808 State discography

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808 State discography
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808 State in 1991
Studio albums8
Compilation albums10
Video albums2
EPs6
Singles25

The following is a comprehensive discography of 808 State, an English electronic music group.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
Newbuild
Quadrastate [lower-alpha 1]
  • Released: 31 July 1989
  • Label: Creed
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download
90
  • Released: 4 December 1989
  • Label: ZTT
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download
5797
ex:el
  • Released: 4 March 1991
  • Label: ZTT
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download
4109
Gorgeous
  • Released: 1 February 1993
  • Label: ZTT
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download
17
Don Solaris
  • Released: 17 June 1996
  • Label: ZTT
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, CS, digital download
88
Outpost Transmission
  • Released: 13 November 2002
  • Label: Circus
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download
Transmission Suite
  • Released: 11 October 2019
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.

EPs, compilations, remixes and video compilations

YearAlbumLabelAdditional information
1990The Extended Pleasure of DanceZTT3-track EP which includes different versions of songs on their album 90. [4]
  1. Cobra Bora (Call the Cops Mix) – 4:49
  2. Ancodia (Taters Deep Nit Funky Beat Mix) – 5:37
  3. Cübik – 3:32
1990 The North at Its Heights ZTTCollaboration album released by MC Tunes and produced by 808 State. [5]
1990 Utd. State 90 Tommy Boy An alternate version of the 90 album for the United States market. The track "The Fat Shadow (Pointy Head Mix)" is dropped, but additional tracks are included, comprising remixes of 90 and Quadrastate tracks plus new material.
1991 808:90ptical ZTTVideo complication of tracks from The North At Its Heights and 90.
1993 Forecast Warner Japan Includes various remixes that previously appeared as B-sides on singles for "Plan 9", "Timebomb", "One in Ten" and "Cübik" / "Olympic", as well tracks exclusive to the bonus "Disco" 12-inch given away with a limited edition of the Gorgeous LP.
1994State to StateFeedback Communications / ZTTAn album produced exclusively for members of 808 State's official fan club. It featured artwork and packaging designed by The Designer's Republic.

All the tracks were previously unreleased, comprising live performances and tracks from Gorgeous, Quadrastate and Fon Studio sessions.

1996Sawnoff DaliZTTSampler EP with select song from their next album Don Solaris. [6]
1996 Thermo Kings Warner JapanLike Forecast before it, Thermo Kings was a Japan-only compilation of various B-sides, this time from the singles for "Bond", "Azura" and "Lopez", as well as a number of previously unreleased tracks.
1998 808:88:98 ZTTA greatest hits compilation, featuring most of 808 State's major single releases. It also includes a new track, "Crash", plus a new remix of "Pacific".
1998 Pacific 808:98 / Cübik:98 ZTTSet of CDs with remixes of "Pacific State" and "Cübik". [7]
2002 Opti Buk + State to State 2ZTTOpti Buk DVD promo video collection. Includes the second State to State compilation with previously unreleased tracks from various studio-based sessions.
2004 Prebuild RephlexA collection of previously unreleased tracks and demos from the Newbuild era. It also includes tracks from an EP released under the pseudonym The Lounge Jays.
2011 Blueprint ZTT / SalvoA career overview, that features newly revisited tracks from years 1988 to 2003 as well as original versions there of, unreleased and released before remixes and two new tracks, "Spanish Ice" and "Metaluna". It also features an extensive booklet with a foreword by Orbital's Phil Hartnoll, archive interview with members of the band by Paul Morley, and contributions from The Prodigy, Simian, Moby and The Future Sound of London. [8]
2011State to State 3Self-releasedDigital album with unreleased songs from the band.
2012 O.T.E.P. Self-releasedAn EP containing 4 bonus tracks from the Japanese and North American releases of Output Transmission, available as a free download. [9]
2019Four States of 808 StateZTTLimited edition box set of select track by the band. [10]
2019 Initial Granada Report Self-releasedAn EP containing 4 tracks, comprising some of the first new original 808 State material since 2002's Outpost Transmission. [11]
2019 Subsequent Granada Report Self-releasedA second EP containing a further 4 new tracks including "Cannonball Waltz" and "The Ludwig Question" from the album Transmission Suite.
2021ESP: The 808 State EffectZTTDigital compilation album by ZTT. [12]

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionAlbum
UK
[13]
AUS
[2]
IRL
[14]
US Dance
[15]
US Dance Sales
[15]
1988"Let Yourself Go" / "Deepville"Non-album single
1989"Pacific State"108217302790
1990The Extended Pleasure of Dance (EP)56EP
"Primary Rhyming"
(MC Tunes vs. 808 State)
67The North at Its Heights
(MC Tunes vs. 808 State)
"The Only Rhyme That Bites"
(MC Tunes vs. 808 State)
1021
"Tunes Splits the Atom"
(MC Tunes vs. 808 State)
1828
"Cübik" / "Olympic"1015923821ex:el
1991"In Yer Face"910813
"Ooops"
(featuring Björk)
42143241323
"Lift" / "Open Your Mind"381532327
1992"The Only Rhyme That Bites" (re-issue)
(MC Tunes vs. 808 State)
4787Non-album single
"Time Bomb" / "Nimbus"591936Gorgeous
"One in Ten"
(808 State vs. UB40)
1719
1993"Plan 9"50
"10 × 10"6714343
1994"Bombadin"673Non-album single
1996"Bond"57Don Solaris
"Azura"79
1997"Lopez"
(featuring James Dean Bradfield)
20
1998"Pacific 808:98" / "Cübik" (remixes)213808:88:98
1999"The Only Rhyme That Bites 99"
(MC Tunes vs. 808 State)
53Non-album singles
"Invader"
2011"Cübik" (21st Anniversary Remix)
2019"Tokyo Tokyo"Transmission Suite
2020“Where Wye & Severn”Non-album single
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.

Notes

  1. Released as a mini-album.

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References

  1. "808 State | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 Australian chart peaks:
  3. 1 2 "Certified Awards Search Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine ". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 29 August 2011. Note: User needs to enter "808 State" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  4. "808 State - The Extended Pleasure Of Dance EP". www.808state.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. "MC Tunes - The North At Its Heights (Album)". www.808state.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  6. "808 State - Sawnoff Dali (sampler)". www.808state.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. "808 State - Pacific 808:98 / Cubik:98". www.808state.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  8. "ZTT Records – 808 State - Blueprint". ZTT Records. 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  9. "808 State - O.T.E.P." Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  10. "808 State - Four States Of 808 State (Boxset)". www.808state.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  11. "808 State - Initial Granada Report (EP)" . Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  12. "808 State - State To State 3". www.808state.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  13. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 179–180. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  14. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  15. 1 2 "allmusic ((( 808 State > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Billboard. Retrieved 14 January 2012.