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Monday, April 21, 2025

The Beau Brummels: Discography 1965 - 1968

 

The Beau Brummels were an American rock band. Formed in San Francisco in 1964, the band's original lineup included Sal Valentino (lead vocals), Ron Elliott (lead guitar), Ron Meagher (bass


guitar), Declan Mulligan (rhythm guitar, bass, harmonica), and John Petersen (drums). They were discovered by local disc jockeys who were looking to sign acts to their new label, Autumn Records, where Sylvester Stewart—later known as Sly Stone—produced the group's early recording sessions. Friends since childhood, Valentino and Elliott formed the band in early 1964, bringing on board rhythm guitarist Declan Mulligan, bassist Ron Meagher, and drummer John Petersen to help them play a series of club residencies around the Bay Area.
                      

Often credited as early architects of the San Francisco sound, the Beau Brummels found success right

out of the gate with their 1964 debut single, "Laugh, Laugh." With its autumnal folk-pop jangle and moody melodic hooks, the song bore enough resemblance to the burgeoning British Invasion that many fans mistook these young Americans for Brits. Initially, the band's musical style blended beat music and folk music and typically drew comparisons to the Beatles, while their later work incorporated other music genres such as psychedelic rock and country rock.
                

Their debut album "Introducing the Beau Brummels" was released in 1965. Dominated by

Elliott's strong original material, the group's ringing guitars and multi-part harmonies
made the Top 40 just one more time on "You Tell Me Why" from their second album, The Beau Brummels, Vol. 2. When recording began for the band's second album, 1965's The Beau Brummels, Volume 2, Mulligan was no longer a member of the group. In 1966 Mulligan filed an unsuccessful lawsuit, claiming he was wrongfully dismissed from the group.
                       

"You Tell Me Why", the album's lead single, was the band's third and final U.S. top 40 hit, peaking at number 38 in August 1965. Another single, "Don't Talk to Strangers", reached number 52 in

November. While Stone is credited as the album's producer, his involvement, according to Sal Valentino and Ron Elliott, had diminished to the point that the band does not recall any producer being in charge. By the end of the year, Elliott began to suffer seizures from his diabetic condition that left him unable to perform. Don Irving became Elliott's stand-in on guitar when the group performed live, and also recorded with them.
                  

Regrouping as a trio, the Brummels rebounded with the critically acclaimed 1967 album Triangle. Produced by Lenny Waronker and featuring a guest spot from Van Dyke Parks, it was

their most unique and experimental record to date.
While not a significant commercial success, it nonetheless cracked the Billboard 200. With Meagher also drafted into military service, the Brummels had slimmed down to the core duo of Valentino and Elliott, who headed to Nashville to record their final Warner Bros. release. Venturing into country-rock a year or so before it became trendy, the Brummels issued the eclectic Bradley's Barn in October 1968, then promptly disbanded.
                       

Valentino formed a new band called Stoneground and Elliott worked with Van Dyke Parks, Randy Newman, and the Everly Brothers, among others. The Beau Brummels re-formed in 1975

for a somewhat lackluster reunion album before going their separate ways again.
The Beau Brummels are considered the first band from a burgeoning San Francisco music scene to achieve widespread success in response to the British Invasion, standing out among such bands as The Charlatans, Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, We Five, Moby Grape, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Country Joe and the Fish.

                             


01. THE BEAU BRUMMELS - INTRODUCING 1965

                  


Introducing The Beau Brummels is the debut album by American pop rock band the Beau Brummels. It

was produced by Sly Stone. Unlike with most other debut albums of the era, ten of the twelve songs on the album are originals. The album peaked at number 24 on the U.S. Top LPs chart in 1965.
               

