The Church discography

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.

The Church discography
Four band members are performing. Koppes is facing forward and strums his guitar. Kilbey is playing a bass guitar and singing into a microphone. Powles is set back, obscured by his drum kit. Willson-Piper is partly turned to his left and is strumming a guitar.
Peter Koppes, Steve Kilbey, Tim Powles, Marty Willson-Piper of The Church.
Park West, Chicago, United States. 18 August 2006.
Studio albums25
Live albums1
Compilation albums12
Video albums3
EPs4
Singles38

Four of the albums listed under the "Studio albums" section are outtake collections:

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 22 7 13 31
1982 The Blurred Crusade
  • Released: 25 March 1982
  • Label: EMI Parlophone (PCSO 7585, 256-4300504)
  • Formats: LP, cassette
10 17 24
1983 Seance
  • Released: 13 June 1983
  • Label: EMI Parlophone (PCSO 7590, TC-PCSO 7590)
  • Formats: LP, cassette
18 35 41 18
1985 Heyday
  • Released: November 1985
  • Label: EMI Parlophone (PCSO.430034)
  • Formats: LP, cassette
19 146
1988 Starfish
  • Released: 16 February 1988
  • Label: Mushroom Records (RML53266, CD-53266)
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
11 11 41 45 70 US: Gold[11]
1990 Gold Afternoon Fix
  • Released: 22 February 1990
  • Label: Mushroom Records (TVL93321, RMC 53321, D53321)
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
12 28 66 66 44 79
1992 Priest=Aura
  • Released: 10 March 1992
  • Label: White (TVD93356 / RMD53356)
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
25 176 98
1994 Sometime Anywhere
  • Released: 31 May 1994
  • Label: White (TVD93396)
  • Formats: 2xCassette, 2xCD
27
1996 Magician Among the Spirits
  • Released: 19 August 1996
  • Label: Deep Karma/White (D31562)
  • Formats: CD
74
1998 Hologram of Baal 68
1999 A Box of Birds
  • Released: 21 September 1999
  • Label: Festival Records (D32123)
  • Formats: CD
2002 After Everything Now This
Parallel Universe
  • Released: 4 November 2002
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl (COOKCD248)
  • Formats: 2xCD
2003 Forget Yourself
  • Released: 27 October 2003
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl (COOKCD264)
  • Formats: CD
42
2004 Jammed
  • Released: 30 August 2004
  • Label: None (self-released)
  • Formats: CD
Beside Yourself
  • Released: 4 October 2004
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl (COOKCD329A)
  • Formats: CD
El Momento Descuidado (The Unguarded Moment)
2005 Back with Two Beasts
  • Released: 4 November 2005
  • Label: None (self-released)
  • Formats: CD
2006 Uninvited, Like the Clouds
  • Released: 20 March 2006
  • Label: Liberation Music (LIBCD7191.2)
  • Formats: CD
2007 El Momento Siguiente (The Following Moment)
  • Released: 3 February 2007
  • Label: Liberation Blue (BLUE143.2)
  • Formats: CD
2008 Shriek: Excerpts from the Soundtrack
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Unorthodox (UNO 001)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2009 Untitled #23
  • Released: 6 March 2009
  • Label: Unorthodox (UNO 004)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, 2xLP
2014 Further/Deeper
  • Released: 17 October 2014
  • Label: Unorthodox (UNO 011)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, 2xLP
50
2017 Man Woman Life Death Infinity
  • Released: 6 October 2017
  • Label: Unorthodox (UNO 012)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, limited edition white LP
64
2023 The Hypnogogue
  • Released: 24 February 2023
  • Label: Communicating Vessels
"—" 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
  • Released: 16 May 2014
  • Label: Unorthodox (UNO 010)
  • Formats: 2×CD, digital download
2019 New York Stories (Live 1988)
  • Released: 12 Aug 2019
  • Label: Taurus Records
  • Formats: Digital download

