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| Slowdive discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Music videos | 3 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Singles | 5 |
English alternative rock band Slowdive have released five studio albums, three compilation albums, five extended plays, five singles and four music videos.
Slowdive were formed in Reading in late 1989 by vocalist–guitarists Neil Halstead and Rachel Goswell. The duo recruited guitarist Christian Savill, bassist Nick Chaplin and drummer Adrian Sell—who left the band after they signed to Creation Records and before the release of their eponymous EP Slowdive in 1990. Released to critical acclaim from the alternative press, [1] Slowdive was succeeded by a further two EPs, Morningrise and Holding Our Breath (1991), both of which placed in the UK Singles Chart; [2] Holding Our Breath reached number 5 on the UK Independent Singles Chart. [3] The band's debut studio album, Just for a Day, was released in September 1991 to poor reviews, due in part to the British press' growing disillusion with the shoegazing genre. [4] However, Just for a Day was a minor independent success, peaking at number 3 on the Independent Albums Chart and gaining Slowdive a significant following in the United States. [5]
In 1993, under pressure from Creation to produce a commercial-sounding album, [6] Slowdive recruited Brian Eno and began producing new material. Souvlaki was released on 1 June 1993 two weeks after the Outside Your Room EP; both received similarly negative reviews but placed in the mainstream and independent charts, with Souvlaki peaking at number 52 on the UK Albums Chart. [5] [2] A follow-up EP, 5, was released in November 1993 and placed at number 87 on the UK Singles Chart, however following a tour in support of its release drummer Simon Scott left the band due to creative differences.
Slowdive's third studio album, Pygmalion, was released in February 1995. Halstead had dominated the recording process, with the album only featuring minor contributions by Goswell and Ian McCutcheon, the band's new drummer. [4] Reviews for Pygmalion were more favourable than the band's preceding releases and the album peaked at number 108 in the UK Albums Chart. [2] However, Creation were unsatisfied and dropped Slowdive two weeks after its release. [4] Following Slowdive's disbandment in 1995, Halstead, Goswell and McCutcheon formed Mojave 3. The band reformed in 2014, [7] and after touring for several years, released their first new material in over two decades, Slowdive.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UK [2] |
AUS [8] |
BEL (FL) [9] |
GER [10] |
NLD [11] |
US [12] | ||
| Just for a Day | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Souvlaki |
|
51 | — | — | — | 79 | — |
| Pygmalion |
|
108 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Slowdive |
|
16 | 64 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 50 |
| Everything Is Alive |
|
6 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 63 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Blue Day |
|
| Catch the Breeze |
|
| The Shining Breeze: The Slowdive Anthology |
|
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UK [2] |
UK Indie [3] | ||||||||||||
| Slowdive |
|
129 | — | ||||||||||
| Morningrise |
|
83 | — | ||||||||||
| Holding Our Breath |
|
52 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Outside Your Room |
|
69 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 5 |
|
87 | 10 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Singles
| Single | Year | Peak | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UK [2] | |||||||||||||
| "Catch the Breeze" | 1991 | 52 | Just for a Day | ||||||||||
| "Beach Song" | 1992 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Alison" | 1994 | — | Souvlaki | ||||||||||
| "Star Roving" | 2017 | — | Slowdive | ||||||||||
| "Sugar for the Pill" | — | ||||||||||||
| "No Longer Making Time" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Don't Know Why" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Kisses" | 2023 | — | Everything Is Alive | ||||||||||
| "Skin in the Game" | — | ||||||||||||
| "The Slab" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Alife" | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "She Calls"/"Leave Them All Behind" (Slowdive/ Ride) |
1992 | Just for a Day/ Going Blank Again |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NZ Hot [24] | |||
| "Shanty" | 2023 | 40 | Everything Is Alive |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Morningrise" | 1991 | — | — |
| "Shine" | — | — | |
| "Poetic Frenzy" | — | — | |
| "Catch the Breeze" | — | — | |
| "The Ballad of Sister Sue" | — | — | |
| "Alison" (UK version) | 1993 | Mike Mason | — |
| "Alison" (US version) | 1994 | [25] | |
| "Star Roving" | 2017 | Nathan David Smith | — |
| "Don't Know Why" | 2017 | Grant Singer | |
| "kisses" | 2023 | Noel Paul | — |
Miscellaneous appearances
| Song(s) | Year | Album | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Shine" | 1991 | Sorted, Snorted and Sported | Originally released on Holding Our Breath and Just for a Day. | [26] |
| "Ballad of Sister Sue" | 1992 | All the President's Men: A Creation Compilation | Originally released on Just for a Day | [27] |
| The Best of Bizarre Festival (1987–1992) | [28] | |||
| "Catch the Breeze" | Best of Independent20 | [29] | ||
| "So Tired" "Moussaka Chaos" |
1993 | Brand New Whispers | Originally released on Outside Your Room. | [30] |
| "Alison" | Creation Soup 1990–1993 | Originally released on Outside Your Room and Souvlaki. | [31] | |
| "Crazy for You" | 1994 | Creation Records: International Guardians of Rock 'N' Roll | Later released on Pygmalion. | [32] |
| "Rutti" | 1995 | Spiral: Sony Music | Originally released on Pygmalion. | [33] |
| "Some Velvet Morning" | Sharks Patrol These Waters | Originally released on Souvlaki. | [34] | |
| "Blue Skied an' Clear" | Doom Generation: Original Soundtrack | Originally released on Pygmalion. | [35] | |
| "Shine" | 1999 | Splendor: Original Soundtrack | Originally released on Holding Our Breath and Just for a Day. | [36] |
| "Slowdive" | 2000 | Creation Records: International Guardians of Rock 'N' Roll 1983–1999 | Originally released on Slowdive. | [37] |
| "Catch the Breeze" | 2003 | Feedback to the Future | Originally released on Holding Our Breath and Just for a Day. | [38] |
| "When the Sun Hits" | 2006 | Like a Daydream: A Shoegazing Guide | Originally released on Souvlaki. | [39] |
| 2009 | Sci-Fi Lo-Fi, Vol. 3 | [40] | ||
| "Souvlaki Space Station" "Alison" |
2010 | Upside Down: The Creation Records Story | [41] | |
| "Slowdive" | 2016 | Still in a Dream: A Story of Shoegaze | Originally released on Slowdive. | [42] |
References
- ^ Buckley 2003, p. 956.
