A Wire Discography

Last updated: 23 May 2000
Maintained by: qwerty@cmu.edu


Wire

Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert, Robert Gotobed

Albums

Pink Flag

LP (Harvest) November 1977 [SHSP 4076] UK

CD (Harvest) 1987 [HAR 1] UK
CD (Restless/Retro) 1989 [7 72360-2] USA

CD (EMI/Harvest) July 1994 [GO 2063 or 7243 8 29846 2 7]

CD (EMI/Toshiba) 1995 [TOCP 8726] Japan

Notes: The Japanese reissues of Pink Flag, Chairs Missing, and 154 have all of the tracks of Behind The Curtain distributed amongst them. These reissues are numbers 4, 5, and 6 of a series entitled Rockin' On: New Wave Masterpieces.


Chairs Missing

LP (Harvest) October 1978 [SHSP 4093] UK

CD (Harvest) 1987 [HAR 2] UK
CD (Restless/Retro) 1989 [7 72361-2] USA

CD (EMI/Harvest) July 1994 [GO 2065 or 7243 8 29858 2 2] UK

Notes: "Outdoor Miner (Long Version)" is the extended version from the single.

CD (EMI/Toshiba) 1995 [TOCP-8727] Japan

Notes: The Japanese reissues of Pink Flag, Chairs Missing, and 154 have all of the tracks of Behind The Curtain distributed amongst them. These reissues are numbers 4, 5, and 6 of a series entitled Rockin' On: New Wave Masterpieces.


154

LP (Harvest) September 1979 [SHSP 4105] UK

12" (Harvest) September 1979 [PSR 444] UK
CD (Harvest) 1987 [HAR 3] UK
CD (Restless/Retro) 1989 [7 72362-2] USA

CD (EMI/Harvest) July 1994 [GO 2064 or 7243 8 29859 2 1] UK

Notes: "Song 1", "Get Down (Parts I & II)", "Let's Panic Later", and "Small Electric Piece" composed an EP released with the initial copies of 154. The EP featured the band members working separately and the songs were written by Gotobed, Newman, Lewis, and Gilbert, respectively.

CD (EMI/Toshiba) 1995 [TOCP-8728] Japan

Notes: The Japanese reissues of Pink Flag, Chairs Missing, and 154 have all of the tracks of Behind The Curtain distributed amongst them. These reissues are numbers 4, 5, and 6 of a series entitled Rockin' On: New Wave Masterpieces.


Document And Eyewitness

LP (Rough Trade) July 1981 [ROUGH 29] UK

Notes: Recorded live at the Electric Ballroom, 29 February 1980.

12" (Rough Trade) July 1981 [ROUGH 2912] UK

Notes: Recorded live at Notre Dame Hall, 19 July 1979 except "Heartbeat" recorded at Montreux, 9 March 1979.

CD (Mute) April 1991 [WIRE 80 CD] UK
CD (Mute) April 1991 [9 61079-2] USA

Notes: Together with Turns And Strokes, these recordings represent the entire performance at the Electric Ballroom. The full track of "12XU (Fragment)" is given on Turns And Strokes. A limited edition box set of Document And Eyewitness exists [WIRE 80 CDX] which includes the UK "Kidney Bingos" single [CDMUTE 67] and the UK "In Vivo" single [CDMUTE 98].


The Ideal Copy

LP (Mute) April 1987 [STUMM 42] UK

CD (Enigma) April 1987 [CDE-73270]

CD (Mute) April 1987 [CDSTUMM 42] UK

DAT (Enigma) May 1988 [772 279-2] USA

Notes: The Mute CD lists "Feed Me [Live]" as "Feed Me (II)".


A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck

LP (Mute) May 1988 [STUMM 54] UK

CD (Mute) May 1988 [CDSTUMM 54] UK
CD (Enigma/Mute) May 1988 [D2-73314] USA


It's Beginning To And Back Again

LP (Mute) May 1989 [STUMM 66] UK

Notes: All recordings are based on live performances.

CD (Mute) May 1989 [CDSTUMM 66] UK
CD (Enigma/Mute) May 1989 [7 73516-2] USA


Manscape

LP (Mute) May 1990 [STUMM 80] UK

CD (Mute) May 1990 [CDSTUMM 80] UK
CD (Enigma/Mute) May 1990 [7 73559-2] USA

CD (Alfa) 1990? [ALCB 109] Japan

Notes: A limited edition of the Manscape CD pressed in the UK was sold in an all-cardboard box.


The Drill

LP (Mute) April 1991 [STUMM 74] UK

CD (Mute) April 1991 [CDSTUMM 74] UK
CD (Mute) April 1991 [9 61103-2] USA


Singles

Mannequin

7" (Harvest) November 1977 [HAR 5144] UK
12" (Harvest) November 1977 [HAR 5144] UK


I Am The Fly

7" (Harvest) February 1978 [HAR 5151] UK


Dot Dash

7" (Harvest) June 1978 [HAR 5161] UK


Outdoor Miner

7" (Harvest) January 1979 [HAR 5172] UK

Notes: Limited edition on white vinyl. "Outdoor Miner" is extended from the album version.


A Question Of Degree

7" (Harvest) June 1979 [HAR 5187] UK


Map Ref. 41°N 93°W

7" (Harvest) November 1979 [HAR 5192] UK


Our Swimmer

7" (Rough Trade) September 1981 [RTO 79] UK


Crazy About Love

12" (Rough Trade) March 1983 [RT T123] UK

Notes: "Crazy About Love" was taken from The John Peel Show recorded 11 September 1979 and is also on The Peel Sessions Album. "Second Length (Our Swimmer)" and "Catapult 30" are also on Turns And Strokes.


Snakedrill

12" (Mute) November 1986 [12MUTE 53] UK


Ahead

7" (Mute) March 1987 [MUTE 57] UK

12" (Mute) March 1987 [12MUTE 57] UK

12" (Enigma) April 1987 [V-75503] USA


Kidney Bingos

7" (Mute) February 1988 [MUTE 67] UK

12" (Mute) February 1988 [12MUTE 67] UK
3" (Restless) April 1988 [72245-3]

3" (Mute) February 1988 [CDMUTE 67] UK

12" (Restless) April 1988 [72245-0] USA
CS (Restless) April 1988 [72245-4] USA


Silk Skin Paws

7" (Mute) June 1988 [MUTE 84] UK

12" (Mute) June 1988 [12MUTE 84] UK
3" filofax CD (Mute) June 1988 [CDMUTE 84] UK
3" (Restless/Mute) July 1988 [72299-3] USA
CS (Restless/Mute) July 1988 [72299-4] USA


Eardrum Buzz

7" (Mute) April 1989 [MUTE 87] UK

12" (Mute) April 1989 [12MUTE 87] UK

3" (Mute) April 1989 [CDMUTE 87] UK

12" (Enigma) April 1989 [75520-0 or 75040-0] USA
3" (Enigma) April 1989 [75520-3 or 75040-3] USA
CS (Enigma) April 1989 [75520-4 or 75040-4] USA

CS (Enigma) April 1989 [75040-4] USA

Notes: The 7" edit of "Eardrum Buzz" is an edit of the 12" version, rather than the album version from IBTABA. The instrumental version of "It's A Boy" is a new recording, not just the album version without vocals. The so-called 12" version of "Ahead" is the album version from The Ideal Copy. Eden's discography (1996) lists 75040-4 twice.


Buzz Buzz Buzz (Live Live Live)

12" (Mute) April 1989 [LMUTE 87] UK

Notes: Limited edition.


In Vivo

7" (Mute) July 1989 [MUTE 98] UK

12" (Mute) July 1989 [12MUTE 98] UK

3" (Mute) July 1989 [CDMUTE 98] UK

12" (Enigma) July 1989 [75528-0 or 75044-0] USA

CS (Enigma) July 1989 [75044-4] USA

Notes: The UK 12" mix of "In Vivo" is an edit of the USA dance remix. The UK 7" mix is the USA dance remix edit. The UK 12" mix of "Illuminated" is identical to the USA remix. The UK 7" mix of "Illuminated" may be a different version.

