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This list does not contain any compilation album, except for those that are Sparks only, or do contain songs not released on any other album.
Also no Sparks' collaborations are listed.

Year Title Label Catalog no. Country Image
1985 The Best Of Sparks Underdog/Carrere80296272F 
1986 Music That You Can Dance To Curb/Intercord847724Germany 
1988 Halfnelson VictorVDP28044JAP 
1988 Interior Design Fine Art/RhinoR270841USA 
1988 Interior DesignVictorVDP1346JAP 
1990 A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing RepertoireRR4051-CGermany 
1990 Sparks RepertoireRR4052-CGermany 
1990 Profile - Disk 1 Rhino/Fine ArtR270731USA
1990 Profile - Disk 2 Rhino/Fine ArtR270732USA
1990 Mael Intuition IslandIMCD88UK
1990 Mael IntuitionIslandPSCD1042JAP 
1990 The Best Of Sparks
(= Music That You Can Dance To)
CurbD277335USA 
1990 The Best Of Sparks
(= Music That You Can Dance To)
CurbD277335RUS 
1990 The Best Of Sparks
(= Music That You Can Dance To)
Curb/Redhot4686173UK 
1991 Just Got Back From Heaven
(= Interior Design)
Success22505CDEEC 
1992 The Best Of Sparks
(= Music That You Can Dance To)
Curb/Sony4686172UK 
1992 Just Got Back From Heaven
(= Interior Design)
Soundwings11011152CH 
1992 Just Got Back From Heaven
(= Interior Design)
Success22505CDCEE 
1992 Mael IntuitionIsland260693Germany 
1992 Mael IntuitionIslandPHCR18758JAP 
1992 Interior DesignMagnumCDTB 141UK 
1993 Just Got Back From Heaven
(= Interior Design)
Success / (p) Elap Music Ltd. (A division of Pickwick Group Ltd.)22505CDEEC (Denmark?) 
1993 In The Swing Spectrum5500652UK 
1993 In The SwingSpectrum5500652Germany 
1993 The Heaven Collection Columbia4735152F 
1993 The Hell Collection Columbia4735162F
1993 Sparks + A Woofer In Tweeter's ClothingDojoLOMACD23UK 
1993 Kimono My House IslandPHCR6717JAP 
1993 Propaganda IslandPHCR6718JAP 
1993 Indiscreet IslandPHCR6719JAP 
1993 Big Beat IslandPHCR6720JAP 
1993 A Woofer In Tweeter's ClothingRepertoireMSIF7061JAP 
1993 The World Of The Sparks - Madonna
(= Interior Design)
Trace0401102NL 
1994 Kimono My HouseIslandIMCD198UK 
1994 Kimono My HouseIslandIMCD198RUS 
1994 Kimono My HouseIsland74321224262Germany 
1994 Kimono My HouseIslandIMCD198F 
1994 PropagandaIslandIMCD199UK 
1994 PropagandaIsland74321224262Germany 
1994 IndiscreetIslandIMCD200UK 
1994 IndiscreetIsland74321224252Germany 
1994 Big BeatIslandIMCD201UK 
1994 Big BeatIsland74321224242Germany 
1994 The Magic Collection
(= Interior Design)
ARCMEC949034NL 
1994 Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins Logic74321232UK 
1994 Gratuitous Sax & Senseless ViolinsLogic7432123262USA 
1994 Gratuitous Sax & Senseless ViolinsLogicBVCP-827JAP
1994 Gratuitous Sax & Senseless ViolinsLogic/BMG74321232672Germany 
1994 Gratuitous Sax & Senseless ViolinsLogic/BMG74321232672RUS 
1996 No. 1 In Heaven + Whomp That Sucker Entertainment DogDOG10015EC 
1996 Terminal Jive + In Outer Space Entertainment DogDOG10016EC 
1995 Gold
(= Interior Design)
GoldGold 106NL 
1995 So Important
(= Interior Design)
LaserLight12571Germany 
1995 HalfnelsonBearsvillePCCY00820JAP 
1995 No. 1 In Heaven - The Ultimate Hits Of Sparks Bud MusicCHP61502Germany
1995 No. 1 In HeavenBud MusicCMP62004CGermany 
1995 Terminal JiveBud MusicCCMP62005Germany 
1995 Whomp That SuckerBud MusicCMP62006Germany 
1995 Angst In My Pants Bud MusicCMP62007Germany 
1995 Sparks In Outer SpaceBud MusicCMP62008Germany 
1995 Sparks In Outer SpaceBud MusicCMP62008RUS 
1995 Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat Bud MusicCMP62009Germany 
