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1966
The Manchester Angel
Topic 12T147
A Merry Progress To London
Argo ZDA 46
A Sailor's Garland
Transatlantic XTRA 5013
The Long Harvest, Vol.1
Argo DA 66
The Long Harvest, Vol.2
Argo DA 67
The Long Harvest, Vol. 3
Argo DA 68
The Long Harvest, Vol. 4
Argo DA 69
Singing The Fishing
Argo DA 142
Folk Songs. Topic Sampler No 2
Topic TPS 145
Men At Work. Topic Sampler No 3
Topic TPS 166
A Prospect of Scotland. Topic Sampler No 5
Topic TPS 169
Whaling Ballads
Washington WLP 724
Street Songs Of Scotland
Washington WLP 738
Scots Folk Songs
Washington WLP 733
Folk Songs For Little Sailors
Riverside RLP 1424
Ewan MacColl & A.L. Lloyd
Blow Boys Blow
1967
Transatlantic
XTRA 1052
12-inch LP
Tracks:
1. Row Bullies Row
(appears on other albums)
2. Paddy Doyle
(appears on other albums)
3. Wild Goose Shanty
(appears on other albums)
4. While Cruising Around Yarmouth
(appears on other albums)
5. Old Billy Riley
(appears on other albums)
6. Handsome Cabin Boy
(appears on other albums)
7. South Australia
(appears on other albums)
8. Blow Boys Blow
(appears on other albums)
9. Whup Jamboree
(appears on other albums)
10. Banks of Newfoundland
(appears on other albums)
11. Whiskey Johnny
(appears on other albums)
12. Do Me Ama
(appears on other albums)
13. Jack Tar
(appears on other albums)
14. Paddy West
(appears on other albums)
15. Haul on the Bowline
(appears on other albums)
16. A Hundred Years Ago
(appears on other albums)
Personnel:
Ewan MacColl, vocals (1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15), chorus (3, 5, 7, 9, 14, 16) A.L. Lloyd, vocals (2, 3, 5-7, 9, 12, 14, 16), chorus (1, 4, 8, 10, 11, 15)
Alf Edwards, concertina
Ralph Rinzler, guitar, banjo and mandolin
Steve Benbow, guitar
Reissued on CD by Tradition Records in 1996:
Blow Boys Blow
and Empire Musicwerks in 2006:
Blow Boys Blow
Related recordings:
Blow Boys Blow (Tradition TLP 1026)
Blow Boys Blow (Tradition TCD 1024)
Blow Boys Blow (Empire Musicwerks)
CD reissue is available in some online shops