7" (Mute) July 1989 [LMUTE 98] UK

Notes: Limited edition.


Life In The Manscape

5" (Enigma) June 1990 [75553-2] USA

12" (Enigma) June 1990 [EPRO-311] USA

Notes: "Gravity Workshop" should be "Gravity Worship". EPRO-311 is a promo for Manscape. The radio mix is the same as the album version.


Compilations

And Here It Is... Again...

LP (Sneaky Pete) February 1985 [334882] UK

Notes: "Lowdown [Live]" and "12XU [Live]" are from The Roxy London WC2.


Wire Play Pop

LP (Pink) March 1985 [PINKY 7] UK


In The Pink

LP (Dojo) August 1986 [DOJOLP 36] UK


The Peel Sessions

12" (Strange Fruit) December 1987 [SFPS 041] UK
CD (Strange Fruit) January 1990 [SFPS CD041] UK


On Returning (1977-1979)

LP (EMI) July 1989 [SHSP 4127] UK

CD (EMI) July 1989 [CDP 7 92533 2 or CDP 7 92535 2] UK
CD (Restless) July 1989 [7 72358-2] USA


The Peel Sessions Album

CD (Dutch East India) 1989 [DEI8102-2] USA
LP (Strange Fruit) January 1990 [SFR 108] UK
CD (Strange Fruit) January 1990 [SFRCD 108] UK
CD (Strange Fruit) May 1996 [SFRCD 108] UK


154 Pink Chairs

CD (Antler-Subway) 1992 [CX6005] Belgium


The A List (1985-1990)

2LP (Mute) May 1993 [STUMM 116] UK
CD (Mute) May 1993 [CDSTUMM 116] UK
CD (Mute) May 1993 [9 61499-2] USA


Behind The Curtain

CD (EMI/Harvest) May 1995 [CDGO 2066 or 7243 8 32403 2 6] UK

Notes: "Mary Is A Dyke", "Too True", "Just Don't Care", "TV", "New York City", and "After Midnight" were recorded live at the Roxy, London WC2, 1 April 1977. The other tracks are previously unreleased demos from the three Harvest albums.


Turns And Strokes

CD (WMO) May 1996 [WMO 4CD] USA
2LP (WMO) May 1996 [WMO 4LP] USA

Notes: "Safe" and "Lorries" were recorded live at Notre Dame Hall on 19 July 1979. "12XU", "Inventory", "A Ritual View", and "Part Of Our History" were recorded live at the Electric Ballroom on 29 February 1980; together with Document And Eyewitness, these recordings represent the entire performance at the Electric Ballroom. "12XU" is the full track which was given as a fragment on Document And Eyewitness. "A Panamanian Craze?" was a rehearsal at Stoke Newington in November 1979. "Remove For Improvement", "The Spare One", and "Over My Head" are live tracks recorded on lo-fi equipment at the Jeanette Cochrane Theatre on 10 November 1979. "Second Length (Our Swimmer)" and "Catapult 30" are from the "Crazy About Love" single.


Coatings

2CD (WMO) October 1997 [WMO 14CD] USA

Notes: "Kidney Bingos" was originally from the Melody Maker cassette Gigantic; "It's A Boy (Instrumental)" from the "Eardrum Buzz" single; and the three BBC tracks from the 10 May 1988 Peel Session. "Who Has Nine?" and "Gravity Workshop" were from the "Life In The Manscape" single and "It Can't Be True Can It?" was a bonus track on the Japanese release of Manscape. The final track, "Ambitious", was created for the world premiere of dancer/choreographer Stephen Petronio's "Middlesex Gorge" ballet at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 12 October 1990; the second CD, which contains only this track, is available exclusively from WMO.


Other Appearances

The Roxy London WC2

LP (Harvest) August 1977 [SHSP 4069] UK

Notes: The vocalist is listed as "Klive", although the other names are given correctly and the songwriting credits are correct. At this time, Newman and Lewis used the aliases Klive Nice and Hornsey Transfer, respectively.


The Rare Stuff

LP (EMI) May 1979 [SHSM 2028] UK


Midnacht Bahnhof Cafe Nostalgia

LP (Democrazy) 1979 [006] Germany?

Notes: Recorded live at Tiffany's, Hull, on 3 July 1979. The back cover lists "Mute Stumm 4 Boyd Rice". "Lorry" and "Wanted To Go" are given separate track listings, although they are really just one track of "Lorries".


Not About To Die (Studio Demos 1978-1979)

LP (Amnesia) 1979? [AR-451] USA?

Notes: Some of the tracks are on Behind The Curtain.


Rockpalast 1979

CS (?) 1979? [?] Germany

Notes: Recorded live at Rockpalast, a German radio and TV series, on 4 March 1979.


Take A Terrifying Trip To The Past

7" (Wardance Records) >1979? [7] Netherlands or UK

Notes: Recorded live at Palais Des Artes, Montreaux, on 9 March 1979. Label lists the Outdoor Miners; cover states "Ltd. 250 copies."


Live In London 1978 (sic)

7" (Wardance Records) >1979? [6] Netherlands or UK

Notes: Recorded live at Palais Des Artes, Montreaux, on 9 March 1979. Label lists the Outdoor Miners; cover states "Ltd. 250 copies."


Troublemakers

2LP (Warner) 1980 [PRO A 857] USA


Burning Ambitions: A History Of Punk

LP (Cherry Red) December 1982 [DRED 3] UK
CD (Cherry Red) 1988 [CD DRED 3] UK

Notes: There is no Wire track on Vol. 2 or Vol. 3.


Dominoe

LP (Pork Pak) 1984 [SEX 3524] Australia

Notes: The LP was split with the band Magazine. Recorded live at Palais Des Artes, Montreaux, on 9 February 1979.


Pogo A Gogo

CS (NME) 1985 [NME 021] UK


Enigma Variations 2

LP (Enigma) 1987 [SQBB 73247] USA
CS (Enigma) 1987[SQBB 73247] USA
CD (Enigma) 1987 [SQBB 73247] USA

Notes: There is no Wire track on the first Enigma Variations.


Mixed Peel - The BBC John Peel Sessions

CS (NME) 1987 [NME 033] UK


Music To Keep You Up All Night From Enigma Records, Music You'll Respect In The Morning From Restless Records

? (Restless) 1987 [no catalog] USA


Comeback In Two Halves

LP (?) 1987 [?] Netherlands or Germany

Notes: No label was listed, but it states "Uniton U-011" (possibly the label and catalogue number), recorded for Mute, made in Spain, and 400 copies were made. Recorded live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, on 17 Dec 1985.


Live In Amsterdam

CS (?) 1987? [?] Netherlands

Notes: Recorded live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, on 17 Dec 1985. A black and white photo was included.


The Legendary Manchester Wire (sic)

12" (Piccadilly) 1987? [CC1/SPEED1] UK

Notes: Identical to the official Strange Fruit The Peel Sessions 12", except this was recorded over the radio, so the sound quality is worse.


Indie Top 20 Vol. 1988

LP (Beechwood) 1988 [CD 88 LP] UK


State Of Independents - Indie Top 20 Vol. IV Part I

LP (Beechwood) 1988 [Matrix TT 041] UK?


Gigantic

CS (Melody Maker) May 1989 [no catalog] UK


Indie Top 20 Vol. VII

LP (Beechwood) 1989 [TT 07] UK


The Edge Of Rock

CD (K-Tel) April 1990 [?] USA


Tonal Evidence 2

CS (Mute) 1990 [MK1] UK
CD? (Mute) 1990 [?] UK


The Future Of Rock

? (ERA) 1990 [776-2] USA?

Notes: The credits incorrectly read, "From the album Caught In The Manscape."


Indie Top 20 Vol. VIII

LP (Beechwood) 1990 [TT 08] UK


International Compilation

LP (Mute) February 1991 [STUMM 40] UK
CD (Mute) February 1991 [CDSTUMM 40] UK


Tonal Evidence (usa)

CD (Mute/Elektra) March 1991 [9 61111-2] USA

Notes: This song is a different mix than "In Every City?" from The Drill.


