 1984
10:25
Composers: David Toop - Peter Cusack - Steve Beresford - Terry Day
02
The Force Is Blind
A.T.V.
Further Perspectives & Distortion: An Encyclopedia Of British Experimental And Avant-Garde Music 1976 - 1984
04:25
Composers: Mark Perry
03
Rats And Monkeys
Art Bears
Further Perspectives & Distortion: An Encyclopedia Of British Experimental And Avant-Garde Music 1976 - 1984
03:11
Composers: Chris Cutler - Fred Frith
04
Intellectual Stance
A Tent
Further Perspectives & Distortion: An Encyclopedia Of British Experimental And Avant-Garde Music 1976 - 1984
08:50
Composers: Gavin Povey
05
Positive Paranoia
The Bodhi-Beat Poets
Further Perspectives & Distortion: An Encyclopedia Of British Experimental And Avant-Garde Music 1976 - 1984
01:50
06
After Mendelssohn (137 Years)
Gavin Bryars
Further Perspectives & Distortion: An Encyclopedia Of British Experimental And Avant-Garde Music 1976 - 1984
01:03
Composers: Gavin Bryars
07
LMC 1979
Paul Burwell
Further Perspectives & Distortion: An Encyclopedia Of British Experimental And Avant-Garde Music 1976 - 1984
06:15
Composers: David Toop - Paul Burwell
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Our Brilliant Careers: Cherry Red Rarities 1981-1983
℗ 1981 Cherry Red Records
01-01-1981
Our Brilliant Careers: Cherry Red Rarities 1981-1983
01
Another Reason
Five Or Six
Our Brilliant Careers: Cherry Red Rarities 1981-1983
03:17
02
The Trial
Five Or Six
Our Brilliant Careers: Cherry Red Rarities 1981-1983
06:19
03
Can't
Ben Watt
Our Brilliant Careers: Cherry Red Rarities 1981-1983
03:12
Composers: Ben Watt
04
Tower Of Silence
Ben Watt
Our Brilliant Careers: Cherry Red Rarities 1981-1983
01:57
Composers: Ben Watt
05
Aubade
Ben Watt
Our Brilliant Careers: Cherry Red Rarities 1981-1983
00:52
Composers: Ben Watt
06
4 Countries
The Reflections
Our Brilliant Careers: Cherry Red Rarities 1981-1983
02:05
07
The Coroner And The Inquest
The Reflections
Our Brilliant Careers: Cherry Red Rarities 1981-1983
04:51
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The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
℗ 2008 Cherry Red Records
03-06-2013
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
01
Walter and John (feat. Robert Wyatt)
Ben Watt
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
04:07
02
Aquamarine
Ben Watt
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
04:12
03
Slipping Slowly
Ben Watt
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
02:53
04
Another Conversation with Myself
Ben Watt
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
01:24
Composers: Ben Watt
05
A Girl in Winter (feat. Robert Wyatt)
Ben Watt
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
03:50
06
Feeling Dizzy
Everything But The Girl
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
04:14
Composers: Ben Watt
07
Paraffin Brain
The Nightingales
The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection - Part 5
02:57
Composers: Robert Lloyd
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