DISC ONE
IN THE STUDIO

from .... Eight Frames a Second

from .... Spiral Staircase
5. Mrs Adlam's Angels
6. Rizraklaru (anag)
7. Terminus

from .... My Side of Your Window
8. Father Forgive Them
9. All things change
10. Kew gardens

from .... You Well Meaning Brought Me Here
11. Old Brown Dog
12. You Well Meaning Brought Me Here
13. The Ballad of Dancing Doreen

from .... Not 'Til Tomorrow
14. Sylvia
15. Standing Down in New York City
16. Gypsy

from .... Easy
17.Maddy Dances
18. Summer Lightning

from .... Right Side Up
19. River Rising
20. Slow Burning Companion
21. Weather The Storm

DISC TWO
IN THE STUDIO / LIVE

from .... Streets

from .... Ralph, Albert & Sydney
5. Big Tree
6. Michael In The Garden
7. When I Was A Cowboy
8. Let Me Down Easy

from .... Slide Away The Screen
9. Harry (Don't Go)
10. Autumn
11. White Dress

from .... Water of Dreams
12. Hands of Joseph
13. Bentley and Craig
14. Affairs of the Heart

from .... Bridge of Sighs
15. Choufleur
16. Words I Couldn't Say

from .... Sand In Your Shoes
17. Jesus Wept
18. After Rain
19. Peppers and Tomatoes

from .... Red Sky
20. In The Dreamtime
21. Easter Lilies
22. Saucers (aquamarine)

from .... National Treasure
23. Hard Times

DISC FOUR
OUT THERE LIVE

from .... Golders Green - 1974

from .... Bottom Line, New York City, 1979
2. First Song
3. Sweet Mystery

from .... The Folk Entertainers
BBC Radio 2, 24 Feb 1982
4. Daddy's Here
5. Barges
6. England

from .... Wimbledon Theatre, December 1986
7. Grande Affaire
8. Clare to Here
9. When Did You Leave Heaven
10. Little Actress
11. Things You Wish Yourself

from .... Theberton Theatre, Adelaide, 1987
12. Zimmerman Blues
13. Mr Connuaghton
14. The Ferryman
15. Keeping The Night At Bay

from .... Earl's Court, 1988
16. Run Johnny Run
17. The Setting

from .... Royal Festival Hall, 1990
18. Stranger to the Season
19. Naomi
20. The Girl From The Hiring Fair

from .... Auckland Town Hall, 1994
21. Nettle Wine
22. That'll Do Babe

from .... Sidmouth Folk Festival 2000
23. Leah's Favourite
24. Streets of London ... with Show of Hands

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Ralph McTell Box Set - compiled by Jenny Melmoth

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Ralph McTell Box Set - compiled by Paul Jenkins

Disc 1

Nanna’s Song
England, 1914
Michael in the Garden
Mr. Connaughton
Streets of London
First Song
Terminus
Barges
Bentley and Craig
Daddy’s Whistling Home
I Love My Bicycle
Kenny the Kangaroo
Throw Out a Line and Dream
Water of Dreams

Disc 2

Arthur Blake
I’m Going to Germany
That’ll Do Babe
Zimmerman Blues
You Well Meaning Brought Me Here
From Clare to Here
Conundrum of Time
Grey Sea Strand
Let Me Down Easy
Maginot Waltz
Naomi
Song for Martin
After Rain
Grande Affaire
Tequila Sunset

Disc 3

A Feather Fell
Easter Lilies
Jesus Wept
The Ferryman
Weather the Storm
The Setting
Peppers and Tomatoes
The Enemy Within
In the Dreamtime
Now This Has Started
Summer Lightning
I’ll Do My Last Singing

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Ralph McTell Box Set - "First and Lost Songs" - compiled by John Beresford

Disc 1
First Songs
Folk Club and Early Concert Recordingss  
1. 900 miles
2. Alberta
3. A man I'd rather be
4. Baby let me lay it on you
5. Brown skinned woman
6. Cocaine
7. Creole babe
8. Don't think twice, it's all right
9. Empty tea pot blues
10. Good old colony days
11. Hanging around
12. Hit the road Jack  
13. Klan
14. March of the Emmetts
15. Oh babe it ain't no lie
16. One legged woman
17. Rolling in my sweet baby's arms
18. San Francisco Bay blues
19. That'll never happen no more
20. The boll weaver