The Tyranny Of The Beat

CD (Mute) September 1991 [AGREY 1] UK


Never Mind The Mainstream... The Best of MTV's 120 Minutes Vol. 2

CD (Rhino/Warner) 1991 [R2 70546 / OPCD 1606] USA

Notes: Bonus track on CD only.


The Best Of Punk Rock Vol. 1

CD (Priority) 1993 [P2 53759] USA

Notes: There is no Wire track on Vol. 2, but there is on Vol. 3.


DIY - Anarchy In The UK: UK Punk I (1976-77)

CD (Rhino) 1993 [R2 71171] USA

Notes: Part of Rhino's DIY collection. There is also a Wire track on UK Punk II.


DIY - The Modern World: UK Punk II (1977-78)

CD (Rhino) 1993 [R2 71172] USA

Notes: Part of Rhino's DIY collection. There is also a Wire track on UK Punk I.


Faster & Louder: Hardcore Punk, Vol. 2

CD (Rhino) 1993 [R2 711225] USA


Tonal Evidence 7

CD (Mute) February 1994 [TONALCD 7] UK


Live - May 1990

CD (Collana Sconcerto) May 1994 [SCONC 25] Italy

Notes: CD included with Alessandro Libutti's book, Exploded Views. "Sixth", "What", and "Underwater" are "Sixth Sense", "What Do You See?", and "Underwater Experiences", respectively.


The Best Of Punk Rock Vol. 3

CD (Priority) 1994 [P2 53761] USA

Notes: There is no Wire track on Vol. 2, but there is on Vol. 1.


The Best Punk Album In The World... Ever!

2CD (Virgin) January 1995 [VTDCD 42] USA

Notes: There is also a Wire track on the second volume.


Unheard Pleasures

CS (Select Magazine) October 1995 [no catalog] UK?


Punk: The Worst Of Total Anarchy

CD (Disky) 1995 [PU 860572] USA

Notes: A safety pin was enclosed in the jewel box.


Punk You Vol. 1

CD (EMI) 1995 [7243 8 35737 2 1] UK


The Very Best Of UK Punk

CD (Griffin) 1995 [CCD-519-2] USA

Notes: "Dot Dash Dot" is just "Dot Dash".


The Best Punk Album In The World... Ever! 2

2CD (Virgin) March 1996 [VTDCD 79] USA

Notes: There is also a Wire track on the first volume.


Lost Property

2CD (EMI) May 1996 [CDEMTVD 122 or TV 8 52056 2] UK


Give It Some Punk

CD (Receiver) 1996 [RRCD 210] USA

Notes: This is the version from The Roxy, London WC2.


New Wave Archive

CD (Rialto) 1996 [RMCD 201] USA

Notes: This is the version from The Roxy, London WC2.


Chains And Safety Pins: The New Wave

CD (EMI) April 1997 [?] UK


History Of Punk Vol. 2

CD (Virgin) June 1997 [CDOVD 087] UK


A History Of Punk

2CD (Receiver) October 1997 [RDPCD 11] UK

Notes: This is the version from The Roxy, London WC2.


Be There Now

CD (Select Magazine) November 1997 [SELECT 001] UK


United Kingdom Of Punk

CD (Music Collection) 1997 [50037] USA

Notes: This is the version from Behind The Curtain.


Uncut magazine

CD (Uncut?) April? 1999 [no catalog?] UK


?

5CD (Harvest) 1999 [?] UK


The Ultimate Punk Box Set

3CD (Receiver) 1999 [RRBCD 507] USA

Notes: This is the version from The Roxy, London WC2.


1234

5CD (?) 1999? [?] ?


Third Day

CD (Wire?) February 2000 [PF1] UK

Notes: Limited edition of 1000. Distributed by Wire at London's Royal Festival Hall on 26 February 2000.


Radio Sessions

The John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1, 31 January 1978

Notes: Recorded 18 January 1978. Released on The Peel Sessions Album.


The John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1, 3 October 1978

Notes: Recorded 20 September 1978. Released on The Peel Sessions Album.


The John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1, 18 October 1979

Notes: Recorded 11 September 1979. Released on The Peel Sessions Album.


The John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1, 10 May 1988

Notes: Released on Coatings.


Cover Versions

KSU, ?

? (?) 1979 or 1980? [?] Poland?


Insect Surfers, Wavelength

LP (Wasp) 1980 [14EP] USA


Meat Puppets

4-track (no label) 1980 [demo] USA

Notes: An as yet commercially unavailable demo. AKA "Ancient Puppets".


Inc., ?

CS (?) 1980? [?] USA


Minor Threat, Minor Threat EP

EP (Dischord) 1981 [?] USA

Notes: Included on Complete Discography CD.


Charles de Goal 3

LP (New Rose) 1984 [48] France


Deja Voodoo, Cemetery

LP (Og Records) 1984 [?] Canada


Salem 66, A Ripping Spin

LP (Homestead Records) 1985 [?] USA


Second Wind, ?

? (Dischord?) 1985 [?] USA


Big Black, Heartbeat

7" (Touch And Go) 1986? [?] USA

Notes: Included on The Rich Man's Eight-Track Tape CD.


This Colossal Hill Figure

? (no label) August 1987 [demo] UK


Big Black, The Rich Man's Eight-Track Tape

CD (Touch And Go) 1987 [TG94CD] USA


Henrietta Collins And The Wifebeating Childhaters, Drive By Shooting

EP (Texas Hotel) 1987 [TXH.3?] USA

Notes: Pseudonymous Henry Rollins. Included on Hot Animal Machine CD.


R. E. M., Document

CD (IRS) 1987 [IRSD 42059] USA


That Petrol Emotion, Birmingham Irish Centre, May 1988

CS? (?) May 1988 [?] UK?


Dag Nasty, ?

? (?) 1988 [?] ?


Sorry, ?

? (?) 1988 [?] ?


Minor Threat, Complete Discography

CD (Dischord) 1989 [Dischord 40] USA


Henry Rollins, Hot Animal Machine

CD (Texas Hotel) 1989 [TXH.2/3] USA


Miss Murgatroid, Through Alien Empires

CD (Japan Overseas) 1989? [JO97-34] USA


Die Kreuzen, ?

7" (Touch And Go) 1990 [T&G 62] USA


Political Asylum, Window On The World

LP (Loony Tunes / Katou / Electrode) 1990 [?] UK


Passion Killers Whoopee! We're All Gonna Die!

7" (?) 1991 [?] USA


Scrawl, Lever

7" (Simple Machines) 1991 [5] USA
CD (Simple Machines) 1991? [?] USA


Antenna, Sleep

5" (Mammoth) 1992 [MR0038] USA


Band Of Susans, The Peel Sessions

12" (Strange Fruit) 1992 [DEI 8353-2] USA
CD (Strange Fruit) April 1994 [SFRCD 128] UK
CD (Strange Fruit/Dutch East India) 1994 [DEI 8353-2] USA


Big Black, Pigpile

VHS (Touch And Go) 1992 [TG81V] USA

Notes: Lewis and Gilbert played on this version of "Heartbeat". Due to its poor audio quality, this song does not appear on the album Pigpile.


Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, Do Re Me, So Far So Good

5" (Chrysalis) 1992 [USMCD 5 3238832] USA


fIREHOSE, Live Totem Pole

CD (Columbia) 1992 [44K 74152] USA


Lush, For Love

12" (4AD) 1992 [BAD 2001] USA
5" (4AD) 1992 [BAD 2001 CD] USA

Notes: This is the same version as on Superblast.


Lush, Superblast (Remix)

5" (4AD) 1992 [COCY 5185] Japan

Notes: This is the same version as on For Love.


The New Bomb Turks, !!Destroy-Oh-Boy!!

CD (Crypt) 1993 [CR CD032] USA


Thrash Can School, Volume War

LP (Sympathy For The Record Industry) 1993 [SFTRI 240] USA


Fiddlehead, The Deaf Waiter

10" (Allied Recordings) 1994 [?] USA


The Grays, Not Long For This World

CS (Epic) 1994 [?] USA

Notes: This is the same version as on Very Best Years.


