Shonen Knife discography explained

Artist:	Shonen Knife
Studio:	22
Live:	6
Compilation:	7
Ep:	8
Singles:	17

This is the comprehensive listing of releases by Japanese pop-punk band Shonen Knife.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details
1982	Minna Tanoshiku Release date: August 15, 1982 Label: Independent Format: Cassette
1983	Burning Farm Release date: July 21, 1983 US re-release date: June 1985 Label: Zero Records/K Records
1984	Yama-no Attchan Release date: May 25, 1984 Label: Zero Format: LP/CD
1986	Pretty Little Baka Guy Release date: June 20, 1986 Re-release date: September 25, 1991 Label: Zero/Tokuma Japan Format: LP/CD
1991	712 Release date: July 1, 1991 US re-release date: August 1991 Label: Nippon Crown/Gasatanka/Rockville Format: CD
1992	Let's Knife Release date: August 29, 1992 US release date: January 26, 1993 Label: MCA Victor/Capitol Records Format: CD
1993	Rock Animals Release date: September 8, 1993 UK release date: January 10, 1994 US release date: January 25, 1994 Label: MCA Victor/Creation-August Records/Virgin Format: CD
1996	Brand New Knife Release date: August 21, 1996 US release date: March 13, 1997 Label: MCA Victor/Big Deal Format: CD
1998	Happy Hour Release date: June 24, 1998 Label: Big Deal Format: CD/cassette
2000	Strawberry Sound Release date: February 20, 2000 Label: Universal/MCA Format: CD
2002	Heavy Songs Release date: February 2002 Label: Confidential Format: CD
2003	Candy Rock Release date: May 22, 2003 Label: Warner Indies Network Format: CD
2005	Genki Shock! Release date: June 3, 2005 US release date: Apr 11, 2006 Label: Glue Factory Format: CD
2007	Fun! Fun! Fun! Release date: July 6, 2007 Label: Blues Interactions Format: CD
2007	Super Group Release date: August 11, 2007 Label: P-Vine, Damnably, Good Charamel Records Format: CD
2010	Free Time Release date: January 2010 Label: P-Vine, Damnably, Good Charamel Records Format: CD
2011	Osaka Ramones Release date: July 19, 2011 Label: P-Vine, Damnably, Good Charamel Records, Format: CD
2012	Pop Tune Release date: June 6, 2012 Label: P-Vine, Damnably, Good Charamel Records, Format: CD
2014	Overdrive Release date: April 14, 2014 Label: P-Vine, Damnably, Good Charamel Records, Valve Records Format: CD
2016	Adventure Release date: April 1, 2016 Label: P-Vine, Damnably, Good Charamel Records, Valve Records Format: CD
2019	Sweet Candy Power Release date: June 5, 2019 Label: Good Charamel Records Format: CD
2023	Our Best Place Release date: February 15, 2023 Label: Good Charamel Records/P-Vine Records Format: CD, digital streaming, digital download

EPs

Year	EP details
1992	Riding on the Rocket Release date: 1992 Label: August Records – CAUG 001 T Format: Vinyl
1992	712 (EP) Release date: May, 1992 Label: Insipid Vinyl Format: Vinyl
1992	Do the Knife Release date: December 2, 1992 Label: MCA Victor
1994	Favorites Release date: March 2, 1994 Label: MCA Victor Format: CD
	Knife Collectors Release date: May 31, 1994 Reissue: April 12, 1996 Label: Virgin/Fanclub Format: CD
1997	It's a New Find Release date: April 23, 1997 Label: MCA Victor Format: CD
	Explosion! Release date: September 9, 1997 Label: Big Deal Format: CD

Live albums

• (1991) We Are Very Happy You Came – live mini-album
• (2001) Power of Money – Burning Farm: BF-2CT) – rare cassette only album with Mana Nishiura
• (2006) Live in Osaka – The first completely live album by Shonen Knife
• (2010) "Live at Mohawk Place DVD" – Recorded live in Buffalo, NY on their North American "SuperGroup" Tour 2009
• (2015) Osaka Ramones Live – Naoko/Ritsuke/Emi with special guest CJ Ramone – produced by Good Charamel Records and TOMATO HEAD – Recorded live at The Bellhouse, Brooklyn, NY 18-Nov-2011 – limited 500 CD pressing
• (2018) Alive! In Osaka – recorded live at Juso Fandango in Osaka, Japan in December 2017, 21 tracks. DVD/CD package.^[1]

Compilations

• (1990) Shonen Knife – Compilation of first two albums
• (1995) Greatest History – Compilation only available in Japan
• (1996) The Birds & The B-Sides – collection of B-sides and outtakes
• (2000) Millennium Edition – compilation of material from 1996–1999 plus three unreleased versions of songs from Strawberry Sound
• (2006) Universal Hits-Golden Best – Two-disc compilation

Remix albums

• (1997) Super Mix – compilation of remixes
• (1999) Ultra Mix – compilation of remixes

Other

• (1987) Flipside Vinyl Fanzine vol. 3 – punk compilation features the song Cycling is Fun
• (1990) Rutles Highway Revisited – (tribute album to The Rutles) – features studio cover version of "Goose Step Mama"
• (1994) If I Were a Carpenter – tribute album to The Carpenters featured a cover of Top of the World
• (1997) Mint Sound Greatest Hits Volume One – compilation features the song Flying Jelly Attack
• (2000) The Powerpuff Girls Heroes and Villains – contributed the song Buttercup (I'm a Super Girl)
• (2011) Take It or Leave It – A Tribute to the Queens of Noise: The Runaways – compilation features cover of "Black Leather"
• (2013) Yellow Loveless – cover of "When You Sleep" on tribute album to My Bloody Valentine's Loveless.^[2]

Singles

Year	Title	Album
1991	"Neon Zebra"	712
	"Space Christmas"	Do the Knife
	"A Shonen Knife Christmas Record for You"	non-album single
1992	"Riding on the Rocket"	Let's Knife
1993	"Get the Wow"
	"Concrete Animals"	Rock Animals
	"Brown Mushrooms"
1994	"Tomato Head"
1996	"Wonder Wine"	Brand New Knife
	"E.S.P."
1998	"Banana Chips"	Happy Hour
1999	"All I Want for Christmas"	non-album single
2001	"Orange Sun"	non-album single
2011	"Sweet Christmas" – b/w "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"	non-album single
2012	"Pop Tune"	Pop Tune
2016	"Jump Into The New World"	Adventure
2019	"Sweet Candy Power"	Sweet Candy Power

External links

• Official Shonen Knife Discography
• Official Shonen Knife Discography
• Official Shonen Knife Biography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sweet Candy Power | 少年ナイフ Shonen Knife.
2. Web site: Martins . Chris . Boris, Shonen Knife Cover My Bloody Valentine on Japanese Tribute 'Yellow Loveless' . SPIN . 2012-11-09 . 2013-01-25.