These Immortal Souls
-Discography-

Tracklist: 1.Marry Me (Lie! Lie!) [4:43]// 2.Open Up And Bleed [Iggy Pop/James Wiliamson] [3:30]/ 3."Blood And Sand" She Said (early version) [4:15].

Recording info: Recorded @ The Garden, Strongroom, Konk and Trident studios, London (UK) between early 86 and early 1987. Engineered and mixed by Mark (Flood) Ellis, Tony Cohen and Alan Moulder.

Note 1: At the The Garden and Trident Nick Cave recorded his "Firstborn Is Dead" album during 1983/84; at The Strongroom and Trident Nick Cave recorded his "Tender Prey" album during 1987; at The Strongroom Crime and the City Solution recorded their "Room Of Lights" album during Aug-Sep 1986, when Rowland, Harry and Epic were still in the band.

Note 2: Mark (Flood) Ellis worked with Cabaret Voltaire, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Crime and the City Solution, Depeche Mode, New Order, PJ Harvey, Psychic TV, Soft Cell, U2, etc..; Alan Moulder worked with a.o. Depeche Mode, My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, U2, etc..; Tony Cohen worked with The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Crime and the City Solution, etc...

Note 3: "Marry Me (Lie! Lie!)" was written when Rowland was in the Birthday Party and performed (only once) at the band's fourth John Peel Session on 15-Nov-82.

Line-up: Rowland S.Howard (vocals, guitars, organ, tambourine)/ Genevieve McGuckin (grand piano, vox continental organ)/ Harry Howard (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums, percussion) with guests: Harriet Freeman (viola) on "Open Up And Bleed".

• Mute Records -12MUTE63 (UK,07-Sep-87)
• SST Records -SST 183 (US,1988) Test pressing
• SST Records -SST 183 (US,Jul-88)

Tracklist: 1.Marry Me (Lie! Lie!) [4:43]/ 2.Hide [3:50]/ 3.Hey! Little Child [Alex Chilton] [3:06]/ 4.These Immortal Souls [7:58]/ 5.I Ate The Knife [5:00]/ 6."Blood And Sand" She Said [4:24]/ 7.One In Shadow, One In Sun [7:42].

Recording info: Recorded @ The Garden, Strongroom, Konk and Trident studios, London (UK) between early 86 and early 1987. Engineered and mixed by Mark (Flood) Ellis, Tony Cohen and Alan Moulder.

Line-up: Rowland S.Howard (vocals, guitars, organ, tambourine)/ Genevieve McGuckin (grand piano, vox continental organ)/ Harry Howard (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums, percussion) with guests: Barry Adamson (drums, backing vocals) on " Hide" and "One In Shadow, One In Sun", and Harriet Freeman (viola) on "Hide" and "Open Up And Bleed".

• Mute Records -STUMM 48 (UK,26-Oct-87) LP
• SST Records -SST 164 (US,13-Oct-87) LP test pressing
• SST Records -SST 164 (US,Mar-1988) LP
• SST Records -SSTC 164 (US,Mar-1988) CS

Tracklist: 1.Marry Me (Lie! Lie!) [4:43]/ 2.Hide [3:50]/ 3.Hey! Little Child [Alex Chilton] [3:06]/ 4.These Immortal Souls [7:58]/ 5.I Ate The Knife [5:00]/ 6."Blood And Sand" She Said [4:24]/ 7.One In Shadow, One In Sun [7:42]

+ 5 bonus tracks: 8.Open Up And Bleed (Iggy Pop/James Williamson) [3:30]/ 9."Blood And Sand" She Said (early version) [4:15]/ 10.I Ate The Knife (early version) [5:03]/ 11.These Immortal Souls (early version) [8:29]/ 12.Untitled [0:45].

Recording info: Recorded @ The Garden, Strongroom, Konk and Trident studios, London (UK) between early 86 and early 1987. Engineered and mixed by Mark-Flood-Ellis, Tony Cohen and Alan Moulder.

Note: Combines the album with the "Marry Me (Lie! Lie!)" single, two early versions and one unreleased instumental track. Never reissued with the extras.

