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Yellow Swans discographyCompilation albums 3 EPs 15 Singles 7 Full 45
The discography of Portland, Oregon -based experimental music band Yellow Swans consists of 45 albums , 15 EPs , 3 compilation albums , and 7 singles , as well as appearing on various artist releases.[ 1] Of the 70 releases by the band, 25 are either in collaboration with other artists or splits. Many of the band's albums have been released under variations of their name, including Dove Yellow Swans, Descension Yellow Swans, Detestifi Yellow Swans, Deterioration Yellow Swans, and Dreamed Yellow Swans, et cetera.[ 2]
19 of Yellow Swans' releases are recorded-live albums, notably the 3 part Live During War Crimes series published by the label Release the Bats. Their music has been released mainly through their own label, Collective Jyrk ,[ 3] as well as by Weird Forest[ 4] and LOAD , among others. Additionally, several records were archived by the Yellow Swans Archive in 2020 and 2021, three of them, Going Places (2010), Being There (2010) and Drowner (2007) having had vinyl reissues as well as digital downloadable copies.[ 5] [ 6]
Title
Release year
Released as...
Released under a label (Y/N)
Label
Collab/Split (Y/N)
Recorded Live
Format
Collab/Split Artist
EPX
2002
Yellow Swans
No
-
No
No
CD-R
-
PDX TRPDX
2002
Yellow Swans
No
-
No
No
CD-R
-
Portland Tropics
2002
Yellow Swans
No
-
No
No
CD-R
-
Free Detained Yellow Swans
2002
Yellow Swans
Yes
Jyrk
No
No
CD-R
-
Manik Tiks
2002
Disk Yellow Swans
Yes
Jyrk
No
No
CD-R
-
Live at Kimo's
2002
Yellow Swans
No
-
No
Yes
CD-R
-
Gnrl Motor Skills/PA Swans
2002
Yellow Swans
No
-
No
Yes
CD-R
-
Dark Yellow Swans
2003
Dark Yellow Swans
Yes
Folding Cassettes
No
No
C20 Cassette
-
Detestifi Yellow Swans
2003
Detestifi Yellow Swans
Yes
Jyrk
No
No
CD-R
-
Dosed Yellow Swans
2003
Dosed Yellow Swans
Yes
Since 1972
No
No
C30 Cassette
-
Duh Yellow Swans
2003
Duh Yellow Swans
Yes
Jyrk
No
No
CD-R
-
Against Sleep and Nightmare
2003
Dyad Yellow Swans
Yes
Jyrk
No
No
CD-R
-
Deep Yellow Swans
2003
Deep Yellow Swans
Yes
Jyrk
No
Yes
CD-R
-
Get The US Out Of A
2004
Dusk Yellow Swans
Yes
Jyrk
No
No
C30 Cassette
-
Bring the Neon War Home
2004
Yellow Swans
Yes
Narnack
No
No
CD
-
Noggin/Yellow Swans
2004
Yellow Swans
Yes
Exploder
Yes
No
C45 Cassette
Noggin
Drill Yellow Swans
2004
Drill Yellow Swans
Yes
SNSE
No
Yes
CD-R
-
Drift Yellow Swans
2005
Drift Yellow Swans
Yes
Root Strata
No
No
Vinyl
-
Psychic Secession
2005
Yellow Swans
Yes
Numerical Thief
No
No
CD
-
MLK Day
2005
D. Yellow Swans
Yes
Jyrk
Yes
No
CD-R
Axolotl; Gerritt
Copper/Silver
2005
Yellow Swans
Yes
Jyrk
Yes
No
CD-R
Grey Daturas
Dreamed Yellow Swans
2005
Dreamed Yellow Swans
Yes
PACrec
No
Yes
CD
-
War
2005
Demonic Yellow Swans
Yes
Hung Like A Horse?!
