Ewan MacColl & A.L. Lloyd - Blow Boys Blow

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1971

Ye Mariners All
Argo ZDA 138

The World Of Folk
Argo SPA-A132

We Are The Engineers/I'm Gonna Be An Engineer
Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers AUEW1

Folk Songs. A Collection Of Ballads And Broadsides. Topic Sampler 6
Topic TPS 201

Sea Songs And Shanties. Topic Sampler No 7
Topic TPS 205

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