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"Beyond technique and range, Chapman’s playing has a spellbinding narrative quality that flows with his mercurial fusions of various folk and blues traditions"

Steve Dollar Time Out Chicago

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1960's - 1970's - 1980's -1990's - 2000's - 2010's - Compilations - Covers

Here is an attempt at the definitive Michael Chapman discography. All albums, singles, original issues, reissues, compilations and guest appearances are included. Where they are known about world wide issues have been included.

Where possible whether the album is available or unavailable has been indicated. Please check the internet links page for direct links to labels and sites selling Michaels albums

As time allows covers of Michaels material by other artists will also be included. If we have missed anything out please let us know.

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1967
Live At The Folk Cottage
Treehouse44
TH44CD0201
CD/LP
recorded 1967 released 2014
 
1969
Rainmaker
Harvest/EMI
SHVL 755
LP
deleted
available on cd
It Didn't Work Out / Mozart Lives Upstairs
Harvest/EMI
HAR 5002
7" single
deleted
available on cd
Solo Guitar
English Standard Library
ESL 103
LP
deleted
unavailable
           
fqs reissue sleeve
1970
Fully Qualified Survivor
Harvest/EMI
SHVL 764
LP
deleted
available on cd
1971
Window
Harvest/EMI
SHVL 798
LP
deleted
available on cd
           
Window
CBS Spain
S 64302
LP
deleted
available on cd
           
Window
Phillips France
6397 019
LP
deleted
available on cd
Wrecked Again
Harvest/EMI
SHVL 786
LP
deleted
available on cd
Wrecked Again
Polydor Germany
2310 192
LP
deleted
available on cd
1973
Millstone Grit
Gamma/Decca
1974
  Deal Gone Down
Gamma Decca  
  
SML1114
LP
    
deleted
available on cd
Banjo Song / Dumplings
Gamma Decca
7" single
    
deleted
  
available on cd
   
1975
    Pleasures of the Street (live in Europe)
Nova
   Nova 622321
LP
    
deleted
  

tracks available on cd

      
1976
    Savage Amusement
Gamma Decca
   
LP
deleted
available on cd
      
                             
    Savage Amusement
Gamma Nova
   Nova 622499
LP
deleted
available on cd
      
                             
    Diversion Salvaje Gamma Decca Spain SKL 5242
LP
    
deleted
  
available on cd
      
 
    Lovin Dove / Steel Bonnets
Gamma Decca
 
7" single
deleted
available on cd
 
     
1977
    The Man Who Hated Mornings
Gamma Decca
 
Decca SKL-R 5290
LP
deleted
available on cd
 
                             
    The Academicals - Time Is Tight / Ee By Gum Its Cold
Electric Records
 
WOT10
7"
    
deleted
  
available on Originals compilation
     
                             
    The Academicals - Time Is Tight / Ee By Gum Its Cold
Electric Records
 
203 097
7"
    
deleted
  
French release
     
         
                 
    The Academicals - Time Is Tight / Ee By Gum Its Cold
Cube Records
2016 090
7"
deleted
  
Italian release
     
     
1978
    The Man Who Hated Mornings
Criminal
 
Steal 1
LP
deleted
available on cd
 
 
    While Dancing The Pride of Erin / The Man Who Hated Mornings
Criminal
  
Swag1
7"
deleted
picture sleeve
available on cd
      
                             
    Playing Guitar The Easy Way
Criminal
  
Steal 2
LP
    
deleted
  
reissued on CD 2014
     
     
197?
    Guitars Standard Music Library  
ESL 146
LP
deleted
unavailable
 
                             
    Michael Chapman Lived Here
Cube
  
GNAT 01
LP
    
deleted
  
reissued on cd
     
                             
    Rainmaker
Intercord / Cube
INT 146.306
LP
deleted
different cover
      
     

 

1979
    Life On The Ceiling
Criminal
  
Steal 5
LP
deleted
unavailable
 
                             
    Life On The Ceiling
Criminal/Pacific Arts
 
PAC7-138
LP
    
deleted
unavailable
      
                             
Life On The Ceiling
Intercord
INT 145.602
LP
    
deleted
  
unavailable
     
                     
    Blue Season / Theme From The Movie Of The Same Name
Criminal
  
Swag ?
7"
    
deleted
  
tracks available on LP
      
     
 
