Ralph McTell Discography - List of Recorded Works

Ralph McTell Discography

Somewhere Down the Road

On the Record

A systematic listing of the recorded works of Ralph McTell
The complete compendium of UK releases

Original Studio Albums
Live Albums
Videos
Singles
Promotional Releases
Ralph McTell and Friends
Accompaniments & Backing Vocals
Compilations
Reissues
Miscellany
Bibliography

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Ralph McTell Song List: "First and Last Songs"

Ralph McTell UK Discography: "Trackin' Back"

Ralph McTell International Discography: "Further by the Day"

Original Studio Albums

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*Ref*	*Title*	*Date*	*Label*	*Catalogue*
1	Eight Frames a Second LP. 'Paint the soul. Never mind the legs and arms.'	1968	Transatlantic	TRA165
2	Spiral Staircase LP. '...enables us to feel what he has felt...'	1969	Transatlantic	TRA177
3	My Side of Your Window LP. 'He is fast becoming one of our major songwriters'	1969	Transatlantic	TRA209
4	You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here LP. 'The ripples flowing from him are spreading further every day'	1971	Famous	SFMA5753
5	Not Till Tomorrow LP. 'McTell it like it is'	1972	Reprise	K44210
6	Easy LP. 'Uncle Willie told me before he died...'	1974	Reprise	K54013
7	Streets... LP. 'It was all right, it is all right, and it will be all right.'	1975	Warner Bros	K56105
8	Right Side Up LP. 'When the break is mended it can be stronger than before...'	1976	Warner Bros	K56296
9	Slide Away the Screen LP. 'The sessions... were the most enjoyable that I have known.'	1979	Warner Bros	K56599
10	Water of Dreams LP. '...and then you can let your own eyes close.'	1982	Mays	TG005
11	Songs from Alphabet Zoo LP. 'Everyone is a bouncing babe their mums are bouncers too...'	1983	Mays	TG007
12	Best of Alphabet Zoo LP. Selections from 'Songs' plus 6 new tracks	1983	Mays	AZ123
13	At the End of a Perfect Day LP. 16 Songs of Love & Friendship At the End of a Perfect Day was also issued in The Entertainers Box with LP albums by Des O'Connor and Howard Keel	1985 1985	Telstar Telstar	STAR2263 STAR2054
14	The Best of - Tickle on the Tum LP. Look down there's Tickle Town and there's the River Tum...	1986	Mays	TPG008
15	Bridge of Sighs LP. '...they don't hear you cry yourself to sleep those lonely nights.'	1986	Mays	TPG009
16	Blue Skies Black Heroes LP & CD. 'I have to say... (Joseph Spence's) influence... has been immense.'	1988	Leola	TPG10 TPGCD10
17	Stealin' Back... CD. '...go back to source and discover the originals...'	1990	Essential	ESSCD137
18	The Boy with a Note CD. An Evocation of the Life of Dylan Thomas in Words and Music	1992	Leola	TPGCD11
19	Sand in Your Shoes CD. 'I'm not really religious, but it never leaves you.'	1995	Transatlantic	TRACD119
20	Red Sky CD. 'Extracting something beautiful out of hopelessness.'	2000	Leola	TPGCD18
21	National Treasure CD. 'Blind Boy Fuller played a National resonator and... I fell in love with the sound...' Includes 2 tracks recorded live on the 2001 National Tour	2002	Leola	TPGCD21
22	Gates of Eden 'The music on this CD is the beginning of my own journey and these songs are almost sacred to me.'	2006	Leola	TPGCD26
23	As Far As I Can Tell '...remembered light refracts.' Treble CD of readings from Ralph's autobiography and the songs they inspired.	2007	Leola	TPGCD28
24	Somewhere Down the Road CD. 'Where imagination and reality collide.'	2010	Leola	TPGCD31
25	Don't Think Twice It's Alright Digital download. A tribute to Bob Dylan on his 70th birthday.	2011	Leola	[None]

Live Albums

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*Ref*	*Title*	*Date*	*Label*	*Catalogue*
L1	Ralph, Albert & Sydney LP. Live at The Royal Albert Hall and The Sydney Opera House	1977	Warner Bros	K56399
L2	Songs for Six Strings Vol II CD. Recorded live straight from the desk	1996	Leola	OLA15B2CD
L3	Travelling Man The Journey The Songs Double CD of two sold out concerts in London's Purcell Room	1999	Leola	TPGCD16
L4	Songs for Six Strings Box set of six CDs of live performances Songs for Six Strings 1st - E CD. First 'string' with six live tracks from 2009 - 2010	2011 2011	Leola Leola	OLA6J45 TPGCD E1

See also 21 C18 R6 R15 R26 V1 V2 V3 S13 S15 S19 S28 S29 P3 F2 F3 F5 F7 F9 F11 F12 F14 F16 F20 F21 F22 F23 F25 F27 F30 F31 F33 F35 F36 F37 F46 F47 M20 M32 M45 M67 M70

Videos

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*Ref*	*Title*	*Date*	*Label*	*Catalogue*
V1	Live at the Town Hall VHS. 'In 1952 in Croydon there were bomb sites still around from the war'	1998	Leola	OLA26VID
V2	The London Show DVD. A concert to celebrate Ralph's 60th birthday, recorded live at London's Royal Festival Hall	2005	Leola	TPGDVD25
V3	McTell on The Mall DVD recorded live at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in 2000	2008	Leola	TPGDVD29

See also F2 F3 F7 F16 F24 F33 F37 M5 M50 A18 A21 A25

Singles

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Titles on singles and EPs.

