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A (hopefully) complete White Town discography

Disclaimer: For the sake of conciseness, any V/A compilations with previously released songs have been omitted. Any digital singles that later ended up on albums and that do not contain any B-sides have also been omitted. Those aside, this should be a complete overview of every White Town release and the first place where every song appeared.
Cover Title Release Date Tracklist Label Format Notes Listen
Cover of White Town's 1990 7-inch single. It consists of the band's name in all lower case text in a typewriter font, set in front of a plain white background.
 White Town 1990
  1. White Town
  2. Whisper Away
  3. The Strange Waltz
 Satya Records - Satya 1 7" vinyl First release. Sean Deegan on bass, Nick Glyn-Davies on drums and Sean Phillips on guitar. All tracks
Cover unavailable
 Preview EP 1990
  1. John Selwyn Gummer
  2. Marie Curie
  3. Annie Hall
  4. All She Said
 Satya Records - Satya 3 Cassette Handmade promo cassette for unreleased first album. Sean Deegan on bass and Nick Glyn-Davies on drums. All tracks
Cover of Heol Daou. Black and white photo of several shirtless young men juggling footballs. On the top left corner, the words 'Heol 2'.
 Heol Daou 1990
  1. An Idiot Sings
 Katiho - Katiho 002 Cassette V/A compilation. Same version present on Socialism, Sexism and Sexuality. An Idiot Sings
Cover of How to Be a Popstar. Cassette layout, the main image being a photocopy of a collage of several pop stars from the UK in the early 60s, including The Dave Clark Five, Kay Starr, The Drifters, The Four Preps, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, Helen Shapiro, Gerry and the Pacemakers and Bobbie Gentry among others. Super imposed is the (barely legible) text 'How to Be a Popstar'. The same text appears again along the spine of the cover, on a white background.
 How to Be a Popstar 1990
  1. Piano Job
 N/A Cassette V/A compilation. Presumably with Sean Deegan on bass and Nick Glyn-Davies on drums Link pending
Cover of White Town's Darley Abbey 7-inch flexi-disc single. It consists of a black-and-white close-up photograph of a woman with a melancholic expression on her face, holding a baby by her side. A white border surrounds the image, in which the band's name (in the typewriter font) and the name of the record (handwritten) are contained.
 Darley Abbey December 1990
  1. Cold as Hell
  2. Christmas
 Lovely Records - lofa 006 7" flexi-disc Sean Deegan on bass, Nick Glyn-Davies on drums (as "courtesy"). Cold as Hell
Christmas
Cover of Honey at the Core cassette. A horiztonal rectangular black and white drawing of a small innocuous cartoon bear sitting by a window, with two curtains on either side of it. Outside there is a tree with no leaves.
 Honey at the Core 1991
  1. Baby Blue
 Red Roses for Me Cassette V/A compilation for Red Roses for Me issue 4 fanzine. Presumably with Sean Deegan on bass and Nick Glyn-Davies on drums. Baby Blue
Cover of White Town's 7-inch single All She Said, which uses the same photo as Darley Abbey, albeit without the white border and the band and title text overlayed on top of the image.
 All She Said 1991
  1. Catherine
  2. All She Said
 Parasol Records - parasol-004 7" vinyl Sean Deegan on bass, Nick Glyn-Davies on drums and backing vocals (as "courtesy"). All tracks
Cover of White Town's Alain Delon EP. It consists of a xeroxed photo of the titular actor, with the name of the EP overlayed on his shoulder and the band name displayed below the photo, on a white background.
 Alain Delon EP 1991
  1. Hair Like Alain Delon
  2. And Then It Changed
  3. John Selwyn Gummer
  4. Life's Too Short
 Parasol Records - par-008 7" vinyl Sean Deegan on bass, Nick Glyn-Davies on drums, backing vocals by Ann Pearson. All tracks
Cover of The Waaaaah! CD. White background with a light-gray spiral on it. Front and center, the title of the album, with the 'Waaaaah!' stylized in all caps and becoming larger as the word continues, simulating a cry echoing out. Above and below this title are the names of the bands on the CD: The Field Mice, Strawberry Story, Haywains, Fat Tulips, Cesspit Rebels, White Town, Red Alarm Clocks, They Go Boom, and Dalek Beach Party are listed above the title. The Duglasettes, Kind, Dufflecoats, Music Seen, Fluff Fluff Fluff Fluff and Cuddleyness, Bedflowers, Confetti, and Home and Abroad are listed below the title. Below the band names is one final bit of flavor text: A 70 minute indie pop CD for the price of a 12-inch.
