Go-Betweens Discography


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I have tried to list all Go-Betweens releases I have knowledge of, including promos and pressings from around the world. I have not tried to list solo projects, offshoot bands, or any of the numerous compilation appearances by the aforementioned or the band itself. (I'm leaving that exhausting task for later!) This list was compiled almost in its entirety from my own collection, so there are bound to be gaps. But not too many, I hope. Comments and additions to this discography are encouraged! Please email them to me.

How to Read the Discography
All records and CDs are listed in approximate chronological order based on when the music on each release was recorded -- earliest musical recordings to latest. This method does not take into account the actual date the record or CD was released, but the release date is listed at the end of each entry line. For example, The Able Label Singles is placed near the beginning of the discography, even though it was released in 1986, many years after the music on it was recorded.

Each entry lists, in this order:


Format Songs or Album Title Label Country Catalog # Year Comments
7" "Lee Remick"
"Karen"
Able Label AUS ? 1978
7" "People Say"
"Don't Let Him Come Back" [original version]
Able Label AUS ? 1979
12" The Able Label Singles Situation Two UK SIT 44T 1986
7" "I Need Two Heads"
"Stop Before You Say It"
Missing Link AUS MISS 23 1980 different ps
7" "I Need Two Heads"
"Stop Before You Say It"
Postcard SCOT POSTCARD 80-4 1980 stock sleeve; brown labels
LP Very Quick on the Eye = Brisbane, 1981 Man Made AUS MM008 1986 bootleg LP of demos for Send Me A Lullabye
7" "Your Turn, My Turn"
"World Weary"
Missing Link AUS MISS-29 1981
LP Send Me A Lullabye Rough Trade UK ROUGH 45 1981 original pressing; inner sleeve; clearfoil cover
LP Send Me A Lullabye Rough Trade UK ROUGH 45 1981 bootleg repressing; plain inner sleeve; no etching or catalog # in run-off groove; side two plays Aztec Camera's High Land Hard Rain LP
CD Send Me A Lullabye Red Eye AUS RED CD 15 1990 re-issue; jewel case
7" "Hammer the Hammer"
"By Chance"
Missing Link AUS MISS-33 1982
7" "Hammer the Hammer"
"By Chance"
Rough Trade UK RT 108 1982
LP Before Hollywood Rough Trade UK ROUGH 54 1982 original pressing
LP Before Hollywood Red Eye / Polydor AUS 847 027-1 1990 repressing; different cover; inner sleeve
CD Before Hollywood Rough Trade US/UK ROUGH LCD 54 1990 re-issue; also has US catalog #; jewel case
7" "Cattle and Cane"
"Heaven Says"
Rough Trade UK RT 124 1983
7" "Man O' Sand to Girl O' Sea"
"This Girl, Black Girl"
Rough Trade UK RT 144 1983
7" "Bachelor Kisses"
"Rare Breed"
Sire UK W 9156 1984
12" "Bachelor Kisses"
"Rare Breed"
"Unkind & Unwise (Instrumental)"
Sire UK W9156-T 1984
LP Spring Hill Fair Sire GER 925 179-1 1984 inner sleeve
7" "Part Company"
"Just A King in Mirrors"
Sire UK W 9211 1984
12" "Part Company"
"Just A King in Mirrors"
"Newton Told Me"
Sire UK W9211-T 1984
LP Metal and Shells PVC US PVC 8942 1985 compiles tracks from Before Hollywood and Spring Hill Fair; cassette-only bonus track:
"This Girl, Black Girl"
12" The Peel Sessions Strange Fruit UK ? 1984 (?)
CD5" The Peel Sessions Strange Fruit UK SFPSCD074 1989 re-issue; slim jewel case
CD5" The Peel Sessions Strange Fruit / Dutch East India US DEI8339-2 1991 re-issue; glow-in-the-dark graphics on disc; jewel case
LP Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express Beggars Banquet UK BEGA 72 1986
LP Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express Bigtime US 8472-10030-1 1986 first pressing; gray labels
LP Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express Bigtime / RCA US 8472-16010-1 1986 later pressing; different catalog #; yellow labels
CD Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express Beggars Banquet UK BBL 72CD ? re-issue; jewel case
12" "Spring Rain"
"Head Full of Steam (Remix)"
Bigtime US 10030-12 1986 promo only; no ps; stickered sleeve
7" "Spring Rain"
"The Life at Hand"
True Tone AUS 884 473-7 1986 different ps
7" "Spring Rain"
"The Life at Hand"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 155 1986
12" "Spring Rain"
"The Life at Hand"
"Little Joe"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 155T 1986
7" "Head Full of Steam (Remix)"
"Don't Let Him Come Back" [new version]
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 159 1986 some copies shrink-wrapped with free "Spring Rain" 7"
12" "Head Full of Steam (Remix)"
"Don't Let Him Come Back" [new version]
"The Wrong Road (Early Version)"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 159T 1986
7" "Head Full of Steam"
"Little Joe"
