Radio Musicola

 

 

RADIO MUSICOLA is Nik Kershaw's third solo album. It was released in 1986.

Three singles were taken from this album and some featured exclusive tracks as B-sides.

A fourth single was released in Germany only.

Hereafter, you'll find a list of all songs from the RADIO MUSICOLA period, including their different known mixes, demos or official live versions.

Lyrics here :

 


 

Note that unofficial bootleg live versions or TV performances won't be mentioned in this list.

 

(*) More notes : Some songs appear on several collections CDs. Their sound quality may vary from one collection to another.

Some have very poor quality. Some have enhanced remastered versions. Even Bpm speed of a song may change on some collections.

 


 

Even more notes : Some songs have an important number of alternate versions (live, remixes, demos...).

Listing on these versions all together simply brings too much information on just one page.

Some songs (those having more than FIVE different versions) require to have their own specific pages to make every a lot clearer...

 


 

B03.01 Radio Musicola

 

This song requires to have its own page.

Click HERE to discover all the official different versions.

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 

Tunecode: 6502332E

ISWC: T-011.331.448-9

ICE work key: 10507691

PRS/MCPS - Work registered: January 1st 1986 // February 24th 1987

 

Registration Number: PA0000321228

Date of publication: October 20th 1986

 

Written in 1986.

 

Single (NIK11) release date: November 24th 1986

 


 

B03.02 Nobody Knows

 

This song requires to have its own page.

Click HERE to discover all the official different versions.

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 

Tunecode: 6502338P

ISWC: T-011.331.453-6

ICE work key: 10507738

PRS/MCPS - Work registered: January 1st 1986 // February 24th 1987

 

Registration Number: PA0000321220

Date of publication: October 20th 1986

 

Written in 1986.

 

Single (NIK10) release date: September 29th 1986

 


 

B03.03 L.A.B.A.T.Y.D.

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 

Tunecode: 001425FM

ISWC: T-011.331.454-7

ICE work key: 142451

PRS/MCPS - Work registered: January 1st 1986 // February 24th 1987

 

Registration Number: PA0000321223

Date of publication: October 20th 1986

 

Written in 1986.

 


 

Album version (4:12)

 

Available on the 1986 "Radio Musicola" album (vinyl LP, tape, CD and online digital file) and on the B-side of NIK11, NIKP11 and NIKT11 "Radio Musicola" 7" and 12" records.

 

 

         

 

          

 

Also available as track 5 on the 1994 Wouldn't It Be Good collection.

 

 

A remastered version was also released on February 21st 2025 as track 3 of Disc 3 ("Radio Musicola" album) from the MCA YEARS box set.

 

     

 


 

B03.04 What The Papers Say

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 

Tunecode: 6502335K

ISWC: T-011.331.451-4

ICE work key: 10507709

PRS/MCPS - Work registered: January 1st 1986 // February 24th 1987

 

Registration Number: PA0000321230

Date of publication: October 20th 1986

 

Written in 1986.

 


 

Album version (3:32)

 

Available on the 1986 "Radio Musicola" album (vinyl LP, tape, CD and online digital file).

 

 

A remastered version was also released on February 21st 2025 as track 4 of Disc 3 ("Radio Musicola" album) from the MCA YEARS box set.

 

     

 


 

B03.05 Life Goes On

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 

Tunecode: 6502337N

ISWC: T-011.331.452-5

ICE work key: 10507734

PRS/MCPS - Work registered: January 1st 1986 // February 24th 1987

 

Registration Number: PA0000321227

Date of publication: October 20th 1986

 


 

Album version (5:00)

 

Available on the 1986 "Radio Musicola" album (vinyl LP, tape, CD and online digital file).

 

 

Also available (with a shorter fade-out - 4:53) as track 13 on disc 2 of the 2022 "Essential Nik Kershaw" collection.

 

 

A remastered version was also released on February 21st 2025 as track 5 of Disc 3 ("Radio Musicola" album) from the MCA YEARS box set.

 

     

 


 

B03.06 Running Scared

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 

Tunecode: 6502333H

ISWC: T-011.331.449-0

ICE work key: 10507696

PRS/MCPS - Work registered: January 1st 1986 // February 24th 1987

 

Registration Number: PA0000321229

Date of publication: October 20th 1986

 

Written in 1986.

 


 

Album version (5:02)

 

Available on the 1986 "Radio Musicola" album (vinyl LP, tape, CD and online digital file).

 

 

Also available as track 4 on the 1994 "Wouldn't It Be Good" collection.

