Clutch discography
The discography of Clutch, an American rock band, consists of thirteen studio albums, five live albums, three compilation albums, five extended plays, ten singles, and two video albums.
| Clutch discography | |
|---|---|
 Clutch performing in 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 13 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Music videos | 18 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Singles | 10 |
| Other appearances | 4 |
Clutch was formed in 1991 by vocalist Neil Fallon, guitarist Tim Sult, bassist Dan Maines and drummer Jean-Paul Gaster.[1] The group debuted with Pitchfork, an EP released in October that same year. The band built a local following through constant gigging and released their second EP Passive Restraints through Earache). Clutch was signed by the East West Records label and released their full-length debut Transnational Speedway League. A self-titled album appeared two years later, which afforded the band some mainstream exposure.[1]
Clutch then signed with major label Columbia for 1998's The Elephant Riders, but released 1999's Jam Room on their own River Road Records label.
In 2001 the band signed with Atlantic for the release of Pure Rock Fury, which included guest appearances from members of Spirit Caravan and Sixty Watt Shaman.
Their sixth album, Blast Tyrant, appeared three years later and was the first through DRT Entertainment, followed by Robot Hive/Exodus in 2005, which featured the first lineup change since the early 1990s; the addition of organist Mick Schauer.[1] 2007 saw the release of From Beale Street to Oblivion, and in the next year their first video, entitled Full Fathom Five: Video Field Recordings, which was accompanied by a CD version Full Fathom Five: Audio Field Recordings.
In 2009, Clutch released Strange Cousins from the West on their own label, Weathermaker Music. The band was once again a four-piece, without Schauer in the line-up.
In 2013, they released their tenth studio album Earth Rocker again through Weathermaker, their highest charting record in the US at the time. It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 chart.
In 2015, they released Psychic Warfare on Weathermaker, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard 200. That same year, they also released a compilation album, La Curandera, exclusively on pink vinyl, as part of the Ten Bands, One Cause campaign for breast cancer awareness.
In 2018, the band released Book of Bad Decisions on Weathermaker, their twelfth studio album.
In 2022, Clutch released Sunrise on Slaughter Beach on Weathermaker, their thirteenth studio album.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US Heat. [3] |
US Ind. [4] |
NOR [5] |
UK [6] | |||||||
| 1993 | Transnational Speedway League: Anthems, Anecdotes and Undeniable Truths | — | — | — | — | — | US: 114,847+[7] | ||||
| 1995 | Clutch
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— | 33 | — | — | — | US: 138,730+[7] | ||||
| 1998 | The Elephant Riders
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104 | 1 | — | — | — | US: 88,377+[8] | ||||
| 1999 | Jam Room
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— | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2001 | Pure Rock Fury
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135 | 3 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2004 | Blast Tyrant
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147 | 4 | 4 | — | — | US: 59,963+[9] | ||||
| 2005 | Robot Hive/Exodus
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94 | — | 7 | — | — | |||||
| 2007 | From Beale Street to Oblivion
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52 | — | 4 | 39 | 112 | |||||
| 2009 | Strange Cousins from the West
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38 | — | 5 | — | 95 | |||||
| 2013 | Earth Rocker
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15 | — | 3 | 13 | 50 | |||||
| 2015 | Psychic Warfare
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11 | — | 2 | — | 20 | |||||
| 2018 | Book of Bad Decisions
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16 | — | 2 | — | 13 | |||||
| 2022 | Sunrise on Slaughter Beach
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89 | — | 12 | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Live at the Googolplex
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| 2004 | Live in Flint, Michigan
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| 2007 | Heard It All Before: Live at the HiFi Bar
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| 2008 | Live at the Corner Hotel
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Full Fathom Five: Audio Field Recordings (2007–2008)
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| 2010 | Strange Cousins at the Prince
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2020 |
Live from the Doom Saloon Vol. 2
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2020 |
Live from the Doom Saloon Vol. 3
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2021 |
Live from the Doom Saloon Vol. 4
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2023 |
PA Tapes - Copenhagen 23 Aug. 2022
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2023 |
PA Tapes - Norfolk 25 Apr. 1993
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2023 |
PA Tapes - Seattle 10 Oct. 2022
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2023 |
PA Tapes - Nashville 24 Sep. 2022
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Compilation albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Slow Hole to China: Rare and Unreleased
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| 2005 | Pitchfork & Lost Needles
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| 2015 | La Curandera
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| 2020 | Monsters, Machines, and Mythological Beasts
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| 2020 | The Weathermaker Vault Series, Volume 1
