Ralph McTell Discography: “First and Last Songs”
An alphabetical listing of songs and tunes written by or performed by Ralph McTell
Each title is sorted by the release dates of Ralph’s recordings. The code in square brackets, eg [O23], refers to the “On the Record“ compendium. Two stars ** against a title indicate that it is not known to have been released by Ralph in any recorded format. Spoken extracts from Ralph’s autobiography are marked ‘Reading’ or ‘Poem’ as appropriate.
INDEX
No
| TITLE | source |
|---|---|
| **1913 massacre | Performed on the John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1, c. 1978 |
| 1952 Reading | 1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [O23] 2007 |
| **2.19 blues | Performed in concert |
| **900 miles | Performed in concert |
A
| TITLE | SOURCE |
|---|---|
| Abandoned love | 1.1 About Time [O27] 2016 1.2 And About Time Too [R30] 2018 Duet with Wizz Jones (Lead vocal by Ralph) |
B
| TITLE | SOURCE |
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| **Baby I’m leaving you | Performed in concert |
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C
| TITLE | SOURCE |
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| **Caitlin’s dream (Summer birds are leaving) | Performed in concert Sung by Maggie Reilly on ‘The Boy with a Note’ [O18] |
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D
| TITLE | SOURCE |
|---|---|
| Daddy’s here | 1.1 Spiral Staircase [O2] 1969 1.2 Streets of London [C4] 1977 1.3 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.4 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.5 The Streets of London [R10] 1990 1.6 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.7 Ralph McTell – The Best of [C11] 1995 1.8 Spiral Staircase CD [R14] 1996 1.9 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.10 Spiral Staircase – Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.11 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.12 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.13 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.14 Streets of London – The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.15 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 1.16 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 1.17 All Things Change [C24] 2017 2.1 Top of the Pops – 277 [M3] 1970 3.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000 4.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007 5.1 Songs For Six Strings (4th – D) [L7] 2014 5.2 Songs For Six Strings box set [R29] 2017 |
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E
| Title | source |
|---|---|
| **Earl’s Court breakdown | Performed in concert |
F
| title | source |
|---|---|
| Fables ain’t nothing but doggone lies | 1.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [O16] 1988 |
G
| title | source |
|---|---|
| Gammel Dansk | 1.1 Hill of Beans [O29] 2019 |
H
| title | source |
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| Haircut Reading | 1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [O23] 2007 |
I
| title | source |
|---|---|
| I am not a rock see I’m not a rock | |
| I’m not a rock aka I am not a rock aka Silver stream | 1.1 Water of Dreams [O10] 1982 1.2 Single [S20] 1982 1.3 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 |
J
| title | source |
|---|---|
| Jake the jackdaw | 1.1 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.2 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001 1.3 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2013 |
K
| title | source |
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| **Katie Kline | Performed in concert with the Hickory Nuts in the 1960s |
L
| title | source |
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| Ladies love outlaws | 1.1 The Journey [C18] 2006 |
M
| title | source |
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| Madame Matuzzi see Rue de la Montagne Ste Geneviève | |
N
| title | source |
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| Nanna Reading | 1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [O23] 2007 |
O
| title | source |
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| **Oh babe it ain’t no lie | Performed in concert |
P
| title | source |
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| Pad Reading | 1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [O23] 2007 |
Q
| title | source |
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| **Queenie the quail | Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984 |
R
| title | source |
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| Rabbit song see The rabbit song | |
S
| title | source |
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| Sailing | 1.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [O13] 1985 1.2 The Entertainers Box [O13] 1985 |
T
| title | source |
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| **Take a message to Mary | Performed in concert with The GP’s |
U
| title | source |
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| **Ukulele lady | Performed with a Jug Band in the mid-1960s |
V
| title | source |
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| Van Reading | 1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [O23] 2007 |
W
| title | source |
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| Wagon on the motorway | 1.1 Red Sky [O20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005 |
X
| title | source |
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| X-ray fish | 1.1 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.3 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.4 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001 1.5 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2013 |
Y
| title | source |
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| **Yip the yellowhammer aka Learning left from right | Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984 |
Z
| title | source |
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| Zig zag line | 1.1 Easy [6] 1974 1.2 Easy CD [R19] 1999 1.3 Streets of London and Other Story Songs [C20] 2009 2.1 Stereo Pop Special [M11] 1974 3.1 70th Birthday Concert [V4] 2015 3.2 Live in London [L11] 2019 |
Ralph, Albert & Sydney 