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f Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
- All except Pygmalion: "Slowdive | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- Pygmalion: "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): DJ S – The System of Life". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^
a
b Peak chart positions on the UK Independent Singles Chart:
- Holding Our Breath: "Indie Charts: 6 July 1991". ITV Chart Show. ITV. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- Outside Your Room: "Independent: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 5 June 1993. p. 18. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
- 5: "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 18 December 1993. p. 16. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
- ^ a b c Kellman, Andy. "Slowdive | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ a b Watson, Ian (2005). Souvlaki (Liner notes). Slowdive. Castle Music. CMEDD1245.
- ^ Tudor, Alexander (23 April 2009). "Shoegaze Week: Slowdive – "ecstasy without the clubbing" / In Depth". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Nelson, Michael (28 January 2014). "Slowdive Reunite". Stereogum. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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^ Peaks in Australia:
- Slowdive: "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 15th May 2017" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 1420. 15 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- Everything Is Alive: "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Slowdive". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Discographie von Slowdive". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Discografie Slowdive". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Slowdive Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Slowdive – Just for a Day". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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"Slowdive Souvlaki".
Melody Maker. London. Archived from
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- ^ "Slowdive – Pygmalion". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Blue Day – Slowdive | Songs, Reviews, Credits and Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Catch the Breeze – Slowdive: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "The Shining Breeze: The Slowdive Anthology | Songs, Reviews, Credits and Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Music – Slowdive – EP by Slowdive". iTunes Store. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Music – Morningrise – EP by Slowdive". iTunes Store. 18 February 1991. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Music – Holding Our Breath – EP by Slowdive". iTunes Store. 3 June 1991. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Outside Your Room – Slowdive | Songs, Reviews, Credits and Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ DiGravina, Tim. "5 – Slowdive". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Strong 2003, p. 1017.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Sorted, Snorted and Sported – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits and Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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^ All the President's Men: A Creation Compilation (Album notes). Various artists.
Creation Records. 1992. CRECD 140.
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^ The Best of Bizarre Festival (1987–1992) (Album notes). Various artists.
Columbia Records. 1992. COL 471994 2.
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^ Best of Independent20 (Album notes). Various artists. Beechwood Music. 1992. BOTT002CD.
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^ Brand New Whispers (Album notes). Various artists.
Creation Records. 1993. COCY-75616.
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^ Creation Soup 1990–1993 (Album notes). Various artists.
Creation Records. 1993. ESCA 5845.
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^ Creation Records: International Guardians of Rock 'N' Roll (Album notes). Various artists.
Creation Records. 1994. CREML 001.
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^ Spiral: Sony Music (Album notes). Various artists.
Sony Music Entertainment. 1995. SPIRAL 004.
{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) - ^ Phares, Heather. "Sharks Patrol These Waters – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits and Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Demalon, Tom. "Doom Generation – Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits and Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Splendor – Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits and Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Creation Records: International Guardians of Rock & Roll 1983–1999 – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits and Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Feedback to the Future – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits and Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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^ Like a Daydream: A Shoegazing Guide (Album notes). Various artists. Castle Music. 2006. CMFCD1309.
{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) - ^ "Sci-Fi, Lo-Fi, Vol. 3 [14 Tracks] – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits and Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Upside Down: The Creation Records Story – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits and Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Still in a Dream: A Story of Shoegaze 1988–1995 – Various Artists". Retrieved 7 January 2018.
Bibliography
- Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-8435-31050.
- Strong, Martin C (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Canongate. ISBN 978-1-8419-53359.