(This is the shorter version, which only includes UK releases under the Hefner name, not overseas releases or compilations)
2006
Maida Vale --
Catfight! --
The Best of Hefner
2002
Kick, Snare, Hats, Ride --
The Hefner Brain
2001
Trouble Kid --
Dead Media --
Alan Bean --
Half a Life
2000
We Love the City --
The Greedy Ugly People --
Good Fruit --
Christian Girls --
Boxing Hefner --
Revelations!
1999
I Took Her Love for Granted --
The Fidelity Wars --
The Hymn for the Cigarettes --
The Hymn for the Alcohol --
1998
The Sweetness Lies Within --
Breaking God’s Heart --
Love Will Destroy Us in the End --
Pull Yourself Together --
The Hefner Soul --
Lee Remick
1996/7
A Better Friend --
The Devotion Chamber
Maida Vale
Released 4 December 2006 on Belka Records
Format: CD
HEFCD03
Your Head to Your Toes
the Greater London Radio
Don’t Flake out on Me
Good Fruit
The Greedy Ugly People
The Cure for Evil
Don’t Go
She Can’t Sleep No More
The Day That Thatcher Dies
The Sad Witch
The BBC John Peel live session at Maida Vale recorded on 23 August 2000. Some tracks featured on the limited edition version of We Love the City.
Catfight!
Released June 2006
Format: double CD
HEFCD02 CD1
The Pines
Gabriel in the Airport
Anne and Bill
Repression Song
I'm Not Surprised
New French Tits
Country Song for Simon
Fist Footed
Dirty World
Your Kitchen
Come on Sister
Dark Days
The Love Has Gone
Hymn for the 1950s Folk Revival
Monkey Man
Louise
Down Street
Hymn for the Telephones
Standing on Jesus
The Little Baby Hefner's Christmas Song for Holland
Somebody's Got to Love You
HEFCD02 CD2
If I Had the Desire
The Hymn for Lisa and Me
OMD
Orange Ball of Hate
Don't Break My Heart
The Girl With the Loneliest Futon in Bethnal Green
The Art of Forgiveness
Underfed
It Breaks My Heart
Smoke
Shit TV
Lemon Pixie Stick
Fully Clothed
How Can I Be Certain
You've Been Prayed For
Colette
No Fucking Just Kissing
Fox
Virgin Friends
Betty Cutts
Affordable Friend
Lank
2CD compilation of out-takes and other unreleased material. The Pines, Gabriel in the Airport, and Anne and Bill were re-recorded by The French. Monkey Man is a cover of a song previously recorded by Toots and the Maytals and the Specials. Louise is a Human League song. Standing on Jesus is a traditional song recorded during rehearsals for the John Peel "gospel" session that became Revelations!. Orange Ball of Hate is a Mountain Goats song. Lemon Pixie Stick is a song by Melt, a band featuring Darren's Stereomorphonium colleague Joël Bourret. You've Been Prayed For previously appeared on The Devotion Chamber.
The Best of Hefner
Released 27th March 2006 through Fortune & Glory
Format: CD
FORCD118
A Better Friend (original single version)
Christian Girls (original single version)
Pull Yourself Together (didgeridoo version)
The Sweetness Lies Within
The Sad Witch
Hello Kitten
Lee Remick
The Hymn for the Cigarettes
The Hymn for the Alcohol
I Took her Love for Granted
Don’t Flake out on Me
I Love Only You
Good Fruit
The Greedy Ugly People
Painting and Kissing
The Greater London Radio
The Day That Thatcher Dies
Alan Bean
When the Angels Play their Drum Machines (Mothership mix)
Home
Kick, Snare, Hats, Ride
Released 1st July 2002 exclusively via Alma Road Mail Order. Now available as a download from the Simbiotic store.
Format: CD, download (MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC)
HEF 01
Painting and Kissing (Liverpool, 2000)
I Stole a Bride (Portsmouth, 2000)
Love Inside the Studfarm (Blackwood, 2000)
Fat Kelly’s Teeth (Brussels, 1998)
The Hymn for the Coffee (Rough Trade Shop, London, 1998)
May God Protect Your Home (Portland, USA, 1996)
Alan Bean (Club Lek, Amsterdam, 2001)
Seafaring (Portsmouth, 2000)
The Sad Witch (Liverpool, 2000)
Hello Kitten (Oxford, 2001)
Eloping (Glasgow, 2000)
Initially released as a limited edition mail-order only CD, this is now available for download from the Simbiotic store.
