Inspiral Carpets discography

Inspiral Carpets discography
Studio albums5
Compilation albums6
Video albums3
EPs8
Singles25
Demo releases3

This is the discography of English rock band Inspiral Carpets.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[2]
AUS
[3]
NZ
[4]
Life
  • Released: 23 April 1990
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
2 1 140 22
The Beast Inside
  • Released: 22 April 1991
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
5 1 157
Revenge of the Goldfish
  • Released: 5 October 1992
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
17 1 123
Devil Hopping
  • Released: 7 March 1994
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
10 2 180
Inspiral Carpets
  • Released: 20 October 2014
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • Formats: CD, LP
63 12
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[2]
The Singles
  • Released: 18 September 1995
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, MC
17 5
Radio 1 Sessions
  • Released: May 1999
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: CD
Cool As
  • Released: 5 May 2003
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 2×CD+DVD
65
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 27 October 2003
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD
Keep the Circle: B-Sides and Udder Stuff
The Complete Singles
  • Released: 17 March 2023
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 2×LP, 3×CD
74
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Video albums

Title Album details
21790 Live
  • Released: November 1990
  • Label: Mute Film/BMG Video
  • Formats: VHS
The Singles
  • Released: September 1995
  • Label: Mute Film
  • Formats: VHS
Live at Brixton Academy
  • Released: January 2004
  • Label: Mute/Cow
  • Formats: DVD

EPs

Title EP details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[6]
IRE
[7]
Plane Crash
  • Released: July 1988
  • Label: Playtime
  • Formats: 12"
Trainsurfing
  • Released: March 1989
  • Label: Cow
  • Formats: 12"
148 5
The Peel Sessions
  • Released: July 1989
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: 12", CD
5
Cool As ****
  • Released: May 1990
  • Label: Cow
  • Formats: 12", CD, MC
  • US-only release
Island Head
  • Released: 5 November 1990
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 7", 12", CD, MC
21 29
Island Head Live
  • Released: 5 November 1990
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 12"
Peel Session
  • Released: August 1992
  • Label: Strange Fruit
  • Formats: 10", CD, MC
The Tour Souvenir EP – Australia 1993
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Liberation
  • Formats: CD
  • Australia promo-only release
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Demo releases

Title Album details
Waiting for Ours
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Inspiral Carpets
  • Formats: MC
Cow
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Inspiral Carpets
  • Formats: MC
Dung 4
  • Released: May 1989
  • Label: Cow
  • Formats: MC

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[6]
AUS
[3]
IRE
[7]
US Alt
[8]
US Dance
[9]
"Keep the Circle Around" 1988 13 Non-album singles
"Joe" 1989 130 5
"Find Out Why" 90 1
"Move" 49 1 Life
"This Is How It Feels" 1990 14 149 22
"She Comes in the Fall" 27
"Commercial Rain" (US-only release) 27 15
"Biggest Mountain" [A] 21 122 Non-album single
"Caravan" 1991 30 15 14 The Beast Inside
"Please Be Cruel" 50 187
"Dragging Me Down" 1992 12 197 30 Revenge of the Goldfish
"Two Worlds Collide" 32 177 8
"Generations" 28 199
"Bitches Brew" 36
"How it Should Be" 1993 49 112 Non-album single
"Saturn 5" 1994 20 Devil Hopping
"I Want You" (featuring Mark E. Smith) 18
"Uniform" 51
"Joe" (re-recording) 1995 37 The Singles
"Come Back Tomorrow" 2003 43 Cool As
"You're So Good for Me" 2011 Inspiral Carpets
"Fix Your Smile" 2013 Non-album single
"Spitfire" 2014 Inspiral Carpets
"Let You Down" (featuring John Cooper Clarke) 2015
"Venture" 2021 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ In the UK and most countries, "Biggest Mountain" was released on the EP Island Head.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "INSPIRAL CARPETS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Peak positions for Inspiral Carpet's albums on the UK Independent Charts:
    • Life: "Indie 33". Number One. 5 May 1990.
    • The Beast Inside: "Indie Albums". Music Week. 11 May 1991. p. 20.
    • Revenge of the Goldfish: "The Independent Charts". Music Week. 24 October 1992. p. 20.
    • Devil Hopping: "Independent Albums". Music Week. 26 March 1994. p. 18.
    • The Singles: "Independent Albums". Music Week. 7 October 1995. p. 30.
    • Inspiral Carpets: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
    • "This Is How It Feels" and Life: "Week commencing 9 July 1990". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
    • "Biggest Mountain": "Week commencing 10 December 1990". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
    • "Please Be Cruel" and The Beast Inside: "Week commencing 12 August 1991". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
    • All ARIA peaks to 23 November 2021: "Inspiral Carpets chart history, received from ARIA on 23 November 2021". ARIA. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
  4. ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "British certifications – Inspiral Carpets". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 April 2023. Type Inspiral Carpets in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  6. ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  7. ^ a b "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  8. ^ Whiteburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 214. ISBN 0898201535.
  9. ^ "Inspiral Carpets Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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