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Richard Thompson Chronological Discography
This is more or less a list of the RT albums in my collection. For a complete discograpy see Richard Thompson’s own discography.
1968
Fairport Convention:
Fairport Convention,
LP, Polydor 583 035, 1968
The Incredible String Band:
The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter,
LP, Elektra EUKS-7258, 1968
1969
Fairport Convention:
What We Did on Our Holidays,
LP, Island ILPS9092, 1969
Fairport Convention:
Unhalfbricking,
LP, Island ILPS9102, 1969
Fairport Convention:
Liege and Lief,
LP, Island ILPS9115, 1969
1970
Fairport Convention:
Full House,
LP, Island ILPS9130, 1970
1971
Shirley Collins and the Albion Country Band:
No Roses,
LP, Pegasus PEG 7, 1971
Mike Heron:
Smiling Men with Bad Reputations,
LP, Island ILPS 9146, 1971
1972
Sandy Denny:
Sandy,
LP, Island ILPS 9207, 1972
Fairport Convention:
The History of Fairport Convention,
2 LP, Island ICD4, 1972
Ashley Hutchings and Friends:
Morris On,
LP, Island HELP5, 1972
John Kirkpatrick:
Jump at the Sun,
LP, Trailer LER 2033, 1972
Richard Thompson:
Henry the Human Fly!,
LP, Island ILPS 9197, 1972
1973
Fairport Convention:
Rosie,
LP, Island ILPS 9208, 1973
1974
Richard & Linda Thompson:
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight,
LP, Island ILPS 9266, 1974
1975
Richard & Linda Thompson:
Hokey Pokey,
LP, Island ILPS 9305, 1975
Richard & Linda Thompson:
Pour Down Like Silver,
LP, Island ILPS 9348, 1975
Various Artists:
The Electric Muse: The Story of Folk into Rock,
4 LP, Island/Transatlantic Folk 1001, 1975
1976
Richard Thompson:
(guitar, vocal),
2 LP, Island ICD 8, 1976
1977
Fairport Convention:
Live at the L.A. Troubadour,
LP, Island HELP28, 1977
1978
Julie Covington:
Julie Covington,
LP, Virgin V23107, 1978
Richard & Linda Thompson:
First Light,
LP, Chrysalis CHR 1177, 1978
1979
Gerry Rafferty:
Night Owl,
LP, United Artists UAK 30238, 1979
Richard & Linda Thompson:
Sunnyvista,
LP, Chrysalis CHR 1247, 1979
1981
Vivian Stanshall:
Teddy Boys Don’t Knit,
LP, Charisma CAS 1153, 1981
Richard Thompson:
Strict Tempo,
LP, Elixir LP1, 1981
1982
Richard & Linda Thompson:
Shoot Out the Lights,
LP, Hannibal HNBL 1303, 1982
1983
Richard Thompson:
Hand of Kindness,
LP, Hannibal HNBL 1313, 1983
1984
Richard Thompson:
Small Town Romance,
LP, Hannibal HNBL 1316, 1984
1985
Richard Thompson:
Across a Croweded Room,
LP/CD, Polydor 825421-1/2, 1985
Richard Thompson:
Doom and Gloom From the Tomb,
cassette, Flypaper FLYC 001, 1985
Various Artists:
Feed the Folk,
LP, Temple FTP01, 1985
1986
Fairport Convention:
House Full: Live at the L.A. Troubadour,
LP, Hannibal HNBL1329, 1986
Richard Thompson:
Daring Adventures,
LP, Polydor POLD 5202, 1986
Loudon Wainwright III:
More Love Songs,
LP, Demon FIEND 79, 1986
1987
French Frith Kaiser Thompson:
Live, Love, Larf & Loaf,
LP, Demon FIEND 102, 1987, 1987
John Kirkpatrick:
Blue Balloon,
LP, Squeezer SQZ 124, 1987
Richard Thompson and Peter Filleul:
The Marksman,
Music From the BBC TV Series,
LP, BBC REB 660, 1987
1988
Richard Thompson:
Amnesia,
CD, Capitol CDP 7 48845 2, 1988
1990
French Frith Kaiser Thompson:
Invisible Means,
LP/CD, Demon FIEND 199, 1990
Richard Thompson et al.:
Hard Cash,
LP/CD, Special Delivery SPD/SPDCD 1027, 1990
1991
Richard Thompson:
Doom and Gloom II (Over My Dead Body),
cassette, Flypaper FLYC 003, 1991
Richard Thompson:
Rumor and Sigh,
CD, Capitol CDP 7 95713 2, 1991
Richard Thompson:
Sweet Talker,
CD, Capitol CDP 7 94490 2, 1991
Various Artists:
All Through the Year,
CD, Hokey Pokey 2002.2, 1991
Various Artists:
Bringing It All Back Home,
CD, BBC CD 844, 1991
Various Artists:
Special Delivery in Hi Fi,
promo CD, Special Delivery, 1991
1992
Dave Burland:
His Master’s Choice: The Songs of Richard Thompson,
CD, Road Goes on Forever RGFCD009, 1992
Fairport Convention:
Moat on the Ledge: Live at Broughton Castle,
