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Three Score and Ten:A Voice to the People is a multi-CD box set album issued by Topic Records in 2009 to celebrate 70 years as an independent British record label.
The Album is Consists of a hardback book containing the seven CDs and a paper insert detailing the Topic release list complimented by a card insert to balance the release list.
The album provides examples of the full range of recordings issued from the beginning of the label and includes tracks of multiple genres from British Music Hall to World Music.
The album was curated, researched and produced by David Suff[1]: 108 of Fledg'ling Records.
Reception
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The box set was received with a lot of very positive comment by the general and specialist press
Comendations
The Weekend Planet said "This is one of the more remarkable boxed compilations"[4].
Redlick said "This is obviously a huge labour of love and a wonderful tribute to a record label respected the world over."[5]
Awards
The album won fRoots Reissues and Compilations of the Year and Best Packaged Album of the Year in 2009[6].
Packaging
The package consists of a 108 page hard-backed book with 4 CDs in the front cover and 3 CDs in the back cover together with a booklet cataloguing all the recordings issued by Topic up to the publication in 2009 and a card insert to balance the recordings list. The book details the history of Topic records with a number of spotlight studies of key albums, and brief biographies relating to Topic of artists and other personnel involved in the record label from the start up to the date of issue of the album.[7].
Hardback Book
Introduction
The hardback book provides a history of Topic Records from its start as a subscription label run by the Workers Music Association issuing 78rpm shellac records, through the introduction of vinyl and its associated formats to CDs and subsequent to the boxed set the release of some of the older albums as downloads. The book contains pictures of album covers and artists that recorded them for Topic with a chronological history of the label up to 2009. . As part of this history there are spotlight studies of classic records and short biographies of key personnel and performers.
Spotlight Studies of Classic Records
Title | Artist(s) | Reference | Year |
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Her Mantle so Green | Margaret Barry and Michael Gorman | 12T123 | 1965 |
The Iron Muse A Panorama of Industrial Folk Music | Various Artists | 12T86 | 1963 |
Frost and Fire | The Watersons | 12T163 | 1965 |
Paddy in the Smoke Irish Music from a London Pub | Various Artists | 12T176 | 1968 |
For Pence and Spicy Ale | The Watersons | 12T265 | 1975 |
Penguin Eggs | Nic Jones | 12TS411 | 1980 |
Handful of Earth | Dick Gaughan | 12TS419 | 1981 |
Aqaba | June Tabor | 12TS449 | 1988 |
Waterson : Carthy | Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy | TSCD475 | 1994 |
Unity | John Tams | TSCD508 | 2000 |
the Voice of the People | Various Artists | TSCD651 – 670 | 1998 |
Anglicana | Eliza Carthy | TSCD539 | 2002 |
Prodigal Son | Martin Simpson | TSCD567 | 2007 |
Biographies
Name | Reason for Inclusion |
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Alan Bush | Helped found the WMA in 1936 and was elected the first president of the association in 1941 |
A L Lloyd | Was appointed artistic director of Topic records which was officially only for one year but was a powerful influence over many years with Ewan MacColl. |
Ewan MacColl | With Bert Lloyd was a driving force behind the folk revival after the second world war. |
Bill Leader | Recording engineer and producer who recorded a lot for Topic records and other companies before setting up his own record company with 2 labels. |
Dick Swettenham | Electronics engineer who worked with Bill Leader and developed the first transistorised control desk in the world |
Gerry Sharp | Accountant and business manager who kept the business of a financial even keel in its early days |
Reg Hall | Musician associated with Topic records since 1963 as an accompanist, complier and annotator of many recordings. |
Tony Engle | Joined Topic in 1963 and took over the label in 1973 following Gerry Sharp’s death |
Catalogue of Releases
The catalogue details all the releases from the first record through to 2009. Each record is assigned a number starting from 1 with a prefix that denotes the format of issue.
