Japanese
Date: June 30, 2000

This list focusses on the original releases of all the recordings Morgan has been involved with, both solo and with other bands and artists. Any re-issues or compilations listed are of Morgan’s solo projects or recordings he has produced.

All recordings are albums, unless marked otherwise.

Most singles are not listed.

Otherwise, this list is almost complete.


1966

DO YOU DREAM – First demo recording with Love Affair – not released commercially

1967

SHE SMILED SWEETLY – Debut single by Love Affair (DERAM)

1968

EVERLASTING LOVE AFFAIR – The Love Affair (CBS / SONY)

1969

NEW DAY – The Love Affair (as L.A.) (CBS / SONY)

1971

CENTURI MAYA NEXUS – EP for science fiction event at the ICA, London (Dream Records)

1972

NOVA SOLIS – by Morgan, the band (RCA Italy)

1974

THE HOOPLE – Mott the Hoople (CBS / SONY)
GREATEST HITS – Mott the Hoople (CBS / SONY)
RAINBOW RIDER – by Mike Harrison of Spooky Tooth – MF played on all tracks (Island Records)

1975

DRIVE ON – Mott (CBS / SONY)

1976

SHOUTING AND POINTING – Mott (CBS / SONY)

1977

BRITISH LIONS – British Lions (RSO / Vertigo)

1979

HYBRID KIDS (Cherry Red Records) re-issued on CD in 1997 (Blueprint/Voiceprint Records)
THE SLEEPER WAKES – by Morgan, the band (Cherry Red Records) also released as BROWN OUT in the USA (Passport) and on CD in 1999 (Angel Air Records)
JOSS BAY – single by Morgan as The Paper Bags (Retread Records)
WHERE DID I GO RIGHT – by John Otway – MF played on all tracks (Polydor)

1980

MINIATURES a sequence of 51 tiny masterpieces (Pipe Records / Cherry Red Records) re-issued on CD in 1994 (Blueprint/Voiceprint Records)
THE MINIATURES MICROPACK microcassette version (Pipe Records / Cherry Red Records)
SLOW MUSIC with LOL COXHILL, soprano sax (Pipe Records / Cherry Red Records) re-issued on CD in 1995 (Blueprint/Voiceprint Records)
CLAWS the Hybrid Kids Christmas album (Pipe Records / Cherry Red Records) re-issued in Japan in 1981 and on CD in 1997 (Blueprint/Voiceprint Records)
TROUBLE WITH WOMEN – British Lions 1978 album (Cherry Red Records)
THE POCKET LIBRARY OF UNUSUAL FILM MUSIC – 40-track single (Passion Records / Cherry Red Records)
EAST SIDE OF TOWN – MF played on this single by SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS (DJM)
THE SECRET POLICEMEN’S BALL – MF played on a live track by Neil Innes (Island)

1981

PLAY LOUD / PLAY QUIET with John White – Cassette (ZG Magazine)
IVORIES – 1972 solo album (Strike Back Records)
THE WITCH TRIALS – MF played on/produced EP with Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys (New Rose Records)
STORM THE GATES OF HEAVEN – by Wayne County & The Electric Chairs – MF played on several tracks (Safari)

1983

SEASONS Produced by John Leckie (Cherry Red Records)
BACK TO MYSTERY CITY – by Hanoi Rocks – MF played on a few tracks (Mercury/Polygram)

1984

LOOK AT LIFE (Omagatoki / Shinseido)
SOUND COSMODEL – MF made one track on this Japanese Miniatures-style album (Skating Pears)

1985

WATER MUSIC (UK: Cherry Red Records, Japan: LLE Records) re-issued on CD in 1996 (Prem Promotions) and in 2000 (Cherry Red Records)
INSIDE SATIE (Germany: Meistersinger Records, Japan: Metrotron Records) re-issued on CD in 1999 (On-Off/Tokuma Japan)
A SLICE OF LIFE – MF made 3 tracks on a Japanese compilation album (LLE Records)

1987

FLOW OVERFLOW – Double album (Metrotron Records) re-issued on CD in 1999 (On-Off/Tokuma Japan)
LIFE UNDER THE FLOOR – Soundtrack (Kitty Enterprises)

1988

PEACE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY (Kitty Enterprises) re-issued in 1996 (Prem Promotions)

1989

OUTER BEAUTY, INNER MYSTERY – cassette album (Dawn Awakening)

1990

TRANSLUCENCE – Ambient Video (Kitty Enterprises)
ECHOES OF LENNON (Kitty Enterprises) re-issued in 1996 (Prem Promotions)

1991

PRE-ECHOES – CD single (Art Works)
SANE DREAM – by Masahide Sakuma – MF played/sang/co-wrote a few tracks (Toshiba/EMI)

1992

THE APFEL LAND STORY – Soundtrack (Tokuma Japan)
The Re-Series of albums:
RELAX (Prem Promotions)
REFRESH (Prem Promotions)
RECHARGE (Prem Promotions)

1993

HUMTONE – Remix of a track from RECHARGE by Kris Need (Cherry Red Records)

1994

REBALANCE with Mamadou Doumbia, kora, ngoni, guitar (Prem Promotions)
MA Russian compilation of Re-series & other tracks
4TH INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN AND WHALE CONFERENCE – MF made one track for this cassette album (I.C.E.R.C. Japan)
JAGUAR HARD PAIN – by The Yellow Monkey – MF played on a few tracks (Triad / Nippon Columbia)
FAR EAST SAMBA – by The Boom – MF played on/co-arranged/co-produced several tracks (Sony Japan)

1995

REFRESH new version with Aska Kaneko, violin (Prem Promotions)
CATS IN THE SUN – Ambient CD ROM – music to accompany photos by Hans Silvester (Isle / Synforest)
TROPICALISM-0 – by The Boom – MF played on/co-arranged/co-produced several tracks (Sony Japan)

1996

RELAX new version with Shizuru Ohtaka, vocals (Prem Promotions)
RECHARGE new version with Andy Bevan, saxes, Isao Osada, electric trumpet (Prem Promotions)
NATURAL MEDICINE – MF made music for the Japanese edition of Dr. Andrew Weil’s CD/Book on self-healing (Japan: Shunjusha)
MOTH POET HOTEL – A JAPANESE TRIBUTE TO MOTT THE HOOPLE – MF conceived/produced the album and played/sang on 2 tracks (Triad / Nippon Columbia)

1997

TOKYO CITY MAN – by Heat Wave – MF played on several tracks (Polydor Japan)

1998

FLOWER MUSIC (Prem Promotions)
ECHOES OF A CITY LIFE – compilation of three albums previously recorded for Kitty Enterprises
HOWLING AT THE MOON – by Heat Wave – MF played on several tracks (Polydor Japan)
REPEAT PERFORMANCE IV – MF made one remix for this album by Shizuru Ohtaka (King Records)
HOME – album by Shizuru Ohtaka with Hamza El Din – MF played on all tracks and co-wrote/arranged a few tracks (Bandai Records)
THE SKIES OF BIEI – Ambient CD-ROM (Shunjusha)

1999

REMIX – Radical remixes of material from the Re-Series albums (Prem Promotions)
PEACE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY new version (Cherry Red Records)

2000

MINIATURES 2 a sequence of 60 tiny masterpieces (UK: Cherry Red Records; Japan: Consipio Multiplex)