The Beau Brummels – Introducing
Label: Sundazed Music – SC 6039
Series: Yesterdazed Series
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo 1995
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Rock
Style: Folk Rock, Pop Rock

TRACKS

                    


01. Laugh, Laugh  2:54
Written-By – R. Elliott
02. Still In Love With You Baby   2:32
Written-By – R. Elliott
03. Just A Little   2:23
Written-By – Durand, Elliott
04. Just Wait And See   2:22
Written-By – R. Elliott
05. Oh Lonesome Me   2:22
Written-By – D. Gibson
06. Ain't That Loving You Baby   2:22
Written-By – D. Malone
07. Stick Like Glue   1:58
Written-By – R. Elliott
08. They'll Make You Cry   3:05
Written-By – R. Elliott
09. That's If You Want Me To   2:35
Written-By – R. Elliott
10. I Want More Loving   2:23
Written-By – R. Elliott
11. I Would Be Happy   2:40
Written-By – R. Elliott
12. Not Too Long Ago   3:06
Written-By – R. Elliott

BONUS TRACKS            


13. Just A Little (Unissued Demo Version)   2:23

Written-By – Durand, Elliott
14. Good Time Music (Autumn Single 24-A)   3:04
Written-By – J. Sebastian

LINE - UP


Sal Valentino - vocals
Ron Elliott - lead guitar
Declan Mulligan - guitar
Ron Meagher - bass
John Petersen - drums

Flac Size: 242 MB

02. THE BEAU BRUMMELS - VOLUME 2 1965

                


The Beau Brummels, Volume 2 is the second studio album by the American rock group the Beau

Brummels. Released in August 1965, the album contains the U.S. top 40 hit "You Tell Me Why" and follow-up single "Don't Talk to Strangers." The album was produced by Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone, although his involvement, according to lead singer Sal Valentino and guitarist-songwriter Ron Elliott, had diminished to the point the band does not recall any producer being in charge.
                       

The Beau Brummels – Volume 2
Label: Sundazed Music – SC 6040
Series: Yesterdazed Series
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1995
Genre: Rock
Style: Folk Rock, Garage Rock, Pop Rock

TRACKS

                   


01. You Tell Me Why    3:05
02. I Want You    4:00
03. Doesn't Matter    2:00
04. That's Alright    2:12
05. Sometime At Night    1:50
06. Can It Be    2:28
07. Sad Little Girl    3:30
08. Woman    2:48
09. Don't Talk To Strangers    2:21
10. I've Never Known    2:03
11. When It Comes To Your Love    2:11
12. In Good Time    1:49

BONUS TRACKS            


13. Woman (Vocal Version)    2:41
14. When It Comes To Your Love (Unissued Instrumental Version)    2:08

LINE - UP


Sal Valentino - vocals
Ron Elliott - lead guitar
Ron Meagher - guitar
Declan Mulligan - bass
John Petersen - drums (Lead vocal on "Sometimes At Night")

Flac Size: 245 MB

03. THE BEAU BRUMMELS - BEAU BRUMMELS' 66 - 1966

                        


Beau Brummels '66 is the third studio album by the American rock group the Beau Brummels, and their first on Warner Bros. Records. The album consists of twelve cover songs and no originals. Autumn

Records, the band's previous label, had sold the band to Warner Brothers in early 1966. Warner Brothers, however, did not control the publishing rights, and opted to have the band record an album of covers, including songs originally performed by The Beatles and Bob Dylan, as well as recent hit singles by such acts as The Mamas & the Papas and Simon & Garfunkel. Lead vocalist Sal Valentino explained, "When we went to Warner Brothers, they were just anxious to get a record out, to capitalize on the success we had. That record was the wrong one to do at the time."

              


The Beau Brummels – Beau Brummels 66
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 7599-26885-2
Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: Europe
Released: ?
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

TRACKS

                


01. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away   3:42

Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
02. Mr. Tambourine Man   3:49
Written-By – Bob Dylan
03. Louie, Louie   2:10
Written-By – Richard Berry
04. Homeward Bound   2:44
Written-By – Paul Simon
05. These Boots Are Made For Walking   2:52
Written-By – Lee Hazlewood
06. Yesterday   2:37
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
07. Bang Bang   1:56
Written-By – Sonny Bono
08. Hang On Sloopy   2:52
Written-By – Russell, Farrell
09. Play With Fire   2:56
Written-By – Jagger-Richards
10. Woman   2:02
Written-By – B. Webb
11. Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter   2:39