Prefix | Format | First Issue | Last Issue | Comments |
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TRC (Topic Record Club | 78rpm record | 1939 | 1958 | |
TRL | 12 Inch Long Playing Record | 1956 | 1956 | |
12T | 12 Inch Long Playing Record | 1958 | 1990 | an S after the T signifies a stereo recording |
10T | 10 Inch Long Playing Record | 1957 | 1960 | |
T | 10 Inch Long Playing Record | 1956 | 1956 | |
8T | 8 Inch Long Playing Record | 1957 | 1957 | Only 3 records issued |
7T | 7 Inch microgroove EP | 1957 | 1958 | |
TOP | 7 Inch microgroove EP | 1958 | 1958 | S prefix indicates a stereo record. This prefix was used in 2014 for a special issue. Some of the titles appear to be single records. |
TPS | Sampler | 1964 | 1973 | Length and size not specified |
TSCD | Compact disk | 1990 | present day | If the album was issued as a record then the number is re-used |
The catalogue details The Voice of the People series separately. This series includes Ewan MacColl’s Radio Ballads originally issued by Argos. A number of the recordings appear to be from the Free Reed label issued as CDs. A separate section details the Topic World Series CDs. A section details the only recording issued under the WMA heading.
Three further sections detail the Impact, String and Special Delivery labels.
Track Listing
Introduction to the CDs
The seven CDs are themed covering different aspects of the Topic catalogue with a title appropriate to the content. The origin of the track will be displayed under the track name with traditional when the composer is not known. A reference to external numbering systems will be used where identified. The external systems are the Roud Folk Song Index, Child Ballads and the Laws Ballad Index
Disk one – . . . a selection of treasures from the Topic catalogue
The disk contains a range of the music from various parts of the English speaking world that Topic Records has issued over its 70 year history. These include English folk songs, instrumentals including dance music, American blues, music hall and a recent composition that is regularly played by Irish folk groups. Track 2 was a instrumental issued as part of a joint album with Alexis Korner. This track and track 4 are now available as digital downloads of either the track or the full recording. Track 10 is from an album in the series “The Voice of the People”. Track 12 was originally issued by Fontana in 1969 and is licensed to Topic by Polygram through Gama Records.
Track | Title/Composer | Artist(s) | Original Album/Reference | Year of Issue | Length(Mins) |
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1. | The Humpback Whale | Nic Jones | Penguin Eggs | 1980 | 5:49 |
Robertson | 12TS411 | ||||
2. | Angi | Davy Graham | 3/4 AD | 1963 | 2:25 |
Davy Graham | TOP70 | ||||
3. | The Shaskeen Reel | John Wright | The Lark In The Clear Air | 1974 | 3:03 |
Traditional | 12TS230 | ||||
4. | The Lancashire Toreadors | The Oldham Tinkers | Best O’ T’ Bunch | 1974 | 3:12 |
George Formby | 12TS237 | ||||
5. | Sullivan’s March | Pat Mitchell | Pat Mitchell - Uilleann Pipes | 1976 | 1:40 |
Traditional | 12T294 | ||||
6. | San Francisco Bay Blues | Jesse Fuller | Working on the Railroad | 1959 | 3:32 |
Jesse Fuller | 10T59 | ||||
7. | Country Gardens | William Kimber | The Art Of William Kimber | 1974 | 2:09 |
Traditional | 12T249 | ||||
8. | Tamlyn | Mike Waterson | Mike Waterson | 1977 | 10:58 |
Traditional, Child 39, Roud 29 | 12TS332 | ||||
9. | The Air for Maurice Ogg / Jumping Jack / The Air for Maurice Ogg | Alistair Anderson | Steel Skies | 1982 | 5:19 |
Alistair Anderson/Traditional | 12TS427 | ||||
10. | Creeping Jane | Joseph Taylor | The Voice of the People – 8: A Story I’m Just About To Tell | 1998 | 3:01 |
Traditional, Roud 1012, Laws Q23 | TSCD658 | ||||
11. | Wasps In The Woodpile | Andrew Cronshaw | Till The Beasts’ Returning | 1988 | 3:42 |
Traditional | 12TS447 | ||||
12. | Prince Heathen | Martin Carthy with Dave Swarbrick | Prince Heathen | 1977 | 6:54 |
Traditional, Child 104, Roud 3336, Law C104 | 12TS344 | ||||
13. | The Bonny Labouring Boy | Harry Cox | The Bonny Labouring Boy | 2000 | 3:26 |
Traditional Roud 1162, Laws M14 | TSCD512D | ||||
14. | Rawtenstall Annual Fair | Lea Nicholson | Deep Lancashire | 1968 | 3:03 |
Weston & Lee | 12T188 | ||||
15. | Music For A Found Harmonium | Patrick Street | Irish Times | 1990 | 2:40 |
Simon Jeffes | SPDCD1033 | ||||
16. | Bitter Withy | John Tams | The Reckoning | 2005 | 6:42 |
Traditional, Roud 452 | TSCD551 |
Disc two - England Arise!
