This is a basic listing of Negativland's audio recordings, videos, commissioned works, related releases, compilation appearances, collaborations, solo projects, and Negativsamples (folks who sampled from Negativland).

For a terribly accurate, minutia-filled Negativland discography go to
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Negativland Discography
.

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ALBUMS
(sales figures are approximate)

1980 - NEGATIVLAND
(Seeland 001) CD and LP
15,000 copies sold.

1981 - "POINTS"
(Seeland 002) CD and LP (LP out-of-print)
7300 copies sold.

1983 - A BIG 10-8 PLACE
(Seeland 003) CD and LP (LP out-of-print)
11,300 copies sold.

1987 - ESCAPE FROM NOISE
(SST 133, RecRec 17, Penguin 30041) LP, Cassette, CD
35,000 copies sold.
(Seeland 006) 1999 CD reissue
1,200 copies sold.

1989 - HELTER STUPID
(SST 252, RecRec 29) LP, Cassette, CD
16,000 copies sold.

1993 - FREE
(Seeland 009) CD
9,500 copies sold.

1993 - NEGATIVCONCERTLAND
(bootleg issue - Atomic Novelties) 2CD

1995 - FAIR USE
(Seeland 013) Book and CD
6,800 copies sold.

1997 - DISPEPSI
(Seeland 017) CD
10,800 copies sold.

1997 - NEGATIV(E)LAND - LIVE ON TOUR
(bootleg issue - SST 335) CD

2001 - THESE GUYS ARE FROM ENGLAND AND WHO GIVES A SHIT
(bootleg issue - Seelard Records 0021) CD
 


SINGLES and EP's

1991 - U2

(SST 272) 12" EP, Cassette, CD [withdrawn]
6951 copies sold.
See also THESE GUYS ARE FROM ENGLAND AND WHO GIVES A SHIT

1992 - GUNS

(SST 291) 12" EP, Cassette, CD
8,000 copies sold.

1997 - TRUTH IN ADVERTISING

(Eerie Materials) 7" EP
2,000 copies sold.

1998 - HAPPY HEROES
(Seeland 018) CDEP
3,800 copies sold.

1999 - Negativland/Chumbawamba
THE ABCS OF ANARCHISM
(Seeland 020) CDEP
4,900 copies sold.

BOOKS WITH RECORDINGS

1992 - THE LETTER U AND THE NUMERAL 2
(Seeland 008, ReCDec 51)
96 page book and 25-minute CD [withdrawn]
4000 copies sold.

1995 - FAIR USE: THE STORY OF THE LETTER U AND THE NUMERAL 2

(Seeland 013)
288 page book and 72 minute CD.
6450 copies sold.


OVER THE EDGE
(CD's edited from Negativland's weekly live radio show)

1985/94- Vol. 1: JAMCON'84
(Seeland 004) CD
Originally issued in shorter cassette only form by SST Records.
2,500 copies sold.

1985/95 - Vol. 1 1/2: THE STARTING LINE with Dick Goodbody

(Seeland 014) CD
Originally issued in shorter cassette only form by SST Records.
2450 copies sold.

1990/1996 - Vol. 2: PASTOR DICK: MURIEL'S PURSE FUND

(Seeland 016) CD
Originally issued in shorter cassette only form by SST Records.
3200 copies sold.

1990 - Vol. 3: THE WEATHERMAN'S DUMB STUPID COME OUT LINE

(Seeland 019) CD
Originally issued in cassette only form by SST Records under
the title THE WEATHERMAN.
1100 copies sold.

1990 - Vol. 4: DICK VAUGHN

(SST SSTC904) cassette-only issue - out-of-print
95-minute original version. See expanded reissue version below.

1990/2001 - Vol. 4: DICK VAUGHN'S MORIBUND MUSIC OF THE 70'S
(Seeland 022) double CD

 

1993 - Vol. 5: CROSLEY BENDIX: THE RADIO REVIEWS

(Seeland 010) CD
3075 copies sold.

1994 - Vol. 6: THE WILLSAPHONE STUPID SHOW

(Seeland 011) double CD
4600 copies sold.

1994 - Vol. 7: TIME ZONES EXCHANGE PROJECT

(Seeland 012) double CD
4200 copies sold.

1995 - Vol. 8: SEX DIRT

(Seeland 015) CD
3100 copies sold.


VIDEO

1989 - NEGATIVLAND - NO OTHER POSSIBILITY VHS FORMAT
(Seeland 005)
1000 copies sold

1997 - THE AD AND THE EGO VHS FORMAT/NTSC & PAL
(ALSO AVAILABLE IN 16mm)

Video documentary by Harold Boihem. A critical and comprehensive look at the effects of advertising with original soundtrack/sound design by Negativland.
A soundtrack CD is NOT available, contrary to credits of film
.

1998 - CROPPIES

UK video documentary by Grant Wakefield about people who are obsessed with crop circles and also the anonymous "circlemakers" who claim responsibility for them; with original soundtrack by Negativland and others.

