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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 Records 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