Written-By – Trevor Peacock
12. Monday, Monday   2:48
Written-By – John E. A. Phillips

LINE - UP


Ron Elliott - guitar/vocals
Sal Valentino - vocals
Ron Meagher - bass/harmonica/guitar/vocals
Declan Mulligan - guitar/harmonica/vocals
John Petersen - drums/vocals
Don Irving - guitar

Flac Size: 217 MB

04. THE BEAU BRUMMELS - TRIANGLE 1967

                    


Triangle is the fourth studio album by American rock band the Beau Brummels. Produced by Lenny Waronker and released in July 1967, it was the band's first album to include songs that vocalist Sal
SAL VALENTINO

Valentino and guitarist Ron Elliott composed together. The band incorporated fantasy elements and surreal characters into the album's song titles and lyrics, and worked with a variety of session musicians to create Triangle's psychedelic musical style. The Beau Brummels were reduced to a trio—Valentino, Elliott, and Ron Meagher—at the time Triangle was recorded, as former group members Don Irving (guitars) and John Petersen (drums) left the band following the release of the group's previous album, Beau Brummels '66.
                          

The Beau Brummels – Triangle
Label: Collectors' Choice Music – CCM-318-2
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 2002
Country: US
Released: 1967    
Genre: Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock

TRACKS

                   


01. Are You Happy?   2:16
Written-By – Durand, Elliott
02. Only Dreaming Now   2:04
Written-By – Elliott, Valentino
03. Painter Of Women   2:49
Written-By – Durand, Elliott
04. The Keeper Of Time   2:08
Written-By – Durand, Elliott
05. It Won't Get Better   2:00
Written-By – Elliott, Valentino
06. Nine Pound Hammer   3:16
Written-By – Merle Travis
07. Magic Hollow   2:51
Written-By – Elliott, Valentino
08. And I've Seen Her   1:57
Written-By – Durand, Elliott
09. Triangle   2:15
Written-By – Elliott, Valentino
10. The Wolf Of Velvet Fortune   4:49
Written-By – Elliott, Valentino
11. Old Kentucky Home   2:04
Written-By – Randy Newman

LINE - UP


Ron Elliott – guitar, arranger, vocals
Ron Meagher – bass, guitar, vocals
Sal Valentino – vocals, vocal arranger

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS


Van Dyke Parks – harpsichord, keyboards
Carol Kaye – bass
James Burton – guitar
Donnie Lanier – guitar
Jim Gordon – drums
The Blossoms – backing vocals
Gene Garf – accordion
Lou Klass – violin
Shari Zippert – violin
David Duke – French horn
George Hyde – French horn
Gale Robinson – French horn
Jesse Ehrlich – cello
Raymond Kelley – cello
Dick Hyde – trombone

Flac Size: 188 MB

05. THE BEAU BRUMMELS - BRADLEYS'S BARN 1968

                    

          
Bradley's Barn is the fifth studio album by the American rock group The Beau Brummels. Released in

October 1968, it contains the singles "Long Walking Down to Misery" and "Cherokee Girl." The album has received critical acclaim as an early example of country rock. The album was named after the recording studio owned by Owen Bradley where the album was recorded.
                   

The Beau Brummels – Bradley's Barn
Label: Collectors' Choice Music – CCM-317-2
Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 1968    
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock

TRACKS

                 


01. Turn Around   3:00
Written-By – Durand, Elliott
02. An Added Attraction (Come And See Me)   2:57

Written-By – Sal Valentino
03 .Deep Water   2:29
Written-By – Elliott, Valentino
04. Long Walking Down To Misery   3:10

Written-By – R. Elliott
05. Little Bird   2:36
Written-By – Ron Elliott
06. Cherokee Girl   3:32
Written-By – Durand, Elliott
07. I'm A Sleeper   3:13
Written-By – Elliott, Valentino
08. The Loneliest Man In Town   1:49
Written-By – C. Elliott, R. Elliott
09. Love Can Fall A Long Way Down   4:12

