Discography
More than four decades of studio albums, live recordings, compilations, EPs and singles from The Men They Couldn't Hang.
Studio Albums
Ten studio albums spanning the band's first recordings, their return in the 1990s and the new music that followed.
Night of a Thousand Candles
The debut album established the band's blend of folk tradition, punk energy and storytelling, including Green Fields of France and Ironmasters.
How Green Is the Valley
The second studio album includes Gold Rush, Shirt of Blue and Ghosts of Cable Street.
Waiting for Bonaparte
Continuing the band's fascination with history, politics and storytelling, including The Colours.
Silver Town
Featuring Rain, Steam & Speed, A Place in the Sun and Rosettes.
The Domino Club
Including Great Expectations and the final studio album before the band's 1991 split.
Never Born to Follow
The return of TMTCH following the band's reunion.
The Cherry Red Jukebox
New studio material for a new century and another chapter in the TMTCH story.
Devil on the Wind
Released during the band's 25th anniversary year.
The Defiant
New TMTCH songs three decades after the band first formed.
Cock-a-Hoop
Personal, historical and contemporary storytelling with the vitality of TMTCH undimmed.
The King's
Shilling
Demo Album • The Wave Fundraiser
The King's Shilling is part of The Wave, TMTCH's narrative project following a single family line from the early nineteenth century into an imagined future.
Early studio recordings and acoustic works in progress allow listeners to hear the project develop while helping to finance production of The Wave.
Live Albums
Capturing a band whose reputation has always been built as much on stage as in the studio.
Alive, Alive-O
A live document from the band's first era.
Smugglers and Bounty Hunters
A double live collection capturing TMTCH back where they have always thrived, in front of an audience.
Dogs Eyes, Owl Meat and Man-Chop
Another snapshot of the energy and character of a TMTCH live performance.
Raising Hell - 30 Years Live at the Empire
A live release celebrating three decades of The Men They Couldn't Hang, capturing the band on stage at the Empire.
Compilations
Best-of collections, rarities, demos and releases celebrating different chapters of the TMTCH story.
Majestic Grill
The Best of The Men They Couldn't Hang.
The Mud, the Blood and the Beer
The second major retrospective collection of the band's recorded work.
Demos and Rarities Vol. 1
Alternative recordings, demos and less familiar material from the TMTCH archive.
Demos and Rarities Vol. 2
A second journey into the band's archive of demos and rare recordings.
Five Go Mad on the Other Side
Another collection from the band's extensive catalogue.
Broadway Melodies
A collection of B-sides and unreleased tracks from across the band's more recent history.
The Magnificent 40
Forty songs celebrating forty years of TMTCH, released as two vinyl volumes and as a three-CD collection.
EPs
Singles
From the independent charts of the 1980s through to the band's more recent releases.
Video Releases
Listen To TMTCH
Explore the catalogue, rediscover old favourites and hear where the story is heading next.