Renaissance Discography

revision 5.7.8 6 June 2011

This discography compiled, edited, and formatted by Joseph T. Lynn (jt_lynn@yahoo.com ).
Copyright © 1982-2011 Joseph T. Lynn.

A significant amount of the information herein has come from fellow Renaissance enthusiasts; acknowledgments appear at the end of this discography. Comments, corrections, and updates are welcome.

While information about particular releases is not copyright and may be used without permission, the compilation of this information in this discography is copyright and may not be published in any form without the consent of the author, other than as noted below. This discography may be distributed freely via electronic or other means, provided the entire copyright notice and attributions are included.

Selections listed as "Unauthorized release" are not considered official components of the artists' catalog. The author of this document makes no claim as to the legality of these releases, nor do their representation here constitute an endorsement of these items by the author or the artists.


  1. Albums
  2. Compilations and Retrospectives
  3. Singles
  4. Other Releases of Note
  5. Film/TV Appearances
  6. Solo and Extracurricular Material
  7. Contributions
  8. Illusion and Ex-Renaissance Releases
  9. Administrivia and Acknowledgments

Albums

Renaissance

Kings & Queens; Innocence; Island; Wanderer; Bullet
- Produced by Paul Samwell-Smith.
+ LP, Island (UK) ILPS-9114, 1969.
+ LP, Island (Italy) ORL-8304, 1969.
+ LP, Island (Israel) BAN 129114, 1969.
+ LP, Island (France) ILPS 9114, 1969.
+ LP, Island (Israel) ILPS-9114, 1969. Gatefold cover.
+ LP, Elektra (USA) EKS-74068, 1969. Issued with various front and back cover variants.
+ 8T, Elektra (USA) ET8-4068, 1969.
+ LP, Island/Ariola (Brazil) 202094, 1978.
+ MC, Island/Ariola (Brazil) 402094, 1978.
+ LP, Island (W Germany) 87 609 ET, 1980. Gatefold cover.
+ LP, Line (W Germany) L1LP 4.00421, 1987. White vinyl.
+ CD, Line (W Germany) LICD 9.00421, 1987.
+ CD, MSI Music Scene, Inc. (Japan) MSIF-6014, 1992.
+ LP, Island (Italy) ORL-19114, 1990{?}. Reissue.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-4512, 1994. "Island (single version)" and "The Sea" included as bonus tracks.
+ CD, MSI Music Scene, Inc. (Japan) MSIF-7391, 1995. Repackaging of Repertoire release.
+ CD, Renaissance (USA) RMED00167, 1997. "Island (single version)" and "The Sea" included as bonus tracks. Unauthorized release?
+ CD, Mooncrest (UK) CRESTCD 033, 1998. Released under the title Innocence. "The Sea," "Island (single version)," "Prayer For Light," "Walking Away," "Shining Where The Sun Has Been," and "All The Falling Angels" included as bonus tracks.
+ CD, Collector's Choice (USA) WWCCM0272x, 2002.
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD001, 2004.
+ SHD HQ Disc, Universal/Island Music (Japan) UICY-94094, 2009.  Mini-LP sleeve.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-5105, 2009. Mini-LP sleeve.
+ CD, Esoteric/Cherry Red (UK) eclec2231, 2010. Also includes "Island (single)" and "The Sea."

Illusion

Love Goes On; Golden Thread; Love Is All; Mr. Pine; Face of Yesterday; Past Orbits of Dust
- Produced by Keith Relf.
+ LP, Island (W Germany) 6339017, 1971.
+ LP, Island (France) 6339017, 1973.
+ LP, Island (Israel) 85 689 IT, 1973.
+ LP, Island (W Germany) 85 689 ET, 1973. Released with gatefold and non-gatefold covers, with slightly different art on each.
+ LP, Island/Toshiba-EMI (Japan) ILS-80895, 1977.
+ LP, Island (UK) HELP 27, 1977. Original UK release. Front and rear cover art are switched, liner notes by John Hawken announce the release of the forthcoming Illusion (the band) release.
+ CD, Line (W Germany) LICD 9.00425, 1987.
+ CD, MSI Music Scene, Inc. (Japan) LICD 9.00425, 1987. Repackaging of Line release.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-4513, 1994.
+ CD, MSI Music Scene, Inc. (Japan) MSIF-7392, 1995. Repackaging of Repertoire release.
+ CD, Renaissance (USA) RMED00168, 1997. Unauthorized release?
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD002, 2004.
+ SHD HQ Disc, Universal/Island Music (Japan) UICY-94095, 2009.  Mini-LP sleeve.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-5106, 2009. Mini-LP sleeve.
+ CD, Esoteric/Cherry Red (UK) eclec2232, 2010. Includes the bonus tracks "Prayer For Light,"  "Walking Away,"  and "All The Fallen Angels."