The Grays, Very Best Years

5" (Epic) 1994 [ESK 5601] USA
5" (?) 1994 [?] Denmark

Notes: This is the same version as on Not Long For This World.


Hitmen 3, Bubbling Under

CD (NKVD Records) 1994 [Article 9] USA


Kustomized, The Day I Had Some Fun

7" (Matador) 1994 [OLE 120-7] USA / Holland


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Moose, Kidney Bingos?

7" (Honey Bee) 1994 [BIAS260X] USA


P>Therapy?, Trigger Inside

5" (A&M) 1994 [580 535-2] USA


Chumbawamba, Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!

7"? (One Little Indian) 1995 [?] USA


Flying Saucer Attack, Outdoor Miner

5" (Domino) October 1995 [RUG 41CD] Holland
7" (Domino) October 1995 [RUG 41] Holland


Betty Goo

CS (no label) February 1995 [demo] USA

Notes: An as yet commercially unavailable demo.


Garlic Frog Diet, 12 Killer Disco Tunes

CD (Weird) 1995 [WR 95005] France

Notes: The song is listed as "extra special extended disco bonus track".


Pink Lincolns, Sumo Fumes 2

7" (Stiff Pole) 1995 [SPR-012] USA


Whore - Various Artists Play Wire

CD (WMO) March 1996 [WMO 2CD] USA

Notes: Spasm was an impromptu performance, including Mark Spybey, Eric Pounder, Martin Atkins (Public Image Ltd., Killing Joke, Pigface), and Curse Mackey. The Petty Tyrants were formed specifically for this project, and included W. E. L. T., Ogre (Skinny Puppy), William Rieflin (Ministry), and Mark Walk.


Roy Montgomery, "Just Melancholy"

7" (Ajax) November 1996 [AJAX 051] USA


Boss Hog, I Dig You

12" (Geffen) 1996 [GFST 22098] UK

Notes: This is the same version as on Winn Coma.


Boss Hog, Winn Coma

5" (Geffen) 1996 [GEFDM-22152] Australia

Notes: This is the same version as on I Dig You.


Lightning Seeds, Ready Or Not

5" (Epic) 1996 [662967 5] UK


Luna, Outdoor Miner

5" (Radiation) 1996 [RARE 027] USA
7" (Radiation) 1996 [RARE 027] USA


Spiny Anteaters, Current

CD? (Kranky) 1996 [?] USA?

Notes: "Current" has 6 parts, the last of which is a cover of "Lowdown".


Yo La Tengo, Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo

2CD (Matador) 1996 [OLE 194-2] USA


Bark Psychosis, Nightfear

CD (3rd Stone) May 1997 [STONE 031CD] UK


Dive, Extended Play

CD (Discordia) 1997 [DISC 034] Germany


Slingbacks, The Boy Who Wanted... #1

5" (Virgin) 1997 [VSCDX1617] UK


Flaming Burn Out

CD (Man's Ruin) 1997 [?] France?

Notes: Estrus Records benefit CD.


Rock, You Sucker

CD (Broken Rekids) 1997 [?] UK


Out Out, Voiceprint

CD? (Metropolis) 1998 [?] USA?


African Corps, ?

? (?) ? [?] ?


Halogen, Wandering?

7" (ProTeen?) ? [?] USA


Manic Hispanic, ?

? (?) ? [?] ?


Mercer USA, ??

? (?) ? [?] USA/Germany


Mr. Blonde, Meet Mr. Blonde

EP (Polygram) ? [?] Australia?


My Life Story, The Mornington Crescent Companion

5" (Mother Tongue) ? [005CD] UK

Notes: Limited edition of 1000.


Operatsioon U, ?

? (?) ? [?] Estonia

Notes: Both songs are "I Am The Fly" in Estonian.


Pluck Theatre, Five Finger Disco

CD (Bad Habits) ? [?] USA?


Ruth's Refrigerator, ?

5"? (Madagascar) ? [?] USA


Serious Drinking, The Revolution Starts At Closing Time

? (?) ? [?] ?


Soulside, Less Deep Inside Keeps

LP (?) ? [?] USA


Spoke, All We Need Of Hell

? (Allied) ? [?] ?


Stigmata A Go Go, Cyclone Rider

7" (Grass) ? [?] USA


Various artists, Dugga Dugga Dugga

CD (WMO) November 1998 [WMO 8CD] USA

Notes: All the tracks form one continuous mix of cover versions of "Drill". An easter egg by Band Of Susans called "?" appears before the first track on the CD.


Naked Raygun, Basement Screams

EP? (Quarterstick) ? [?] ?


Books

Kevin S. Eden, Wire...: Everybody Loves A History (SAF Publishing Ltd., England, 1991). ISBN 0-946719-07-1.

Notes: Includes discography and gigography.


Alessandra Libutti, Wire: Exploded Views (Collana Sconcerto, Italy, May 1994). ISBN 88-7226-172-4.

Notes: Includes Live - May 1990 CD, discography, and some lyrics. Borrows heavily from Eden. All text is given in both English and Italian.


Wir

Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert

Albums

The First Letter

LP (Mute) October 1991 [STUMM 87] UK

CD (Mute) October 1991 [CDSTUMM 87] UK
CD (Mute/Elektra) October 1991 [9 61238-2] USA

Notes: The USA CD longbox lists tracks 8 and 9 as "Naked, Whooping And Such-Like (Extended On And On)" and "Tailor Made. Get On Parade. Your Place In The Sun"., respectively.


Singles

So And Slow It Grows

7" (Mute) September 1991 [MUTE 107] UK

12" (Mute) September 1991 [12MUTE 107] UK

5" (Mute) September 1991 [CDMUTE 107] UK

12" (Mute) September 1991 [P12MUTE 107] UK


The First Last Letter

12" (Touch Tone) November 1995 [TONE 5] UK

Notes: Collaboration with the Hafler Trio.


Other Appearances

Erasure, Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)

5" (Mute) November 1995 [CDMUTE 178] UK

Notes: Collaboration with Erasure.


The Orb Remix Project, Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond The Call Of Duty

2CD (Deviant) July 1996 [DVNT12CD] UK?


Vien

5" (Touch) September 1997 [TONE 8] UK


Radio Sessions

Musicbox, ORF Vienna, 18 February 1993

Notes: Recorded 7-9 February 1993. Released on Vien.


Cover Versions

Pro-Seed, Acoustic Agenda

CD (Recordings Under Construction) 1997 [RUCD 01] Sweden

Notes: Lewis sang on this track.


Colin Newman

Albums

A-Z

LP (Beggars Banquet) October 1980 [BEG 48] UK

CD (Beggars Banquet) September 1988 [BBL 20CD] UK
CD (4AD/Restless) 1988 [7 72396-2] USA

Notes: Gotobed drummed on this album. Lewis co-wrote "Alone". Eden's discography (1996) incorrectly lists A-Z as having catalogue number BEG 48, the same as B.


provisionally entitled the singing fish

LP (4AD) August 1981 [CAD 108] UK

Notes: Gotobed contributed a tape of drums to "fish nine". Released on CD with Not To.


Not To

LP (4AD) January 1982 [CAD 201] UK

Notes: Gotobed drummed on this album. Gilbert contributed guitar to "Indians!". Released on CD with provisionally entitled the singing fish.


CN1

CD (4AD) April 1988 [CN 1] UK

Notes: Gotobed drummed on "Not To (Remix)". Included with first 3000 copies of provisionally entitled the singing fish / Not To CD.


Commercial Suicide

LP (Crammed Discs) October 1986 [CRAM 045] UK
CD (Crammed Discs) October 1986 [CDCRAM 045] UK


It Seems

LP (Crammed Discs) May 1988 [CRAM 058] UK

CD (Crammed Discs) May 1988 [CDCRAM 058] UK
CD (Crammed/Restless) 1988 [72260-2] USA

Notes: Gotobed drummed on "Can't Help Being" and "Better Late Than Never".