Line-up: Rowland S.Howard (vocals, guitars, organ, tambourine)/ Genevieve McGuckin (grand piano, vox continental organ)/ Harry Howard (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums, percussion) with guests: Barry Adamson (drums, backing vocals) on " Hide" and "One In Shadow, One In Sun", and Harriet Freeman (viola) on "Hide" and "Open Up And Bleed".

• Mute Records -CD STUMM 48 (UK,26-Oct-87)

Tracklist: 1.Marry Me (Lie! Lie!) [4:43]/ 2.Hide [3:50]/ 3.Hey! Little Child [Alex Chilton] [3:06]/ 4.These Immortal Souls [7:58]/ 5.I Ate The Knife [5:00]/ 6."Blood And Sand" She Said [4:24]/ 7.One In Shadow, One In Sun [7:42].

Recording info: Recorded @ The Garden, Strongroom, Konk and Trident studios, London (UK) between early 86 and early 1987. Engineered and mixed by Mark-Flood-Ellis, Tony Cohen and Alan Moulder. Remastered in 2023 from the original tapes @ Birdland studios, Melbourne-Prahran by Lindsay Gravina with assitance from Harry Howard and Genevieve McGuckin.

Note: Re-issue without the extras from the 1987 CD release.

Line-up: Rowland S.Howard (vocals, guitars, organ, tambourine)/ Genevieve McGuckin (grand piano, vox continental organ)/ Harry Howard (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums, percussion) with guests: Barry Adamson (drums, backing vocals) on " Hide" and "One In Shadow, One In Sun", and Harriet Freeman (viola) on "Hide" and "Open Up And Bleed".

• Mute Records -LCDSTUMM48 (UK,12-Apr-24) Ecopak sleeve

Tracklist: 1.Marry Me (Lie! Lie!) [4:43]/ 2.Hide [3:50]/ 3.Hey! Little Child [Alex Chilton] [3:06]/ 4.These Immortal Souls [7:58]/ 5.I Ate The Knife [5:00]/ 6."Blood And Sand" She Said [4:24]/ 7.One In Shadow, One In Sun [7:42].

Recording info: Recorded @ The Garden, Strongroom, Konk and Trident studios, London (UK) between early 86 and early 1987. Engineered and mixed by Mark-Flood-Ellis, Tony Cohen and Alan Moulder. Remastered in 2023 from the original tapes @ Birdland studios, Melbourne-Prahran by Lindsay Gravina with assistance from Harry Howard and Genevieve McGuckin.

Line-up: Rowland S.Howard (vocals, guitars, organ, tambourine)/ Genevieve McGuckin (grand piano, vox continental organ)/ Harry Howard (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums, percussion) with guests: Barry Adamson (drums, backing vocals) on " Hide" and "One In Shadow, One In Sun", and Harriet Freeman (viola) on "Hide" and "Open Up And Bleed".

• Mute Records -LSTUMM48 (UK,12-Apr-24)

Tracklist: 1.The King Of Kalifornia [3:53]/ 2.My One-Eyed Daughter (Live in Las Vegas) [4:56]/ 3.Bad [2:55]/ 4.Up On The Roof [4:40].

Recording info: Recorded @ Woodbine St Recording Studio,Leamington Spa (UK) between 20-Jan-92 and 21-Feb-92. Engineered by John A. Rivers; "Up On The Roof" recorded/produced 'everywhere' by Tony Cohen and Paul Kendall.

Note: Recorded at the same studio Nikki Sudden's "Dead Men Tell No Tales" album was recorded in 1986. Never reissued. Long out of print. Available as bonus tracks on the US/JP edition of the "I'm never Gonna Die" CD album. "One-Eyed Daughter (Live in Las Vegas)" listed as 3rd track and "Bad" as 2nd on sleeve. "One-Eyed Daughter (Live in Las Vegas)" is not a live track.

Line-up: Rowland S.Howard (vocals, guitars)/ Genevieve McGuckin (piano, vox continental organ)/ Harry Howard (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums, percussion) with guest: Anthoney Thistletwaite (sax, electric slide mandolin) [The Waterboys].

