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David M. Allen

Real Name:
David M. Allen
Profile:
English producer/engineer/remixer for mainly new-wave / synth-pop / goth rock bands like Cure, The, Sisters Of Mercy, The, Depeche Mode, Human League and others.

Sometimes credited as Dave Allen, he shouldn't be confused with Dave Allen (5), member of Gang Of Four, Shriekback or Low Pop Suicide.
Variations:
All | David M. Allen | Allen | Allen | D. Allen | D.M. Allen | Dave Allan | Dave Allen | Dave M. Allen | David 'M' Allen | David Allen | David M Allen
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Discography

Remixes:
I Confess (12") I Confess (Remix) Go-Feet Records 1982
Life On Your Own ◄ (2 versions) Life On Your Own (Exte... Virgin ... 1984
Perhaps (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Perhaps, The Best Of You WEA ... 1984
No. 1 (Extended Version) (12") Trust Me Arista 1985
Going, Gone (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Fear Is The Engine Another Side ... 1986
My Brilliant Career / Ring The Bell (12", Maxi) My Brilliant Career (E... Arista 1986
Behind The Wheel (Remix) (Single, Maxi) ◄ (10 versions) Route 66 (Casualty Mix) Mute Records Ltd. ... 1987
Silk Skin Paws (Single) ◄ (8 versions) Silk Skin Paws (Full L... Mute Records Ltd. ... 1988
Eardrum Buzz (CD, Mini) Silk Skin Paws (7" Ver... Mute Records Ltd. 1989
The Glamour Chase & Perhaps (2xCD, RM) Perhaps, The Best Of You Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2002
Singles Box 4 ◄ (2 versions) Route 66 (Casualty Mix) Mute Records Ltd. ... 2004
Original Remixes & Rarities (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Life On Your Own (Exte... Virgin 2005
The Complete Depeche Mode (12xFile, AAC, Album, RM + 10xFile, AAC, Album, RM ) Route 66 (Casualty Mix) Mute Records Ltd. 2006
Production:
Disco Kid (7")   Hansa 1976
Radio (12", Promo) Membership Arista 1982
Uprhythm, Downbeat (LP, Album)   Arista 1982
When Lightning Strikes (Maxi, Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Statik Records ... 1983
A Million Miles Away / Shanty (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Statik Records ... 1984
Concert - The Cure Live And Curiosity - Cure Anomalies 1977 - 1984 (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1984
Concert - The Cure Live (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1984
Excerpt - The Cure Live (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Polydor ... 1984
Perhaps (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   WEA ... 1984
Shake Dog Shake (7", Promo)   Polydor 1984
The Caterpillar (Single, EP) ◄ (7 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1984
The Top (Album, Comp) ◄ (22 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1984
Waiting For The Loveboat (Single) ◄ (5 versions) Schampout WEA Records Ltd. ... 1984
Walk Away (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Merciful Release ... 1984
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (7") Misty Circles CBS Records Australia, Epic 1984
Close To Me (EP, Single) ◄ (13 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1985
Distant Fires (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Statik Records ... 1985
First And Last And Always (Album) ◄ (13 versions)   Merciful Release ... 1985
Half An Octopuss (10", Ltd) Close To Me (7" Versio... Fiction Records 1985
Heartbeat (12" Remix Version) (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Arista 1985
Het Beste Uit De Top 40 Van Het Jaar '85 (2xLP, Comp) Close To Me RCA 1985
In Between Days (Single, EP, Maxi) ◄ (15 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1985
No Time To Cry (Single) ◄ (4 versions) No Time To Cry Merciful Release ... 1985
Statik Cømpilatiøn 2 (LP, Comp) When Lightning Strikes Statik Records 1985
The Head On The Door (Album, Comp) ◄ (17 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1985
Your Kiss Is A Weapon (12") Your Kiss Is A Weapon ... Arista 1985
Boys Don't Cry (New Voice - Club Mix) (Maxi, Single, EP) ◄ (11 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1986
Come Summer (Single) ◄ (2 versions) Come Summer (Extended,... Virgin 1986
Damascus (12") Damascus, Damascus Another Side 1986
