A Pete Townshend Discography
A Pete Townshend Discography| KEY: S studio album; L live album; EP Extended Play; C compilation album; P promotional item | ||||||||
| Title | Release Date | Label | Catalogue Number | Link | ||||
| 1 | Happy Birthday (with Ronnie Lane) | S | UK1LP | February 1970 | Meher Baba Association | MBO-1 |  |
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| 2 | I Am | S | 2LP | 1972 | USL | USL002 |  |
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| 3a | Who Came First Produced by Pete Townshend |
S | UK1LP US1CD |
October 1972 October 1972 |
Track Decca |
2408 201 |  |
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| 3b | Who Came First | S | US1CD ♣ | May 1993 | Rykodisc | RCD 202246 | ||
| 4 | With Love | S | UK1LP | March 1976 | [Not On Label] | 003-76 |  |
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| 5a | Rough Mix (with Ronnie Lane) Produced by Glyn Johns |
S | UK1LP US1LP |
September 1977 | Polydor MCA |
244 147 |  |
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| 5b | Rough Mix (with Ronnie Lane) | S | UK?1CD | |||||
| 6a | Empty Glass Produced by Chris Thomas |
S | UK1LP US1LP |
April 1980 | Atco | K50699 |  |
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| 6b | Empty Glass | S | UK1CD | April 1980 | Atco | K250699 | ||
| 6c | Empty Glass | S | US1CD ♣ | May 1994 | Atlantic | 82811 | ||
| 6d | Empty Glass | S | US1CD | December 1995 | Atlantic | |||
| 7 | The Genuine Scoop (bootleg) (from early home recordings by Pete Townshend) |
S | UK?5CD | 1980 | HIWATT | GS6575-ABCDE | ||
| 8a | All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes Produced by Chris Thomas |
S | UK1LP US1LP |
June 1982 | Atco | K50889 |  |
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| 8b | All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes | S | UK1CD ♣ | June 1982 | Atlantic | EW 851 | ||
| 9a | Scoop Produced by Spike (Helen Watkins) |
C | UK2LP US2LP |
March 1983 | Atco Atco |
WE 322 |  |
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| 9b | Scoop | C | UK2CD ♣ | 2006 | REVISTEDrec | SPV 304872 CD | ||
| 10a | White City: A Novel Produced by Chris Thomas |
S | UK1LP US1LP |
November 1985 | Atco Atco |
252 392-1 |  |
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| 10b | White City: A Novel | S | UK1CD ♣ | November 1985 | Atco | 252 392-2 | ||
| 11 | Deep End Live! Produced by Pete Townshend |
L | US1CD ♣ | August 1986 | Atco | 90553-2 |  |
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| 12a | Another Scoop Produced by Pete Townshend and Spike |
C | UK2LP US2LP |
July 1987 | Atco Atco |
839 350 |  |
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| 12b | Another Scoop | C | UK2CD | July 1987 | Polydor | 839 350 | ||
| 13a | The Iron Man (The Musical by Pete Townshend) | S | UK1LP US1LP |
June 1989 | Virgin | V 2592 |  |
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| 13b | The Iron Man (The Musical by Pete Townshend) | S | UK1CD | June 1989 | ||||
| 14 | Psychoderelict Produced by Pete Townshend |
S | UK1CD ♣ US1CD |
June 1993 | Atlantic Atlantic |
756782494-2 |  |
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| 15 | Psychoderelict Music | S | UK1CD US1CD |
July 1993 | Atlantic Atlantic |
81996-1 | ||
| 16 | Pete Townshend Live | L | US1CDi | 1993 | Polygram | |||
| 17 | Best of... | C | UK1CD | April 1996 | Atlantic | 82712-2 [US] |  |
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| 18 | A Benefit For Maryville Academy | L | 2CD ♣ | September 1999 | ||||
| 19 | Avatar [Box Set] | C | 3CD | February 2000 | Eel Pie | 0215 | ||
| 20 | The Lifehouse Chronicles | S | 6CD | February 2000 | Eel Pie | 002/01 to002/06 [US] | ||
| 21 | Lifehouse Elements | C | 1CD ♣ | May 2000 | Eel Pie | 70001 EPR004-1 [US] | ||
| 22 | Live: The Empire (9 November 1998) | L | 1CD | September 2000 | Eel Pie | EPR009-1&2 [US] | ||
| 23 | Live: Sadler's Wells (February 2000) | L | 2CD | September 2001 | Eel Pie | EPR008-1&2 [US] | ||
| 24 | Live > The Fillmore (30 April 1996) | L | UK1CD | 2001 | Eel Pie | EPR010 | ||
| 25 | Jai Baba | S | 2CD | January 2001 | Eel Pie | EPR011-1&2 [US] | ||
| 26 | O'Parvardigar | S | 2CD | July 2001 | Eel Pie | EPR012 | ||
| 27 | The Oceanic Concerts (with Raphael Rudd) | L | 1CD ♣ | October 2001 | Eel Pie | |||
| 28 | Scoop 3 | C | 2CD ♣ | October 2001 | Eel Pie | EPR013 |  |
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| 29 | Live>La Jolla Playhouse [1] | L | 2CD | November 2001 | Eel Pie | EPR014-1&2 [US] | ||
| 30 | Live>La Jolla Playhouse [2] | L | 2CD | November 2001 | Eel Pie | EPR015-1&2 [US] | ||
| 31 | Scooped | C | UKCD | 2002 | Eel Pie | EPR016 |  |
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| 32 | Live > Bam 1993 | L | UK2CD | August 2003 | Eel Pie | EPR 017 | ||
| 33 | Live: Brixton Academy '85 | L | UK2CD | November 2004 | Eel Pie | EPR-020 | ||
| 34 | Anthology (aka Gold) | C | GER2CD | August 2006 | Revisited Records | SPV 304292 DCD | ||
| 35 | The Definitive Collection | C | US1CD | January 2007 | Hip-O Records | B0008131-02 | ||
| 36 | The Quadrophenia Demos 1 | S | US1LP | November 2011 | Geffen Records | B0016275-01 | ||
| 37 | The Quadrophenia Demos 2 | S | US1LP | April 2012 | Geffen Records | B0016470-01 | ||
| 38 | The Quadrophenia Demos | S | UK2LP | April 2012 | Polydor | 2783907 | ||
| 39 | Truancy: The Very Best of Pete Townshend | C | UK1CD | 29 June 2015 | ||||
| 40 | Classic Quadrophenia | ? | 2015 | |||||
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