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Discography

SINGLES

Close Lobsters - Going To Heaven To See If It Rains
BLAZE15 7" -Going To Heaven To See If It Rains + Boys And Girls
BLAZE15T 12" -Heaven + Boys And Girls + Pathetik Trivia
Fire Records - Nov 1986
Notes: Pathetik Trivia is an early version of Pathetique from Foxheads LP. The 12" run-out groove reads -"it ticked and exploded". Engineered by Scott Rodger.

Close Lobsters - Never Seen Before
BLAZE20 7" -Never Seen Before + Pimps
BLAZE20T 12" -Never Seen Before + Pimps + Firestation Towers + Wide Waterways
Fire Records - Apr 1987
Notes: Wide Waterways is an Only Ones cover version. Firestation Towers is re-recorded from the C86 compilation. Pimps is an early version of the Foxheads LP track (with female backing vocals!). The 12" run-out groove reads - "an intellectual kick in the head". Recorded Feb 1987. Produced by Pascal Gabriel.

Close Lobsters - Let's Make Some Plans
BLAZE22 7" -Let's Make Some Plans + In Spite Of These Times
BLAZE22T 12" -Let's Make Some Plans + In Spite Of These Times + Get What They Deserve
Fire Records - 1987
Notes: In Spite Of These Times is the same version as on the Foxheads LP. Recorded July-August 1987 (the Foxheads LP sessions). Produced by John A Rivers. Except: Get What They Deserve - recorded at the Sound Factory, Larkhall and produced by Close Lobsters.

Close Lobsters - The Janice Long Sessions
SFNT008 12" -Nothing Really Matters + Heaven..Rains + Pathetic Trivia + Never Seen Before
Strange Fruit Records - 4.Apr 1988
Dutch East India Year: 1993 Available Formats: Cassette
Notes: 4 exclusive tracks recorded for the Janice Long BBC Radio 1 show. Recorded 29th June 1986. Broadcast 15th July 1986. Produced by Barry Andrews. Engineered by Martin Colley

Close Lobsters - Loopholes 7"
???? 7" - "Loopholes" b/w "What Is There To Smile About"
????  7 " vinyl

Close Lobsters - What Is There To Smile About?
BLAZE25 7" -What Is There To Smile About? + From This Day On
BLAZE25T 12" -What Is There To Smile About + Loopholes + From This Day On + The Skyscrapers Of St Mirin
BLAZE25CD CD5 -What Is There To Smile About + Loopholes + From This Day On + The Skyscrapers Of St Mirin + Violently Pretty Face
Fire Records - 7.Sep 1988
Notes:Limited Edition 12" came with free Lobster Postcard & Poster. 7" was in a gatefold sleeve. Skyscrapers was later re-recorded for the Headache Rhetoric LP. 12" run-out groove reads - "Close the Paisley Grammar". Produced by John A Rivers

Close Lobsters - Nature Thing
BLAZE34 7" -Nature Thing + Never Seen Before (live)
BLAZE34T 12" -Nature Thing + Hey Hey My My (Into The Black) + Paper Thin Hotel + Never Seen Before (live)
BLAZE34CD CD5 -same tracks as 12"
Fire Records - Mar 1989
Notes: Hey Hey My My is a Neil Young cover version. Paper Thin Hotel is a Leonard Cohen cover version. Produced by Phil Vinall. Engineered by Howard Turner.

Close Lobsters - Just Too Bloody Stupid
Caff Corporation - CAFF004 (7") Fall 1989 


ALBUMS

Close Lobsters -  Foxheads Stalk This Land
Fire Records - FIRE LP09 (LP+CD) 1987

Close Lobsters -  What Is There To Smile About?
Enigma Records (CD5) 1988
 

Close Lobsters - Headache Rhetoric
Fire Records - FIRE LP17 (LP+CD) 20.Mar 1989 


COMPILATIONS


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Various Artists

Bludgeoned: A Collection
Bludgeoned Records BLUD 1 (12") *DELETED*
Red Letter Day contribute: Coming Home

