Ralph McTell Discography: “On the Record”
A systematic listing of the recorded works of Ralph McTell
The complete compendium of UK releases
INDEX
Original Studio Albums
Live Albums
Videos
Singles
Promotional Releases
Ralph McTell and Friends
Accompaniments & Backing Vocals
Compilations
Reissues
Miscellany
Bibliography
Original Studio Albums
| REF | TITLE | DATE | LABEL | CATALOGUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O1 | Eight Frames a Second LP. ‘Paint the soul. Never mind the legs and arms.’ | 1968 | Transatlantic | TRA165 |
| O2 | Spiral Staircase LP. ‘…enables us to feel what he has felt…’ | 1969 | Transatlantic | TRA177 |
| O3 | My Side of Your Window LP. ‘He is fast becoming one of our major songwriters’ | 1969 | Transatlantic | TRA209 |
| O4 | You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here LP. ‘The ripples flowing from him are spreading further every day’ | 1971 | Famous | SFMA5753 |
| O5 | Not Till Tomorrow LP. ‘McTell it like it is’ | 1972 | Reprise | K44210 |
| O6 | Easy LP. ‘Uncle Willie told me before he died…’ | 1974 | Reprise | K54013 |
| O7 | Streets… LP. ‘It was all right, it is all right, and it will be all right.’ | 1975 | Warner Bros | K56105 |
| O8 | Right Side Up LP. ‘When the break is mended it can be stronger than before…’ Right Side Up was also issued as a quadraphonic LP | 1976 1976 | Warner Bros Warner Bros | K56296 K256296 |
| O9 | Slide Away the Screen LP. ‘The sessions… were the most enjoyable that I have known.’ | 1979 | Warner Bros | K56599 |
| O10 | Water of Dreams LP. ‘…and then you can let your own eyes close.’ | 1982 | Mays | TG005 |
| O11 | Songs from Alphabet Zoo LP. ‘Everyone is a bouncing babe their mums are bouncers too…’ | 1983 | Mays | TG007 |
| O12 | Best of Alphabet Zoo LP. Selections from ‘Songs’ plus 6 new tracks | 1983 | Mays | AZ123 |
| O13 | 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 |
| O14 | The Best of – Tickle on the Tum (Ralph McTell with Jaqui Reddin) LP. Look down there’s Tickle Town and there’s the River Tum… | 1986 | Mays | TPG008 |
| O15 | Bridge of Sighs LP. ‘…they don’t hear you cry yourself to sleep those lonely nights.’ | 1986 | Mays | TPG009 |
| O16 | Blue Skies Black Heroes LP & CD. ‘I have to say… (Joseph Spence’s) influence… has been immense.’ | 1988 | Leola | TPG10 TPGCD10 |
| O17 | Stealin’ Back… CD. ‘…go back to source and discover the originals…’ | 1990 | Essential | ESSCD137 |
| O18 | The Boy with a Note CD. An Evocation of the Life of Dylan Thomas in Words and Music | 1992 | Leola | TPGCD11 |
| O19 | Sand in Your Shoes CD. ‘I’m not really religious, but it never leaves you.’ | 1995 | Transatlantic | TRACD119 |
| O20 | Red Sky CD. ‘Extracting something beautiful out of hopelessness.’ | 2000 | Leola | TPGCD18 |
| O21 | 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 |
| O22 | 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 |
| O23 | 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 |
| O24 | Somewhere Down the Road CD. ‘Where imagination and reality collide.’ | 2010 | Leola | TPGCD31 |
| O25 | Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright Digital download. A tribute to Bob Dylan on his 70th birthday | 2011 | Leola | [None] |
| O26 | Sofa Noodling CD of guitar instrumentals. ‘The pure pleasure of noodling around the instrument.’ | 2012 | Leola | TPGCD35 |
| O27 | About Time (Ralph McTell and Wizz Jones) CD. ‘Back to the roots for two Croydon boys who only ever wanted to be Woody Guthrie or Jack Kerouac’. | 2016 | Leola | TPGCD37 |
| O28 | About Time Too (Ralph McTell and Wizz Jones) CD. ‘Following on from the success of ‘About Time’ Wizz and Ralph… thought they should make another one before it’s too late’. | 2017 | Leola | TPGCD38 |
| O29 | Hill of Beans CD. ‘Its literal intent was never quite fully disclosed’. | 2019 | Leola | TPGCD50 |
| O30 | Tequila Sunset Digital download. The ‘lost’ Shel Talmy album from 1976. | 2022 | Shel Talmy Productions | [None] |
Live Albums
| 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 Repackaged with revised running order as Travelling Man – Ralph McTell Live at the South Bank | 1999 2012 | Leola | TPGCD16 |
| L4 | Songs for Six Strings Box for six CDs of live performances, containing: Songs for Six Strings 1st – E CD. First ‘string’ with six live tracks from 2009 – 2010 | 2011 2011 | Leola Leola | OLA6J45 TPGCD E1 |
| L5 | Songs for Six Strings 2nd – B CD. Second ‘string’ with six live tracks from recent concert performances | 2012 | Leola | TPGCD B2 |