Compilations

Year Album details Chart peak positions
AUS
[3][4]
1982 Temperature Drop in Downtown Winterland
  • Released: 3 November 1982
  • Territory: United Kingdom
  • Label: Carrere Records (CAR 257)
  • Formats: 10"
1984 Remote Luxury
1988 Hindsight 1980-1987
  • Released: July 1988
  • Label: EMI Australia (PCSO 430060/1, TCPCSO 430060/1, CD-53266)
  • Formats: 2×LP, 2×Cassette, 2×CD
36
Life Before Starfish
  • Released: 1988
  • Territory: United States
  • Label: Arista Records (APCD-9724)
  • Formats: CD
Conception
  • Released: 1988
  • Territory: Europe
  • Label: Carrere Records (CAL 229, CDCAL 229)
  • Formats: LP, CD
1991 A Quick Smoke at Spot's (Archives 1986-1990)
  • Released: May 1991
  • Label: Mushroom Records (D 26058)
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
84
1994 Almost Yesterday 1981–1990
1999 Under the Milky Way: The Best of the Church
  • Released: 28 September 1999
  • Territory: United States
  • Label: Buddha Records (7446599652-2)
  • Formats: CD
The Best of the Church
2001 Sing-Songs//Remote Luxury//Persia
  • Released: 15 October 2001
  • Label: EMI Australia (7243 5 35583 2 1)
  • Formats: CD
2006 Tin Mine
2007 Deep in the Shallows: The Classic Singles Collection
  • Released: 14 July 2007
  • Label: EMI Australia (0946 3 90442 2 1)
  • Formats: 2×CD
2010 The Best of the Radio Songs
  • Released: 22 October 2010
  • Label: EMI Australia (9181882)
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Year Details Chart peak positions
AUS
[3][4]
1981 Too Fast for You
1982 Sing-Songs
  • Released: 8 December 1982
  • Label: EMI Parlophone (BUG 2)
  • Formats: 12" EP
58
1984 Remote Luxury
  • Released: February 1984
  • Label: EMI Parlophone (BUG 5)
  • Formats: 12" EP, cassette
32
Persia
  • Released: August 1984
  • Label: EMI Parlophone (BUG.430017, TC-BUG 430017)
  • Formats: 12" EP, cassette
47
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[3][4][12]
CAN
[13]
NZL
[6]
UK US
[14]
US Main
[14]
US Alt
[14]
1980 "She Never Said" x x Of Skins and Heart
1981 "The Unguarded Moment" 22 19 x
"Too Fast for You" 43 x Too Fast for You EP
"Tear It All Away" 81 x
1982 "Almost With You" 21 x The Blurred Crusade
"When You Were Mine" 77 x
"I Am a Rock" / "A Different Man"
NZ / UK release
x Sing-Songs EP
1983 "It's No Reason" 56 x Seance
"Electric Lash" 60 x
1985 "Already Yesterday" 100 x Heyday
1986 "Tantalized" 62 x
"Columbus" x
"Disenchanted"
UK-only release
x
1988 "Under the Milky Way" 22 69 25 90 24 2 x Starfish
"Reptile" 99 88 27 x
"Antenna"
Spain-only release
x
"Destination"
1990 "Metropolis" 19 41 11 1 Gold Afternoon Fix
"Russian Autumn Heart"
US-only release
"You're Still Beautiful" 27
1992 "Ripple" 62 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"
"Under the Milky Way"
(vs Craig Obey)
Elektrik Force
2009 "The Coffee Song" / "Hounds of Love" Non-album release
"Pangaea" Untitled #23
"Operetta"
2010 "Deadman's Hand"
2017 "Another Century"[15] Man Woman Life Death Infinity
"Undersea"[16]
"I Don't Know How I Know"[17]
2022 "The Hypnogogue"[18] The Hypnogogue

Video albums

Year Details
2001 Enmore Theatre 1992 Concert
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: The Church (FAN001N, DVD001N)
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
2013 Future Past Perfect: Live at the Enmore
  • Released: 1 August 2013
  • Label: Unorthodox/Moshcam (DVD-FPP-2013)
  • Formats: 3xDVD
2014 A Psychedelic Symphony: Live at Sydney Opera House
  • Released: 16 May 2014
  • Label: Unorthodox (UNODVD 010)
  • Formats: DVD

Studio album as The Refo:mation

Year Album details
1997 Pharmakoi/Distance-Crunching Honchos with Echo Units

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.[19]
Specific
  1. McFarlane 'The Church' entry. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  2. Holmgren, Magnus. "The Church". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  3. 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.
  4. "Discography The Church". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  5. "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 October 2014. pp. 2, 5, 7, 15–16. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  6. "Discography The Church". New Zealand charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  7. "The Church - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  8. "Discography The Church". Swedish charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  9. "Indie Hits "C"". 5 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  10. "Search: RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  11. "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  12. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 207.
  13. "RPM100 Singles". RPM. Library and Archives of Canada. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  14. "The Church > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  15. "Another Century - Single by The Church | Spotify". Open.spotify.com. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  16. "Undersea". Spotify. 8 September 2017.
  17. "I Don't Know How I Don't Know". Spotify. 17 November 2017.
  18. "The Church are back with new single "The Hypnogogue"". brooklynvegan.com. 29 August 2022.
  19. Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry. 2002. ISBN 9781865038919. Retrieved 17 October 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help) 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'.
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