 The Waaaaah! CD September 1991
  1. We'll Always Have Paris
 Bring On Bull Records - Bull 3-0 CD V/A compilation, presumably with Sean Deegan and bass and Nick Glyn-Davies on drums. We'll Always Have Paris
Cover of White Town's Fairweather Friend EP. It consists of a black and white photo of a lady sitting in a park with a smile on her face, overlayed with the band and EP names on opposite corners. There is a 3x3 grid of orange circles on top of the photo as part of the cover's design.
 Fairweather Friend EP 1992
  1. Fairweather Friend
  2. The Taste of a Girl
  3. An Idiot Sings
  4. I Just Want to Die
 Elefant Records - ER-106 7" vinyl First solo release. Liner notes in Spanish and English. All tracks
Cover of White Town's Bewitched EP. It consists of a black and white circular photograph of a seal, framed by a white background. The name of the band and EP are overlayed on top of the picture.
 Bewitched EP 1992
  1. Bewitched
  2. Nowhere But Down
  3. Lie, Lie, Lie
  4. Bitter End
 Parasol Records - par-016 7" vinyl "Bitter End" written by Lawrence/Felt. All tracks
Cover of Seahorses cassette. The grainy quality of the image makes it hard to make out what it is, however it seems to be a person holding up some form of object, or potentially two people kissing. Hard to tell, frankly.
 Seahorses 1992
  1. Then I'll Be Sane
 Red Roses for Me Cassette V/A compilation for Red Roses for Me issue 5 fanzine. Then I'll Be Sane
Cover of Teeny Poppers cassette. The main image consists of a close up of a girl with short hair and straight bands from the neck up. She has eyeshadow on and has a cigarette in her dark lipsticked mouth. The title of the album is separated in two, with the first word above the image and the second word below the image. The spine label has the name of the compilation once more along with the label that released the compilation, Anorak Records. On the back label, an address and a phone number for the label.
 Teeny Poppers 1992
  1. Save the Earth (But Don't Save Me)
 Anorak Records - SHOUBIDOUWA 01 Cassette V/A compilation. Save the Earth (But Don't Save Me)
Cover of Blaster! ...Rides Again 7-inch. It is split across the middle vertically into two halves. The left half, a black and white photo of two young motorcyclists, the name of the fanzine. The right half has a light blue background. In the top right corner, a big number 2. Right next to it a waist-up photo of a motorcyclist posing. Below the image, some flavor text mentioning several bands: A House, Shonen Knife, Drive, White Town, Redd Kross, Tony Hancock, The Finnish Scene, Young Fresh Fellows, and Our American Cousins. More text below it says 'Plus E.P. featuring: A House, Our American Cousins, White Town & Young Fresh Fellows'. Below it, one last bit of flavor text: 'For every keen motorcyclist.'
 Blaster! ...Rides Again 1992
  1. Heather's Party
 Blaster 2 7" vinyl V/A compilation included with fanzine "Blaster! ...Rides Again". Heather's Party
Cover of Happy Holidays!!! Love, Parasol. It is a black on purple cartoon of a man in glasses happily dancing and a girl with a flower on her head sitting down with a gleeful expression. Between them, a record player, with musical notes coming out of it indicating it is playing music. This scene is set in front of a simple city landscape. The text above the cartoon reads the name of the album. On the lower left corner, a handwritten '040' and the word 'par'. On the lower right corner, the Parasol Records label logo, accompanied by the catalog number par-xmas1.
 Happy Holidays!!! Love, Parasol 1992
  1. Why I Hate Christmas
 Parasol - PAR-XMAS1 7" vinyl V/A compilation. Link pending
Cover of Beyond the Valley of the Polar Bears. It features a cartoon polar bear in the bottom center, with the name of the album above, along with some flavor text: Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the iceberg! A Red Roses for Me Production. Starring The Goldenrods, White Town, Oporto, Half Time Oranges, The Cats Miaow, The Proctors. A Red Roses design. Art by Laurel.