| L6 | Songs for Six Strings 3rd – G CD. Third ‘string’ with six live tracks from recent concert performances | 2013 | Leola | TPGCD G3 |
| L7 | Songs for Six Strings 4th – D CD. Fourth ‘string’ with six live tracks from recent concert performances | 2014 | Leola | TPGCD D4 |
| L8 | Live at Troubadour Festival 1997 Digital download. Recorded at the Rose Garden, Coblence, Germany. | 2014 | Troubadour | [None] |
| L9 | Songs for Six Strings 5th – A CD. Fifth ‘string’ with six live tracks from recent concert performances | 2015 | Leola | TPGCD A5 |
| L10 | Songs for Six Strings 6th – E CD. Sixth and final ‘string’ with six live tracks from recent concert performances and a hidden bonus track from a 1990 vinyl single | 2016 | Leola | TPGCD E6 |
| L11 | Live in London Double CD. Ralph celebrated his 70th birthday at the Theatre Royal in December 2014 | 2019 | Leola | 5060079130034 |
Videos
| 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’ | 1988 | 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 |
| V4 | 70th Birthday Concert DVD. A concert to celebrate Ralph’s 70th birthday, recorded live at the Theatre Royal in London’s Drury Lane | 2015 | Leola | TPGDVD70 |
Singles
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 | 1973 | Reprise | K14225 |
| S8 | Take it Easy b/w Sweet Mystery | 1974 | Reprise | K14325 |
| S9 | Streets of London b/w Summer Lightning Reissued in picture sleeve Reissued in “Classic Hits of the 70s” series | 1974 1980 1981 | Reprise | 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 Reissued in picture sleeve Reissued with remixed England Grey Sea Strand was recorded live in Belfast | 1981 1981 1982 | Mays EMI | 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 Winners Song b/w Geordie’s on the Road ‘The Winners Song’ was adapted from a jingle 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] |
| S31 | The Lamplighter (England 1914 June 28th) Maginôt Waltz Canopus The Unknown Soldier Reissued with bonus live audio and video tracks of The Unknown Soldier The Unknown Soldier CD EP | 2014 2015 | Leola | TPGCD 11-11-11 |
| S32 | Streets of London Ralph McTell featuring The Crisis Choir with guest vocalist Annie Lennox Digital download CD single | 2017 2017 | MVKA Crisis UK | [None] [None] |
| S33 | Masks and Gowns Digital download | 2020 | Leola | TPGMP3111 |
| S34 | The Unknown Soldier – Centenary Edition Digital download | 2020 | Leola | TPGCD111120 |
| S35 | Sick Harbour Lament Ralph McTell and Graham Preskett Digital download | 2021 | Cooking Vinyl | [None] |
Promotional Releases
| 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 two vocal tracks (Ralph solo and with Billy Connolly), and an instrumental edit | 1999 | Tickety-Boo | LUMP 1 |
| 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] |
| P9 | Songs for Six Strings Vol 1 – Advanced Sampler A CD of four live tracks promoting the Songs for Six Strings 6-CD box set | 2011 | [Leola] | [None] |
| P10 | An English Heartbeat – London and England 2012 A promotional CD of five songs with a ‘London’ or ‘England’ theme, including one new recording. Although intended for promotional use, it was available for a short time online as a digital download | 2012 | Leola | TPG34 |
Ralph McTell and Friends
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 VHS 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 Reissued This VHS 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 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 VHS 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 Reissued 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 | [None] WR3CD037 |
| F10 | Words & Music Reissued 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 Four Seasons | STAR2407 TCD2407 FSCD007 |
| F11 | Saturday Rolling Around Reissued Reissued 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 | 1991 1996 2001 | Woodworm HTD Talking Elephant | WRCD014 HTDCD53 TECD030 |
| F12 | Fairport Convention 25th Anniversary Concert Reissued as Fairport Convention 25 – The Anniversary Concert A double CD recorded live at Cropredy 1992. Ralph sings Polly on the Shore with Fairport Convention | 1993 2007 | Woodworm Talking Elephant | WRDCD022 TECD107 |
| F13 | Acoustic Routes CD. Film soundtrack of Bert Jansch and friends with Ralph playing That’ll do Babe See also F55 | 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 VHS 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 Reissued Reissued Reissued 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 2017 | Woodworm Mooncrest Castle Talking Elephant | WR3CD026 CRESTBCD042 CMETD815 TECD381 |
