Albums
1) Bop Art, 2/84, LP, Party PART1; ?/85, LP, Abstract ABT009; 12/94, CD, Regeneration Records RGNR 4001
- Control Of Embassies
- Pinkies Hit The Union
- Gunning The Works
- Owls
- Outback Jazz
- Chelsea Wallpaper
- Bagpipe Music
- Built In A Day
- Unsquare Dance
Note: Reissued for one pressing only on Abstract as part of a general deal with them that never happened. CDs were pressed only for the 10th anniversary gig in London.
2) Tolerance, 11/85, LP, Fire FIRELP3; 5/90, CD, Fire FIRECD3
- Arriving
- Journal Of An Airman
- Rare Flowers
- Warhol's Fifteen
- 30-Love
- Lover And Confidante
- Tolerance
- Ups
- When The Wave Comes
- Soul (Seen And Unseen)
Note: A European edition was issued with three extra tracks from the _Lover And Confidante_ EP added.
3) Spitting Out Miracles, 10/87, LP, Fire FIRELP10; 5/90, CD, Fire FIRECD10
- Coats*
- Cowardice And Caprice*
- Julie*
- Spitting Out Miracles*
- Ceiling Roses
- In The Mystery*
- Season Ticket To A Bad Place
- Bury Your Love Like Treasure
- Days Of 49*
- Teaching English Through Sex And Death
- Winter Sun
- What Do You Mean (What I Said)*
- Do The Dead Know What Time It Is?* - based on the poem by Kenneth Patchen
Note: Originally released with a flexi-disc of Rodney Allen performing "Days Of 49" and Ian Kearey performing "Cowardice And Caprice". Neither musician was in the band at the time. It's these two versions that are on _Friendloverplane_. The CD says tracks marked with '*' are remixed.
4) Friendloverplane, 11/88, 2 LP, Fire FIRELP15; CD, FIRECD15; ?/88, LP, Restless 7 72314-2; CD, ?
- Veils Of Colour
- Complete Blessing
- Weird Heart
- Le Petit Cadeau De Don Jua
- Severn Beach
- Police (38 Divinity)
- Action Painting (New version)
- Who Built This Station In The Midwest
- Old Men Sleeping On The Bowery
- 88 Out
- Ashtrays From Mt. Etna
- Gunning The Works (New version)
- King Of The Soap Box
- Tolerance (New version)
- Etiquette!
- Continually Torn Apart
- Days Of 49 (New version)
- I Wanna Be Your Lover
- Warhol's Fifteen (New version)
- Shame (New version)
- The Couple In The Next Room
- Stripped
- Cowardice And Caprice (New version)
- Breaking In My Heart
Note: Available in both a light and dark blue sleeve design. Issued in the USA as a single LP and on a 17-track CD (missing "Complete Blessing", "Weird Heart", "Police (38 Divinity)", "Days Of 49", "I Wanna Be Your Lover", "The Couple In The Next Room", but has "Cowardice And Caprice").
5) Swagger, 2/90, LP, Ensign CHEN13; CS, ZCHEN13; CD, CCD1752; 2/90, CD, Chrysalis F2 21752 ; 2/21/2006, 2 CD, EMI
- Jacket Hangs
- World View Blue
- Weightless
- ...And Stones
- Love Come Round
- Your Ages
- The Applicant - based on the poem of the same name by Sylvia Plath
- What It Is
- Anti-Pretty
- Careful Boy
- Picture Framed
- Cat-Scan Hist'ry
Reissue bonus CD:
- S.T.R.A.N.G.E. (previously unreleased)
- Love Come Round (Hurdy-Gurdy version) (previously unreleased)
- Razor Walk
- Different Now
- Big Sky
- 88 Out (live) (previously unreleased)
- I Wanna Be Your Lover (live) (previously unreleased)
- Careful Boy (Nicky Campbell Radio 1 session version) (previously unreleased)
- What It Is (Michael Stipe version)
- ...And Stones (DJ Bootleg)
- You Are Loved
- You’Re Going To Need Somebody
- Sweet Jane
- World View Blue (acoustic version)
6) World View Blue, 6/90, CD, Chrysalis, F2 21818
- You (Are Loved)
- You're Going To Need Somebody
- Razor Walk
- I Wanna Be Your Lover (live)
- Bury Your Love Like Treasure (live)
- Different Now
- Sweet Jane
- World View Blue (acoustic version)
Note: USA release only.
7) Beatsongs, 8/91, LP, Ensign CHEN21; CS, ZCHEN21; CD, CCD1856; 8/91, CD, Chrysalis F2 21856
- Huh
- Yr Own World
- Angelwords
- Fun
- Cardboard Box
- My Hurricane
- Aeroplane Blue
- Jack Leaves Back Spring
- Colour Me
- Streamers
- The Boy In The Bubble
- Sixth Continent
8) Friendloverplane 2, 10/92, LP, Ensign CHEN28; CS, ZCHEN28; CD, CDCHEN28
- You (Are Loved)
- Pony Boy
- Different Now
- World View Blue (acoustic version)
- ...And Stones (Lovers All Around mix)
- Razor Walk
- Growing Up, Growing Down
- Autumn Journal XV
- Here It Comes
- For Tim Collins
- Talkin' On The Other Phone
- You're Going To Need Somebody
- Missy Lane
- Stranger
- Trouble, Tell Me I'm Alive
- Big Sky
- Mis-Firing
- Disney Head
9) Life Model, 2/94, LP, Beggars Banquet BBQLP 143; CS, BBQMC143; CD, BBQCD143; 8/94, ?