LP, Woodworm WR001, 1992
1993
Richard Thompson:
Watching the Dark,
3 CD, Hannibal HNCD 5303, 1993
1994
Danny Carnahan and Robin Petrie:
Cut and Run,
CD, Fledg’ling FLE 1006, 1994
Richard Thompson:
Mirror Blue,
CD, Capitol CDP 7 81492 2, 1994
Various Artists:
Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson
Various Artists,
CD, Capitol 7243 8 31 482 2 6, 1994
Various Artists:
Folk Routes,
comp. CD, Island IMCD 197, 1994
1995
Ashley Hutchings:
The Guv’nor Volume 3,
CD, HTD HTDCD 38, 1995
Richard Thompson with Danny Thompson:
Live at Crawley 1993,
CD, Flypaper FLYCD 005, 1995
Various Artists:
Troubadours of British Folk Vol. 1,
CD, Rhino R2 72160, 1995
Various Artists:
Troubadours of British Folk Vol. 2,
CD, Rhino R2 72161, 1995
1996
Linda Thompson:
Dreams Fly Away: A History of Linda Thompson,
CD, Hannibal HNCD 1379, 1996
Richard Thompson:
You? Me? Us?,
2 CD, Capitol 7243 8 33704 2 9, 1996
Richard Thompson Band:
Two Letter Words: Live 1994,
2 CD, Flypaper FLYCD 006, 1996
1997
Richard Thompson & Danny Thompson:
Industry,
CD, Hannibal HNCD1414, 1997
Various Artists:
Georgia on Our Mind,
CD, Deep Sea Records, SeaD 8001, 1997
Various Artists:
New Electric Muse, Volume 2,
3 CD, Castle Music ESB CD 517, 1997
1998
Philip Pickett with Richard Thompson:
The Bones of All Men,
CD, Hannibal HNCD 1416, 1998
Richard Thompson:
Celtschmerz,
CD, Flypaper FLYCD 007, 1998
1999
Fairport Convention:
What We Did on Our Holidays - An Introduction to Fairport Convention,
CD, Island IMCD263, 1999
Richard Thompson:
Mock Tudor,
CD, Capitol 499 8602, 1999
2000
Sandy Denny:
No More Sad Refrains,
2 CD, Island CRNCD 7, 2000
Richard & Linda Thompson:
The End of the Rainbow,
CD, Island IMCD 270, 2000
Various Artists:
And We'll All Have Tea… English Folk Anthology,
2 CD, Proper / Retro R2CD 40-106, 2000
2001
Martin Carthy:
The Carthy Chronicles,
4+1 CD, Free Reed FRQCD 60, 2001
John Kirkpatrick:
Mazurka Berserker,
CD, Fledg’ling FLED 3030, 2001
Richard Thompson:
Action Packed:
The Best of the Capitol Years,
CD, Capitol 7243 5 31051 2 9, 2001
2002
Shirley Collins:
Within Sound,
4 CD, Fledg’ling NEST 5001, 2002
Fairport Convention:
Fairport unConventioNal,
4 CD, Free Reed FRQCD 35, 2002
Fairport Convention:
Heyday - The BBC Sessions 1968-1969 / Extended,
CD reissue with bonus tracks, Island IMCD290, 2002
Fairport Convention:
Liege and Lief,
CD reissue with bonus tracks, Island IMCD291, 2002
Richard Thompson:
Semi-Detached Mock Tudor,
CD, Beeswing BSW001, 2002
Various Artists:
The Acoustic Folk Box,
4 CD, Topic TSFCD4001, 2002
2003
Fairport Convention:
Fairport Convention,
CD reissue with bonus tracks, Polydor 068 291-2, 2003
Fairport Convention:
Unhalfbricking,
CD reissue with bonus tracks, Island IMCD293, 2003
Fairport Convention:
What We Did on Our Holidays,
CD reissue with bonus tracks, Island IMCD294, 2003
Dave Swarbrick:
Swarb!,
4 CD, Free Reed FRQCD 45, 2003
Richard Thompson:
The Old Kit Bag,
CD, Cooking Vinyl COOKCD251, 2003
Richard Thompson:
She Said It Was Destiny,
CD single, Cooking Vinyl FRYCD155, 2003
The Richard Thompson Band:
Ducknapped!,
CD, Beeswing BSW002, 2003
Richard Thompson:
1000 Years of Popular Music,
CD, Beeswing BSW003, 2003
Richard Thompson:
More Guitar,
live recording from 1988,
CD, Beeswing BSW004, 2003
2004
Bob Davenport:
The Common Stone,
CD, Topic TSCD552, 2004
Fairport Convention:
Cropredy Capers,
4 CD, Free Reed FRQCD 25, 2004
Richard Thompson:
Faithless,
CD, Beeswing BSW005, 2004
Richard Thompson:
The Chrono Show,
CD, Beeswing BSW006, 2004
Richard Thompson Band:
Live in Providence,
DVD, Cooking Vinyl COOKDVD004, 2004
Richard & Linda Thompson:
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight,
CD reissue w/ bonus tracks, Island IMCD304, 2004
Richard & Linda Thompson:
Hokey Pokey,
CD reissue w/ bonus tracks, Island IMCD305, 2004
Richard & Linda Thompson:
Pour Down Like Silver,