The second disk contains music by English artists including a number that were from the tradition so providing a link to the time when this music was the popular music of the country.
Track | Title/Composer | Artist(s) | Original Album | Year of Issue | Length(Mins) |
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1. | The Nut Dance (excerpt) | The Britannia Coconut Dancers | The Voice of the People – 16: You Lazy lot of Bone-Shakers | 1998 | 2:18 |
Traditional | TSCD666 | ||||
2. | Spencer The Rover | Bob & Ron Copper | Come Write Me Down – Early Recordings of The Copper Family of Rottingdean | 2001 | 3:21 |
Traditional Roud 1115 | TSCD534 | ||||
3. | All Things Are Quite Silent | Shirley Collins | The Sweet Primeroses | 1967 | 2:34 |
Traditional Roud 586 | 12T170 | ||||
4. | Blackwater Side | Anne Briggs | currently available on A Collection | 1999 | 3:48 |
Traditional Roud 312, Laws O1 | 12T207 | ||||
5. | The Two Magicians | A L Lloyd | The Bird in the Bush (Traditional Erotic Songs) | 1966 | 4:44 |
Traditional Child 44, Roud 1350 | 12T135 | ||||
6. | Scan’s Polkas | Oak | Welcome To Our Fair | 1971 | 2:13 |
Traditional | 12TS212 | ||||
7. | The Crafty Maid’s Policy | Frankie Armstrong | Lovely On The Water | 1972 | 2:13 |
Traditional Roud 1624 | 12TS216 | ||||
8. | A Place Called England | June Tabor | A Quiet Eye | 1999 | 4:40 |
Maggie Holland | TSCD510 | ||||
9. | When I Die | Peter Bellamy | Both Sides Then | 1979 | 2:44 |
Traditional Roud 7697 | 12TS400 | ||||
10. | The Bold Princess Royal | Sam Larner | A Garland For Sam | 1974 | 3:41 |
Traditional Roud 528, Laws K29 | 12T244 | ||||
11. | Hal-An-Tow | The Watersons | Frost and Fire: A calendar of Ritual and Magical Songs | 1965 | 2:05 |
Traditional Roud 1520 | 12T136 | ||||
12. | We Shepherds Are The Best of Men | Fred Jordan | Songs Of A Shropshire Worker | 1967 | 3:41 |
Traditional Roud 284 | 12T150 | ||||
13. | The Rose Of Britain’s Isle / Glorishears | John Kirkpatrick &Sue Harris | The Rose Of Britain’s Isle | 1974 | 4:39 |
Traditional Roud 1796, Laws N16 | 12TS247 | ||||
14. | Riding Down To Portsmouth | Tom Willett | The Roving Journeyman – The Willett Family | 1962 | 3:40 |
Traditional Roud 1534 | 12T84 | ||||
15. | Higher Germany | Pheobe Smith | Once I Had A True Love | 1970 | 3:18 |
Traditional Roud 170 | 12T193 | ||||
16. | The Ideal Schottische | The Cheviot Ranters | The Cheviot Hills | 1973 | 4:06 |
Traditional | 12TS222 | ||||
17. | The Methody Parson | Roy Harris | Champions Of Folly | 1975 | 2:27 |
Traditional | 12TS256 | ||||
18. | The Maid And The Palmer | Brass Monkey | Brass Monkey | 1983 | 5:33 |
Traditional Child 21, Roud 2335 | 12TS431 | ||||
19. | Hopping Down In Kent | Louie Fuller | Green Grow The Laurels | 1976 | 2:04 |
Traditional Roud 1715 | 12TS285 | ||||
20. | The Devil And The Farmer’s Wife | Walter Pardon | A Country Life | 1982 | 2:53 |
Traditional Child 278, Roud 160 | 12TS392 |
Disk three - Ireland Boys, Hurrah
The third disk concentrates on the music of Ireland, including traditional musicians from all the provinces. The disk features more instrumental tracks that the other national disks.
