This article contains additional information about the band the Only Ones and the lead vocalist Peter Perrett.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- The Only Ones (1978), UK #56
- Even Serpents Shine (1979), UK #42
- Baby's Got a Gun (1980), UK #37
Compilations & live albums
edit- Special View (1979)
- Remains (1984)
- Alone in the Night (1986)
- Live in London (UK Live) (1989)
- The Peel Sessions Album (1989)
- The Immortal Story (1992)
- The Big Sleep (1993)
- Live at the BBC (1995)
- Hearts On Fire (Live At The Mean Fiddler - 1994) (2000)
- Darkness & Light: The Complete BBC Recordings (2002)
- Why Don't You Kill Yourself? (2004)
- Another Girl, Another Planet: the Best of the Only Ones (2006)
- Original Album Classics (2011)
Detailed discography
editVinyl albums
| Year | Album | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Only Ones | CBS 82830 | Promo insert |
| 1984 | The Only Ones | CBS 32077 | Re-issue same orange label |
| 1979 | Even Serpents Shine | BS 83451 | Embossed title on cover |
| 1985 | Even Serpents Shine | CBS 83451 | Re-issue — red label |
| 1980 | Baby's Got a Gun | CBS 84089 | Lyric insert |
| 1985 | Baby’s Got a Gun | CBS 84089 | Re-issue — red label |
| 1986 | Alone in the Night | DOJO LP 43 | |
| 1984 | Remains (Fr) | Closer CL 0012 | Different tracks to UK |
| 1989 | Live | Mau Mau MAU 603 | |
| 1989 | The Peel Sessions | Strange Fruit SFRLP 102 | |
| 1993 | The Big Sleep | Jungle FREUD 045 | Same as CD |
| 1978 | Baby’s Got a Gun (US) | Epic JE 36584 | Free EP |
| 1979 | Special View (US) | Epic JE 36199 |
7-inch singles
| Year | Single | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "Lovers of Today"/"Peter and the Pets" | Vengeance VEN001 | B&W "kinky" sleeve. The band's first single, recorded at Island Records Basin Street Studios and released independently on the band's own label, "Vengeance Records". |
| 1978 | "Another Girl, Another Planet"/"Special View" | CBS 6228 | Wallpaper cover |
| 1978 | "Another Girl, Another Planet"/"As My Wife Says" | CBS 6576 | Promo |
| 1979 | "You’ve Got to Pay"/"This Ain’t All (It’s Made Out to Be)" | CBS 7086 | Obscure B-side |
| 1979 | "Out There in the Night"/"Lovers of Today" | CBS 7285 | |
| 1979 | "Trouble in the World"/"Your Chosen Life" | CBS 7963 | |
| 1980 | "Fools" (with Pauline Murray)/"Castle Built on Sand" | CBS 8535 | |
| 1983 | "Baby’s Got a Gun"/"Silent Night" | Vengeance VEN 002 | |
| 1985 | Re-issue | ||
| 1992 | "Another Girl, Another Planet"/"Lovers of Today" | Columbia 657750 7 | With the Psychedelic Furs song, "Pretty in Pink" (taken from Sound of the Suburbs) |
Vinyl compilations
| Year | Album | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival | Warner Bros K 66077 | Some blue vinyl? |
| Various Artists album | Track: "Creature of Doom" | ||
| 1979 | That Summer (OST) | Arista SPART 1088 | Track: "Another Girl, Another Planet" (yellow vinyl) |
| 1979 | That Summer (OST) | Arista TEART 1088 | Track: "Another Girl, Another Planet" (cassette) |
| 1980 | Rock '80 | CBS 84172 | Track: "Trouble in the World" |
| Permanent Wave | Epic | Tracks: "Lovers of Today" and "Another Girl, Another Planet" |