Furniture — discography

Chronological. For singles, only the A-side and B-sides are listed, with extra tracks added on 12-inch or CD variants grouped under the same entry. For albums, mini-albums, EPs and compilations, the full tracklist is given.

1980 — Shaking Story

7” single · The Guy From Paraguay Records · self-released (~1,000 copies pressed)

Shaking Story — sleeve

A: Shaking Story
B: Take a Walk Down Town

Note: Wikipedia dates this as 1981 but the 1980 date here reconciles with John Peel’s documented play-dates (27 Sep / 30 Sep / 4 Oct 1980).

September 1983 — When the Boom Was On

Mini-album / 12” EP, 33⅓ RPM · Premonition (Survival imprint) · cat. 4C1

When the Boom Was On — sleeve

A1: Transatlantic Cable (3:24)
A2: They’re On Me (2:56)
A3: Robert Nightman’s Story (3:50)
B1: I Miss You (4:31)
B2: Why Are We In Love (5:08)
B3: A Letter to Myself (3:54)

April 1984 — Dancing the Hard Bargain

7” single · Survival

Dancing the Hard Bargain — sleeve

A: Dancing the Hard Bargain
B: Robert Nightman’s Story

December 1984 — Love Your Shoes

12” single, 45 RPM, Stereo · Premonition · cat. PREM 12 002

Love Your Shoes — sleeve

A1: Love Your Shoes (3:32) — remix by G. Greenaway & J.J. Fishlock
A2: Escape Into My Arms (4:14)
B: Throw Away the Script (Instrumental Mix) (5:16)

May 1985 — I Can’t Crack

12” single / EP · Premonition · cat. PREM 12 003

I Can't Crack — sleeve

A1: I Can’t Crack
A2: Switch Off
A3: Pause
B1: I Can’t Crack (Broken Mix)

May 1986 — Brilliant Mind

7” and 12” single · Stiff Records · cat. BUY IT 251 (12”) · UK No. 21

Brilliant Mind — single sleeve

7”: Brilliant Mind / To Gus
12” adds: Brilliant Mind (Extended Mix), Brilliant Mind (Reprise)

June 1986 — The Lovemongers

Compilation LP · Premonition · cat. PREM 6 · originally compiled for Japan

The Lovemongers — sleeve

A1: The Lovemongers (2:56)
A2: Throw Away the Script (4:27)
A3: Love Your Shoes (3:36) — Greenaway / Fishlock remix
A4: Escape Into My Arms (4:17)
A5: What the Fog Said (5:20)
B1: Dancing the Hard Bargain (3:55)
B2: Bullet (5:10)
B3: Talking Kitten (3:54)
B4: Sang Froid (5:25)
B5: I Can’t Crack (4:14)

October 1986 — Love Your Shoes (reissue)

7” and 12” single · Stiff Records · UK No. 101

Love Your Shoes (Stiff reissue) — sleeve

7”: Love Your Shoes / Turnupspeed
12” adds: Love Your Shoes (Extended Mix), Me, You and the Name

November 1986 — The Wrong People

Album (LP, Stereo) · Stiff Records · cat. SEEZ 64 · produced by Mick Glossop · artwork by Calum Colvin

The Wrong People — cover by Calum Colvin

A1: Shake Like Judy Says (4:37)
A2: Love Your Shoes (3:25)
A3: Brilliant Mind (3:43)
A4: She Gets Out the Scrapbook (5:57)
A5: I Miss You (4:34)
B1: Make Believe I’m Him (3:35)
B2: Let Me Feel Your Pulse (2:45)
B3: The Sound of the Bell (3:11)
B4: Escape Into My Arms (3:37)
B5: Answer the Door (2:45)
B6: Pierre’s Fight (3:06)

October 1989 — Slow Motion Kisses

7”, 12” and CD single · Arista · cat. 612648 / 662648 · produced by Mike Thorne

Slow Motion Kisses — sleeve

7”: Slow Motion Kisses / 40 Hours in a Day
12” adds: Slow Motion Kisses (Extended Mix), Brilliant Mind
CD adds: She Gets Out the Scrapbook (additional to the 12” tracks)