 

 

A remastered version was also released on February 21st 2025 as track 6 of Disc 3 ("Radio Musicola" album) from the MCA YEARS box set.

 

     

 


 

B03.07 James Cagney

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 

Tunecode: 021362KQ

ISWC: T-011.331.455-8

ICE work key: 2136184

PRS/MCPS - Work registered: January 1st 1986 // February 24th 1987

 

Registration Number: PA0000321224

Date of publication: October 20th 1986

 

Written in 1986.

 


 

Album version (5:18) (= Extended version)

 

Available on the 1986 "Radio Musicola" album (vinyl LP, tape, CD and online digital file) and on the 1987 German only "James Cagney" 12" record.

 

    

 

A remastered version was also released on February 21st 2025 as track 7 of Disc 3 ("Radio Musicola" album) from the MCA YEARS box set.

 

     

 


 

7" Edit version (3:58)

 

This edit version was released on the German only "James Cagney" 7" single.

 

It is NOT AVAILABLE on CD.

 

 

A remastered version released as track 4 of the 2022 online only "Extended Versions" collection.

 

 

Also released as track 4 on the B side (first vinyl record) of the 2023 "Collected" vinyl collection.

 

 

This remastered edit version was released on CD on February 21st 2025 as track 3 of Disc 8 ("Remixes" CD) from the MCA YEARS box set.

 

    

 


 

Alternate 2022 Extended version (5:23)

 

Not much is known about this extended version released as track 25 of the 2022 online only "Extended Versions" collection.

Some claim it is an unreleased mix from 1987 while others claim that this remix was made to be an exclusive track to promote this 2022 collection.

A mystery to be solved.

 

 

The remastered version was released on February 21st 2025 as track 7 of Disc 7 ("Extended Mixes" CD) from the MCA YEARS box set.

 

    

 


 

B03.08 Don't Let Me Out Of My Cage

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 

Tunecode: 6502341T

ISWC: T-011.331.456-9

ICE work key: 10507766

PRS/MCPS - Work registered: January 1st 1986

 


 

Album version (4:33)

 

Available on the 1986 "Radio Musicola" album (vinyl LP, tape, CD and online digital file).

 

 

A remastered version was also released on February 21st 2025 as track 8 of Disc 3 ("Radio Musicola" album) from the MCA YEARS box set.

 

     

 


 

B03.09 When A Heart Beats

 

This song requires to have its own page.

Click HERE to discover all the official different versions.

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 

Tunecode: 6442063Z

ISWC: T-011.320.884-6

ICE work key: 9955443

PRS/MCPS - Work registered: January 1st 1985 // February 24th 1987

 

Registration Number: PA0000321222

Date of publication: November 18th 1985

 

Written in 1985.

 

Single (NIK9) release date: November 18th 1985

 


 

B03.10 Violet To Blue

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 

Tunecode: 6502334J

ISWC: T-011.331.450-3

ICE work key: 10507702

PRS/MCPS - Work registered: January 1st 1986 // February 24th 1987

 

Registration Number: PA0000321226

Date of publication: October 20th 1986

 

Written in 1986.

 


 

Album version (6:17)

 

Available on the 1986 "Radio Musicola" album (vinyl LP, tape, CD and online digital file).

 

 

Also available as track 7 on the 1994 "Wouldn't It Be Good" collection.

 

 

A remastered version was also released on February 21st 2025 as track 10 of Disc 3 ("Radio Musicola" album) from the MCA YEARS box set.

 

     

 


 

B03.11 One Of Our Fruit Machines Is Missing

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 

Tunecode: 001425ET

ISWC: T-900.232.752-8

ICE work key: 142447

PRS/MCPS - Work registered: December 16th 1986 // February 24th 1987

 

Registration Number: PA0000321221

Date of publication: October 13th 1986

 


 

B-Side of "Nobody Knows" Single (3:37)

 

Released as B-side of Both 1986 NIK10 and NIKT10 "Nobody Knows" 7"  and 12"singles.

 

         

 

This version is also available on two CD collections.

bpm speed is slightly different on some collections.

 

1993 Best of NK (Track 17 - 3:37)

2022 Essential Nik Kershaw (Track 10 - Disc 2 - 3:35)

 

    

 

A remastered version was released as track 24 of the 2022 online only "Extended Versions" collection.

 

 

The remastered version was also released on February 21st 2025 as track 6 of Disc 5 ("B Sides" CD) from the MCA YEARS box set.

 

    

 


 

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