Disc 2
The Rest of Alphabet Tum
 More Songs from "Alphabet Zoo" and "Tickle on the Tum"  
1. Adelaide the alligator
2. Curly the cat
3. Daphne the dolphin
4. Duster the dog
5. Iggy the iguana
6. Lorna the ladybird
7. Martin the monkey
8. Oscar the ostrich
9. Terry the turtle
10. Umbrella bird
11. Wally the walrus
12. Farmer Field
13. Feathers in your pillow
14. It could have happened to anyone
15. Lilly the lollipop lady
16. Mike the milkman
17. No more beans for Dora
18. Rosie Moon
19. The money tree
20. The pigeon song
21. Tickle Post
22. Willie Wok

Disc 3
Lost Songs
Recordings Retrieved from the Studio  
Ralph's first recordings, made at R G Jones Studio, Morden, 1965  
1. Girl from the north country  
2. The bells of Rhymney
3. Dry bone rag
4. I love my baby

From the 'Not Till Tomorrow' sessions, 1972
5. My father's house

The 'lost' album, produced by Shel Talmy in 1976  
6. Abilene
7. Another star ascending (The boxer)
8. Big tree
9. Country boys
10. Don't make promises you can't keep
11. He'll have to go
12. I fall to pieces
13. I recall a gypsy woman
14. Ladies love outlaws
15. Marie
16. Sweet girl on my mind
17. Tequila sunset
18. Van Nuys (Cruise night)
19. Winnie's rag

From the 'Sand in Your Shoes' sessions, 1995
20. Rue de la Montagne Ste Genevieve

Bonus track - from a forthcoming album
21. As far as I can tell  

Disc 4
Unbroken Circle
Desk Recordings from Recent Concert Performances  
1. Small voice calling - RNCM 1999
2. Tickety-boo - RNCM 1999
3. One too many mornings - Purcell Room 2001
4. The plainsman - Cropredy 2002
5. Danville girl - Morecambe 2002
6. Winin' boy blues - Jazz Café 2002
7. Glory of love - Exeter 2002
8. Working on the railroad / Rock Island line - Leeds 2002
9. Bentley and Craig revised version - QEH 2002
10. In the jailhouse now - QEH 2002
11. Medley rag - QEH 2002
12. Do-re-mi with The Bucket Boys - Cropredy 2003
13. Earl's Court breakdown - Salford 2004
14. Grand coolie dam - 'Rock Island Line', RAH 2004
15. The deportees with Wizz Jones - The Halfmoon 2004
16. You're gonna quit me with Wizz Jones - The Halfmoon 2004
17. Will the circle be unbroken - The Halfmoon 2004
18. Around the wild Cape Horn - RFH 2004
19. In the bleak midwinter - RFH 2004

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Ralph McTell Box Set - compiled by Marianne James

Disc One
Like A Bird Set Free
1. First Song
2. The Girl From The Hiring Fair
3. Saucers (Aquamarine)
4. Girl On A Bicycle
5. The Setting
6.  Slip Shod Tap Room Dance
7.  You Well Meaning Brought Me Here
8. All Things Change
9.  Up
10. Lost Boys
11. Grande Affaire
12. Sand In Your Shoes
13. I’m Sorry I Must Leave
14. Traces
15. Water of Dreams
16. The Mermaid & The Seagull

Disc Two
They All Go Out And Play
1. Bessie’s Washboard Blues
2. Boris The Bat
3. Camilla The Camel
4. The Things You Wish Yourself
5. Willie Wok
6. Five Balloons
7. Nellie The Newt
8. Nigel The Nightingale
9. Kenny The Kangaroo
10. Albert Ross The Albatross
11. Keeping The Night At Bay
12. Maurice The Mole
13. Roland Crust
14. Rosie Moon
15. Unwin The Unicorn
16. Wagstaff The Woodpecker

Disc Three
Rags and Songs as well as Blues
1. That’ll Do Babe
2. Candy Man
3. Hesitation Blues
4. Dry Bone Rag
5. Earls Court Breakdown
6. Winnie’s Rag
7. Five Knuckle Shuffle
8. Weeping Willow
9. Sweet Petulie
10. Arthur Blake
11. Trucking Little Baby
12. Black Girl
13. Blind Blake’s Rag
14. Hard Times