Written-By – Durand, Elliott
10. Jessica   2:17
Written-By – Elliott, Valentino
11. Bless You California   2:15
Written-By – R. Newman

LINE - UP


David Briggs – keyboards
Kenny Buttrey – drums
Ron Elliott – guitar, vocals
Joe Osborn – bass
Norbert Putnam – bass
Jerry Reed – guitar
Sal Valentino – vocals

Flac Size: 201 MB

Friday, April 18, 2025

Steeleye Span: Discography 1970 - 1975

 

Steeleye Span are a British folk rock band formed in 1969 in England by Fairport Convention bass player Ashley Hutchings and established London folk club duo Tim Hart and Maddy Prior. The band


were part of the 1970s British folk revival, and were commercially successful in that period, with four Top 40 albums and two hit singles: "Gaudete" and "All Around My Hat". A highly influential British band who helped deliver folk-rock to the mainstream in the mid-'70s, Steeleye Span have enjoyed a lengthy tenure at the vanguard of British roots music, innovating their country's traditional songs while adding a host of their own original material to its canon.
                   

Steeleye Span have seen many personnel changes, with Maddy Prior being the only remaining original

member of the band. Their musical repertoire consists of mostly traditional songs with one or two instrumental tracks of jigs and/or reels added; the traditional songs often include some of the Child Ballads. In their later albums there has been an increased tendency to include music written by the band members, but they have never moved completely away from traditional music, which draws upon pan-British traditions.
                 

Along with Fairport Convention, with whom they share many similarities, they are the most

recognizable and enduring group to have sprung from Britain's late-'60s folk-rock movement. After a few fits and starts in the early '70s, the group hit their stride with inventive albums like Parcel of Rogues (1973) and Now We Are Six (1974), eventually finding significant U.K. chart success with the 1975 hit "All Around My Hat" and its accompanying album.
                  

Commercially, their star began to fade at the end of the '70s, though they managed to remain a popular

touring act for decades to come, consistently experimenting with their sound and occasionally hitting new creative peaks with quality albums like Tempted & Tried (1989), Bloody Men (2006), and Wintersmith (2013), the latter of which returned them to the U.K. charts after a multi-decade gap.
          

Sounding as robust as ever, the group celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2019 with a new album, Est'd

1969, and a lengthy U.K. tour. Released in 2022, the generously appointed Good Times of Old England collated the band's output from 1972 to 1983 and featured the highly sought-after concert recording of Live at the Rainbow Theatre 1974. Steeleye Span continued celebrating 50 years since the release of their classic Folk Rock albums by touring throughout November and December 2023, including a concert at the Cadogan Hall in London on 18 December 2023.
             

2024 is the 55th anniversary of the band and there have been further tours in May and October, both

supported by a new album 'The Green Man Collection' and featuring new violinist Athena Octavia. It contains six newly recorded tracks in addition to songs from their last two studio albums. It features a new version of 'Hard Times of Old England' with a guest appearance of Francis Rossi (Status Quo) on guitar and vocals.
                

01. STEELEYE SPAN - HARK! THE VILLAGE WAIT 1970

                    


Hark! The Village Wait is the debut album by the British folk rock band Steeleye Span, first released in 1970. It is the only album to feature the original lineup of the band, as they broke up and reformed with an altered membership immediately after its release, without ever having performed live. This was

probably the best singing edition of Steeleye Span, with Gay Woods and Maddy Prior melding beautifully on tracks like "Dark-Eyed Sailor" and "My Johnnie Was a Shoemaker," and Terry Woods adding some realistic coarseness on "The Hills of Greenmore." The sound is fully electric here (with superb playing on the epic "Lowlands of Holland"), if not as aggressive or well crafted as later albums -- Hart, Hutchings, and Woods comprise a good core band, and Gerry Conway and Fairport Convention's Dave Mattacks sit in on drums.
              