Every Time I See You ◄ (3 versions) Every Time I See You Virgin Schallplatten GmbH ... 1986
Going, Gone (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Another Side ... 1986
Inside (LP) Catch Your Breath, Bro... Columbia 1986
Let's Go To Bed (7", Single) Boys Don't Cry Elektra 1986
Quadpus (Single) ◄ (2 versions) A Night Like This, Clo... Elektra ... 1986
Shouldn't Have To Be Like That (Single, Maxi) ◄ (6 versions) Shouldn't Have To Be L... Virgin ... 1986
Songs (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Virgin ... 1986
Standing On A Beach - The Singles (Comp, Album) ◄ (15 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1986
Standing On A Beach - The Singles (And Unavailable B-Sides) (Comp) ◄ (6 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1986
Strange Times (Album, EP) ◄ (11 versions)   Geffen Records 1986
Swamp Thing (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Geffen Records 1986
Tears (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Geffen Records 1986
Babelogue (LP, Album)   Blue Guitar Records, Chrysalis 1987
Catch (Single, Maxi) ◄ (11 versions) Catch, Breathe Fiction Records ... 1987
Damascus (Burn In The Shadows) (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Disques Vogue ... 1987
Hot Hot Hot!!! (Maxi, Single) ◄ (12 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Just Like Heaven (Single) ◄ (17 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (Album) ◄ (27 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Low Rider (7", Single) Law Of The Jungle Arista 1987
Low Rider (12") Law Of The Jungle Arista 1987
Radio Sampler (CD, Smplr, Promo)   Elektra 1987
The Lion's Den (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Another Side 1987
Why Can't I Be You? (Single, Maxi) ◄ (18 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
I Can't Live Without My Radio (7", Single)   Product Inc. 1988
Indie Top 20 Vol IV Part 1 - State Of Independents (LP) I Can't Live Without M... Beechwood Music 1988
Let's Play Domination (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Product Inc. ... 1988
Book Of Days (Album) ◄ (7 versions)   Columbia ... 1989
Century Flower (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Columbia ... 1989
Disintegration (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Elektra ... 1989
Disintegration Sampler (CD, Maxi)   Fiction Records 1989
Earth (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   A&M Records 1989
Fascination Street (Maxi, Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Elektra ... 1989
House (Single, EP) ◄ (5 versions)   CBS ... 1989
Lovesong (Maxi, Single) ◄ (13 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1989
Lullaby (Maxi, Single) ◄ (17 versions) Babble, Out Of Mind Fiction Records ... 1989
My Place (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Barclay ... 1989
Shatter ◄ (2 versions)   Rough Trade (UK) 1989
Shine (7", S/Sided, Promo)   Discos CBS 1989
Should God Forget (12", Promo)   Columbia 1989
Close To Me (Single, Maxi) ◄ (6 versions)   Elektra ... 1990
In Between Days (CD, Single, Promo)   Elektra 1990
Integration (Box + 4xCD, Maxi)   Elektra 1990
Life In The Manscape (CD, Maxi)   Enigma Records (3) 1990
Loveless (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Mercury 1990
Manscape (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Enigma Records (3) ... 1990
Mixed Up (Comp) ◄ (14 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1990
Pictures Of You (Maxi, Single) ◄ (11 versions) Pictures Of You (Remix) Fiction Records ... 1990
Scandalo (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Metronome 1990
Scandalo (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Polydor ... 1990
All Over My Face (Maxi, Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Play It Again Sam [PIAS] ... 1991
Giannissima (Live) (CD, Album)   Metronome 1991
La Filette Triste (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Polydor 1991
Opportunity Three (12", Promo)   Situation Two 1991
Over Rising (Maxi, Single) ◄ (8 versions)   Virgin France S.A. ... 1991
Pas D'Ami (Comme Toi) (CD, Maxi) Sois Patiente Avec Moi Barclay 1991
Sorridi (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Metronome 1991