Track | Title/Composer | Artist(s) | Original Album | Year of Issue | Length(Mins) |
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1. | The Rising Sun / The Pope’s Toe | Jackie Daly | Music from Sliabh Luachra Vol. 6 | 1977 | 2:36 |
Traditional | 12TS358 | ||||
2. | The Waterford Boys | Paddy Tunney | A Wild Bees’ Nest | 1965 | 3:40 |
Traditional Roud 3107 | 12T139 | ||||
3. | The Banks Of Red Roses | Sarah Makem | Sarah Makem : Ulster Ballad Singer | 1968 | 3:02 |
Traditional Roud 603 | 12T182 | ||||
4. | Gillan’s Apples / The Prize Jig | John Doonan & John Wright | The Lark In The Clear Air | 1974 | 2:05 |
Traditional | 12TS230 | ||||
5. | Slieve Gallon Brae | The McPeake Family | Irish Traditional Folk Songs & Music | 1962 | 2:00 |
Traditional Roud 1420 | 12T87 | ||||
6. | Paddy Ryan’s Dream / Mamma’s Pet | Seamus Tansey with Reg Hall | The Breeze From Erin | 1969 | 2:15 |
Traditional | 12T184 | ||||
7. | My Irish Molly O | The Flanagan Brothers | The Flanagan Brothers | 1979 | 3:02 |
E Schwarz Roud 2168 | 12T365 | ||||
8. | The Blackbird | Seamus Ennis | The Wandering Minstrel | 1974 | 4:16 |
Traditional | 12TS250 | ||||
9. | The Factory Girl | Margaret Barry | Street Songs & Fiddle Tunes Of Ireland | 1958 | 3:18 |
Traditional Roud 1659 | 10T6 | ||||
10. | Roaring Mary / The Old Torn Petticoat | The Irish Country Four | Songs, Ballads & Instrumental Tunes From Ulster | 1971 | 2:29 |
Traditional | 12TS209 | ||||
11. | Spailpin a Rún | Sean Mac Donnchadha | More Grand Airs From Connemara | 1971 | 2:32 |
Traditional | 12TS202 | ||||
12. | The Choice Wife | Willie Clancy | The Breeze From Erin | 1969 | 3:06 |
Traditional | 12T184 | ||||
13. | The Tinker’s Old Budget | Mary Ann Carolan | Songs From The Irish Tradition | 1982 | 3:12 |
Traditional Roud 2993 | 12TS362 | ||||
14. | Paidriag O’Keefe’s/ Con Cassidy’s | The Boys of the Lough | In The tradition | 1981 | 1:45 |
Traditional | 12TS422 | ||||
15. | Dowd’s Favourite | Hugh Gillespie | Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music | 1978 | 2:54 |
Traditional | 12T364 | ||||
16. | Wife Of The Bold Tenant Farmer | Joe Heaney | Irish Traditional Songs In Gaelic & English | 1963 | 3:05 |
Traditional Roud 5164 | 12T91 | ||||
17. | The Music In The Glen / The Greenfields Of America | The O’Halloran Brothers | Men Of The Ireland | 1976 | 2:18 |
Traditional | 12TS305 | ||||
18. | The Knight Templar’s Dream | Len Graham | Wind And Water | 1977 | 3:55 |
Traditional Roud 21138 | 12TS334 | ||||
19. | The Yellow Tinker / The Humours Of Scarriff | Sean O’Shea & Bobby Casey | Paddy In The Smoke | 1998 | 1:53 |
Traditional | 12T176 | ||||
20. | He Rolled Her To The Wall | Frank Harte | Through Dublin City | 1973 | 3:31 |
Traditional Child 46, Roud 36 | 12T218 | ||||
21. | The Heather Breeze / The Traveller | The Russell Family | The Russell Family of Doolin, County Clare | 1975 | 2:29 |
Traditional | 12TS251 | ||||
22. | The Patriot Game | Dominic Behan | Easter Weekend and After: Songs of the IRA | 1959 | 4:01 |
Dominic Behan, Roud 18464 | 12T44 | ||||
23. | The Belfast Hornpipe / The Rights Of Man | John Rea | Traditional Music on the Hammer Dulcimer | 1979 | 3:41 |
Traditional | 12TS373 | ||||
