This is the
discography
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for the rock band
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are an English rock band, formed in 1989 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as the Beatles and 1980s- ...
.
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
*''Anarchic Airwaves'' (1998)
*''Tokyo Suits Me'' (1999) #80 JP
*''The Wildhearts Strike Back'' (2004) #166 JP
*''
Geordie in Wonderland'' (2006)
*''Live in the Studio'' (2007)
*''
Rock City vs The Wildhearts'' (2014)
*''Never Outdrunk, Never Outsung – PHUQ Live'' (2016)
*''30 Year Itch'' (2020)
Compilations
*''
The Best of The Wildhearts'' (1996) #48 JP
*''
Landmines & Pantomimes'' (1998)
*''Anthem: The Single Tracks'' (1998)
*''Moodswings and Roundabouts'' (1998)
*''
Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff'' (2002) #63 JP
*''Riff After Riff'' (2003)
*''
Coupled With'' (2004)
*''
The Works'' (2008)
EPs
*''
Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go
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Computer science
* ...
'' (1992)
*''
Don't Be Happy... Just Worry'' (1992)
*''
¡Chutzpah! Jnr.'' (2009) #209 JP
*''Diagnosis'' (2019)
Singles
Bootlegs
The band have always had a permissive attitude to fans making
bootleg recordings
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of their live shows, as long as nobody tries to profit financially from them. There are therefore many unofficial live recordings which are traded amongst fans.
There are also a number of bootlegs of various studio recordings.
*''Angel Biscuits'' is a series of bootleg
CD-R
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's containing
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files of rare material from The Wildhearts. These unofficial bootlegs were sold at cost price by a fan of the band, with the blessing of Ginger and the band.
*''Shitty Fuckin' Stupid Tracks'' was a
bootleg recording mainly distributed in
cassette
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format containing a collection of unreleased, unfinished studio tracks recorded in 1996. This material was later included on the compilation ''
Landmines and Pantomimes'', against the wishes of the band.
Other releases
In 2002 the
Jason Ringenberg
Jason Ringenberg (born November 22, 1958) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist and the lead singer of Jason & the Scorchers.
Early life and education
Ringenberg was born in Kewanee, Illinois, and grew up in nearby Sheffi ...
album ''
All Over Creation
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'' featured a song co-written by Ginger and Jason called "One Less Heartache." This was recorded in 2001 with the Wildhearts lineup of Ginger, CJ, Danny and Stidi acting as Jason's backing band. A second song, a cover of "Jimmy Rodgers Last Blue Yodel," recorded at the same time, was released later on the Jason Ringenburg collection ''
Best Tracks and Side Tricks 1979-2007''.
The band of the same lineup has also recorded a version of "Wild Zero" by Japanese band
Guitar Wolf
Guitar Wolf ( Japanese: ギ タ ー ウ ル フ) is a Japanese garage rock power trio founded in Tokyo in 1987. They coined the phrase "jet rock 'n' roll", which they use to describe their musical style. The band is signed to Sony Music J ...
which appears on ''I Love Guitar Wolf Very Much'' – a tribute to Guitar Wolf.
The band also covered "
Pump It Up" by
Elvis Costello. This was included on the rock compilation album ''
Corrosion
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'' in 2000.
As of August 2009, the band have released two exclusive tracks on their website for free download. The first, "Borderline," was released around Christmas 2008 as a present from the band. The second, "The Snake, The Lion, The Monkey and The Spider" was released on 15 August 2009, as a teaser for the new album ''
¡Chutzpah!
''¡Chutzpah!'' is the eighth studio album by The Wildhearts. Recorded in Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen, it was released in Europe and the US on 31 August 2009. Unlike the band's previous releases, where the songs were almost always perfor ...
''. The track has since appeared on the EP ''
¡Chutzpah! Jnr.''.
References
External links
Wildhearts Discography on The Wildhearts Official Site
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Discographies of British artists
Rock music group discographies