Steeleye Span – Hark! The Village Wait
Label: Shanachie – 79052, Shanachie – SHANACHIE 79052
Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Folk

TRACKS

              


01. A Calling-On Song    1:12
02. The Blacksmith    3:40
03. Fisherman's Wife (Words By – Ewan MacColl)   3:14
04. Blackleg Miner    2:47
05. Dark-Eyed Sailor    5:58
06. Copshawholme Fair    2:34
07. All Things Are Quite Silent    2:39
08. The Hills Of Greenmore    4:01
09. My Johnny Was A Shoemaker    1:11
10. Lowlands Of Holland    6:00
11. Twa Corbies    2:06
12. One Night As I Lay On My Bed    3:30

LINE - UP


Maddy Prior - vocals, 5-string banjo
Tim Hart - vocals, electric guitar, electric dulcimer, fiddle, 5-string banjo, harmonium
Ashley Hutchings - bass guitar
Terry Woods - vocals, electric guitar, concertina, mandola, 5-string banjo, mandolin
Gay Woods - vocals, concertina, autoharp, bodhran

GUEST MUSICIANS


Gerry Conway - drums (tracks 2–3, 5–8)
Dave Mattacks - drums (tracks 4, 10–12)

Flac Size: 230 MB

02. STEELEYE SPAN - PLEASE TO SEE THE KING 1971 (2CD) 2006

              


The debut of Steeleye Span (Mark II), with Peter Knight on fiddle and Martin Carthy on guitar, is more solid in almost every area from repertory to production. The group still had its feet in both modern and

traditional sounds simultaneously, so Please to See the King mixes very beautiful, distinctly archaic sounding songs such as "Boys of Bedlam" with amplified, electric numbers like the rousing, ironic "Female Drummer" (which was a highlight of their concerts). Although a second female voice would've been nice, the singing and harmonizing (with help from some careful overdubbing) is still impressive and the performances are tighter, the group's overall sound reflecting the quintet's status as a working band and their experience performing these songs on-stage.
                 

LINE - UP


Maddy Prior - vocals, spoons, tabor, tambourine
Tim Hart - vocals, guitar, dulcimer
Peter Knight - violin, mandolin, vocals, organ, bass
Ashley Hutchings - bass, vocals
Martin Carthy - vocals, guitar, banjo, organ

Steeleye Span – Please To See The King
Label: Castle Music – CMQDD 1253
Format: 2 x CD, Album, Reissue, EDC 2006
Country: UK
Released: 1971
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Folk

CD1.

                 


01. The Blacksmith    4:46
02. Cold, Haily, Windy Night    4:35
03. Jigs: Bryan O'Lynn / The Hag With The Money    3:17
04. Prince Charlie Stuart    4:14
05. Boys Of Bedlam    4:19
06. False Knight On The Road    2:43
07. The Lark In The Morning    4:30
08. Female Drummer    4:02
09. The King    1:28
10. Lovely On The Water    5:19

TOP GEAR RADIO SESSION 27/6/70        

    
11. The Blacksmith    4:23
12. Female Drummer    3:15
13. Rave On (Written-By – Tilghman, Petty, West)  1:22
14. I Was A Young Man    3:51
15. The Lark In The Morning    3:41

STUART HENRY SHOW RADIO SESSION 23/7/70        


16. The King    1:26
17. Prince Charlie Stuart    4:10
18. Bold Poachers    5:27

Flac Size: 367 MB

Track No 16 (The MIssing Track): The King Take it HERE

CD2. FOLK ON ONE RADIO SESSION 17/10/70    
    

                

  
01. College Grove/Silver Spear    2:51
02. Lay Down Your Weary Tune    4:20
03. False Knight On The Road    3:22
04. Hitler's Downfall/The Hag With The Money    1:58
05. Female Drummer (Mk2)    3:50
06. Wee Weaver    4:23
07. Reel    2:36

