The Mekons discography

The following is a list of releases by the British post-punk band the Mekons. The band formed in 1976 as an art collective and one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave punk rock bands. They have released some 16 studio albums; their first The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strnen was released in 1979, while their most recent is 2025's Horror.

Although the band's lineup changed over the years, the core line-up includes founder members Jon Langford (vocals, guitar), Sally Timms (vocals), Tom Greenhalgh (vocals, guitar) as well as Susie Honeyman (violin).

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

  • 1978: "Never Been In A Riot" b/w "32 Weeks" and "Heart & Soul" − FAST 1 (Fast Product)
  • 1978: "Where Were You?" b/w "I'll Have To Dance Then (On My Own)" − FAST 7 (Fast Product)
  • 1979: "Work All Week" b/w "Unknown Wrecks" − VS300 (Virgin Records)
  • 1980: "Teeth" b/w "Guardian" and "Kill" b/w "Stay Cool" (Virgin Records) – double 7"
  • 1980: "Snow" b/w "Another One" (Red Rhino Records)
  • 1981: "This Sporting Life" b/w "Frustration" − CNT1 (CNT Records)
  • 1982: "This Sporting Life" b/w "Fight the Cuts" − CNT8 (CNT Records)
  • 1986: "Hello Cruel World" b/w "Alone & Forsaken" − Sin004 (Sin Record Company)
  • 1988: "Ghosts of American Astronauts" (Sin Record Company, Cooking Vinyl, Twin/Tone Records)
  • 1990: "Crap Rap" b/w "Keep On Hoppin'" with The Ex (Clawfist)
  • 1990: "Sheffield Park" b/w "Having a Party" (Blast First)
  • 1990: "Makes No Difference" b/w "Having A Party" (Blast First)
  • 1995: "Untitled 1" b/w "Untitled 2" − QS31 (Quarterstick Records)
  • 2017: Mekonville: "How Many Stars Are Out Tonight" b/w "Still Waiting" − (Sin/Slow)

Compilations

  • 1980: Mutant Pop (PVC/Jem), a US reissue of early Fast Product singles, including the Mekons first 7", Never Been in a Riot b/w 32 Weeks, as well as Where Were You?, both first released in 1978.
  • 1985: "They Shall Not Pass" CNT Miner's Strike compilation includes "Fight The Cuts" and "This Sporting Life"
  • 1986: The Mekons Story—re-released in 1993/2008
  • 1987: Mekons New York (ROIR) – re-released in 1990/2001 as New York: On the Road 86–87
  • 1989: Original Sin (Rough Trade Records) – Collects together Fear and Whiskey, parts of The English Dancing Master, Crime and Punishment EP, and Slightly South of the Border EPs
  • 1999: I Have Been to Heaven and Back: Hen's Teeth and other lost fragments of unpopular culture, Vol. 1 (Quarterstick Records)
  • 1999: Where Were You? Hen's Teeth and other lost fragments of unpopular culture, Vol. 2 (Quarterstick Records)
  • 2001: Curse of the Mekons/Fun '90— combined reissue (Collectors' Choice Music)
  • 2004: Heaven & Hell: The Very Best of the Mekons (Cooking Vinyl)
  • 2011: Me-Tunes (not on label)

Freakons

  • 2021 Freakons (Fluff & Gravy Records)[11]

Miscellaneous

  • 2002: Hello Cruel World: Selected Lyrics [of 125 songs] book, written & illustrated by The Mekons (Verse Chorus Press; ISBN 978-1891241147)
  • 2016: Existentialism book, including Existentialism CD (Sin Publications/Verse Chorus Press, distributed by Bloodshot Records)[6]

References

  1. ^ "Quarterstick Records". Quarterstick Records. 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  2. ^ "The Edge of the World: by Mekons". Quarterstick Records. 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (24 April 2001). "The Mekons: Rock 'n' Roll". Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  4. ^ Breihan, Tom (21 June 2011). "Mekons Announce New Album". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Mekons & Robbie Fulks: Jura". Record Store Day. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b "EXISTENTIALISM Mekons". Bloodshot Records. 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2017. Limited edition Book is SOLD OUT
  7. ^ "Mekons: Deserted". Bloodshot Records. 2019. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Exquisite: by Mekons". Glitterbeat Records. January 14, 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  9. ^ "New album: Horror". Knape, Norbert. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  10. ^ Anders, Pat; Spott (16 November 2000). "We (heart) Mekons". Stay Free!. Archived from the original on 20 November 2000. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  11. ^ Freakons [album liner notes]. Fluff & Gravy Records. 2021.
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