Chumbawamba discography
This is the band Chumbawamba's discography.
Albums
| Year | Album | Record label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records | Agit Prop | UK Indie #2[1] Released on CD by One Little Indian in 1994 as First 2 |
| 1987 | Never Mind the Ballots | Agit Prop | UK Indie #2[1] Released on CD by One Little Indian in 1994 as First 2 |
| 1988 | English Rebel Songs 1381–1984 | Agit Prop | UK Indie #13[1] Reissued 1993 and re-released on CD by One Little Indian in 1995 |
| 1990 | Slap! | Agit Prop | Reissued 1995 & 1999 by One Little Indian. Re-released on double CD by MUTT in 2003 as Shhhlap! |
| 1992 | Jesus H. Christ | Tragic Flop | Unreleased due to legal issues; remade as Shhh |
| 1992 | Shhh | Agit Prop | re-released in 1994 on Southern Records. Re-released on double CD by MUTT in 2003 as Shhhlap! |
| 1994 | Anarchy | One Little Indian/London Records | UK #29 |
| 1994 | Showbusiness! | One Little Indian | Live album |
| 1995 | Swingin' with Raymond | One Little Indian | UK #70 |
| 1997 | Tubthumper | EMI/Universal | UK #19, US #3, 3x Platinum |
| 2000 | WYSIWYG | EMI/Universal | |
| 2002 | Readymades | MUTT | |
| 2003 | Revengers Tragedy | MUTT | soundtrack to Alex Cox movie Revengers Tragedy |
| 2003 | English Rebel Songs 1381-1984 | MUTT | Re-recording of the 1988 album |
| 2004 | Un | MUTT/Koch Records/Edel Records | |
| 2005 | A Singsong and a Scrap | No Masters/Edel Records | |
| 2006 | Get On with It | No Masters | Live album |
| 2008 | The Boy Bands Have Won | No Masters | |
| 2010 | ABCDEFG | No Masters |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK Indie [1] |
US | CAN | |||
| 1985 | "Revolution" | — | 4 | — | — | singles only |
| 1986 | "We Are the World?" [Split single with A State Of Mind] | — | 4 | — | — | |
| 1988 | "Smash Clause 28! Fight the Alton Bill!" | — | 5 | — | — | |
| 1990 | "I Never Gave Up | — | — | — | — | Slap! |
| 1992 | "(Someone's Always Telling You How To) Behave" | — | — | — | — | Shhh |
| 1993 | "Enough Is Enough" | 56 | — | — | — | Anarchy |
| "Timebomb" | 59 | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Criminal Injustice" | — | — | — | — | single only |
| "Homophobia" | — | — | — | — | Anarchy | |
| 1995 | "Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!" | — | — | — | — | Swingin' with Raymond |
| 1996 | "Just Look at Me Now" | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | "Tubthumping" | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | Tubthumper |
| 1998 | "Amnesia" | 10 | — | 101 | 7 | |
| "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)" | 21 | — | — | — | singles only | |
| 1999 | "Tony Blair" | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | "She's Got All the Friends That Money Can Buy" | — | — | — | — | WYSIWYG |
| 2003 | "Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)" | — | — | — | — | Readymades |
| "Home with Me" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Salt Fare North Sea" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "On eBay" | — | — | — | — | Un |
| "The Wizard of Menlo Park" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Fade Away (I Don't Want To)" | — | — | — | — | A Singsong and a Scrap |
| 2013 | "In Memoriam: Margaret Thatcher" | — | — | — | — | EP only |
Compilations
| Title | Record label | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First 2 | Agit Prop/One Little Indian | 1992/1994 | Re-release of Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records and Never Mind the Ballots on CD |
| Uneasy Listening | EMI | 1998 | Compilation of songs from 1986–1998, plus one new song |
| Shhhlap! | MUTT | 2003 | Double CD re-release of Shhh and Slap! |
Compilation appearances
(not including top-single compilations)
| Song Name | Compilation Title | Record Label | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "I'm Thick" | Back on the Streets EP | Secret Records | 1982 | recording as 'Skin Disease', a mock skinhead/Oi! band |
| "Three Years Later" | Bullshit Detector Volume 2 | Crass Records | 1982 | |
| "The Police Have Been Wonderful", "Fitzwilliam" | Dig This: A Tribute To The Great Strike LP | Forward Sounds International Limited | 1985 | Liner notes list Margaret Thatcher on vocals and Neil Kinnock on lead guitar |
| "Rich Pop Stars Make Good Socialists" | Red Rhino Records | 1986 | Free flexi with June edition of independent trade magazine The Catalogue. 3 other artists including The Mekons. | |
| "Kinnochio" | Ideal Guest House cassette | Secret Records | 1986 | |
| "Knit Your Own Balaclava" | Mindless Slaughter | Anhrefn Records | 1987 | Re-released in 1989 on "The Liberator" compilation LP |
| "Younger Moralists" | A Vile Peace | Peaceville Records | 1987 | |
| "Tearing Up Zoo" | The A.L.F. Is Watching | No Master's Voice | 1988 | |
| "Harry Goldthorpe" | Wild And Crazy Noise Merchants | 1 in 12 Records | 1990 | Benefit CD for the 1 in 12 Club in Bradford, UK |
| "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | No Compromize | Delerium Records | 1996 | Benefit CD for the Campaign for Free Education; Cover of U2 song |