Disc Four
Dreams of Hope and Peace
1. Around The Wild Cape Horn
2. Summer Girls
3. Nettle Wine
4. Irish Girl
5. Summer Lightning
6. Let Me Down Easy
7. Naomi
8. Grey Sea Strand
9. Peppers & Tomatoes
10. Easter Lilies
11. Big Tree
12. A Feather Fell
13. Streets of London
14. Terminus

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Ralph McTell Box Set - "The Journey" - compiled by David Suff

Disc One
1. Drybone Shuffle - Private recording c. 1965
2. The Bells of Rhymney - Private recording c. 1965
3. Girl from the North Country - Private recording c. 1965
4. Pasadena - Live at The Folk Cottage, Cornwall c. 1967
5. Nanna's Song - From "Eight Frames a Second"
6.  The Mermaid and the Seagull - From "Eight Frames a Second"
7.  Spiral Staircase - From "Spiral Staircase"
8. Michael in the Garden - From "My Side of Your Window"
9. Summer Come Along - Single
10. Factory Girl - From "Revisited"
11. Too Tight Rag - Live in London (date unknown)
12. The Ferryman - From "You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here"
13. Viola Lee Blues - Live at The Folk Cottage, Cornwall 1972
14. Birdman - Live in London 1971
15. Barges - From "Not Till Tomorrow"
16. Zimmerman Blues - From the "Teacher Teacher" sessions
17. Summer Lightning - From "Easy"

Disc Two
1. Streets of London - US single 1971
2. (Hey Babe) Would I Lie to You - Recorded 1975
3. Grande Affaire - From "Streets..."
4. Ladies Love Outlaws - From the "lost" album 1976
5. Tequilla Sunset - From the "lost" album 1976
6. Marie - From the "lost" album 1976
7. River Rising Moon High- Recorded 1976
8. Weather the Storm - From "Right Side Up"
9. Promises - From "Love Grows"
10. Love Grows - From "Love Grows"
11. A Leaf Must Fall - Recorded 1980
12. Blues Run The Game - Recorded 1980
13. Red Apple Juice - From "Saturday Rolling Around" (The GPs)
14. Messrs Stephenson and Watt - Recorded c. 1982
15. Water of Dreams - From "Water of Dreams"
16. Alexei - Live in London (date unknown)

Disc Three
1. Bentley and Craig - From "Water of Dreams"
2. Hands of Joseph - Live in Aldershot 1988
3. Kenny the Kangaroo - From "Songs from Alphabet Zoo"
4. Old Puggy Mearns - Recorded 2005
5. I Like Rubbish - From "The Best of Tickle on the Tum"
6. Drybone Shuffle - Live in Norwich c. 1988
7. Keeping the Night at Bay - From "The Best of Tickle on the Tum"
8. From Clare to Here - Live in Bracknell c. 1991
9. Can't be Satisfied - From "Blue Skies, Black Heroes"
10. Hesitation Blues - From "Stealin' Back"
11. Stealin' - From "Out on the Rolling Sea"
12. Slip Shod Tap Room Dance - From "The Boy With a Note"
13. Prison Wall Blues- From "Stealin' Back"
14. That'll do Babe - Live in Exeter 1994
15. Summer Girls - From "The Boy With a Note"
16. The Setting - From "Bridge of Sighs"
17. Jesus Wept - From "Sand in Your Shoes"

Disc Four
1. Peppers and Tomatoes - From "Sand in Your Shoes"
2. Rue de la Montagne Ste Genevieve - Recorded 1995
3. Georgia on My Mind - From "Georgia on Our Mind"
4. Girl from the North Country - From "Travelling Man"
5. Nanna's Song - From "Travelling Man"
6. Up - From "Red Sky"
7. Easter Lilies - From "Red Sky"
8. Let Me Down Easy - Live in Truro 2001
9. I'm Satisfied - Live in Morecambe 2001
10. Stagolee - From "National Treasure"
11. In the Jailhouse Now - Live in Wales 2002
12. Still in Dreams - Live in Sheffield 2003
13. A Feather Fell - Live in Milton Keynes 2004
14. Michelle - From "Rubber Folk"
15. Don't Think Twice (It's Alright) - Recorded 2006
16. Red and Gold - Recorded 2006

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