24. | Bridie Morley / Duignan’s Favourite | Packie Duignan & Seamus Horan | Music From County Leitrim | 1978 | 2:20 |
Traditional | 12TS339 |
Disk four - Scotia The Brave
This disk covers the music of Scotland
Track | Title/Composer | Artist(s) | Original Album | Year of Issue | Length(Mins) |
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1. | Miss Drummond Of Perth / Fiddler’s Joy / Traditional Reel / The Shetland Reel | Battlefield Band | Stand Easy | 1979 | 3:22 |
Traditional | 12TS404 | ||||
2. | Come All Ye Fisher Lasses | The Fisher Family | The Fisher Family | 1966 | 1:45 |
Ewan MacColl, Roud 12504 | 12T137 | ||||
3. | Queen Among The Heather | Belle Stewart | Queen Among The Heather | 1977 | 4:24 |
Traditional Roud 375 | 12TS307 | ||||
4. | Cullen Bay / Jig O’Slurs / Seagull | Kentigern | Kentigern 12TS394 | 1979 | 4:24 |
Ian Duncan/G S MacLeman/Donald MacLeod | 12TS394 | ||||
5. | Wi My Roving Eye | Norman Kennedy | Scots Songs and Ballads | 1968 | 3:31 |
Traditional Roud 866, Laws O17 | 12T178 | ||||
6. | Blue Bleezin’ Blind Drunk | Cilla Fisher | Cilla And Artie | 1979 | 3:13 |
Traditional Roud 6333 | 12TS405 | ||||
7. | Soldier’s Joy | Tom Anderson & Aly Bain | The Silver Bow | 1976 | 2:21 |
Traditional | 12TS281 | ||||
8. | The Dowie Dens Of Yarrow | Gordeanna McCulloch | New Voices from Scotland | 1965 | 4:12 |
Traditional Child 214, Roud 13 | 12T133 | ||||
9. | Erin Go Bragh | Dick Gaughan | Handful Of Earth | 1981 | 4:28 |
Traditional Roud 1627, Laws Q20 | 12TS419 | ||||
10. | Young Jimmy Foyers | Sheila Stewart | A Story I’m Just About To Tell | 1998 | 2:46 |
Traditional Roud 1941 | TSCD658 | ||||
11. | Kempy Kaye | Jock Tamson’s Bairns | The Lasses Fashion | 1982 | 3:43 |
Traditional Child 33, Roud 32, | 12TS424 | ||||
12. | Lady Eliza | Winnie Campbell | The Singing Campbells 12T120 | 1965 | 3:12 |
Traditional Child 269, Roud 112 | 12T120 | ||||
13. | Tilley Plump / Auld Foula Reel / Oot And In Da Harbour | Curlew | Fiddle Music From Shetland And Beyond | 1985 | 2:37 |
Traditional | 12TS435 | ||||
14. | Herd Laddie O’ The Glen | Willie Scott | The Shepherd’s Song | 1968 | 3:40 |
Willie Scott | 12T183 | ||||
15. | The Fireman’s Not For Me | Isla Cameron | Moses Of The Mail / The Fireman’s Not For Me | 1951 | 2:35 |
Traditional | TRC51 | ||||
16. | Dance With Me, Morag | Isabel Sutherland | Vagrant Songs Of Scotland | 1966 | 1:00 |
Traditional | 12T151 | ||||
17. | The Wind That Blew The Bonnie Lassie’s Plaidie Awa’ | Jimmy McBeath | Wild Rover No More | 1967 | 3:42 |
Traditional Roud 2574 | 12T173 | ||||
18. | MacCrimmon’s Lament | Jeannie Robertson | Jeannie Robertson | 1959 | 4:19 |
Traditional Roud 5134 | 10T52 | ||||
19. | The Gallant Forty Twa | Ian Manuel | The Dales Of Caledonia | 1977 | 3:20 |
Traditional Roud 1877 | 12TS301 | ||||
20. | The Twa Corbies | Ray & Archie Fisher | Far O’er The Forth | 2:05 | 1961 |
Traditional Child 26, Roud 5 | TOP67 | ||||
21. | Boulavogue | Davie Stewart | Davie Stewart | 1978 recorded in 1954 | 3:48 |
Traditional Roud 2356 | 12T293 | ||||
22. | The Wandering Piper | John Burgess | King of the Highland Pipers | 1969 | 2:10 |
Traditional | 12T199 |
Disk five - The Singer & The Song
This disk concentrates on the compositions in a traditional style with the composer often singing the song.