• Mute Records -12 Mute 90 (UK,10-Oct-92) 12"
• Mute Records -CD MUTE 90 (UK,10-Oct-92) CDS

Tracklist: 1.The King Of Kalifornia [3:53]/ 2.Shamed [4:54]/ 3.Black Milk [5:22]/ 4.Hyperspace [5:28]// 5.So The Story Goes [4:26]/ 6.Insomnicide [2:29]/ 7.All The Money's Gone [5:03]/ 8.Crowned [8:00]/ 9.Crowned outro [1:11].

Recording info: Recorded @ Woodbine St Recording Studio,Leamington Spa (UK) between 20-Jan-92 and 21-Feb-92. Engineered by John A. Rivers.

Note: CD has Recorded at the same studio Nikki Sudden's "Dead Men Tell No Tales" album was recorded in 1986.

Line-up: Rowland S.Howard (vocals, guitars)/ Genevieve McGuckin (piano, vox continental organ)/ Harry Howard (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums, percussion) with guest: Anthoney Thistletwaite (sax, electric slide mandolin) [The Waterboys].

• Mute Records -STUMM 98 (UK,31-Oct-92) LP
• Mute Records -CD STUMM 98 (UK,31-Oct-92) CD
• Intercord/Mute Records -971.388 (DE,31-Oct-92) CD
• Vogue/Mute Records -74321121762 (FR,31-Oct-92) CD

Tracklist: 1.The King Of Kalifornia [3:53]/ 2.Shamed [4:54]/ 3.Black Milk [5:22]/ 4.Hyperspace [5:28]// 5.So The Story Goes [4:26]/ 6.Insomnicide [2:29]/ 7.All The Money's Gone [5:03]/ 8.Crowned [8:00]/ 9.Crowned outro [1:11].

+ 3 bonus tracks: 10.Bad [2:55]/ 11.My One-Eyed Daughter (Live in Las Vegas) [4:56]/ 12.Up On The Roof [4:40].

Recording info: Recorded @ Woodbine St Recording Studio,Leamington Spa (UK) between 20-Jan-92 and 21-Feb-92. Engineered by John A. Rivers; "Up On The Roof" recorded/produced 'everywhere' by Tony Cohen and Paul Kendall.

Note: Recorded at the same studio Nikki Sudden's "Dead Men Tell No Tales" album was recorded in 1986. Adds the "The King Of Kalifornia" single as bonus. "One-Eyed Daughter (Live in Las Vegas)" is not a live track. Bonus tracks later released on the "Extra" album (Mute, 2024).

Line-up: Rowland S.Howard (vocals, guitars)/ Genevieve McGuckin (piano, vox continental organ)/ Harry Howard (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums, percussion) with guest: Anthoney Thistletwaite (sax, electric slide mandolin) The Waterboys.

• Alpha Records -ALCB-652 (JP,1992) CD. 3 Bonus tracks
• Mute/Electra Records -61396-2 (US,1992) CD. 3 Bonus tracks
• Mute/Electra Records -61396-4 (US,1992) CS. 3 Bonus tracks

Tracklist: 1.The King Of Kalifornia [3:53]/ 2.Shamed [4:54]/ 3.Black Milk [5:22]/ 4.Hyperspace [5:28]// 5.So The Story Goes [4:26]/ 6.Insomnicide [2:29]/ 7.All The Money's Gone [5:03]/ 8.Crowned [8:00]/ 9.Crowned outro [1:11].

Recording info: Recorded @ Woodbine St Recording Studio,Leamington Spa (UK) between 20-Jan-92 and 21-Feb-92. Engineered by John A. Rivers. Remastered in 2023 from the original tapes @ Birdland studios, Melbourne-Prahran by Lindsay Gravina with assistance from Harry Howard and Genevieve McGuckin.

Note: Recorded at the same studio Nikki Sudden's "Dead Men Tell No Tales" album was recorded in 1986.

Line-up: Rowland S.Howard (vocals, guitars)/ Genevieve McGuckin (piano, vox continental organ)/ Harry Howard (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums, percussion) with guest: Anthoney Thistletwaite (sax, electric slide mandolin) [The Waterboys].

• Mute Records -LSTUMM98 (UK,12-Apr-24) LP
• Mute Records -LCDSTUMM98 (UK,12-Apr-24) CD Ecopak sleeve

Tracklist: 1.All My Trials [traditional](++)/ 2.Shut Me Down (*)/ 3.Undone (+)/ 4.Panic Moon (++)/ 5.Silver Chain (+)/ 6.There Is No Love Between Us Anymore (++)/ 7.The Big Sleep [The Only Ones](++)/ 8.Stupid Grin [Marie Hoy](++)/ 9.Liar [Harry Howard].

