Discography

Studio Albums

Earth Vs The Wildhearts

Released: 31st August 1993
Label: East West
UK Chart: No. 46
Formats:
• CD (4509-93201-2)
• Cassette (4509-93287-4)
• LP (4509-93287-1)
• Digital Download

Re-issued in February 1994 with the addition of the track Caffeine Bomb as track 5 and a different rear sleeve.

UK Chart: No. 210
Formats:
• CD (4509-94859-2)
• Cassette (4509-94859-4)

Earth Vs The Wildhearts was voted the Number 1 album of 1993 by Kerrang! magazine in their yearly poll. In 2006, Kerrang! placed it at Number 20 in a special publication of the best Rock Albums.

• Japanese CD (AMCE-581)

Including the bonus tracks Show A Little Emotion and Down On London.

Fishing For Luckies

Released: 12th December 1994
Label: East West
Formats:
• CD (4509-99039-2)

Limited Edition (5,000 copies) Mail Order only mini-album featuring 6 of the band's longer, more experimental tracks originally intended for release as a double album along with the tracks from P.H.U.Q.

P.H.U.Q.

Released: 22nd May 1995
Label: East West
UK Chart: No. 6
Formats:
• CD in Velvet Case (0630-10437-2)
• Cassette (0630-10404-4)
• Gatefold LP (0630-10404-1)
• CD without velvet case (0630-10404-2) issued from June 1995.
• Digital Download

CD versions contain the hidden track Don't Worry 'bout Me after Getting It.

• Japanese CD (AMCE-810)

Including the bonus tracks If Life Is Like A Lovebank, I Want An Overdraft and Do The Channel Bop.

• German CD (0630-10438-2 France CA851)
• German Cassette (0630-10677-4 France CA491)

Featuring the bonus tracks Inglorious and Schizophonic.

Fishing For More Luckies

Released: 6th November 1995
Label: East West
Formats:
• CD (0630-12850-2)
• Cassette Review Copy (0630-12850-4)
• Vinyl Review Copy (0630-12850-1)

A re-issue of Fishing For Luckies which was disowned by the band and cancelled at the last minute, but the CD still appeared in some shops. Several copies of the rare cassette and ultra-rare vinyl exist in fans' collections, although estimated numbers of existing copies vary.

Fishing For Luckies

Released: 20th May 1996
Label: Round Records
UK Chart: No. 16
Formats:
• CD (0630-14855-9)
• Cassette (0630-14855-4)
• Gatefold Double LP (0630-14888-1)
• CD without the 3D holographic cover (0630-14855-2) issued from October 1996

The official re-release of Fishing For Luckies with extra tracks not included on the original release. The double LP includes further bonus tracks Weekend '96, Beautiful Me, Beautiful You, 29 x The Pain '96, Johnny Wash 'n' Go and an unnamed instrumental by Marty Jepalmer and the Moodswing Choir.

• Japanese CD (AMCE-935)

Including the bonus tracks Weekend '96, 29 x The Pain '96, Beautiful Me, Beautiful You and Caffeine Bomb.

Endless Nameless

Released: 27th October 1997
Label: Mushroom Records
UK Chart: No. 41
Formats:
• CD (MUSH13CD)
• Cassette (MUSH13MC)
• LP (MUSH13LP)

• Japanese CD (BVCP 6058)

Including the bonus track Pump It Up, a cover of the Elvis Costello track, which appeared in the UK on a Melody Maker magazine compilation, and had been circulated around the Rock clubs as a white label.

Landmines & Pantomimes

Released: 28th September 1998
Label: Kuro Neko Records
Formats:
• CD (KNEK4)
• CD in Tin Case (KNEK4LB)

An unofficial release featuring six unfinished and unreleased tracks, plus Weekend '96 and Beautiful Me, Beautiful You from the Japanese Fishing For Luckies; the B-sides from the EP, and One Before The Lights Go Out.

The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed

Released: 25th August 2003
Label: Gut Records
UK Chart: No. 54
Formats:
• CD (GUTCD25)
• LP (GUTLP25)
• Digital Download

• Japanese CD (UICE-1058)

Featuring different cover art and the bonus tracks Bang! and Move On, B-Sides from the Stormy In The North, Karma In The South single.