Track | Title/Composer | Artist(s) | Original Album | Year of Issue | Length(Mins) |
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1. | Unity (Raise Your Banners High) | John Tams | Unity | 2000 | 4:47 |
John Tams | TSCD508 | ||||
2. | The Dominion Of The Sword | Martin Carthy | Right Of Passage | 1988 | 3:32 |
Traditional, new words Martin Carthy | TSCD452 | ||||
3. | The Sun Is Burning | The Ian Campbell Folk Group | The Sun Is Burning single | 1963 | 2:23 |
Ian Campbell | STOP102 | ||||
4. | Go Down Ye Murderers | Ewan MacColl | Chorus From The Gallows | 1960 | 3:25 |
Ewan MacColl | 12T16 | ||||
5. | Police Patrol | Bob Davenport | The Common Stone | 2004 | 1:45 |
Bob Davenport | TSCD552 | ||||
6. | Two Tears | Eliza Carthy | Dreams Of Breathing Underwater | 2008 | 4:14 |
Eliza Carthy & Ben Ivitsky | TSCD571 | ||||
7. | Never Any Good | Martin Simpson | Prodigal Son | 2007 | 5:20 |
Martin Simpson | TSCD567 | ||||
8. | Both Sides Of The Tweed | Dick Gaughan | Handful Of Earth | 1981 | 3:38 |
Dick Gaughan Roud 8913 | 12TS419 | ||||
9. | George’s Son | John Kirkpatrick with Brass Monkey | See How It Runs | 1986 | 4:56 |
John Kirkpatrick | 12TS442 | ||||
10. | Reconciliation | Ron Kavana | Home Fire | 1991 | 4:34 |
Ron Kavana | SPDCD1043 | ||||
11. | Stumbling On | Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight | Once In A Blue Moon | 1996 | 4:05 |
Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight | TSCD478 | ||||
12. | Acceptable Losses | John B Spencer | Out With A Bang | 1986 | 2:56 |
John B Spencer | 12TS444 | ||||
13. | Ships Of Shame | Steve Ashley | Time & Tide | 2007 | 3:36 |
Steve Astley | TSCD569 | ||||
14. | The Land Of Three Rivers | Vin Garbutt | Eston California | 1977 | 2:48 |
Vin Garbutt | 12TS378 | ||||
15. | No Telling | Linda Thompson | Fashionably Late | 2002 | 4:58 |
Linda Thompson | TSCD821 | ||||
16. | Dust | Johnny Handle | The Collier Lad | 1975 | 2:51 |
Johnny Handle | 12TS270 | ||||
17. | Two-Fisted Heroes | Bill Caddick | The Wild West Show | 1986 | 4:16 |
Bill Caddick | 12TS441 |
Disk six - The People’s Flag
This disk covers the music that closely reflects the origins of Topic records with the Workers Music Association. Both sides of the original record issued by Topic are featured on this disk. Versions of track 3, Joe Hill are the third most popular selection on the radio show Desert Island Discs for British Labour Party Politicians.[8]
Track | Title/Composer | Artist(s) | Original Record | Year of Issue | Length (Mins) |
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1. | The Man Who Watered The Worker’s Beer | Paddy Ryan | The Man Who Watered The Worker’s Beer 78 | 1939 | 2:42 |
Paddy Ryan/Traditional | TRC1 | ||||
