Super Furry Animals discography
The discography of Super Furry Animals, a Welsh indie rock band, consists of nine studio albums, four extended plays, twenty three singles and three video albums. Super Furry Animals were formed in 1993 in Cardiff, Wales by Gruff Rhys (lead vocals, guitar), Huw Bunford (lead guitar, vocals), Guto Pryce (bass guitar), Cian Ciaran (keyboards, synthesizers, various electronics, occasional guitar, vocals) and Dafydd Ieuan (drums, vocals).[1]
Super Furry Animals discography | |
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Super Furry Animals performing live in Barcelona, Spain in 2007. From left to right: Cian Ciaran, Gruff Rhys | |
Studio albums | 9 |
Compilation albums | 3 |
Video albums | 3 |
Music videos | 25 |
EPs | 4 |
Singles | 23 |
Miscellaneous | 6 |
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||
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UK [2] |
IRE [3] |
NOR [4] |
US Heat [5] |
US Indie [5] | |||
1996 | Fuzzy Logic | 23 | — | — | — | — | UK: Gold[6] |
1997 | Radiator
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8 | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver[6] |
1999 | Guerrilla
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10 | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver[6] |
2000 | Mwng
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11 | — | — | — | — | — |
2001 | Rings Around the World | 3 | 16 | — | — | 32 | UK: Gold[6] |
2003 | Phantom Power
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4 | 12 | 36 | 17 | 14 | UK: Silver[6] |
2005 | Love Kraft
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19 | 23 | — | 38 | 47 | — |
2007 | Hey Venus!
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11 | 16 | — | 19 | — | — |
2009 | Dark Days/Light Years
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23 | 39 | — | — | — | — |
Compilation albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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UK [2][7] |
IRE [3] | ||
1998 | Out Spaced | 44 | — |
2004 | Phantom Phorce
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81 | — |
Songbook: The Singles, Vol. 1
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18 | 67 | |
2016 | Zoom! The Best of 1995–2016
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Extended plays
Year | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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UK [2][7] | ||
1995 | Llanfair... (in Space) | 151 |
Moog Droog
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163 | |
1998 | Ice Hockey Hair | 12 |
2004 | Slow Life
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Singles
Video albums
Year | Video details |
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2001 | Rings Around the World |
2003 | Phantom Power
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2004 | Songbook: The Singles, Vol. 1
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Music videos
Year | Title | Director | |
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1995 | "Focus Pocus/Debiel" | Daniel Glyn and Matthew Glyn[12] | |
1996 | "Hometown Unicorn" | Brian Cannon[12] | |
"God! Show Me Magic" | |||
"Something 4 the Weekend" | |||
"If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" | |||
1997 | "Hermann ♥'s Pauline" | Mark Nunneley[12] | |
"The International Language of Screaming" | Geoff Everson[12] | ||
"Play It Cool" | Mark Nunneley[12] | ||
"Demons" | Brian Cannon[12] | ||
1998 | "Ice Hockey Hair" | Daf Palfrey[12] | |
"Smokin'" | Peter Gray[12] | ||
1999 | "Northern Lites" | Super Furry Animals and Martin McCarthy[12] | |
"Fire in My Heart" | Jake & Jim[12] | ||
2000 | "Do or Die" | ||
2001 | "Juxtapozed with U" | Dawn of the New Assembly/H5[12] | |
"(Drawing) Rings Around the World" | Pedro Romhanyi[12] | ||
2002 | "It's Not the End of the World?" | Numero 6[12] | |
2003 | "Golden Retriever" | Jake & Jim[12] | |
"Hello Sunshine" | Pete Fowler[12] | ||
2004 | "Slow Life" | Dylan Jones and Paps O'Maoileoain[12] | |
"The Man Don't Give a Fuck (Live)" | Dylan Jones[12] | ||
2005 | "Lazer Beam" | Palumbo & Coch[13] | |
"Lazer Beam (Alternative Version)" | Aurelien and Florian Marrel[14] | ||
2007 | "Run-Away" | Richard Ayoade[15] | |
"The Gift That Keeps Giving" | Team D.A.D.D.Y.[16] | ||
2009 | "Mt." | Super Furry Animals | |
2016 | "BingBong" | Mark James Works |
Additionally, the album Rings Around the World was released with low-budget videos accompanying each track.
