Jimmie Macgregor

Bundook Ballads
1965 - TOPIC 12T130 LP
Ewan McColl with Jimmie Macgregor

Side One
Any Complaints
Fortress Songs [1]
Farewell to Sicily [2]
Ballad of Wadi Maktilla
Dying Soldier [1]
Ghost Army of Korea
Browned Off
When this Ruddy War is Over

Side Two
Join the British Army
On the Move Tonight [1]
Second Front Song
Seven Years in the Sand
Hand Me Down Me Petticoat [1]
Young Trooper Cut Down in his Prime
Bless 'em All

Credits

Ewan MacColl: vocals
Peggy Seeger: banjo and guitar
Jimmie MacGregor: guitar
John Cole: harmonica

Alternate releases

image
Bless 'Em All and other British Army Songs: 1957 - Riverside RLP 12-642 LP
…original release


Barrack Room Ballads: 1958 - Topic 10T26 10" LP

image
Barrack Room Ballads: 196(?) - Topic 10T26 10" LP
"Topic" re-issue — cover courtesy of Alistair Banfield

image
British Army Songs: 196(?) - Washington WLP 711 LP
re-issue of: Bless 'Em All…

image
Bundook Ballads: 2010 - Topic TSDL130 – Digital release
Ewan McColl

…Balladeers notes

Nineteen songs from these (recording) sessions were released over the years on at least 4 different titled records on 3 labels. None of these releases contain all 19 songs. The original LP was Bless 'Em All and other British Army Songs on the "Riverside" label, this album was (fully) re-issued as British Army Songs on "Washington" records, both with 18 tracks.

1 omitted from Barrack Room Ballads
2 omitted from Bless 'Em All and other British Army Songs and British Army Songs

According to the Peggy Seeger website, Bundook Ballads is a re-issue and expansion of Barrack Room Ballads.
My thanks to Alistair Banfield, and "johnross" from the Mudcat disscusion fourm for the additional information.

home  |   "oxbownick1" AT "theballadeers.com"   |  Website copyright © Nick Guida 2001-2010  |   site map