Singles

B

7" (Beggars Banquet) October 1980 [BEG 48] UK

Notes: Gotobed drummed on "B" and "The Classic Remains".


Inventory

7" (Beggars Banquet) March 1981 [BEG 52] UK

Notes: Gotobed drummed on "Inventory" and "This Picture".


We Means, We Starts

7" (4AD) May 1982 [AD 209] UK

Notes: Gotobed drummed on "Not To".


Feigned Hearing

7" (Crammed Discs) October 1986 [CRAM 13457] UK


Interview

12" (Crammed Discs) October 1986 [CRAM 12051] UK

Notes: A self-interview, conducted over original music.


Better Later Than Never

7" (Crammed Discs) May 1988 [CRAM 17457] UK

Notes: Gotobed drummed on "Better Later Than Never".


Compilations

provisionally entitled the singing fish / Not To

CD (4AD) April 1988 [CAD 108/201CD] UK
CD (4AD/Restless/Retro) 1988 [7 72397-2] USA

Notes: Gotobed contributed a tape of drums to "fish nine" and drummed on Not To. Gilbert contributed guitar to "Indians!".


Vox Pop (1979-1989)

CD (WMO) due 1999 [WMO 7CD] USA

Notes: Unreleased demos.


Other Appearances

Fast Forward magazine

August 1982 [issue #12] Australia

Notes: Interview and free cassette.


Dark Paths

LP (4AD) 1982 [NONVAR13] UK


It's A Crammed, Crammed World Vol. 2

LP (Crammed Discs) May 1988 [CRAM 053] UK


Reflex magazine

Flexi-disc August 1988 [Vol. 1 Issue #6] USA


The Silence Of The Lambs movie

VHS (Orion) 1990 [8767] USA

Notes: This song is not included on the soundtrack, which consists of only the original classical score.


Water Communication

2CD (Swim) November 1996 [DWM 20] UK


Slow Death In The Metronome Factory

(World Domination) November 1997 [WDM 10068] USA


Production Credits

The Virgin Prunes, "Baby Turns Blue"

7" (Rough Trade) October 1982 [RT 119] UK

12" (Rough Trade) October 1982 [RTT 119] UK


The Virgin Prunes, If I Die, I Die

LP (Rough Trade) November 1982 [ROUGH 49] UK
CD (Rough Trade) 1990 [ROUGH US 92] USA


The Virgin Prunes, Over The Rainbow

LP (Baby) 1985 [BABY 002] UK
CD (Baby) 1985 [BABY 002] France


Parade Ground, Dual Perspective

EP (Play It Again Sam) 1986 [BIAS 60] UK

Notes: Newman co-produced.


Parade Ground, Strange World

LP (Play It Again Sam) 1987 [BIAS 81] UK

Notes: Newman co-produced.


Parade Ground, Cut Up

LP (Play It Again Sam) 1989 [BIAS 93]

Notes: Newman co-produced.


Minimal Compact, Raging Souls

LP (Crammed Discs) 1986 [CRAM 042] UK


Minimal Compact, "My Will"

12" (Crammed Discs) 1986 [CRAM 11457] UK


Sonoko, La Debutante

LP (Crammed Discs) 1986 [CRAM 050] UK

Notes: Newman co-produced with Aksak Maboul.


Alain Bashung, Novice

CD (Barclay) 1989 [839246-2] France

Notes: Newman wrote arrangements for songs but did not produce.


Alain Bashung, "Bobez"

5" (Barclay) 1989 [871 939-2] France

Notes: Newman wrote arrangements for "Bobez" and "Intrepide".


Gothic Rock

CD (Cleopatra) 1993 [CLEO 1019-2] USA

Notes: There is also a Virgin Prunes track on Gothic Rock 2.


Heavenly Voices

CD [Hyperion] 1994 [39100852] Germany

Notes: Spigel track. Newman co-wrote and co-produced with Spigel.


Gothic Rock 2

CD (Cleopatra) 1995 [CLEO 96482] USA

Notes: There is also a Virgin Prunes track on Gothic Rock.


Cover Versions

This Mortal Coil, It'll End In Tears

LP (4AD) 1984 [CAD 411] UK

Notes: Performed by Robbie Grey [Modern English] (vocals), Manuela Rickers [Xmal Deutschland] (guitar), Robin Guthrie [Cocteau Twins] (guitar), Simon Raymonde [Cocteau Twins] (bass), Ivo Watts-Russell, and John Fryer.


This Mortal Coil, Filigree And Shadow

LP (4AD) 1986 [DAD 609] UK
CD (4AD) 1986 [9 45453-2] UK

Notes: Performed by Caroline Seaman (vocals), Alison Limerick (vocals), Simon Raymonde [Cocteau Twins] (guitar, bass, and keyboards), Ivo Watts-Russell and John Fryer.


This Mortal Coil, 1983-1991

4CD (4AD) 1993 [9 451 35-2] UK


Thurteen: A Collection Of 4AD Covers

CD (Dewdrop) 1993 [DEW001] USA

Notes: The first pressing has a green cover and the second a red one.


Oracle

Colin Newman, Malka Spigel, Samy Birnbach

Other Appearances

Volume magazine

CD June 1994 [10VCD10] UK


Freezone One: The Phenomenology Of Ambient

2CD (Freezone) August 1994 [SSR 129] Belgium


Fear Drop magazine

3" Winter 1994/5 [Issue #2] France


Water Communication

2CD (Swim) November 1996 [DWM 20] UK

Notes: "Flow Motion" is an Earth remix of "Flow".


Immersion

Colin Newman, Malka Spigel

Other Appearances

Unitone Hi-Fi, Rewound And Rerubbed

CD (Incoming!) April 1996 [INC! CD3308] UK


Dream Injection 2

2CD (Subterranean) April 1996 [SPV 089-38692] Germany


Serentiy Dub 3.1 - Organic Technology

CD (Incoming!) April 1996 [INC! CD3306] UK


The Broken Voice

CD (Sprawl) November 1996 [SOH-So1-024] UK


Water Communication

2CD (Swim) November 1996 [DWM 20] UK

Notes: "Water Walker" was remixed by Trawl.


Pablo's Eye, Prepare For The Others To Follow

CD (Swim) 1996 [WM 11] UK

Notes: "Immersion For P. E." was remixed by Immersion.


Bowery Electric, Vertigo

2CD (Beggars Banquet) September 1997 [BBQ 315CD or BBG 315CDD] UK
2LP (Beggars Banquet) September 1997 [BOW2] UK


Swim~

Record label formed by Colin Newman and Malka Spigel

Albums

Malka Spigel, Rosh Ballata

CD (Swim) September 1993 [WM 1] UK

Notes: Newman co-wrote and co-produced with Spigel.


Tree

CD (Swim) January 1994 [WM 2] UK


Bastard

CD (Swim) July 1997 [WM 3] UK

Notes: A limited edition included Voice on a 5".


Oscillating

CD (Swim) September 1994 [WM 4] UK

Notes: Immersion remixes of Oracle tracks from Tree.


Full Immersion: The Remixes Vol. 1

CD (Swim) June 1995 [WM 4.0] UK


Plastic Venus, Helven Park

CD (Swim) June 1995 [WM 5] UK

Notes: Newman co-produced with Spigel, Paul Kendall, and Plastic Venus.


Lobe, Lobe

CD (Swim) 1995 [WM 7] UK


Cusp, Space + Time * Liquids + Metals

CD (Swim) 1995 [WM 8] UK


g-man, Kushti

CD (Swim) 1995 [WM 9] UK

Notes: The CD is divided into two tracks and comes with a chart explaining when the different songs start and end; the mix is continuous and the songs overlap.


Malka Spigel, My Pet Fish

CD (Swim) November 1998 [WM 10] UK

Notes: Newman co-wrote with Spigel.


