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Vic Godard is not limited to one style: Starting off with a singer/songwriter sound he plunged the London mid-70's punk-scene accompanied by a bunch of south-west London soul boys: Subway Sect. Soon he turned to a more classic pop/jazz approach with a 30/40's wink: Swing...! ...and what not to follow...
Large, very varied discography, still performing (10-2015).
There's lots of artists carrying the title best kept secret of...; here's one again...

ALBUMS


Vic Godard / Mik Artistik
For Mankind / Until The Life's Drained Out Of Me
2024, 7", Gnu Inc. Recordings, ,
New Wave
Vic Godard / Johnny Britton / Asbo Derek / The Long Decline
Up On Top - GNU Inc Records Sampler
2024, 10", EP, Gnu Inc. Recordings
Vic Godard
Everybody's Scared Now
2024
Subway Sect / Vic Godard
Parallel Lines
2023, 7", Single, Safety Pin Magazine, ,
Punk
Vic Godard / Dirt Box Disco
Nasty Man / Fuck Me It's All Gone Wrong
2022, 7", Safety Pin Magazine, ,
Punk
Vic Godard
Mums' Revenge
2019,
Vic Godard And Helen McCookerybook / Pellethead
Autumn Rendez-Vous / Maguire
2018, File, WAV, Single, Gnu Inc. Recordings, ,
Indie Rock/Punk/Garage Rock/New Wave/No Wave/Post-Punk
The Nightingales With Vic Godard
Commercial Suicide Man
2018
Vic Godard
I'll Find Out Over Time / Dead Dreamy
2017, 7", Single, Gnu Inc. Recordings
Vic Godard
Can't Take The Sunshine Away / Inertia
2017, 7", Single, Ltd, Gnu Inc. Recordings
Vic Godard, The Bitter Springs
Wayward Biro
2016, CDr, Gnu Inc. Recordings
Vic Godard and The Sexual Objects
Make Me Sad Live Mono Glasgow 2013
2016, CD, Single, Gnu Inc. Recordings
Vic Godard & Subway Sect*
Why Did You Shoot Me?
2016, CD, Single, Gnu Inc. Recordings, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Vic Godard
30 Odd Years
2014, 2xCD, Comp, Gnu Inc. Recordings,
Vic Godard & Subway Sect
Born To Be A Rebel
2014, CDr, Single, Promo, AED, ,
Indie Pop
Vic Godard & Subway Sect
1979Now!
2014
Vic Godard & Subway Sect
Caught In Midstream / You Bring Out The Demon In Me
2013, 7", RSD, Single, Ltd, AED,
Vic Godard & The Sexual Objects
Live In Stereo Too
2013, CD, Album, Gnu Inc. Recordings
Vic Godard & Mates Mates
Vic To Vic
2013, ,
Indie Rock
Vic Godard & Irvine Welsh
Blackpool
2010, CD, EP, Gnu Inc. Recordings, ,
Musical
Vic Godard And Subway Sect
We Come As Aliens
2010
Vic Godard & The Subway Sect*
Live In Stereo
2009, CDr, Album, Num, Gnu Inc. Recordings
Vic Godard & Subway Sect
Singles Anthology
2005, CD, Album, Comp, Motion Records (2), ,
Soul-Jazz/Punk
Vic Godard / The Secret Goldfish
Singles Club #10: Place We Used To Live / 4 Excited People
1999, 7", Single, Ltd, Creeping Bent, ,
Indie Rock
Vic Godard & The Subway Sect*
Twenty Odd Years - The Story Of...
1999, 2x CD, ,
Soul-Jazz/Punk
Vic Godard
Long-Term Side Effect
1998
Vic Godard
In T.R.O.U.B.L.E. Again
1998
Vic Godard & The Spirit Of The Sect
No Love (Now) / She's My Best Friend
1996, 7", Garcia Records, ,
Rock & Roll/Punk
Vic Godard
The End Of The Surrey People
1993, ,
Indie Rock
Vic Godard
Won't Turn Back
1993, ,
Soul/Indie Rock
Vic Godard
Johnny Thunders
1992, 7", Single, Rough Trade, ,
Indie Rock
Vic Godard
T.R.O.U.B.L.E
1986
Vic Godard
Holiday Hymn
1985, ,
Bossa Nova
Vic Godard & The Subway Sect*
A Retrospective (1977-81)
1984, ,
Punk/Soul/New Wave
Vic Godard
Hey Now (I'm In Love)
1982, 7", Single, Decca, Barclay,
Vic Godard & The Subway Sect*
Stop That Girl
1981, 7", Rough Trade, Oddball Productions, ,
New Wave/Swing
Vic Godard / The Subway Sect*
Stamp Of A Vamp
1981, 7", Single, Club Left, ,
Cool Jazz/Swing
Vic Godard & The Subway Sect*
Hey Now (I'm In Love)
1981, ,
Cool Jazz/Swing
Vic Godard & The Subway Sect*
Songs For Sale
1981, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Vic Godard & Subway Sect
'Split Up The Money'
1980, 7", Single, MCA Records, Oddball Productions,
Vic Godard & Subway Sect
What's The Matter Boy?
