Material discography

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Material discography
Studio albums6
EPs3
Live albums2
Compilation albums1
Singles9

This is a list of releases by Material.

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details US Jazz
[1]
Memory Serves
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP
37
One Down 32
Seven Souls
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD
The Third Power
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Axiom
  • Formats: CD, LP
Hallucination Engine
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Axiom
  • Formats: CD, LP
Intonarumori
  • Released: September 28, 1999
  • Label: Axiom, Palm Pictures
  • Formats: CD, LP
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Improvised Music New York 1981
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: MuWorks
  • Formats: CD
Live in Japan
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Restless
  • Formats: CD
Live from Soundscape
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: DIW
  • Formats: CD
Mesgana Ethiopia

EPs

TitleAlbum details UK Indie
[2]
Temporary Music 1
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: ZÙ
  • Formats: LP
Temporary Music 2
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Red
  • Formats: LP
43
American Songs
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

TitleYear US
Dance

[1]
Album
"Discourse"1980 Temporary Music
"Reduction"1981
"Ciquri" American Songs
"Bustin' Out"3Non-album single
"Memories"1982 One Down
"I'm the One"43
"Time Out"1983
"For a Few Dollars More"1984Non-album single
"Reality"1991 The Third Power
"Playin' with Fire"1992
"Mantra"1993 Hallucination Engine
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums

TitleAlbum details
The Road to the Western Lands

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum details
Temporary Music
Red Tracks
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Vinyl Japan
  • Formats: CD, LP
Secret Life
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Vinyl Japan
  • Formats: CD
The Best of Material
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Charly Schallplatten GmbH
  • Formats: CD

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Collaborations

This list features recordings that at least in part explicitly credits Material, and features production, writing and/or performance by members of the Material collective.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 "Material: Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  2. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)