The Hefner Brain
Released 25th February 2002 on Too Pure
Format: CD and 10″ vinyl
PURE125CDS
PURE125X
When the Angels Play Their Drum Machines (Mothership mix)
Dark Hearted Discos
The Baggage Reclaim Song
Can’t Help Losing You
All I’ll Ever Need
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
Trouble Kid
Released 22nd October 2001 on Too Pure
Format: 7″ and promo-only CD
PURE123S
PURE123CDP
Trouble Kid (Battersea mix by Darren Hayman)
Trouble Kid (Maproom mix by Appliance)
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
Dead Media
Released 24th September 2001 on Too Pure
Format: CD and vinyl
PURE115CD
PURE115LP
Dead Media
Trouble Kid
Junk
When the Angels Play Their Drum Machines
Union Chapel Day
China Crisis (new recording)
Alan Bean
Peppermint Taste
The Mangle
The King of Summer
The Nights Are Long
Treacle
Half a Life
Waking Up to You
Home
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
Alan Bean
Released 27th August 2001 on Too Pure
Format: 2×CD and 7″
PURE118CDS1
Alan Bean
Horror Show
A Better Man
PURE118CDS2
Alan Bean
Just Take Care
Charlie Girl
PURE118S
Alan Bean remixed by Rothko
Alan Bean remixed by Munit
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
Hefnet (1) -- Hefnet (2) -- Rothko
Half a Life
Released 21st January 2001 on Too Pure
Format: 7″ split single
PURE122S
Half a Life
The House That Used to Be a Ship (by Murry the Hump)
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
We Love the City
Released 16th October 2000 on Too Pure
Format: CD, vinyl and limited CD with free live EP
PURE106CD
PURE106LP
EVERCD156
We Love the City
The Greedy Ugly People
Good Fruit
Painting and Kissing
Hold Me Closer
Dont Go
The Greater London Radio
As Soon As You’re Ready
She Can’t Sleep No More
The Cure For Evil
The Day That Thatcher Dies
Your Head to Your Toes
PURE106CD LTD as above plus
video of Good Fruit
video of I Took Her Love for Granted
PURE106CD LTD DISC2
The Greedy Ugly People
The Cure for Evil
She Can’t Sleep No More
The Day That Thatcher Dies
The four tracks on the bonus EP were recorded live for the John Peel programme at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios. The videos are in MPEG format; a themed viewer is included on the disc for use with Microsoft Windows. The US release includes the videos but not the live EP.
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
The Greedy Ugly People
Released: 2nd October 2000 on Too Pure
Format: 2×CD, 7″ and promo-only 12"
PURE111CDS1
The Greedy Ugly People
Milkmaids
Kate Cleaver’s House
PURE111CDS2
The Greedy Ugly People
Everything is Falling Apart
Don’t Give Up On Us Babe
PURE111S
The Greedy Ugly People remixed by Baxendale
The Greedy Ugly People remixed by Electric Sound of Joy
PURE111T
The Greedy Ugly People remixed by Baxendale
The Greedy Ugly People remixed by Baxendale (extended)
The extra tracks on the CDs are all taken from the John Peel session transmitted on 28 March and 12 April 2000. Dont Give Up is a cover of the song made famous by top TV cop, David Soul. As a maximum of three different versions are eligible for the UK singles chart, the 12″ version was not promoted and comes in a plain sleeve.
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
Good Fruit
Released: 14th August 2000 on Too Pure
Format: 2×CD and 7″
PURE108CDS1
Good Fruit
Jubilee
Blackhorse Road
PURE108CDS2
Good Fruit
I Will Make Her Love Me
Seafaring
PURE108S
Good Fruit remixed by The Wisdom of Harry
Good Fruit remixed by Piano Magic
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
Hefnet (1) -- Hefnet (2) -- The Wisdom of Harry -- Piano Magic
Christian Girls
Released April 2000 on Too Pure
Format: CD and 7″
PURE95S
Christian Girls
We Don’t Care What They Say About Us
PURE95CDS
Christian Girls
We Don’t Care What They Say About Us
The Fear
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
Boxing Hefner
Released 10th April 2000 on Too Pure
Format: CD and vinyl
PURE99CD
PURE99LP
Christian Girls (new recording)
Lee Remick (new recording)
Pull Yourself Together
Blind Girl With Halo
Hello Kitten
Destroyed Cowboy Falls
The Hymn for the Coffee (new recording)
Mary Lee (new recording)
The Hymn for the Things We Didn’t Do (new recording)
To Hide a Little Thought
The Science Fiction (new song)
Twisting Mary’s Arm (new song)
“A compilation of a-sides, b-sides, rarities and unreleased songs.” Three of the songs were recorded in sessions for the BBC’s Steve Lamacq, and one for John Peel.