CD reissue w/ bonus tracks, Island IMCD306, 2004
2005
Ashley Hutchings:
Burning Bright,
4+1 CD, Free Reed FRQCD 50, 2005
Richard Thompson:
Front Parlour Ballads,
CD, Cooking Vinyl COOKCD325, 2005
Richard Thompson:
Grizzly Man,
Soundtrack CD, Cooking Vinyl COOKCD360, 2005
Richard Thompson:
Live From Austin TX,
CD, New West NW6074, 2005,
DVD, New West NW8010, 2005
Richard Thompson:
Some Enchanted Evenings,
12" EP, Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-45006, 2005
2006
Julian Dawson:
Nothing Like a Dame,
CD, Headline 01.2006, 2006
Richard Thompson:
1000 Years of Popular Music (live),
DVD + 2 CD, Cooking Vinyl RT1000SP, 2006
Richard Thompson:
RT: The Life and Music of Richard Thompson,
5 CD, Free Reed FRQCD 55, 2006
Various Artists:
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2006,
2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK02, 2006
Various Artists:
Midwinter,
4 CD, Free Reed FRQCD 30, 2006
2007
Fairport Convention:
Liege and Lief,
2 CD reissue with bonus tracks, Island 530 111-1, 2007
Fairport Convention:
Live at the BBC,
4 CD, Island 984 538-5, 2007
Richard Thompson:
Sweet Warrior,
CD, Proper PRPCD032, 2007
Richard & Linda Thompson:
…in Concert, November 1975,
CD, Island IMCD 327, 2007
2008
Various Artists:
New Folk Routes,
CD, Rev-Ola / Cherry Red CD REV 237, 2008
Various Artists:
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008,
3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK05, 2008
2009
Richard Thompson: Live Warrior, CD, Beeswing BSW007, 2009
Richard Thompson:
Walking on a Wire 1968-2009,
4 CD, Shout! Factory 826663-11087, 2009
Various Artists:
Three Score and Ten: 70 Years of Topic Records,
7 CD, Topic TOPIC70, 2009
2010
Richard Thompson:
Dream Attic,
2 CD, Proper PRPCDX064, 2010
2011
Richard Thompson:
The Folk City Broadcast,
CD, Leftfield LFMCD505, 2011
Richard Thompson:
Live at Celtic Connections,
DVD, Eagle Vision EREDV895DV, 2011
Richard & Linda Thompson:
Live at the BBC,
3 CD + DVD, Universal 533 290-9, 2011
Various Artists:
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2011,
2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK11, 2011
2012
Richard Thompson’s
Cabaret of Souls,
CD, Beeswing BSW013, 2012
2013
Richard Thompson:
Electric,
2 CD, Proper PRPCDX108, 2013
2014
Richard Thompson:
Acoustic Classics,
CD, Beeswing BSWCD002, 2014
Thompson:
Family,
CD, Fantasy 0888072365551, 2014
2015
Richard Thompson:
Still,
CD, Proper PRPCD131, 2015
2016
Various Artists:
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2016,
2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK17, 2016
2017
Fairport Convention
Come All Ye: The First Ten Years,
7 CD, Universal 574 847-9, 2017
Richard Thompson:
Acoustic Classics II + Rarities,
2 CD, Beeswing BSWCD015, 2017
Richard Thompson:
Live at Rockpalast,
3 CD + 2 DVD, MIG 90772, 2017
2018
Richard Thompson:
13 Rivers,
CD, Proper PRPCD150, 2018
Folk Musicians Support Southend YMCA:
A Place to Dwell,
CD, Southend YMCA, 2018
2019
Richard Thompson:
Across a Croweded Room—Live at Barrymoore’s 1985,
LP/CD, Polydor 825421-1/2, 2019
2020
Richard Thompson:
Bloody Noses,
DL EP, Richard Thompson, 2020
Richard Thompson:
Hard Luck Stories 1972-1982,
8 CD, Universal 7768997, 2020
2021
Richard Thompson:
Live From London,
DL, Richard Thompson, 2021
Richard Thompson:
Serpent’s Tears,
DL EP, Richard Thompson, 2021
Various Artists:
The Electric Muse Revisited: The Story of Folk into Rock and Beyond,
4 CD, Good Deeds Music GDM060, 2021
2022
Richard Thompson:
Live From Honolulu,
DL, Richard Thompson, 2022
2023
Fairport Convention:
Full House for Sale,
CD, Matty Groves MGCD058, 2023
2024
Linda Thompson:
Proxy Music,
CD/LP, StorySound 161-059/161-059LP, 21 June 2024
The Richard Thompson Band:
Live in Nottingham 1986 1985,
2 CD, Store for Music SFMCD570, 26 January 2024
Richard Thompson:
Ship to Shore,
CD/2 LP, New West CD/LPNW6578, 31 May 2024