This is a detailed list of releases by the European band The Legendary Pink Dots. As of 2012[update], they have released 32 studio albums, 52 live albums and compilations, and 14 singles. Their first release was the cassette Only Dreaming in 1981, initially limited to 10 copies only, each with their own, handmade cover.[1] After a few more cassette-only releases, Brighter Now saw the light of day in the following year, as their first 'proper' album.
From the start, their output has been quite prolific, with no less than four tapes released in the first year of their existence alone.[2] This would not change until the late nineties, with a new album with original material every 1–2 years only, but accompanied by re-releases of early, hard-to-find material, and live albums.
In addition, singer Edward Ka-Spel has released more than 60 solo albums to date, and he and other members of the band have collaborated in various other projects, most notably in The Tear Garden, which originally consisted of Ka-Spel and cEvin Key of Skinny Puppy,[3] but later expanded to involve all current Pink Dots members as well as several friends of both the Pink Dots and Key.
Another notable peculiarity in the Pink Dots' discography is their affection for vinyl. With only a few exceptions, all of their albums have seen vinyl editions in addition to the standard CD release, many of them (like their 2010 studio album, Seconds Late For The Brighton Line) featuring exclusive tracks not found on the CD, although some may later appear on the digital release.
In their history, The Legendary Pink Dots have released—and re-released—their records on a large number of labels, as well as having their own label, The Terminal Kaleidoscope, and a bandcamp.com page for digital self-distribution.
A collection of early tracks, some of them available on other releases from that time. The track listings on later releases differ from the original Mirrordot release, but the tracks are in fact the same, just named differently.
1981
Dots On The Eyes
Cassette King
Tape
March is exclusive to this release, while all other songs appeared on Chemical Playschool 1 & 2.
1987
Stone Circles: A Legendary Pink Dots Anthology
Play It Again Sam USA
LP, CD
Compilation for the US market. All tracks previously released except for Gladiators Version Apocalypse.
1988
Traumstadt 1
Mirrordot Tapes, Terminal Kaleidoscope
Tape, CD
Features tracks that previously appeared on Atomic Roses, Apparition and the various artist compilations Rising From The Red Sand 3, Turkish Delight and I Love Liberty. The version of I Dream Of Jeannie on this release is different from the one appearing on the bonus CD for The Maria Dimension.
1988
Traumstadt 2
Mirrordot, Jarmusic
Tape
Features unrelesed tracks and versions as well as the Pink Dots' entries for the various artists compilations Something Stirs, Mineral Composition (Edges 40 Vol. 2), Zamizdat Trade Journal Volume 4, Four In One Vol. 2, Compulsory Overtime and Three Minute Symphony.
1989
Traumstadt 5
Mirrordot, Jarmusic, Staalplaat
Tape
Compilation of material from various Pink Dots releases as well as their entries for the compilations Life At The Top, Insane Music For Insane People Vol. 2 and An Invitation To The Last Judgement: The Labyrinth.
1989
The Legendary Pink Box
Play It Again Sam, Cacciocavallo
3x LP, 2x CD
"Featuring the ancient, the resurrected, re-recorded, the rare and the exclusive".[6]
1995
Chemical Playschool 8 & 9
Terminal Kaleidoscope, Soleilmoon Recordings, Beta-lactam Ring Records
2x CD
Includes the Maria Dimension Bonus CD as well as unreleased tracks and songs recorded for the various artists compilations Sonora 2/91 (magazine with CD), A Drop In The Ocean... and Ohren Des Kaiser Hirohito.
1996
Canta Mientras Puedas
Play It Again Sam, Soleilmoon
CD
All material previously released, with the tracks A Velvet Resurrection and Friend presented in slightly remixed versions. The title of the compilation is the Spanish translation of the Pink Dots' motto "Sing While You May".
1996
Lullabies For The New Dark Ages
Soleilmoon
4x LP, 4x CD
Re-release of the albums Brighter Now, Curse, Faces In The Fire and The Tower as a box-set. 4x LP box is limited to 512 copies and 4x CD box is limited to 1000 copies.
1997
Ancient Daze
Terminal Kaleidoscope, Beta-lactam Ring Records
CD, 2x LP
Collection of material originally released 1980-1981 plus the previously unreleased Spaced Out. Re-released in 2000 with three additional, previously unreleased tracks : Odd, West Side Story (The Forgotten Version) and Candlelight Or Fullbeam?.
1997
Stained Glass Soma Fountains
Soleilmoon
2x CD
Collection of early material and cassette releases as well as tracks made for the compilations The Dice Are Rolling: A Play It Again Sam Records Sample , QED and Flowmotion. According to the liner notes, April's Song "is the oldest surviving recording of The Legendary Pink Dots".
1997
Under Triple Moons
ROIR
CD
Collection of tracks from the cassette releases Premonition, Traumstadt 2, Kleine Krieg and Chemical Playschool 1 & 2.
New and previously unreleased material. Originally sold exclusively at the Pink Dots' North American tour in 1997, it was later put into general release.
1999
Poi Poka Mozhesh
Brudenia
CD
Collection of previously released material as well as a different version of Supper at J's and the two previously unreleased tracks Interflora Overdrive (Part One) and Interflora Overdrive (Part Two). The album's title is the Russian translation of the Pink Dots' motto "Sing While You May".
2001
Kollabaris
Terminal Kaleidoscope, Beta-lactam Ring Records
CD
Collection of collaborations with other artists, including Artwork, Karolinek and Lydia Tomkiw as well as the side-projects The Tear Garden and Mimir.
2001
Chemical Playschool 11, 12 & 13
Caciocavallo
3x CD
Collection of previously unreleased material (going back as far as 1992) and the tracks 10th Shade and Schatten from the vinyl version of Nemesis Online. All three discs were designed to have no index points (although the third disc erroneously has one near the end) to invoke the experience of listening to a cassette.
