Social Distortion discography

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Complete discography for the American punk rock band, Social Distortion. See the Social Distortion website for artwork.

Contents

[edit] Studio releases

Mommy's Little Monster

  • Released: 1983
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Triple X (1989), Time Bomb (1995)
  • Producer: Social Distortion, Chaz Ramirez, Thom Wilson

Prison Bound

  • Released: 1988
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Restless Records (original), Time Bomb (1995)

Social Distortion

Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell

White Light, White Heat, White Trash

  • Released: September 17, 1996
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Chart position: #27 U.S.
  • Singles: “I Was Wrong”, “When the Angels Sing”

Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll

  • Released: September 28, 2004
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Time Bomb
  • Chart position: #31 U.S.
  • Singles: “Reach For The Sky”

Untitled seventh studio album

  • Released: ETA: 2008
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Time Bomb

[edit] Compilation albums

Mainliner: Wreckage From the Past

Greatest Hits

  • Released: June 26, 2007
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Time Bomb
  • Chart position: #86 Hot 200 #7 Top Independent Albums

[edit] Live albums

Sick Boys - Live at the Country Club, Reseda, CA - 23 June 1990

  • Released: 1990
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Youth Records

Live at CBGB's

  • Released: 1997
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Hit Parade

Live at the Roxy

Live at the House of Blues, Anaheim 2002

Live in Orange County

  • Released: 2004
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Time Bomb

[edit] Singles/EPs

Mainliner/Playpen

  • Released: 1981
  • Format: 7”
  • Label: Posh Boy
  • Tracks: “Mainliner”, “Playpen”

Another State Of Mind

  • Released: 1983
  • Format: 7”
  • Label: 13th Floor (1983), Triple X (1989)
  • Tracks: “Another State Of Mind”, “Mommy's Little Monster”

1945

  • Released: 1985
  • Format: EP, 12"/CD5
  • Label: 13th Floor (1985), 13th Floor (1989)
  • Tracks: “1945”, “Playpen”, “Under My Thumb”

Story Of My Life...And Other Stories

  • Released: 1990
  • Format: CD5
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Tracks: “Story Of My Life, "1945 (Live)”, “Mommy's Little Monster (Live)”, “Pretty Thing”, “Shame On Me”

Bad Luck/Bye Bye Baby (Import)

  • Released: 1992
  • Format: CD5
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Tracks: “Bad Luck”, “Alone & Foresaken”, “Bye Bye Baby”

Bad Luck/Cold Feelings

  • Released: 1992
  • Format: 7”
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Tracks: “Bad Luck”, “Cold Feelings”

I Was Wrong

  • Released: 1996
  • Format: 7”, CD5
  • Label: Sony 550 Music UK/Sony 550 Music
  • Tracks: “I Was Wrong”

Don't Drag Me Down

  • Released: 1997
  • Format: CD5
  • Label: Epic Records/Sony Japan
  • Tracks: “Don't Drag Me Down”, “Story Of My Life”, “Making Believe”

[edit] Filmography

Another State of Mind

Live in Orange County

[edit] Collaborations (various artists)

Rodney On The ROQ

  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Posh Boy
  • Tracks: “1945”

Future Looks Bright

  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Posh Boy
  • Tracks: “1945”, Playpen”

Someone Got Their Head Kicked In

Posh Hits, Vol. 1 - God Bless America

  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Posh Boy
  • Tracks: “Moral Threat”

Blood On The ROQ

  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Quiet Records
  • Tracks: “1945”

Du Beat EO Soundtrack

The Future Looks Brighter

  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Posh Boy
  • Tracks: LP: ” Playpen”, Justice For All” ; CD: ” Mainliner”, All The Answers”, Moral Threat”

The Best Of Rodney On The ROQ

  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Posh Boy
  • Tracks: “1945”

Play This Now

Theadore: An Alternative Music Sampler

Posh Boy - The Singles

  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Posh Boy
  • Tracks: “Mainliner”, Playpen”

Network Expand-O, Vol. 3

  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Album Network
  • Tracks: “Ball And Chain”

The Posh EPs, Vol. 1-3

  • Released: 1991
  • Format: 12” Box Set
  • Label: Posh Boy
  • Tracks: “Playpen”, Justice For All”, All The Answers”, 1945”, Mainliner”, Moral Threat”

It's

  • Released: 1992
  • Tracks: “I Don't Wanna”

Network Expand-O, Vol. 2

  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Album Network
  • Tracks: “Bad Luck (81-92)”

Rockin' The Cradle

Noises 4 2 Day

Someone's Gonna Get Their Head To Believe In Something

PHI BETA Restless

Yamaiko

  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Toy's Factory - Japan
  • Tracks: “Playpen”, Justice For All”

Shared Vision, Vol. 2: The Songs of the Rolling Stones

Visions, Vol. 1: Musik Fur Die 90er

  • Released: 1996
  • Tracks: “Don't Drag Me Down”

Viva Mania

MusikExpress - Sounds Of '97, Vol. 4

Crossing All Over, Vol. 5

  • Released: 1997
  • Label: BMG
  • Tracks: “I Was Wrong”

Hell Comes To Your House, Vol. 1

Time Bomb Recordings Sampler

Warped Tour '98

  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Vans 1998 - German
  • Tracks: “Dear Lover”