 Beyond the Valley of the Polar Bears 1993
  1. Give Me Some Pain
  2. Undressed
 Red Roses for Me Cassette V/A compilation for Hate Songs fanzine. Slightly different from the album version, but same arrangements. Both tracks
Cover of Wheels Go Round. At the very top, some falvor text saying: A Trumpet Trumpet Records Presents, Wheels Go Round. Below that, early-mid 20th century style illustrations of six children playing homemade instruments. Below that, six more illustrations of children, this time in homemade costumes.
 Wheels Go Round 1993
  1. Anal Sex
 A Trumpet Trumpet Records - TT501 CD V/A compilation. Anal Sex
Cover of From the Derwent to the Garonne, A Derbian Compilation. It features a green on white monochromatic photograph of a ferry making its way downstream, with the title of the record above it.
 From the Derwent to the Garonne, A Derbian Compilation 1993
  1. All Summer in a Day
  2. Waiting
  3. The Shape of My Love
  4. The Death of My Desire
 Aliènor Records - Alien ζ Vinyl 12" V/A compilation. Link pending
Cover of Socialism, Sexism and Sexuality. It's a monochrome cover with white elements on a black background. On top, the name of the band, 'White Town', below that, three symbols next to each other. From left to right: A male gender sign, a star, and a female gender sign. Below that, the name of the album.
 Socialism, Sexism & Sexuality 1994
  1. Heather's Party
  2. All Summer in a Day
  3. An Idiot Sings
  4. Why I Hate Christmas
  5. Turn Away
  6. My Baby Will Love Me
  7. Insincere
  8. That's Just So
  9. Fairweather Friend
  10. Waiting
  11. Ian
  12. The Girl That I See
  13. If I Had a Gun
  14. Back on the Shelf
  15. Lie, Lie, Lie
  16. Bewitched
  17. Fucked Again
  18. Save the Earth (But Don't Save Me)
  19. Deep Within
  20. Then I'll Be Sane
 Parasol Records - parasol-CD-004 CD Version on streaming has some of the interstitials ommitted, shorter than the CD by about 3 minutes. All tracks
Cover of Abort, Retry, Fail?. Orange text on white background. At the top of the cover, the name of the band, 'White Town', below that, the name of the EP, 'Abort, Retry, Fail?' and below that, the text 'Four Track CD Single'.
 Abort, Retry, Fail?_ 9 June 1996
  1. Your Woman
  2. Give Me Some Pain
  3. Theme for a Mid-Afternoon Game Show
  4. Theme for a Late-Night Documentary About the Dangers of Drug Abuse
 Parasol Records - parasol-CD-021 / Chrysalis - CDCHS 5052 CD Robert Fleay on guitar on track 2. Re-released on EMI/Chrysalis on 13 January 1997. All tracks
Cover of Women in Technology. Black background. At the top of the cover, the name of the band, 'White Town', in green. Below that, an x-ray of a human hand with a ring and digitally added blue nodes connected by red lines. At the bottom, the name of the album 'Women in Technology'.
 Women in Technology 25 February 1997
  1. Undressed
  2. Thursday at the Blue Note
  3. A Week Next June
  4. Your Woman
  5. White Town
  6. The Shape of Love
  7. Wanted
  8. The Function of the Orgasm
  9. Going Nowhere Somehow
  10. Theme for an Early Evening American Sitcom
  11. The Death of My Desire
  12. Once I Flew
 Chrysalis - CDCHR 556129 CD Robert Fleay on guitar on tracks 1, 3, 9 and 12. Ann Pearson on vocals on tracks 2, 7 and 12. Track 7 written by Mishra & Pearson. All tracks
Cover of Wanted. Scarlet background. White text in a monospace font in the middle, 'White Town > Wanted.'.
 Wanted 24 March 1997
  1. Wanted (Radio Edit)
  2. Wanted (Vince Clarke Remix 2)
 Chrysalis - CDCHSDJ 5054 CD Vocals and co-writing by Ann Pearson. All tracks
Cover of Undressed CD1. Green background. Three poorly rendered 3D metallic naked women are positioned posing throughout the main frame of the cover. On the top left corner, the barcode and the catalogue number. Below that, the text 'White Town > Undressed'. Below and to the side, the flavor text 'Includes The Flights 2000 Mix of Your Woman'.

Cover of Undressed CD2. Blue background. Three poorly rendered 3D metallic naked women are positioned posing throughout the main frame of the cover. On the top left corner, the barcode and the catalogue number. Below that, the text 'White Town > Undressed'.
