Fischer‐Z (1979 - )
Group - United Kingdom
Releases (44)
Official
Album
- Word Salad 04 May 1979
- Going Deaf for a Living 1980
- Red Skies Over Paradise 1981
- Reveal 1987
- Fish’s Head 1989
- Destination Paradise Oct 1992
- Kamikaze Shirt 16 Sep 1993
- Stream 1995
- Ether 2002
- This Is My Universe 2015
- Building Bridges 31 Mar 2017
- Swimming in Thunderstorms 13 Sep 2019
- Til the Oceans Overflow 08 Oct 2021
- Red Skies Over Paradise: The Berlin Sessions May 2022
Album - Compilation
- Going Red for a Salad (The UA Years) 1990
- Still in Flames Jun 1995
- The Best 1995
- The Gold Collection 1997
- The Very Best Fisher-Z Album Ever 01 Nov 2001
- Highlights 1979-2004 2004
Album - Compilation / Interview / Live
- The Garden Party 2004
Album - Live
- Live 05 May 2023 (as Fischer‐Z Solo)
Single
- Wax Dolls 1978
- Remember Russia 1979
- First Impressions (Pretty Paracetamol) 1979
- The Worker 1979
- So Long 14 Mar 1980
- 'Cutter's Lullaby May 1981
- Berlin 1981
- Big Drum 1988
- Masquerade 1989
- Say No 1989
- Will You Be There? 1992
- Destination Paradise 1992
- Caruso Apr 1993
- The Peaches & Cream Jul 1993
- Human Beings 1993
- Need Protection Mar 1995
- You Never Cross the Same River Twice (Turn Back the Clock) 1995 (as FZ)
EP
- Triptych EP1 24 Nov 2023
- Triptych EP2 26 Jan 2024 (as Fischer-Z)
EP - Compilation
- Over Germany 1981
Promotion
Single
Other - Compilation / Interview / Demo
- Red Skies Over Paradise 1981 Musikexpress Flexi-Disc with interview
Relationships (6)
Members
- Steve Skolnik (1976 - 1980) original, keyboard
- Steve Liddle original, membranophone
- David Graham original, bass
- John Watts original, lead vocals, keyboard, guitar family
- James Stevenson
Supporting By
- Sam Walker membranophone
Recordings by (250)
- Wax Dolls 2:46 (1978)
- Angry Brigade 2:14 (1978)
- Headlines 3:24 (04 May 1979)
- Nice to Know 2:53 (04 May 1979)
- Billy and the Motorway Police 2:12 (04 May 1979)
- Lemmings 3:00 (04 May 1979)
- Pretty Paracetamol 3:58 (04 May 1979)
- Acrobats 2:42 (04 May 1979)
- The Worker 3:34 (04 May 1979)
- Spiders 1:43 (04 May 1979)
- Remember Russia 3:35 (04 May 1979)
- The French Let Her 3:20 (04 May 1979)
- Lies 3:57 (04 May 1979)
- First Impressions 3:58 (1979)
- Bigger Slice Now 2:07 (1979)
- First Impressions (Pretty Paracetamol) 3:35 (1979)
- High Wire Walker 2:07 (1979)
- Kitten Curry 2:22 (1979)
- So Long 5:00 (14 Mar 1980)
- Hiding 2:56 (14 Mar 1980)
- Room Service 3:44 (1980)
- Crazy Girl 4:27 (1980)
- No Right 2:39 (1980)
- Going Deaf for a Living 3:32 (1980)
- Pick Up/Slip Up 2:39 (1980)
- Crank 3:06 (1980)
- Haters 4:08 (1980)
- Four Minutes in Durham (with You) 4:06 (1980)
- Limbo 2:15 (1980)
- You’ll Never Find Brian Here 2:12 (May 1981)
- Wristcutter’s Lullaby 2:49 (May 1981)
- Luton to Lisbon 1:56 (1981)
- Multinationals Bite 3:36 (1981)
- Cruise Missiles 4:18 (1981)
- Luton to Lisbon / Multinationals Bite 5:34 (1981)
- Battalions of Strangers 5:07 (1981)
- Song and Dance Brigade 3:06 (1981)
- The Writer 3:23 (1981)
- Bathroom Scenario 3:51 (1981)
- Red Skies Over Paradise 4:37 (1981)
- In England 2:45 (1981)
- Berlin 4:35 (1981)
- Marliese 3:52 (1981)
- Berlin (excerpt) 3:00 (1981)
- Ein ME-Interview 3:40 (1981)
- Wristcutters Lullaby (excerpt) 0:50 (1981)
- Cruise Missiles (excerpt) 0:50 (1981)
- The Perfect Day 4:08 (1987)
- Leave It to the Businessmen to Die Young 4:57 (1987)
- I Can’t Wait That Long 4:42 (1987)
Credited as (7)
Events (6)
Main Performer At
- Das Fest 1993 (14 Aug 1993)
- Wacken Open Air 2018, Day 0: W:E:T Stage time
- Lokerse Feesten 2017, Day 4: Mainstage time
- Fischer Z and The Cuban Heels at Tiffany's
- 6. Haldern Pop Festival 1989
- Rock of Ages 2012, Day 1
Links (22)
Official Homepages
Other Databases
- https://d-nb.info/gnd/10277176-5
- https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1025250
- https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139034944
- https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/fischer_z
- https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/fischer-z/