Prologue

Prologue; Kiev; Sounds of the Sea; Spare Some Love; Bound For Infinity; Rajah Khan
- Produced by Miles Copland and Renaissance, arranged by Michael Dunford.
+ LP, Sovereign/EMI (UK) SVNA 7253, 1972.
+ LP, Sovereign/Capitol (USA) SMAS-11116, 1972. Gatefold cover.
+ LP, Sovereign/Capitol (Canada) SMAS-11116, 1972.
+ LP, EMI-Odeon/Sovereign (Brazil) 31C 06493685 D/XHVL 1033, 1972.
+ LP, EMI-Odeon (Japan) EOP-80736, 1972. Gatefold cover, lyric sheet.
+ LP, Sovereign/EMI (New Zealand) SVNA 7253, 1972.
+ LP, Harvest/EMI (W Germany) 1C 062 93 685, 1972.
+ LP, Parlophone/EMI (South Africa) PCSJD 191, {date unknown}.
+ LP, EMI-Toshiba (Japan) EMS-50114, {date unknown}. Non-gatefold cover, lyric sheet.
+ LP, EMI-Toshiba (Japan) EMS-80772, 1977. Gatefold cover, lyric sheet.
+ LP, EMI/Sovereign/Harvest (Brazil) 31C 06493685 D, 1985. Single LP from In The Beginning. Reissue.
+ CD, One Way/CEMA (USA) CDL 57577, 1991.
+ CD, Capitol/Toshiba-EMI (Japan) TOCP-7368, 1992.
+ CD, EMI-Odeon (Brazil) 827892-2, 1994.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-4576, 1995.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-4574, 1997.
+ CD, HTD (UK) CD78, 1997.
+ CD, Capitol/Toshiba-EMI (Japan) TOCP-3424, 1998.
+ CD, Capitol/Toshiba-EMI (Japan) TOCP-65592, 2001. Gatefold paper "LP" style sleeve.
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD003 2004.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-5110, 2010. 24-bit remaster.
+ CD, EMI (Japan) TOCP 95965, 2010. HQ SHM CD, cardboard LP-style sleeve.


Ashes Are Burning

Can You Understand; Let It Grow; On The Frontier; Carpet of the Sun; At The Harbour; Ashes Are Burning
- Produced by Dick Plant and Renaissance.
+ LP, Sovereign/EMI (UK) SVNA 7261, 1973. Gatefold cover.
+ LP, EMI-Odeon/Sovereign (Brazil) 31C 06494663 D, 1973.
+ LP, EMI/Sovereign/Harvest (Brazil) 31C 06494663 D, 1985.
+ LP, EMI-Odeon (Japan) EOP-80968, 1973.
+ LP, Harvest/EMI (W Germany) 1C 062 94 663, 1973. Gatefold cover.
+ LP, Sovereign/EMI Italiana/Regal Zonophone (Italy) 3C 064-94663, 1973.
+ LP, Sovereign/EMI (New Zealand) SVNA 7261, 1973.
+ LP, EMI (Spain) {catalog unknown}, 1973.
+ LP, EMI (Israel) SVNA 7261, 1973. Gatefold cover. Different back cover.
+ LP, Sovereign/Capitol (USA) ST-11216, 1973. Different cover: band members are not smiling and are dressed differently. Lyrics on liner. Not gatefold.
+ 8T, Sovereign/Capitol (USA) 8XT-11216, 1973.
+ LP, Sovereign/Capitol (Canada) ST-11216, 1973.
+ LP, Circulo Leitores (Portugal) ORLADOR-2154, 1977.Different cover.
+ LP, EMI-Toshiba (Japan) EMS-80862, 1977. Gatefold cover. "Smiling" cover.
+ CD, Capitol/Toshiba-EMI (Japan) TOCP-6800, 1991. Contains edited version of "At The Harbour," with excerpted pieces of Debussy's "La Cathedrale Engloutie" removed. Same cover as US LP.
+ CD, One Way/CEMA (USA) CDL 57576, 1992. Same cover as US LP.
+ CD, EMI-Odeon (Brazil) 827893-2, 1994.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-4575, 1995. Same cover as UK LP.
+ CD, HTD (UK) CD77, 1997. Same cover as US LP.
+ CD, Capitol/Toshiba-EMI (Japan) TOCP-3423, 1998.
+ CD, Capitol/Toshiba-EMI (Japan) TOCP-65593, 2001. Gatefold paper "LP" style sleeve. "Smiling" cover. Includes both original and shorter versions of "At The Harbour."
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD004, 2004.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-5078, 2006.  Mini-LP style sleeve.
+ CD, EMI (Japan) TOCP 95066, 2010. HQ SHM CD, cardboard LP-style sleeve.


