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 did not make copies of his cassette 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 detailsTitleAlbum detailsNotesSongs of Pain Released: 1981 Labels: Self-released (Standardized by Stress Records in 1988) Formats: Cassette, CD, LP, CD-R Don't Be Scared Released: July 1982 Labels: Self-released (Standardized by Stress Records in 1986) Formats: Cassette, CD-R, CD, LP The What of Whom Released: August 1982 Labels: Self-released (Standardized by Stress Records in 1987) Formats: Cassette, CD-R, CD, LP Ugly Music Released: August 1982 Label: Self-released Formats: CassetteHandmade alternate version of Songs of PainMore Songs of Pain Released: 1983 Labels: Self-released (Standardized by Stress Records in 1988) Formats: Cassette, CD, LP, CD-R Someday You're Gonna Make It, Joe Released: February 1983 Label: Self-released Formats: CassetteLost alternate version of More Songs of PainYip/Jump Music Released: August 1983 Label: Stress Formats: Cassette, CD, LP, CD-R Hi, How Are You Released: September 1983 Label: Stress Formats: Cassette, CD, LP, CD-R Retired Boxer Released: December 1984 Label: Stress Formats: Cassette, CD Respect Released: January 1985 Label: Stress Formats: Cassette, 10" vinyl, CD-R, CD Continued Story Released: December 1985 Label: Stress Formats: Cassette, LP, CD Initially released as a cassette exclusive.Merry Christmas Released: December 1988 Label: Stress Formats: Cassette
Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected detailsTitleAlbum details1990 Released: January 1990 Label: Shimmy-DiscArtistic Vice Released: 1991 Label: Shimmy-Disc First Johnston album made entirely of studio recordings.Fun Released: September 20, 1994 Label: AtlanticRejected Unknown Released: October 9, 2001 Label: GammonFear Yourself Released: 2003 Label: GammonLost and Found Released: April 2006 Label: SketchbookIs and Always Was Released: October 6, 2009 Label: Eternal Yip Eye MusicSpace Ducks Released: 2012 Label: Eternal Yip Eye Music
Live albums +List of live albums, with selected detailsTitleAlbum detailsLive at South by Southwest Released: 1991 Label: Stress Format: CassetteFrankenstein Love Released: 1998 Label: Stress Format: CassetteWhy Me? Released: 2000 Label: TrikontLive@Albertstudios Released: 2010 Label: Albert MusicNormal Released: 2013 Label: Teen ArenaChicago 2017 Released: 2020 Label: dBpm
Extended plays +List of extended plays, with selected detailsTitleRelease detailsLaurie Released: 1992 Label: Seminal TwangHappy Time Released: 1994 Label: Seed Format: 7" vinylSinning Is Easy Released: 2002 Label: Pickled Egg Format: 7" vinyl
Singles +List of singles, with selected detailsTitleRelease 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 +TitleRelease detailsDanny and the Nightmares Released: 1999 Label: Eternal Yip EyeThe End Is Near Again Released: 2003 Label: Cool BeansFreak Brain Released: 2005 Label: SympathyThe Death of Satan Released: 2013 Label: Munster
Daniel Johnston and the Rhythm Rats +TitleRelease detailsBig 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)