Eight Frames a Second

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).