BLUE AEROPLANES -Action Painting
CLOSE LOBSTERS - All The Little Boys And Girls
RED LETTER DAY - Coming Home
POP PARKER - Rubber Bone Boy
INTERFERENCE - Better Life
THE SHRUBS - Dead Teachers (Eccentric CD Grey Mix)
BRILLIANT CORNERS - Delirious
JENNY & CAT CLUB - No One Loves You At All
ELEPHANT MEN - Hammy The Hamburger
BLYTH POWER - Sordid Tales From The Ffucke Masticke Room
THE DENTISTS - Ugly
CHORCHAZADE - Too Much Timex
GUS BUS - And Nothing (Live)
BILLY JENKINS - Discoboats At 2 o'cLOCK



Various Artists - Airspace II - The Sequel
Breaking Down Records - BREAK LP 3 (LP) 14.May 1990
  Benny Profane - Maureen
  Bob - Daymaker Part 2
  The Brilliant Corners - Where Are The Supremes Tonight ?
  Close Lobsters - Paper Thin Hotel
  Cud - Strange Kinda Love
  The Darling Buds - Shame On You (slightydelic mix)
  The Driscolls - Time For Change
  The Family - Shine A Light
  Five Year Plan - Pumpin' For Jill
  The Golden Dawn - No Reason Why
  The Groove Farm - Just A Silly Phase I'm Going Through
  Heavenly - And The Birds Aren't Singing
  Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes - Untitled
  Mega City 4 - Honestly
  Mousefolk - Where Is David Tonight
  St.Christopher - If I Could Capture
  The Wedding Present - Don't Dictate


Various Artists - Airspace!
Breaking Down Records - BREAK LP 1 (LP) Jul 1989
  The Groove Farm - Number One
  Five Year Plan - See You In Heaven
  The Golden Dawn - George Hamiltons Dead
  Remember Fun - Clearly Blurred
  Benny Profane - Rob A Bank
  The Flatmates - Turning You Blue
  The Beat Hotel - Going Through It
  Close Lobsters - In Spite Of These Times (1st )
  The Rosehips - Crazy Kind Of Normal
  St.Christopher - To The Mountain
  Rodney Allen - Circle Line
  This Poison - The Great Divide -
  The Field Mice - That's All This Is
  Cud - Only (A Prawn In Whitby)
  Stitch - You And Me


Various Artists - Alvin Lives (In Leeds) - Anti Poll Tax Trax
Spasm/Midnight Music (LP) May 1990
  Close Lobsters - Float On
  The Corn Dollies - Le Freak
  Crocodile Ride - I Feel Love
  Cud - Bohemian Rhapsody
  Five Thirty - My Sweet Lord
  The 14 Iced Bears - Summer Night
  Robyn Hitchcock - Kung Fu Fighting
  Lush - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
  The Perfect Disaster - Wanderin Star
  The Popguns - Bye Bye Baby
  The Siddeleys - Love Grows ( Where My Rosemary Goes )
  The Wedding Present - Make Me Smile ( Come Up And See Me )


Various Artists - Lets Try Another Ideal Guest House
Shelter/Rough Trade (LP) 1987
  AC Temple - Make Mine Money
  A Witness - Fag Lane Maurice Wind
  The Bats - Block Of Wood
  Close Lobsters - Lets Make Some Plans
  The Dragsters - Fine Sense Of Humour
  The Flatmates - Heaven Is Blue
  The 14 Iced Bears - Like A Dolphin
  The Hermit crabs - Surfing' Vietnam
  The Househunters - Househunting
  Laugh! - Shed Caved In
  McTells - It Happens
  One Thousand Violins - Beautiful Shirt
  The Passmore Sisters - Difficult
  The Pleasure Heads - Something You're Above
  The Stars of Heaven - All About You
  Talulah Gosh - My Boy Says
  Television Personalities - Miracles Take Longer
  3-Action - If Only I Had The Guts