Turn of the Cards

Running Hard; I Think of You; Things I Don't Understand; Black Flame; Cold Is Being; Mother Russia
- Produced by Dick Plant, Renaissance, and Richard Gottehrer.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (UK) BTM 1000, 1975. Original cover art with larger smiling picture of Annie Haslam.
+ LP, Sire/Famous Music (USA) SAS-7502, 1974.
+ LP, Sire/GRT (Canada) 9147-7502, 1974.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (Israel) BTM 1000, 1974. Different back cover.
+ 8T, Sire/GRT (USA) 8147-7502, 1974.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (W Germany) BTM 1000/26.21490, 1974.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (New Zealand) BTM 1000, 1974.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (Spain) BTM 1000, 1975. Different back cover.
+ LP, RCA (Japan) RCA-6299, 1975. Lyric sheet.
+ LP, Sire/ABC (USA) SAS-7502, 1976.
+ LP, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) SR 6015, 1977.
+ MC, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) M5 6015, 1977.
+ 8T, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) M8 6015, 1977.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (UK) PL70860, 1985.
+ MC, BTM/RCA (UK) PK70860, 1985.
+ CD, TRC (Germany) 042, 1994. Unauthorized release.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-4491, 1994.
+ CD, MSI Music Scene, Inc. (Japan) MSIF-7240, 1995.
+ CD, HTD (UK) CD51, 1996.
+ CD, Arcangelo (Japan) ARC7016, 2002.  "Mini-LP" format with cardboard sleeves.
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD005, 2004.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-5079, 2006.  Mini-LP style sleeve.
+ CD, Daiki Sound (Japan) DAK-1533, 2009. 24-bit remaster. Mini-LP style sleeve.

Scheherazade and Other Stories

Trip To The Fair; The Vultures Fly High; Ocean Gypsy; Song of Scheherazade: Fanfare; The Betrayal; The Sultan; Love Theme; The Young Prince and Princess as told by Scheherazade; Festival Preparations; Fugue for the Sultan; The Festival; Finale
- Produced by Renaissance.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (UK) BTM 1006, 1975.
+ LP, Sire/Famous Music (USA) SASD-7510, 1975.
+ 8T, Sire/GRT (USA) 8147-7510, 1975.
+ 8T, LTD {origin unknown} 8147-7510, 1975.
+ LP, Sire/GRT (Canada) 9147-7510, 1975.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (Israel) BTM 1006, 1975. Different back cover.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (New Zealand) VPL1-4024, 1975.
+ LP, Sire/ABC (USA) SASD-7510, 1976.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (W Germany) BTM 1006/26.21554 AS, 1975. Gatefold cover.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (Spain) BTM 1006, 1976. Front cover reads Scheherazade y Otros Cuentos
+ LP, BTM/RCA/RVC (Japan) RVP-6008, 1976.
+ LP, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) SR 6017, 1977.
+ MC, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) M5 6017, 1977.
+ LP, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (USA) MFSL 1-099, 1978.
+ LP, RCA (W Germany) PL70283, 1985.
+ MC, RCA (W Germany) PK70283, 1985.
+ CD, TRC (Germany) 043, 1994. Unauthorized release.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-4490, 1994.
+ CD, MSI Music Scene, Inc. (Japan) MSIF-7241, 1995.
+ CD, HTD (UK) CD59, 1996.
+ CD, Arcangelo (Japan) ARC7017, 2002.  "Mini-LP" format with cardboard sleeves.
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD006, 2004.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP 5080, 2006.  "Mini-LP" format with cardboard sleeves.
+ CD, Daiki Sound (Japan) DAK-1534, 2009.  24-bit remaster. Mini-LP style sleeve.
+ CD, Friday Music (USA) FRM7510, 2010.  Remastered, includes bonus DVD Renaissance Filmed At Mill House and Bray Studios 1979 which includes videos of "Carpet Of The Sun," "Secret Mission," "The Winter Tree," "Forever Changing" and "Jekyll and Hyde."