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
Revelations!
Released Jan 2000 on Top Dog through Too Pure. Now available as a download from the Simbioitc store.
Format: CD, download (MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC)
FIDO1CDS
Nobody Knows (the Trouble I See)
Dragnet for Jesus
He Got Better Things for You
Turkle Dove
A very limited release for the acclaimed John Peel Gospel session.
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though Revelations is now available as a download from the Simbiotic store.
I Took Her Love for Granted
Released 11th October 1999 on Too Pure
Format: CD and 7″
PURE98CDS
I Took Her Love for Granted
A Belly Full of Babies
To Hide a Little Thought
PURE98S
I Took Her Love for Granted
A Belly Full of Babies
To Hide a Little Thought is a Jonathan Richman song.
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
The Fidelity Wars
Released 12th July 1999 on Too Pure
Format: CD and vinyl
PURE92CD
PURE92LP
The Hymn for the Cigarettes
May God Protect Your Home
The Hymn for the Alcohol (new version)
I Took Her Love for Granted
Every Little Gesture
The Weight of the Stars
I Stole a Bride
We Were Meant to Be
Fat Kelly’s Teeth
Don’t Flake Out On Me
I Love Only You
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
The Hymn for the Cigarettes
Released: 21st June 1999 on Too Pure
Format: CD and 7″
PURE93CDS
The Hymn for the Cigarettes
Grandmother Dies
Lisa and Me
You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone
PURE93S
The Hymn for the Cigarettes
Grandmother Dies
You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone is a Beach Boys cover taken from Hefner’s first John Peel session.
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
The Hymn for the Alcohol
Released: early February 1999 on Sticky Records
Format: 7″
The Hymn for the Alcohol
My Art College Days Are Over
This has sold out
The Sweetness Lies Within
Released 5th October 1998 on Too Pure
Format: CD and 7″
PURE87CDS
The Sweetness Lies Within
Hello Kitten
Normal Molly
A Hymn for Berlin
PURE87S
The Sweetness Lies Within
Hello Kitten
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
Breaking God’s Heart
Released: 6th July 1998 on Too Pure
Format: CD and vinyl
PURE83CD
PURE83LP
The Sweetness Lies Within
The Sad Witch
A Hymn for the Postal Service
Love Will Destroy Us in the End
The Librarian
God Is On My Side
Another Better Friend
Love Inside the Stud Farm
Tactile
Eloping
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
Love Will Destroy Us in the End
Released: 15th June 1998 on Too Pure
Format: CD and 7″
PURE84CDS
Love Will Destroy us in the End
Blind Girl With Halo
Destroyed Cowboy Falls
Goethe’s Letter to Vic Chesnutt
Goethe’s Letter... is a New Bad Things song.
PURE84S
Love Will Destroy us in the End
Destroyed Cowboy Falls
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
Pull Yourself Together
Released: 5th May 1998 on Too Pure
Format: CD and 7″
PURE80CDS
Pull Yourself Together
Christ
Smoking Girlfriend
Wicker Girl
PURE80S
Pull Yourself Together
Christ
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
The Hefner Soul
Released: March 1998 on Too Pure
Format: 10″
PURE64X
Flowers
A Hymn for the Coffee
Broodmare
The Girl from the Coast
More Christian Girls
All Hefner’s releases on Too Pure are now deleted, though stocks of some are still available through Hefnet.
Lee Remick
Released: early February 1998 on Boogle Wonderland Records
Format: 7″
BWL023
Lee Remick
School Girls’ Knees
Sold out
A Better Friend
Released: 7th April 1997 on Boogle Wonderland
Format: 7″
BWL020
A Better Friend
Christian Girls
Sold out
The Devotion Chamber
Released: "Novemberish" 1996 on Sticky Records
Format: Tape
May God Protect Your Home
The Sweetness Lies Within
I Stole a Bride
You’ve Been Prayed For
deleted.
Discography compiled by Rob Brewer with help from Darren Hayman, Hefnet, Too Pure, Peter at hellokitten.com (now defunct), Jo at Alma Road mail order, Adam Newman, Becky Elliott and other members of the Hefner mailing list. E-mail me with comments and corrections.
Last update 23 April 2006