The Church discography
| The Church discography | |
|---|---|
 Peter Koppes, Steve Kilbey, Tim Powles, Marty Willson-Piper of The Church. Park West, Chicago, United States. 18 August 2006. | |
| Studio albums | 25 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 12 |
| Singles | 37 |
| Video albums | 3 |
The Church, an Australian psychedelic rock band, formed in Sydney in 1980. They have released 25 studio albums, numerous singles and other releases and an additional studio album under the name "The Refo:mation".[1][2] This discography lists their original Australian releases, along with significant overseas compilations and singles.
Four of the albums listed under the "Studio albums" section are outtake collections:
- A Quick Smoke at Spot's: Archives 1986-1990, a collection of otherwise unavailable songs from that period
- Parallel Universe, a 2-CD set with one CD (remixture) consisting of radically remixed versions of tracks from After Everything Now This, while the other (mixture) consists of outtakes from that album
- Beside Yourself consists of outtakes from the sessions for the studio album Forget Yourself.
- Back with Two Beasts consists of outtakes from the Uninvited, Like the Clouds album sessions.
Note in the "Compilations" section: Temperature Drop in Downtown Winterland, a UK-only tour tie-in EP, collects previously released A & B sides; Hindsight features tracks from the band's albums up to 1987, plus hitherto-uncollected B-sides of singles to that date; Tin Mine features one otherwise unavailable studio track, "Leverage".
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3][4][5] |
NZL [6] |
US [7] |
US-I [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK-I [9] |
CAN [10] | ||||
| 1981 | Of Skins and Heart
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22 | 7 | — | — | 13 | — | 31 | ||
| 1982 | The Blurred Crusade
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10 | 17 | — | — | 24 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | Seance
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18 | 35 | — | — | 41 | 18 | — | ||
| 1985 | Heyday
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19 | — | 146 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | Starfish
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11 | 11 | 41 | — | 45 | — | 70 | US: Gold[11] | |
| 1990 | Gold Afternoon Fix
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12 | 28 | 66 | 66 | 44 | — | 79 | ||
| 1991 | A Quick Smoke at Spot's (Archives 1986-1990)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | Priest=Aura
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25 | — | 176 | — | — | — | 98 | ||
| 1994 | Sometime Anywhere
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27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | Magician Among the Spirits
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | Hologram of Baal
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68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | A Box of Birds
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| 2002 | After Everything Now This
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Parallel Universe
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | Forget Yourself
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— | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | Jammed
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Beside Yourself
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
El Momento Descuidado
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | Back with Two Beasts
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Uninvited, Like the Clouds
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | El Momento Siguiente
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Shriek: Excerpts from the Soundtrack
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | Untitled #23
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | Further/Deeper
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50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | Man Woman Life Death Infinity
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64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2014 | A Psychedelic Symphony: Live at Sydney Opera House
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| 2019 | New York Stories (Live 1988)
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Compilations
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3][4] | |||
| 1982 | Temperature Drop in Downtown Winterland
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| 1984 | Remote Luxury
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| 1988 | Hindsight 1980-1987 | 36 | |
Life Before Starfish
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Conception
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| 1994 | Almost Yesterday 1981–1990
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| 1999 | Under the Milky Way: The Best of the Church
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The Best of the Church
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| 2001 | Sing-Songs//Remote Luxury//Persia
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| 2006 | Tin Mine
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| 2007 | Deep in the Shallows: The Classic Singles Collection
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— | |
| 2010 | The Best of the Radio Songs
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— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
All-original extended plays
| Year | Details | Chart peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3][4] | |||
| 1981 | Too Fast for You
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— | |
| 1982 | Sing-Songs
|
58 | |
| 1984 | Remote Luxury
|
32 | |
Persia
|
47 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3][4] |
CAN [12] |
NZL [6] |
UK | US [13] |
US Main [13] |
US Alt [13] | |||
| 1980 | "She Never Said" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Of Skins and Heart |
| 1981 | "The Unguarded Moment" | 22 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Too Fast for You" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Too Fast for You EP | |
| "Tear It All Away" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Almost With You" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Blurred Crusade |
| "When You Were Mine" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Am a Rock" / "A Different Man" NZ / UK release |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sing-Songs EP | |
| 1983 | "It's No Reason" | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Seance |
| "Electric Lash" | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "Already Yesterday" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heyday |
| 1986 | "Tantalized" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Columbus" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Disenchanted" UK-only release |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Under the Milky Way" | 22 | 69 | 25 | 90 | 24 | 2 | — | Starfish |
| "Reptile" | 99 | 88 | — | — | — | 27 | — | ||
| "Antenna" Spain-only release |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Destination" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Metropolis" | 19 | — | 41 | — | — | 11 | 1 | Gold Afternoon Fix |
| "Russian Autumn Heart" US-only release |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You're Still Beautiful" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | ||
| 1992 | "Ripple" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | Priest=Aura |
| "Feel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Two Places at Once" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sometime Anywhere |
| 1996 | "Comedown" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Magician Among the Spirits |
| 1997 | "White Star Line" / "Gypsy Stomp" Limited edition release: 1000 copies |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release |
| 1998 | "Louisiana" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hologram of Baal |
| 2001 | "Numbers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | After Everything Now This |
| 2003 | "Song in Space" Limited edition release: 1500 copies |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Forget Yourself |
| 2006 | "Block" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Uninvited, Like the Clouds |
| "Easy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "The Coffee Song" / "Hounds of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release |
| "Pangaea" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Untitled #23 | |
| "Operetta" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Deadman's Hand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | "Another Century"[14] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Man Woman Life Death Infinity |
| 2017 | "Undersea"[15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | "I Don't Know How I Know"[16] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Video albums
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | |||
| 2001 | Enmore Theatre 1992 Concert
|
— | |
| 2013 | Future Past Perfect: Live at the Enmore
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— | |
| 2014 | A Psychedelic Symphony: Live at Sydney Opera House
|
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Studio album as The Refo:mation
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | |||
| 1997 | Pharmakoi/Distance-Crunching Honchos with Echo Units
|
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References
- General
- McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
- Fulmer, Mike (2000). "The Church Discography". Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- Spencer, Chris; Nowara, Zbig; McHenry, Paul (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Notes by Ed Nimmervoll. Noble Park, Vic: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[17]
- Specific
- ^ McFarlane 'The Church' entry. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Church". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ^ a b c d "Discography The Church". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ^ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 October 2014. pp. 2, 5, 7, 15–16. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- Man Woman Life Death Infinity: "ARIA Chart Watch #442". auspOp. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Discography The Church". New Zealand charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ a b "The Church - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "Discography The Church". Swedish charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ "Indie Hits "C"". 5 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-100.01-e.php
- ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "RPM100 Singles". RPM. Library and Archives of Canada. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "The Church > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ https://open.spotify.com/album/1T5qIWQjSKbPPzq8h8bnhC
- ^ https://open.spotify.com/album/7Jy7vNfA4iET86jNOb7tGY
- ^ https://open.spotify.com/album/12sqVPW5SqDN8YqNPeX1r6
- ^ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2010. Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition. As from September 2010, the on-line version appears to have an 'Internal Service Error'.
External links
- The Church Discography
- The Church, archived from the original at Australian Rock Database on 6 October 2012. Retrieved on 2 March 2014
- The Church discography at Discogs
- The Church discography at MusicBrainz
- Albums by The Church at Rate Your Music