The South African Rock Encyclopedia > Rock Legends > 1970s / 1980s / 1990s / 2000s > Radio Rats > Discography
Singles
ZX Dan / Rocking (November 1978)
An edited version (4:30) of the album track (5:20), listed as “ZX-Dan” and credited to The Radio Rats
Crazy Caroline / I’m In Love (1979)
Erase / Liza Come Down (1981)
The Big Wham Bam / Welcome To My Car (1981)
Pop Coffins / Cigarette Pack Blues (2017)
Albums
Listed in chronological order of release
- Into The Night We Slide (October 1978)
- To The Watertower (1981)
- Via Dolorosa (1988)
- Big Beat (1991)
- Third Street (1995)
- Theatre Of Electric Chairs (1995)
- Tandy Park (1996)
- Music For Funerals (2000)
- Modern Cake Decorating (2001)
- Home Decorating For Beginners (2004)
- Entertaining From Your Freezer (2005)
- Locomotive Hotel (2005)
- Weird Weekend (2005)
- Spooky Obsession (2006)
- Pure Pop 1985-1988 (2006)
- Demos 2005-2007 (2007)
- Girl Trouble 2 (2009)
- Pop Coffins (2009)
- Girl Trouble 3 – Serious Trouble (2010)
- Love Train (2010)
- Madhouse (2011)
- Merry Tales (2012)
- Live at The Market Theatre, Johannesburg, 18 June 1978 (2012)
- Night Thoughts (2012)
- Cyanide Lake (2013)
- Ingrid Jonker – Die Kind Is Nog Jonger – Various Artists (2016)
- Jiving and Dying – The Radio Rats Story (CD/DVD combo) (2016)
- The Concise Rock ‘n Roll Primer (2017)
- Night Thoughts, Part 1 (2019)
- Road Songs (2019)
- Killville (2019)
- Concert For James Phillips – Various Artists (July 2020)
- Live At The Radium 2019 (2020)
- Tea With Pandora (Demonstration Wreckordings) (September 2021)
- Silotown (October 2022)
- Moordenaars Karoo – A Musical (November 2022)
- Pentatonic Canticles (November 2023)
- Vampire Weekends (October 2025)
Into The Night We Slide (October 1978)
To The Watertower (1980/81) unreleased
(sometimes known as “To The Tower” and possibly “Saturday Afternoon”)
10 or 12 Radio Rats songs that were recorded, but never released.
Via Dolorosa (1988)
Some tracks from this album were re-recorded in 1990 and released on “Big Beat“
Big Beat (1991)
Third Street (1995)
Theatre Of Electric Chairs (1995)
(aka Radio Rats IV)
Tandy Park (1996)
Music For Funerals (2000)
(working title: Radio Ketamine)
Modern Cake Decorating (2001)
Home Decorating For Beginners (2004)
Entertaining From Your Freezer (2005)
Locomotive Hotel (2005)
(with Roger Lucey on spoken bits)
Weird Weekend (2005)
(with Divine Rights Trip)
(band recorded in 1994, vocals & monologues recorded in 2005)
Spooky Obsession (2006)
Pure Pop 1985-1988 (2006)
Demos 2005-2007 (2007)
Girl Trouble 2 (2009)
Pop Coffins (2009)
Girl Trouble 3 – Serious Trouble (2010)
A compilation featuring tracks from Radio Rats, The Pop Guns & The Glee Club
Love Train (2010)
Madhouse (2011)
Merry Tales (2012)
Live at The Market Theatre, Johannesburg, 18 June 1978 (2012)
Night Thoughts (2012)
Cyanide Lake (2013)
Musicians
The “Into The Night We Slide” line-up reunited
- Jonathan Handley: guitars, vocals
- Dave Davies: vocals
- Herbie Parkin: bass
- Leonard Dixon: drums
Ingrid Jonker – Die Kind Is Nog Jonger – Various Artists (2016)
Jiving and Dying – The Radio Rats Story (CD/DVD combo) (2016)
The Concise Rock ‘n Roll Primer (2017)
Night Thoughts, Part 1 (2019)
Road Songs (2019)
Killville (2019)
Concert For James Phillips – Various Artists (July 2020)
Live At The Radium 2019 (2020)
Tea With Pandora (Demonstration Wreckordings) (September 2021)
Silotown (October 2022)
Moordenaars Karoo – A Musical (November 2022)
Pentatonic Canticles (November 2023)
Vampire Weekends (October 2025)
