The Psychedelic Furs
The second wave of punk rockers proved poor stewards of counterculture, stalwart insofar as it served their salability. Add to this ignominious rank the Furs (sorry). Their first album evoked John Lydon (nee Rotten) in Richard Butler's deadpan drawl, their second was a revelation ("Pretty In Pink," "Dumb Waiters") and actually penetrated the US Top 100. The albums that followed (Forever Now, Mirror Moves) inched up the charts, culminating in the Top 40 Midnight To Midnight. Apres ca, the inevitable decline as stylemongers moved on and punks who had poked them with a stick some time ago didn't return.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1979 | We Love You |
| 1980 February | THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS |
| 1980 | Sister Europe |
| 1980 | Mr. Jones |
| 1981 July | TALK TALK TALK |
| 1981 | Dumb Waiters |
| 1981 | Pretty In Pink |
| 1981 | INTERCHORDS |
| 1982 | FOREVER NOW |
| 1982 | Danger |
| 1983 February | Love My Way |
| 1983 | Run And Run |
| 1984 | MIRROR MOVES |
| 1984 | Here Come Cowboys |
| 1984 | Heaven/My Time |
| 1984 April | The Ghost In You |
| 1984 | Heartbeat |
| 1986 March | Pretty In Pink |
| 1986 | Angels Don't Cry |
| 1987 February | MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT |
| 1987 March | Heartbreak Beat |
| 1987 | Shock |
| 1987 | INTERCHORDS: RICHARD BUTLER |
| 1988 | All That Money Wants |
| 1988 | ALL OF THIS AND NOTHING |
| 1989 October | BOOK OF DAYS |
| 1989 | Should God Forget |
| 1989 | House |
| 1991 July | WORLD OUTSIDE |
| 1991 | Until She Comes |
| 1991 | Don't Be A Girl |
| 1994 October 4 | HERE CAME THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS: B-SIDES AND LOST GROOVES |
| 1996 May 13 | IN THE PINK |
| 1997 February 4 | RADIO ONE SESSIONS |
| 1997 November 4 | SHOULD GOD FORGET: A RETROSPECTIVE |
| 2001 January 30 | GREATEST HITS |
| 2001 November 20 | BEAUTIFUL CHAOS: GREATEST HITS LIVE |
| 2005 September 27 | HEARTBREAK BEAT |
| 2007 October 8 | THE BEST OF THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS |
| 2011 April 26 | HEAVEN: THE BEST OF THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS |
| 2011 May 10 | PLAYLIST: THE VERY BEST OF THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS |
SEE ALSO...
Pretty In Pink: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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