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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Videos Books Various Refers
THE SWANS
New York, USA
*  1982

Line-Up:

SWANS (photo)
 

Michael Gira - voc,g
Jarboe - kb,voc
Bill Rieflin - ds
Norman Westberg - g
Clinton Steele - g
Algis Kyzis - bg
Ted Parsons - ds

Former Members:

Al Kyzis (bg, do 1988)
Ted Parsons (ds, do 1988); Rol Mossiman (ds); Ted Kessler (ds); Vincent Signorelli (ds)
Tommy Victor (g); Norman Westberg (g, do 1990)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Filth1983 Neutral
2.Cop1984 Some Bizarre
3.Greed1985 K422
4.Holy Money1986 K422
5.Public Castration Is A Good Idea
(2LP)		1986 Product
6.Real Love1986 Product
7.Children Of God
(2LP)		1988 Product
8.The Burning World
produced by: Bill Laswell		6/1989 MCA
9.White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity
(2LP)		5/1991 Young God
10.Body To Body, Job To Job11/1991 Young God
11.Love Of Life10.02.1992Young God
12.Omniscience02.11.1992Young God
13.The Great Annihilator30.01.1995Young God
14.Die Tür ist zu (The Door Is Open)03.06.1996Rough Trade
15.Soundtracks For The Blind
(2CD)		21.10.1996Young God/Rough Trade
16.Swans Are Dead (Live 1995-1997)1998
17.Various Failures 1988-9213.04.1999Young God
18.Feel Good Now04.06.2002Atavistic
19.Swans Are Dead27.05.2003Young God
20.My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky21.09.2010Young God
21.The Seer
(2CD)		27.08.2012Young God 114
22.Not Here / Not Now2013
23.To Be Kind
(2CD/DVD)
produced by: Michael Gira		12.05.2014Mute38 37
24.The Glowing Man
produced by: John Congleton		17.06.2016Mute61 151
25.The Great Annihilator5/2017 Mute
26.Leaving Meaning25.10.2019Mute/Young God
27.The Beggar6/2023 Mute

Michael Gira:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Shame, Humility And Revenge1985
2.Drainland31.07.1995Sub Rosa
3.Somniloquist11.01.2000Young God
4.What We Did13.11.2001Young God

Jarboe:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Blood, Women And Roses1987 Product
2.Love Is Colder Than Death1991 Hyperium
3.Thirteen Masks1991 Atavistic
4.Sacrificial Cake31.07.1995Young God
5.Neurosis & Jarboe
& Neurosis		04.11.2003Neurot
6.Beautiful People Ltd.12.10.2004Atavistic
7.Anhedoniac23.11.2004Atavistic
8.Mystery of Faith: Unreleased Pieces - Swans + World Of Skin25.01.2005Atavistic
9.The Men Album11.10.2005Atavistic
10.Conduit06.06.2006Atavistic
11.Viscera
& Byla		16.10.2007Translation Loss
12.J2
& Justin		18.03.2008The End
13.Mahakali14.10.2008The End
14.Mystagogue
& The Sweet Meat Love And Holy Cult		15.01.2013Atavistic
15.Jarboe & Helen Money
& Helen Money		26.02.2015Aurora Borealis
16.The Cut Of The Warrior2018
17.Illusory17.04.2020Consouling Sounds

Norman Westberg:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Jasper Sits Out12.05.2015Forced Exposure
2.1313.11.2015Room40
3.MRI01.04.2016Room40
4.The All Most Quiet24.06.2016Hallow Ground

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Rapping Slave EP1985 Homestead
2.Time Is Money EP1986 K422
3.A Screw1986
4.New Mind1987
5.Love Will Tear Us Apart4/1988 Product Inc.85
6.Love Of Life (Long) / Love Of Life (Short) / Amnesia (Long)
12" + Amnesia (Short)
CD + Picture Of Mary Anne		03.04.1992Young Gods
7.Saved5/1989 96
8.Celebrity Lifestyle31.10.1994Invisible
9.Failure / Animus05.08.1996Arts & Commerce
10.Real Life True Story14.06.1999
11.Swans EP
(Laugh / Speak / Take Advantage / Sensitive Skin)		11.05.2015Mute

Jarboe:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Red10.08.1992Sky

Videos:

1. A Long Slow Screw (Back In Stock) - 1986

Bibliography:

Michael Gira: The Consumer And Other Stories (1996)

Various:

9/90 - own label Young God
disbanded 2/1997
reunited 2010

Rol Mossiman:

appeared on the LP:

The The: Infected (11/86, Some Bizarre)
Jim Thirwell: Godwanaland (16.11.92, Big Cat)

produced by LP:
That Petrol Emotion: Manic Pop Thrill (5/86, Demon)
Doomsday: Doomsday (1993)
Skyscraper: Superstate (20.11.95, Dynosupreme)

Norman Westberg:

j.h on the LP Crisis: The Hollowing (22.9.97, Metal Blade)

Jarboe:

http://www.thelivingjarboe.com

appeared on the LP:

The Swans: The Seer (28.8.12)

Michael Gira:

Compilation Appearances:

"Whiskey Johnny" on compilation "Son of Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys" (18.2.13, Anti-)

Press References:

Bang!
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1995508.03.199540profile
19951601.09.199510Bang!aleriealbum review
Big Beng!
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19962812.12.199626Forum kritikumalbum review
19962919.12.199620profile
1997906.03.199716interview
19983110.09.1998289Hard & Heavy Mastersdiscography
19992210.06.19996Infokus
Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
198711 3gig review
19899 276Melodie ze světa
198911 342Melodie ze světaprofile
19918 14
19926 15
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19841912.05.198432Albumsalbum review
1990027.10.19904News
1992715.02.199232Albumsalbum review
1992822.02.199245
19921328.03.19924News
19921328.03.199222Live!gig review
19921725.04.199231Singlessingle review
19924110.10.19924News
19924507.11.19924News
19924721.11.199231Albumsalbum review
19924721.11.199233Albums - Retroactivealbum review
19944305.11.19944News
1995214.01.19954News
1995214.01.199529Singlessingle review
19953930.09.19955News
1996503.02.19964News
19961804.05.19965News
19963210.08.199653Singlessingle review
19964830.11.199643Albumsalbum review
19971329.03.199732Livegig review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1992706.04.19925Pelmel
1992904.05.199230Livegig review
1995428.02.19954Pelmel
1995628.03.199528Recenzealbum review
19951729.08.199522interview
19951926.09.199530Livegig review
19972 47profile
19974 96Livegig review
19974 107Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
19997 15Pelmel - Venku
20013 19Co víme, povímediscography
20103 6Rock & Top
20118 28interview
Rolling Stone
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19995 82Nová albaalbum review
20004 9212 nej ...