# Daniel Johnston discography

This is a list of the discography of Daniel Johnston, who lived in Austin, Texas.

## Handmade cassettes

Before the production of 'Yip/Jump Music' in 1983, Johnston had no way to copy his albums, and so each copy would be an entirely unique recording. The standardised copies of these albums were released when Stress Records purchased Johnston's back catalog in 1986.
List of handmade cassettes, with selected details :
| Title | Album details | Notes |
| Songs of Pain | Released: 1981 Labels: Self-released (Standardized by Stress Records in 1988) Formats: Cassette, CD, LP, CD-R (See #Release history) | |
| Don't Be Scared | Released: July 1982 Labels: Self-released (Standardized by Stress Records in 1986) Formats: Cassette, CD-R, CD, LP (See #Release history) | |
| The What of Whom | Released: August 1982 Labels: Self-released (Standardized by Stress Records in 1987) Formats: Cassette, CD-R, CD, LP (See #Release history) | |
| Ugly Music | Released: August 1982 Label: Self-released Formats: Cassette | Handmade alternate version of Songs of Pain |
| More Songs of Pain | Released: 1983 Labels: Self-released (Standardized by Stress Records in 1988) Formats: Cassette, CD, LP, CD-R (See #Release history) | |
| Someday You're Gonna Make It, Joe | Released: February 1983 Label: Self-released Formats: Cassette | Lost alternate version of More Songs of Pain |
| Yip/Jump Music | Released: August 1983 Label: Stress Formats: Cassette, CD, LP, CD-R (See #Release history) | |
| Hi, How Are You | Released: September 1983 Label: Stress Formats: Cassette, CD, LP, CD-R (See #Release history) | |
| Retired Boxer | Released: December 1984 Label: Stress Formats: Cassette, CD (See #Release history) | |
| Respect | Released: January 1985 Label: Stress Formats: Cassette, 10" vinyl, CD-R, CD (See #Release history) | |
| Continued Story | Released: December 1985 Label: Stress Formats: Cassette, LP, CD (See #Release history) Initially released as a cassette exclusive. |
| Merry Christmas | Released: December 1988 Label: Stress Formats: Cassette | |

## Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details :
| Title | Album details |
| 1990 | Released: January 1990 Label: Shimmy-Disc |
| Artistic Vice | Released: 1991 Label: Shimmy-Disc First Johnston album made entirely of studio recordings. |
| Fun | Released: September 20, 1994 Label: Atlantic |
| Rejected Unknown | Released: October 9, 2001 Label: Gammon |
| Fear Yourself | Released: 2003 Label: Gammon |
| Lost and Found | Released: April 2006 Label: Sketchbook |
| Is and Always Was | Released: October 6, 2009 Label: Eternal Yip Eye Music |
| Space Ducks | Released: 2012 Label: Eternal Yip Eye Music |

## Live albums

List of live albums, with selected details :
| Title | Album details |
| Live at South by Southwest | Released: 1991 Label: Stress Format: Cassette |
| Frankenstein Love | Released: 1998 Label: Stress Format: Cassette |
| Why Me? | Released: 2000 Label: Trikont |
| Live@Albertstudios | Released: 2010 Label: Albert Music |
| Normal | Released: 2013 Label: Teen Arena |

## Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details :
| Title | Release details |
| Laurie | Released: 1992 Label: Seminal Twang |
| Happy Time | Released: 1994 Label: Seed Format: 7" vinyl |
| Sinning Is Easy | Released: 2002 Label: Pickled Egg Format: 7" vinyl |

## Singles

List of singles, with selected details :
| Title | Release details |
| "Dream Scream" | Released: 1998 Label: Pickled Egg Format: 7" vinyl |
| "Impossible Love" | Released: 2001 |
| "Mountain Top" | Released: 2003 Label: Rough Trade Format: 7" |
| "Fish" | Released: 2003 Label: Sketchbook Format: 7" |

## Side projects and collaborations
### Danny and the Nightmares

| Title | Release details |
| Danny and the Nightmares | Released: 1999 Label: Eternal Yip Eye |
| The End Is Near Again | Released: 2003 Label: Cool Beans |
| Freak Brain | Released: 2005 Label: Sympathy |
| The Death of Satan | Released: 2013 Label: Munster |

### Daniel Johnston and the Rhythm Rats

| Title | Release details |
| Big Big World | Released: 1991 Label: Seminal Twang |

### Collaborations
#### Jad Fair

* It's Spooky (50 Skidillion Watts, 1989; reissued on Jagjaguwar, 2001)
* The Lucky Sperms: Somewhat Humorous (with Chris Bultman; Jagjaguwar, 2001)

#### Yo La Tengo

* Speeding Motorcycle single (1990)

#### Hyperjinx Tricycle

* Hyperjinx Tricycle (Important Records, 2000)
* "Long Lost Love" single (2002)
* Alien Mind Control 3" CD (Important Records, 2003)

#### Okkervil River

* "Happy Hearts" off the album Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You See (Jagjaguwar, 2002)

#### Rule of Thirds

* "Rin Tin Soldier" (Eternal Yip Eye Music, 2003)

#### Jack Medicine

* The Electric Ghosts (Important Records, 2006)

#### Mark Linkous

* Fear Yourself (Coppertree Records UK, Ltd Ed 180g vinyl, 2008)

#### Beam

* Beam Me Up! (Hazelwood, 2010)

### Other appearances

* spoken word performance on the track "Love is a fascist invention" on the Alpine Those Myriads album "yr royal jetlag gospel" (Osito Records, 2003)
* with Kraig Mc Govern and on a live track recorded in Dublin July 2008
* with the Swell Season on January 31, 2009, Austin City Limits (previously recorded on September 28, 2008) to perform the song "Life in Vain"

## Compilations and tribute albums

* The Lost Recordings (Stress Records, recorded 1983, released 1992) cassette
* The Lost Recordings II (Stress Records, recorded 1983, released 1992) cassette
* A Texas Trip - contributed two songs (Caroline Records, 1987)
* Please Don't Feed The Ego (Eternal Yip Eye Music, 1994)
* Dead Dog's Eyeball: Songs of Daniel Johnston, by Kathy McCarty (1994)
* My So-Called Life - contributed "Come See Me Tonight" (1995)
* Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks - contributed "Unpack Your Adjectives" (1996)
* The Early Recordings of Daniel Johnston Volume 1 (Dualtone, 2003) - Reissue of Songs of Pain and More Songs of Pain
* The Sun Shines Down On Me by Gerry Nobody (2003)
* The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered (Gammon Records, 2004) - Tribute album along with disc of original versions plus one new song
* White Magic: From The Cassette Archives 1979–1989 (Eternal Yip Eye Music, 2004)
* I Killed the Monster: 21 Artists Performing the Songs of Daniel Johnston (2006) - Tribute album featuring contributions from Sufjan Stevens, Mike Watt, Jad Fair and Kimya Dawson
* Apskaft Tribute To Daniel Johnston (The Sound Of Apskaft, 2011)
* 50minutes (EXERCISE1 Recordings, 2006)
* Welcome To My World (Eternal Yip Eye Music, 2006)
* My Yoke Is Heavy: The Songs of Daniel Johnston by Adrian Crowley and James Yorkston (Chemikal Underground, 2013)
* Strange Boy, a remake of Retired Boxer by Kate Davis (Solitaire Recordings, 2021)

## Films

* The Devil and Daniel Johnston
* The Angel and Daniel Johnston - Live at the Union Chapel
* Daniel Johnston at Home LIVE recorded live in Waller Texas 1999 (Stephen Tompkins, Digital Download video/mp3 release 2009)