Live at Carnegie Hall

Prologue; Ocean Gypsy; Can You Understand; Carpet of the Sun; Running Hard; Mother Russia; Song of Scheherazade; Ashes Are Burning
- Produced by Renaissance.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (UK) BTM 2001, 1976.
+ LP, Sire/ABC (USA) SASY-3902-2, 1976.
+ MC, Sire/GRT (USA) 5147 3902A/B, 1976.
+ 8T, Sire/GRT (USA) 8147 3902A/B, 1976.
+ LP, Sire/GRT (Canada) 2147-3902, 1976.
+ LP, BTM/RCA/RVC (Japan) RCA-9117/18, 1976
+ LP, BTM/RCA (Germany) BTM 2001/26.28146, 1976.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (Spain) BTM 2001(2), 1976.
+ LP, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) 2XS 6029, 1977.
+ LP, BTM (Italy) BTM 2001, 1976.
+ 8T, Sire/Warner Bros. (Canada) L8-6029, 1977. Single tape.
+ LP, BTM (Italy) BTM 2001, 1979. Slightly different cover.
+ LP, RCA (Germany) NL 70670 (2), 1985.
+ MC, RCA (Germany) NK 70670 (2), 1985.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-4506, 1994.
+ CD, HTD (UK) CD40, 1995.
+ LP, HTD (UK) LP40, 1995.
+ CD, MSI Music Scene, Inc. (Japan) MSIF-7242, 1995.
+ CD, Arcangelo (Japan) ARC7018, 2002.  "Mini-LP" format with cardboard sleeves.
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD007A/B, 2004.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-5081, 2008.
+ CD, Friday Music (USA) FRM 2108, 2009.
+ CD, Daiki Sound (Japan) DAK-1535/6, 2009.  24-bit remaster. Mini-LP style sleeve.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-5124, 2009. Mini-LP sleeve.
 


Novella

Can You Hear Me?; The Sisters; Midas Man; The Captive Heart; Touching Once (Is So Hard To Keep)
- Produced by Renaissance.
+ LP, Sire/ABC (USA) SA-7526, 1977.
+ 8T, Sire/GRT (USA) 8147-SA-7526 H, 1977.
+ MC, Sire/GRT (USA) 5147-SA-7526 H, 1977.
+ LP, Sire/GRT (Canada) 9147-7526, 1977.
+ LP, Test Pressing of unknown origin: has matrix number S-CBS-82137 which appears to be a CBS matrix. {1977?} + LP, Warner Bros./Sire/WEA (UK) K56422, 1977. Reworked cover art, carried through all subsequent releases of this album. Original UK issue (only) has silver "Renaissance" logo.
+ LP, Sire/WEA (W Germany) WB 56 422, 1977.
+ LP, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) SR 6024, 1977.
+ MC, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) M5 6024, 1977.
+ 8T, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) M8 6024, 1977.
+ LP, Warner Bros. (Japan) P-10492W, 1977.
+ LP, Sire/Warner Bros./Music Hall (Argentina) 50-16050, 1978.
+ LP, Warner Bros./WEA (New Zealand) WS 3501, 1977. No lyrics included.
+ CD, Sire/Warner-Pioneer (Japan) WPCP-4218, 1991.
+ CD, Warner Music/WEA (Brazil) V 926516-2, 1994.
+ CD, Sire/WEA (Germany) 7599-26516-2, 1996.
+ CD, Sire/WEA (Japan) WPCR-1446, 1997.
+ CD, Sire/WEA (Japan) WPCR-10881, 2001. Gatefold paper "LP" style sleeve.
+ CD, Wounded Bird (USA) WOU 6024, 2001.
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD0008, 2004.
+ CD, Arcello (Japan) ARC 8032, 2010. HQ SHM CD, cardboard mini-LP sleeve.


