Alejandro Escovedo - Albums |
This discography shows the title, track list, date, country, label, and catalog number for all known releases and variations. It also serves as a want list. An asterisk (*) after the entry means I already have it, and a dash (-) means I am looking for a copy. Country abbreviations: ARG = Argentina; BEL = Belgium; BRA = Brazil; CAN = Canada; EU = European Union; FRA = France; GER = Germany; GRE = Greece; HOL = Holland; IRE = Ireland; ISR = Israel; ITA - Italy; JAP = Japan; KOR = Korea; MAL = Malaysia; NOR = Norway; NZ = New Zealand; OZ = Australia; PHI = Philippines; POR = Portugal; RUS = Russia; SA = South Africa; SNG = Singapore; SPA = Spain; SWE = Sweden; THA = Thailand; TUR = Turkey; YUG = Yugoslavia. Abbreviations in the notes: cvr = cover; slv = sleeve; cis = custom inner sleeve; ins = insert; obi = Japanese OBI band on cover; gfc = gatefold cover; 8b = custom 8 track box; wlp = white label promo; ts = DJ timing strip; pr = promo; stkr = sticker; ra = removable centre adapter; na = no centre adapter; s/m = promo with stereo and mono versions; s/s = promo with two stereo versions; no ins = CD has no jewel case inserts. Clicking a thumbnail image of the cover or label will bring you to a larger image.
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Harder Harder Harder |
1986 Album by True Believers
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Foggy Notion; Pipeline; 20th Century Boy; Walkin' With a Mountain; Ramblin' Rose
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Promo-only live cassette issued by EMI America. The first three tracks were recorded for KUT FM in Austin on 10 Nov 1985, and the last two tracks were reocrded live at Liberty Lunch in Austin on 5 September 1986.
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| Harder Harder Harder | 1986 | USA | CT PR | EMI America 4XPRO9899 | | * |
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Buick Mackane |
1989 Album by Buick McKane
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Loose; One More Time; Falling Down Again; Madrid; Queen Anne
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The material on this self-made cassette-only release was recorded in 1989 and probably sold only at gigs. Loose, Queene Anne and Falling Down Again would be re-recorded for the band's 1996 album. One More Time would be later re-recorded by Alejandro as a solo artist.
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| Buick Mackane | 1989 | USA | CT | n/a | | * |
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Gravity |
1992 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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Original Album: Paradise; Broken Bottle; One More Time; By Eleven; Bury Me; Five Hearts Breaking; Oxford; Last To Know; She Doesn't Live Here Anymore; Pyramid of Tears; Gravity / Falling Down Again
2002 Bonus Disc: Tired Skin; Five Hearts Breaking [live]; Broken Bottle [live]; Bury Me/Hard Road [live]; I Wish I Was Your Mother [live]; By Eleven [live]; She Doesn1t Live Here Anymore [live]; Pyramid Of Tears [live]; Last To Know [live]
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The bonus disc from 2002 features live tracks recorded at the McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica CA 05 Feb 1992.
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| Gravity | 1992 | FRA | CD | New Rose 422409 | | - |
| Gravity | 2002 | UK | 2xCD | Floating World FLOATD6009 | | - |
| Gravity | 1992 | USA | CD | Watermelon CD 1007 | | * |
| Gravity | 2002.05.14 | USA | 2xCD | Lone Star/Texas Music Group TMG LS-4507 | | * |
| Gravity | 2016.04.16 | USA | 2xLP | Watermelon/New West WAT3505 | Slipcover; RSD 2016 | * |
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The Setters |
1992 Album by The Setters
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Shaking All Over The Place; It's Hard; Don't Love Me Wisely; Susan Across The Ocean; Let's Take Some Drugs And Drive Around; She's Got; Nothing's Gonna Last; Helpless; River Of Love; Tell Me Why; Hook In My Lip; I Wanna Be Your Dog; A Better Place
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Walter Salas-Humara (Silos), Michael Hall (Wild Seeds) and Alejandro Escovedo.
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| The Setters | 1992 | GER | CD | Blue Million Miles | | - |
| The Setters | 1992 | GER | LP | Blue Million Miles BMM 03LP | | - |
| The Setters | 1992 | USA | CA PR | Jeff McCord (no number) | demo tape | - |
| The Setters | 1992 | USA | CD | Watermelon CD 1020 | | * |
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Thirteen Years |
1994 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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Original Album: Thirteen Years Theme; Ballad of the Sun and Moon; Try, Try, Try; Way It Goes; Losing Your Touch; Thirteen Years; Thirteen Years Theme; Helpless; Mountain of Mud; Tell Me Why; Thirteen Years Theme; She Towers Above; Baby's Got New Plans; The End; Thirteen Years Theme
2009 Bonus Disc: Thirteen Years [instrumental mix]; Way it Goes [instrumental mix]; She Towers Above [instrumental mix]; Tell Me Why [instrumental mix]; Two Angels [live]; I Wish I Was Your Mother [live]; Pale Blue Eyes [live]; Gravity [Buick MacKane version]
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The bonus disc from 2009 features instrumental mixes and live tracks recorded at the Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City Michigan on 10 Dec 1993.