The Wildhearts

Released: 23rd April 2007
Label: Round Records
UK Chart: No. 55
Formats:
• CD (ROUND 010-2)
• White Vinyl LP (ROUND 010-LP)

• Japanese CD (UICE-1131)

Including the bonus tracks So The Spencers Can Poke Out and Oh, Bonita.

Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before: Vol. 1

Released: 7th July 2008
Label: Round Records
Format:
• CD (ROUND0142)
• 12 Track Digital Download

Originally released as a 12 track download only album on 19th May 2008, the tracklist was substantially rearranged and three extra tracks AC Rocket, Everyday Formula and The Judge added for the CD release.

• Japanese CD (DDCJ-3052)
• Japanese CD box set (DDCJ-9001)

The box set includes the album and a T-shirt in a chunky cardboard package.

¡Chutzpah!

Released: 31st August 2009
Label: Backstage Alliance
Format:
• CD (BSACD027)

• Japanese CD (DDCJ3073)

Featuring a slightly re-ordered tracklist and the bonus tracks ¡Chutzpah! Jnr., Zeen Requiem, All That Zen and a cover of the Jim Carroll track, People Who Died.

¡Chutzpah! Jnr.

Released: 2nd December 2009
Label: Backstage Alliance
Format:
• CD (BSACD032)

A limited edition mini-album, originally available only at live shows, but with a small commercial release shortly afterwards. It features the eight tracks that didn't make it onto the original UK ¡Chutzpah! release.

Singles & EPs

Mondo-Akimbo A-Go-Go

Released: 20th April 1992
Label: Bronze/East West
Formats:
• CD (YZ669CD)
• 12" Black Vinyl (YZ669T)
• 12" White Vinyl (YZ669TX)

Both vinyl formats include an uncredited extract of the otherwise unreleased track Truth.

Don't Be Happy... Just Worry

Disc 1

Disc 2

Released: 23rd November 1992
Label: East West
Formats:
• Double CD (4509-91202-2)
• Double 12" Vinyl (4509-91202-1)

There was some uncertainty as to the exact release date for this double EP, with available sources simply listing November 1992.

Evidence from contemporary magazines, whilst not publishing an exact date (what're the chances...?), strongly pointed to late November as the most likely: A pre-release review (Kerrang! - 4Ks, published in the middle of the week ending 21st Nov), and a news piece from the following week (week ending 28th Nov) stating: 'Out Now!'.

Though logical, this was by no means definite until a recently unearthed vintage Wildhearts Fan Club newsletter giving the due release date as 23rd November nailed it down once and for all.

Just when you thought it couldn't get more complicated, the Kerrang! news piece also stated that: "Vinyl copies of the EP will not be available for a couple of weeks, following a pressing fault".

Cheers to all the Listees for their sterling investigative legwork.

Greetings From Shitsville

Released: 18th October 1993
Label: East West
Formats:
• 7" Brown Vinyl (YZ773)

All copies were No. 2 of a limited edition.

TV EP

Released: 8th November 1993
Label: East West
UK Chart: No. 53
Formats:
• CD (YZ784T)
• Cassette (YZ784C)
• 12" Vinyl (YZ784T)
• 7" Picture Disc (YZ784P) b/w Show A Little Emotion.

Caffeine Bomb EP

Released: 7th February 1994
Label: East West
UK Chart: No. 31
Formats:
• CD (YZ794CD)
• Cassette (YZ794C)
• 12" Vinyl (YZ794T)
• 7" Green Vinyl (YZ794) b/w Girlfriend Clothes.

Don't Be Happy... Just Worry

Released: 25th April 1994
Label: East West
Formats:
• CD (4509-94859-2)
• Cassette (4509-94859-4)

Re-release of the Don't Be Happy... Just Worry double EP on a single disc format.