The Collection (2xCD, Comp) Happen To Die Beggars Banquet Germany, SPV GmbH 1991
The Cure (5xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Why Can't I Be You? (E... Fiction Records, Polydor 1991
A Letter To Elise (Single, Maxi) ◄ (5 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1992
Can't Even Be Bothered (CD, EP, Promo) Happen To Die (Unedite... RCA 1992
Five Live (CD, Promo)   Warner Music (Australia) 1992
Friday I'm In Love (Single, Maxi) ◄ (11 versions)   Elektra ... 1992
Hemmige (CD, Maxi) Guggisberglied Barclay 1992
High (Single, Maxi) ◄ (15 versions)   Elektra ... 1992
Now That's What I Call Music 21 (2xCD, Comp) High EMI Records, Virgin, PolyGram, EMI Records 1992
Now That's What I Call Music 22 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Friday, I'm In Love EMI Records ... 1992
Tirage Limité (Liberation Sampler) (CD, Maxi, Ltd, Smplr)   Fiction Records 1992
Tremolo Song (CD, EP) Happen To Die Alfa Records, Inc 1992
Tremolo Song (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Situation Two 1992
Waking Up (CD, Promo, Comp, Dig) Shatter, Summer Flies Columbia 1992
Wish (Album) ◄ (7 versions)   Elektra ... 1992
1985 - 1990: The A List (CD)   Mute Records Ltd. 1993
Big Wheel (D-Code Mixes) (12")   Indolent Records 1993
Burst (CD, Ltd) Shatter, Summer Flies Festival Records, Rough Trade (UK) 1993
Greatest Hits Volume One - A Slight Case Of Overbombing (Comp) ◄ (7 versions) No Time To Cry, Walk Away EastWest ... 1993
Io Senza Te (CD, Single)   Metronome 1993
Radio Baccano (CD, Single)   Metronome 1993
Show (Album, Comp) ◄ (5 versions) Tape Fiction Records ... 1993
Sideshow (CD, Maxi) Tape (Intro) Elektra 1993
Here Came The Psychedelic Furs: B-Sides & Lost Grooves (CD, Album) Badman Columbia 1994
Perfect Sex (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Our Choice 1994
Talk Baby (12", Ltd)   Our Choice 1994
Talk Baby (CD, EP)   Our Choice 1994
Bomboloni (CD, Comp, Gre)   Polydor 1996
I'm Alright Jack And The Bean Stalk (CD, Enh)   Musical Tragedies 1996
Man (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Hut Recordings ... 1996
Retrospective (CD)   Elektra 1996
Shape (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Mammoth Records ... 1996
Sit On My Hands (CD, Maxi) Sit On My Hands (Remix... Mushroom Records 1996
What's Come Over Me (Maxi, Single) ◄ (3 versions) What's Come Over Me (E... Mushroom Records 1996
Be There Now (CD, Comp) Release Select Magazine 1997
Feel It (Single, Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Hut Recordings ... 1997
Galore (Comp) ◄ (6 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1997
Hidden Faces (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Tess Records 1997
Nothing To Lose (Single) ◄ (2 versions) Nothing To Lose Island Records 1997
Out Of The Rain (CD, Maxi) Out Of The Rain Tess Records 1997
Remixes (CD, Album)   Delabel, Delabel 1997
Return Of The Roughnecks - The Best Of The Chameleons / Tony Fletcher Walked On Water (2xCD, Comp)   Dead Dead Good 1997
Should God Forget: A Retrospective (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Legacy ... 1997
Explain (CD, Maxi) Explain Blue Dog 1998
Melting Pot (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Over Rising Beggars Banquet US ... 1998
We May Be Skinny & Wirey (CD, Album)   Blue Dog, V2 1998
Boxed (3xCD)   Cleopatra 1999
Carnival Of Souls (CD, Album)   Cleopatra 2000
Greatest Hits (Comp) ◄ (6 versions) Inbetween Days, Close ... Fiction Records ... 2001
Hotel*s ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin France S.A. ... 2001
Songs From The Other Side (CD) Happen To Die (Long Ve... Beggars Banquet 2002
The Glamour Chase & Perhaps (2xCD, RM)   Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2002
To Understand-The Early Recordings Of Matthew Sweet (CD, Comp)   Hip-O Records, A&M Records 2002
World Shut Your Mouth (DVD) In Between Days Uncut DVD 2002
Pictures Of You (CD, Single)   Rhino Records (2) 2003
The Blue Room (Volume One) (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Lullaby BBC Records 2003
Join The Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978>2001 The Fiction Years (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Happy The Man, Throw Y... Fiction Records ... 2004
