The Men They Couldn't Hang discography

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The Men They Couldn't Hang discography
Studio albums10
Live albums3
Compilation albums6
Video albums2
EPs4
Singles16

This is the discography of British folk punk band the Men They Couldn't Hang.

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[2]
Night of a Thousand Candles
  • Released: July 1985
  • Label: Imp
  • Formats: LP, MC
91 1
How Green Is the Valley
  • Released: October 1986
  • Label: MCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
68
Waiting for Bonaparte
  • Released: April 1988
  • Label: Magnet
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
41
Silver Town
  • Released: April 1989
  • Label: Silvertone
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
38 2
The Domino Club
  • Released: August 1990
  • Label: Silvertone
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
53
Never Born to Follow
  • Released: November 1996
  • Label: Demon
  • Formats: CD, MD, MC
The Cherry Red Jukebox
  • Released: September 2003
  • Label: TMTCH
  • Formats: CD
Devil on the Wind
The Defiant
  • Released: 22 September 2014
  • Label: Vinyl Star
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Cock-a-Hoop
  • Released: 7 September 2018
  • Label: Vinyl Star
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums[edit]

Title Album details
Alive, Alive-O
Smugglers and Bounty Hunters
  • Released: October 2005
  • Label: Secret
  • Formats: 2xCD
Dogs Eyes, Owl Meat and Man-Chop
  • Released: 9 June 2014
  • Label: Secret
  • Formats: LP, digital download

Compilation albums[edit]

Title Album details
Majestic Grill: The Best of the Men They Couldn't Hang
  • Released: April 1998
  • Label: Demon
  • Formats: CD
The Mud, the Blood and the Beer: Best of the Men They Couldn't Hang – Part II
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
Demos and Rarities Vol. 1
  • Released: March 2007
  • Label: Vinyl Star
  • Formats: CD
Demos and Rarities Vol. 2
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Vinyl Star
  • Formats: CD
5 Go Mad on the Other Side
  • Released: February 2011
  • Label: Vinyl Star
  • Formats: 2xCD, digital download
Shun Fame – Stefan Cush Sings Stefan Cush Songs
  • Released: 5 March 2021
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Video albums[edit]

Title Album details
21 Years of Love & Hate
25 Year Anniversary
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Vinyl Star
  • Formats: DVD

EPs[edit]

Title Album details
Radio 1 Sessions / The Evening Show
Six Pack
  • Released: 30 June 1997
  • Label: Demon
  • Formats: CD
Devil on the Wind EP
  • Released: June 2009
  • Label: Irregular
  • Formats: CD
The Night Ferry EP
  • Released: April 2014
  • Label: Vinyl Star
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[2]
"The Green Fields of France (No Man's Land)" 1984 6 Night of a Thousand Candles
"Ironmasters" 1985 1
"Greenback Dollar" 5 Non-album single
"Gold Rush" 1986 99 How Green Is the Valley
"Shirt of Blue"
"Ghosts of Cable Street" 1987 94
"Island in the Rain" 92 Waiting for Bonaparte
"The Colours" 1988 61
"The Crest" 94
"Rain, Steam & Speed" 1989 88 Silver Town
"A Place in the Sun"
"A Map of Morocco"
"Great Expectations" 1990 The Domino Club
"The Lion and the Unicorn"/"Kingdom of the Blind"
"Great Expectations (Big Dreams)" (remix) 1992 Non-album single
"The Eye" 1996 Never Born to Follow
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "MEN THEY COULDN'T HANG | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.