Lars Ricken's Hot Shots

  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Rough Trade Records
  • Tracks: “Cold Feelings”

Time Bomb Recordings - Sampler 2000

Rock Explosion

  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Edel Record Company
  • Tracks: “Under My Thumb”

Double Shot: Punk

  • Released: 2000
  • Label: K-Tel
  • Tracks: “Bad Luck”

Orange County Soundtrack

Onboard Offboard

  • Released: 2002
  • Label: ZYX
  • Tracks: “Cold Feelings”

Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1

[edit] Advance releases and promos

Ball And Chain

  • Released: 1990
  • Format: 7”
  • Label: KROQ acoustic XMas giveaway
  • Tracks: “Ball And Chain”

Let It Be Me Promo

  • Released: 1990
  • Format: CD5/12”
  • Label: Sony 550 Music
  • Tracks: “Let It Be Me”, “It's All Over Now”, “Pretty Thing”

Ball And Chain Promo

  • Released: 1990
  • Format: CD5/12”
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Tracks: “Ball And Chain”, “Ball And Chain (edit)”, “Shame On Me”

Ring Of Fire Promo

  • Released: 1990
  • Format: CD5/12”
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Tracks: “Ring Of Fire”, “Lonesome Train”

Story Of My Life Promo

  • Released: 1990
  • Format: CD5/12”
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Tracks: “Story Of My Life”, “Story Of My Life (edit)”, “Backstreet Girl (Live)”, “1945 (Live)”, “Mommy's Little Monster (Live)”, “It Wasn't A Pretty Picture (Live)"

Bad Luck Promo

Cold Feelings Promo

  • Released: 1992
  • Format: 7
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Tracks: “Cold Feelings”, “Bad Luck (Live)"

Cold Feelings Promo

  • Released: 1992
  • Format: CD5
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Tracks: “Cold Feelings”, “Alone and Foresaken”

When She Begins Promo

  • Released: 1992
  • Format: CD5
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Tracks: “When She Begins”, “Mainline 1992”

Born To Lose Promo

  • Released: 1992
  • Format: CD5
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Tracks: “Born To Lose”, “Ready For Love”

Social Distortion Compilation Promo

  • Released: 1995
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Time Bomb Recordings
  • Tracks: “Telling Them”, “Under My Thumb”, “Mommy's Little Monster”, “Another State Of Mind”, “Prison Bound”, “Ball And Chain”, “Story Of My Life”, “Ring Of Fire”, “Bad Luck”, “Cold Feelings”

I Was Wrong Promo

  • Released: 1996
  • Format: CD5, 7”
  • Label: Sony 550 Music, Sony 550 Music UK
  • Tracks: “I Was Wrong”

When The Angels Sing Promo

  • Released: 1996
  • Format: CD5
  • Label: Sony 550 Music
  • Tracks: “When The Angels Sing”

When The Angels Sing Promo

  • Released: 1996
  • Format: CD5
  • Label: Sony 550 Music - Canada
  • Tracks: “When The Angels Sing”, “Shame On Me”, “Lonesome Train”, “Ring Of Fire”, “Alone and Foresaken”

White Light, White Heat, White Trash Advance copy

  • Released: 1996
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Sony 550 Music
  • Tracks: Same as studio release

Don't Drag Me Down Promo

  • Released: 1997
  • Format: CD5
  • Label: Sony 550 Music
  • Tracks: “Don't Drag Me Down”

Album Network Presents: Social Distortion

  • Released: 1998
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Album Network
  • Tracks: Cuts from Live At The Roxy, Interview w/Mike Ness

Live in Orange County Promo

Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll Advance Promo

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Albums

Year Album Chart Positions
U.S. UK
1983 Mommy's Little Monster - -
1988 Prison Bound - -
1990 Social Distortion 128 -
1992 Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell 76 -
1995 Mainliner: Wreckage From the Past - -
1996 White Light, White Heat, White Trash 27 -
1998 Live at the Roxy 121 -
2004 Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll 31 -
2007 Greatest Hits 86 -
2008 Untitled seventh studio album - -

[edit] Singles

Year Song Chart Positions Album
U.S. U.S. Modern Rock U.S. Mainstream Rock UK
1980 "1945"/"Playpen" - - - - Mainliner: Wreckage From the Past
1981 "Mainliner" - - - -
1982 "Justice for All" - - - -
1983 "Another State of Mind" - - - - Mommy's Little Monster
1988 "Prison Bound" - - - - Prison Bound
1990 "Let It Be Me" - 11 - - Social Distortion
"Ball and Chain" - 13 - -
"Ring of Fire" - 25 - -
"Sick Boys" - - - -
"Story of My Life" - - - -
1992 "Bad Luck" - 2 - - Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
"Born to Lose" - - - -
"Bye Bye Baby" - - - -
"Cold Feelings" - 11 - -
"When She Begins" - 14 - -
1996 "I Was Wrong" - 4 12 - White Light, White Heat, White Trash
"When the Angels Sing" - 33 32 -
1997 "Don't Drag Me Down" - - - -
1998 "Story of My Life" (live version) - - - - Live at the Roxy
2004 "Highway 101" - - - - Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll
"Reach for the Sky" - 27 - -
2005 "Don't Take Me for Granted" - - - -
"Death or Glory" - - - - Lords of Dogtown Soundtrack
2007 "Far Behind" - 19 - - Greatest Hits
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