STUART HENRY SHOW RADIO SESSION 4/2/71        


08. Female Drummer (Mk2)    4:12
09. General Taylor    3:36
10. Farther Along    3:10
11. Two Reels    2:32

TOP GEAR RADIO SESSION 27/3/71        


12. Let's Dance    1:45
13. Bring 'Em Down/A Hundred Years Ago    2:40
14. Lark In The Morning    3:52

BBC TV PERFORMANCE (DATE UNKOWN)        

    
15. The King    1:24
16. Bryan O'Lynn/The Hag With The Money    2:13
17. The Blacksmith    3:49

Flac Size: 225 MB

03. STEELEYE SPAN - TEN MAN MOP,  OR MR. RESERVOIR BUTTLER RIDES AGAIN 1971 (2CD 2006)

                  


The first song on the album 'Gower Wassail' kicks off with a rockish backbone but it is when it comes to singing and song construction unmistakably folk. Even jigs have a strong distinctive bass based rhythm, fiddle is not allowed to roam on its own. This album is the best example of the folk rock with stress on both words. Simply speaking this album would not be half as good without electric guitars.

Every song is a gem and it is definitely among top 20 albums of the 1971. Gorgeous Maddy Prior's voice highlights the peak of this beautiful record 'when I was on horseback' but music is as gorgeous and as delicate. Maddy Prior's voice finds another somewhat darker even chilly dimension on 'Captain Coulston' another highlight although production somehow throws her voice behind the screeching music half drowning it. 'Wee Weaver' provides more of lovely Maddy Prior's vocals but stylistically its minimalism could have worked better on other band's or on her solo projects. 'Skewball' ends the album on a high note adding more tough electric guitars bordering on riffs and it also showcases that guys can sing too.
                  

LINE - UP


Maddy Prior - vocals, spoons, tabor
Tim Hart - vocals, dulcimer, guitars, organ, 5-string banjo, mandolin
Peter Knight - fiddle, tenor banjo, mandolin, vocals, timpani
Ashley Hutchings - bass guitar
Martin Carthy - vocals, guitar, organ

Steeleye Span – Ten Man Mop Or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again
Label: Castle Music – CMQDD 1252
Format: 2 x CD, Album, Reissue 2006
Country: UK
Released: 1971    
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Folk

CD1

 

        
01. Gower Wassail    5:28
02. Jigs: Paddy Clancey's Jig / Willie Clancy's Fancy    3:11
03. Four Nights Drunk    3:06
04. When I Was On Horseback    6:13
05. Marrowbones    4:28
06. Captain Coulston    5:06
07. Reels: Dowd's Favourite / £ 10 Float / The Morning Dew    03:47
08. Wee Weaver    2:41
09. Skewball    3:31

BONUS TRACKS        

    
10. General Taylor (Studio Outtake)    3:31
11. Rave On (Single)    1:54
12. Rave On (Alternate Version)    1:24
13. Rave On (Alternate Version II)    2:07

Flac Size: 289 MB

CD2. BBC Radio 1 In Concert With John Peel    

              


01. False Knight On The Road    4:13
02. The Lark In The Morning    4:50
03. Rave On    2:37
04. Three Reels: Dowd's Favourite / The £ 10 Float / Musical Priest    4:01
05. Captain Coulston    5:15
06. Handsome Polly-O    2:39
07. Two Sea Shanties: (Bring 'Em Down / Haul On The Bowline)    2:53
08. Four Nights Drunk    3:04
09. When I Was On Horseback    6:09
10. I Live Not Where I Love    4:40
11. Three Reels: (The Wind That Shakes The Barley / Pigeon On The Gate / Jenny's Chickens)    3:40
12. Female Drummer    4:19
13. General Taylor    4:04
14. Four Reels: (College Grove / Silver Spear / Ballymurphy Rake / Maid Behind The Bar)    3:41

Flac Size: 246 MB

04. STEELEYE SPAN - A PARCEL OF STEELEYE SPAN - THEIR FIRST FIVE CHRYSALIS ALBUMS 1972 - 1975

                      