2000 - CIRCUIT #7 DVD FORMAT

(out-of-print)
DVD "video magazine", including "Nesbitt's Lime Soda Song" and "Metaloop" as performed live at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA (shot by three cameras), as well as an interview with Joyce and Hosler.
Notable as one of the very few Negativland releases tied to a major record label - much to our dismay, this "indie" mag was manufactured and distributed by Warner Bros. Killed off during the dot-com crash of 2001.


SELECTED COMMISSIONED WORKS

1990 - GUNS!
(for New American Radio; excerpts formed "Guns" EP)

1991 - ADVERTISING SECRETS

(for New American Radio)

1996 - CHRISTMAS SPIRIT - UFO's For Christmas

(for Dutch Radio VPRO)



RELATED RELEASES

1995 - SONIC OUTLAWS
16mm documentary film by Craig Baldwin on appropriation and "culture jamming"; focuses on Negativland's U2 scandal. Available on video.

1997 - RED HAND DAVE

Audio cassette compilation by contributors to the Negativland internet discussion list, Snuggles, compiled by Michael Townsend (Dad); artists include Wobbly, Phineas Narco, Bob Boster, Dad's New Slacks, Your Moderator and others, as well as "hidden" OVER THE EDGE outtakes.



COMPILATION APPEARANCES

"1-20"
LOCAL INTERNATIONAL
CAS 1984 Recommended Records (UK)

"Seventy Dreams"
YOGI COMETBUS AUDIOCASSETTE MAGAZINE
CAS 1984

"Perfect Scrambled Eggs"
POTATOES
LP/CD/CAS 1987 Ralph Records
note: see also "Mashed Potatoe", below

"Paul McCartney's Penis"
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IS A NOISY PLACE, INDEED
CAS 1987 Sound Of Pig

"Radio Advertising"
OBJEKT 3
CAS 1987 Ladd-Frith (UK)

"General Cavendish"
ZAMIZDAT TRADE JOURNAL
CAS 1987

"Play It Again"
UNSOUND (last issue)
CAS 1987

"You Must Choose"
LIVE AT THE KNITTING FACTORY VOLUME 3 CD 1990 A&M Records (75021 5299 2)

"Long Distance Dedication"
ANOTHER KNITTING FACTORY TOUR
CD 1992 Knitting Factory Works (no catalog #)

Note: This was a promotional release and was sold at the venues on the tour.

"Tribal Mandate"
BOB'S MEDIA ECOLOGY 2
CD 1993 Time Again Productions (TAPI CD 18)

Note: 1992 Negativland remix of Bob Dean / Nelson Thall's "Everything's Disappeared".

This is a good re-mix piece about TV which was solicited from Negativland through gross misrepresentation - Bob's Media Ecology is NOT a J.R. "Bob" Dobbs sanctioned SubGenius organization. But Negativland still likes McLuhan!

"Fast Talk"
RESONANCE (magazine) "RADIO ISSUE"
CD/MAG 1997 London Musicians' Collective, UK (1352-772X)

Note: "Fast Talk" is an edit from Over The Edge

"Truth In Advertising"
THD VOLUME 3
CD/CD-R/MAG 1997

Note: THD is an art and experimental music magazine from Amsterdam. This is the same track that appears on the Eerie Materials 7"

"Tevye's Dream"
KNITTING ON THE ROOF
CD 1999 JAM/Knitting Factory Records (KFW-260)

"What's Music?"
HATE PEOPLE LIKE US
CD 1999 Soleilmoon (SOL 83CD)
2CD 1999 Staalplaat (STCD 126 - deleted)

"Clowns and Ballerinas" (unreleased alternate full-length version)
TOYWAR
CD 2000 Etoy (Switzerland)

"Encore"
1999 YO-YO-A-GO-GO compilation
CD 2001

Note: this track isn't actually performed by Negativland, even though we were standing there... it's performed by the audience at the Capitol Theater in Olympia, Washington!



COLLABORATIONS
(production collaborations are listed second)

BIG CITY ORCHESTRA - DAYDREAMS OF NIGHT
CAS 1986 Sound of Pig

Note: Mark Hosler plays guitar and synth on this release

"Oh Little Seeds"
STEVE FISK - 448 DEATHLESS DAYS
LP/CD/CAS 1987 (SST 159)

Note: Chris Grigg plays guitar and synthesizer, and Mark Hosler plays synthesizer on this track.

"Mashed Potatoe"
VARIOUS ARTISTS / BUY OR DIE #14
7" 1987 Ralph Records (RR 8714)
VARIOUS ARTISTS / MASHED POTATOE
ltd. 7"/12" 1987 Ralph Records (RR 14)

Note: This is a track featuring snippets from all the tracks on the "Potatoes" compilation edited together by Mark Hosler. The latter release came on white vinyl enclosed in the collectors' edition of the "Potatoes" compilation, packaged within "Potatoes"-screened bags, and was not sold separately. The 12" edition was promo-only one-sided white vinyl.