1980, ,
Post-Punk/Skiffle/Soul-Jazz
Subway Sect
1978 Now
2007, CD, Album, Overground Records, ,
Punk
The Long Decline
Buckle Up And Join In Lad
1996
Subway Sect
Moments Like These
2021,
Subway Sect
Live And Rare Vol 2
2012, CDr, Gnu Inc. Recordings, ,
Punk/Indie Rock
Subway Sect
Live And Rare Vol 1
2011, CDr, Album, Gnu Inc. Recordings
The Long Decline
Decomposure
2006, CD, Sniffin' Glue Records
Subway Sect
Lazy So And So
2002, CD, Single, Car, Motion Records (2), ,
Indie Rock/Alternative Rock
Subway Sect
Sansend
2002, CD, Album, Motion Records (2), ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
The Long Decline
Wisdomism
2000, CD, Album, Wabana Ore Limited
The Long Decline
The Long Decline
1997, CD, Album, Overground Records
Subway Sect
"We Oppose All Rock & Roll" 1976 - 1980
1996, ,
Punk/New Wave
Subway Sect
Nobodys Scared
1978, 7", Single, Braik Records, ,
Punk
Subway Sect
Ambition
1978, ,
New Wave/Punk

APPEARANCES +


Vic Godard
Access All Areas
2015, CD, Album + DVD-V, Edsel Records
Comet Gain
Radio Sessions (BBC 1996–2011)
2024, ,
Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Various
Lost Summer Songs
2020, CD, Comp, Rolling Stone
Port Sulphur
Compendium
2020, ,
Post-Punk
Helen McCookerybook
G*R*E*E*N
2019, CD, Album, Big Song (2), ,
Ballad
The Bitter Springs
The Odd Shower
2019
Comet Gain
Fireraisers, Forever!
2019, ,
Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Gary Crowley
Gary Crowley's Lost 80s (63 Rare, Diverse And Eclectic Tracks 1980-87)
2019, ,
Indie Pop/Pop Rock/Soul
Pellethead
The Best Of A Bad Bunch
2018, LP, Album, Comp, Gnu Inc. Recordings, ,
Post-Punk/Punk/Garage Rock/New Wave/No Wave/Indie Rock
Peter Harris
Adverts
2018, LP, Ltd, Trashmouth Records, ,
Acoustic
Alternative TV
Dark Places
2018, Vinyl Grey, ,
Post-Punk/Experimental/Art Rock
Anthony Adverse
The Red Shoes
2018, ,
Easy Listening/Swing/Indie Pop
The Bitter Springs
The Addison Brothers
2017, 7", Single, Gnu Inc. Recordings
Dan Melchior, Russell Walker
In Durham
2015, LP, Kill Shaman
The Shak & Speares
Dramedy
2014, 9xFile, AAC, Album, 256, FreakHouse Records
Various
Sex Drugs And HIV
2014, 2x CD, DVD, ,
Punk/Post-Punk/Pop Rock/Folk Rock/Space Rock/Shoegaze/Goth Rock/Hard Rock/Ska/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Garage Rock
Johnny Thunders
Looking For Johnny The Legend Of Johnny Thunders Original Soundtrack Album
2014, ,
Rock & Roll/Punk
Various
Rare Trax Nr. 77 (Rare Wave Tracks)
2012, CD, Comp, Rolling Stone, ,
New Wave/Post-Punk/Indie Rock
Georgio "the Dove" Valentino
Entre Les Marolles Et Saint-Gilles
2012, 7", Not On Label
The Kingfishers
Postcards
2012, File, MP3, Album, Creeping Bent
JoBoxers
Like Gangbusters
2012
Various
Don't Drop It In The Dustbin VOL. 2 (2011)
2011, Cass, Comp, Ltd, Recycled Handmade Records, Recycled Handmade Records
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Psychocandy
2011, CD, CD, DVD, All Media, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Noise
Orange Juice
...Coals To Newcastle Sampler
2010, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Domino, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Orange Juice
Coals To Newcastle
2010, ,
New Wave/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Jangle Pop
Cinema Red And Blue
Cinema Red And Blue
2010
Wake The President / The Kingfishers
You Can't Change That Boy / Make Me Sad
2008, 7", EP, Ltd, Aufgeladen Und Bereit
