Album: Spiral Staircase by Ralph McTell (1969)
Genre: Country | Style: Folk
Format: Album

Description: "Spiral Staircase" first released forty years ago in 1969, was Ralph McTells 2nd LP produced by Gus Dudgeon on the Transatlantic lable.The tracks are all written by Mctell apart from two,"Kind Hearted Woman Blues" a Robert Johnson classic and "My Baby keeps staying out all night long".

Its opening track, "Streets of London", has become McTell's signature tune. Although this acoustic version is different from the mid-'70s re-recording that made it to number two in the British charts.

Artist Background: "Ralph McTell" (born Ralph May, 3 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song "Streets of London", which has been covered by over two hundred artists around the world, and for his tale of Irish emigration, "From Clare to Here". In the 1980s he wrote and played songs for two TV children's programmes, Alphabet Zoo, which also featured Nerys Hughes, follo... Part of the Farnborough,England music scene. Associated with Country movement. Known for Folk style.

Music Scene: Part of the Farnborough,England music scene. Associated with Country movement. Known for Folk style.

Tags: Country, Folk, 1960s, Album

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"Spiral Staircase" first released forty years ago in 1969, was Ralph McTells 2nd LP produced by Gus Dudgeon on the Transatlantic lable.The tracks are all written by Mctell apart from two,"Kind Hearted Woman Blues" a Robert Johnson classic and "My Baby keeps staying out all night long".

Its opening track, "Streets of London", has become McTell's signature tune. Although this acoustic version is different from the mid-'70s re-recording that made it to number two in the British charts.

Spiral Staircase

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