                      
    Lescujack 12 inch
(with two live tracks off Pleasures Of The Street: Wrecked Again / Deal Gone Down)
Criminal
   Swag
12"
    
deleted
  
tracks available on LP & live tracks on cd
      
1980
    Looking For Eleven
Criminal
Steal
LP
deleted
available on cd
      
                             
    Michael Chapman
Criminal / Polygram
Steal
LP
deleted
Canadian compilation of tracks from Play Guitar, Life On The Ceiling & Looking For Eleven the 3 Criminal records. Sleeve was a variation on Looking For Eleven. This compilation was also released in USA on different label.
1981
    Almost Alone
Black Crow
   CRO LP    
deleted
  
available on cd
      

1982
    Fully Qualified Survivor (r)
Cube
   HI FLY37 LP    
deleted
  
available on cd
      
                             
    Guitar Solo
April Music
  APR 1004 LP    
deleted
          
1983
    Original Owners
Konnexion
     LP    
deleted
  
unavailable
      
 
    All Day And All Night / Geordies Down The Road
Konnexion
     7"    
deleted
  
unavailable
      
1987
    Catwalk Homemade Records            
deleted
  
unavailable
      
                                   
    Heartbeat
Coda
       LP/CD/MC    
deleted
  
available on cd
      
198?
    Ancient & Modern Homemade Records       cassette    
deleted
          
                               
    Whispered Evidence         cassette    
deleted
          
                               
    Wood And Wire         cassette    
deleted
   tracks available on cd      
                               
    Fully Qualified Survivor (r)
Victoria (Spain)
       LP    
deleted
   tracks available on cd      
1990
    Navigation (1)
SBS
       CD    
unreleased
   see lost      
     
                       
    Fully Qualified Survivor (r)
C5 Records
       CD    
deleted
          
1992
    Still Making Rain Homemade Records       cassette    
deleted
   tracks available on cd      
1993
    Still Making Rain
Making Waves / Celtic Music
     CD    
deleted
   available on cd      

1995
    Navigation (2)
Planet Records
     CD                
                               
    Navigation (2)
KDC Records Germany
    CD & LP                
                               
    Warts And All
Journeyman
           legal cassette bootleg - deleted          
1997
    Dreaming Out Loud
Demon
            
deleted
          
     
           
         
    Life On The Ceiling (r)
Edsel
       CD    
deleted
          
     
           
         
    Looking For Eleven (r)
Edsel
       CD    
deleted
   plus extra tracks      
     
                       
    Navigation (2)
SDC
       LP    
deleted
   ltd edition vinyl      
1998
    At The BBC
Strange Fruit
       CD                
                               
    Michael Chapman B n W
Home made
       CD     available only at gigs & via website      

1999
    The Twisted Road
Mystic UK
       CD    
MYS CD 139
    
     
                 
    Rainmaker (r)
Repertoire
       CD         plus extra unreleased tracks
     
                       
    Fully Qualified Survivor(r)
Repertoire
       CD                
2000
    Americana
Siren
       CD    
SRNACD402
   deleted reissued      
     
                       
    Growing Pains
Mooncrest
       CD    
deleted
   deleted      
     
           
         
    Pleasures Of The Street (r)
Mooncrest
       CD    
deleted
   plus extra tracks      
2001
    Heartbeat (r)
Blueprint
       CD    
BP315CD
          
   
                       
    Growing Pains 2
Mooncrest
       CD    
deleted
   deleted      
     
           
         
    Live And Unhinged
Rural Retreat
       CD    
available only at gigs & via website
     
     
                   
    Kule 2 B Blue
Homemade
       CD    
with Alamo Leal deleted
      
                           
    Kule 2 B Blue Live
Homemade
       CD    
with Alamo Leal deleted
      
2002
    Americana 2
Voiceprint
       CD    
VPRR1CD
          
2003
    Still Making Rain (r)
Voiceprint
       CD    
VPRR3CD
   extra tracks      
   
                       
    Journeyman live on the tweed
Secret
       DVD         live DVD      
2004
    Dogs Got More Sense Secret / Shakedown       CD / DVD Box    
Shakebx124Z
   reissue of Deal Gone Down, Savage Amusement, Man Who Hated Mornings      
                               
    Almost Alone (r)
Voiceprint
       CD    
VPRR2CD
   extra tracks      
     
           
         
    Dangerous When Sober
Sanctuary
       CD    
CMDDD 993
   compilation of Mooncrest released material      
     
           
         
    Rainmaker / Fully Qualified Survivor (r)
 BGO
       Dbl CD    
BGOCD554
          
     
           
         
    Window / Wrecked Again (r)
BGO
      Dbl CD    
BGOCD555
          
                               
    That Time Of Night         CD    
PR014 / LC01
  promo only small run cd of gigs at Les Cousins in 11/04 & Bush Hall 02/05      
2005
    Plaindealer Rural retreat       CD         buy it now      
                               
    Fully Qualified Survivor (r) Only Classic Rock and Roll Edition CD         Russian reissue      
                         
    Live At The White Swan   CD                

2006
    Words Fail Me Rural retreat     Dbl CD                
                               
    Lost Rural retreat       CD         reissue of lost album recorded in 1990.      
                               