Pablo's Eye, All She Wants Grows Blue

CD (Swim) 1999 [WM 11] UK


Immersion, Low Impact

2CD (Swim) 1999 [WM 12] UK


Ronnie & Clyde, In Glorious Black And Blue

CD (Swim) October 1997 [VWM 15] UK
2LP (Swim) May 1998 [?] UK


dol-lop, Cryptic Audio Rag

CD (Swim) 1997 [WM 16] UK


Lobe, Hibernation

CD (Swim) April 1999 [WM 17] UK


Silo, Instar

CD (Swim) 1998 [WM 19] UK


Legion Of Green Men, Floating In Shallow Water

CD (Swim) March 1999 [WM 21] UK


Symptoms, Symptoms

CD (Swim) 2000 [WM 22] UK


Singles

Earth / Oscillating, Oracle Remixes

12" (Swim) 1994 [VWM1] UK

Notes: Four remixes of Oracle songs from Tree. Since release, Oscillating have changed names to Immersion.


Resolution, "The Ghostwriter"

12" (Swim) February 1995 [VWM 2] UK

Notes: Newman co-produced with Spigel as "Intens".


Voice

12" (Swim) April 1995 [VWM 3] UK
5" (Swim) July 1997 [WM 3.1] UK

Notes: The 5" release was included with a limited edition of Bastard.


Remixes Vol. 1

12" (Swim) February 1995 [VWM 4.1] UK


Remixes Vol. 2

12" (Swim) April 1995 [VWM 4.2] UK


Remixes Vol. 3

12" (Swim) July 1995 [VWM 4.3] UK


Plastic Venus, Steady

10" (Swim) May 1995 [VWM 5] UK

Notes: Newman co-produced with Spigel, Paul Kendall, and Plastic Venus.


Lobe, Placebo

12" (Swim) July 1995 [VWM 7] UK


g-man, g-man

12" (Swim) June 1995 [VWM 9] UK

Notes: Immersion collaborated with "Envelope (Immersion Remix)".


Malka Spigel, Hide

CD (Swim) 1996 [CDS WM10] UK

Notes: Newman co-wrote "Hide", "I Just Want", and "Strum Gliding". "Returning Wheel" was written by Minimal Compact. The last three tracks were remixed by Incarnate, Immersion, and g-man and Nigel Walker, respectively.


Pablo's Eye, Prepare For The Others To Follow

CD (Swim) 1996 [SWM 11] UK

Notes: "Immersion For P. E." was remixed by Immersion.


2nd Immersion

12" (Swim) January 1996 [VWM 12] UK


g-man, g-man II

12" (Swim) September 1996 [VWM 14] UK


Ronnie & Clyde, Last Hand

12" (Swim) April 1996 [VWM 15] UK


Ronnie & Clyde, Macro-Scopic

12" (Swim) February 1997 [VWM 17] UK


Silo, Templates

7" (Swim) 1999? [VWM ?] UK


Compilations

Water Communication

2CD (Swim) November 1996 [DWM 20] UK


Swim Team 1

CD (Swim) 2000 [WM 30] UK


Dome

Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert

Albums

Dome

LP (Dome) July 1980 [DOME 1] UK

Notes: Conway co-wrote "And Then..". and contributed vocals to "Cruel When Complete"; Gotobed contributed a tape of drums to "Rolling Upon My Day". Released on CD along with Dome 2 as Dome 12 CD.


Dome 2

LP (Dome) October 1980 [DOME 2] UK

Notes: Released on CD along with Dome as Dome 12 CD.


Dome 3

LP (Dome) October 1981 [DOME 3] UK

Notes: Conway contributed vocals to "Jasz", "Ar-Gu", "Na-Drm", "Dasz" and "Roos-An"; Daniel Miller contributed saxophone to "Jasz", "D-D-Bo" and "Ur-Ur"; Russell Mills contributed percussion and vocals to "Ar-Gu" and "D-D-Bo". Released on CD along with Will You Speak This Word as Dome 34 CD.


Will You Speak This Word

LP (Uniton) May 1983 [U 011] UK

Notes: Released on CD along with Dome 3 as Dome 34 CD.


Yclept

CD (WMO) September 1999 [WMO 9CD] USA


Compilations

Dome 12

CD (The Grey Area) August 1992 [DOME 12CD] UK

Notes: Conway contributed vocals to "Cruel When Complete"; Gotobed contributed a tape of drums to "Rolling Upon My Day".


Dome 34

CD (The Grey Area) August 1992 [DOME 34 CD] UK

Notes: Conway contributed vocals to "Jasz", "Ar-Gu", "Na-Drm", "Dasz" and "Roos-An"; Daniel Miller contributed saxophone to "Jasz", "D-D-Bo" and "Ur-Ur"; Russell Mills contributed percussion and vocals to "Ar-Gu" and "D-D-Bo".


Other Appearances

From Brussels With Love

CS (Crepuscule) August 1980 [TWI 007] UK


The Tyranny Of The Beat

CD (The Grey Area) October 1991 [A GREY 1] UK


Three Fingers And A Fumb

2CD (Blast First) June 1995 [BFFP 107CD] UK

Notes: "Extract Of Tervis" is excerpts from "Tergiversation", a 45-minute performance of Dome on 1 December 1994.


TBA

CD (WMO) due 1999 [WMO 9CD] USA

Notes: Title to be announced. Unreleased live and studio material.


Graham Lewis / Bruce Gilbert

Albums

3R4

LP (4AD) October 1980 [CAD 16] UK

Notes: Russell Mills contributed percussion. Released on CD along with other material as 8 Time.


Singles

Ends With The Sea

7" (4AD) August 1981 [AD106] UK


Compilations

8 Time

CD (4AD) April 1988 [CAD 16CD] UK

Notes: Credited to B.C. Gilbert / G. Lewis. Compilation of Cupol and Lewis / Gilbert singles with Lewis / Gilbert album 3R4.


Other Appearances

Matt Johnson, Burning Blue Soul

LP (4AD) 1981 [CAD 113] UK
CD (4AD) 1993 [9 45266-2] UK

Notes: Produced by Gilbert and Lewis. Gilbert contributed guitar and Lewis contributed piano to "The River Flows Fast In Spring". The CD was reissued as The The rather than Matt Johnson.


Big Black, Pigpile

VHS (Touch And Go) 1992 [TG81V] USA

Notes: Lewis contributed vocals and keyboards and Gilbert contributed guitar to encore version of "Heartbeat". Due to its poor audio quality, this song does not appear on the album Pigpile.


Radio Sessions

The John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1, 7 October 1980

Notes: Released on Pacific / Specific (In A Different Place). "Anchors" is an older version of "Ends With The Sea".


Production Credits

The The, Black & White

7" (4AD) 1980 [AD10] UK


The The, Controversial Subject

7" (IMS) 1987 [53] UK?

Notes: Bootleg of the 4AD 7" with an additional demo of "Uncertain Smile", called "Dumb As Deaths Head". Pressed in blue wax.


Desmond Simmons, Alone On Penguin Island

LP (Dome) July 1981 [DOM 33.1] UK

CD (WMO) 1995 [WMO 1CD] USA

Notes: Gilbert and Lewis produced "They Fly Information". Gotobed contributed backing tape of drums to "The Gymnast" and "Man The Lifeboats". "Man The Lifeboats" is a home demo recorded with Newman on vocals. Newman also performed guitar on live version of "The Gymnast ". The live versions feature the Amorphons and Soft Option with Gotobed and the Beacon Hill Six.


Michael O'Shea, Michael O'Shea

LP (Dome) February 1982 [DOM 33.2] UK
CD (WMO) due 1999 [WMO 12CD] USA

Notes: Produced by Gilbert and Lewis.


Natures Mortes - Still Lives

LP (4AD) 1981 [CAD 117] UK
CD (4AD) 1997 [CAD 117 CD] UK


MZUI

Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert, Russell Mills

Albums

MZUI

LP (Cherry Red) May 1982 [BRED 27] UK

Notes: Credited to Lewis/Gilbert/Mills. To quote Eden, "Two sides of 'various sound sources' from an installation project held at the Waterloo Gallery, London, between 8-31 August 1981". Due to be released on CD in 1996 by These Records.


Radio Sessions

Graezone, Radio JJJ Sydney, 15 September 1982

Notes: Released on Pacific / Specific (In A Different Place).