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| Thirteen Years | 1994 | FRA | CD | New Rose 422485 | | - |
| Thirteen Years | 2009 | UK | 2xCD | Floating World FLOATD6010 | | * |
| The End / Losing Your Touch | 1994 | USA | CDS | Watermelon CD 0017 | | * |
| Thirteen Years | 1994 | USA | CD | Watermelon CD 1017 | | - |
| Thirteen Years | 1994 | USA | CT | Watermelon CS 1017 | | - |
| Thirteen Years | 2009 | USA | 2xCD | Lone Star/Texas Music Group TMG-LS 4508 | | * |
| Thirteen Years | 2016.04.16 | USA | 2xLP | Watermelon/New West WAT3506 | Slipcover; RSD 2016 | * |
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Dark Ballad Trash |
1996 Album by The Setters
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Commodore Peter; Paradise; River of Love; My Big Car; Five Hearts Breaking; Beeville by Morning; Roll Around Heaven This Way; Going Round; Broken Bottle; Find a Way; Sharlene; By Eleven; I Wanna Be Your Dog
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Walter Salas-Humara (Silos), Michael Hall (Wild Seeds) and Alejandro Escovedo. Recorded live at the Quasimodo in Berlin Germany in 1991.
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| Dark Ballad Trash | 1996 | GER | CD | Return To Sender RTS23 | | * |
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With These Hands |
1996 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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Original Album: Out You Down; Slip; Crooked Frame; Pissed Off 2 AM; Nickel and a Spoon; Little Bottles; Sometimes; Guilty; Tired Skin; With These Hands; Tugboat
2003 Bonus Disc: Can't Take It [live]; Put You Down [live]; Crooked Frame [live]; With These Hands [live]; Slip [live]; Pissed Off 2 Am [live]; One More Time [live]; The End [live]; Put You Down [live]; Crooked Frame [live]; Pissed Off 2 AM [live]; Pyramid Of Tears [live]
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Produced by T.S. Bruton. Guest appearances by Willie Nelson, Charlie Sexton, Jennifer Warnes, Sheila E.
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| With These Hands | 1996 | OZ | CD | Festival/Ryko Disc D 31603 | | - |
| Crooked Frame | 1996 | USA | CDS PR | Ryko Disc VRCD 3343 | | * |
| Put You Down (4:16 edit) | 1996 | USA | CDS PR | Ryko Disc VRCD 0343 | front & back inserts | * |
| With These Hands: Music and Interview Session | 1996 | USA | CD PR | Ryko Disc VRCD 2343 | | * |
| With These Hands | 1996.03.19 | USA | CD | Ryko Disc RCD 10343 | | * |
| With These Hands (Advance CD) | 1996.03.19 | USA | CD PR | Ryko Disc RCD 10343 ADV | diff cvr | * |
| With These Hands | 2003 | USA | 2xCD | Ryko Disc RCD 10647 | | * |
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The Pawn Shop Years |
1997 Album by Buick McKane
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The End; Falling Down Again; Black Shiny Beast; Edith; Queen Anne; Say Goodnight; Big Shoe Head; John Conquest, You've Got Enough Dandruff On Your Collar To Bread A Veal Cutlet; Wandering Eye; Loose
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After their initial run in 1989, Buick Mackane reformed in the early 1990s following the demise of the True Believers. This album was recorded over the course of three years and released in 1997.
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| The Pawn Shop Years | 1997 | USA | CD | Ryko | | * |
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More Miles Than Money: Live 1994-1996 |
Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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Last To Know; Slip; Pissed Off 2 A.M.; Sway; One More Time; She Doesn't Live Here Anymore; Broken Bottle; I Wanna Be Your Dog; She Towers Above; Five Hearts Breaking; Gravity / Falling Down Again / Street Hassle
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Live compilation.