| F24 | One Night Stand Down Under and The Best of the Rest The trailer to this Billy Connolly VHS 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 F27 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 were 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 artistes who contributed tracks, was raffled at the last gig of Fairport Convention’s 2009 winter tour | 2002 | Heart of England | 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 Reissued as Festival Cropredy 2002 Reissued as Festival Cropredy 2002 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’ | 2002 2003 2008 | Woodworm Talking Elephant Snapper | WR2CD039 TECD054 SMDCD589 |
| F32 | Human Nature Reissued as If There’s No Other Way 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 2005 | Talking Elephant Membran | TECD053 223168-205 |
| 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 VHS video of their 10th anniversary concert in 2001 See also F37 | 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 (*) Reissued (*) Reissued (CDs only) as More Things We Did on Our Holidays A 2-CD (& interview DVD*) 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 2005 2011 | Shakedown Snapper Secret | SHAKEBX121Z SBOX001 SECDD032 |
| F36 | One for Jonah A limited edition enhanced CD of the John ‘Jonah’ Jones memorial concert at The Half Moon, 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 See also F33 | 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 |
| F51 | A Tribute to Lead Belly CD by Lonnigans Skiffle Group with Ralph guesting on Ella Speed | 2010 | Lonnigan | SQP06MA |
| F52 | Festival A 4-CD set of studio and live recordings by Fairport Convention. The live recordings are from Cropredy 2002, and include Ralph’s performance of Red and Gold | 2010 | Membran | 233122 |
| F53 | The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan – A Folk Tribute A digital download album celebrating Bob’s 70th birthday. Ralph contributes Don’t Think Twice | 2011 | Delphonic | [None] |
| F54 | Harbour of Songs CD of songs inspired by The Lone Twin Boat Project. Ralph donated Shed Song | 2012 | The Stables | STABLESCD001 |
| F55 | Acoustic Routes – 20th Anniversary Edition Double DVD + Double CD Special Edition DVD Double CD Extended and reissued film and soundtrack of Bert Jansch and friends with Ralph playing That’ll do Babe and First Song See F13 for the original release | 2013 2013 2013 | Leman Leman Leman | LEMANDLXE1 LEMANDVD1 LEMANCD1 / LEMANCD2 |
| F56 | Jake Thackray and Songs This DVD of Jake’s 1981 BBC TV series includes a guest appearance by Ralph, who sings Song for Martin and Water of Dreams | 2014 | The Jake Thackray Project | JTP04 |
| F57 | Albert Lee 70th Birthday Celebration Ralph contributes two songs to this DVD of Albert’s 70th birthday concert – I Don’t Think About You and Somewhere Down the Road | 2015 | Palm Bridge | 0013964830675 |
| F58 | The Folk Cottage at Mitchell Reunion 2015 Ralph performs Hesitation Blues and duets with Wizz Jones on Honey Babe on this DVD of the Folk Cottage reunion concert | 2016 | Whole-In-One | WIODVD003M |
| F59 | The Clive Palmer Memorial Concert DVD. Ralph performs Walk Into the Morning | 2016 | Whole-In-One | WIODVD004M |
| F60 | When the Day is Done – The Orchestrations of Robert Kirby CD with Ralph’s Pick up a Gun | 2018 | Ace | CDTOP1517 |
| F61 | Sunday for Sammy 2018 Ralph performs Streets of London accompanied by The Swing Bridge Singers on this DVD of a concert supporting creative talent on Tyneside | 2018 | Mawson & Wareham | MWMDVD125 |
| F62 | Kinder Shores A CD in aid of Rees: The Care Leavers Foundation. Ralph contributes a live verson of Mr Connaughton | 2018 | Rees | RCLF018 |
| F63 | What We Did on Our Saturday A double CD of Fairport Convention’s 50th anniversary set at Cropredy 2017. Ralph joined the band for White Dress | 2018 | Matty Grooves | MG2CD055 |
| F64 | Meet on the Ledge A digital download. The five current members of Fairport Convention, plus fifteen friends including Ralph, performing ‘Meet on the Ledge’ in socially-distanced isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, to close the 2020 virtual Cropredy Festival in the time-honoured way | 2020 | Fairport’s Cropredy 20 | [None] |
| F65 | The Wanderer – A Tribute to Jackie Leven Double CD with Ralph and Graham Preskett performing Jackie’s Sick Harbour Lament | 2021 | Cooking Vinyl | COOKCD803 |
| F66 | Gus Dudgeon – Production Gems CD with Ralph’s Streets of London | 2021 | Ace | CDTOP1592 |
Accompaniments & Backing Vocals
Ralph’s contributions to other artistes’ recordings.