"Customer Service Breakthrough" (Live)
VARIOUS ARTISTS / INTERNATIONAL POP UNDERGROUND CONVENTION
CAS 1991 K Records (KLP 11)

Note: This track is credited to Mark Hosler, Steve Fisk, & Bob Basanich.

The following track is a FORGERY. It is _not_ created by Negativland at all:

"Happy As A Clam In The Land Of Uncle Sam"
credited to NEGATIVLAND/ROUGEAUX
VARIOUS ARTISTS/AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
2CD 1994 RRRecords (CD-14)

Note: RRRecords thought it would be clever to include a track by Negativland on their 10th Anniversary CD release, even though Negativland declined to participate and never submitted a tape for the project. Actual personnel on this track is unknown, as is the identity of "Rougeux".

Negativland & Wobbly
"The Weatherman's Big 10-8 Doof"
(edited from Over The Edge broadcast)
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
3"CD 1998 Staalplaat

This "promotional-only" CD, intended for ARS Electronica/Time's Up 1998, was actually released to the general public, but the artists were not compensated or consulted about its release. We don't endorse it.




PRODUCTION COLLABORATIONS

PROBLEMIST - 9 TIMES SANITY
LP 1984 Sordide Sentimentale/France

Note: Mark Hosler provides transitional splices for this release

GERICHTIGKEITS LIGA - HYPNOTISCHER EXISTENVIALISMUS
LP 1985 Thermidor

Note: Mark Hosler provides transitional splices for this release

"Devil In the Drain"
HENRY KAISER - DEVIL IN THE DRAIN
LP/CD/CAS 1987 SST Records (SST 118)

Note: Mark Hosler provides production and editing for this track.

JANE TIMBERLAKE / AL THE ALLIGATOR
CAS 1988 Seeland (Seeland 007)

Note: Mark Hosler produced, recorded and mixed this childrens' tape as well as adding keyboards and sounds effects to all the songs.



SOLO PROJECTS

DON JOYCE - WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
"Mort aux Vachei" series; limited, numbered edition
CD 1998 Staalplaat, Netherlands




NEGATIVSAMPLES

Negativland does not mind having been sampled without permission or payment by the following artists and record labels:
  • Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch - MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE (on Interscope/Atlantic; this major label release has sold over a million copies)
  • A Guy Called Gerald - AUTOMANIKK (Columbia)
  • Holger Hiller - AS IS (Mute/Warner)
  • John Oswald - PLEXURE (Avant)
  • Chumbawamba- I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR (label unknown at this time)
  • Snog - LIES INC. (Machinery Records/Rough Trade)
  • Madra Gora - EVERYTHING'S GOING FINE track on CD compilation (TIP Comp 1)
  • Antediluvian Rocking Horse - MUSIC FOR THE ODD OCCASION (Seeland)
  • 1989 MTV Music Video Awards
  • Achanak - "Dhol Vajeda" on WHAT IS BHANGRA? CD compilation (Nachural/I.R.S. 29242)
  • Ground Zero - REVOLUTIONARY PEKINESE OPERA (ReR)
  • UB40 - "Chronic" on HIGHER GROUND CD Single (Virgin America V25H-38405)
  • Promotional TV ad for Canada's Much Music, 1998
  • Church Of Extacy: "Babbahouse 2" on the 1993 CD album "Technohead" (Sonic Records)
  • Delta 9: "Intro" on the 1998 v/a 2CD "Industrial Fucking Strength - Unleash the Brutality" (The Music Cartel)
  • Nina Hagen - "Frequenzkontrolle" on the CD album Return Of The Mother (8 48869 2)
    Track begins with phrases from "Announcement" on EFN.
  • Piece: "Free Your Mind" (as remixed by Andrea Parker) on the CD album "DJ Kicks"
  • Fatboy Slim "Better Living Through Chemistry (Astralwerks) 1998

    Note: The track "Michael Jackson" from this Fatboy Slim CD samples from the Negativland track "Michael Jackson" from our 1987 release "Escape From Noise" on SST Records.

    Stupidly, Fatboy Slim went to SST Records to get permission to use this sample. SST charged him $1000, which they are keeping all for themselves, of course. Besides the fact that Fatboy could have kept his $1000 and taken the sample from us without permission and we wouldn't have cared, the Negativland sample he used was itself appropriated by us without permission from a religious flexi-disc originally issued in 1966. (In fact, a Negativland member LITERALLY stole this record from the basement of a church in Concord CA.)

    The Fatboy Slim track has now been licensed by Fatboy to be used in a Coca-Cola commercial!!! So Negativland now finds itself to actually be in a REAL cola commercial and Coca-Cola unwittingly engages in copyright infringement ( or is it a fair use?).....too bad it wasn't Pepsi.......

Let us know if you are aware of any other stuff out there that we've overlooked or are unaware of.