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| More Miles Than Money: Live 1994-1996 | 1998 | USA | CD | Bloodshot BS 027 | | * |
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Bourbonitis Blues |
1999 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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I Was Drunk; Irene Wilde; California Blues; Guilty; Amsterdam; Everybody Loves Me; Pale Blue Eyes; Sacramento & Polk; Sex Beat
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| Bourbonitis Blues | 1999 | USA | CD PR | Bloodshot BS 049 | card slv | * |
| Bourbonitis Blues | 1999 | USA | CD | Bloodshot BS 049 | | * |
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A Man Under The Influence |
2001 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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Original LP: Wave; Rosalie; Rhapsody; Across The River; Castanets; Don't Need You; Follow You Down; Wedding Day; Velvet Guitar; As I Fall; About This Love
2009 LP Bonus Tracks: Sad And Dreamy (Big 1-0); I Was Drunk; Guilty; Everybody Loves Me; Evening Gown; Bad News
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Produced by Chris Stamey of the Dbs.
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| A Man Under The Influence | 2001 | GER | CD | Blue Rose CD0251 | | - |
| A Man Under The Influence | 2001 | GER | LP | Blue Rose BLU LP0251 | | * |
| A Man Under The Influence | 2001 | USA | CD | Bloodshot BS 064 | | * |
| A Man Under The Influence | 2009 | USA | 2xLP | Bloodshot BS 170 LP | | * |
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Those That Fall Between |
2002 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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It's Hard; Don't Need You; One More Time; Crooked Frame; Thirteen Years; As I Fall; The Last To Know; Guilty; Castanets; Everybody Loves Me; Losin' Your Touch; Rhapsody; The End; Put You Down; Baby's Got New Plans; She Doesn't Live Here Anymore; Follow You Down; Pissed Off 2AM
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Promotional album to promote Alejandro's songs to other artists.
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| Those That Fall Between | 2002 | USA | CD PR | Bug Music PRDC 9 | | * |
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By The Hand of the Father |
2002 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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By The Hand Of The Father Theme; Wave; Did You Tell Me?; Dos Hermanos / Two Brothers; Ballad Of The Sun And The Moon; Mexico Americano; Seven Years; Rosalie; Hard Road; 59 Years; Inside This Dance; Cancion Mixteca; With These Hands; Silence; And Yet / Theme
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| By The Hand of the Father | 2002 | USA | CD | Texas Music Group TMG 8003 | | * |
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Official Blue Rose Bootleg Series |
2003 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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The Way It Goes; Dearhead On The Wall; Wave; Five Hearts Breaking; Rhapsody; Everybody Loves Me; Sex Beat; Crooked Frame; One More Time; Follow You Down; Last To Know; Castanets; Thirteen Years; All The Young Dudes; I'm Waiting For The Man; Rosalie
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Recorded live at the Burgerhaus, Heilbronn Germany on 12 Dec 2002. Issued as volume 8 of the Official Blue Rose Bootleg Series, in a gatefold card sleeve.
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| Official Blue Rose Bootleg Series - Heilbronn Germany | 2003 | GER | 2xCD | Blue Rose BLUBS 008 | gatefold card slv | * |
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Por Vida |
2004 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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Wave; All About This Love; The Way It Goes; Everybody Loves Me; Sacramento & Polk; Follow You Down; Try, Try, Try; Rosalie; I Was Drunk; Castanets; Irene Wilde; Sad & Dreamy (The Big 10); Velvet Guitar; ; Sad & Dreamy (The Big 10)
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Fan Club release with live tracks from various sources. A limited edition of 250 includes a signed and numbered lithograph.
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| Por Vida | 2004 | USA | CD | More Miles Than Money MMTM1001 | | - |
| Por Vida (Limited Edition) | 2004 | USA | CD | More Miles Than Money MMTM1001 | signed #'d lithograph | * |
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Room of Songs |
2005 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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Baby's Got New Plans; Way it Goes; By Eleven; Everybody Loves Me; Sex Beat; Bury Me; Thirteen Years Theme; Wave; Juarez; Rosalie; I Was Drunk; Velvet Guitar; Put You Down; Gravity / Falling Down
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Fan Club release by the Alejandro Escovedo String Quartet.
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| Room Of Songs | 2005 | USA | 2xCD | More Miles Than Money MMTM1002 | gatefold card slv | * |
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The Boxing Mirror |
2006 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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Original album: Arizona; Dear Head on the Wall; Notes On Air; Looking For Love; The Ladder; Break This Time; Evita's Lullaby; Sacramento and Polk; Died a Little Today; Take Your Place; The Boxing Mirror
Bonus tracks: Take Your Place [alternate]
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Produced by John Cale and recorded with Mark Andes, Jon Dee Graham, Hector Munoz, and David Pulkingham. The alternate version of Take Your Place is available on iTunes.