The Jesus And Mary Chain
The Power Of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities
2008, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Alternative Rock/Acoustic/Indie Rock/Rock & Roll/Punk/Shoegaze/Lo-Fi/Goth Rock/Ballad/Blues Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Noise Rock
Subway Sect / Port Sulphur
Stool Pigeon / Discord / Finsbury Park
2008, Vinyl White, ,
Industrial/Punk/Experimental/Indie Rock
Phil Wilson
New Wave
2008
Various
13 Trésors Cachés Du Punk
2006, CD, Comp, Les Inrockuptibles, ,
Punk
Various
Punk Anthology
2005, 2xDVD-V, Comp, Rottin' Rolling Films, IMD (3), Hoodlum Entertainment (3), Paramount Pictures, ,
Punk/Ska/Post-Punk
Saint Etienne
Finisterre (A Film About London)
2005, ,
Downtempo/Synth-pop/Indie Pop
Orange Juice
The Glasgow School
2005, CD Book , ,
Indie Rock
Various
Up Yours! (Punk's Not Dead)
2003, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, ,
Punk/Alternative Rock/Garage Rock/New Wave
Various
Teenage Kicks
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Universal Music TV, ,
Reggae/Garage Rock/Dub/Punk/Reggae-Pop/New Wave/Roots Reggae/Synth-pop
The Embassy
The Pointer
2002, CD, Single, Service
Dan Melchior's Broke Revue
Andover, Duluth, London
2002, 12", EP, Num, Version City Records
Various
Rough Trade Shops - 25 Years
2001, 4x CD Technicolor, Box Set, ,
New Wave/IDM/Punk/Indie Rock/Industrial/Indie Pop/Reggae/Post-Punk/Ambient
Bitter Springs*
(Suburban Crimes Of) Every Happiness
2001, ,
Garage Rock
Various
Bentboutique, Chasing The Chimera
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Creeping Bent, ,
Leftfield/Industrial/Indie Rock/New Wave/Art Rock/Techno/Downtempo/Experimental
Various
Unconditionally Guaranteed 2000 (Uncut's Guide To The Month's Best Music)
2000, CD, Comp, Promo, Uncut (2),
Bitter Springs*
Best Bakers On The Island (El Grande Español CD)
2000, CD, Album, Acuarela, ,
Garage Rock
David Hobson, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Marco Guidarini
French & Italian Arias
2000, Cass, Album, ABC Classics
Various
Bentism (The Underground Sounds Of Creeping Bent)
1999, CD, Comp, Creeping Bent, Creeping Bent, ,
Leftfield/Abstract/Downtempo/Indie Rock
Various
Unconditionally Guaranteed Volume 10 November 1999 (Uncut's Guide To The Month's Best Music)
1999, CD, Comp, Promo, Uncut (2), ,
Soul-Jazz/Country Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Classic Rock
The Secret Goldfish
Somewhere In The World E.P.
1999, ,
Indie Rock/Indie Pop
The Action Swingers*
Complete London Toe Rag Session
1998
Adventures In Stereo
A Brand New Day
1997
Armitage Shanks
Celebrities
1996, 7", Single, Wild Wild Records
The Bitter Springs
The Addison Brothers
1996, CD, EP, Vespertine, Vespertine, ,
Indie Pop
Edwyn Collins
Keep On Burning
1996, ,
Indie Rock
Armitage Shanks
Sing And Play Twenty Punk Hits Of The Seventies
1995, LP, Album, Vinyl Japan, ,
Garage Rock/Punk
Edwyn Collins
Gorgeous George
1994
Orange Juice
The Heather's On Fire: The Postcard Singles
1993, ,
Indie Rock/Indie Pop/Post-Punk
Various
DIY: The Modern World - UK Punk II (1977-78)
1993, CD, ,
Punk
Orange Juice
Ostrich Churchyard
1992, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Viva! Eight Live At The Town & Country Club September 1992
1992, 2x CD, ,
Leftfield/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Punk/New Wave/Electro
The Chesterf!elds
Kettle
1987
Various
Here's Egg On Your Face!