No
Yes
CD-R
-
Live at Sound & Fury
2005
Yellow Swans
Yes
Sound & Fury
No
Yes
CD-R
-
Yellow Swans & Birchville Cat Motel
2006
Yellow Swans
Yes
Important
Yes
No
CD
Bitchville Cat Motel
Live During War Crimes
2006
Dove Yellow Swans
Yes
Release the Bats
No
Yes
CD
-
Live During War Crimes #2
2006
Dove Yellow Swans
Yes
Release the Bats
No
Yes
CD
-
Psychedelic Used Car Lot Blues
2006
Yellow Swans
Yes
Memoirs Of An Aesthete
Yes
Yes
CD-R
Ashtray Navigations
Axolotl/Yellow Swans
2006
Yellow Swans
Yes
Jyrk
Yes
Yes
CD-R
Axolotl
They Do Not Always Remember
2006
Yellow Swans
Yes
Oedipus
Yes
Yes
CD
Moth Drakula
Drowner Yellow Swans
2007
Drowner Yellow Swans
Yes
Tape Room
No
No
C62 Cassette
-
At All Ends
2007
Yellow Swans
Yes
Load
No
No
CD
-
Deterioration Yellow Swans
2007
Deterioration Yellow Swans
No
-
No
No
C60 Cassette
-
Yellow Swans & Burning Star Core
2007
Yellow Swans
Yes
Blossoming Noise
Yes
Yes
Vinyl
Burning Star Core
Conan Island
2008
Yellow Swans
Yes
Weird Forest
Yes
No
Vinyl
Mouthus
Ex-Cocaine / Yellow Swans
2008
Yellow Swans
Yes
Not Not Fun
Yes
No
Vinyl
Ex-Cocaine
Live On Conan Island
2008
Yellow Swans
Yes
No-Fi
Yes
Yes
Vinyl
Mouthus
Public Space
2009
Yellow Swans
Yes
En/Of
No
No
Vinyl
-
Mort Aux Vaches
2009
Yellow Swans
Yes
Mort Aux Vaches
No
No
CD
-
Portable Dunes
2009
Yellow Swans
Yes
Helicopter
Yes
No
CD
John Wiese
Live During War Crimes #3
2009
Dove Yellow Swans
Yes
Release the Bats
No
Yes
CD
-
Going Places
2010
Yellow Swans
Yes
Type
No
No
CD
-
Split
2011
Yellow Swans
Yes
Black Horizons
Yes
No
Vinyl
Oakeater
Live Tarcento May 18 2007
2012
Yellow Swans
Yes
Hybrida
No
Yes
CD-R
-
Two Sides of California
-
Yellow Swans
Yes
RRRecords
Yes
No
Vinyl
Amps for Christ
Title
Release year
Released as...
Released under label (Y/N)
Label
Collab/Split (Y/N)
Recorded Live
Type
Collab/Split Artist
Ded Yellow Swans
2002
Ded Yellow Swans
Yes
Jyrk
No
No
CD-R
-
Live in the Men's & Women's Restroom
2003
Die Yellow Swans
Yes
Deathbomb Arc
Yes
No
CD-R
Gang Wizard
Pyschedelic Casualties
2003
Die Yellow Swans
Yes
Jyrk
Yes
No
Vinyl
John Wiese
Live in the Police State Capitol
2004
Demos Yellow Swans
Yes
Weird Forest
No
Yes
Vinyl
-
Humming Latice Flowers
2004
Yellow Swans
Yes
Jyrk
Yes
No
CD-R
The Skaters
Live at Camp Blood
2005
Yellow Swans
Yes
Troniks
Yes
Yes
CD
The Cherry Point
Drowning Yellow Swans
2005
Drowning Yellow Swans
Yes
Carbon
Yes
No
CD-R
Jim Altieri
Australian Tour EP
2005
Yellow Swans
Yes
Heathen Skulls
Yes
No
CD-R
Grey Daturas
Damaged Yellow Swans
2005
Damaged Yellow Swans
Yes
23 Productions
No
No
C20 Cassette
-
Declawed Yellow Swans
2005
Declawed Yellow Swans
Yes
Tone Filth
No
No
C20 Cassette
-
Doorendoorslechte Yellow Swans
2005
Doorendoorslechte
Yes
Ultra Eczema
No
No
CD
-
Drowned Yellow Swans
2005
Drowned Yellow Swans
Yes
Chondritic Sound
No
No
CD-R
-
Yeh Yellow Swans
2005
Yeh Yellow Swans
Yes
Jyrk
No
No
CD-R
-
Damned Yellow Swans
2006
Damned Yellow Swans
Yes
Fuck It Tapes
No
No
C20 Cassette
-
Descension Yellow Swans
2007
Descension Yellow Swans
Yes
Acuarela
No
Yes
CD
-
Title
Release year
Released as...
Released under label (Y/N)
Label
Collab/Split (Y/N)
Recorded Live
Type
Collab/Split Artist
Live During War Crimes
2006
Dove Yellow Swans
Yes
Release the Bats
No
Yes
CD
-
Global Clone
2006
Doubled Yellow Swans
Yes
PACrec
No
No
CD
-
Being There
2020
Yellow Swans
Yes
Yellow Swans Archive
No
No
Vinyl
-
Title
Release year
Released as...
Released under label (Y/N)
Label
Collab/Split (Y/N)
Recorded Live
Type
Collab/Split Artist
Decapitation Yellow Swans
2003
Decapitation Yellow Swans
Yes
Das Fort
No
No
Vinyl
-
Basement Ghost / Castle EVP
2004
Dynasty Yellow Swans
Yes
Helicopter
Yes
No
Vinyl
John Wiese
Draught Yellow Swans
2005
Draught Yellow Swans
Yes
Deathbomb Arc
No
No
Vinyl
-
Split
2006
Yellow Swans
Yes
Modern Radio
Yes
No
Vinyl
Devillock
Warmth / Yellow Swans
2007
Yellow Swans
Yes
DNT
Yes
No
Vinyl
Warmth
Tremor Deliverance
2007
Yellow Swans
Yes
Arbor
Yes
No
Vinyl
Robedoor
Split
2007
Yellow Swans
Yes
Not Not Fun
Yes
No
Vinyl
The Goslings