1995 Amateur Hour
(CD & VideoCD)
Master ToneMM5125Germany
1995 Heaven And Beyond
(= Interior Design)
WZWZ90159Germany 
1996 The 12 Inch Mixes Bud MusicCMP62010Germany
1996 No. 1 In Heaven + Whomp That SuckerDog EntertainmentDOG 10015RUS 
1996 Terminal Jive + In Outer SpaceDog EntertainmentDOG 10016RUS 
1996 Propaganda + IndiscreetAda Sound Ltd.2002/M3RUS 
1997 Plagiarism
(promo)
Virgin GmbHVGP000137Germany 
1997 PlagiarismVirgin GmbH724384427528Germany 
1998 Plagiarism Oglio RecordsOGL 89109-2USA 
1998 Plagiarism Flavour of SoundTFCK-87606Japan 
1998 Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat
(Remastered)
Oglio RecordsOGL 81604-2USA 
1998 Whomp That Sucker
(Remastered)
Oglio RecordsOGL 81601-2USA 
1998 Angst In My Pants
(Remastered)
Oglio RecordsOGL 81602-2USA 
1998 In Outer Space Oglio RecordsOGL 81603-2USA 
1998 Terminal Jive Oglio RecordsOGL 81600-2USA 
1998 Sparks Oglio Catalog Sampler
Promotional use only, not for sale
Oglio Records USA
1999 Sparks + A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing
(both remastered)
Castle MusicESM CD 677 - LC6448UK 
1999 Beat The Clock (compilation - various artists)
(includes Beat The Clock - Plagiarism version - not the "wide mix" by Liquid Todd!!!)
Columbia   USA  
1999 Sparks 12" mixes Oglio RecordsOGL 81605-2USA
1999 No. 1 In Heaven RepertoireREP 4768-WGGermany 
1999 Terminal Jive RepertoireREP 4769WGGermany 
1999 Angst In My Pants RepertoireREP 4770WGGermany 
1999 In Outer Space RepertoireREP 4771WGGermany 
1999 Balls
(promo, no sleeve/booklet)
Oglio Records USA 
1999 Balls
(promo, no sleeve/booklet)
DEF (former Sparks management) UK 
1999 Balls
(promo, 6-track)
WEA D
1999 Balls
(promo, 6-track)
WEA D
2000 Just Got Back From Heaven
(= Interior Design)
Elap757196EEC 
2000 In The Swing Spectrum?UK 
2000 Balls
(Red)
Strange WaysWay 180, Indigo 9523-2Germany 
2000 Balls
(Yellow)
Strange WaysWay 180, Indigo 9523-2Germany 
2000 Balls
(Blue)
Strange WaysWay 180, Indigo 9523-2Germany 
2000 Balls
(Green)
Strange WaysWay 180, Indigo 9523-2Germany 
2000 Balls
(Orange - promo)
Strange Ways Germany 
2000 Balls
(Red)
Oglio Records89119-2USA 
2000 Balls
(Yellow)
Oglio Records89119-2USA 
2000 Balls
(Blue)
Oglio Records89119-2USA 
2000 Balls
(Green)
Oglio Records89119-2USA 
2000 Balls
(black - 2 bonus tracks)
Flavour Of Sound RecordsFVCK-80121J
2000 Balls
(Red)
Recognition Records UK 
2000 Balls
(Yellow)
Recognition Records UK 
2000 Balls
(Blue)
Recognition Records UK 
2000 Balls
(Green)
Recognition Records UK 
2000 Balls
(Orange - promo)
Recognition Records UK 
2000 Balls
(promo CDR)
Recognition UK 
2000 Balls
(completely different packaging)
With additional CDROM and bonus tracks, but without the "Now That I Own The ABC" track
Festival/Mushroom A 
2000 Balls
(promo)
With additional CDROM and bonus tracks, but without the "Now That I Own The ABC" track
Festival/Mushroom333322A
2000 Balls
(completely different packaging)
With additional CDROM and bonus tracks, and with the "Now That I Own The ABC" track
Festival/Mushroom A 
2000 PlagiarismRoadrunnerRR 8791-2UK 
2000 Best Of RepertoireREP 4906Germany 
2000 This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us
(re-release of the "In The Swing" compilation - different artwork)
Rotation / Universal Music548 247 - 2NL 
2001 HTV Music History
Found on Ebay.. contains tracks from the first 3 Island albums
Sony Music Media Halahup Records 2000Hal 124 / ZE 10084Germany 
2001 Sparks Greatest - Music Gallery
Has pictures of another band, certainly not Sparks...