2002
Synesthesia
S.P.K.R., Big Blue Records
CD
Described as "a companion to Chemical Playschool 11, 12 & 13", featuring previously unreleased (presumably all newly recorded) material.
2002
El Kaleidoscopo Terminal
Caciocavallo
LP, CD
Collection of previously released material plus a new version of Blue from A Perfect Mystery.
2002
Caciocavallo Reissue Collection
Caciocavallo
10x CD
Box set featuring all albums previously available through Play It Again Sam: The Lovers, Asylum, Island Of Jewels, Any Day Now, The Golden Age, The Legendary Pink Box, The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse, The Maria Dimension, Shadow Weaver and Malachai.
2003
A Guide to the Legendary Pink Dots Vol. 1: The Best Ballads
Big Blue Records
CD
Collection of previously released material.
2003
I Did Not Inhale
Zakat
CD
Compilation for the Russian market containing previously released material.
2003
A Guide To The Legendary Pink Dots Vol. 2: Psychedelic Classics And Rarities
Big Blue Records
2x CD & 1x VCD
Collection of previously released material plus unreleased live versions of the songs The Saucers Are Coming (renamed to Saucers Over Poznan), Citadel, A Velvet Resurrection and I Love You In Your Tragic Beauty, all recorded in Poznan, Poland, in 1996. The Video CD features a live show recorded in Germany on January 11, 1989, as well as an interview two clips of the songs Der Schrei and Talent Contest.
2004
Singe Waehrend Du Bist
UMO Magazine
CD
Collection of previously released songs and unreleased live versions of Space Captain, Andromeda Suite and Evolution / The Brightest Star.
2004
Crushed Mementos
Plinkity Plonk
CD
Collection of tracks taken from the compilations The Voice, Rising From The Red Sands Vol. 3 and Zamizdat Trade Journal, the Pink Dots' Traumstadt 4 cassette, plus a new song called Premonition 15.
2007
The Legendary Pink Dots
Vinyl On Demand
5x LP
LP 1: A Collection Of Tracks From Chemical Playschool 1+2 Part I
LP 2: A Collection Of Tracks From Chemical Playschool 1+2 Part II
LP 3: Kleine Krieg Part I & II
LP 4: Kleine Krieg Part III & IV
LP 5: Live In Cologne 8-4-1983
Limited to 600 copies. Came with a bonus DVD when ordering directly from the label, which featured a TV performance of Echo Police and a short interview.
2009
The Maria Sessions
Trademark Of Quantity
CD
Previously unreleased recordings made in 1991.
2010
Any Day Now Secrets
Trademark Of Quantity
CD
Previously unreleased recordings made in 1987.
2011
All The King's Sessions
Trademark Of Quantity
CD
Outtakes and alternate versions from All The King's Horses and All The King's Men.
2012
Chemical Playschool 15
Rustblade
CD, CDr, DVD
A collection of new tracks recorded in August 2012.
Recorded at various venues in Germany, Austria, France and Netherlands.
1989
Greetings 9
Materiali Sonori
LP
Side a recorded live at The Ubu Club, Rennes, France, in February 1988. Side b are studio tracks recorded August, 1988. Released on CD as Greetings 9 + Premonition 11 by Materiali Sonori in 1991 and re-released as It's Raining In Heaven by Soleilmoon Recordings in 1996.
1991
Live at Centralino, 15.2.1987, Torino, Italy
Old Europa Cafe
Tape
Originally released as a bootleg, it was later sanctioned by the Legendary Pink Dots. Recorded live at Centralino, Torino, Italy, on February 15, 1987.
Recorded live at the Cabaret Metro, Chicago, Illinois, US, on November 11, 1998.
2000
Farewell, Milky Way
Caciocavallo
CD
The Pink Dots' final concert at the Melkweg ("Melkweg" is Dutch for "Milky Way") in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1994. The Melkweg had been host to a Pink Dots concert every year since 1984.
2003
Live in Hildesheim 1991
Trademark of Quantity
CD-R
Recorder live at Hildesheim, Germany, on May 8, 1991.
2005
Live at Montpellier 1994
Trademark of Quantity
CD-R
Recorded live in Montpellier, France, on May 27, 1994.
2008
Live at Cafe De La Danse, Paris, 20 December 2007
Trademark of Quantity
CD-R
Limited to 80 copies. Recorded live at Cafe De La Danse, Paris, France, on December 20, 2007.
2009
Human Radio
Trademark of Quantity
CD-R
Recorded at the Studio Desmet cafe, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 14, 2002, during a live debate for Human Radio.
2010
The French Collection
Beta-Lactam Ring Records
CD
Recorded in March 1994, at the Theatre Passage du Nord Quest in Paris, the Espace Julien in Marseilles and an unnamed venue in Toulouse.
2013
Live At Pandora's Music Box 1985
Self-released on bandcamp.com
Digital download
Recorded live in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on October 10, 1985.
2013
Plutonium Live
Self-released on bandcamp.com
Digital download
Recorded on April 23, 2009, at The Orangerie, Munich. This is a live recording of their Plutonium Blonde tour.
2014
Live '89 Volume 2
Self-released on bandcamp.com
Digital download
Recorded at the Bikini Club in Toulouse, France. This album is the restoration of "A rough cassette that lurked, waiting to be played, in an Ikea basket for a couple of decades".[8]
2014
Paris In The Spring
Self-released on bandcamp.com
Digital download
Recorded in April 2014 at Le Klub in Paris during their Year 33 tour.
2015
Easter In The Deep South
Self-released on bandcamp.com
Digital download
A radio recording of the show at Alabamahalle in Munich, Germany, on 6 April 1985.