    The Twisted Road (r) Rural retreat       CD                
                               
    Americana & Americana 2 (r) Voiceprint       DBL CD                
                               
    Millstone Grit (r) BGO       CD                

2007
    The Wedding Band Rural Retreat       CD         buy it now      
                               
    Plaindealer(r) Voiceprint       CD         buy it now      

sweet powder

2008
    Sweet Powder Rural Retreat       CD         buy it now      
                               
    Time Past And Time Passing Electric Ragtime       CD         US release available as download or on import      
2010
    And Then There Were Three Market Square       CD         buy it now      
                               
    Wrytree Drift Rural Retreat       CD         buy it now      
                               
2011
    Trainsong Guitar Comps Tompkins Square       CD                
                               
The Resurrection and Revenge of the Clayton Peacock
Estatic Peace LP ltd edition 500 copies only
                               
Blue Season Rural Retreat CD      
Verite Alexandra, Alex Warnes, Michael Chapman perform album of Chapman songs
     
Fully Qualified Survivor (r) Light in the Attic CD/LP      
                               
    Growing Pains volume 3 Market Square       CD                
                               
    Birthday Album Rural Retreat       CD                
    initially Birthday album was a present to Michael and limited to 50 copies which were distributed to artists involved in the project. This was then developed into te Tribute album Oh Michael Look What You've Done on Tompkins Square
2012
    The Resurrection and Revenge of the Clayton Peacock (r)                  
    Blast First Petite CD                
                   
    Rainmaker (r) Light in the Attic CD/LP                
                             
    Pachyderm Blast First Petite       CD/LP                
                               
    Plaindealer (r) MYSTRA       LP         limited edition LP reissue. Beautiful embossed hand coloured sleeve.      
2013
    Wrecked Again (r) Light in the Attic       CD/LP                

2014
    Live At The Folk Cottage Treehouse44       CD/LP                
                               
    Playing Guitar The Easy Way (r) Light In The Attic       CD/LP                
                               
    Polarbear Blast First Petite       CD/LP                
2015
    Live At The Rockpalast Repertoire CD / DVD
                               
    Window (r) Light In The Attic       CD/LP                
                               
    Savage Amusement (r) Secret Records       CD                
                               
    Fish Tompkins Square       CD/LP                
                               
    Deal Gone Down (r) Secret Records       CD                
                               
    No Hat No Picture Three Lobed Rec       LP     Michael recorded 1 side Hiss Golden Messenger recorded the other. LP available as part of Parallelogram 5 LP set. Limited number sold at gigs and via ebay      
2016
    Savage Amusement (r) Secret Records       LP     Limited release for Record Shop Day      
                               
    Solo Acoustic Vol 11 VDSQ       LP     Instrumental album as part of their Solo Acoustic series, Michael's album of homages to his heroes is volume 11 in an ongoing series      
                           
    Lescudjack / Lescudjack Emotional Rescue       10"     Lexx remix of Lescudjack from 1979      
2017
    50 Paradise of Bachelors CD / LP            
Compilations - Chapman Material
1970's
    Michael Chapman Lived Here
Cube
       LP     197?   tracks recorded for Harvest albums. Session details and nifty insert sheet      
                               
    Michael Chapman Lived Here
Victoria (Spain)
       LP     198?   tracks recorded for Harvest albums. Session details and nifty insert sheet      
                               
    Lady On The Rocks
Nova
       LP     197?  

tracks recorded for Harvest German compilation.