| REF | TITLE | DATE | LABEL | CATALOGUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Wizz Jones The Legendary Me LP Reissued on CD Ralph: electric guitar on When I Cease to Care, harmonium on Dazzling Stranger These tracks also appear on The Village Thing Tapes CD And on A Life On The Road 1964 – 2014 CD | 1970 2006 1992 2015 | Village Thing Sunbeam Wundertute Sunbeam | VTS4 SBRCD5015 TUTCD72.157 SBRCD5103 |
| 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 Reissued on CD Ralph: 6 & 12 string guitars 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 Reissued on CD Ralph: guitar on Tomorrow I’ll Go | 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 Reissued on CD with New Songs for Old Friends Ralph: guitar (though not credited on the album sleeve) | 1972 2015 | Reprise Morello | K44182 WMRLL44 |
| A7 | Fairport Convention Rosie LP Reissued on CD Reissued in 4-CD Fairport Convention 25th Anniversary Pack Ralph: guitar on Me With You | 1973 1992 1992 | Island Island Island | ILPS9208 IMCD152/ 512754-2 FCBX1/ 512753-2 |
| A8 | Bert Jansch Moonshine LP Reissued on CD Ralph: harmonica on Brought With the Rain | 1973 2001 | Reprise Castle | K44225 CMRCD112 |
| A9 | Tom Paxton New Songs for Old Friends LP Reissued on CD with Peace Will Come Ralph: guitar, harmonica, vocals | 1973 2015 | Reprise Morello | K44237 WMRLL44 |
| 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 Reissued on CD Ralph: electric guitar on High School Confidential | 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 7″ single, 12″ single & CD single Ralph: ‘guest vocalist’ on Under Pressure | 1990 | Dover | ROJ11 ROJX11 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 VHS and The Complete French & Saunders Series 3 VHS 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’s World Tour of Scotland VHS Reissued on DVD The soundtrack of this BBC TV series features Ralph singing extracts from The Islands and Flower of Scotland | 1994 2004 | Polygram Universal | 6336703 8227625 |
| A22 | Paul Millns Against the Tide CD Ralph: guitar on When Love Comes Calling and Don’t Wait Too Long | 1994 | Hypertension | HYCD200138 |
| A23 | Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas and Friends The Attic Tracks 1972 – 1984 CD Ralph: guitar on Moments (though not credited in the album booklet) | 1995 | Special Delivery Raven | SPDCD1052 RVCD-46 |
| A24 | Billy Connolly’s World Tour of Australia Soundtrack audio cassette DVD Ralph’s commissioned music for this TV travelogue includes In the Dreamtime, Worker’s Dreamtime and Burnt Offering. | 1996 2004 | Speaking Volumes Universal | 5340304 8227624 |
| A25 | Still Crazy Film soundtrack CD DVD Ralph: guitar on Stealin’ sung by Billy Connolly | 1998 1999 | London Columbia Tristar | 398428235-2 D1-03745-ST |
| A26 | Bert Jansch Edge of a Dream CD Ralph: harmonica on Bright Sunny Morning | 2002 | Sanctuary | SANCD136 |
| A27 | Billy Connolly’s World Tour of England, Ireland & Wales DVD. Ralph was commissioned to write and perform music for this BBC TV series. 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. The DVD includes instrumental audio tracks of Ralph’s Theme Tune, Sea Breeze and The Setting. | 2004 | Universal | 9031239 |
| A28 | Mary Hopkin Valentine CD Twelve previously unreleased tracks recorded between 1972 and 1980. Ralph plays guitar on four. | 2007 | Mary Hopkin Music | MHM002 |
| A29 | Paul Millns Calling All Clowns CD Ralph: guitar on Weather of the Heart and Homing in on You | 2010 | Acoustic Music | 319.1438.2 |
| A30 | 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 |
| A31 | The FLK We Know Where the Time Goes CD This album comprises samples taken from various sources including a snatch of Ralph’s guitar accompaniment to Streets of London | 2011 | ECC | ECC/FLK001 |
Compilations
| ref | title | date | label | catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | Revisited LP. 11 remixed tracks 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 more 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. Another 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 4 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) | 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 |
| C23 | Celtic Cousins CD. 13 Celt-themed tracks recorded between 1976 and 2010 | 2014 | Leola | TPGCD36 |
| C24 | All Things Change – The Transatlantic Anthology 1967-1970 Double CD with 51 tracks Ralph recorded for Transatlantic The most complete CD retrospective of Ralph’s earliest recordings | 2017 | Cherry Tree | CRTREE019D |
| C25 | Gold Treble CD with 46 tracks from Ralph’s earliest recordings | 2021 | Crimson BMG | CRIMCD643 |
| C26 | Gold LP with 12 tracks from Ralph’s earliest recordings | 2021 | Demon BMG | DEMREC733 |
Reissues
| ref | title | dATE | LABEL | CATALOGUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here LP. Reissued 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 | Ralph McTell MC. Reissue of the 1975 Transatlantic sampler ‘Streets of London’ on different label | 1980 | Autograph | ASK733 |
| R4 | 1971-72 LP. Reissue of ‘You Well Meaning’ on Ralph’s own label | 1981 | [Mays] | TG001 |