Join The Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978>2001 The Fiction Years Sampler ◄ (2 versions)   Polydor ... 2004
Revival (CD, Album)   Yep Roc Records 2004
FabricLive. 24 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Lovesong Fabric (London) 2005
Real Eighties - Hits Plus Extended Mixes (3xCD, Comp + Box) In Between Days Virgin, EMI Records Ltd., Universal Music 2005
Gothic Divas Presents (CD, Enh)   Cleopatra 2006
New Skin (CD, Album)   Cleopatra 2006
Merciful Release (3xCD, Album, RM, Dig + Box, Comp)   Rhino (UK), Rhino (UK), Rhino (UK), Rhino (UK) 2007
The Brit Box: UK Indie, Shoegaze, And Brit-Pop Gems Of The Last Millennium (4xCD, Comp, RM + Box) Just Like Heaven Rhino Records (2) 2007
Angelou (CD, Single, Promo)   Fantastic Plastic Records 2008
Angelou / Don't Be Scared (7", Single, Ltd) Angelou Fantastic Plastic Records 2008
Co-production:
Cost Of Living (12")   Albion Records 1983
Concert - The Cure Live ◄ (2 versions)   Elektra ... 1984
Catch (7")   Fiction Records, Polydor 1987
Lullaby ◄ (2 versions)   Metronome ... 1989
Close To Me (Closest Mix) (CD, Single) Close To Me (Closest M... Fiction Records, Polydor 1990
High ◄ (2 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1992
Wish (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1992
Feel It (12", Promo)   Virgin 1997
Greatest Hits (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Lovesong Elektra ... 2001
Mix:
Perhaps (Cass, Album) Perhaps WEA, WEA 1984
First And Last And Always (Album) ◄ (10 versions)   Merciful Release ... 1985
Walk Away / Black Planet (12", Promo)   Elektra 1985
Combien De Temps ◄ (3 versions)   Barclay ... 1987
Silence (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Barclay ... 1987
Why Can't I Be You? (2x7", Ltd) Six Different Ways (Li... Fiction Records, Polydor, Polydor 1987
Giannissima (Live) (CD, Album)   Metronome 1991
Until The End Of The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Comp) ◄ (7 versions) Last Night Sleep Warner Bros. Records ... 1991
Greatest Hits Volume One - A Slight Case Of Overbombing (Comp) ◄ (6 versions) No Time To Cry, Walk Away EastWest ... 1993
Shape (CD, Album)   Mushroom Records 1996
Sit On My Hands (CD, Maxi) Sit On My Hands, Dub O... Mushroom Records 1996
Galore - The Singles 1987-1997 (CD, Comp, RM) Why Can't I Be You? Elektra, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc., BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1997
Nothing To Lose (7", Single, Pic) Roast Beef Island Records 1997
Geil (12", Yel)   EAMS 1998
Carnival Of Souls (CD, Album) Escape From Kilburn (I... Cleopatra 2000
Aura (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Oblivion (2) ... 2001
Evangeline (Maxi, Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Playground Recordings Limited ... 2001
Join The Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978>2001 The Fiction Years (4xCD, Comp)   Rhino Records (2) 2004
Merciful Release (3xCD, Album, RM, Dig + Box, Comp)   Rhino (UK), Rhino (UK), Rhino (UK), Rhino (UK) 2007
You Are Here (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Pony Canyon Inc. ... 2008
Appears On:
Teens & Jeans & Rock 'n' Roll ◄ (2 versions)   Hansa ... 1979
Dare (Album) ◄ (13 versions)   A&M Records ... 1981
Let The Four Winds Blow (7", Single)   Stiff Records 1981
Let The Four Winds Blow (LP, Album)   Stiff Records 1981
Don't You Want Me / Love Action (I Believe In Love) (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   A&M Records ... 1982
Going West ◄ (2 versions)   Arista ... 1982
Love And Dancing (LP)   A&M Records 1982
Radio (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Island Records ... 1982
See Those Eyes (Single, Maxi) ◄ (5 versions) See Those Eyes, See Th... Epic 1982
Uprhythm, Downbeat (LP, Album)   Arista 1982
Cashflow (Single) ◄ (2 versions) Cashflow Epic 1983
Cashflow (Million Dollar Mix) (Single, Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) Cashflow (Million Doll... Epic 1983
I'd Do Anything (10")   Epic 1983
Misty Circles ◄ (2 versions)   Epic 1983
What You've Been Through Is Love (12")   Desire Records 1983
A Million Miles Away (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Statik Records ... 1984