*Ref*	*Title*	*Date*	*Label*	*Catalogue*
S1	Summer Come Along b/w Girl on a Bicycle	1969	Transatlantic	BIG125
S2	Kew Gardens b/w Father Forgive Them	1970	Transatlantic	BIG131
S3	Spiral Staircase b/w Terminus	1970	Transatlantic	BIG134
S4	First and Last Man b/w In Some Way I Loved You	1971	Famous	FAM105
S5	Teacher Teacher b/w Truckin' Little Baby The BBC declined to play this single and it was withdrawn from sale before general release	1972	Famous	FAM111
S6	When I was a Cowboy b/w Small Voice Calling	1972	Reprise	K14214
S7	Zimmerman Blues b/w First Song	1972	Reprise	K14225
S8	Take it Easy b/w Sweet Mystery	1974	Reprise	K14325
S9	Streets of London b/w Summer Lightning	1974 1980 1981	Reprise reissued in picture sleeve reissued in "Classic Hits of the 70s" series	K14380
S10	El Progresso b/w Grande Affaire	1975	Warner	K16537
S11	Let Me Down Easy b/w Would I Lie to You	1975	Warner	K16633
S12	Dreams of You b/w Sweet Forgiveness	1975	Warner	K16648
S13	Weather the Storm b/w First Song First Song was recorded live in Sydney	1976	Warner	K16843
S14	Naomi b/w Tequila Sunset	1977	Warner	K16884
S15	Maginot Waltz Winnie's Rag b/w Streets of London Sweet Mystery EP from the Ralph, Albert & Sydney live album	1977	Warner	K17008
S16	Heroes and Villains b/w Sweet Girl on my Mind Sweet Girl on my Mind is from an unreleased album produced by Shel Talmy in 1976	1978	Warner	K17274
S17	Love Grows b/w Banjo Man	1979	Warner	K17304
S18	From Clare to Here b/w Promises	1979	Warner	K17584
S19	England b/w Grey Sea Strand Grey Sea Strand was recorded live in Belfast	1981 1981 1982	Mays reissued in picture sleeve reissued on EMI with remixed England	ING1 EMI5315
S20	I Fall to Pieces b/w I'm Not a Rock I Fall to Pieces is from an unreleased album produced by Shel Talmy in 1976	1982	Mays	ING2
S21	Kenny the Kangaroo Holly the Hedgehog b/w Camilla the Camel Nellie the Newt Songs from Alphabet Zoo EP	1982	Mays	ING3
S22	Kenny the Kangaroo b/w The Parrot Song	1983	Mays	ING4
S23	Stranger to the Seasons b/w Mr Connaughton	1983	Mays	ING7
S24	The Wind in the Willows The A-side of The Wind in the Willows single	1984	Red Bus	RBUS94
S25	The Winner’s Song b/w Geordie's on the Road Ralph based 'The Winner's Song' on a TV jingle he'd written to advertise Skol lager	1984	Mays	ING11
S26	I Like Rubbish b/w Five Balloons	1986	Mays	ING13
S27	The Things You Wish Yourself b/w Keeping the Night at Bay	1986	Mays	ING14
S28	Bridge of Sighs b/w Blind Arthur Goes to Adelaide (Adelaide Rag) Blind Arthur was recorded live in Adelaide	1987	Mays	ING15
S29	Kenny the Kangaroo Introduction and Song Recorded live. The other side of this single features Noel Murphy's Murphy and the Bricks	1990	Funny	STACK1
S30	The Things You Wish Yourself Digital download	2010	Leola	[None]

Promotional Releases

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*Ref*	*Title*	*Date*	*Label*	*Catalogue*
P1	Nanna's Song b/w Eight Frames a Second Promotional single taken from the LP Eight Frames a Second	1968	[Transatlantic]	[None]
P2	England Promotional single with 'long' and 'DJ edit' versions	1981	Mays	PRO ING1
P3	After Rain and Jesus Wept Promotional CD single, recorded live	1995	Tickety-Boo	[None]
P4	Tickety-Boo This promotional CD single features vocal and instrumental edits	1999	[Tickety-Boo]	[None]
P5	Readings from Angel Laughter This promotional CD of readings from Ralph's autobiography includes versions of Lunar Lullaby, Daddy's Here, Barges, Mrs Adlam's Angels and Big Tree	2000	Amber Waves	[None]
P6	In the Dreamtime and Up Promotional CD single	2000	Tickety-Boo	[None]
P7	The Journey - Selected Tracks A pre-release sampler CD of 12 tracks from The Journey box set	2006	Leola	[None]
P8	England A promotional CD with 'new' and 'original' recordings of Ralph's 'love song for your country' to mark St George's Day.	2009	Leola	[None]

Ralph McTell and Friends

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Collaborations with other artistes, including benefit and tribute albums.