| R5 | Streets of London LP. Another reissue of the 1975 Transatlantic compilation | 1981 | Transatlantic | TRS104 |
| R6 | Weather the Storm LP. Reissue of ‘Right Side Up’ on Ralph’s own label | 1982 | Mays | TG002 |
| R7 | Ralph, Albert & Sydney LP. Edited reissue on Ralph’s own label | 1982 | Mays | TG003 |
| R8 | Love Grows LP. Remix of ‘Slide Away the Screen’ with 2 new tracks | 1982 | Mays | TG004 |
| R9 | Best of Alphabet Zoo LP. Reissued on different label | 1984 | Music for Pleasure | MFP4156741 |
| R10 | The Ferryman LP. Another renaming of ‘You Well Meaning’ | 1987 | [Mays] | TPG001 |
| R11 | The Streets of London CD version of ‘Spiral Staircase’ | 1990 | Ariola | 295945 |
| R12 | The Complete Alphabet Zoo CD release of ‘Songs from AZ’ + ‘Best of AZ’ + 7 new tracks | 1993 | Road Goes on Forever | RGFCD016 |
| R13 | Slide Away the Screen & other stories CD release of ‘Slide Away’ + ‘Love Grows’ + 3 new tracks | 1994 | Road Goes on Forever | RGFCD021 |
| R14 | Streets… Repackaged CD version + 2 new tracks | 1995 2016 | Leola | TPGCD12 |
| R15 | Spiral Staircase Another CD version | 1996 | Wooden Hill | HILLCD5 |
| R16 | Ralph, Albert & Sydney – Songs for Six Strings (Volume 1) CD version + 5 new tracks | 1997 | Leola | OLA16E1CD |
| R17 | The Best of Ralph McTell – Streets of London Resleeved CD. Reissue of the 1992 Castle ‘Best of’ set | 1997 2000 | Pulse | PLSCD164 |
| R18 | You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here CD version | 1998 | Leola | TPGCD14 |
| R19 | Not Till Tomorrow CD version | 1998 | Leola | TPGCD15 |
| R20 | Easy CD version + 2 bonus tracks | 1999 | [Leola] | TPGCD17 |
| R21 | Right Side Up CD version + 1 new track | 2001 | Leola | TPGCD19 |
| R22 | Alphabet Zoo Repackaged CD. Reissue of ‘The Complete Alphabet Zoo’ on Ralph’s own label | 2001 2013 | 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 |
| R29 | Songs For Six Strings The complete ‘Songs For Six Strings’ box set, with all six CDs | 2017 | Leola | OLA6J45 |
| R30 | And About Time Too Ralph and Wizz Jones’s two ‘About Time’ albums combined as a double LP | 2018 | Leola | TPGLP39 |
Miscellany
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 | Top of the Pops – 277 A BBC Transcription Service LP featuring Ralph singing Daddy’s Here and Eight Frames a Second in the BBC studio | 1970 | BBC | 125952/ 125953 |
| M4 | Heads and Tales A double LP with Spiral Staircase | 1970 | Transatlantic | TRASAD18 |
| M5 | Top of the Pops – 322 A BBC Transcription Service LP featuring Ralph singing Too Tight Rag and Spiral Staircase in the BBC studio | 1971 | BBC | 127620/ 127621 |
| M6 | Top of the Pops – 361 A BBC Transcription Service LP featuring Ralph singing In Some Way I Loved You, First and Last Man and Lay Your Money Down in the BBC studio | 1971 | BBC | 128990/ 128991 |
| M7 | Pick of the Pops for Your D.J. – 365 The ‘stereo’ side of this BBC Transcription Service LP features Ralph singing First and Last Man, Lay Your Money Down, In Some Way I Loved You, Claudia and Birdman in the BBC studio | 1971 | BBC | 128810-S |
| M8 | Picture Rags LP with Blind Blake’s Rag | 1972 | Transatlantic | TRASAM26 |
| M9 | Top of the Pops – 415 A BBC Transcription Service LP featuring Ralph singing First Song, When I Was a Cowboy and Gypsy in the BBC studio | 1972 | BBC | 131327/ 131328 |
| M10 | Music Unlimited Reissued A 24-minute VHS video with Hot Chocolate, Lulu… and Ralph singing three verses of Streets of London | 1973 1980 | KTV Films Mountain Films | [None] VCM3/061 |
| M11 | 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 | 134840-S |
| M12 | Top of the Pops – 502 A BBC Transcription Services LP featuring Ralph singing Let Me Down Easy and Nanna’s Song in the BBC studio | 1974 | BBC | 135082/ 135083 |
| M13 | Transatlantic Cable Cassette with Spiral Staircase and Factory Girl | 1974 | Transatlantic | ZCTRA1001 |
| M14 | Top of the Pops – 533 A BBC Transcription Services LP featuring Ralph singing Streets of London in the BBC studio | 1975 | BBC | 136343 |
| M15 | Top of the Pops – 536 A BBC Transcription Services LP featuring Ralph singing three verses of Streets of London in the BBC studio | 1975 | BBC | 136348 |
| M16 | Electric Muse – the Story of Folk into Rock A 4-LP set with Willoughby’s Farm | 1975 | Island / Transatlantic | FOLK1001 |
| M17 | 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 |
| M18 | Dance, Sing or Anything LP with Streets of London | 1975 | Ronco | CDR2011 |
| M19 | Top of the Pops – 585 A BBC Transcription Services LP with Dreams of You | 1976 | BBC | 138453-S |
| M20 | Folk Festival A double LP with Streets of London | 1976 | Transatlantic | TRA(D)324 |
| M21 | Moments to Remember LP with Streets of London Also issued as a BP promotional LP | 1978 | Lotus | WH5002 |
| M22 | Transatlantic – The Vintage Years – Volume 1 LP with Spiral Staircase | 1978 | Transatlantic | MTRA2001 |
| M23 | Folkweave – 7 The ‘Folkweave 7’ side of this BBC Transcription Services LP features Ralph’s performances of Grande Affaire, Drybone Rag, When I Was a Cowboy, If Harry Goes Back to Guyana, Sweet Mystery and Streets of London at the 1977 Cambridge Folk Festival | 1978 | BBC | 143520-S |
