Screaming Trees discography

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Screaming Trees discography
Studio albums8
Compilation albums3
Music videos7
EPs5
Singles7
Other appearances10

The discography of Screaming Trees, an Ellensburg, Washington-based rock band, consists of eight studio albums, three compilation albums, five extended plays (EP), and six singles, though this does not include any solo material recorded by the individual members of Screaming Trees. [1]

Contents

Vocalist Mark Lanegan, guitarist Gary Lee Conner, bassist Van Conner, and drummer (1985-1991) Mark Pickerel formed Screaming Trees in 1985, soon signing to the independent label Velvetone Records and releasing the Other Worlds EP. The Screaming Trees' debut album, Clairvoyance , came out in 1986. The same year Screaming Trees signed with punk label SST Records and released the second full-length album, Even If and Especially When . The band would later release two more albums under SST Records, then signed with Epic Records in 1990. In 1991, the Screaming Trees released its first album for a major label, Uncle Anesthesia . [1]

Sweet Oblivion , released in 1992 and their first album with new drummer Barrett Martin, brought the band to a new level of commercial success, and the Screaming Trees found itself amidst the sudden popularity of the Seattle music scene. [1] In 1996, the band released its seventh studio album, Dust ; while successful, the album could not emulate the precedent set by Sweet Oblivion. [1] Screaming Trees disbanded in 2000 due to conflicts among the members regarding the band's creative direction. [1]

Studio albums

YearTitlePeak chart position
US
[2]
US
Heat.

[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[4]
UK
[5]
1986 Clairvoyance
  • Released: February 13, 1986
  • Label: Velvetone
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
1987 Even If and Especially When
  • Released: March 28, 1987
  • Label: SST
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
1988 Invisible Lantern
  • Released: May 12, 1988
  • Label: SST
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
1989 Buzz Factory
  • Released: April 19, 1989
  • Label: SST
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
1991 Uncle Anesthesia
  • Released: January 29, 1991
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
1992 Sweet Oblivion
  • Released: September 8, 1992
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
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1996 Dust
  • Released: June 25, 1996
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
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2011 Last Words: The Final Recordings
  • Released: August 2, 2011
  • Label: Sunyata Music
  • Format: Mp3, CD, LP
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

YearTitle
2023Wrong Turn To Jahannam: Live From Egg Studio 1991
  • Released: November 24, 2023
  • Label: Screaming Trees Legacy
  • Format: LP

Compilation albums

YearTitlePeak chart position
UK
[5]
1991 Anthology: SST Years 1985-1989
  • Released: July 16, 1991
  • Label: SST
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
2001 Nearly Lost You
  • Released: July 1, 2001
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: CD, LP
2005 Ocean of Confusion:
Songs of Screaming Trees 1990-1996
  • Released: May 24, 2005
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP
152
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

YearTitle
1986 Other Worlds
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Velvetone
  • Format: CS, CD, LP
1988 Beat Happening/Screaming Trees
  • Released: January 19, 1988
  • Label: K, Homestead
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
1990 Change Has Come
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Sub Pop
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
1990 Something About Today
  • Released: June 8, 1990
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
1992 Winter Songs Tour Tracks
  • Released: December 21, 1992
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, CS, LP

Singles

YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Alt

[6]
US
Main.

[6]
AUS
[3]
CAN
Alt.

[7]
UK
[8]
1991"Bed of Roses"23Uncle Anesthesia
"Something About Today" [9]
1992"Nearly Lost You"5129650Sweet Oblivion
1993"Dollar Bill"284052
"Shadow of the Season"
"Butterfly"
1996"All I Know"997Dust
"Traveler" [10]
"Sworn and Broken"76
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

YearMusic videoDirector
1991"Bed of Roses"
1992"Nearly Lost You"Eric Zimmerman [11]
1993"Dollar Bill" Chris Cuffaro [12]
"Shadow of the Season"
"Butterfly" Mark Pellington [13]
1996"All I Know"Mark Kohr [14]
"Sworn and Broken"Dean Karr [15]

Other appearances

YearTitleSong(s)Ref.
1988 Sub Pop 200 "Love or Confusion" [16]
1991 The Grunge Years "Change Has Come" [17]
1992 Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Nearly Lost You" [18]
1994 True Lies soundtrack "Darkness, Darkness" [19]
1995Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon "Working Class Hero" [20]
2000Double Shot: Alt Rock"Nearly Lost You" [21]

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