The Passage (band)
The Passage were a post-punk band from Manchester, UK who appeared on several record labels including Cherry Red Records and their own label Night & Day. The band was formed as a quartet by songwriter and former Hallé Orchestra percussionist Dick Witts in 1978, but later became a trio. Witts produced the band's recordings and sung on many of their releases. Their most successful song was XOYO, although they never truly broke into the mainstream. The song was an experiment to see whether John Cage's method of aleatoric composition could be successfully applied to popular music composition.
Albums
- Pindrop - Object Music (Nov 1980)
- For All and None - Night & Day (Jul 1981)
- Degenerates - Cherry Red (Jun 1982)
- Enflame - Cherry Red (Mar 1983)
Singles and EPs
- New Love Songs - Object Music (Dec 1978)
- About Time - Object Music (Oct 1979)
- Devils and Angels - Night & Day (Feb 1981
- Troops Out - Night & Day (May 1981)
- Taboos - Cherry Red (Nov 1981)
- XOYO - Cherry Red (May 1982)
- Wave - Cherry Red (Oct 1982)
- Sharp Tongue - Cherry Red (Mar 1983)
Compilations
- Through the Passage Cherry Red (Nov 1983)
- Seedy - Cherry Red (Re-issue 1997)
- BBC Sessions (Re-issue Mar 2003)