Steeleye Span – A Parcel Of Steeleye Span (Their First Five Chrysalis Albums 1972-1975)
Label: EMI – 50999 6 85436 2 4
Format: 3 x CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country: Europe
Released: 2009
Genre: Rock
Style: Folk Rock
             


DISC 1.
Steeleye Span – A Parcel Of Steeleye Span (Their First Five Chrysalis Albums 1972-1975)  
          

STEELEYE SPAN - BELOW THE SALT 1972

                  


Below the Salt is the fourth studio album by Steeleye Span and their first after they joined the Chrysalis

label. The album takes medieval influence and combines it with the band's British folk rock style. The lineup on the album includes Bob Johnson and Rick Kemp making their debuts in the band. By this point, Ashley Hutchings had left the band, leaving Tim Hart and Maddy Prior as the only remaining founding members.
                  

01. Spotted Cow     3:04
02. Rosebud In June    3:39
03. Jigs: The Bride's Favourite / Tansey's Fancy    3:09
04. Sheepcrook And Black Dog    4:42
05. Royal Forrester    4:32
06. King Henry    7:08
07. Gaudete    2:23
08. John Barleycorn    4:46
09. Saucy Sailor    5:48
10. Gaudete (Single Version)    2:23
11. The Holy And The Ivy (Single B Side)    2:22
Written-By – Robert Johnson, Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Tim Hart

LINE - UP


Maddy Prior - vocals
Tim Hart - vocals, Appalachian dulcimer, guitar
Peter Knight - violin, viola, mandolin, banjo, piano, vocals
Rick Kemp - bass, drums, vocals
Bob Johnson - guitar, vocals

STEELEYE SPAN - PARCEL OF ROGUES 1973

                  


Parcel of Rogues is the fifth studio album by English folk rock group Steeleye Span. It was released in

1973 by Chrysalis Records. The album was their most successful album thus far, breaking into the Top 30. The album grew out of a theatrical project the band undertook, a version of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novel Kidnapped, staged in Edinburgh. The book and play were set against the backdrop of the Scottish Jacobite movement, and in the course of developing the play, the band came across a considerable amount of 18th-century Scottish poetry that they mined for the album.         
                  
  
12. One Misty Moisty Morning    3:28
13. Alison Gross    5:26
14. The Bold Poachers    4:34
15. The Ups And Downs    2:42
16. Robbery With Violins   1:45

Flac Size: 377 MB

DISC 2.
Steeleye Span – A Parcel Of Steeleye Span (Their First Five Chrysalis Albums 1972-1975) CD2.

                  


01. The Wee Wee Man    3:56
02. The Weaver And The Factory Maid    5:19
03. Rogues In A Nation    4:31
04. Cam Ye O'er Frae France    2:45
05. Hares On The Mountain    4:31
06. Bonny Moorhen (From The "Parcel Of Rogues" Sessions)    4:14

LINE - UP


Maddy Prior - vocals
Tim Hart - vocals, guitar, Appalachian dulcimer
Bob Johnson - vocals, guitar
Rick Kemp - bass guitar, drums
Peter Knight - violin, viola, mandolin, piano, recorder, harmonium

STEELEYE SPAN - NOW WE ARE SIX 1974 (REMASTER 2 CD 2012)

                 


Now We Are Six is the sixth studio album by British folk rock band Steeleye Span. Its title (borrowed

from Winnie-the-Pooh author A. A. Milne's collection of poems for children) refers to both its sequence among their albums, and the band's size, in light of the addition of drummer Nigel Pegrum. The album was released in 1974 through Chrysalis Records. It reached number 13 in the UK albums chart. Nigel Pegrum also contributed flute and oboe parts.
                    

PART 1.        