Miscellaneous
Songs
The following songs by Super Furry Animals appear on compilation albums but were not issued as singles or included on a studio album by the band.
Year | Song | Album | Notes |
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1995 | "Dim Brys Dim Chwys" | Triskadekaphilia | Compilation album released by former record label Ankst. The track was later made available on b-side and rarities collection Out Spaced.[17] |
2003 | "A Frosty Night In Gothenburg" | Depressed Celts Vol 1 | Hidden track on compilation album by the band's own record label Placid Casual. |
Collaborations
Year | Song | Collaborator/s | Album | Notes |
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2000 | "Peter Blake 2000" | The Beatles | Liverpool Sound Collage | Electronic collage of old Beatles recordings.[18] |
"Free Now" | Paul McCartney, The Beatles | Electronic collage of out-takes from Beatles recording sessions along with several audio recordings made by Paul McCartney including "sounds of the Mersey Tunnel".[18][19] | ||
Remixes
Year | Song | Original artist | Album | Notes |
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2002 | "Dreamy Days" | Roots Manuva | Dub Come Save Me | Dub re-working of Root Manuva's second album, Run Come Save Me by various artists.[20] |
2003 | "SFA Dunk! Dunk! Dunk! Edit" | FC Kahuna | Hayling (Single) | B-side remix of single from the album Machine Says Yes. |
2004 | "Sleepy California" | Her Space Holiday | The Young Machines Remixed | Her Space Holiday album featuring remixes of tracks from The Young Machines.[21] |
2005 | "The Proper Ornaments" | The Free Design | The Now Sound Redesigned | Appeared alongside contributions by Stereolab, Danger Mouse and Caribou on an album of remixes of The Free Design songs issued by Light In The Attic Records who "rediscovered" the band in the early 2000s.[22] |
Mixtapes
The following albums feature tracks by other artists chosen by one or more of the Super Furry Animals.
Year | Album | Notes |
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2005 | Under the Influence: Super Furry Animals | Compilation album featuring tracks picked by the Super Furry Animals.[23] |
2007 | Furry Selection: Luxury Cuts Of Trojan Chosen By A Super Furry Animal | Compilation album featuring reggae tracks from the Trojan Records archive picked by Guto Pryce.[24] |
References
- General
- Discography. Allmusic. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
- Specific
- "Super Furry Animals". NME. c. 2007. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- "The Official Charts Company - Super Furry Animals". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- "irishcharts.com - Discography of Super Furry Animals". Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- "norwegiancharts.com - Discography of Super Furry Animals". Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- "Artist Chart History - Super Furry Animals". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- Chart Log UK: S Zobbel.de
- Chart Log UK: M Zobbel.de
- "dutchcharts.nl - Discography of Super Furry Animals". Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- "Super Furry Animals to give away Christmas MP3". NME. 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- "Super Furry Animals stream new song online". NME. 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- Songbook: The Singles, Vol. 1 (DVD). Super Furry Animals. New York: Epic Records. 2004. back cover.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Current Video Reviews". Music Video Press. c. 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- Carless, Simon (c. 2005). "Super Furry Animals Get 8-Bit 'Lazer Beam'". GameSetWatch. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- "Xfm's Top Ten Videos Of 2007". Xfm. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- Carpenter, Troy (c. 1998). "Super Furry Animals Out Spaced". Nude as the News. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- Ginell, Richard (2000?). "Liverpool Sound Collage". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-16. Check date values in:
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(help) - "SFA FAQ". BBC. c. 2005. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- Bush, John (2002?). "Dub Come Save Me". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-08-28. Check date values in:
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(help) - Glazer, Joshua (2004?). "Young Machines Remixed". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-08-28. Check date values in:
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(help) - Chadwicked (c. 2005). "The Free Design: The Now Sound: Redesigned". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2005?). "Under the Influence: Super Furry Animals". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-16. Check date values in:
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(help) - Ranta, Alan (c. 2007). "Furry Selection: Luxury Cuts Of Trojan Chosen By A Super Furry Animal". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2009-07-16.