True Tone AUS 884 809-7 1986 different b-side
7" "Apology Accepted" [G]
"Hey Mista" [ES]
Music Station AUS MS002 1986 A-side is Go-Betweens, B-side is Empire State; radio promo-only single
12" "Right Here"
"The Clarke Sisters"
"Cut It Out"
"Spring Rain"
"Twin Layers of Lightning"
"Palm Sunday (On Board the S.S. Within)"
Beggars Banquet UK GO-BE1 1986 promo-only sampler
7" "Right Here"
"When People are Dead"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 183 1987
2x7" "Right Here"
"When People are Dead"
"A Little Romance"
"Don't Call Me Gone"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 183 D 1987 gatefold sleeve; lyrics
12" "Right Here"
"A Little Romance"
"Don't Call Me Gone"
"When People Are Dead"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 183T 1987
7" "Right Here"
"When People are Dead"
True Tone AUS 888 390-7 1987
12" "Right Here"
"Right Here"
Bigtime US 6054-1-BDAA 1987 promo-only; no ps; stickered sleeve
LP Tallulah Beggars Banquet UK BEGA 81 1987 original pressing; "shell" label; inner sleeve
LP Tallulah Bigtime / RCA US 6042-1-B 1987 white label promo copy; promo stamp; plain inner sleeve
LP Tallulah Bigtime / RCA US 6042-1-B 1987 regular yellow labels; plain inner sleeve
LP Tallulah Vertigo CAN 832 615-1 1987 different labels; inner sleeve
LP Tallulah Vertigo CAN 832 615-1 1987 different labels; inner sleeve; w/ Vertigo promo sampler 12" (featuring 2 GBs LP tracks)
LP Tallulah Torso HOLL Torso 33041 1987 different labels; inner sleeve
CD Tallulah Beggars Banquet UK BBL 81 CD ? re-issue; jewel case
7" "Cut It Out"
"Time in the Desert"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 190 1987
12" "Cut It Out"
"Time in the Desert"
"Doo Wop in "A" (Bam Boom)"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 190T 1987
7" "Bye Bye Pride"
"The House That Jack Kerouac Built"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 194 1987
12" "Bye Bye Pride" [remix]
"The House That Jack Kerouac Built"
"Bye Bye Pride" [LP version]
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 194T 1987
7" "Was There Anything I Could Do?"
"Rock and Roll Friend"
Mushroom AUS K698 1988
7" "Was There Anything I Could Do?"
"Rock and Roll Friend"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 219 1988
12" "Was There Anything I Could Do?"
"Rock and Roll Friend"
"Mexican Postcard"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 219T 1988
CD5" "Was There Anything I Could Do?"
"Rock and Roll Friend"
"Mexican Postcard"
"Bye Bye Pride"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 219CD 1988 slim jewel case
12" "Was There Anything I Could Do?"
"Was There Anything I Could Do?"
Capitol US SPRO-79427 1988 promo-only; no ps; stickered sleeve
LP 16 Lovers Lane Capitol US C1-91230 1988 inner sleeve
CD 16 Lovers Lane Capitol US CDP 7 91230 2 1988 jewel case
LP 16 Lovers Lane Beggars Banquet UK BEGA 95 1988 inner sleeve
CD 16 Lovers Lane Beggars Banquet UK BBL 95 CD ? re-issue; jewel case
7" "Streets of Your Town"
"Wait Until June"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 218B 1988 ltd. boxed edition with button, photo, map
7" "Streets of Your Town"
"Wait Until June"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 218 1988
12" "Streets of Your Town"
"Wait Until June"
"Casanova's Last Words"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 218T 1988
CD5" "Streets of Your Town"
"Spring Rain"
"Right Here"
"Wait Until June"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 218 CD ? slim jewel case
7" "Streets of Your Town"
"Wait Until June"
Capitol US P-B-44262 1988 white label promo
12" "Streets of Your Town"
"Rock and Roll Friend"
"Mexican Postcard"
"Wait Until June"
"Casanova's Last Words"
Capitol US SPRO-79547 1988 promo-only; no ps; stickered sleeve
7" "Streets of Your Town"
"Wait Until June"
Mushroom AUS K-607 1988 textured, tan sleeve
7" "Love Goes On"
"Clouds"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 225 1988
7" "Streets of Your Town"
"Quiet Heart"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 232 1989 re-issue; different b-side; different sleeve
12" "Streets of Your Town"
"Quiet Heart"
"Bow Down"
"The House That Jack Kerouac Built"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 232T 1988 re-issue; different b-sides; different sleeve
CD3" "Streets of Your Town"
"Quiet Heart"
"Bow Down"
"The House That Jack Kerouac Built"
Beggars Banquet UK BEG 232 CD 1989 re-issue; in long cardboard "streetlight" pack
2xLP 1978-1990 Beggars Banquet UK BEGA 104 1990 gatefold sleeve; inner sleeves
CD 1978-1990 Capitol US CDP 7 94681 2 1990 jewel case
2xCD 1978-1990 Alfa JAP ALCB-416/417 1990 double CD version is Japan-only; thick double jewel case


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