*Ref*	*Title*	*Date*	*Label*	*Catalogue*
F1	Songs of London Ralph sings Streets of London on this LP album of 'all the hits and more' from Capital Radio 194 on behalf of Help A London Child	1979	Capital Radio	HALC3
F2	Fairport Convention Cropredy 30 August 1980 This video captures Ralph singing I Want You and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down with Fairport Convention	1982	Videotech	[None]
F3	Fairport Convention Reunion Festival Broughton Castle 1981 This video, aka Live at Broughton Castle 1981, features Ralph singing White Dress with Fairport Convention Ralph also contributes electric guitar and backing vocals on High School Confidential and Meet on the Ledge	1982 1993	Videotech reissued on Musikfolk	VTV01 MF03
F4	The Wind in the Willows LP. The story, the songs and the music from the ITV production. Ralph sings The Wind in the Willows theme song	1983	Red Bus	RDBLP1150
F5	Just Guitars LP. A concert of guitar music in aid of the Samaritans, recorded live at The Barbican Centre (18 December 1982). Ralph sings Clown, Mr Connaughton, Song for Martin and Streets of London, and plays Anji with Bert Jansch	1984	CBS	25946
F6	Tickle on the Tum - Stories and Songs A cassette of six stories from the TV series, each accompanied by Ralph’s thematic song: Dora the Driver, I Love my Bicycle, Connie Caper, Dr Dimple, Teacher’s Lost Voice and Roland Crust	1984	St Michael	1361/5605
F7	Fairport Home Video (Winter 1984) / Live at Birmingham University 1974 This limited edition video features Ralph singing White Dress and Close to the Wind with Fairport Convention at the Oxford Apollo in 1984	1985	[None]	[None]
F8	Super Gran The B-side of this Billy Connolly single features Ralph duetting with Billy on the instrumental Yootha's song	1985	Stiff	BUY218
F9	The Third Leg This twin cassette official bootleg of Fairport Convention's 1987 Cropredy reunion was reissued on a treble CD with The Other Boot. It features Ralph singing Bridge of Sighs with the band	1988 2001	Woodworm reissued Woodworm	[None] WR3CD037
F10	Words & Music LP and CD by Phil Coulter. Ralph sings I Loved the Ground, which he co-wrote with Phil - who plays Streets of London on the piano	1989 1994	Telstar reissued on CD by Four Seasons	STAR2407 TCD2407 FSCD007
F11	Saturday Rolling Around CD. The GP's were Richard Thompson, Ralph, Dave Mattacks and Dave Pegg. This is the only record of their short career, recorded live at Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire, on 14 August, 1981. Ralph sings lead vocal on 7 tracks See also F41	1992 1996 2001	Woodworm reissued on HTD reissued on Talking Elephant	WRCD014 HTDCD53 TECD030
F12	Fairport Convention 25th Anniversary Concert A double CD recorded live at Cropredy 1992. Ralph sings Polly on the Shore with Fairport Convention Reissued as Fairport Convention 25 - The Anniversary Concert	1993 2007	Woodworm reissued on Talking Elephant	WRDCD022 TECD107
F13	Acoustic Routes CD. Film soundtrack of Bert Jansch and friends with Ralph playing That'll do Babe	1993	Code 90	Ninety 7
F14	Giving People Choices This charity CD for Action Aid includes Ralph's Wonderful Country performed live during the 1992 'Silver Celebration' tour	1993	ActionAid	AACD1001S
F15	Out on the Rolling Sea CD. A tribute to the music of Joseph Spence and the Pinder family. Profits distributed to schools and charities working with disabled children. Ralph sings a specially-recorded version of Stealin’	1994	Hokey Pokey	HPR2004.2
F16	Brenda's Friends Video of a concert celebrating the life and work of Brenda Wootton. Ralph sings Hesitation Blues and Summer Girls	1994	Three S Films	[None]
F17	Musical Tour of Scotland CD. Music to accompany Billy Connolly's "World Tour of Scotland" TV series, including instrumental versions of The Islands and Barges. Ralph sings Will ye go, The Islands, Tangle of the Isles and Flower of Scotland	1995	Tickety-Boo	529816-2
F18	About Thyme CD by Jacqui McShee, Gerry Conway, Spencer Cozens. Ralph duets with Jacqui on Factory Girl - a traditional song, not the one Ralph wrote	1995	GJS	GJSCD012
F19	Georgia on our Mind A benefit CD album for Sandy Denny’s daughter, Georgia. Ralph sings Girl from the North Country and (with 'The Deep Sea Ensemble') Georgia on my Mind	1997	Deep Sea	SeaD8001
F20	Raise the Roof! CD. Supporting the Deddington Parish Church Restoration Appeal. Includes Red and Gold from Ralph's live album Songs for Six Strings Vol II	1997	[None]	DEDD1
F21	Huntingdon Folk CD. Folk from Huntingdon Hall, a grade II listed building in Worcester. Includes The Slip Shod Tap Room Dance from Ralph's live album Songs for Six Strings Vol II	1997	Speaking Volumes	SVL04CD
F22	Seka ["Sister"] CD. A songwriters benefit for the SEKA Recreation House for Women and Children. Ralph contributes a live version of Peppers & Tomatoes	1998	Twah!	Twah!113
F23	The Cropredy Box Treble CD. The thirtieth anniversary concert of Fairport Convention as recorded at Cropredy Festival 8th & 9th August 1997. Ralph leads The GP's in Cut across Shorty	1998 1999 2003	Woodworm reissued on Mooncrest reissued on Castle	WR3CD026 CRESTBCD042 CMETD815
F24	One Night Stand Down Under and The Best of the Rest The trailer to this Billy Connolly video features Ralph singing Tickety-Boo at the launch of the eponymous chari-tea	1999	Universal	0612553