A Song For All Seasons

Opening Out; Day of the Dreamer; Closer Than Yesterday; Kindness (At the End); Back Home Once Again; She Is Love; Northern Lights; A Song For All Seasons
- Produced by David Hentschel.
+ LP, Warner Bros./Sire/WEA (UK) K56460, 1978.
+ LP, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) SRK 6049, 1978.
+ LP, Sire/Warner Bros./Columbia House Record Club (USA) SRK 6049, 1978.
+ 8T, Sire/GRT (USA) 8147-6049H, 1978.
+ LP, Sire/GRT (Canada) 9147-6049, 1978.
+ LP, Sire/Warner Bros. (Canada) 9147-6049, 1978.
+ LP, Warner Bros./WEA (Brazil) 36076, 1978.
+ LP, Warner Bros./WEA (Uruguay) 120030, 1978. Cover printed in Brazil.
+ LP, Warner Bros./WEA (Israel) BAN 56460, 1978.
+ LP, Warner Bros. (Japan) P-10525W, 1978.
+ LP, Warner Bros./Hispavox (Spain) S90.016, 1978.
+ LP, Sire/WEA (W Germany) WB 56 460, 1978.
+ LP, Warner Bros./WEA (Australia) WS 3509, 1978.
+ CD, Sire/Warner-Pioneer (Japan) WPCP-4219, 1991.
+ CD, WEA/Warner Music (Brazil) V 925959-2, 1994.
+ CD, Sire/WEA (Germany) 7599-25959-2, 1996.
+ CD, Sire/WEA (Japan) WPCR-1447, 1997.
+ CD, Sire/WEA (Japan) WPCR-10882, 2001. Paper "LP" style sleeve.
+ CD, Wounded Bird (USA) WOU 6049, 2001.
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD0009, 2004.
+ CD, Arcello (Japan) ARC 8033, 2010. HQ SHM CD, cardboard mini-LP sleeve.

Azure d'Or

Jekyll and Hyde; The Winter Tree; Only Angels Have Wings; Golden Key; Forever Changing; Secret Mission; Kalynda (a magical isle); The Discovery; Friends; The Flood at Lyons
- Produced by David Hentschel.
+ LP, Warner Bros./Sire/WEA (UK) K56633, 1979.
+ CS, Warner Bros./Sire/WEA (UK) K456633, 1979.
+ LP, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) SRK 6068, 1979.
+ 8T, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) M8S 6068, 1979.
+ LP, Sire/WEA (Canada) QSR 6068, 1979.
+ LP, WEA (Brazil) 38027, 1979.
+ LP, Sire/WEA (W Germany) WB 56 633 (SRK 6068), 1979.
+ LP, Warner Bros. (Japan) P-10693, 1979. + LP, Warner Bros./WEA/Sire (Australia) WS 3514, 1979.
+ LP, Oasis (Korea) OLW-491 (SRK 6068), 1987.
+ LP, Thunderbolt (UK) THBL 045, 1987.
+ CD, Thunderbolt (UK) CDTB 045, 1988.
+ CD, Sire/Warner-Pioneer (Japan) WPCP-4220, 1991.
+ CD, Warner Music/WEA (Brazil) V 926517-2, 1994.
+ CD, Sire/WEA (Germany) 7599-26517-2, 1996.
+ CD, Sire/WEA (Japan) WPCR-1448, 1997.
+ CD, Sire/WEA (Japan) WPCR-10883, 2001. Paper "LP" style sleeve.
+ CD, Wounded Bird (USA) WOU 6068, 2001.
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD0010, 2004.
+ CD, Arcello (Japan) ARC 8034, 2010. HQ SHM CD, cardboard mini-LP sleeve.


Camera Camera

Camera Camera; Faeries (Living at the Bottom of the Garden); Remember; Bonjour Swansong; Tyrant-tula; Okichi-san; Jigsaw; Running Away From You; Ukraine Ways
- Produced by Renaissance.
+ LP, Illegal (UK) ILP 008, 1981. Does not contain "Bonjour Swansong."
+ LP, IRS/A&M (USA) SP-70019, 1981.
+ MC, IRS/A&M (USA) CS-70019, 1981.
+ 8T, IRS/A&M (USA) 8T-70019, 1981.
+ LP, IRS/A&M (Canada) SP-70019, 1981.
+ LP, Illegal (UK) ILP 008, 1982. Includes "Bonjour Swansong."
+ LP, Line (W Germany) 6.25127/LLP 5197 AP, 1982.
+ LP, Line (W Germany) LILP 4.00042J, 1982. White vinyl.
+ MC, RC {origin unknown} RC 3985, {date unknown}.
+ LP, RCA (Italy) PL 31633, 1982.
+ CD, Line (W Germany) LICD 9.00042, 1988.
+ CD, HTD (UK) CD43, 1995.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-4628WY, 1996.
+ CD, MSI Music Scene, Inc. (Japan) MSIF-7291, 1997.
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD0011, 2004.