| "Homophobia (Live)" | Milkshake | timmi-kat ReCoRDS | 1998 | Benefit CD for the Harvey Milk Institute; Can be purchased here.[2] |
| "Top of the World (Ole, Ole, Ole)" | Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole! | Columbia Records | 1998 | Official album for 1998 FIFA World Cup in France |
| "We Don't Go To God's House Anymore (Acoustic)" | No Ocean Separating Our Desire For Justice | Esan Ozenki Records | 1998 | Benefit CD for Mumia Abu-Jamal; Performed by Chumbawamba & Alabama 3 |
| "Unilever" | This Is The Animal Liberation Front | Mortarhate Records | 1998 | Benefit CD for the Animal Liberation Front |
| "Misbehave" | Return of the Read Menace | G7 Welcoming Committee Records/AK Press | 1999 | |
| "Mary Mary (Stigmata Mix)" | Stigmata - Original Soundtrack | Virgin | 1999 | Remix of song; Featured in opening credits of Stigmata |
| "Bella Ciao" | Article 14 | Irregular Records | 2001 | Benefit CD for the medical foundation for victims of torture in support of their work on behalf of asylum seekers |
| "Smart Bomb" | Dropping Food On Their Heads is Not Enough: Benefit For RAWA | Geykido Comet Records | 2002 | Benefit CD for the Revolutionary Association for the Women of Afghanistan |
| "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight" | With a Little Help From My Friends | Pirate Records | 2002 | German benefit CD for dolphin aid; Beatles cover |
| "Without Reason Or Rhyme (Acoustic)" | Kitestringing: The Prison Literature Project Benefit | AK Press | 2006 | Benefit CD to raise money to buy books for prisoners |
Related releases
| Artist | Song title(s) | Album title | Record label | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimp Eats Banana | Cardboard Box | N/A | 1980 | Cassette only release by proto-Chumbawamba group | |
| Boffo | "Garageland" | Bullshit Detector Volume 2 | Crass Records | 1982 | aka Boff Whaley; Cover of a song by The Clash |
| Passion Killers | "Start Again" | Bullshit Detector Volume 2 | Crass Records | 1982 | aka Boff & Harry |
| Passion Killers & Chumbawamba | See here[3] | Be Happy Despite It All | Sky and Trees | 1983 | Cassette only release; featuring hand coloured cover |
| Passion Killers | It's Up To You | Sky and Trees | 1984 | Cassette only release | |
| Passion Killers & Chumbawamba | Let Us Show Them Our Hearts | Sky and Trees | 1984 | Cassette only release | |
| Antidote | See here[4] | Destroy Fascism! | Loony Tunes | 1986 | Features members of Chumbawamba & The Ex |
| Sportchestra! | See here[5] | 101 Songs About Sport | Agit Prop | 1988 | 2 LP release; Collaborations with various other musicians |
| Passion Killers | See here[6] | Whoopee, We're All Gonna Die EP | Rugger Bugger Discs | 1991 | 7" EP of cover songs |
| Credit to the Nation | See here[7] | "Sowing the Seeds of Hatred" | One Little Indian | 1994 | 12" single; Production and remixes by Boff, Harry & Neil |
| Oysterband | "Jam Tomorrow" & "One Green Hill" | "Jam Tomorrow / One Green Hill" | Running Man Records | 1996 | 12" single; Remixes by Chumbawamba |
| Negativland & Chumbawamba | See here[8] | "The ABCs of Anarchism" EP | Seeland Records | 1999 | Collaboration that extensively samples Chumbawamba |
Miscellaneous cassettes
- Another Year of the Same Old Shit (Sky and Trees, 1982)[9]
- "Common Ground" (Sky and Trees, 1984) (Benefit single for striking miners)
- It Could Be So Much More (Acid Rain Products, 1984) (Joint with Flux of Pink Indians, recorded live at the Conway Hall, London)
- History Luddite, (Homebrew Tapes, 1984) (Live at Luton Library, May 1985)
- To Thine Own Self Be True (Sky and Trees, 1984)
- In the Cellar (Sky and Trees?, 1984)
- Know Your Enemy (Doomsday Tapes, 1986) (Live material recorded at the Bull and Gate, London)
- Feed the World, 1986 (Live material recorded in Birmingham)
- Un Toast a la Democratie, 1986 (Early live incarnation of "Never Mind the Ballots")
- There Comes a Time, 1987 (Recordings of two shows)
- Raising Heck with Chumbawamba (Peaceville Records, 1989) [recorded 1983/4](Live material plus songs by Simon Lanzon)
References
- 1 2 3 4 Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980-1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4
- ↑ "various | Milkshake - A CD to benefit the Harvey Milk Institute". CD Baby. 1998-09-11. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ "Chumbawamba & Passion Killers - Be Happy ! Despite It All... (Demos) (Cassette) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ "Antidote (11) - Destroy Fascism ! (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ "Sportchestra! - 101 Songs About Sport (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ "Passion Killers - Whoopee !! We're All Going To Die (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ "Credit To The Nation - Sowing The Seeds Of Hatred (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ "Negativland / Chumbawamba - The ABCs Of Anarchism (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Chumbawamba-Another-Year-Of-The-Same-Old-Shit/release/5348494
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