F25	Heart of England CD in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. Ralph donates a live version of An Irish Blessing See also Heart of England Volume Two	2000	Heart of England	TCTCD101
F26	People on the Highway CD. A Bert Jansch encomium, featuring Ralph's version of Running from Home	2000	Market Square	MSMCD106
F27	Heart of England Volume Two The closing track on this double CD is a live and previously unreleased version of The Ferryman Heart of England Volumes One and Two The two Heart of England albums were also issued as a limited edition treble CD at the Cropredy Festival in 2002 and 2003 A unique copy of Heart of England Volume Two, with 'gold' artwork and the signatures of Ralph and most of the other artists who contributed tracks, was raffled at the last gig of Fairport Convention's 2009 winter tour	2002 2002 2003 2009	Heart of England Heart of England reissued reissued	TCTCD102/103
F28	Banjoman Ralph wrote and recorded A Feather Fell especially for this CD tribute to Derroll Adams Ralph also contributes banjo and backing vocals on Wizz Jones's version of Willie Moore	2002	Blue Groove	CDBG1420
F29	Comfort & Joy This seasonal St Agnes Fountain CD album features Ralph reciting an extract from Angel Laughter - 'Uncle Alf, two turkeys and a piano accordion'	2002	The Folk Corporation	TFCCD2008
F30	Cropredy - The Best and the Guests A free bonus CD, available only with the Fairport unConventional 4-CD box. Ralph took lead vocal on White Dress during FC's 1990 Cropredy set	2002	Free Reed	FRFB-01
F31	Cropredy 2002 - Another Gig: Another Palindrome Double CD. Ralph was Fairport Convention's guest at their 35th anniversary celebration. His short set included Red and Gold - 'inspired by this place, this gathering, the history of this very field' Reissued as Festival Cropredy 2002	2002 2003	Woodworm reissued on Talking Elephant	WR2CD039 TECD054
F32	Human Nature Ashley Hutchings's CD collection of new songs observing the human relationship with creatures and plants includes Ralph sharing lead vocals with Ken Nicol on Don't Clear That Corner Away	2003	Talking Elephant	TECD053
F33	The Big Gig - Show of Hands at the Royal Albert Hall Ralph sings From Clare to Here and Streets of London with Show of Hands on this video of their 10th anniversary concert in 2001	2003	Carlton / Hands On Music	HMT02
F34	Swarb! - the life and music of Dave Swarbrick This 4-CD set of 'forty five years of folk's finest fiddler' includes Swarb and Ralph performing White Dress on the Ralph McTell Show on BBC Radio 2 in 1992 CD1 was also issued separately as D is for Duo	2003 2003	Free Reed Free Reed	FRQCD45 FRCD41
F35	The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood A 2-CD box set of Fairport Convention live at the Cropredy Festivals in 1986 and 1987. Ralph took lead vocal on Bridge of Sighs in 1987	2004	Shakedown	SHAKEBX121Z
F36	One for Jonah A limited edition enhanced CD of the John 'Jonah' Jones memorial concert at The Halfmoon, Putney. Ralph's set included Maginot Waltz, Mrs Adlam's Angels, Drybone Shuffle, After Rain, Peppers and Tomatoes, Sweet Mystery and From Clare to Here	2004	FooPoo	FP1000
F37	Show of Hands - On Film The Show of Hands video collection on DVD. Ralph sang From Clare to Here and Streets of London at their 10th anniversary concert in 2001	2004	Hands On Music	HMDVD01
F38	Rumours of Rain Ralph joined 25 Folk for Peace on this enhanced CD single	2004	Hypertension	HYP4231
F39	On Song 2 - Red Sails in the Sunset CD. Featuring tracks from Brian Kennedy's TV series. Ralph duets on Clare to Here	2005	Curb	CURCD160
F40	Rubber Folk CD celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the release of "Rubber Soul" by The Beatles, featuring Ralph's arrangement of Michelle	2006	Gottdiscs	GOTTCD035
F41	Saturday Rolling Around CD. Reissue of the only record of The GP's short career, with 2 bonus tracks. Ralph sings lead vocal on 8 tracks See F11 for the original release	2006	Talking Elephant	TECD102
F42	The Wind in the Willows - The Four Seasons A 4-DVD set of stories from the ITV production. Ralph sings The Wind in the Willows theme song	2006	Freemantle	FHED1913
F43	The Wind in the Willows - The Complete First Series All 13 episodes from the original ITV production on 2 DVDs. Ralph sings The Wind in the Willows theme song	2007	Freemantle	FHED2038
F44	Reaching Back - the life and music of Steve Tilston This 5-CD set includes Ralph performing a cover version of Steve's Is This the Same Boy with Maart Allcock	2007	Free Reed	FRQCD70
F45	A Box of Pegg's This 4-CD retrospective of Dave Pegg's career includes Ralph's Pykey Boy on which Peggy plays bass, bouzouki and mandolin	2007	Matty Grooves	MG4CD046
F46	Never Chance Your Luck Against The Sea A limited edition double CD in aid of the Cromer Lifeboat Station. Ralph donates Barges from his Travelling Man live album	2008	Deckchair Productions	DPCD102/3
F47	60th Birthday Bash A double CD live recording of Dave Pegg's 60th birthday concert. Peggy joined Ralph for Maddy Dances	2008	Matty Grooves	MG2CD1947
F48	Angi - A Tribute to Davey Graham A download from the BBC Radio 2 website of Ralph and Bert Jansch playing Angi at the 2009 Folk Awards ceremony	2009	BBC	[None]
F49	Off The Screen DVD of Fairport Convention's set at the 2009 Fairport's Cropredy Convention. Ralph leads The GP's in Can't Be Satisfied	2009	Matty Grooves	MGDVD02
F50	Tickle on the Tum - The Complete Series One DVD with 17 episodes from the 1984 TV series	2010	Revelation	PAR61487