Various Artists - NME C-86 Compilation
NME/Rough Trade (LP) 1986
  The Age of Chance - From Now On,This Will Be Your God
  A Witness - Sharpened Sticks
  Big Flame - New Way
  The Bodines - Therese
  Bogshed - Run To The Temple
  Close Lobsters - Firestation Towers
  Fuzzbox - Console Me
  Half Man Half Biscuit - I Hate Nerys Hughes ( From The Heart )
  The MacKenzies - Big Jim
  McCarthy - Celestial City
  Miaow - Sport Most Royal
  The Mighty Lemon Drops - Happy Head
  Mighty Mighty - Law
  The Pastels - Breaking Lines
  Primal Scream - Velocity Girl
  The Servants - Transparent
  Shop Assistants - It's Up To You
  The Shrubs - Bullfighter's Bones
  The Soup Dragons - Pleasantly Surprised
  Stump - Buffalo
  The Wedding Present - This Boy Can Wait
  The Wolfhounds - Feeling So Strange Again


Various Artists - Out Of The Blue
(K7)
  All Over The Place - Think Back On Me
  All Over The Place - Shadow Of Distraction
  The Bachelor Pad - The Music Is Freaking Them Out
  The Bachelor Pad - Garbagehead
  Close Lobsters - Sewer Pipe Dream
  The Driscolls - PC Roberts
  Feverfew - Casey Jones
  The Mayfields - Rain-Bird
  The Mayfields - I Don't Dream
  Mega City 4 - Pride & Prejudice
  Mousefolk - Tonight
  Mousefolk - Joyce McKinney's Boyfriend
  The Popguns - Leave It Alone
  The Senseless Things - Remember Me
  The Senseless Things - Kiss & Cuddle
  Thrilled Skinny - Neon Sea
  The Vinegar Blossom - Virginia Court



The Great Fire of London  ©1987 Restless Records  7 72265-1
Side One:
Diving for Pearls - 1000 Mexicans
Ups - Blue Aeroplanes
Fontana Eyes - Colenso Parade
Little Girl - Pulp
Always There - The Rose of Avalanche
Bluebell - The Perfect Disaster
D.D.I.R.N. - The Close Lobsters
Side Two:
Let's Make Some Plans - The Close Lobsters
The Innocents - The Parachute Men
Good Weather - Gerard Langley and Ian Kearey
Gunning theWorks '87 - Blue Aeroplanes
Open Up the Rivers - The Royal Assassins
L.A. Rain - The Rose of Avalanche 
Edge Of Rock '90  RELEASED: 04/10/1990
      Pictures Of Matchstick Men - Camper Van   Beethoven
      I Just Wanted To See You So Bad - Lucinda Williams
      Just Like Heaven - Dinosaur Jr.
      Roadside Flowers - Winter Hours
      Lovely Little Swan - Close Lobsters
      Future 40's - Syd Straw
      Can I Have A Smoke, Dude? - Mary's Danish
      Light - The Meat Puppets
      Luka - The Lemon Heads
      In Vivo - Wire

The Best of Radio 1 Evening Show Sessions
1.  The Man They Love to Hate - Strangers
 2.  Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly) - Icicle Works
 3.  Pariah - Danielle Dax
 4.  If I Only Had Time - Godfathers
 5.  Pure Heart - Leather Nun
 6.  Dancing on the Pier - The Men They Couldn't Hang
 7.  Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft! - D Gedge
 8.  Is This the Life - Cardiacs
 9.  Coats - The Blue Aeroplanes
 10.  Django - Flowerpot Men
 11.  Never Seen Before - The Close Lobsters
 12.  Baby Turpentine - Crazyhead
 13.  Don't Be Human Eric-Let's Be Frank - Gaye Bykers on Acid
 14.  No Green Blues - Voice of the Beehive 