| M24 | Golden Echoes LP with Streets of London | 1978 | WEA | SP2003 |
| M25 | 40 Folk Favourites A double LP with Streets of London, Willoughby’s Farm and The Mermaid and the Seagull | 1979 | Pickwick | PLD8013 |
| M26 | The Best of British Folk A double LP with Streets of London and Spiral Staircase | 1982 | Cambra | CR052 |
| M27 | Contemporary Folk Guitar A double LP with Willoughby’s Farm | 1982 | Cambra | CR055 |
| M28 | 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 |
| M29 | Sounds of the 70’s Vol. 2 A double LP with Streets of London | 1985 | Cambra | CR136 |
| M30 | The Best of British Folk Vol 2 A double LP with Nanna’s Song and Rizraklaru | 1985 | Cambra | CR5164 |
| M31 | 20th Cambridge Folk Festival – 1: Ralph McTell Programme 1 on this BBC Transcription Services LP features part of Ralph’s performance. Programme 2 features De Danann Ralph sings First Song, Michael in the Garden, Mr Connaughton, Water of Dreams, From Clare to Here and Sweet Mystery | 1985 | BBC | 154762-S |
| M32 | 20th Cambridge Folk Festival – 3: Ralph McTell Programme 3 on this BBC Transcription Services LP features more of Ralph’s performance. Programme 4 features Stefan Grossman and John Renbourn Ralph sings When Maddy Dances, Tequila Sunset, Zimmerman Blues, One Heart, Spiral Staircase and Streets of London | 1985 | BBC | 154764-S |
| M33 | The Singer and the Song – 20 original classics LP and CD with Streets of London | 1989 | Stylus | SMR975 SMD975 |
| M34 | Best of British Folk Double LP & CD with Spiral Staircase and Streets of London | 1989 | Castle | CCSLP222 CCSCD222 |
| M35 | Classic Ballads LP and CD with From Clare to Here | 1989 | Knight | KNLP14002 KNCD14002 |
| M36 | Classic Irish Folk LP and CD with The Setting | 1989 | Knight | KNLP14005 KNCD14005 |
| M37 | We’re All Alone – Classic Love Songs – Part 1 CD with Streets of London | 1989 | Old Gold | OG3719 |
| M38 | The Irish Collection CD with The Setting | 1990 | Knight | IRISHCD1 |
| M39 | Tell it Thru the Song A treble LP and CD with Streets of London Also issued by Book Club Associates | 1990 | Teledisc BCA | TELLY48 TELCD48 68007 |
| M40 | 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 |
| M41 | The History of Pop 1974 to 1982 A 4-CD set with Streets of London | 1993 | Castle | MBSCD426 |
| M42 | The British Folk Collection CD with Streets of London and Michael in the Garden | 1994 | Ronco | CDSR048 |
| M43 | Acoustic Moods CD with Streets of London | 1994 | PolyGram TV | 516659-2 |
| M44 | 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 |
| M45 | The Best of British Folk CD with Streets of London, Spiral Staircase and Willoughby’s Farm | 1994 | Truetrax | TRTCD156 |
| M46 | Life in the Folk Lane II CD with That’ll do Babe | 1994 | Diabolo | diab808 |
| M47 | Memorable – Easy Listening A 4-CD set with Streets of London | 1994 | Realman/ Castle | RE004 |
| M48 | 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 |
| M49 | Essential Folk CD with Streets of London | 1995 | Nectar | NTRCD030 |
| M50 | The Folk Box A treble CD with Spiral Staircase, Willoughby’s Farm and Streets of London | 1995 | Pulse | PBXCD513 |
| M51 | 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 |
| M52 | Essential Folk Volume II CD with Clare to Here | 1996 | Nectar | NTRCD047 |
| M53 | The Best of British Folk CD with Streets of London and Willoughby’s Farm | 1996 | Pulse | PLSCD149 |
| M54 | New Electric Muse II – the Continuing Story of Folk into Rock A treble CD with Sand in Your Shoes | 1997 | Castle | ESBCD517 |
| M55 | Folk Guitar CD with Louise | 1997 2001 | Pulse resleeved | PLSCD150 |
| M56 | Classic Folk Guitar CD with Blind Blake’s Rag | 1997 | Wooded Hill | HILLCD23 |
| M57 | The Best of British Folk A double CD with Spiral Staircase and Kew Gardens | 1997 | Pulse | PDSCD516 |
| M58 | I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 1997 | Reader’s Digest | RDCD1541-5 |
| M59 | 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 |
| M60 | Millennium – 40 Hits of 1970-1974 A double CD with Streets of London | 1998 | Disky | DO852802 |
| M61 | The Transatlantic Story A 4-CD set with Willoughby’s Farm, Streets of London and Summer Come Along | 1998 | Essential | ESFCD654 |
| M62 | Best of Folk A 4-CD set with Streets of London, Spiral Staircase and Willoughby’s Farm | 1998 | Pulse | PBXCD496 |
| M63 | The Times They Are a-Changin’ CD with Streets of London | 1998 | Castle Select | SELCD524 |
| M64 | Castle Audio Licensing Sampler A promotional CD with one verse of Streets of London | 1998 | Castle | LICSAM1 |
| M65 | 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 |
| M66 | The Ultimate Folk Collection A treble CD with Streets of London and Eight Frames a Second | 1999 | Pulse | PBXCD333 |
| M67 | Sounds of the Seventies – 1974 A treble CD with Streets of London | 1999 | Reader’s Digest | RDCD2821-3 |
| M68 | 100 Shagadelic Sixties Classics A 4-CD set with Streets of London | 1999 | Pulse | PBXCD436 |