Duet Emmo

Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert, Daniel Miller

Albums

Or So It Seems

LP (Mute) August 1983 [STUMM 11] UK

CD (Mute) August 1992 [CDSTUMM 11] UK


Singles

Or So It Seems

12" (Mute) March 1983 [12MUTE 025] UK


P'o

Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert, Angela Conway, David Tidball, Peter Price

Albums

Whilst Climbing Thieves Vie For Attention

LP (Court) October 1983 [COURT 1] UK

CD (WMO) November 1998 [WMO 11CD] USA


Cupol

Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert

Singles

Like This For Ages

12" (4AD) July 1980 [BAD 9] UK


Other Appearances

Natures Mortes - Still Lives

LP (4AD) 1981 [CAD 117] UK
CD (4AD) 1997 [CAD 117 CD] UK


Lewis / Gilbert & Mills

Compilations

Pacific / Specific (In A Different Place)

CD (WMO) November 1995 [WMO 3CD] USA

Notes: "Anchors", "Norde", and "Quicken Your Step" were recorded 22 September 1980 and first transmitted 7 October 1980 on The John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1. "MZUI: Australia" was collated 5 May 1982, and broadcast and mixed live 15 September 1982 on Graezone, Radio JJJ Sydney; it is followed by an interview, a partial transcription of which is included with the CD.


Bruce Gilbert

Albums

This Way

LP (Mute) August 1984 [STUMM 18] UK

Notes: Partially released on CD as This Way To The Shivering Man. Fully released on CD as part of Japanese Insiding compilation.


The Shivering Man

LP (Mute) April 1987 [STUMM 39] UK

Notes: Conway contributed vocals to "The Shivering Man" and "Eline Cout II". Lewis co-wrote and contributed vocals to "Epitaph For Henran Brenlar". Partially released on CD as This Way To The Shivering Man. Fully released on CD as part of Japanese Insiding compilation.


Insiding

LP (Mute) January 1991 [STUMM 71] UK
CD (Mute) January 1991 [CDSTUMM 71] UK

Notes: Also released as part of Japanese Insiding compilation.


Music For Fruit

LP (Mute) November 1991 [STUMM 77] UK
CD (Mute) November 1991 [CDSTUMM 77] UK


Ab Ovo

CD (Mute) March 1996 [CDSTUMM 117] UK


The Haring

CD (WMO) February 1997 [WMO 5CDBOX] USA

Notes: A spoken word album, plus "Children" (from Meridian #2). Only 1000 copies. It comes in a small box containing a number of specially produced items that Gilbert designed (for instance, a business card with a poem on it).


In Esse

CD (Mute) October 1997 [CDSTUMM 171] UK
CD (Mute) December 1997 [CDSTUMM 171] USA


Singles

Instant Shed Vol. 1

7" (Sub Pop) October 1995 [SP 325] USA


Ab Ovo Remix

12" (Mute) February 1996 [12MUTE 132] UK

Notes: Picture-disc.


Instant Shed Vol. 2

2 7" (Ash) 1996 [ASH 2.8A/3.8A] UK

Notes: 2 records which must be played simultaneously. One disc is black vinyl (2.8A) and the other is white (3.8A). Only 450 copies.


Compilations

This Way To The Shivering Man

CD (Mute) April 1987 [CDSTUMM 39] UK
CD (Restless/Mute) April 1987 [7 71432-2] USA

Notes: CD partial conflation of This Way and The Shivering Man LPs.


Insiding (Japanese)

3CD (Alfa/Mute) April 1991? [ALCB 209/210/211] Japan

This Way

The Shivering Man

Insiding

Notes: Japanese 3CD collection with This Way and The Shivering Man appearing in full (and in correct track order) on CD. "Work For 'Do You Me? I Did'" Parts I and II play as a single track on the This Way CD. "The Shivering Man" is misspelt "The Shiverling Man" throughout. Includes separate booklets for each album, plus a book of what appear to be liner notes and possibly interviews (entirely in Japanese).


Other Appearances

Colin Newman, Not To

LP (4AD) January 1982 [CAD 201] UK

Notes: Gilbert contributed guitar to "Indians!".


Meridian #2

CS (Touch Tapes) May 1983 [T3] UK

Notes: Gilbert's parents tell stories about their childhoods. This track also appears on The Haring.


He Said, Hail

LP (Mute) November 1986 [STUMM 29] UK
CD (Mute) November 1986 [CDSTUMM 29] UK

Notes: Gilbert co-wrote "Shapes To Escape", "Only One I", "Do You Mean That?" and "Pale Feet" and contributed bass and guitar to "I Fall Into Your Arms", narration and guitar to "Flagwearing", and noise to "Do You Mean That?".


Ear/Trumpet, Bring On The Dirt

LP (Data Terminal Systems) 1988 [DTS 001] UK

Notes: Gilbert contributed guitar.


Deconstruct

CD (Blast First) January 1995 [BFFP 105 CD] UK


Iain Sinclair, Downriver

CD (?) 1999 [?] UK

Notes: Gilbert provided "intersperced audio atmospherics".


H. A. L. O., Immanent

CD (MNW Zone) February 1995 [MNWCD 265] Sweden

Notes: Gilbert contributed guitar to "So Sick And Tired".


Three Fingers And A Fumb

2CD (Blast First) June 1995 [BFFP 107CD] UK


Mesmer Variations

2CD (Ash International) October 1995 [ASH 1.8CD2] UK


Simon Fisher Turner, Shwarma

CD (Mute) October 1996 [CDSTUMM 151] UK


Antiphony

2CD (Ash International) February 1997 [ASH 3.4CD2] UK


Can, Sacrilege

2CD (Mute) May 1997 [SPOONCD 39/40] UK


Scala, Slide

5" (Too Pure) July 1997 [PURE 66CDS] UK


Touch Sampler 3

CD (Touch) March 1998 [T_ZERO_3] UK


He Said Omala, Matching Crosses

CD (Origin) March 1998 [OR 3001] Sweden

Notes: "Oil Met Gravel" is a remix of "Post Code Orange".


Thurston Moore, Root

CD (?) ? [LO M121156?] UK


Gilbert / Hampson / Kendall

Bruce Gilbert, Robert Hampson, Paul Kendall

Albums

Orr

CD (Parallel Series) May 1996 [CDPSST1] UK


180°

CD (Mute) October 1995 [Wire 95] UK
CD (Mute) >October 1995 [CDSTUMM141] UK

Notes: Performed with Robert Hampson (Main) and Paul Kendall (Piquet). It was originally included in The Wire magazine and then later released by Mute.


A. C. Marias

Angela Conway with Bruce Gilbert

Albums

One Of Our Girls (Has Gone Missing)

LP (Mute) August 1989 [STUMM 68] UK

CD (Mute) August 1989 [CDSTUMM 68] UK
CD (Restless/Mute) 1989 [7 71437-2] USA

Notes: Produced by Gilbert .


Singles

Drop

7" (Dome) 1980 [DOM 45.1] UK

Notes: Produced by Gilbert and Lewis.


Just Talk

12" (Mute) 1986 [12MUTE 50] UK

Notes: Produced by Gilbert .


Time Was

12" (Mute) February 1989 [12MUTE 70] UK

Notes: Produced by Gilbert, Paul Kendall, and John Fryer.


One Of Our Girls Has Gone Missing

12" (Mute) February 1990 [12MUTE 105] UK
3" (Mute) February 1990 [CD MUTE 105] UK

Notes: Produced by Gilbert, Paul Kendall, John Fryer, and Gareth Jones.