- Broken & Mended
- (I'm A) Smart Drug
- Ghost-Nets
- Frightened At Night
- Daughter Movie
- Open
- Honey I
- Vade Mecum Gunslinger
- Mercury (Hold Protect Love)
- Fragile
10) Rough Music, 1/17/95, LP, Beggars Banquet BBQLP 167; CS, BBQMC167; CD, BBQCD167; 1/17/95, CD, Beggars Banquet 92516-2
- Detective Song
- Sugared Almond
- Scared
- Worry Beads
- Contact High!
- A Map Below
- James
- Whatever Happened To Our Golden Birds?
- Wond'ring Wild
- Saint Me And The Devil
- Dark
- Secret Destination
- Dear, Though The Night Is Gone
11) Fruit, 6/96, CD, Fire FIRECD 57
- Aeroplane Blues (live)
- Jacket Hangs (live)
- Police (38 Divinity) (live)
- The Boy In The Bubble (live)
- Daughter Movie (live)
- Hand On Heart (live)
- Weightless (live)
- ...And Stones (live)
- Broken And Mended (live)
- True Heart (live)
- Warhol's Fifteen (live)
- Detective Song (live)
- Worry Beads (live)
- Pony Boy (live)
- Surf Classic (live)
- New Caucasian Maps (live)
12) Weird Shit, 12/12/96, CS, self-released; 2/26/2001, CD, Cargo UK SFCD 041
Cassette:
- Showing Off To Impress The Girls (alternate version) (1980)
- Mau Mau (1981)
- Train Time (1984)
- Popsicle Pete (1984)
- Pre-Fab Buildings (1988)
- (On The Trail Of) Persephone's Shoes (1984)
- Smoke Hole (1985)
- Picture Framed (alternate version) (1981)
- Jacket Hangs (alternate version) (1989)
- Love Come Round (alternate version) (1989)
- Hard Times of Old England (1986)
- 88 Out (live) (1989)
- Mean Time (alternate version) (1991)
- Paper Plane (alternate version) (1995)
- Imperial (1993)
- Star Below (1996)
CD:
- Showing Off To Impress The Girls (alternate version)
- Mau Mau
- Train Time
- Popsicle Pete
- (On The Trail Of) Persephone's Shoes
- Through The Smoke Hole
- Pre-Fab Buildings
- Jacket Hangs (alternate version)
- Love Come Round (alternate version)
- Vade Mecum Gunslinger No. One
- Mean Time (alternate version)
- Blood Red Roses
- Streets Of Laredo
- Roundheads (On Every Corner)
- Camus In The Pocket
Note: The cassette was a limited edition of 100 and sold at gigs, featuring artwork by Doug Smith. The tracklisting was typed onto 4" squares of paper and hand glued.
13) Huh!: The Best, 1987-1992, ?/97, CD, Chrysalis 101
- Jacket Hangs
- Huh!
- Colour Me
- Razor Walk
- Growing Up, Growing Down
- Fun
- Weightless
- And Stones
- You (Are Loved)
- Jack Leaves And Back Spring
- Anti-Pretty
- Disney Head
- Yr Own World
- What It Is (remix)
- Lovething/Higherthing
- Sixth Continent
Note: Only source for "Lovething/Higherthing".
14) Warhol's 15 - The Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 1985-1988, ?/2002, CD, Nectar 530
- Lover & Confidante
- Veils Of Colour
- Cowardice And Caprice
- Action Painting
- Ups
- Warhol's Fifteen
- Ceiling Roses
- King Of The Soap Box
- Weird Heart
- Julie
- Bury Your Love Like Treasure
- Arriving
- Severn Beach
- Season Ticket To A Bad Place
- Tolerance
- Journal Of An Airman
- When The Wave Comes
- Spitting Out Miracles
- Breaking In My Heart
- Soul
Note: Only CD source for studio version of "Breaking In My Heart".
15) Cavaliers & Roundheads, 6/13/2000, 2 CD, Swarf Finger 38
- Cavaliers Part 1
- Cavaliers Part 2
- Cavaliers Part 3
- Cavaliers Part 4
- Cavaliers Part 5
- Cavaliers Part 6
- Cavaliers Part 7
- Cavaliers Part 8
- Cavaliers Part 9
- Cavaliers Part 10
- Cavaliers Part 11
- Cavaliers Part 12
- Jazz Baby
- Get Out!
- Top Of The Pops
- Star Cross'd
- Ghosts
- Here Comes The Queen
- Smiler With The Knyf
- Roundheads
16) Altitude, 04/03/2006, 1 CD, EMI CDCHSP4132
- Bristol Byzantine/Raise The Roof High
- Tree Full Of Starlings
- Surreal Thing
- Hexanal
- Star Below
- Up In A Down World
- Adulthood
- Bright Star Catalogue
- Multinational
- Beautiful Is (As Beautiful Does)
- Bristol Byzantine
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