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Released
  
February 1968

Artist
  
Ralph McTell

Producer
  
Gus Dudgeon

Recorded
  
October 1967

Release date
  
February 1968

Label
  
Transatlantic Records

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Eight Frames a Second (1968)
  
Spiral Staircase (1969)

Genres
  
Folk music, Folk rock, Country blues

Similar
  
Spiral Staircase, You Well‑Meaning Brought, My Side of Your Window, Not till Tomorrow, Revisited

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Eight Frames a Second is the debut album by British folk musician Ralph McTell. Released in the UK in 1968, it is notable for being the first record produced by Gus Dudgeon, and the first arranged by Tony Visconti.

Contents

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Track listing

All songs by Ralph McTell, except where noted.

  1. "Nanna's Song"
  2. "The Mermaid and the Seagull"
  3. "Hesitation Blues" (Trad. arr. Ralph McTell)
  4. "Are You Receiving Me?"
  5. "Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson arranged Fred Neil)
  6. "Sleepytime Blues"
  7. "Eight Frames a Second"
  8. "Willoughby's Farm"
  9. "Louise"
  10. "Blind Blake's Rag" (Trad. arr. Ralph McTell)
  11. "I'm Sorry - I Must Leave"
  12. "Too Tight Drag" (Blind Blake)
  13. "Granny Takes a Trip" (Geoff Boyer, Joe Beard)

Personnel

  • Ralph McTell - guitar, vocals
  • Mac McGann - double neck guitar
  • Mick "Henry VIII" Bartlett - jug
  • "Whispering Mick" Bennett - washboard
  • Bob Strawbridge - mandolin
  • Tony Visconti - arrangements and musical direction

    • Production credits

  • Producer: Groove Productions (Gus Dudgeon)
  • Photography: Bobby Davidson

    • Awards and accolades

    Ralph McTell was presented with a Gold Disc of "Eight Frames a Second" during his 60th birthday concert at the Royal Festival Hall in November, 2004.

    Release history

    Many of the tracks on this album also feature in the "Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs" compilation.

    Track variations

    The LP released in South Africa in 1975 omits "Nanna's Song", "The Mermaid and the Seagull" and "Hesitation Blues", that are included on Record 1 of the 2-LP set.

    The UK 2007 CD release includes four bonus tracks:

    14. "Suzanne" (Leonard Cohen) (1) 15. "I Love My Baby" (Trad. arr. Ralph McTell) (2) 16. "Boodle Am Shake" (Trad. arr. Ralph McTell) (2) 17. "San Francisco Bay Blues" (Jesse Fuller) (3)

    (1) From the original album recording sessions
    (2) Live concert recording from 1967
    (3) Demo recording with Rick Wakeman (piano).

    Songs

    1Nanna's Song3:10
    2The Mermaid and the Seagull4:13
    3Hesitation Blues2:49

    References

    Eight Frames a Second Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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