Releases By/Featuring/For On The Wire
- Compilation: Bugs On The Wire (LP album compilation, 1987)
- Compilation: Shocks On The Wire (CD album compilation, 1988, unreleased)
- Compilation: Six Inches From The Ground (cassette album compilation of demos, 1992)
- Sun City Girls: Static From The Outside Set (CD created and assembled from the SCG archives exclusively for On The Wire and was broadcast on June 25, 2005)
- Paul Rooney: Lucy Over Lancashire (12" single, 2007)
- Download compilation: 14 Tracks: Steve Barker's Dubwise Assault (14tracks.com download compilation for Boomkat offshoot, 2008) (as mentioned in The Letter)
- Suns Of Arqa BBC Radio Sessions (four live session tracks plus interview (digital download, 2019)
- Seekers International mix: Midnight Skanking (special mix, cassette release and download, 2019)
- The Fall: Take It To The Wire (LP bootleg of The Fall at Clitheroe Castle mp3s, 2020)
- DJ Old Rat: RWDFWDMIX011 (special mix, cassette release, 2022) (RWDFWD link)
- DJ Old Rat: Chapter II - The Return - RWDFWDMIX012 (special mix, cassette release, 2023) (RWDFWD link)
- DJ Old Rat: Pure Riddim (special mix, cassette release, June 2024) (Boomcat link)
- DJ Old Rat: Secret Lovers (special mix, cassette release, Nov 2024) (Bandcamp link)
Credits/Shout Outs for Steve Barker/On The Wire
- Discogs artist page for Steve Barker
- Discogs artist page for DJ Old Rat
- Fats Comet: Bop Bop (12", 1984) - "Special 'Thank You' to ... Steve Barker."
- Brenda and The Beach Balls: Volume One (LP, 1986) - "Special Ta's :- Steve (On The Wire) Barker ..."
- Various: Bugs On The Wire (LP compilation, 1987) - "This L.P. was compiled by Steve Barker whose programme "On The Wire" can be heard on BBC Radio Lancashire on Sunday afternoons."
- Where's The Beach: Suakin (12", 1988) - "Thanks to: ... Fenny ... Steve Barker"
- Barmy Army: The English Disease (LP/CD, 1989) - "All crowd samples recorded by ... Steve Barker ..."
- Lee 'Scratch' Perry: From The Secret Laboratory (LP/CD, 1990) - shout outs to Steve Barker and Roger Eagle during "Seven Devils Dead"
- Fixed Penalty: The E.P. (12", 1991) - "Special thanks to:- ... Ste Barker (We Luv The Dub too!) ..."
- The Orb: "The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld" (LP/CD, 1991) - "orbital thanx ... steve barker & the 'on the wire' crew"
- Barmy Army: The English Disease (CD, 1998 reissue) - liner notes
- Lee Perry: Divine Madness... Definitely (CD compilation, 2001) - liner notes, also features audio from Lee Perry's visits to On The Wire in 1984, 1986 and 1991.
- Martin Rev: Martin Rev (CD, 2002 re-issue) - liner notes
- Various: Streets Of Lhasa (CD compilation, 2004) - liner notes
- Various: Sound And The City (book and 2CD, 2007) - while working for the British Council, Steve suggested the concept for this work and recommended Peter Cusack
- Peter Cusack: Favourite Beijing Sounds (CD, 2007) - "There are many to thank for contributing to this CD ... Steve Barker ... for valuable insights."
- Hanggai: Hanggai – Introducing Hanggai = 介绍杭盖 (CD, 2008) - liner notes
- Arrows Made Of Desire: Songs That Sell Out (2009) - co-producer (see also here)
- Little Axe: If You Want Loyalty Buy A Dog (CD, 2011) - "Vocal samples from Steve 'On The Wire' Barker"
- Christiaan Virant: Fistful Of Buddha (CD, 2012) - liner notes
- Dennis Bovell: Mek It Run (CD, 2012) - liner notes
- Creation Rebel: Dub From Creation (LP/DL, 2018 reissue) - liner notes
- Creation Rebel: Starship Africa (LP/DL, 2018 reissue) - liner notes
- Blessed San: DJ Old Rat (DJ Lao Lao Shu) (2022, East Africa Records) - shout outs "Big up to Steve Barker the original old rat"
Steve has contributed liner notes to many On-U Sound and Pressure Sounds releases (to be added).