Accompaniments & Backing Vocals

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Ralph's contributions to other artistes' recordings.

*Ref*	*Title*	*Date*	*Label*	*Catalogue*
A1	Wizz Jones The Legendary Me LP Ralph: electric guitar on When I Cease to Care, harmonium on Dazzling Stranger Reissued on CD These tracks also appear on The Village Thing Tapes CD	1970 2006 1992	Village Thing Sunbeam Wundertute	VTS4 SBRCD5015 TUTCD72.157
A2	C.O.B. aka Clive (Palmer)'s Original Band Spirit of Love LP Ralph: guitar on Spirit of Love, drum on Wade in the Water; Ralph produced the album and wrote the sleeve notes	1971	CBS	69010
A3	Mary Hopkin Earth Song - Ocean Song LP Ralph: 6 & 12 string guitars Reissued on CD Four tracks from the Earth Song sessions also appear on Those Were the Days CD	1971 1992 1995	Apple EMI EMI	SAPCOR21 CDSAPCOR21 CDSAPCOR23
A4	John Kongos Kongos LP Ralph: guitar on Tomorrow I'll Go Reissued on CD	1972 1998	Fly Snapper	HIFLY7 SMMCD563
A5	Harvey Andrews Writer of Songs LP Ralph: guitar	1972	Fly	HIFLY10
A6	Tom Paxton Peace Will Come LP Ralph: guitar (though not credited on the album sleeve)	1972	Reprise	K44182
A7	Fairport Convention Rosie LP Ralph: guitar on Me With You Reissued on CD Reissued in 4-CD Fairport Convention 25th Anniversary Pack	1973 1992 1992	Island Island Island	ILPS9208 IMCD152 / 512754-2 FCBX1 / 512753-2
A8	Bert Jansch Moonshine LP Ralph: harmonica on Brought With the Rain Reissued on CD	1973 2001	Reprise Castle	K44225 CMRCD112
A9	Tom Paxton New Songs for Old Friends LP Ralph: guitar, harmonica, vocals	1973	Reprise	K44237
A10	Lynsey de Paul Surprise LP Ralph: guitar on Ivory Tower	1973	MAM	MAM-SS504
A11	Lynsey de Paul Lynsey Sings LP Ralph: guitar on Storm in a Teacup and Crossword Puzzle	1974	MAM	MAME3002
A12	Bert Jansch A Rare Conundrum LP Ralph: harmonica on Looking for a Home and Poor Mouth	1977	Charisma	CAS1127
A13	Fairport Convention Moat on the Ledge LP Ralph: electric guitar on High Street Confidential Reissued on CD	1982 2003	Woodworm Talking Elephant	WR001 TECD052
A14	Cliff Aungier Full Moon LP Ralph: guitars, harmonica, banjo	1984	Aries	ALP001
A15	Billy Connolly Irish Heartbeat CD single Ralph: 'guest vocalist' on Under Pressure	1990	Dover	ROJCD11
A16	Cilla Black Through the Years CD Ralph: guitar on Streets of London	1993	Columbia	4746501
A17	Bert Jansch Three Chord Trick CD Ralph: harmonica on Looking for a Home and Poor Mouth	1993	Virgin Universal	CDVM9024
A18	French & Saunders Series 3 Part 2 and The Complete French & Saunders Series 3 Ralph features in the sketch Ralph McTell's 100 Easy Tunes for Guitar on these videos of the BBC TV programmes	1993 1994	BBC BBC	BBCV5116 BBCV5389
A19	Show of Hands Beat About the Bush CD Ralph: harmonica and vocals on The Hook of Love and Cars	1994	Isis	CDIS05
A20	Anthony Thistlethwaite Cartwheels CD Ralph: backing vocals on Back to the Land	1994	Rolling Acres	ACRE002CD
A21	Billy Connolly World Tour of Scotland The sound track of this VHS box set of the BBC TV series features Ralph singing short extracts from The Islands and Flower of Scotland	1994	Polygram	6336703
A22	Paul Millns Against the Tide CD Ralph: guitar on When Love Comes Calling and Don't Wait Too Long	1994	Hypertension	HYCD200138
A23	Still Crazy Film soundtrack CD DVD Ralph: guitar on Stealin' sung by Billy Connolly	1998 1999	London Columbia Tristar	398428235-2 D1-03745-ST
A24	Bert Jansch Edge of a Dream CD Ralph: harmonica on Bright Sunny Morning	2002	Sanctuary	SANCD136
A25	Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland & Wales Ralph was commissioned to write and perform music for this BBC TV series. The DVD includes instrumental audio tracks of Ralph's Theme Tune, Sea Breeze and The Setting. Ralph sings a verse of England over the closing credits of the 'England' episodes; Cara Dillon and Mary Hopkin each adapt a verse for 'Ireland' and 'Cymru' respectively.	2002	Universal	9031239
A26	Paul Millns Calling All Clowns CD Ralph: guitar on Weather of the Heart and Homing in on You	2010	Acoustic Music	319.1438.2
A27	Jackie Leven Gothic Road CD Ralph: second lead vocal, bass drones, harmonica, six and twelve string Gibson acoustic guitars on Cornelius Whalen	2010	Cooking Vinyl	COOKCD519

Compilations

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*Ref*	*Title*	*Date*	*Label*	*Catalogue*
C1	Revisited LP. 11 songs from 'Spiral Staircase' and 'My Side of Your Window'. 'I had the rare opportunity to restate the songs as I now see and feel them.'	1970	Transatlantic	TRA227
C2	Streets of London LP. 11 tracks from the early 'Transatlantic' recordings (1967-1970)	1975	Transatlantic	TRASAM34
C3	The Ralph McTell Collection volume two LP. 12 tracks from the early 'Transatlantic' recordings (1967-1969)	1976	Transatlantic	TRASAM39
C4	Streets of London LP. 12 tracks from the early 'Transatlantic' recordings (1967-1969)	1977	Pickwick	SHM926
C5	Ralph McTell LP. 12 tracks from the early 'Transatlantic' recordings (1967-1970)	1978	Pickwick	SHM962
C6	At His Best Double LP of 24 tracks from the early 'Transatlantic' recordings (1967-1970)	1982	Cambra	CR057
C7	The Very Best of Ralph McTell LP & CD. Ralph's first CD release. 'I'm very pleased with this new album, it's long overdue!'	1988	Start	STL17 SCD17
C8	A Collection of His Love Songs Double LP & CD. "Affairs of the Heart", including 6 new recordings	1989	Castle	CCSLP219 CCSCD219
C9	The Best of Ralph McTell CD. 24 tracks from the early 'Transatlantic' recordings (1967-1970)	1992	Castle	MATCD214
C10	Silver Celebration CD. A selection of songs from the first 25 years Including 3 new recordings	1992	Castle	CCSCD329
C11	Ralph McTell - The Best of CD. 20 tracks from the early 'Transatlantic' recordings (1967-1970)	1995	Truetrax	TRTCD206
C12	Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs Double CD of 38 tracks from the early 'Transatlantic' recordings (1967-1970) The most complete CD retrospective of Ralph's earliest recordings	1997	Snapper	SMDCD151
C13	The Definitive Transatlantic Collection Oh no it isn't! This CD has only 17 tracks from the early 'Transatlantic' recordings (1967-1969)	1997	Essential	ESMCD527
C14	The Best of Ralph McTell Double CD of 34 tracks from the early 'Transatlantic' recordings (1967-1970)	2000	Essential	ESACD880
C15	Singer Songwriter CD. 16 tracks from the early 'Transatlantic' recordings (1967-1969)	2001	EMI Plus	724357629126
C16	Streets of London CD. 15 tracks from the early 'Transatlantic' recordings (1967-1970)	2003	Castle Pie	PIESD290
C17	Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell CD. 23 tracks from the early 'Transatlantic' recordings (1967-1969)	2006	Union Square	METRCD178
C18	The Journey - Recordings 1965-2006 A 4-CD box set with 66 tracks of which 30 are previously unreleased including 14 live performances	2006	Leola	OLABOX60
C19	The Definitive Collection CD. 16 tracks from recordings made between 1974 and 2001	2007	Highpoint	HPO6016
C20	Streets of London and Other Story Songs An iTunes download of 12 tracks recorded between 1974 and 2006	2009	Leola	[None]
C21	The Essential Ralph McTell Double CD. 33 tracks from the early 'Transatlantic' recordings (1967-1970)	2009	Union Square	METRDCD640
C22	Affairs of the Heart A 4-CD box set with 56 of Ralph's 'love songs' Including 2 new recordings	2010	Leola	TPGCD30

