RALPH McTELL Spiral Staircase LP TRANSATLANTIC 1969 UK reissue+stereo TRA 177
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RALPH McTELL
with PETER BERRYMAN, HENRY VIII, WHISPERING MICK, JUG BAND
Although he's best-known for his classic folk song staple "Streets of London," which first appeared on his
Spiral Staircase album in 1969, Ralph McTell is a multi-dimensional guitarist and singer/songwriter who's influenced
hundreds of folk singers in Great Britain, Europe, and the U.S. Fortunately, people in the U.S. and Europe
are beginning to connect to his vast body of excellent original work, and not just "Streets,"
which has been recorded more than 200 times by artists as diverse as.......
"EIGHT FRAMES A SECOND"
<reissue, originally published in 1969>
Produced by Gus Dudgeon for Tuesday Productions
LP TRANSATLANTIC RECORDS TRA 177 STEREO
MADE IN ENGLAND EARLY/MID-70s REPRESSING
LAMINATED (on front) SINGLE SLEEVE
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LABEL: TRANSATLANTIC - WHITE & MULTICOLOURED LABELS - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) TRA 177
Catalog on label (Side B only): TRA 177
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): TRA 177 A-2? G.
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): TRA 177 B-1 G
On labels (Side B only): ? Transatlantic Records Ltd. 1969
rim text reads (Side A only) "All Rights........Made in England"
Rights Society / Publishing: Essex Mus. International, Copyright Control
On Back Cover: Liner Notes: Ben Klein
Transatlantic Records Ltd. 86 Marylebone High Street, London, W1M 4AY
Printed in England by Robert Stace
tracklisting
Side A: STREETS OF LONDON - MRS. ADLAM'S ANGELS - WINO AND THE MOUSE
ENGLAND 1914 - LAST TRAIN AND RIDE - THE FAIRGROUND
Side B: SPIRAL STAIRCASE - KIND HEARTED WOMAN BLUES
BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL THINGS - DADDY'S HERE - RIZRAKLARU (ANAG.)
(MY) BABY KEEPS STAYING OUT ALL NIGHT LONG - TERMINUS
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RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
McTell's second album remains most remembered for the first version of "Streets of London," although
this acoustic version is different from the mid-'70s re-recording that made it to number two in the British charts.
It's a low-key and wistful record, no surprise there, as McTell has never been an in-your-face kind of performer.
The tone is predominantly acoustic, with some appropriately soft, graceful orchestral arrangements
by Mike Vickers. A few of the songs, like "England 1914" and "The Fairground," have nicely sad,
ethereal melodies and forceful observational lyrics. Others are merely OK...(AllMusic)
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