Recording info: Recorded in 1997.

Note: Third album, unreleased to date. Tracks (+) would be rerecorded and ended up on Rowland's "Teenage Snuff Film " album, (*) would end up on Rowland's "Pop Crimes" album. Tracks (++) were part of Rowland's solo live sets. Scan from Rowland's notes, taken from the booklet with the "Six Strings That Drew Blood" 4LP box set (Liberation 2014).

Tracklist: These Immortal Souls: Luney Tune/ Gumball: Under My Wheels// Sonic Youth: Is It My Body/ Laughing Hyenas: Public Animal #9.

Recording info: "Luney Tune" recorded @ Mute Studios, London (UK) in 1990. Engineered by Victor Van Vugt.

Note: "Luney Tune" originally on Alice Cooper's "School's Out" album 1972. Sub Pop Singles Club #32/33.

Line-up: Rowland S.Howard (vocals, guitars)/ Genevieve McGuckin (piano, vox continental organ)/ Harry Howard (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums).

• Sub Pop Records -SP121 (US,Jun/Jul-91) Black vinyl
• Sub Pop Records -SP121 (US,Jun/Jul-91) Blue vinyl

Tracklist: Drugstore: Old Shoes/ Tindersticks: Mockin' Bird/ Pete Shelley: Better Off Without A Wife/ The Wedding Present: Red Shoes By The Drugstore/ Violent Femmes: Step Right Up/ Alex Chilton: Downtown/ Archers Of Loaf: Big Joe And Phantom/These Immortal Souls: You Can't Unring A Bell/ Jeffrey Lee Pierce: Pasties And A G-String/ Magnapop: Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis/ Dave Alvin: Ol'55/ Pale Saints: Jersey Girl/ Tim Buckley: Martha/ Frente!: Ruby's Arms/ 10,000 Maniacs: I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You.

Recording info: "You Can't Unring A Bell" recorded @ Metropolis studio, Melbourne (AU) on 17-Oct-94. Engineered by Tony Cohen.

Note: "You Can't Unring A Bell" originally on Tom Waits' "One From The Heart" album 1982.

Line-up: Rowland S.Howard (vocals, guitars)/ Genevieve McGuckin (piano, vox continental organ)/ Harry Howard (bass)/ Spencer Jones (electric guitar) and Craig Williamson (drums).

• Manifesto Records -PT3 41101-2 (US,1995)
• Manifesto/Caroline Records -724384111427 (NL,1995)
• Manifesto Records -MFO 43801 (US,2004) Re-release

Tracklist: CD1: Rowland S. Howard band: 1.Shivers/ The Boys Next Door: 2.After A Fashion/ The Birthday Party: 3.The Friend Catcher/ 4.Happy Birthday/ 5.Blast Off/ 6.The Dim Locator/ 7.Several Sins/ Lydia Lunch: 8.Some Velvet Morning/ The Birthday Party: 9.Jennifer's Veil/ 10.Say A Spell/ Crime and the City Solution: 11.Six Bells Chime/ 12.Her Room Of Lights/ Nikki Sudden: 13.Wedding Hotel/ These Immortal Souls: 14.Marry Me (Lie! Lie!)/ 15.I Ate The Knife/ 16.So The Story Goes/ 17.Crowned

CD2: These Immortal Souls: 1.Insomnicide/ 2.Black Milk/ 3.Hyperspace/ 4.The King Of Kalifornia/ Magic Dirt: 5.Summer High/ Rowland S. Howard band: 6.Undone/ 7.Exit Everything/ 8.Autoluminescent/ 9.Dead Radio/ 10.Sleep Alone/ 11.Shut Me Down/ 12.(I Know) A Girl Called Jonny/ 13.Pop Crimes/ 14.Ave Maria/ 15.The Golden Age Of Bloodshed.