2. | Talking Union Blues | Pete Seeger | Dark As A Dungeon | 1956 | 2:51 |
Woody Guthrie | TRC92 | ||||
3. | Joe Hill | Paul Robeson | Joe Hill / John Brown’s Body | 1956 | 3:00 |
Traditional | TRC95 | ||||
4. | Masters Of War | Martin Simpson | Grinning In Your Face | 1983 | 5:29 |
Bob Dylan | 12TS430 | ||||
5. | The Red Flag | Bob Smith’s Ideal Band | Better Than An Orchestra | 1983 | 3:30 |
Connell | 12T320 | ||||
6. | The Blackleg Miners | Louis Killen | The Iron Muse | 1963 | 1:17 |
Traditional Roud 3193 | 12T86 | ||||
7. | No Power On Earth | Billy Bennett | Almost A Gentleman | 1978 | 3:50 |
Billy Bennett | 12T387 | ||||
8. | The Internationale | The Topic Singers & Band | The Internationale | 1939 | 2:48 |
Degetyer | TRC1 | ||||
9. | To The Begging I Will Go | Ewan MacColl | The Manchester Angel | 1966 | 2:34 |
Traditional | 12T147 | ||||
10. | The Hand-Loom Weaver’s Lament | Harry Boardman | Deep Lancashire | 1968 | 2:40 |
Traditional | 12T188 | ||||
11. | The Rigs Of The Time | Shirley Collins | The Sweet Primeroses | 1967 | 3:09 |
Traditional Roud 867 | 12T170 | ||||
12. | Greedy Landlord | Stan Kelly with Leon Rosselson | Songs For Swinging Landlords To | 1961 | 2:48 |
Fred Dallas/Traditional | TOP60 | ||||
13. | Time To Ring Some Changes | Richard Thompson | Hard Cash | 1965 | 3:42 |
Richard Thompson | SPDCD1027 | ||||
14. | Sixteen Tons | Ewan MacColl with Brian Daly | Sixteen Tons / The Swan-Necked Valve | 1956 | 2:01 |
Traditional Roud 15162 | TRC97 | ||||
15. | Peat Bog Soldiers | The Ian Campbell Folk Group | Songs Of Protest | 1962 | 1:40 |
Unknown | TOP82 | ||||
16. | Aa’m Glad The Strike’s Done | The High Level Ranters | The Bonny Pit Laddie | 1975 | 3:06 |
Traditional | 12TS271/2 | ||||
17. | Three Score And Ten | The Watersons | New Voices | 1965 | 3:29 |
William Delph/Traditional Roud 16873 | 12T125 | ||||
18. | Dirty Old Town | Ewan MacColl | Dirty Old Town / Sheffield Apprentice | 1952 | 2:44 |
Ewan MacColl | TRC56 | ||||
19. | The Liverpool Barrow Boys | The Spinners | Songs Spun In Liverpool | 1961 | 1:25 |
Traditional | TOP69 | ||||
20. | The Weaver’s March | The Celebrated Working Men’s Band | The Iron Muse | 1963 | 0:50 |
Traditional | 12T86 | ||||
21. | We Poor Labouring Men | Waterson:Carthy | Broken Ground | 1999 | 5:48 |
Traditional Roud 1394 | TSCD509 | ||||
22. | Perfumes Of Arabia | Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick | Skin & Bone | 1992 | 3:07 |
Maggie Holland | SPDCD1046 | ||||
23. | Hot Asphalt | Bob Davenport & The Rakes | Wor Geordie | 1962 | 2:01 |
Bob Davenport | TOP83 |
Disk seven - . . . even more treasures from the Topic catalogue
The seventh and last disk in the set contains more tracks from the Topic records catalogue and features a number from non-English speaking countries.