 Undressed 12 May 1997 CD 1
  1. Undressed (LP Version)
  2. One More Day
  3. Your Woman (The Fights 2000 Remix)
  4. Famous
CD 2
  1. Undressed (LP Version)
  2. Theme for an Early Morning Romantic Mini Series
  3. Undressed (B-Boy Funk Remix)
  4. Theme for an Early Evening American Sitcom
 Chrysalis / Brilliant! - CDCHS 5058 CD Robert Fleay on guitar on track 1. Released with two different sets of B-sides. CD 1
CD 2
Cover of Come Again. The background is a bright blue sky. On the top left of the cover, the name of the album. Next to it, text arranged in a circle that says '22 great covers by 22 great artists to celebrate 100 years of EMI Records'. Taking up the remainder of the left half of the cover, the list of artists. On the right, an ostritch glancing downwards.
 Come Again 1997 Disc 2
  1. Rhinestone Cowboy
 EMI - 7243 8 59942 CD V/A covers compilation. "Rhinestone Cowboy" written by Larry Weiss. Link pending
Cover pending Another Lover EP 1 September 1998
  1. Another Lover
  2. Theme for Leaving Derby
  3. Theme for a Violent Videogame
  4. I Ain't Commercial
 Parasol - parasol-CD-030 CD Backing vocals by Sophie Clarke. Link pending
Cover pending Peek & Poke 2000
  1. Another Lover
  2. Why I Hate Drugs
  3. Duplicate
  4. Every Secound Counts
  5. Anyway
  6. In My Head
  7. Bunny Boiler
  8. She Left for Paris
  9. Theme for Alan Mathison Turing
  10. I'm Alone
  11. The Story of My Life
  12. Excerpts from an Essay
 Parasol - PAR-CD-044 CD Backing vocals by Sophie Clarke on track 1.
Cover pending Christmas Singles 2000
  1. Merry Fucking Christmas
 Parasol - PAR-CD-064 CD V/A compilation. Link pending
Cover pending Messages: Modern Synthpop Artists Cover Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 2001
  1. Messages
 DMAFT Records - DMT 88004-2 CD V/A compilation. "Messages" written by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys. Link pending
Cover pending Parasol's Sweet Sixteen, Volume Four 2001
  1. Make the World Go Away
 Parasol Records - PAR-PROMO-004 CD V/A compilation. Doesn't have the "terrorist" chant like the album version has. Make the World Go Away
Cover pending Stuck in the Chimney (More Christmas Singles) 2001
  1. December
 Parasol Records - PAR-CD-074 CD V/A compilation. Link pending
Cover pending We Are Not Alone (Songs For The Lo-Fi Generation) Vol. 7 2002
  1. No More Time
 Best Kept Secret - LIE 052 Cassette V/A compilation. Link pending.
Cover pending Robopop Volume I 2003
  1. Panopticon
 Lucky Pierre Recordings - PIER 012 CD V/A compilation. Possibly a misspelling of "Panoption". Link pending