      
                               
    Pop Spectacular
BBC
    
CN 2631
 LP     1976   30min set from The Michael Chapman Band from BBC In Concert backed with set from Colosseum II      
1980's
    Michael Chapman
Criminal Records
    
Crime 1
LP     1980   Canadian compilation of material from Play Guitar, Life On The Ceiling & Looking For Eleven      
 
    The Best Of 1969 - 1971 See For Miles    
SEE-CD-230
 CD / LP     1989   expanded reissue of Lived Here      
2000's
    Dangerous When Sober Castle / Sanctuary    
CMDDD 993
DBL CD     2004   tracks from the three Mooncrest CDs      
                               
    Originals         DBL CD     2006  

repackaging of Dogs Got More Sense without the DVD

      
                               
    Sixty Minutes With Voiceprint CD     2007   tracks from albums released through voiceprint      
Various Artist Compilations with exclusive Michael Chapman tracks
    Fylde Acoustic Trailer    
LER 2105
 LP     1977 deleted   Tracks recorded on Fylde acoustic instruments, version of English Music      
                               
    Bompilation Bare Knuckle Records    
BKRO4089901
 CD     2004 deleted   instrumental atmospheric run through of Rabbit Hills      
                               
    Front Room Masters 1966 - 1973 Fairview Studios       DBL CD     2008   early demo versions circa 1966-67 (my guess unless anyone knows better) of On My Way Again and Goodbye To Monday Night      
    Trades Roots Live Trades Club       CD     2009  

buy it now

recorded live at the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge with a great version of Cowboy Phase

      

Covers of Michael Chapman Material

1960's
    Derek Brimstone                          
    Fire And Brimstone Fontana       LP     1968   Version of You Say      
1970's
    Famous Jug Band                          
    Chameleon Liberty     LBS 83355 LP     1970   version of March Rain      
                               
    Derek Brimstone                          
    Very Good Time Rubber Records     RUB 05 LP     1972   version of March Rain      
                               
    Crowdy Crawn                          
    No Song To Sing Sentinel             1974   version of No Song To SIng      
    Crowdy Crawn were Brenda Wootton and Robert Bartlett                  
                       
    John The Fish                          
    Coelacanth Sweet Folk & Country     SFA 014 LP     1975   version of Goodbye To Monday Night      
                               
    Derek Brimstone                          
    Shuffleboat River Farewell Rubber Records     RUB 017 LP     1976   version of Shuffleboat River Farewell      
                               
    Peter Ratzenbeck                          
    Straight & Ragged Roots       LP     1977   version of Champion      
                               
1980's
    Peter Ratzenbeck                          
    Sugar & Spice Ariola       LP     1980   versions of Champion & Wellington the Skellington      
                               
    Peter Ratzenbeck                          
    Refuge Ariola       LP     1982   version of Among The Trees      
                               
    Peter Ratzenbeck                          
    Blue Balance Die Muhle       LP     198?   Version of In The Valley      
1990's
    Peter Ratzenbeck                          
    Over The Years Shamrock       CD     1990   version of Wellington The Skellington      
                               
    John McCormick                          
    Mercury's Well Phantom Records       CD     1992   version of Kodak Ghosts      
                               
    Maggie Holland                          
    By Heart Rhiannon Records     RHYD5008 CD     1995   version of Postcards of Scarborough      
                               
    Ragtime Millionaires                          
    Life Is Good Sometimes Fellside       CD     1996   version of Andru's Easy Rider      
                               
1999
    Famous Jug Band                          
    Sunshine Possibilities (r) Wooded Hill     HILLCD25 CD     1999   version of March Rain off Chameleon album      
                               
    Peter Ratzenbeck                          
    Resonances Woodcraft       CD     1999   versions of The Twisted Road and That Time Of Night Michael also produces, plays and sings on this album      
2000's
    Show of Hands                          
    Covers         CD     2000   live version of No Song To SIng      
                               
    Show Of Hands                          
    No Song To SIng Delta Music       CD     2001   live version of No Song To SIng      
                               
    John McCormick                          
    Live At The Freight Phantom Records       CD     2002   live Kodak Ghosts      
2012
    Oh Michael Look What You've Done Tompkins Square       CD     2012  
reimagining of the Birthday album UK and US fans and friends play Chapman songs
     
                               
    Kurt Vile Meg Baird                          
    Just Another Story Matador    
OLE 987-7
 7"     2012   ltd edition 750 copies      
                               
    Lucinda Williams                          
   
That Time Of Night
Tompkins Square       10"     2012  
backed with Michaels version this was a limited edition release for RSD 2012
     
    Bridget St John                          
    Ask Me No Questions / Rabbit Hills Shagrat    
ORC 07
 7"     2016   B side is reissue of Bridget St John track off 2012 Tompkins Square compilation      

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