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| Leo Kottke discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 23 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Soundtrack albums | 4 |
This article documents the discography for American guitarist Leo Kottke .
| | This article needs additional citations for verification .(January 2021) |
| Leo Kottke discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 23 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Soundtrack albums | 4 |
This article documents the discography for American guitarist Leo Kottke .
| Year | Album | US | AUS [1] | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 6- and 12-String Guitar | - | Takoma | |
| 1970 | Circle Round the Sun | - | Symposium | |
| 1971 | Mudlark | 168 | - | Capitol |
| 1972 | Greenhouse | 127 | - | |
| 1974 | Ice Water | 69 | 94 | |
| Dreams and All That Stuff | 45 | - | ||
| 1975 | Chewing Pine | 114 | - | |
| 1976 | Leo Kottke | 107 | - | Chrysalis |
| 1978 | Burnt Lips | 143 | 77 | |
| Balance | - | |||
| 1981 | Guitar Music | - | ||
| 1983 | Time Step | - | ||
| 1986 | A Shout Toward Noon | - | Private Music | |
| 1988 | Regards from Chuck Pink | - | ||
| 1989 | My Father's Face | - | ||
| 1990 | That's What | - | ||
| 1991 | Great Big Boy | - | ||
| 1994 | Peculiaroso | - | ||
| 1997 | Standing in My Shoes | - | ||
| 1999 | One Guitar, No Vocals | - | ||
| 2004 | Try and Stop Me | - | RCA Victor | |
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Clone (with Mike Gordon) | RCA Victor |
| 2005 | Sixty Six Steps (with Mike Gordon) | |
| 2020 | Noon(with Mike Gordon) [2] | Megaplum / ATO Records |
| Year | Album | Label | AUS [1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 12-String Blues | Oblivion Records | - |
| 1973 | My Feet Are Smiling | Capitol | 93 |
| 1980 | Live in Europe | Chrysalis | - |
| 1995 | Live | On The Spot | - |
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Leo Kottke, Peter Lang & John Fahey | Takoma |
| 1976 | 1971-1976 (Did You Hear Me?) | Capitol |
| The Best | ||
| 1983 | Voluntary Target | Pair Records |
| 1987 | The Best of Leo Kottke | Capitol |
| 1991 | Essential | Chrysalis |
| 1997 | The Leo Kottke Anthology | Rhino |
| Hear the Wind Howl(released in Europe only) | DISKY | |
| 2003 | The Instrumentals: The Best of the Capitol Years | Blue Note |
| The Instrumentals: The Best of the Chrysalis Years | ||
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Days of Heaven | Pacific Arts |
| 1985 | Little Treasure | |
| 1986 | Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid | |
| 1994 | Paul Bunyan(with Jonathan Winters) | Rabbit Ears |
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Chewing Pine is the last album on the Capitol label by American guitarist Leo Kottke, released in 1975. It peaked at #114 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts. "Power Failure" was originally recorded by Procol Harum, a band Kottke toured with in Europe in the 1970s.
Ice Water is the seventh album by guitarist Leo Kottke. It contains Kottke's only charting single, the Tom T. Hall composition "Pamela Brown". Ice Water peaked at #69 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.
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My Feet Are Smiling is American guitarist Leo Kottke's sixth album, and his second album recorded live. It reached No. 108 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.
Greenhouse is American guitarist Leo Kottke's fifth album, his second on the Capitol label, released in 1972. It was recorded in three days. From the liner notes: "In the sense that my guitars were once plants, this record's a greenhouse.” There are seven instrumentals and four vocals. It reached No. 127 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Mudlark is American guitarist Leo Kottke's fourth album, his first on a major label (Capitol) and his first to feature other musicians. It reached #168 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.
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