Suckerpunch EP

Released: 27th June 1994
Label: East West
UK Chart: No. 38
Formats:
• CD (YZ828CD)
• Cassette (YZ828C)
• 10" Etched Vinyl (YZ828TE)

If Life Is Like A Lovebank I Want An Overdraft / Geordie In Wonderland

Released: 9th January 1995
Label: East West
UK Chart: No. 31
Formats:
• CD (YZ874CD)
• CD Wallet Digipak with Banknote (YZ874CDX)
• Cassette (YZ874C)
• 10" Gatefold Vinyl with Banknote (YZ874TEX)

I Wanna Go Where The People Go

Released: 24th April 1995
Label: East West
UK Chart: No. 16
Formats:
• CD (YZ923CD)
• CD Passport Digipak (YZ923CDX)
• Cassette (YZ923CX)
• 10" Vinyl (YZ923TEX)

Just In Lust

Released: 17th July 1995
Label: East West
UK Chart: No. 28
Formats:
• CD (YZ967CD)
• CD Digipak (YZ967CDX)
• Cassette (YZ967C)
• 10" Vinyl (YZ967TEX)

The B-Sides of this single feature the only appearances by short-lived, ex-Senseless Things guitarist, Mark Keds.

Sick Of Drugs

Released: 8th April 1996
Label: Warner Music
UK Chart: No. 14
Formats:
• CD (WILD1CD)
• Limited Edition CD with Grass Mat (WILD1CDX)
• Cassette (WILD1C)

Red Light - Green Light EP

Released: 17th June 1996
Label: Warner Music
UK Chart: No. 30
Formats:
• CD (WILD2CD)
• Cassette (WILD2C)
• 7" Vinyl (WILD2)

Anthem

Released: 4th August 1997
Label: Mushroom Records
UK Chart: No. 21
Formats:
• CD1 (MUSH6CD)
• CD2 (MUSH6CDX)
• 7" Vinyl (MUSH6S)

Urge

Released: 6th October 1997
Label: Mushroom Records
UK Chart: No. 26
Formats:
• CD1 (MUSH14CD)
• CD2 (MUSH14CDX)
• 7" Vinyl (MUSH14S)

Vanilla Radio

Released: 30th September 2002
Label: Snapper Records
UK Chart: No. 26
Formats:
• CD1 (SMASCD048S)
• CD2 (SMASCD048X)
• 7" Picture Disc (SMASLP048)

Stormy In The North, Karma In The South

Released: 20th January 2003
Label: Snapper Records
UK Chart: No. 17
Formats:
• CD1 (SMASCD049)
• CD2 (SMASCD049X)
• DVD Video (SMASCD050)

So Into You

Released: 12th May 2003
Label: Gut Records
UK Chart: No. 22
Formats:
• CD1 (CDGUT49)
• CD2 (CXGUT49)
• 7" Red Vinyl (7GUT49)

The formats feature two different mixes of So Into You; CD 1 and the 7" vinyl feature the Spike Drake Remix, and CD2 features the Gordon Raphael Remix. The 7" vinyl also includes an instrumental version of Danny's Dancin', retitled Dancin' following Danny's departure from the band.

Top Of The World

Released: 3rd November 2003
Label: Gut Records
UK Chart: No. 26
Formats:
• CD1 (CDGUT54)
• CD2 (CXGUT54)
• CD3 (CVGUT54)

The Sweetest Song

The Sweetest Song (Radio Edit)

Released: 9th April 2007
Label: Round Records
Format:
• Digital Download

Download only taster single from the band's eponymous album.

The New Flesh

Released: 1st October 2007
Label: Round Records
Formats:
• CD (ROUND011CDS)
• 7" White Vinyl (ROUND011S-7)
• Digital Download

All versions feature the B-Side Unbroken. The CD also includes Oh, Bonita, and the Download bundle includes So The Spencers Can Poke Out.

Borderline

Borderline

Released: 24th December 2008
Label: Round Records
Formats:
• Digital Download

A Christmas present from the band given away as a free download.

The Only One

The Only One

Released: 3rd August 2009
Label: Backstage Alliance
Format:
• Digital download

Download only taster single from the album Chutzpah!.

The Snake, The Lion, The Monkey And The Spider

The Snake, The Lion, The Monkey And The Spider

Released: 15th August 2009
Label: Backstage Alliance
Formats:
• Digital Download

A pre-release non-album track given away as a free download.