Cover pending Electricity 2 - An Electronic Pop Sampler 2003
  1. Whenever I Say "Hello"
 Ninthwave Records - NW10024-2 CD V/A compilation. Link pending
Cover pending A New Surprise EP 2006
  1. A New Surprise
  2. Melissa Joan Hart
  3. Make a Right at Jordfallsmotet
  4. Theme for a Post-Watershed Cop Show Set in Wellingborough
 heavenly pop hits - popho5 7" vinyl Link pending
Cover pending Don't Mention the War 2006
  1. Make the World Go Away
  2. A New Surprise
  3. Somewhere Blue
  4. I Was Trotsky's Nun
  5. These Are the MPs
  6. Hold It In
  7. Death in Kettering
  8. Fanfare for Emma Goldman
  9. Whenever I Say Hello
  10. Theme for a BBC Natural History Series Presented by Richard Dawkins
  11. The Straight-Edge Atheists' Hymn
  12. Sabrina, Won't You Help Us Out?
 Bzangy Records - bzangy1cd CD All tracks
Cover pending Voyces United For UNHCR: USA For UNHCR 2006
  1. The Pnac Cabal
 Intersound - 6529 CD Charity V/A compilation. Link pending
Cover pending Mental at 5AM EP 26 February 2010
  1. Death in Kettering
  2. Mellow in Doubt
  3. It Doesn't Matter Two
  4. Mattias Says Goodnight
 Arctic Nutter Records - 001 CD Live acoustic EP. All tracks
Cover pending Indietracks 2010: An Indiepop Compilation July 2010
  1. I Don't Want to Fall in Love Again
 Make and Do Mend - MEND004 CD V/A compilation Link pending
Cover pending Cut Out My Heart EP 11 May 2011
  1. Cut Out My Heart
  2. Cut Out My Heart (Acoustic)
  3. Would You Still Go?
 Bzangy Records Digital Includes "Cut Out My Heart" music video. All tracks
Cover pending Monopole 13 October 2011
  1. Cut Out My Heart
  2. She's a Lot Like You
  3. Till I Die
  4. I Don't Want to Fall in Love Again
  5. Have I Gone Too Far?
  6. Theme for Turku Central Station
  7. Invisible Elastic
  8. You Fill Me Up
  9. How Love Feels
  10. Missing Her Again
  11. Anywhere But Here
 Bzangy Records - bzangy2cd CD All tracks
Cover pending Three Songs About One Girl EP 2013
  1. She's a Lot Like You
  2. Come With Me
  3. I'm in Love With You
 Eyes Minded - 001 Vinyl 7" Link Pending
Cover pending The Barren Seas EP 1 December 2015
  1. The Barren Seas
  2. Hornpipe
  3. Seven Years a Castaway
  4. We Navigate by the Stars
 N/A Digital First "proper" digital release. All tracks
Cover pending Deemab 1 January 2019
  1. I Wanna Be Your Ex
  2. Oh, David
  3. The Barren Seas
  4. Theme for a Streaming Series About the Pirate Queen Ching Shih
  5. I'm Giving Up
  6. How I Love You
  7. Craig David Girl
  8. Reel Raag
  9. Are You That Kind of Girl
  10. Deemab
  11. Your Woman 1917
  12. Edge Is Strong, Edge Is Sharp
  13. This Could Be the Best Thing
 N/A Digital Vocals and co-writing by Natalie Barratt on track 9. Swearing by Abbey McLaughlin on track 10. All tracks
Cover pending Polyamory 24 December 2019
  1. You and Him and Her and Me
  2. You're Free
  3. Love Isn't Property
  4. Troo Love
  5. Night of Rain and Monsters
  6. You Be Me
  7. Christmas Eve 2019
 N/A Digital Backing vocals by Natalie Alice Barratt on tracks 1 and 4. Audience by Zoe Jackson-Noy on track 2. All tracks
Cover pending Move on Me 15 June 2020
  1. Move on Me
 N/A Digital Move on Me
Cover pending Last Week 15 August 2020
  1. Last Week
 N/A Digital Last Week
Cover pending I Want to Go Back 6 October 2020
  1. I Want to Go Back
 N/A Digital I Want to Go Back
Cover pending Christmas Eve 2019 (Acoustic Version) 24 December 2020
  1. Christmas Eve 2019 (Acoustic Version)
 N/A Digital Christmas Eve 2019 (Acoustic Version)
Cover pending Fairchild Semiconductor 19 May 2021
  1. The Traitorous Eight
  2. Moore Versus Noyce
  3. Ten Dollars
  4. We Won't Even Have to Move
  5. Hoerni's Planar Process
  6. The Undersigned
  7. There's Nothing We Can't Do
  8. Fairchild Semiconductor
  9. Silicon Not Germanium
  10. The 741 Will Do Okay
  11. We Want Your I.C. for Apollo
  12. The Fairchildren
  13. We Started It All
  14. The Traitorous Eight (Reprise)
 N/A Digital Soundtrack for an imaginary TV series about Fairchild Semiconductor. All tracks
Cover pending 2023 Acid EP 17 January 2023
  1. Adenine
  2. Cytosine
  3. Guanine
  4. Thymine
 N/A Digital Produced live during a livestream on 2023-01-12 All tracks
Cover pending Philogrammetry 09 September 2023
  1. Last Week
  2. Move On Me
  3. A Sure Thing
  4. Sleep the Days Away
  5. Timeslip
  6. Theme for Noor Inayat Khan
  7. Every Day
  8. I Want to Go Back
  9. Stockholm Syndrome
  10. Rising Tide
  11. Whatever You Want
 N/A Digital Timeslip