See also R2 R4 R16 R20

Reissues

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*Ref*	*Title*	*Date*	*Label*	*Catalogue*
R1	You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here LP. Reissue on re-named label	1975	ABC	ABCL5084
R2	The Ralph McTell Collection The separate 'Pickwick' compilation albums combined as a double LP	1978	Pickwick	PDA040
R3	1971-72 LP. Reissue of 'You Well Meaning' on Ralph's own label	1981	[Mays]	TG001
R4	Streets of London LP. Reissue of the 1975 Transatlantic compilation	1981	Transatlantic	TRS104
R5	Weather the Storm LP. Reissue of 'Right Side Up' on Ralph's own label	1982	Mays	TG002
R6	Ralph, Albert & Sydney LP. Edited reissue on Ralph's own label	1982	Mays	TG003
R7	Love Grows LP. Remix of 'Slide Away the Screen' with 2 new tracks	1982	Mays	TG004
R8	Best of Alphabet Zoo LP. Reissued on different label	1984	Music for Pleasure	MFP4156741
R9	The Ferryman LP. Another renaming of 'You Well Meaning'	1987	[Mays]	TPG001
R10	The Streets of London CD version of 'Spiral Staircase'	1990	Ariola	295945
R11	The Complete Alphabet Zoo CD release of 'Songs from' + 'Best of' + 7 new tracks	1993	Road Goes on Forever	RGFCD016
R12	Slide Away the Screen & other stories CD release of 'Slide' + 'Love Grows' + 3 new tracks	1994	Road Goes on Forever	RGFCD021
R13	Streets... CD version + 2 new tracks	1995	Leola	TPGCD12
R14	Spiral Staircase Another CD version	1996	Wooden Hill	HILLCD5
R15	Ralph Albert & Sydney Songs for Six Strings (Volume I) CD version + 5 new tracks	1997	Leola	OLA16E1CD
R16	The Best of Ralph McTell - Streets of London CD. Reissue of the 1992 Castle 'Best of' set	1997 2000	Pulse resleeved	PLSCD164
R17	You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here CD version	1998	Leola	TPGCD14
R18	Not Till Tomorrow CD version	1998	Leola	TPGCD15
R19	Easy CD version + 2 bonus tracks	1999	[Leola]	TPGCD17
R20	Ralph McTell MC. Reissue of the 1975 Transatlantic sampler 'Streets of London' on different label	19??	Autograph	ASK733
R21	Right Side Up CD version + 1 new track	2001	Leola	TPGCD19
R22	Alphabet Zoo CD. Reissue of 'The Complete Alphabet Zoo' on Ralph's own label	2001	Leola	TPGCD20
R23	Water of Dreams CD version + 2 bonus tracks	2003	Leola	TPGCD23
R24	Red Sky Reissue of the 2000 CD album	2005	Leola	TPGCD22
R25	Bridge of Sighs CD version	2007	Leola	TPGCD27
R26	Eight Frames a Second CD version + 4 new tracks Includes 2 tracks recorded live	2007	Transatlantic	TRRCD400
R27	Spiral Staircase CD version + 4 bonus tracks	2007	Transatlantic	TRRCD401
R28	My Side of Your Window CD version + 4 bonus tracks	2007	Transatlantic	TRRCD402

Miscellany

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Sundry anthologies and collections featuring Ralph McTell tracks.

