Dead Kennedys discography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dead Kennedys discography
Dead kennedys.png
From left to right: East Bay Ray, Jello Biafra, D. H. Peligro and Klaus Flouride
Studio albums4
Live albums2
Compilation albums3
Video albums4
EPs1
Singles7

American punk rock band Dead Kennedys has released four studio albums, one extended play, two live albums, three compilations and one demo.

Studio albums[]

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1] 		AUS[2] NZ
[3]
1980 Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
  • Released: September 2, 1980
  • Label: Alternative Tentacles
  • Formats: LP, CS, CD
 33 98 33 UK: Gold[4]
1982 Plastic Surgery Disasters — — 40 UK: Gold[5]
1985 Frankenchrist
  • Released: October 1985
  • Label: Alternative Tentacles
  • Formats: LP, CS, CD
 — — — UK: Silver[6]
1986 Bedtime for Democracy
  • Released: November 1986
  • Label: Alternative Tentacles
  • Formats: LP, CS, CD
 — — — UK: Silver[7]
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

EPs[]

Year Title Peak chart positions
UK[8] US[9]
1981 In God We Trust, Inc. — —
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Live albums[]

Year Title Peak chart positions
UK[8] US[9]
2001 Mutiny on the Bay
  • Released: April 24, 2001
  • Label: Manifesto
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download
 — —
2004 Live at the Deaf Club
  • Released: January 27, 2004
  • Label: Manifesto
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — —
2020 Dreadlocks of the Suburbs
  • Released: January 16, 2020
  • Label: House Of Humbug
  • Formats: Digital download
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Compilations[]

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK[8] US[9]
1987 Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Alternative Tentacles
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS
 84 — US: Gold[10]
UK: Gold[11]
2007 Milking the Sacred Cow
  • Released: October 9, 2007
  • Label: Manifesto
  • Formats: CD
 — —
2014 Original Singles Collection
  • Released: April 15, 2014
  • Label: Manifesto
  • Formats: 7" Box Set
 — —
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Demos[]

Year Title
1978 The 1978 Demos
  • Length: 46:59

Singles[]

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[8]
1979 "California über alles"b/w "The Man with the Dogs" — Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
1980 "Holiday in Cambodia" b/w "Police Truck" —
"Kill the Poor" b/w "In-Sight" 49
1981 "Too Drunk to Fuck" b/w "The Prey" 36 Non-album single
"Nazi Punks Fuck Off" b/w "Moral Majority" — In God We Trust, Inc.
1982 "Bleed for Me" b/w "Life Sentence" — Plastic Surgery Disasters
"Halloween" b/w "Saturday Night Holocaust" —

Music videos[]

  • "Holiday in Cambodia"
  • "Forest Fire"
  • "Holiday in Cambodia" [Live]

Videos[]

Year Video details
1991 Dead Kennedys Live
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: VHS
2000 DMPO's On Broadway
  • Released: May 30, 2000
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • Format: DVD
2001 The Early Years Live
  • Released: July 3, 2001
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • Format: DVD, VHS
2003 In God We Trust, Inc.: The Lost Tapes
  • Released: July 22, 2003
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • Format: DVD, VHS

Other appearances[]

The following Dead Kennedys tracks were released on compilations. This is not an exhaustive list; tracks that were first released on the band's albums, EPs, or singles are not included.

Year Details Track(s)
1981 Let Them Eat Jellybeans![12]
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Alternative Tentacles (VIRUS 4)
  • Format: LP
  • "Nazi Punks Fuck Off"
Wake the Dead
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Take It! Magazine (1150195)
  • Format: flexi 7"
  • "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" (exclusive mix)
1982 Not So Quiet on the Western Front
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Alternative Tentacles (VIRUS 14)
  • Format: 2xLP, CD
  • "A Child and His Lawn Mower"[I]
Wargasm
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Pax Records (PAX 4)
  • Format: LP
  • "Kinky Sex Makes the World Go Round"[I]
1986 Play New Rose for Me
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: New Rose Records (ROSE 100)
  • Format: LP, CD

^ I Denotes tracks that were re-released on Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death.

References[]

General
  • "Dead Kennedys > Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
  • "Dead Kennedys Official Website". Retrieved June 24, 2008.
Specific
  1. ^ "Chart Stats - Dead Kennedys". theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 85. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Chart Stats - Dead Kennedys". charts.nz. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  4. ^ "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
  5. ^ "Plastic Surgery Disasters BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
  6. ^ "Frankenchrist BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
  7. ^ "Bedtime for Democracy BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
  8. ^ a b c d Warwick, 2004. p.305
  9. ^ a b c "Dead Kennedys > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
  10. ^ "Album Certification". RIAA. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
  11. ^ "Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
  12. ^ "Various - Let Them Eat Jellybeans!". Punknews. February 16, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
Notes
  • Warwick, Neil; Jon Kutner; Tony Brown (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums. Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
Retrieved from ""