I Wouldn't Piss On It If It Was On Fire
Fire Records
1998

1.  Hey Now! - Perfect Disaster
 2.  Walkin' With Jesus - Spacemen 3
 3.  Ups - The Blue Aeroplanes
 4.  Let's Make Some Plans - The Close Lobsters
 5.  L.A. Rain - Rose of Avalanche
 6.  This Is Motortown - Very Things
 7.  Gates of Freedom - Walkingseeds
 8.  Mr. Gas - Parachute Men
 9.  Big Kahuna - Harbourkings
 10.  Rage and Storm - Chuck Prophet
 11.  You Could Be Mine - Dave Graney & The Coral Snakes
 12.  My Legendary Girlfriend - Pulp
 13.  My Very First Nervous Breakdown - Television Personalities
 14.  I Won't Try - Midway Still
 15.  I Want the Moon - Leatherface
 16.  This Town - Gumball
 17.  Notown - Anastasia Screamed
Disc 2:
 1.  Truck Train Tractor - Pastels
 2.  God Knows It's True - Teenage Fanclub
 3.  Breakfast - Eugenius
 4.  Pattern 26 - Manifesto
 5.  Where I Find My Heaven - Gigolo Aunts
 6.  So Glad - Thrum
 7.  To One in Paradise - HP Zinker, Evan Dando
 8.  Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon - Urge Overkill
 9.  Butterfly Girl - Nightblooms
 10.  Moon, Don't Come Up Tonight - Telstar Ponies
 11.  Raymond, Did You See the Red Queen? - Moles
 12.  Nowhere Nuthin' Fuck Up - Built to Spill
 13.  Can't Believe It's True - The Halo Benders
 14.  Everything Is (Mangum) - Neutral Milk Hotel
 15.  Babe Come Down - Sammy
 16.  Something Scratching - Texas Cottonmouth
 17.  Us Teens Are Spoiled Bums - Half Japanese
 18.  Penis Size and Cars - Supermodel
 19.  Android Dreams - Mega City 4
 20.  Fire Maple Song - Everclear



It's On Fire
 Fire Records
1997
 1.  Blow (Killing Some Dead Time) - Libido
 2.  Strange News (Killing Some Dead Time) - Libido
 3.  Modern Man (Frustration No. 10) - Novocaine NP9
 4.  Million Miles (Frustration No. 10) - Novocaine NP9
 5.  Star Attraction (Dead Famous) - Chuck UK
 6.  Just for a Laugh (Dead Famous) - Chuck UK
 7.  Last Outpost (Voices from the New Music) - Telstar Ponies
 8.  Voices from the New Music (Voices from the New Music) - Telstar Ponies
 9.  Carpetburn [Salamanda] - Salamanda
 10.  2 Wheels Clever [Salamanda] - Salamanda
 11.  Isolation Radio - Thompson
 12.  Cop - Thompson
 13.  Say It Ain't So [Brother Aldo] - Chuck Prophet
 14.  Get 'Round Town (Up for a Bit With the Pastels) - Pastels
 15.  David Hockney's Diary [They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles] - Television Personalities
 16.  Little Girl (With Blue Eyes) [From Masters of the Universe] - Pulp
 17.  Lovely Little Swan [from Headache Rhetoric/Foxheads Stalk This Land ]- The Close Lobsters
 18.  Ups (Tolerance) - The Blue Aeroplanes 

C86
1986
 1.  Velocity Girl - Primal Scream
 2.  Happy Head - The Mighty Lemon Drops
 3.  Pleasantly Surprised - The Soup Dragons
 4.  Feeling So Strange Again - The Wolfhounds
 5.  Therese - The Bodines
 6.  Law - Mighty Mighty
 7.  Run to the Temple - Bog-Shed
 8.  Buffalo - Stump
 9.  Sharpened Sticks - A Witness
 10.  Breaking Lines - The Pastels
 11.  From Now on, This Will Be Your God - Age of Chance
 12.  It's Up to You - Shop Assistants
 13.  Firestation Towers - The Close Lobsters
 14.  Sport Most Royal - Miaow
 15.  I Hate Nerys Hughes (From the Heart) - Half Man Half Biscuit
 16.  Transparent - The Servants
 17.  Big Jim (There's No Pubs in Heaven) - The Mackenzies
 18.  New Way (Quick Wash and Brush Up With Liberation Theology) - bIG fLAME
 19.  Console Me - We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It
 20.  Celestial City - McCarthy
 21.  Bullfighters' Bones - The Shrubs
 22.  This Boy Can Wait (A Bit Longer) - The Wedding Present


Thanks to Spanish Fleay for updating this discography!

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