# Inspiral Carpets discography

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Inspiral Carpets discography Studio albums 5 EPs 8 Compilation albums 6 Singles 25 Video albums 3 Demo releases 3

This is the discography of English rock band [Inspiral Carpets](/source/Inspiral_Carpets).

## Albums

### Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK [1] UK Indie [2] AUS [3] NZ [4] Life Released: 23 April 1990 Label: Mute Formats: CD, LP, MC 2 1 140 22 BPI: Gold[5] The Beast Inside Released: 22 April 1991 Label: Mute Formats: CD, LP, MC 5 1 157 — BPI: Silver[5] Revenge of the Goldfish Released: 5 October 1992 Label: Mute Formats: CD, LP, MC 17 1 123 — Devil Hopping Released: 7 March 1994 Label: Mute Formats: CD, LP, MC 10 2 180 — Inspiral Carpets Released: 20 October 2014 Label: Cherry Red Formats: CD, LP 63 12 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

### Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK [1] UK Indie [2] The Singles Released: 18 September 1995 Label: Mute Formats: CD, 2×LP, MC 17 5 Radio 1 Sessions Released: May 1999 Label: Strange Fruit Formats: CD — — Cool As Released: 5 May 2003 Label: Mute Formats: 2×CD+DVD 65 — Greatest Hits Released: 27 October 2003 Label: Mute Formats: CD — — BPI: Silver[5] Keep the Circle: B-Sides and Udder Stuff Released: 26 February 2007 Label: Mute Formats: digital download — — The Complete Singles Released: 17 March 2023 Label: Mute Formats: 2×LP, 3×CD 74 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

### Video albums

Title Album details 21790 Live Released: November 1990 Label: Mute Film/BMG Video Formats: VHS The Singles Released: September 1995 Label: Mute Film Formats: VHS Live at Brixton Academy Released: January 2004 Label: Mute/Cow Formats: DVD

## EPs

Title EP details Peak chart positions UK [1] UK Indie [6] IRE [7] Plane Crash Released: July 1988 Label: Playtime Formats: 12" — — — Trainsurfing Released: March 1989 Label: Cow Formats: 12" 148 5 — The Peel Sessions Released: July 1989 Label: Strange Fruit Formats: 12", CD — 5 — Cool As **** Released: May 1990 Label: Cow Formats: 12", CD, MC US-only release — — — Island Head Released: 5 November 1990 Label: Mute Formats: 7", 12", CD, MC 21 — 29 Island Head Live Released: 5 November 1990 Label: Mute Formats: 12" — — — Peel Session Released: 17 August 1992[8] Label: Strange Fruit Formats: 10", CD, MC — — — The Tour Souvenir EP – Australia 1993 Released: 1993 Label: Liberation Formats: CD Australia promo-only release — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

## Demo releases

Title Album details Waiting for Ours Released: 1987 Label: Inspiral Carpets Formats: MC Cow Released: 1987 Label: Inspiral Carpets Formats: MC Dung 4 Released: May 1989 Label: Cow Formats: MC

## Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK [1] UK Indie [6] AUS [3] IRE [7] US Alt [9] US Dance [10] "Keep the Circle Around" 1988 — 13 — — — — Non-album singles "Joe" 1989 130 5 — — — — "Find Out Why" 90 1 — — — — "Move" 49 1 — — — — Life "This Is How It Feels" 1990 14 — 149 — 22 — BPI: Silver[5] "She Comes in the Fall" 27 — — — — — "Commercial Rain" (US-only release) — — — — 27 15 "Biggest Mountain" [A] 21 — 122 29 — — Non-album single "Caravan" 1991 30 — — — 15 14 The Beast Inside "Please Be Cruel" 50 — 187 — — — "Dragging Me Down" 1992 12 — 197 30 — — Revenge of the Goldfish "Two Worlds Collide" 32 — 177 — 8 — "Generations" 28 — 199 — — — "Bitches Brew" 36 — — — — — "How it Should Be" 1993 49 — 112 — — — Non-album single "Saturn 5" 1994 20 — — — — — Devil Hopping "I Want You" (featuring Mark E. Smith) 18 — — — — — "Uniform" 51 — — — — — "Joe" (re-recording) 1995 37 — — — — — The Singles "Come Back Tomorrow" 2003 43 — — — — — Cool As "You're So Good for Me" 2011 — — — — — — Inspiral Carpets "Fix Your Smile" 2013 — — — — — — Non-album single "Spitfire" 2014 — — — — — — Inspiral Carpets "Let You Down" (featuring John Cooper Clarke) 2015 — — — — — — "Venture" 2021 — — — — — — Non-album single "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** In the UK and most countries, "Biggest Mountain" was released on the EP *Island Head*.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_1-3) ["INSPIRAL CARPETS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company"](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25629/inspiral-carpets/). *www.officialcharts.com*. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:5_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:5_2-1) Peak positions for Inspiral Carpet's albums on the UK Independent Charts: - *Life*: "Indie 33". *[Number One](/source/Number_One_(magazine))*. 5 May 1990. - *The Beast Inside*: "Indie Albums". *[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)*. 11 May 1991. p. 20. - *Revenge of the Goldfish*: "The Independent Charts". *[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)*. 24 October 1992. p. 20. - *Devil Hopping*: "Independent Albums". *[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)*. 26 March 1994. p. 18. - *The Singles*: "Independent Albums". *[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)*. 7 October 1995. p. 30. - *Inspiral Carpets*: ["Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company"](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20141026/131/). *www.officialcharts.com*. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-aus_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-aus_3-1) Australian (ARIA) chart peaks: - "This Is How It Feels" and *Life*: ["Week commencing 9 July 1990"](https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2021/07/week-commencing-9-july-1990.html). Retrieved 13 August 2022. - "Biggest Mountain": ["Week commencing 10 December 1990"](https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2021/12/week-commencing-10-december-1990.html). Retrieved 13 August 2022. - "Please Be Cruel" and *The Beast Inside*: ["Week commencing 12 August 1991"](https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2022/08/week-commencing-12-august-1991.html). Retrieved 13 August 2022. - All ARIA peaks to 23 November 2021: ["Inspiral Carpets chart history, received from ARIA on 23 November 2021"](https://i.imgur.com/1kt94cm.jpeg). [ARIA](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association). Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal"](https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=Inspiral+Carpets&cat=a). *charts.nz*. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BPI_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BPI_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BPI_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-BPI_5-3) ["British certifications – Inspiral Carpets"](https://www.bpi.co.uk/page/certified-awards). [British Phonographic Industry](/source/British_Phonographic_Industry). Retrieved 2 April 2023. *Type*Inspiral Carpets*in the "Search:" field.*

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_6-1) Lazell, Barry (1997). *Indie Hits 1980–1989*. Cherry Red Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9517206-9-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9517206-9-4).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_7-1) ["The Irish Charts - All there is to know"](http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement). *irishcharts.ie*. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** "New Releases". *[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)*. 15 August 1992. p. 12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:42_9-0)** Whiteburn, Joel (2002). *Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2002*. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 214. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0898201535](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0898201535).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Inspiral Carpets Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts"](https://www.musicvf.com/Inspiral+Carpets.art). *www.musicvf.com*. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

v t e Inspiral Carpets Graham Lambert Craig Gill Clint Boon Tom Hingley Martyn Walsh Studio albums Life The Beast Inside Revenge of the Goldfish Devil Hopping Inspiral Carpets Demo albums Cow Dung 4 EPs Cool as Fuck Singles "Joe" "Find Out Why" "This Is How It Feels" Compilations The Singles Cool As Greatest Hits Keep the Circle: B-Sides and Udder Stuff Related Discography Tom Hingley and the Lovers The Clint Boon Experience Too Much Texas The Rainkings

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