Time-Line

Flight; Missing Persons; Chagrin Boulevard; Richard the IX; The Entertainer; Electric Avenue; Majik; Distant Horizons; Orient Express; Auto-Tech
- Produced by Renaissance.
+ LP, IRS/A&M (UK) SP-70033, 1983.
+ LP, IRS/A&M (USA) SP-70033, 1983.
+ CS, IRS/A&M (USA) CS-70033, 1983.
+ LP, Illegal/CBS (Netherlands) ILP-25532, 1983.
+ CD, HTD (UK) CD42, 1995.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-4655, 1997.
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD012, 2004.

Live at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Part 1

Recording of a performance in London on 14 October 1977. Prologue; Can You Understand; Carpet of the Sun; Can You Hear Me; Song of Scheherazade: Fanfare; The Betrayal; The Sultan; Love Theme; The Young Prince and Princess as told by Scheherazade; Festival Preparations; Fugue for the Sultan; The Festival; Finale
+ CD, King Biscuit/BMG (USA) 70710 88020 2, 1997. Also reissued in late 1999 with different cover art {unconfirmed).
+ CD, King Biscuit/Pinnacle (UK) KBFHCD005, 1998. Different cover art.
+ CD, King Biscuit/BMG (Brazil) 6007015-2, 1999. Different cover art.
+ CD, King Biscuit {source/catalog unknown} KBCCD 118, 2003.
+ CD, {label unknown}8267 8 40018 2 4, 2003.  Different cover art, under the title Renaissance's Greatest Hits Live (Part 1)

Live at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Part 2

Recording of a performance in London on 14 October 1977, plus other unreleased tracks. Running Hard; Midas Man; Mother Russia; Touching Once (Is So Hard To Keep); Ashes Are Burning; Prologue (recorded 28 July 1979 in Asbury Park, NJ); You, Parts 1 and 2 (previously unreleased studio track)
+ CD, King Biscuit/BMG (USA) 70710 88026 2, 1997.
On the first pressings, the track listed as "Prologue" is actually "A Song For All Seasons;" subsequent pressings have "Prologue" in the correct place.
+ CD, King Biscuit {source/catalog unknown} KBCCD 119, 2003.
+ CD, King Biscuit KBFR 40021 (USA), 2003. Released with different cover art under the title Renaissance Greatest Hits Live (Part 2).

 

Live at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Parts 1 and 2

Two-CD set of both CDs shown above. "Prologue" appears as it should.
+ CD, King Biscuit/Sony (Japan) SRCS 8374-5, 1997.


Songs From Renaissance Days

Compilation of B-sides, demos, and other unreleased recordings made between 1979 and 1988. All songs selected by Annie Haslam and Michael Dunford. Africa; Dreamaker; Northern Lights; No Beginning No End; Only When I Laugh; The Body Machine; Writers Wronged; Island of Avalon; America; You
+ CD, HTD (UK) CD73, 1997.
+ CD, Mausoleum Classix/King Biscuit/BMG (USA) 71278-60039-2, 1997. Different cover art.
+ MC, Mausoleum Classix/King Biscuit/BMG (USA) 71278-60039-4, 1997.
+ CD, Belle Antique (Japan) KMAR 97379, 1997. Cover art unseen.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP 4672-WY, 1997. Different cover art.


BBC Sessions

Collection of tracks recorded by the BBC in the mid-1970s. Can You Hear Me; Carpet of the Sun; Mother Russia; Ocean Gypsy; Running Hard; Ashes Are Burning; Prologue; The Vultures Fly High; Midas Man; Day of the Dreamer; Touching Once; Song of Scheherazade
+ CD, Wounded Bird (USA) WOU-1001, 1999.

Day of the Dreamer

Collection of live tracks recorded at various shows in the mid-1970s. Can You Hear Me Call Your Name; Carpet of the Sun; Day of the Dreamer; Back Home Once Again; Can You Understand; The Vultures Fly High; A Song For All Seasons; Prologue; Ocean Gypsy; Running Hard

+ CD, Mooncrest (UK) CRESTCD 053, 2000.
+ CD, Mooncrest/Trojan (USA) CRESTCD 053, 2000.