Concert - The Cure Live And Curiosity - Cure Anomalies 1977 - 1984 (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1984
Concert - The Cure Live (Album) ◄ (7 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1984
Excerpt - The Cure Live (12", Single)   Metronome, Fiction Records 1984
Talk Show (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   I.R.S. Records 1984
The Top (Album, Comp) ◄ (21 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1984
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Single, Maxi) ◄ (16 versions) Misty Circles Epic ... 1984
It's Called A Heart (Maxi, Single) ◄ (23 versions)   Mute Records Ltd. ... 1985
Nemesis (12") Suck (Live) Festival Records 1985
The Head On The Door (Album, Comp) ◄ (20 versions)   Elektra ... 1985
The Singles 81 - 85 (Comp) ◄ (17 versions)   Mute Records Ltd. ... 1985
Big Night Music (LP, Album)   Island Records 1986
Black Celebration (Album) ◄ (35 versions) Fly On The Windscreen ... Mute Records Ltd. ... 1986
Boys Don't Cry (New Voice - Club Mix) (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Polydor 1986
First And Last And Always (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Merciful Release ... 1986
I Touch Roses (Remix) (Single) ◄ (2 versions) I Touch Roses (Remix) Sire Records Company 1986
Stripped (Maxi, EP) ◄ (14 versions)   Mute Records Ltd. ... 1986
Catch (Single) ◄ (2 versions) Kyoto Song (Live), A N... Fiction Records ... 1987
The Cure In Orange ◄ (2 versions)   PolyGram Music Video ... 1987
Why Can't I Be You? (2x7", Ltd) Six Different Ways (Li... Fiction Records, Polydor, Polydor 1987
In Between Days (CDV, PAL) Six Different Ways (Li... Fiction Records 1988
Disintegration (Album) ◄ (18 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1989
King Swamp (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Virgin Records America ... 1989
My Place (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Bon Pour Toi Barclay ... 1989
Scandalo (12") Scandalo (The Velvet Mix) Polydor 1990
X² (4xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Fly On The Windscreen Alfa Records, Inc 1991
X¹ (4xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Fly On The Windscreen ... Alfa Records, Inc 1991
Wish (Album) ◄ (14 versions)   Elektra ... 1992
Show (Album, Comp) ◄ (5 versions) Tape Fiction Records ... 1993
Sideshow (CD, Maxi) Tape (Intro) Elektra 1993
Kootchi (Single, Maxi) ◄ (3 versions) Kootchi (Radio Edit), ... Virgin ... 1996
Man (CD, Album) Feel It, Hornbeam, Koo... Virgin, Virgin 1996
Shape (CD, Album) Sit On My Hands, Air, ... Mushroom Records 1996
Sit On My Hands (CD, Maxi) Sit On My Hands, Bill'... Mushroom Records 1996
Woman (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions) Telephone Pole (Demo) Hut Recordings ... 1996
Feel It (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin ... 1997
Nothing To Lose (CD, Single) Roast Beef Island Records, Island Records 1997
The Wrong Girl (7")   Rough Trade (UK) 1998
The Singles 81>85 / The Singles 86>98 (3xCD, Album, RM + Box, Ltd)   Labels 1999
Carnival Of Souls (CD, Album)   Cleopatra 2000
Greatest Hits (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Inbetween Days, Close ... Elektra ... 2001
Why Call It Anything (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Artful Records ... 2001
Dare / Love And Dancing (CD, Album, RM)   Caroline Records, Caroline Records 2003
Singles Box 3 (6xCD, Maxi + Box, Ltd)   Mute Records Ltd. 2004
Marie Antoinette: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2xCD, Album) Natural's Not In It Universal Music (Japan) 2006
The Truth That Hurts ◄ (2 versions) The Truth That Hurts Lime Records (3) 2006
Eddie, Old Bob, Dick And Gary/Let The Four Winds Blow: The Stiff Anthology (2xCD, Album, Comp, RM, RE)   Stiff Records 2007
Secrets Of The Witching Hour (CD, Album)   Free... Two.. One. Records 2007
Unofficial Releases:
First And Last And Always (LP, Album, Pic, Ltd)   El Disco Es Cultura 1990
Forbidden Toxic Medicine (CD) High (Tripmix) Drugstore Records 1995
Polished Gold (Forbidden Fruits Vol. 2) (CD) Route 66 (Dave Allen R... Pain + Love Records 1996
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