February 1990 — One Step Behind You

7”, 12” and CD single · Arista · cat. 612844 / 662844 · produced by Mike Thorne

One Step Behind You — sleeve

7”: One Step Behind You / It Continues
12” adds: One Step Behind You (Mark McGuire Club Remix)
CD adds: International People (additional to the 12” tracks)

February 1990 — Food, Sex & Paranoia

Album (LP) · Arista · cat. 210 377 · produced by Mike Thorne

Food, Sex & Paranoia — sleeve

A1: One Step Behind You (4:27)
A2: Slow Motion Kisses (3:46)
A3: Swing Tender (4:21)
A4: A Taste of You (3:55)
A5: A Plot to Kill What Was (4:41)
B1: On a Slow Fuse (3:48)
B2: Subway to the Beach (3:38)
B3: Song for a Doberman (2:34)
B4: Love Me (4:59)
B5: Friend of a Friend (4:09)
B6: Hard to Say (2:42)

August 1991 — Brilliant Mind (reissue)

7” and 12” single · Survival Records

Brilliant Mind (1991 reissue) — sleeve

7”: Brilliant Mind / On a Bus with Peter Nero
12” adds: Brilliant Mind (Extended Mix)

September 1991 — She Gets Out the Scrapbook: The Best of Furniture

Compilation · Survival · cat. SURC 13 · LP / cassette / CD

She Gets Out the Scrapbook — sleeve

1: Brilliant Mind
2: Make Believe I’m Him
3: Farewell — new recording
4: Song for a Doberman
5: Dancing the Hard Bargain
6: Love Your Shoes
7: Robert Nightman’s Story
8: Slow Motion Kisses
9: I Miss You
10: How I’ve Come to Hate the Moon — new recording
11: Bullet
12: Turnupspeed
13: One Step Behind You
14: She Gets Out the Scrapbook

Farewell and How I’ve Come to Hate the Moon were the band’s final studio recordings, cut at Survival Studios before the studio was closed down.

19 April 2010 — The Wrong People (reissue)

Expanded CD reissue · Cherry Red · cat. CDMRED441 · first CD release of the album

The Wrong People (2010 reissue) — sleeve

Original album tracklist (A1–B6 above) plus nine bonus tracks:

12: Brilliant Fragment (B-side)
13: To Gus (B-side)
14: Turnupspeed (B-side)
15: Me, You and the Name (B-side)
16: It Continues (B-side)
17: Brilliant Mind (Extended Mix)
18: Love Your Shoes (Extended Mix)
19: That Man You Loved (previously unreleased demo)
20: Never Said (previously unreleased demo)

Sixteen-page booklet with track-by-track commentary by Jim Irvin, Tim Whelan and Hamilton Lee, introduced by Chris Roberts.

April 2019 — When the Boom Was On (reissue)

12” reissue, 33⅓ RPM · Emotional Rescue · cat. ERC072

When the Boom Was On (2019 reissue) — sleeve

Original 1983 tracklist unchanged (A1–B3 above), remastered by BilBo.

April 2019 — On Broken Glass

EP (12”) · Emotional Rescue · cat. ERC073

On Broken Glass — sleeve

Extended mixes and unreleased material from 1984–1986 12-inch singles.

A1: I Can’t Crack (Broken Mix) (6:24)
A2: Throw Away the Script (Instrumental Mix) (5:16)
B1: Dancing the Hard Bargain (Extended Mix) (6:25)
B2: Bullet (Unreleased Mix) (9:08)

Vinyl pressing sold out.

Sources

Wikipedia: Furniture (band). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture_(band). Discography, singles with month/year, chart positions, CD/12” variant tracklistings.
When the Boom Was On: Emotional Rescue 2019 reissue (ERC072), liner notes. emotional-rescue.bandcamp.com/album/when-the-boom-was-on.
On Broken Glass: Emotional Rescue 2019 EP (ERC073), liner notes. emotional-rescue.bandcamp.com/album/on-broken-glass. Tracklist and catalogue number.
The Wrong People: Cherry Red 2010 reissue (CDMRED441), 16-page booklet. Track-by-track commentary compiled by Jim Irvin, Tim Whelan and Hamilton Lee; introduction by Chris Roberts. Source of bonus-track listing and first-CD-release credits.
John Peel Wiki: Furniture. peel.fandom.com/wiki/Furniture. Peel play-dates used to confirm the 1980 dating of “Shaking Story” against Wikipedia’s 1981.