Zeen Requiem

Zeen Requiem

Released: 16th October 2009
Label: Backstage Alliance
Formats:
• Digital Download

Since it got a live airing at the Christmas gigs in 2006, this long-sought song has remained something of a mystery to those who weren’t there. Following its appearance as a bonus track on the Japanese release of ¡Chutzpah!, it became available as a free download.

Compilations

The Best Of The Wildhearts - UK edition

Released: 25th November 1996
Label: East West
UK Chart: No. 205
Formats:
• CD (0630-17212-2)
• Cassette (0630-14855-2)

The album contains one track previously unreleased on CD in the UK, Beautiful Me, Beautiful You. On release, Ginger urged fans to boycott the LP.

The Best Of The Wildhearts - Japanese Edition

Disc 1

Disc 2

Released: 25th November 1996
Label: East West Japan
Formats:
• CD (AMCE-2511-4)

A Japan only double CD compilation that takes in singles, album tracks and B-sides. Features hand-writen sleeve notes by Ginger.

Moodswings And Roundabouts

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

Disc 4

Released: 25th January 1998
Label: East West Japan
Formats:
• 4 CD Box Set (AMCE-2511-4)

A limited edition run of 8,000 copies. Ginger was presented with boxed set number 1217 - the month and day of his birth.

The set contains:
• Mondo Akimbo A-Go-Go - plus the extra track Truth, a song snippet that was previously only available on the original vinyl version of the EP
• Fishing For Luckies - the Japanese version featuring the extra tracks Beautiful Me Beautiful You, Caffeine Bomb and the two re-recordings from the UK vinyl issue, 29 x The Pain '96 and Weekend '96
• The B-sides disc from the Japanese Best Of The Wildhearts
• A completely new disc featuring all of the band's EastWest-era B-sides that weren't on the original Japanese Best Of..., plus the previously unreleased track One Before The Lights Go Out and the Untitled Choral Track from the vinyl version of the revamped Fishing For Luckies.

Anthem: The Single Tracks

Released: 21st March 1998
Label: BMG Japan
Formats:
• CD (BVCP-1085(74321-56144-2))

A Japan only compilation of all the A and B-Sides from the Mushroom Records era singles mixing covers and original material. Currently the only way to own the band's versions of He's A Whore and Lost Highway on CD.

Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff

Released: 23rd October 2002
Label: Universal
Formats:
• CD (UICE-1026)

A Japan only compilation of the B-sides to the band's comeback single Vanilla Radio plus non-album track Stormy In The North, Karma In The South.

Riff After Riff

Released: 6th March 2004
Label: Gearhead
Formats:
• CD (RPM055)
• Translucent Red Vinyl LP (RPM055)
• Black Vinyl LP (RPM055)

US only release of Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff featuring a slightly altered running order and seven extra tracks.

The translucent red vinyl was the subject of a devious April Fools gag, perpetrated by one Ian Tunstall of the much missed ChangesOne record shop, which saw many a fan making an eejit of themselves, standing in their back garden waving a chunk of red plastic at the sun. Trying in vain to discover which band member's head was 'holographically embedded' within the record.

Coupled With

Released: 29th March 2004
Label: Gut Records (CD), Punk'N'Drunk (LP)
Formats:
• CD (GUTCD27)
• 13 Track LP (PND10005-1)
• Digital Download

A compilation of all of the B-Sides from the Gut Records era. The enhanced CD also includes the promo video for Stormy In The North, Karma In The South.

The Works

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

Released: 31st March 2008
Label: Rhino Records
Format: Triple CD (51442-7765-2)

A Licensed, but unofficial Best Of retrospective covering the band's career with East West records. It features many of the band's classic album tracks and a number, though not all, of the essential B-Sides.

Live Albums

Anarchic Airwaves: The Wildhearts At The BBC

Disc 1

Disc 2 - Limited Edition

Released: 16th March 1998
Label: Kuro Neko Records
Formats:
• CD (KNEK3)
• CD in Tin Case (KNEK3L)
• Double CD (KNEK3LTD)
• Gatefold Double LP (KNEKLP3) available by mail order only.