1986, LP, Comp, Smplr, Rough Trade, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock/Indie Rock/Reggae/Blues Rock/Afrobeat/Art Rock/Jazz-Funk/Alternative Rock/Acoustic/Experimental
Anthony Adverse / The King Of Luxembourg
The Ruling Class / Straits Of Malacca
1986, ,
Vocal
Various
Compilation Rough Trade
1986, ,
Alternative Rock/New Wave/Lo-Fi/Noise/Industrial
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Never Understand
1985, Vinyl, ,
Indie Rock/Noise Rock
JoBoxers
Just Got Lucky
1983, ,
Pop Rock
Johnny Britton
The One That Got Away
1980
Michael Danzinger
For Elise
LP, Album, Amadeo, ,
Easy Listening
Various
The Sun Shines Here (The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984)
2021, ,
Indie Pop/Indie Rock/Post-Punk/Jangle Pop
Lust For Youth
A Mixed Tape By Lust For Youth
2019, Cass, Ltd, Mixed, Mixtape, Sacred Bones Records, Sacred Bones Records
Gary Crowley
Gary Crowley's Lost 80s (63 Rare, Diverse And Eclectic Tracks 1980-86) (Sampler)
2019, CDr, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Edsel Records, ,
Indie Pop/Pop Rock/Soul
Various
Rough Trade Shops - Recorded At The Automat: The Best Of Rough Trade Records
2015, Box, Car + 3xCD, Comp, Rough Trade (3), ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Pop/Indie Rock
Various
Recorded At The Automat: The Best Of Rough Trade Records
2015, ,
Alternative Rock/Punk/Post-Punk/Indie Rock
Various
See You In Charts
2014, CD, Comp, AED,
Various
Piece Of Cake! An Indiepop Compilation
2009, CD, Comp, Big Pink Cake, ,
Indie Pop/Indie Rock/Punk
Various
100 Classics For Relaxation: Prelude To A Dream
2008, CD, Album, Time Life,
Various
Popism (Pocket Radiodrops Volume Two)
2006, CD, Album, Comp, Creeping Bent,
Various
Too Good To Be True - The Very Best Of El Records 1985-1988
2005, CD, Comp, Cherry Red, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Lounge Story 3
2005, CD, ,
Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Pop Rock/Latin Jazz
Various
Opera Love - Opera For Hopeless Romantics
2004, 2xCD, Album, Sony Classical
Various
Nouvelle Vague: Pocket Radiodrops Volume One
2002, CD, Album, Creeping Bent
Various
DJロマンポルシェ。のニューウエイヴ愚連隊3 洋楽篇2 / Essential Collection Of 80's Newwave
2002, CD, ,
Techno/Indie Pop/Disco/New Wave/Post-Punk/Goth Rock/Noise Rock/Synth-pop
Various
Rough Trade Singles 1978-81
2001, Cass, Comp, Rough Trade, ,
Alternative Rock/Punk/Post-Punk/Indie Rock/Experimental
Various
Pearl Necklace
1999, CD, Comp, Dishy Recordings, Dishy Recordings
Various
The Ruling Class
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Él,
Various
6661
1999, CD, Comp, Beikoku-Ongaku
Various
Rough Diamonds - Rough Trade Singles Club Vol. 2
1993, CD, Comp, Rough Trade
Various
D'Un Échantillon De Marchandises
1993
Various
Amen (Last Sunshine Deserts Of Él Records)
1992, CD, Comp, Richmond Records, ,
Indie Pop
Various
Seven Inches
1992, CD, Smplr, Rough Trade, Labels, Les Inrockuptibles, ,
Indie Rock
Various
Rough Trade Singles Club Boxset
1992, 12x7", Single + Box, Ltd, Num, T-S, Rough Trade, ,
Folk Rock/Indie Rock/House/Shoegaze/Psychedelic Rock/Downtempo
Various
My Favourite Flavour And Amen
1992, 2x CD,
Various
(Thanks To Rough Trade For) A Constant Source Of Interruption
1990, ,
Indie Rock
Various
Clear Cut Final
1986, CD, Album, Comp, Japan Record
Various
Charmed To Meet You - New Works
1984, Cass, Album, Promo, Smplr, Rough Trade, Earthworks, ,
African
Various
Jive Wire
1982, Cass, Comp, New Musical Express, ,
Pop Rock/Psychobilly/Ska
Various
SFX Issue No. 11
1982, Cass, Comp, SFX (3)
Various
London Beat Club-The Sound Of Young London
1982
Various
Rough Trade New Releases No. 4
1980, Cass, Comp, Rough Trade, ,
Punk/Post-Punk/Indie Rock/Experimental/Reggae/Spoken Word/Dub/Rock & Roll