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| Arizona (radio edit) / Arizona (album version) | 2006 | USA | CDS PR | Back Porch 09463 63552 21 | back insert | * |
| The Boxing Mirror | 2006 | USA | CD | Back Porch 09463 50965 21 | | * |
| The Boxing Mirror (advance CD) | 2006 | USA | CD PR | Back Porch 09463 50965 21 | back insert | * |
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Real Animal |
2008 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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Original Album: Always A Friend; Chelsea Hotel '78; Sister Lost Soul; Smoke; Sensitive Boys; People (We're Only Gonna Live So Long); Golden Bear; Nuns Song; Real As An Animal; Hollywood Hills; Swallows Of San Juan; Chip N' Tony; Slow Down
LP Bonus Tracks: Falling In Love Again; I Got A Right
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Produced by Tony Visconti.
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| Always a Friend | 2008.06 | USA | CDS PR | Back Porch 50999 213356 24 | back insert | * |
| Sister Lost Soul (3:07 edit) | 2008.06 | USA | CDS PR | Back Porch 50999 237898 21 | back insert | * |
| Real Animal | 2008.06.24 | USA | 2xLP | Back Porch/Manhattan 50999 582411 26 | gfc | * |
| Real Animal | 2008.06.24 | USA | CD | Back Porch/Manhattan 09463 82411 26 | | * |
| Real Animal (advance CD) | 2008.06.24 | USA | CD PR | Back Porch/Manhattan 50999 209079 21 | back insert | * |
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Live From Austin, Texas |
2008 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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Always A Friend; interview; Everybody Loves Me; interview; Sister Lost Soul; interview; Chelsea Hotel '78; interview; Sensitive Boys; interview; Real As An Animal; interview; All The Young Dudes; interview; Put You Down [studio]; Castanets [studio]
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One-hour promotional radio show with a live set, interview, and two studio tracks. The band is David Pulkingham (guitar); Josh Gravelin (bass); Hector Munoz (drums); Susan Volez (violin); and Brian Standefer (cello).
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| Live From Austin, Texas | 2008 | USA | CD | Back Porch/Manhattan 50999 264787 22 | | * |
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Live Animal |
2008 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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Always A Friend; Sister Lost Soul; People (We're Only Gonna Live So Long); Chelsea Hotel '78; Real As An Animal
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Recorded live at Sirius Satellite Radio studios in New York, for the Kick out the Jams show with Dave Marsh. The band is David Pulkingham (guitar); Josh Gravelin (bass); Hector Munoz (drums); Susan Volez (violin); and Brian Standefer (cello).
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| Live Animal | 2008.11.11 | USA | CD | Back Porch/Manhattan 50999 24346221 | | * |
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Street Songs of Love |
2010 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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Anchor; Silver Cloud; This Bed Is Getting Crowded; Street Songs; Down In The Bowery; Tender Heart; After The Meteor Showers; Tula; Undesired; Fall Apart With You; Shelling Rain; Faith; Fort Worth Blue
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Produced by Tony Visconti; mixed by Bob Clearmountain.
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| Street Songs of Love | 2010 | EU | CD PR | Concord Records n/a | title slv | * |
| Street Songs of Love | 2010 | EU | CD | Fantasy 0888072319226 | | - |
| Anchor (radio single) / Anchor (album) | 2010 | USA | CDS PR | Fantasy PRO-FR-0389 | back insert | * |
| Faith (radio single) | 2010 | USA | CDS PR | Fantasy FAN-31922-02 | back insert | - |
| Street Songs of Love | 2010 | USA | CD PR | Fantasy FAN-31922-ADV | full inserts | * |
| Street Songs of Love | 2010 | USA | CD | Fantasy FAN-31922-02 | | * |
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Big Station |
2012 Album by Alejandro Escovedo
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Man Of The World; Big Station; Sally Was A Cop; Bottom Of The World; Can't Make Me Run; San Antonio Rain; Headstrong Crazy Fools; Common Mistake; Never Stood A Chance; Party People; Too Many Tears; Sabor A Mi
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Produced by Tony Visconti.
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| Big Station | 2012 | EU | CD | Fantasy 0888072329973 | | - |
| Big Station | 2012 | USA | CD | Fantasy FAN-32997-02 | | - |
| Big Station | 2012 | USA | LP | Fantasy FAN-32997-01 | | * |
| Big Station (Advance CD) | 2012 | USA | CD PR | Fantasy FAN-32997ADV | diff cvr | * |
| Man of the World (album version) | 2012 | USA | CDS PR | Fantasy PRO-FR-0508 | back insert | * |