Unplugged Live at the Academy of Music

Collection of live tracks recorded in Philadephia in 1985. Can You Understand; Carpet of the Sun; Midas Man, Okichi-San; I Think Of You; Black Flame; Mother Russia; Northern Lights; The Young Prince and Princess; Trip to the Fair; The Vultures Fly High; Running Hard

+ CD, Mooncrest (UK) CRESTCD 056, 2000.
+ CD, Mooncrest/Trojan (USA) CRESTCD 056, 2000.

Tuscany

Lady From Tuscany; Pearls of Wisdon; Eva's Pond; Dear Landseer; In The Sunshine; In My Life; The Race; Dolphin's Prayer; Life in Brazil; One Thousand Roses

+ CD, Toshiba-EMI (Japan) TOCP-65591, 2000.
+ CD, Giant Electric Pea (UK) GEPCD 1030, 2002.
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD0015, 2004.
+ CD, Friday Music (USA) {catalog unknown}, 2008.

In The Land of the Rising Sun

2-CD set with 15 tracks recorded in March 2001. Carpet of the Sun; Opening Out; Midas Man; Lady From Tuscany; Pearls of Wisdom; Dear Landseer; Northern Lights; Moonlight Shadow; Precious One; Ananda; Mother Russia; Trip to the Fair; One Thousand Roses; I Think of You; Ashes Are Burning.

+ CD, Toshiba-EMI (Japan) TOCP-66007, 2002. 
+ CD, Giant Electric Pea (UK) GEPCD 1032, 2002.
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD0016, 2004.
+ CD, Friday Music (USA) {catalog unknown}, 2008.

Dreams and Omens: Live at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA 1978

Contains 6 tracks recorded in 1978. Can You Hear Me; Carpet of the Sun; Day of the Dreamer; Midas Man; Northern Lights; Things I Don't Understand.

+ CD, Friday Music (USA) FRM1093, 2008.
+ CD, Repertoire (UK) REPUK1135, 2011.

 

(Three-song EP)

                Release sold through the band's touring site.  Immortal Beloved; The Mystic and the Muse; Tonight.

                +CDEP, {catalog/label unknown}, 2010.


Compilations and Retrospectives


In The Beginning

Two-LP combination of Prologue and Ashes Are Burning.
+ LP, Capitol (USA) SWBC-11871, 1978. Contains edited version of "At The Harbour," with excerpted pieces of Debussy's "La Cathedrale Engloutie" removed.
+ MC, Capitol (USA) 4X2W-11871, 1978.
+ 8T, Capitol (USA) 8X2W-11871, 1978.
+ LP, Capitol (Canada) SWBC-11871, 1978. Same edits as US release.
+ LP, EMI-Odeon/Sovereign (Brazil) 31C 164 53255/6, 1978.
+ CD, Capitol (USA) CDP 7 48451 2, 1988. Contains edited version of "At The Harbour," as well as edited versions of "Rajah Khan" and "Ashes Are Burning."

Prologue/Ashes Are Burning Twin-Pack

Limited edition repackaging of Prologue and Ashes Are Burning, wrapped together in their original gatefold covers.
+ LP, Sovereign/EMI (UK) CAPACK-3, 1979.

The World of Master: Renaissance

Compilation of tracks from tracks from EMI and Sire releases.
+ LP, {label/catalog unknown} (Korea), {date unknown}.

Rock Concert, Live at Carnegie Hall

Single LP reissue of first disc of Live at Carnegie Hall.
+ LP, RCA (Netherlands) NL-25251, 1979.

Rock Galaxy - Renaissance

Two-LP set of Turn of the Cards and Scheherazade.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (UK) 25282, 1980.
+ LP, BTM/RCA (W Germany) CL 25282, 1980. Gatefold cover.
+ MC, BTM/RCA (W Germany) CK 25282 DP, 1980.

Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume I

Compilation of recordings from 1974-1976. Prologue (Live); Can You Understand (Live); Carpet of the Sun (Live); Running Hard; I Think of You; Black Flame; Mother Russia; Ocean Gypsy; Trip to the Fair; The Vultures Fly High; The Young Prince and Princess as told by Scheherazade
+ CD, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) 26129-2, 1990. The track listed as "The Young Prince and Princess.." is actually "Festival Preparations."
+ MC, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) 26129-4, 1990.

Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume II

Compilation of recordings from 1976-1979. Can You Hear Me?; Touching Once (Is So Hard to Keep); Midas Man; Northern Lights; A Song For All Seasons; Jekyll and Hyde; The Winter Tree; Ashes Are Burning (Live)
+ CD, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) 26143-2, 1990.
+ MC, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) 26143-4, 1990.