Other Appearances

Meridian #2

CS (Touch Tapes) 1983 [?] UK


Pro-Choice

CS (Restless/Enigma) 1989 [RPRO-229] USA


Tonal Evidence 2

CS (Mute) 1990 [MK1] UK
CD? (Mute) 1990 [?] UK


Bruce Gilbert and Ron West

Albums

Frequency Variation

LP (Sahko) December 1998? [017] UK
CD (Mute) 1999? [?] UK


He Said

Graham Lewis

Albums

Hail

LP (Mute) November 1986 [STUMM 29] UK

CD (Mute) November 1986 [CDSTUMM 29] UK
CD (Mute) January 1998 [CDSTUMM 29] UK

Notes: Conway co-wrote "Do You Mean That?" and contributed vocals to "Pump", "I Fall Into Your Arms", and "Do You Mean That?". Gilbert co-wrote "Shapes To Escape", "Only One I", "Do You Mean That?" and "Pale Feet" and contributed bass and guitar to "I Fall Into Your Arms", narration and guitar to "Flagwearing", and noise to "Do You Mean That?". Brian Eno contributed DX7 to "I Fall Into Your Arms".


Take*Care

LP (Mute) February 1989 [STUMM 57] UK

CD (Mute) February 1989 [CDSTUMM 57] UK
CD (Enigma/Mute) 1989 [7 75400-2] USA

Notes: Daniel Miller assisted on "He Said: She Said".


Singles

Only One I

7" (Mute) November 1985 [MUTE 41] UK

12" (Mute) November 1985 [12MUTE 41] UK

Notes: Gilbert co-wrote "Only One I".


Pump

7" (Mute) April 1986 [MUTE 43] UK

12" (Mute) April 1986 [12MUTE 43] UK

Notes: Conway contributed vocals to "Pump".


Pulling 3gs

7" (Mute) August 1986 [MUTE 48] UK

12" (Mute) August 1986 [12MUTE 48] UK

Notes: Gilbert co-wrote "Pale Feet".


Could You?

7" (Mute) July 1988 [MUTE 73] UK

12" (Mute) July 1988 [12MUTE 73] UK

Notes: Daniel Miller assisted with "He Said: She Said".


Compilations

pre-He

CD (WMO) 24 September 1996 [WMO 6CD] USA

Notes: "He Said 'Argh...'" is from Meridian #1.


Other Appearances

Meridian #1

CS (Touch Tapes) May 1983 [T2] UK

Notes: Also appears on pre-He.


Watch Take Care - Three Versions

CS (Mute) 1988 [no catalog] UK

Notes: Demos or remixes.


Tonal Evidence 2

CS (Mute) 1990 [MK1] UK
CD? (Mute) 1990 [?] UK


Nervous Systems

CD (Mute) September 1992 [CDSTUMM 41] UK


Merge magazine

CD (Merge) Fall 1998 [2B CD] Sweden

Notes: Remix of "Urania" by Pan sonic.


H. A. L. O

Graham Lewis, Örjan Örnkloo

Albums

Immanent

CD (MNW Zone) February 1995 [MNWCD 265] Sweden

Notes: Gilbert contributed guitar to "So Sick And Tired (On A Diet Of Too Much)".


Singles

The Fear Grows

5" (MNW Zone) November 1994 [MNWCDS 188] Sweden

Notes: Freddie Wadling (of The Leather Nuns and The Flesh Quartet) contributed vocals to "Eyes Fly (Singfred Version)".


Eclipsed

5" (MNW Zone) April 1995 [MNWCDS 191] Sweden
12" (MNW Zone) April 1995 [MNWMS 191] Sweden

Notes: The three remixes are by LFO.


Other Appearances

Indigo Notes Vol. 2

CD (Notes Music / Indigo) December 1995 [CD 5602-2] Germany


He Said Omala

Graham Lewis, M. Tegnér, Andreas Karperyd

Albums

Catch Supposes

CD (Origin) April 1997 [OR 2001] Sweden
CD (WMO) April 1997 [WMO 2001] USA


Matching Crosses

CD (Origin) March 1998 [OR 3001] Sweden

Notes: "Here But Us Chickens", "Liquor Appears", and "Idols O'varnish" are remakes of "Solid Or Vanish"; "Roaring Hat Seeds" is a remake of "Sea Horse Trading" and "Oil Met Gravel" is a remake of "Post Code Orange". "Troubled Mind" is a remake of "Blue Bayou", written by Roy Orbinson and Joe Melson.


Other Appearances

Siksi Magazine / The Nordic Arts Centre

CD (Siksi) November 1996 [4 96 promo] Finland


Dying For Kred

CD (Recordings Under Construction) October 1997 [RUCD 02] Sweden


Hox

Graham Lewis and Andreas Karperyd

Other Appearances

Merge magazine

CD (Merge) Fall 1998 [2B CD] Sweden


Graham Lewis

Other Appearances

Bruce Gilbert, The Shivering Man

LP (Mute) April 1987 [STUMM 39] UK

Notes: Lewis co-wrote and contributed vocals to "Epitaph For Henran Brenlar".


Cinnamon, Summer Meditation

CD (MNW / Soap) July 1995 [SNAP 17] Sweeden / Japan

Notes: It is unconfirmed that Lewis produced this album. This may be the Graham Lewis who produced Belly instead.


Mesmer Variations

2CD (Ash International) October 1995 [ASH 1.8CD2] UK


A Fault In The Nothing

2CD (Ash International) 1996 [ASH 2.6CD2] UK


Pro-Seed, Acoustic Agenda

CD (Recordings Under Construction) 1997 [RUCD 01] Sweden

Notes: Lewis wrote the lyrics and sang on these tracks. He is credited with tracks 6, 10, and 14, although there are only 12 tracks on the CD; 14 should read 12.


Hafler Trio, Right Here Where You Are Sitting Now

7" (Povertech) 1995-6? [artifact five] USA

Notes: Lewis played bass. Limited edition of 333.


Decay

CD (Ash International) November 1997 [Ash 3.9] Sweden


He Said Omala, Matching Crosses

CD (Origin) March 1998 [OR 3001] Sweden

Notes: "Idols O'varnish" is a remake of "Solid Or Vanish".


Webstrarna, Erasure-esque

CD (Sonet) 1998? [CDT 10438] Sweden

Notes: Lewis is vocalist on this Erasure cover version.


Robert Gotobed

Appearances

The Snakes, Teenage Head/P>

7" (Dynamite) 1976 [Dynamite 45-006] UK

Notes: Gotobed was the vocalist.


Light Up The Dynamite

LP (Magnum) 1984 [MFLP 006] UK

Notes: Gotobed was the vocalist for these Snakes tracks.


The Art Attacks, First & Last

7" (Fresh Records) 1979 [FRESH 3] UK

Notes: Gotobed drummed on this B-side, which was recorded 18 May 1977. The A-side was entitled "Punk Rock Stars", was recorded 1 March 1978 (hence Eden's date of 1977 for this single is incorrect), and did not include Gotobed.


Fad Gadget, Incontinent

LP (Mute) 1980 [STUMM 6] UK

Notes: Gotobed co-wrote and drummed on this track.


Dome, Dome

LP (Dome) July 1980 [DOME 1] UK

Notes: Gotobed contributed a tape of drums to "Rolling Upon My Day".


Colin Newman, A-Z

LP (Beggars Banquet) October 1980 [BEG 48] UK
CD (Beggars Banquet) September 1988 [BBL 20 CD] UK
CD (4AD/Restless) 1988 [7 72396-2] USA

Notes: Gotobed drummed.


Desmond Simmons, Alone On Penguin Island

LP (Dome) 1981 [DOM 33.1] UK

Notes: Gotobed contributed backing tapes of drums to "The Gymnast" and "Man The Lifeboats".


Colin Newman, provisionally entitled the singing fish

LP (4AD) August 1981 [CAD 108] UK

Notes: Gotobed contributed a backing tape of drums to "fish nine".


Colin Newman, Not To

LP (4AD) January 1982 [CAD 201] UK

Notes: Gotobed drummed.


Colin Newman, CN1

CD (4AD) April 1988 [CN 1] UK

Notes: Gotobed drummed on "Not To (Remix)".


Colin Newman, It Seems

LP (Crammed Discs) May 1988 [CRAM 058] UK
CD (Crammed Discs) May 1988 [CD CRAM 058] UK
CD (Crammed/Restless) 1988 [72260-2] USA

Notes: Gotobed drummed on "Can't Help Being" and "Better Late Than Never".


The Art Attacks, Outrage & Horror

CD (Overground) 1996 [OVER58CD] UK