Ralph McTell

Ralph McTell songs and albums
Ralph McTell was born Ralph May, on December 3, 1944, in Farnborough in Kent. Named after another musical Ralph – his father worked as a gardener for the composer (Ralph) Vaughan Williams – had his head turned by skiffle while he was at school, but opted for a short-lived life in the army instead. He started attending jazz clubs and became a beatnik inspired by writers such as Jack Kerouac and blues musicians like Muddy Waters. Ralph McTell’s debut album Eight Frames A Second was arranged by a pre-Bowie Tony Visconti and produced by a pre-Elton Gus Dudgeon. His second album Spiral Staircase featured an early version of what would become his breakthrough hit Streets of London, which was eventually rerecorded and released in 1974. Ralph McTell continued to release albums and tour but his career took an unusual turn in the early eighties when he composed music for children’s television shows Alphabet Zoo and Tickle On The Tum.
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Date Title, Artist Peak
Pos
WoC Wks
No 1
Chart
Facts
07.12.
1974
STREETS OF LONDON
RALPH MCTELL
REPRISE K14380
02 12 00
20.12.
1975
DREAMS OF YOU
RALPH MCTELL
WARNER BROTHERS K16648
36 06 00
22.12.
1984
WINNERS
RALPH MCTELL
NO-LABEL MIUCT2757
99 01 00
Buy
Date Title, Artist Peak
Pos
WoC Wks
No 1
Chart
Facts
18.11.
1972
NOT TILL TOMORROW
RALPH MCTELL
REPRISE K44210
36 01 00
Buy
02.03.
1974
EASY
RALPH MCTELL
REPRISE K54013
31 04 00
15.02.
1975
STREETS
RALPH MCTELL
WARNER BROTHERS K56105
13 12 00