                


07. Seven Hundred Elves    5:16
08. Drink Down The Moon    6:25
09. Now We Are Six   2:20
Vocals – The St. Eleye Primary School Junior Choir
10. Thomas The Rhymer    6:40
11. The Mooncoin Jig    3:53
12. Edwin    4:42
13. Long-A-Growing    4:01
14. Two Magicians    4:25
15. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star   1:32
Vocals – The St. Eleye Primary School Junior Choir
16. To Know Him Is To Love Him   2:41
Alto Saxophone – David Bowie - Written-By – Phil Spector
17. The Wife Of Ushers Well (Live 1974)    4:44

PART 2. BONUS CD

                 


 
18. Just As The Tide
19. Let Her Go Down
20. Edward
21. Two Constant Lovers
22. Prince Charlie Stuart
23. Cam Ye O'er Frae France
24. Creeping Jane
25. Cold Haily, Windy Night
26. Bonny Black Hare
27. All Around My Hat
28. Gaudete

LINE - UP


Maddy Prior – vocals
Tim Hart – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric dulcimer, banjo
Peter Knight – vocals, violin, mandolin, tenor banjo, acoustic guitar, piano
Bob Johnson – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizer
Rick Kemp – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
Nigel Pegrum – drums, tambourine, oboe, recorder, flute, synthesizer

GUEST MUSICIAN


David Bowie – alto saxophone on "To Know Him Is to Love Him"
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) – producer

Flac Size: 785 MB

DISC 3.
Steeleye Span – A Parcel Of Steeleye Span (Their First Five Chrysalis Albums 1972-1975) CD3.
             


STEELEYE SPAN - COMMONER'S CROWN 1975

                  


Commoners Crown is the seventh studio album by British folk rock band Steeleye Span, released in

1975 by Chrysalis Records. It was their second album with the band's most commercially successful line-up. The album reached number 21 in the UK album charts. The album's title refers to a sculpture produced by Shirtsleeves Studio, which appears on the cover of the album. The sculpture is composed of hundreds of tiny human figures assembled to form a crown. The tiny figures also decorate the liner notes.         
                
  
01. Little Sir Hugh    4:44
02. Bach Goes To Limerick   3:41
Written-By – Robert Johnson, Maddy Prior, Nigel Pegrum, Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Tim Hart
03. Long Lankin      8:40
04. Dogs And Ferrets    2:43
05. Galtee Farmer    3:46
06. Demon Lover    5:53
07. Elf Call    3:55
08. Weary Cutters    2:03
09. New York Girls  (Ukulele – Peter Sellers)   3:12

LINE - UP


Maddy Prior - vocals
Tim Hart - vocals, guitar, appalachian dulcimer
Bob Johnson - vocals, guitar
Rick Kemp - bass guitar, drums
Peter Knight - violin
Nigel Pegrum - drums, flute


GUEST MUSICIAN


Peter Sellers - ukulele on "New York Girls"


STEELEYE SPAN - ALL AROUND MY HAT 1975

              


All Around My Hat is a 1975 album by Steeleye Span, their eighth and highest-charting; it reached number 7 on the UK Albums Chart, and stayed on the chart for six months. It was produced by Mike

Batt, who also produced their follow-up album Rocket Cottage. It briefly made the band a household name in the UK. In the United States it became the band's first album to chart, reaching number 143. The title track was edited to just over three minutes long for single release (omitting the final verse) and became their highest-charting single, reaching No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart, with "Black Jack Davy" as its B-side.         
                  
  
10. Black Jack Davy    4:15
11. Hard Times Of Old England    5:11
12. Cadgwith Anthem    2:44
13. Sum Waves (Tunes)   4:00
Written-By – Robert Johnson, Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Tim Hart
14. The Wife Of Usher's Hall    4:32
15. Gamble Gold (Robin Hood)    3:40
16.All Around My Hat   4:07
Written-By – Robert Johnson, Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Tim Hart
17. Dance With Me    3:52
18. Bachelor's Hall    5:47

LINE - UP


Maddy Prior - vocals
Tim Hart - guitar, vocals, dulcimer
Bob Johnson - guitar, vocals
Rick Kemp - bass guitar, vocals
Peter Knight - violin, vocals, mandolin
Nigel Pegrum - drums, flute


Flac Size: 473 MB