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1969 studio album by Ralph McTell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spiral Staircase is British folk musician Ralph McTell's second album.[1] Produced by Gus Dudgeon and released in the UK in 1969, its opening track, "Streets of London", has become McTell's signature tune. "Rizraklaru" is an anagram of "Rural Karzi". The sleeve design was by Peter Thaine, a friend of McTell from Croydon Art College.[2]
Spiral Staircase | ||||
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Studio album by Ralph McTell | ||||
Released | 26 May 1969 | |||
Recorded | December 1968 | |||
Studio | Regent Sound Studies, Tottenham Court Road, London | |||
Genre | Folk, folk rock, country blues | |||
Length | 35:27 | |||
Label | Transatlantic | |||
Producer | Gus Dudgeon | |||
Ralph McTell chronology | ||||
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All titles by Ralph McTell except where stated.
on "Last Train and Ride" and "Spiral Staircase"
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue | Notes |
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United Kingdom | 1969 | Transatlantic | LP | TRA177 | |
France | 1978 | Transatlantic | LP | TRA89554/5 | Record 2 of 2-LP set. Record 1 is Eight Frames a Second |
Australia | 1980 | Transatlantic/ 7 Records |
LP | MLF227 | |
Japan | 1980 | Transatlantic | LP | YS-7057-LA | |
Israel | Logo/Transatlantic | LP | TRA177 | ||
Germany | 1988 | Titan | LP CD |
577/3001-1 577/3001-2 |
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United Kingdom | 1990 | Ariola Express | CD | 295945 | Released as The Streets of London |
United Kingdom | 1996 | Wooden Hill | CD | HILLCD5 | |
United Kingdom | 2007 | Transatlantic | CD | TRRCD401 | 'Expanded Edition' with four bonus tracks taken from Revisited |
Many of the tracks on this album also feature in the Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs compilation.
The UK 2007 CD release includes four bonus tracks that were re-mixed or re-recorded in 1970 for "Revisited":[5]
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