Track | Title/Composer | Artist(s) | Original Album | Year of Issue | Length (Mins) |
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1. | Skye Crofter’s / The Swallow Tail | Billy Pigg | Wild Hills O’Wannie – The Small Pipes of Northumbria | 1974 | 3:22 |
Traditional | 12TS227 | ||||
2. | While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping | June Tabor | Airs & Graces | 1976 | 1:44 |
Traditional Roud 363 | 12TS298 | ||||
3. | Boi Se Otvori | Roza Tsetkova | Folk Music of Bulgaria | 1964 | 1:20 |
Traditional | 12T107 | ||||
4. | John Barleycorn | Tim Van Eyken | Stiffs Lovers Holymen Thieves | 2006 | 6:07 |
Traditional Roud 164 | TSCD565 | ||||
5. | The Girl On The Greenbriar Shore | Tom Paley & Peggy Seeger | Who’s Going To Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot? Who’s Going To Glove Your Hand | 1964 | 2:31 |
Traditional Roud 17338 | 12T113 | ||||
6. | The Happy One-Step / Green Willis | The House Band | Word Of Mouth | 1988 | 2:46 |
Traditional | 12TS451 | ||||
7. | Clyde Water | Nic Jones | Game Set Match | 2006 | 6:02 |
Traditional Child 216, Roud 91 | TSCD566 | ||||
8. | Baranca | Vlado & Nikola Robanovski | Folk Music of Yugoslavia | 1973 | 2:34 |
Traditional | 12TS224 | ||||
9. | Georgie | Levi Smith | Songs of the Open Road | 1975 | 1:28 |
Traditional Child 209, Roud 90 | 12T253 | ||||
10. | Jenny Lind | Scan Tester & Rabbidy Baxter | Boscastle Breakdown | 1974 | 1:59 |
Traditional | 12T240 | ||||
11. | Worcester City | Eliza Carthy | Anglicana | 2002 | 4:48 |
Traditional Roud 218, Laws P30 | TSCD539 | ||||
12. | Talking Dustbowl Blues | Ramblin’ Jack Elliott | Woody Guthrie's Blues | 1957 | 2:54 |
Traditional Roud 16650 | 8T5 | ||||
13. | Kaba Vençe | Refki Taho, Hysen Zizolli & Ahmet Metolli | Folk Music of Albania | 1966 | 3:01 |
Traditional | 12T154 | ||||
14. | The Green Banks Of Yarrow | Alison McMorland & Peta Webb | Alison McMorland & Peta Webb | 1980 | 2:28 |
Traditional Child 24, Roud 172 | 12TS403 | ||||
15. | Johnny, Will You Marry Me? | Dan Sullivan’s Shamrock Band | Dan Sullivan’s Shamrock Band | 1979 | 2:54 |
Traditional | 12T366 | ||||
16. | Hamburger – polka fra hardanger | Vestlandsgruppa | Folk Music of Norway | 1977 | 1:55 |
Traditional | 12TS351 | ||||
17. | Hedger And Ditcher | The Silly Sisters | No More To The Dance | 1988 | 2:41 |
Traditional Roud 846 | TSCD450 | ||||
18. | Burren No. 1 / Chris Droney’s Favourite | Chris Droney | The Flowing Tide | 1975 | 2:39 |
Traditional | 12TFRS503 | ||||
19. | Nna hamu | The Jauharah Orchestra | Poetry and Languid Charm – Swahili Music from Tanzania | 2007 | 2:40 |
Shariff Twahir Ahmed | TSCD936 | ||||
20. | Little Sadie | Hedy West | Ballads | 1967 | 2:45 |
Traditional Roud 780, Laws I8 | 12T163 | ||||
21. | Fulmine | Andy Cutting (Blowzabella) | Vanilla | 1990 | 2:39 |
Ricardo Tessie | SPDCD1028 | ||||
22. | No One Stands Alone | Blue Murder | No One Stands Alone | 2002 | 4:49 |
Jim Davis | TSCD537 |
References
- ^ Three Score and Ten acknowledgements
- ^ Anderson, Rick. Three Score and Ten at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ Denslow, Robert. "Guardian Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/weekendplanet/topic-records-three-score-and-ten/3095238
- ^ http://www.redlick.com/review_read.php?id=156,
- ^ http://threescoreandten.wordpress.com
- ^ http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/category/three-score-ten Topic Records Catalogue notes
- ^ Martin Kettle, http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/nov/21/theresa-may-desert-island-discs, Guardian newspaper,date=21-Nov-2014