Bill Nelson Brief Discography

Here's a quick reference of Bill's recorded output.  Quite a bit of it is still out of print.  To find out what's in print and available for purchase, consult the Bill Nelson Record Store

Long Playing albums of original material (not EPs, Live, Best Of, Compilation, or Compendiums)

  1. Northern Dream (1971)
  2. Axe Victim - as Be Bop Deluxe (1974)
  3. Futurama - as Be Bop Deluxe (1975)
  4. Sunburst Finish - as Be Bop Deluxe (1976)
  5. Modern Music - as Be Bop Deluxe (1976)
  6. Drastic Plastic - as Be Bop Deluxe (1978)
  7. Sound On Sound -  as Bill Nelson's Red Noise (1979)
  8. Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam (1981)
  9. Sounding The Ritual Echo (1981)
  10. Das Kabinet (1981)
  11. The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart) (1982)
  12. La Belle Et La Bete (1982)
  13. Trial By Intimacy - The Summer Of God's Piano (1984)
  14. Trial By Intimacy - Chamber Of Dreams (Music From The Invisibility Exhibition) (1984)
  15. Trial By Intimacy - Pavilions Of The Heart And Soul (1984)
  16. Trial By Intimacy - A Catalogue Of Obsessions (1984)
  17. Chameleon (1985)
  18. Getting The Holy Ghost Across / On A Blue Wing (1986)
  19. Iconography - as Bill Nelson's Orchestra Arcana (1986)
  20. Map Of Dreams (Music From The Soundtrack Of The TV Series) (1987)
  21. Chance Encounters In The Garden Of Lights - The Angel At The Western Window (1987)
  22. Chance Encounters In The Garden Of Lights - The Book Of Inward Conversation (1987)
  23. Optimism - as Bill Nelson's Orchestra Arcana (1988)
  24. Demonstrations Of Affection - Chimes And Rings (1989)
  25. Demonstrations Of Affection - Nudity (1989)
  26. Demonstrations Of Affection - Heartbreakland (1989)
  27. Demonstrations Of Affection - Details (1989)
  28. Simplex (1990)
  29. Altar Pieces (1990)
  30. Luminous (1991)
  31. Blue Moons And Laughing Guitars (1992)
  32. Automatic - as part of Channel Light Vessel (1994)
  33. Crimsworth (1995)
  34. Practically Wired (or how I became...Guitar Boy) (1995)
  35. My Secret Studio - Buddha Head (1995)
  36. My Secret Studio - Electricity Made Us Angels (1995)
  37. My Secret Studio - Deep Dream Decoder (1995)
  38. My Secret Studio - Juke Box For Jet Boy (1995)
  39. Culturemix With Bill Nelson (1995)
  40. After The Satellite Sings (1996)
  41. Excellent Spirits - as part of Channel Light Vessel (1996)
  42. Confessions Of  A Hyperdreamer - Weird Critters (1997)
  43. Confessions Of  A Hyperdreamer - Magnificent Dream People (1997)
  44. Atom Shop (1998)
  45. Whistling While The World Turns (2000)
  46. Simplex (2002) - Re-Release
  47. Electrotype (2002) - pre- Be Bop Deluxe music recorded at Holyground
  48. Noise Candy - Old Man Plays the Blues (2002)
  49. Noise Candy - Stargazing with Ranger Bill (2002)
  50. Noise Candy - Sunflower Dairy Product (2002)
  51. Noise Candy - King Frankenstein (2002)
  52. Noise Candy - Console (2002)
  53. Noise Candy - Playtime (2002)
  54. Caliban and the Chrome Harmonium (2002) - CD-R limited release
  55. Astral Motel (2002) - Nelsonica '02 Limited Release
  56. Chameleon (2002) - Re-release on Voiceprint
  57. Hermetic Jukebox - Optimism (2002) - As Orchestra Arcana Re-release
  58. Hermetic Jukebox - Iconography (2002) - As Orchestra Arcana Re-release
  59. Whimsy - disc one (2003)
  60. Whimsy - disc two - Garage Full of Clouds (2003)

    and if you include everything else:
  61. Live In The Air Age - as Be Bop Deluxe (1977)
  62. The Best Of And The Rest Of Be Bop Deluxe - as Be Bop Deluxe (1979)
  63. Singles A's And B's - as Be Bop Deluxe (1981)
  64. Flaming Desire And Other Passions (1982)
  65. Chimera (1983)
  66. Savage Gestures For Charm's Sake (1984)
  67. The Two-Fold Aspect Of Everything - Eaux D'Artifice (1984)
  68. The Two-Fold Aspect Of Everything - Confessions Of A Four-Track Mind (1984)
  69. Vistamix (1984)
  70. Bop To The Red Noise (1986)
  71. Cocteau Signature Tunes (1986)
  72. Raiding The Divine Archive - as Be Bop Deluxe (1987)
  73. The Strangest Things - A Collection Of Records 1979-1989 (1989)
  74. Duplex - disc one (1989)
  75. Duplex - disc two (1989)
  76. Radioland - BBC Radio One Live In Concert - as Be Bop Deluxe (1994)
  77. The Very Best Of Be Bop Deluxe - as Be Bop Deluxe (1998)
  78. Tramcar To Tomorrow - as Be Bop Deluxe (1998)
  79. What Now, What Next? - disc one (1998)
  80. What Now, What Next? - disc two (1998)
  81. Tremulous Antenna (2002) - as Be Bop Deluxe
Let's not forget what may come out in the next year or so:
  1. Red Noise Live - as Bill Nelson's Red Noise
  2. Luxury Lodge - Nelsonica '03 only
  3. The Romance of Sustain, vol. 1 - 2003 concert tour
  4. Flashlight Dreams and Fleeting Shadows - An Audio-Optical Diary - Summer of 2003

Did I forget something?  Re-issues on a different label are included in the above list.

Session stuff doesn't really count either.

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