Note: Anthology, focussing on the songs Rowland wrote for The Birthday Party (7), These Immortal Souls (8) and Rowland S. Howard band (10). One exclusive track: "Shivers" performed live @ ABC TV's Studio 22 on 25-Nov-99. CD comes with great 40 page booklet, with photos and reproductions of Rowland's journals and press clippings. Released on, what would have been, Rowland's 55th birthday.

• Liberation Music -LMCD0255 (AU,24-Oct-14) CD

Tracklist: LP1: Rowland S. Howard band: 1.Shivers/ The Boys Next Door: 2.After A Fashion/ The Birthday Party: 3.The Friend Catcher/ 4.Happy Birthday/ 5.Blast Off// 6.The Dim Locator/ 7.Several Sins/ Lydia Lunch: 8.Some Velvet Morning/ The Birthday Party: 9.Jennifer's Veil/ 10.Say A Spell.

LP2: Crime and the City Solution: 11.Six Bells Chime/ 12.Her Room Of Lights/ Nikki Sudden: 13.Wedding Hotel/ These Immortal Souls: 14.Marry Me (Lie! Lie!)/ 15.I Ate The Knife/ 16.So The Story Goes/ 17.Crowned.

LP3: These Immortal Souls: 1.Insomnicide/ 2.Black Milk/ 3.Hyperspace/ 4.The King Of Kalifornia/ Magic Dirt: 5.Summer High// Rowland S. Howard band: 6.Undone/ 7.Exit Everything/ 8.Autoluminescent.

LP4: Rowland S. Howard band: 9.Dead Radio/ 10.Sleep Alone/ 11.Shut Me Down/ 12.(I Know) A Girl Called Jonny/ 13.Pop Crimes/ 14.Ave Maria/ 15.The Golden Age Of Bloodshed.

Note: Anthology, focussing on the songs Rowland wrote for The Birthday Party (7), These Immortal Souls (8) and Rowland S. Howard band (10). One exclusive track: "Shivers" performed live @ ABC TV's Studio 22 on 25-Nov-99. LP BOX comes with great 16 page booklet, with photos and reproductions of Rowland's journals and press clippings. Booklet is identical to the one with the CD, except for a (8 columns) rememberance by Jillian Burt. Released on, what would have been, Rowland's 55th birthday.

• Liberation Music -LMLP0255 (AU,24-Oct-14) LP

Tracklist: 1.Bad [2:55]/ 2.My One-Eyed Daughter [4:25]/ 3.Luney Tune [3:35]/ 4.Open Up And Bleed (alternative mix) [Iggy Pop/James Wiliamson] [3:17]/ 5.Up On The Roof [4:40]// 6.Some Velvet Morning (Live)/ 7."Blood and Sand" She Said (Live)/ 8.Hey! Little Child (Live)/ 9.These Immortal Souls (Live)/ 10.Sob Story (Get Lost) (Live).

Recording info: Tracks 1 and 2 recorded @ Woodbine St Recording Studio,Leamington Spa (UK) between 20-Jan-92 and 21-Feb-92. Engineered by John A. Rivers; track 3 "Luney Tune" recorded @ Mute Studios, London (UK) in 1990. Engineered by Victor Van Vugt; track 4 recorded @ The Garden, Strongroom, Konk and Trident studios, London (UK) between early 86 and early 1987. Engineered and mixed by Mark (Flood) Ellis, Tony Cohen and Alan Moulder; track 5 recorded/ produced 'everywhere' by Tony Cohen and Paul Kendall. Live tracks 6-10 (23 minutes) recorded @ the Park Plaza Hotel-The Scream nightclub, Los Angeles on 19-Mar-88.

Note: Compilation, with an extra live side. Tracks 1,2,5 from the "The King Of Kalifornia" single (1992); track 3 from the "Alice Cooper Tribute" single (Sub Pop 1991); track 4. alternative mix from the version on the "Marry Me (Lie! Lie!)" single (1987). "One-Eyed Daughter" (named ("One-Eyed Daughter- Live in Las Vegas" on the single) is not a live track.

Line-up: Rowland S.Howard (vocals, guitars)/ Genevieve McGuckin (piano, vox continental organ)/ Harry Howard (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums, percussion).

• Mute Records -STUMM268 (UK,12-Apr-24) LP
• Mute Records -CDSTUMM268 (UK,12-Apr-24) CD Ecopak sleeve

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