Spear of Destiny discography explained

Artist:Spear of Destiny
Studio:14
Live:12
Compilation:15
Video:9
Singles:16
1Option:3
1Option Name:Box sets

This is the discography of British rock band Spear of Destiny.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
Grapes of Wrath
  • Released: 15 April 1983
  • Label: Epic/Burning Rome
  • Formats: LP, MC
62
One Eyed Jacks
  • Released: April 1984
  • Label: Epic/Burning Rome
  • Formats: LP, MC
22
World Service
  • Released: August 1985
  • Label: Epic/Burning Rome
  • Formats: LP, MC
11
Outland
  • Released: April 1987
  • Label: 10
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
16
The Price You Pay
  • Released: October 1988
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
37
Sod's Law
  • Released: 12 October 1992
  • Label: Burning Rome
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
Religion
  • Released: 3 November 1997
  • Label: Eastworld Recordings
  • Formats: CD
Volunteers
  • Released: May 2000
  • Label: Do-Little
  • Formats: CD
Morning Star
  • Released: 13 January 2003
  • Label: Eastersnow
  • Formats: CD
Loadestone
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Eastersnow
  • Formats: CD
Imperial Prototype
  • Released: 5 November 2007
  • Label: Eastersnow
  • Formats: CD
Omega Point
31
  • Released: 15 September 2014
  • Label: Eastersnow
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Tontine
  • Released: 6 April 2018
  • Label: Eastersnow
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Ghost Population
  • Released: 14 November 2022
  • Label: Eastersnow
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Live at the Lyceum 22.12.85
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Mau Mau
  • Formats: CD
BBC Radio One Live in Concert
Live '83 – The Preacher
  • Released: May 2000
  • Label: Receiver
  • Formats: CD
Kings of London – Live
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
Live at Colchester
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
Live at the Forum – London '88
  • Released: 29 May 2006
  • Label: Easterstone
  • Formats: CD
  • Originally released on Psalm 1
Live at the National – London '87
  • Released: 12 June 2006
  • Label: Easterstone
  • Formats: CD
  • Originally released on Psalm 2
Live at Barrowlands – Glasgow '85
  • Released: 17 July 2006
  • Label: Easterstone
  • Formats: CD
  • Originally released on Psalm 3
Live at the Ace – Brixton 1983
  • Released: 18 September 2006
  • Label: Eastworld Recordings
  • Formats: CD
  • Originally released on Psalm 5
Grapes of Wrath – Live
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
One Eyed Jacks – Live
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
King of Kings
  • Released: 6 October 2017
  • Label: Secret
  • Formats: 2xCD+DVD
Best of live 1988
  • Released: 03 Feb 2023
  • Label: Secret
  • Formats: Vinyl.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
S.O.D. The Epic Years
  • Released: May 1987
  • Label: Epic/Burning Rome
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
53
The Collection
Time of Our Lives – The Best of Spear of Destiny
  • Released: February 1995
  • Label: 10
  • Formats: CD
Psalm 1
  • Released: 12 January 1998
  • Label: Eastworld Recordings
  • Formats: 2xCD
Psalm 2
  • Released: February 1998
  • Label: Eastworld Recordings
  • Formats: 2xCD
Psalm 3
  • Released: 2 March 1998
  • Label: Eastworld Recordings
  • Formats: 2xCD
Psalm 4
  • Released: 6 April 1998
  • Label: Eastworld Recordings
  • Formats: 2xCD
Psalm 5
  • Released: 4 May 1998
  • Label: Eastworld Recordings
  • Formats: 2xCD
The Best of Spear of Destiny
  • Released: October 1998
  • Label: Recall 2cd
  • Formats: 2xCD
  • Not the original recordings
The Best of Spear of Destiny
  • Released: February 2004
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD
The Best of Spear of Destiny
  • Released: January 2005
  • Label: EMI Gold
  • Formats: CD
Sods and Odds
  • Released: 18 September 2006
  • Label: Easterstone
  • Formats: CD
The Singles Collection
  • Released: September 2008
  • Label: Eastersnow
  • Formats: CD
The Singles 1983–88
  • Released: 16 July 2012
  • Label: Anagram
  • Formats: 2xCD
Thirty Years and Counting
  • Released: 1 October 2013
  • Label: Easterstone
  • Formats: 3xCD, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Box sets

TitleAlbum details
In Concert – Do You Believe in the Westworld?
  • Released: 25 October 2004
  • Label: Shakedown
  • Formats: 2xCD+DVD
The Albums 1983–85
  • Released: 26 April 2019
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • Formats: 3xCD
The Virgin Years
  • Released: 28 August 2019
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: 4xCD box set

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
The Outland Videos
Live – The Hacienda Manchester England 1983
  • Released: 30 August 2004
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • Formats: DVD
Best of Westworld Weekend III 2004
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: DVD
In Performance at Her Majesty's Request
  • Released: 30 May 2005
  • Label: Secret Films
  • Formats: DVD
Re-Animation Tour
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: DVD
Grapes of Wrath – Live
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: DVD
The Singles Tour Live
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: DVD
Westworld Weekend IX – 2010
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: DVD
Second Life Tour – Live 2018
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: DVD

Other albums

TitleAlbum details
One Eyed Jacks @ 35
  • Released: 3 September 2019
  • Label: Eastersnow
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
  • Re-recording of second album
World Service @ 35
  • Released: 26 October 2020
  • Label: Eastersnow
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
  • Re-recording of debut album

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[2]
IRE
[3]
"Flying Scotsman"198385Grapes of Wrath
"The Wheel"59
"Prisoner of Love"198459One Eyed Jacks
"Liberator"67
"All My Love (Ask Nothing)"198561World Service
"Come Back"55
"Mickey" (Netherlands-only release)
"Strangers in Our Town"198749Outland
"Never Take Me Alive"1418
"Was That You?"55
"The Traveller"44
"So in Love with You"198836The Price You Pay
"Radio Radio"78
"Black Country Girl"1992Sod's Law
"Uphill Backwards"1999Volunteers
"Fascinations"201531
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SPEAR OF DESTINY full Official Chart History Official Charts Company . 2022-03-24 . www.officialcharts.com.
  2. Web site: BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST full Official Chart History Official Charts Company . 2022-03-14 . www.officialcharts.com.
  3. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know . 2022-03-24 . irishcharts.ie.