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[edit] Discography

A chronological discography makes far more sense with the EPs (In A Car, Meat Puppets (album) and Out My Way in a studio recordings (or just complete chronological discography). The LP/EP distinction may make sense for someone like Madonna, but for the average SST band, the distinction is distracting. The following seems to capture the essence of the band's output in a more representative manner.

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	US Billboard Peak	US sales
	1981	In A Car (7" EP)	SST	Did not chart
	1982	Meat Puppets (12" 45rpm EP)	SST	Did not chart
	1983	Meat Puppets II	SST	Did not chart
	1985	Up on the Sun	SST	Did not chart
	1986	Out My Way (12" EP)	SST	Did not chart
	1987	Mirage	SST	Did not chart
	1987	Huevos	SST	Did not chart
	1989	Monsters	SST	Did not chart
	1990	No Strings Attached (compilation)		Did not chart
	July 9, 1991	Forbidden Places	London	Did not chart
	January 25, 1994	Too High to Die	London	62
	October 3, 1995	No Joke!	London	183
	1999	Live in Montana (live)		Did not chart
	September 26, 2000	Golden Lies	Atlantic	Did not chart
	September 26, 2002	Live (live)		Did not chart
	2004	Classic Puppets (compilation)		Did not chart
	2006/2007	(untitled studio album)