*Ref*	*Title*	*Date*	*Label*	*Catalogue*
M1	Listen Here - a Transatlantic sampler LP with Eight Frames a Second	1968	Transatlantic	TRASAM2
M2	The Contemporary Guitar Sampler LP with Willoughby's Farm, Wino and the Mouse and Rizraklaru	1969	Transatlantic	TRASAM14
M3	Heads and Tales A double LP with Spiral Staircase	1970	Transatlantic	TRASAD18
M4	Picture Rags LP with Blind Blake's Rag	1972	Transatlantic	TRASAM26
M5	Music Unlimited A 24-minute video with Hot Chocolate, Lulu... and Ralph singing three verses of Streets of London	1973 1980	KTV Films reissued on Mountain Films	[None] VCM3/061
M6	Stereo Pop Special 63 - Pop Spectactular One side of this BBC Transcription Services LP features Ralph "In Concert". Ralph sings Candyman, Maginot Waltz, First Song, Truckin' Little Baby, Sweet Mystery, Let Me Down Easy and Zig Zag Line. The other side features The Electric Light Orchestra	1974	BBC	134839-S/ 134840-S
M7	Transatlantic Cable Cassette with Spiral Staircase and Factory Girl	1974	Transatlantic	ZCTRA1001
M8	Electric Muse - the Story of Folk into Rock A 4-LP set with Willoughby's Farm	1975	Island / Transatlantic	FOLK1001
M9	The Camera and The Song Featuring songs from the two BBC2 TV series screened in 1973 and 1974. The version of Michael in the Garden on this LP is unfortunately not the one Ralph recorded for the programme	1975	BBC	BELP006
M10	Dance, Sing or Anything LP with Streets of London	1975	Ronco	CDR2011
M11	Folk Festival A double LP with Streets of London	1976	Transatlantic	TRA(D)324
M12	Moments to Remember LP with Streets of London	1978	Lotus	WH5002
M13	Transatlantic - The Vintage Years - Volume 1 LP with Spiral Staircase	1978	Transatlantic	MTRA2001
M14	Golden Echoes LP with Streets of London	1978	WEA	SP2003
M15	40 Folk Favourites A double LP with Streets of London, Willoughby's Farm and The Mermaid and the Seagull	1979	Pickwick	PLD8013
M16	The Best of British Folk A double LP with Streets of London	1982	Cambra	CR052
M17	Contemporary Folk Guitar A double LP with Willoughby's Farm	1982	Cambra	CR055
M18	The Transatlantic Contemporary Guitar Album Volume 1 Reissue of The Contemporary Guitar Sampler LP with Willoughby's Farm, Wino and the Mouse and Rizraklaru	1982	Transatlantic	TRS5001
M19	The Best of British Folk Vol 2 A double LP with Nanna's Song and Rizraklaru	1985	Cambra	CR5164
M20	20th Cambridge Folk Festival A BBC Transcription Services LP featuring Ralph on Side 1 (and De Danann on Side 2). Ralph sings First Song, Michael in the Garden, Mr Connaughton, Water of Dreams, From Clare to Here and Sweet Mystery	1985	BBC	154762-S/ 154763-S
M21	The Singer and the Song - 20 original classics LP and CD with Streets of London	1989	Stylus	SMR975 SMD975
M22	Best of British Folk Double LP & CD with Spiral Staircase and Streets of London	1989	Castle	CCSLP222 CCSCD222
M23	Classic Ballads LP and CD with From Clare to Here	1989	Knight	KNLP14002 KNCD14002
M24	Classic Irish Folk LP and CD with The Setting	1989	Knight	KNLP14005 KNCD14005
M25	We're All Alone - Classic Love Songs - Part 1 CD with Streets of London	1989	Old Gold	OG3719
M26	The Irish Collection CD with The Setting	1990	Knight	IRISHCD1
M27	Tell it Thru the Song A treble CD with Streets of London	1990	Teledisc also issued by Book Club Associates	TELCD48 68007
M28	Best of British Folk With Streets of London and Willoughby's Farm This CD album erroneously credits Ralph with 'Dear River Thames' (actually sung by Richard Digance)	1992	Castle	MATCD218
M29	The History of Pop 1974 to 1982 A 4-CD set with Streets of London	1993	Castle	MBSCD426
M30	The British Folk Collection CD with Streets of London and Michael in the Garden	1994	Ronco	CDSR048
M31	Acoustic Moods CD with Streets of London	1994	PolyGram TV	516659-2
M32	On Stage - Cambridge Folk This BBC Transcription Services CD features a Royal Albert Hall tribute to Ken Woolard, the founder of the Cambridge Folk Festival. Ralph sings Summer Girls, Slipshod Taproom Dance and From Clare to Here	1994	BBC	TCD0816
M33	The Best of British Folk CD with Streets of London, Spiral Staircase and Willoughby's Farm	1994	Truetrax	TRTCD156
M34	Life in the Folk Lane II CD with That'll do Babe	1994	Diabolo	diab808
M35	Memorable - Easy Listening A 4-CD set with Streets of London	1994	Realman/ Castle	RE004
M36	The Best of British Folk A double CD with Spiral Staircase and Kew Gardens This album also includes The Johnston's version of 'Streets of London'	1995	Duet	DCDCD216
M37	Essential Folk CD with Streets of London	1995	Nectar	NTRCD030
M38	The Folk Box A treble CD with Spiral Staircase, Willoughby's Farm and Streets of London	1995	Pulse	PBXCD513
M39	The Ivor Novello Awards - The Winners - 40 Years of Outstanding British Songs 1955-1995 Double CD. Streets of London won in 1974	1995	EMI	724383368020
M40	Essential Folk Volume II CD with Clare to Here	1996	Nectar	NTRCD047
M41	New Electric Muse II - the Continuing Story of Folk into Rock A treble CD with Sand in Your Shoes	1997	Castle	ESBCD517
M42	Folk Guitar CD with Louise	1997 2001	Pulse resleeved	PLSCD150
M43	The Best of British Folk A double CD with Spiral Staircase and Kew Gardens	1997	Pulse	PDSCD516
M44	I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing A 5-CD set with Streets of London	1997	Reader's Digest	RDCD1541-5
M45	The Best of Cambridge Folk Festival CD. 16 live recordings from 1979 to 1997. Ralph sang Mr Connaughton in 1984	1998	BBC/Strange Fruit	CAFECD001
M46	Millennium - 40 Hits of 1970-1974 A double CD with Streets of London	1998	Disky	DO852802
M47	The Transatlantic Story A 4-CD set with Willoughby's Farm, Streets of London and Summer Come Along	1998	Essential	ESFCD654
M48	Best of Folk A 4-CD set with Streets of London, Spiral Staircase and Willoughby's Farm	1998	Pulse	PBXCD496
M49	Castle Audio Licensing Sampler A promotional CD with one verse of Streets of London	1998	Castle	LICSAM1
M50	Sensational Sounds of the 70's A DVD with Ralph singing Streets of London in early 1970's London	1999	Favourit TV/ Quantum Leap	DUK0092
M51	The Ultimate Folk Collection A treble CD with Streets of London and Eight Frames a Second	1999	Pulse	PBXCD333
M52	Sounds of the Seventies - 1974 A treble CD with Streets of London	1999	Reader's Digest	RDCD2821-3
