Paul Kelly - Discography

PART I - General Discography Info

January 2004
© Eva Blanda

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Part I - Part IIa - Part IIb - Part III

About This Discography
Discography Info and Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Career Summary
Short Listing

About This Discography

PART I (this document) gives general information regarding the discography documenting notes, a career summary and a short listing of releases that appear in full in PART II.

PART IIa of this discography lists all of Paul Kelly's solo releases. This includes his work with The Casuals.

PART IIb lists everything Paul Kelly has recorded with various bands, including The Dots, The Coloured Girls, The Messengers, Uncle Bill and Professor Ratbaggy.

PART III - Everything Else, details song writing collaborations, record production, books, theatrical appearances and cover versions.

If you can supply any information that is missing (such as track times, release dates, or catalogue numbers), information on releases not listed here, or wishes to correct an error, please contact the author, Eva Blanda at

email : webmistress@amws.com.au
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Discography Info and Abbreviations

This discography is based on the Australian releases of material and if information varies for other countries, when known, will be noted along with the entry for that recording.

The Chart Info (shown in brackets beneath main release information) refers to performances in the "Kent Australian Music Report Top 100" (based on airplay and sales). "HP" is the highest position reached in the chart, "WI" is the total weeks the record charted.


	Abbreviations -

	     single : 7" vinyl or CD Single
	      album : CD, Cassette or Vinyl
                 (specified if needed)
	       comp : Compilation
          score : film score
            l/n : liner notes
		    p/s : photo sleeve description
		     nb : Other notes
		    eng : engraving on vinyl

The album Gossip is deliberately listed three times as each release is substantially different and each is best described as an individual album simply baring the same title.

Acknowledgements

I borrowed much of the formatting from Gordon Clarke [GC015@seqeb.gov.au] who has compiled some extensive discographies of Australian artists. His efforts definately encouraged me to make the PK discography look good.

Thanks to White Records for supplying the original official discography. Also, I used Chris Spencer's "Who's Who of Australian Rock" for a guide to past releases and career summary.

Other People's Houses (the PK Mailing and Discussion List) filled in some important gaps in the discography. They also help keep the interest as keen as ever. [oph-request@fox-in.socs.uts.edu.au]

Special thanks to the individuals who have sent in contributions:

Magnus Holmgren [magnus.holmgren @ mbox201.swipnet.se]
Eric M Keys [erickeys @ nbnet.nb.ca]
John Robinson [zzkedshs @ dingo.uq.edu.au]
Frank Savaglio[Frank.Savaglio @ jcu.edu.au]
Dale Smith []
Andrew Tupper [A.Tupper @ bom.gov.au]
Michael Richmond [mar @ cs.su.oz.au]
Richard Yakle[ryakle @ hotmail.com]
S. Miller [smiller @ iie.org]
Marina Kmet [boatramp @ ozemail.com.au]
Andrew Wilson [wilsona @ kalg.curtin.edu.au]
Dave Howes [dave @ howes300867.fsnet.co.uk]
Joel Bortnick [jbortnick @ dlcwest.com]
Greg Garrett [gregg @ dpiwe.tas.gov.au]
Zbigniew Nowara [znowara @ hotlinks.net.au]
Gerald McNamara [gfm @ bom.gov.au]
Nick Volpato [badgirls @ linearg.com]
Paul Scouller [paul_scouller @ hotmail.com]
Caelie [caelie @ telusplanet.net]
Julie Martin [martinj09 @ yahoo.com]
Tanya McMillan [tmcmillan @ bigpond.com]
Jo Hjermstad [jhje @ online.no]
Larry Elizalde [elizalde2002 @ hotmail.com]

Career Summary

Paul Kelly is an Australian singer/songwriter/musician born in Adelaide in 1955. At school he played trumpet and captained the cricket team and during his wanderings around Australia doing odd-jobs, picked up a guitar. He made his public debut singing the Australian folk song 'Streets Of Forbes' to a Hobart audience in 1974 and two years later moved to Melbourne.

Success in Australia during the 1980's established a solid popularity. Never resting, the 90's have seen Paul touring extensively and trying to break into the American market. While not touring or recording albums, Paul has composed music for a play (and acted in it), a film score, and continued to produce and compose for other Australian artists.

Paul has released two "non-Paul Kelly" recordings - one a bluegrass album with the band Uncle Bill, the other a "dub reggae, funk, R'n'B" recording under the name Professor Ratbaggy - showing the versatility and adaptability of many existing Kelly songs and the influence that inspires him.

Adding to his list of achievements, Paul recorded three soundtrack albums in 2001 including the soundtrack to the movie Lantana. As an actor, Paul started in the movie 'One Night The Moon'. A tribute album came out in 2002 of female artists singing Paul Kelly penned songs called 'Women At The Well' along with an album of Paul Kelly covers, 'Stories Of Me'.

2004 sees the release of the double album Ways & Means.

Short Listing

Singles 

   1979    Recognition
   1980    Seeing Is Believing
   1980    Billy Baxter
   1981    Midnight Spares
   1981    Low Down
   1982    Clean This House
   1982    Alive And Well
   198?    Rocking Institution (with Jo Kennedy)
   1985    From St Kilda To Kings Cross
   1986    Before Too Long
   1986    Darling It Hurts
   1987    Leaps And Bounds / Bradman
   1987    Look So Fine, Feel So Low
   1987    To Her Door
   1988    Forty Mile To Saturday Night
   1988    Don't Stand So Close To The Window
   1989    Dumb Things
   1989    To Her Door
   1989    Sweet Guy
   1989    Careless
   1990    Most Wanted Man In The World
   1990    Pouring Petrol On A Burning Man
   1991    Don't Start Me Talking
   1991    Keep It To Yourself
   1991    Wintercoat
   1992    Hey Boys (with Mark Seymour)
   1992    When I First Met Your Ma
   1993    Last Train (with Christine Anu)
   1994    Song From The Sixteenth Floor
   1994    Love Never Runs On Time
   1994    God's Hotel
   1995    Give In To My Love
   1996    Deeper Water/Behind The Bowler's Arm
   1997    Tease Me/It Started With A Kiss
   1997    Before Too Long (Re-release)
   1998    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
   2001    Somewhere In The City
   2001    Love Is The Law
   2002    If I Could Start Today Again
   2002    Just About To Break

Albums

   1981    Talk
   1982    Manilla
   1985    Post
   1986    Gossip
   1987    Under The Sun
   1987    Manilla (Re-Release)
   1989    So Much Water So Close To Home
   1990    Talk (Re-Release)
   1990    Manilla (Re-Release)
   1990    Post (Re-Release)
   1990    Gossip (Re-Release)
   1991    Comedy
   1992    Hidden Things
   1992    Live, May 1992
   1994    Wanted Man
   1994    Everynight... Everynight Score
   1995    Deeper Water
   1996    Live At The Continental And The Esplanade
   1997    Songs From The South - Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits
   1998    Words And Music
   1999    Smoke (with Uncle Bill)
   1999    Professor Ratbaggy (PK&TC as Professor Ratbaggy)
   2001    Nothing But A Dream
   2001    Lantana Soundtrack
   2001    One Night The Moon Soundtrack (with Maread Hannon and Kev Carmody)
   2001    Silent Partner Soundtrack (with Gerry Hale)
   2004    Ways & Means
   2005    Foggy Highway (with the Stormwater Boys)

EPs

   1996    How To Make Gravy
   2000    Roll On Summer
   2002    The Gift That Keeps On Giving (Bonus CD)
   2003    Won't You Come Around

DVDs

   2004    Ways and Means