| M69 | Folk Classics of the 60s & 70s CD with Streets of London | 1999 | Castle Pie | PIESD130 |
| M70 | 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 |
| M71 | Simply More of the 70’s A double CD with Streets of London | 2001 | BMG | DIRCD19 |
| M72 | Sunshine Day – A Taste of the 70’s CD with Streets of London | 2001 | Delta | 47044 |
| M73 | 200 Fab Sixties Favourites A 10-CD set with Streets of London | 2001 | Castle Pulse | PBXCD900X |
| M74 | The Acoustic Folk Box A 4-CD set with Spiral Staircase | 2002 | Topic | TSFCD4001 |
| M75 | Troubadours – The Essential Album A double CD with Streets of London | 2002 | Union Square | MANTDCD207 |
| M76 | I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing A double CD with Streets of London | 2002 | Music & Memories | MMD1195 |
| M77 | A Lot of Jolly Good Folk CD with Streets of London | 2002 | National Trust | LEX601CD |
| M78 | Sounds of the Seventies A double CD with Streets of London | 2002 | Castle | CMDDD464 |
| M79 | Who Did Put the Bomp? A promotional CD with Streets of London | 2002 | Castle | CMZPR556 |
| M80 | Troubadours CD with Streets of London | 2003 | Camden | 82876501982 |
| M81 | Troubadours of Folk – The 60s Acoustic Explosion A double CD with Blind Blake’s Rag and Streets of London | 2003 | Castle | CMDDD638 |
| M82 | 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 |
| M83 | 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 |
| M84 | Classic Cuts A promotional CD with Streets of London | 2003 | Mastermix | CC097 |
| M85 | Acoustic Songbook A treble CD with Streets of London | 2004 | Virgin | VTDCD673 |
| M86 | 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 |
| M87 | Folk Roots – A Classic Anthology of Song CD with Streets of London | 2004 | Union Square | METRCD121 |
| M88 | The Essential Acoustic Album A double CD with Streets of London | 2004 | BMG | TDSAN010 |
| M89 | Transatlantic Folk Box Set A treble CD with Streets of London and England 1914 | 2004 | Sanctuary | SMETD137 |
| M90 | Footprints in the Snow A double CD with Eight Frames a Second and Streets of London | 2004 | Castle | CMDDD83 |
| M91 | Solid Gold Hits A 4-CD set with Streets of London | 2004 | BMG | 82876655332 |
| M92 | The Seventies Album A treble CD with Streets of London | 2005 | Sanctuary TV | TLSAN013 |
| M93 | Hits of the Sixties A double CD with Streets of London | 2005 | Union Square | METRDCD565 |
| M94 | The Best of British Songwriters A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2005 | Reader’s Digest | RDCD4721-5 |
| M95 | The Best of British Folk CD with Streets of London | 2005 | Castle Pulse | PLSCD768 |
| M96 | Anthems in Eden A 4-CD box set with Michael in the Garden | 2005 | Castle | CMXBX1030 |
| M97 | Scarborough Fair A treble CD with England 1914 | 2006 | Castle | CMETD1273 |
| M98 | Greatest Ever – Easy A treble CD with Streets of London | 2006 | Union Square | GTSTCD006 |
| M99 | This is Folk A treble CD with Streets of London | 2006 | Union Square | METRTCD820 |
| M100 | Greatest Ever – Sixties A treble CD with Streets of London | 2006 | Union Square | GTSTCD008 |
| M101 | 100 Huge Hits of the 60s & 70s A 4-CD set with Streets of London | 2007 | Sanctuary TV | TVSAN022 |
| M102 | The Sound of the 70s A double CD with Streets of London | 2007 | Warner Music | WMTV052 |
| M103 | The Essential Guide to Folk A treble CD with Hesitation Blues | 2007 | Union Square | ESGCD313 |
| M104 | The Essential Guide to Acoustic A treble CD with Streets of London | 2007 | Union Square | ESGCD317 |
| M105 | Music of the British Isles A 5-CD set with Girl on a Bicycle | 2007 | Reader’s Digest | RDCD5841-5 |
| M106 | The Ultimate Collection – Seventies A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2008 | Union Square | ULTIMBX003 |
| M107 | Beginner’s Guide to English Folk A treble CD box set with Streets of London | 2008 | Nascente | NSBOX040 |
| M108 | Greatest Ever – Acoustic A treble CD with Streets of London | 2008 | Union Square | GTSTCD021 |
| M109 | The Ultimate Collection – Driving Songs A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2008 | Union Square | ULTIMBX009 |
| M110 | The All New Electric Muse A treble CD box set with Michael in the Garden | 2008 | Universal | 531276-9 |
| M111 | 100 Hits 70s Pop A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2009 | Spectrum | DMG100030 |
| M112 | The Ultimate Collection – Chillout A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2009 | Union Square | ULTIMBX012 |
| M113 | 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 |
| M114 | The Ultimate Collection – Dad A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2009 | Union Square | ULTIMBX018 |
| M115 | Folk Routes A double CD with Streets of London | 2009 | Decca | 5321896 |
| M116 | The Ultimate Collection – Acoustic A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2009 | Union Square | ULTIMBX022 |
| M117 | Mastermix Popmaster Volume 8 A music quiz CD with Streets of London | 2009 | Music Factory | [None] |
| M118 | 50 Hits of the British Invasion A digital download album with Streets of London | 2009 | Hit Record Label | [None] |