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Video albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Full Fathom Five: Video Field Recordings (2007–2008)
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| 2010 | Clutch: Live at the 9:30
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Extended plays
| Year | EP details |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Pitchfork
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| 1992 | Passive Restraints
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| 1997 | Impetus
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| 2012 | Pigtown Blues
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| 2014 | Run, John Barleycorn, Run
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Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Main. [2] | ||||
| 1995 | "Tight Like That" | — | Clutch | |
| 1998 | "The Elephant Riders" | — | The Elephant Riders | |
| 2001 | "Careful with That Mic..." | 24 | Pure Rock Fury | |
| "Immortal" | — | |||
| 2002 | "Pure Rock Fury" | — | ||
| 2004 | "The Mob Goes Wild" | 39 | Blast Tyrant | |
| 2005 | "10001110101" | — | Robot Hive/Exodus | |
| "Mice and Gods" | — | |||
| 2007 | "Electric Worry" | 38 | From Beale Street to Oblivion | |
| 2009 | "50,000 Unstoppable Watts" | — | Strange Cousins from the West | |
| 2012 | "Pigtown Blues" | — | Non-album single | |
| 2013 | "Earth Rocker" | — | Earth Rocker | |
| "Crucial Velocity" | — | |||
| 2015 | "X-Ray Visions" | — | Psychic Warfare | |
| 2018 | "Gimme the Keys" | — | Book of Bad Decisions | |
| "How to Shake Hands" | — | |||
| "Hot Bottom Feeder" | — | |||
| "In Walks Barbarella" | — | |||
| 2022 | "Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)" | — | Sunrise on Slaughter Beach | |
| "Slaughter Beach" | — | |||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Wicker" | Hillary Johnson, Melissa Alonso[11] |
| 1993 | "A Shogun Named Marcus" | Dan Winters[12] |
| 1998 | "The Soapmakers" | unknown |
| 2002 | "Pure Rock Fury" | Stephen Smith[11] |
| 2004 | "The Mob Goes Wild" | Bam Margera[11] |
| 2005 | "Burning Beard" | Jeremy Hunt[13] |
| 2007 | "Electric Worry" | Stephen Smith[14] |
| 2009 | "50,000 Unstoppable Watts" | Jeremy Hunt[15] |
| 2013 | "Crucial Velocity" | Aisha Tyler[16] |
| 2015 | "X-Ray Visions" | Dan Winters |
| 2016 | "A Quick Death in Texas" | Dave Brodsky |
| "Gone Cold" | Aisha Tyler | |
| 2018 | "How to Shake Hands" | unknown |
| "Hot Bottom Feeder" | ||
| "In Walks Barbarella" | ||
| 2019 | "Ghoul Wrangler" | David Brodsky |
| "Evil" | ||
| "Fortunate Son" | ||
| 2020 | "Willie Nelson"[17] | |
| 2022 | "Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)" | |
| "Slaughter Beach" |
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Cross-Eyed Mary" (Jethro Tull cover) | Sucking the 70's |
| 2006 | "Red Hot Mama" (Funkadelic cover) | Sucking the 70's: Back in the Saddle Again |
| 2007 | "King of Arizona" | Viva la Bands, Vol. 2 |
Unreleased material and B-sides
In addition to Slow Hole to China (remastered and re-released in 2009), Pitchfork & Lost Needles and Basket of Eggs, Clutch frequently hides B-sides or "Easter Eggs" on their albums. Some of these may be found in import version of classic albums, in deluxe packages (such as Earth Rocker: Deluxe Edition), in remasters and re-releases (such as those re-released on Weathermaker Music with bonus and live tracks), or as singles and EPs. Clutch has also released such songs for Record Store Day and even movie soundtracks. Some of these standalone songs, not generally attached to albums such as Slow Hole to China, Pitchfork and Lost Needles or Basket of Eggs, include:
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Molt" | 6:51 |
| 2. | "The Wheel" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "The Package" | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Money" (Pink Floyd cover) | 5:41 |
| 5. | "Neighborhood" | 5:51 |
| 6. | "Apache" (Clutch outtake, appears on Big News EP) | 7:27 |
| 7. | "Big News 3" | 4:01 |
| 8. | "24 Earth Years" (The Elephant Riders era) | 4:09 |
| 9. | "David Rose" (The Elephant Riders outtake) | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Gifted & Talented" (The Elephant Riders outtake, appears on Wishbone Mini EP) | 2:42 |
| 11. | "05" (The Elephant Riders outtake, appears on Wishbone Mini EP) | 4:29 |
| 12. | "Cactus Mountain Blues" | 9:51 |
| 13. | "Cross-Eyed Mary" (Jethro Tull cover, appears on Sucking the 70's) | 3:33 |
| 14. | "Red Hot Mama" (Funkadelic cover with Five Horse Johnson; appears on Sucking the 70's - Back in the Saddle Again) | 4:00 |
| 15. | "Metroliner Special" (Strange Cousins from the West outtake) | 3:42 |
| 16. | "Pigtown Blues" | 3:50 |
| 17. | "Motherless Child" (acoustic, appears on Pigtown Blues single) | 4:10 |
| 18. | "Run, John Barleycorn, Run" (split single with Lionize for Record Store Day 2014) | 5:01 |
| 19. | "Night Hag" (Earth Rocker outtake, appears on deluxe album version) | 3:36 |
| 20. | "Scavengers" (Earth Rocker outtake, appears on deluxe album version) | 4:05 |
| 21. | "We Need Some Money" (Psychic Warfare deluxe edition; Chuck Brown cover) | 5:10 |
| 22. | "Outland Special Clearance" (Psychic Warfare deluxe edition) | 3:17 |
| 23. | "Mad Sidewinder" (Psychic Warfare deluxe edition) | 3:15 |
| 24. | "Boogeyman Blues" (Sunrise On Slaughter Beach Vinyl B-side) | 2:56 |
| 25. | "Arts & Crafts" (Sunrise On Slaughter Beach Vinyl B-side) | 3:33 |
| 26. | "Railroad Daisies" (Sunrise On Slaughter Beach Vinyl B-side) | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 96:06 | |
For Record Store Day 2014, Clutch released "Run, John Barleycorn, Run" as a split single with Lionize, featuring their song "Ether Madness". For 2015, Clutch released their 2009 album From Beale Street to Oblivion as a 2-LP set on purple vinyl, limited to 1,300 copies. For 2016, Clutch released an exclusive 12-inch vinyl EP with the two bonus tracks from their 2015 album "Psychic Warfare", containing "Mad Sidewinder" and "Outland Special Clearance", limited to 3,000 copies.
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