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Ralph McTell - Spiral Staircase (1969) UK 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

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Ralph McTell - Spiral Staircase (1969) UK 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

Ralph McTell - Spiral Staircase
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Label: Transatlantic Records/TRA 177 | Released: 1969 | Genre: Folk

A1 Streets Of London 4:06
A2 Mrs. Adlam's Angels 2:43
A3 Wino And The Mouse 0:59
A4 England 1914 3:04
A5 Last Train And Ride 2:31
A6 The Fairground 4:07
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B1 Spiral Staircase 3:30
B2 Kind Hearted Woman Blues 2:43
B3 Bright And Beautiful Things 1:53
B4 Daddy's Here 4:22
B5 Rizraklaru 1:44
B6 (My) Baby Keeps Staying Out All Night Long 1:52
B7 Terminus 1:53


Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Mike Vickers
Backing Band – Jug Band* (tracks: A5, B1)
Bass Guitar [Uncredited] – Brock*
Directed By [Musical Direction] – Brian Gascoigne
Engineer – Tom Allom
Guitar [Second] – Peter Berryman (tracks: A5, B1)
Jug – "Henry VIII"* (tracks: A5, B1)
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Sleeve [Sleeve Design] – Peter Thaine
Washboard – "Whispering" Mick* (tracks: A5, B1)
Written-By – Buddy Moss (tracks: B6), Ralph McTell (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B5, B7), Robert Johnson (tracks: B2)
Notes
Producer: Gus Dudgeon for Tuesday Productions.
Special thanks to "BROCK".
Engeneer: Tom Allom / Regent Sound.
Jug Band [on 'Last Train and Ride' and 'Spiral Staircase']: Jug - Henry VIII; Washboard - "Whispering" Mick; 2nd guitar - Peter Berryman.


Ralph McTell - Spiral Staircase (1969) UK 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

Ralph McTell - Spiral Staircase (1969) UK 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

Ralph McTell - Spiral Staircase (1969) UK 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz



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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, and the straight blues songs, like the cover of Robert Johnson's "Kind Hearted Woman Blues," are the least memorable.
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