M53	100 Shagadelic Sixties Classics A 4-CD set with Streets of London	1999	Pulse	PBXCD436
M54	Folk Classics of the 60s & 70s CD with Streets of London	1999	Castle Pie	PIESD130
M55	Guitarist CD50 January 2000 This magazine cover CD illustrates an article on Ralph's 'fingerstyle secrets' with Freight Train, Buddy Bolden, She's a Woman and Tickety-Boo	2000	Guitarist	GIT 41 01 00
M56	Sunshine Day - A Taste of the 70's CD with Streets of London	2001	Delta	47044
M57	200 Fab Sixties Favourites A 10-CD set with Streets of London	2001	Castle Pulse	PBXCD900X
M58	The Acoustic Folk Box A 4-CD set with Spiral Staircase	2002	Topic	TSFCD4001
M59	Troubadours - The Essential Album A double CD with Streets of London	2002	Union Square	MANTDCD207
M60	I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing A double CD with Streets of London	2002	Music & Memories	MMD1195
M61	A Lot of Jolly Good Folk CD with Streets of London	2002	National Trust	LEX601CD
M62	Sounds of the Seventies A double CD with Streets of London	2002	Castle	CMDDD464
M63	Who Did Put the Bomp? A promotional CD with Streets of London	2002	Castle	CMZPR556
M64	Troubadours CD with Streets of London	2003	Camden	82876501982
M65	Troubadours of Folk - The 60s Acoustic Explosion A double CD with Blind Blake's Rag and Streets of London	2003	Castle	CMDDD638
M66	The Story of Transatlantic Records - The UK's Pioneering Folk Label A double CD with Streets of London and Willoughby's Farm	2003	Union Square	METRDCD523
M67	The Best of British Folk CD and The Best of British Folk Double CD box set With Pretty Boy Floyd by The GP's	2003 2003	Prism Prism	PLATCD1206 PLATBX2245
M68	Classic Cuts A promotional CD with Streets of London	2003	Mastermix	CC097
M69	Acoustic Songbook A treble CD with Streets of London	2004	Virgin	VTDCD673
M70	Folk Festival - a celebration of music recorded at the Sidmouth International Festival Double CD box set. In 2000, Ralph sang Peppers and Tomatoes and, a cappella with Steve Knightley, Phil Beer, Chris While and Julie Matthews, Streets of London	2004	Gottdiscs	GOTTBOX011
M71	Folk Roots - A Classic Anthology of Song CD with Streets of London	2004	Union Square	METRCD121
M72	The Essential Acoustic Album A double CD with Streets of London	2004	BMG	TDSAN010
M73	Transatlantic Folk Box Set A treble CD with Streets of London and England 1914	2004	Sanctuary	SMETD137
M74	Footprints in the Snow A double CD with Eight Frames a Second and Streets of London	2004	Castle	CMDDD834
M75	Solid Gold Hits A 4-CD set with Streets of London	2004	BMG	82876655332
M76	The Seventies Album A treble CD with Streets of London	2005	Sanctuary TV	TLSAN013
M77	Hits of the Sixties A double CD with Streets of London	2005	Union Square	METRDCD565
M78	The Best of British Songwriters A 5-CD set with Streets of London	2005	Reader's Digest	RDCD4721-5
M79	The Best of British Folk CD with Streets of London	2005	Castle Pulse	PLSCD768
M80	Anthems in Eden A 4-CD box set with Michael in the Garden	2005	Castle	CMXBX1030
M81	Scarborough Fair A treble CD with England 1914	2006	Castle	CMETD1273
M82	Greatest Ever - Easy A treble CD with Streets of London	2006	Union Square	GTSTCD006
M83	This is Folk A treble CD with Streets of London	2006	Union Square	METRTCD820
M84	Greatest Ever - Sixties A treble CD with Streets of London	2006	Union Square	GTSTCD008
M85	100 Huge Hits of the 60s & 70s A 4-CD set with Streets of London	2007	Sanctuary TV	TVSAN022
M86	The Sound of the 70s A double CD with Streets of London	2007	Warner Music	WMTV052
M87	The Essential Guide to Folk A treble CD with Hesitation Blues	2007	Union Square	ESGCD313
M88	The Essential Guide to Acoustic A treble CD with Streets of London	2007	Union Square	ESGCD317
M89	Music of the British Isles A 5-CD set with Girl on a Bicycle	2007	Reader's Digest	RDCD5841-5
M90	The Utimate Collection - Seventies A 5-CD set with Streets of London	2008	Union Square	ULTIMBX003
M91	Beginner's Guide to English Folk A treble CD box set with Streets of London	2008	Nascente	NSBOX040
M92	The Utimate Collection - Driving Songs A 5-CD set with Streets of London	2008	Union Square	ULTIMBX009
M93	The All New Electric Muse A treble CD box set with Michael in the Garden	2008	Universal	531276-9
M94	100 Hits 70s Pop A 5-CD set with Streets of London	2009	Spectrum	DMG100030
M95	The Utimate Collection - Chillout A 5-CD set with Streets of London	2009	Union Square	ULTIMBX012
M96	Blowin' in the Wind - Popular Folk Favourites A treble CD with Clown, Girl on a Bicycle and Michael in the Garden	2009	Reader's Digest	RDCD6731-3
M97	The Utimate Collection - Dad A 5-CD set with Streets of London	2009	Union Square	ULTIMBX018
M98	Folk Routes A double CD with Streets of London	2009	Decca	5321896
M99	The Utimate Collection - Acoustic A 5-CD set with Streets of London	2009	Union Square	ULTIMBX022

Bibliography

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*Ref*	*Title*	*Date*	*Publication Data*
B1	Hockenhull, Chris: Streets of London - The Official Biography of Ralph McTell ‘This is... a book about... a national treasure’	1997	Northdown ISBN 1 900711 02 8
B2	McTell, Ralph: Angel Laughter - Autobiography Volume One ‘...along the often bumpy road to adulthood’ Reissued in paperback	2000 2005	Amber Waves ISBN 1 902684 02 8 Leola ISBN 0 954954 01 7
B3	McTell, Ralph: Summer Lightning - Autobiography Volume Two '...by telling his own unique story... he allows us to discover a little bit more about ourselves'	2002	Amber Waves ISBN 1 902684 03 6
B4	McTell, Ralph: Time's Poems - the Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell 'Time's poems are written on leaves offered to courtyard fires in autumn'	2005	Leola ISBN 0 9549540 0 9
B5	McTell, Ralph: As Far As I Can Tell A post-war childhood in south London The two volumes of Ralph's autobiography combined and republished with some additional passages	2008	Leola ISBN 978 0 9549540 2 4

"On the Record" lists Ralph McTell recordings released in or generally available in the UK.
Label and catalogue information may differ in other countries.
Compiled by John Beresford
Updated 14 October 2011

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