| M119 | Total No. 2s A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2010 | Spectrum | SPECSIG2036 |
| M120 | Folk Collection A digital download album with Eight Frames a Second | 2010 | One Media | [None] |
| M121 | The Best of Folk A digital download album with Streets of London and Eight Frames a Second | 2010 | One Media | [None] |
| M122 | The Best Hits Collection 2 – Extra A digital download album with Streets of London | 2010 | Universal | [None] |
| M123 | Timeless Folk A digital download album with Eight Frames a Second | 2010 | One Media | [None] |
| M124 | The Old Grey Whistle Test 40th Anniversary Album A treble CD with a live recording of Sweet Mystery | 2011 | Rhino | WMTV173 |
| M125 | The Ultimate Collection – Sixties A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2011 | Union Square | ULTIMBX023 |
| M126 | London – Songs to define the city CD with Streets of London | 2011 | Time Out / Universal | 5335251 |
| M127 | Now That’s What I Call Britain Double CD with Streets of London | 2012 | Decca | 600753384718 |
| M128 | The Old Grey Whistle Test Live A treble CD with a 2011 recording of Zimmerman Blues | 2012 | Rhino | WMTV193 |
| M129 | London 2012 – 20 classic songs of the city CD with Streets of London | 2012 | Universal | 5339004 |
| M130 | Latest & Greatest Acoustic Songs A 3-CD set with Streets of London | 2013 | Union Square | USMMTCD033 |
| M131 | Talking Elephant’s Festival of Folk Vol One CD with Ralph’s performance of Red and Gold at the 2002 Cropredy Festival (accredited to Fairport Convention on the CD sleeve) | 2013 | Talking Elephant | TECD223 |
| M132 | Latest & Greatest Singer Songwriters A 3-CD set with Streets of London | 2013 | Union Square | USMMTCD036 |
| M133 | Latest & Greatest Relaxing Songs A 3-CD set with Streets of London | 2014 | Union Square | USMMTCD042 |
| M134 | The Ultimate Collection – 60s Classics A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2014 | Union Square | ULTIMBX034 |
| M135 | The Ultimate Collection – 70s School Days A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2017 | Union Square | ULTIM5CD008 |
| M136 | Guitar Anthems A double CD with Streets of London | 2017 | Metro Select | METRSL152 |
| M137 | Folk Guitar A double CD with Streets of London and Kind Hearted Woman Blues | 2017 | Metro Select | METRSL155 |
| M138 | Top of the Pops ’74 A 3-CD set with Streets of London | 2018 | UMC | 5381383 |
| M139 | Try a Little Sunshine A 3-CD set with Summer Come Along | 2018 | Grapefruit | CRSEGBOX047 |
| M140 | The Ultimate Collection – 60s Hits A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2018 | Union Square | ULTIM5CD050 |
| M141 | The Ultimate Collection – Car Hits A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2019 | Union Square | ULTIM5CD048 |
| M142 | Strangers in the Room A 3-CD set with Father Forgive Them | 2019 | Grapefruit | CRSEGBOX054 |
| M143 | The Ultimate Collection – Stand by Me A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2019 | Union Square | ULTIM5CDW08 |
| M144 | Ultimate Seventies – The Classics A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2020 | Union Square | ULTIM5CDW18 |
| M145 | NOW 100 Hits 70s A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2020 | Sony | 0194397784527 |
| M146 | The Ultimate Collection – Seventies A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2020 | Union Square | ULTIM5CDW26 |
| M147 | Greatest Ever Golden Anthems A 4-CD set with Streets of London | 2020 | Union Square | GTST4CDW12 |
| M148 | The Ultimate Collection – Mum A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2021 | Union Square | ULTIM5CDW31 |
| M149 | The Ultimate Collection – Dad A 5-CD set with Streets of London | 2021 | Union Square | ULTIM5CDW23 |
| M150 | Beyond the Pale Horizon A 3-CD set with Zimmerman Blues | 2021 | Grapefruit | CRSEGBOX091 |
| M151 | Separate Paths Together A 3-CD set with Daddy’s here | 2021 | Grapefruit | CRSEGBOX096 |
Bibliography
| REF | TITLE | DATE | PUBLISHER | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Hockenhull, Chris: Streets of London – The Official Biography of Ralph McTell ‘This is… a book about… a national treasure’ | 1997 | Northdown | 1900711028 |
| B2 | McTell, Ralph: Angel Laughter – Autobiography Volume One Reissued in paperback ‘…along the often bumpy road to adulthood’ | 2000 2005 | Amber Waves Leola | 1902684028 0954954017 |
| 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 | 1902684036 |
| 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 | 0954954009 |
| 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 | 9780954954024 |
| B6 | Grenfell, Michael: Parallel Lives: The Biographies of Ralph McTell Second Edition Reprinted ‘This book… is based on [Ralph’s] biography and the songs it gave rise to.’ | 2016 2017 2017 | Pomera | 9780993567001 9780993567018 |
“On the Record” lists Ralph McTell recordings and books released in or generally available in the UK.
Label and catalogue information may differ in other countries.
Compiled by John Beresford
Updated 12 March 2022
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