Recording Dates:

Disc 1:
• 1 - 5: Live At Plymouth Pavilion 08/10/93
• 6 - 7: Live At Reading Festival 28/08/94
• 8 - 12: Live At Leeds Town & Country Club 07/04/96
• 13 - 16: The Friday Rock Show 23/04/93

Disc 2:
• 1 - 7: Live At Reading Festival 28/08/94

The double CD containing the remainder of the Reading '94 set, although missing Shut Your Fucking Mouth And Use Your Fucking Brain, was only available as a limited release.

The Reading Festival Setlist ran as follows:

1. Caffeine Bomb
2. Everlone
3. Greetings From Shitsville
4. Nothing Ever Changes But The Shoes
5. Suckerpunch
6. Drinking About Life
7. Shut Your Fucking Mouth And Use Your Fucking Brain
8. Liberty Cap
9. My Baby Is A Headfuck
10. Love U 'til I Don't

Tokyo Suits Me

Disc 1

Disc 2 - One long track featuring

Released: 27th January 1999
Label: Mercury Japan
Format:
• Double CD (PHCR-86)

The second disc of this Japanese only release features a live set as a single, 25 minute track. The tracklist ran: 29x the Pain (Acoustic Version), Caffeine Bomb (Acoustic Version), Mindslide (intro only), Duck Song (from the end of 29x the Pain), Nite Songs, Geordie In Wonderland, Jilted John and Anthem.

The Wildhearts Strike Back

Disc 1

Disc 2

Released: 25th October 2004
Label: Gut Records
Formats:
• Double CD (GUTCD32)
• Gatefold Double LP (GUTLP32)
• Digital Download

Live album recorded at various gigs on the April/May 2004 UK tour.

The Vinyl version exchanges Turning American, the Loch Ness Interlude, Cheers, and Dangerlust for Weekend '96.

The enhanced CD also includes the promo videos for Vanilla Radio, Stormy In The North, Karma In The South, So Into You and Top Of The World.

Geordie In Wonderland

Released: 24th July 2006
Label: Secret Records
Format:
• CD (SMACD939)
• Digital Download

A live recording of the so-called 'classic' Wildhearts line-up of Ginger, CJ, Ritch and Danny at Rock In The Castle, Scarborough on 17th September 2005.

Guest Appearances

All Over Creation

One Less Heartache

Released: 18th June 2002
Label: Shoeshine Recordings
Formats:
• CD (SPITCD009)

The Band played as Jason Ringenberg's backing band on a track co-written by Ginger.

I Love Guitar Wolf... Very Much

Wild Zero

Released: 17th October 2005
label: Narnack Records
Formats:
• CD (NCK7028)

The band contributed a track to this tribute album to the Japanese band Guitar Wolf, a favourite of Ginger's.

Best Tracks And Side Tracks 1979-2007

Released: 22nd January 2008
Label: Yep Roc Records
Formats:
• CD (CD-YEP-2619)
• Digital Download

The band played as Jason Ringenberg's backing band on two tracks for this album.

DVDs

The Best Of The Wildhearts: Video Collection

Released: 25th November 1996
Label: Warner Music/East West
Format: DVD (AMBE-90012) NTSC Region 2
Audio: PCM Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Running Time: 40 Mins

Extras:
• None.

Japanese DVD featuring all of the promo videos from the East West era. Re-issued in 2002 (AMBE-90012) and 2006 (WPBR-95091) as part of Warner's Forever Collection.

Live At Scarborough Castle

Released: 23rd October 2006
Label: Secret Films
Format: DVD (SMADVD258X) PAL Region 0
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround & PCM Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.66:1
Running Time: 72 Mins

Extras:
• None

A live recording of the so-called 'classic' Wildhearts line-up of Ginger, CJ, Ritch and Danny at Rock In The Castle, Scarborough on 17th September 2005

Live In The Studio: A Film By Tim Smith

Released: 20th October 2008
Label: Round Records
Format: DVD (DVDROUND001) PAL Region 2
Audio: Dolby Digital Surround
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1
Running Time: 72 Mins

Extras:
• The New Flesh promo video.
• Destroy All Monsters promo video.
• The Making of Destroy All Monsters.
• Ritchie's DVD "Extra".

Live in the studio performance of the band's eponymous album filmed by Tim Smith of the Cardiacs.