Lighthouse RecordsLC 02277United Kingdom 
2001 Gunther Koch Revisited
(one Sparks track: "Concerto In Koch Minor"
Intermedium rec. 007Indigo 2 CD 96832Germany 
2002 One Word One Sound
(one Sparks track: "Kakadu")
Intermedium rec. 005 Germany 
2002 This Album's Big Enough: Best Of Sparks Import (generic)?   
2002 Lil' Beethoven Artful records UK 
2002 Lil' Beethoven
(limited hardcover edition)
Artful records / Fulfill  UK 

This discography was compiled by Ruud Swart and Carl van Breukelen, last update 22 October 2002.

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  Bootlegs:        
1995 One And A Halfnelson
(bootleg)
All Of The WorldAOTW95016JAP
1997 French Pineapple
(home-made)
Deadbone MusicSPAR-1001USA 
1997 Instant Darlings Live
(home-made)
Deadbone MusicSPAR-1002USA 
1998 Rough Design
(home-made)
Deadbone ProductionSPAR-1005USA 
1998 Live At The Bottom Line 12/21/76
(home-made)
Deadbone ProductionSPAR-1003USA 
1998 Bad Indiscretion
(home-made)
Deadbone ProductionSPAR-1004USA 
1998 Halfnelson Demos
(home-made)
Deadbone ProductionSPAR-1006USA 
1999 Live At The Key Club 11/14/98
(home-made)
Deadbone ProductionSPAR-1007USA 
1999 Monitor Mixes: Kimono My House
(home-made)
Source unknown   
1999 Monitor Mixes: Propaganda
(home-made)
Source unknown   
1999 Monitor Mixes: Indiscreet
(home-made)
Source unknown   
1999 Monitor Mixes: Big Beat
(home-made)
Source unknown   
1999 Monitor Mixes: No. 1 In Heaven
(home-made)
Source unknown   
1999 Monitor Mixes: Angst In My Pants
(home-made)
Source unknown   
1999 Monitor Mixes: Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins
(home-made)
Source unknown   
1999 Logic Promo Cassette: Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins
(home-made)
Source unknown   
1999 Rare Tracks
(home-made)
Source unknown   
1999 Growing Pains / Bad Manners / Covers
(home-made)
Source unknown   
1999 Russell Mael interviewed by Raechel Donahue (Oct/Nov 1998)
(home-made)
Source unknown   
1999 Sparks live at The Greek Source unknown   
2000 Sparks Alabama Concert Source unknown   
2000 Balls But No Tits (Shephards Bush Nov. 1999) Source unknown   
2000 Sparks Anthology
(MP3's of all Sparks albums until Plagiarism - Picture CDROM, not a CD-R)
Home Collection Russia
2000 Live at Mile End Stadium Source unknown   
2000 Halfnelson Demos
(remastered!)
Source unknown   
2000 French Pineapple
(updated version)
Source unknown   
2000 Movie Music Sampler
(27 tracks, music from "Knock Off", "Mai, The Psychic Girl" and 8 other tracks)
Source unknown USA 
2000 Live at the Sun Theatre 08-26-2000 Source unknown USA 
2000 Ron and Russell Mael on "Radio Cité" Brussels 1984 Source unknown   
2000 Sparks on BBC Radio One - acoustic sessions Source unknown   
2000 Sparks Live At "The Whiskey", Hollywood, CA, USA, 1982
(contains the BBC Rock Hour LP)
Source unknown   
2000 Sparks Live At Shephards Bush Empire 20-12-1995
Source unknown   
2001 Sparks Live in Brighton - Dome Theatre 19-03-1995
Source unknown   
2001 Sparks Live in London - Astoria Theatre 06-12-1997
Source unknown   
2001 Sparks Live in Paris - Olympia Theatre Oct 1975 / BBC Session 1974
Source unknown   
2002 Royal Festival Hall - London, 19 Oct 2002
Source unknown   
2002 Misc. interviews 1
Source unknown   
2002 Introducing (copy of the vinyl LP)
Source unknown   
2002 Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 23/3/95 + misc. interviews
Source unknown   
2002 Quattro Club, Tokyo, 24/01/01 + Sparks as Radio Luxembourg DJs 1986
Source unknown   
2002 Rarities 2
Source unknown   
2002 Mark Radcliffe Show 11-11-1994 + Parkpop Den Haag 25-6-1995
Source unknown   
2002 Bristol Colston Hall - 21/03/1995
Source unknown   
2002 B-sides on 12"
Source unknown   
2003 Leftovers
Source unknown   


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