The Kings of Nuthin' discography

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The Kings of Nuthin' albums discography
Studio albums3
EPs1
Singles2
Other appearances28

The discography of Boston-based punk rock and rockabilly band The Kings of Nuthin' consists of three albums, one extended play, two singles and 28 compilation appearances [1]

Contents

The Kings of Nuthin' started their music career in 1999. [2] The same line-up performed already in 1998 under the name The Boston Blackouts and the core group Torr Skoog (upright bass), Liam Crill (drums) and Chris “Necro” Wilkinson (washboard) began meeting in 1996 and performed with a changing line-up including other musicians under the name The Saturday Night Specials. [3] There are no known recordings of both former bands.

Their first EP Get Busy Livin' or Get Busy Dyin' (2000) [4] was released through the lesser known label Reckloose Records [5] and half a year later through Crazy Love Records. [6] Their first full-length album Fight Songs for Fuck-Ups (2002) was released through Disaster Records. [7] The album Punk Rock Rhythm & Blues (2005) was first released on People Like You for the European market [8] and appeared on the American market under the name Over the Counter Culture (2006) on Sailor's Grave Records. [9] This label also released their last album Old Habits Die Hard (2010). [10]

Albums

TitleAlbum Details
Fight Songs for Fuck-Ups
  • Released: September 17, 2002
  • Label: Disaster Records
Over the Counter Culture
  • Released: April 4, 2006
  • Label: Sailor's Grave Records
Old Habits Die Hard
  • Released: May 11, 2010
  • Label: Sailor's Grave Records

Extended Plays

TitleAlbum Details
Get Busy Livin' or Get Busy Dyin'

Singles

TitleSingle DetailsAlbum
Shit out of Luck
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Haunted Town Records
  • Format: 7-inch, digital download, streaming
Fight Songs for Fuck-Ups
The Kings of Nuthin' / The Briggs
  • Released: March 2, 2004
  • Label: Disaster Records
  • Format: 7-inch, digital download, streaming
Non-album single

Other appearances

YearSong(s)AlbumLabel
2002"Shit out of Luck Ox-Compilation #48 - Hell Ox Fanzine oxcd 35 [11]
"Drive All Night"Old Skars & Upstarts 2002Disaster Records – DSR 9014-2 [12]
2003"Livin' or Dyin'"Kicked Outta Purgatory: Psychobilly for Sinners!Hairball 8 – HB8-007, Psychobilly US – PSYCHO US-001 [13] [14]
"Where Do We Go?"L.A. ShakedownAcetate Records – ATE 7013 [15]
"Fight Song for Fuck-Ups"From the Bottom of the Barrel Volume IISuperhero Records – SHR 005 [16]
"Get Busy Livin' or Get Busy Dyin'"Der weltbeste Moloko Plus Sampler #25Moloko Plus Fanzine – none [17]
2004"Let It Burn"Welcome to Circus Punk-a-BillyWolverine Records – WRR 111 [18]
"Cry, Cry, Cry" Dear Johnny...A Tribute to CashHairball 8 – HB8-008 [19]
2005"For You"Plastic Bomb #53Plastic Bomb Records – MAG # 53 [20]
"Wild in the Streets"
[Rare Track]
Old Skars and Upstarts 505Disaster Records – 9039-2 [21]
"For You"Up Sampler 25Up Magazine – UPCD025 [22]
"Women and Cadillacs"Dynamite! CD #01 (Issue 46)Dynamite (The World of Rock'n'Roll) – 1 [23]
"For You"Ox-Compilation #63 - Dance, Dance, DanceOx Fanzine – OXCD 50 [24]
2006"Over the Counter Culture"Where the Bad Boys Rock 3 "I Used to Fuck People Like You" RecordsPrison 110-2PS [25]
"Banned from the Pubs"Psychomania No.1Halb 7 Records – PROMO HALB 39-2 [26]
"Banned from the Bars"Bound for the Bar Vol. 1"I Used to Fuck People Like You in Prison" Records – LUCKY 01 [27]
"If I Were You"Loud Fast Rules! Volume #3Loud Fast Rules – none [28]
2007"If I Were You"The Kamikaze Broadcast Volume 2No Front Teeth Records – NFTR0030 [29]
"Banned from the Pubs"Rock'n'Roll Mobsters - True Music for the Underdogs of Today Suburban RecordsBURBCD 052 [30]
2008"Shit out of Luck"Haunted Town Records Sampler #1Haunted Town Records –#169 [31]
"Shitsville USA"Where the Bad Boys Rock 4"I Used to Fuck People Like You in Prison" Records – Prison168-2 [32]
"Only Time"Punk N Roll A Licious Volume 3Punk'n Drunk Recordings – GCR 55000-2 [33] [34]
"For You"King Calavera - St Pauli O Muerte - Songs from the Home of Punk'N'Roll"I Used to Fuck People Like You in Prison" Records – PRISON KCV 08-2-P [35]
2010"New Scenery"Dynamite! CD #20 (Issue 65 04/2010)Dynamite (The World of Rock'n'Roll) – 20 [36]
"For You"Fight Songs for Fuck-Ups"I Used to Fuck People Like You in Prison" Records – 4682092 [37]
"Dead Set Against"Ox-Compilation #90Ox Fanzine – oxcd 77 [38]
"Old Habits"It's Like Bringing a Fork to a GunfightThePunkSite.com – none [39]
"Black and Blue", "Sick and Tired"New Release Highlights (Thrilling Albums out on Century Media Records in April/Early May 2010)Century Media – 9980212P, Inside Out Music – 9980212P, "I Used To Fuck People Like You In Prison" Records – 9980212P [40]
2011"For You (Live)"
[Rare Track]
Dirty Home of Riot Rock 'n' Roll Century Media / EMI / People Like You Records – 468237 [41]

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