First & Illusion

Two-CD set of Renaissance and Illusion albums.
+ CD, Line (W Germany) LICD 9.21163 S, 1992. Available in different CD jewel boxes-- conventional and "slim-line."

Live in London 1975

Recording of a performance at The Hippodrome, Golders Green, London. Appears to be a transcription of a UK radio broadcast. Running Hard; Mother Russia; Prologue; Ocean Gypsy; Ashes Are Burning
+ CD, Genschman (Germany) 1003, 1992. Unauthorized release.
+ CD, Living Legends/Multicoloured Music (Italy) LLRCD-154, 1992. Released under the title Moments of Truth. Unauthorized release.

Ocean Gypsy

Compilation of tracks from 1973-1978. Ocean Gypsy; Ashes Are Burning; On The Frontier; Carpet of the Sun; Day of the Dreamer; A Song For All Seasons; Closer Than Yesterday
+ CD, Hansori (Korea) HSD-9038, {1992?}. Unauthorized release?

Da Capo

Two-CD compilation of recordings made between 1969 and 1983. All songs selected by Annie Haslam. Kings & Queens; Island; Love Goes On; Love is All; Prologue; Bound For Infinity; Carpet of the Sun; Ashes Are Burning; Black Flame; Running Hard; Mother Russia; Africa; Trip to the Fair; Ocean Gypsy; The Young Prince and Princess as told by Scheherazade; Midas Man; The Captive Heart; Northern Lights; A Song For All Seasons; Forever Changing; The Flood at Lyons; Bonjour Swansong; Ukraine Ways; The Entertainer; Writers Wronged
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP 4571-WO, 1995. Digi-book format, with 32-page booklet.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP 4571-WL, 1995. Jewel-box format, with 8-page booklet.
+ CD, MSI Music Scene Inc. (Japan) MSIF 7297/8, 1997. Japanese repackaging of German Repertoire release, sold under the title Best/Story of Renaissance.
"Africa" and "Writers Wronged" are both unreleased tracks written by Dunford/Camp, recorded in 1982. The track which appears on the CD under the title "Writers Wronged" is actually Simon and Garfunkel's "America." This was fixed after the first pressing.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP 4571-WO, 1997. Digi-book format, with 32-page booklet. "Writers Wronged" is properly included instead of "America"

Turn of the Seasons

2-CD set, features recording of a performance at The Walnut Street Theatre on 29 July 1974, My Father's Place in NY in April 1974, and the Minnesota State Fair 11 September 1974. Opening; Can You Understand; Black Flame; Things I Don't Understand; Cold Is Being; Running Hard; Ashes Are Burning; Mother Russia; Prologue; Introduction; Can You Understand; Let It Grow; Kiev; Things I Don't Understand; Ashes Are Burning; Prologue; Ocean Gypsy
+ CD, Highland (Japan) HL521/522, 2001. Unauthorized release.

Archive

Collection of live and studio tracks. Love Lies, Love Dies; Deja Vu; Lock in on Love; Somewhere West of Here; Running Hard; Day of the Dreamer; Back Home Once Again; Ocean Gypsy; Carpet of the Sun; I Think of You; Northern Lights; Trip to the Fair; The Vultures Fly High
+ CD, Rialto {source country unknown} RMCD227Z, 2001. Unauthorized release.

Crystal Lily

2-CD collection of live tracks recorded at Big Cat in Osaka on 13 March 2001. Intro; Carpet of the Sun; Midas Man; Opening Out; Lady From Tuscany; Pearls of Wisdom; Dear Landseer; Northern Lights; Moonlight Shadow; Precious One; Ananda; One Thousand Roses; Trip to the Fair; Mother Russia; Ashes Are Burning.
+ CD, Quick Step Music (Japan) QSM-58.2001, 2001. Unauthorized release.

Angel From Tuscana (sic)

2-CD collection of live tracks recorded at Kouseinenkin-kaikan in Japan on 16 March 2001. "Sometimes" recorded in Rio de Janeiro on 20 March 1997. Carpet of the Sun; Midas Man; Opening Out; Lady From Tuscany; Pearls of Wisdom; Dear Landseer; Northern Lights; Moonlight Shadow; Precious One; Ananda; Mother Russia; Trip to the Fair; One Thousand Roses; I Think of You; Ashes Are Burning; Sometimes.
+ CD, Landscape Records (Japan) LAND 2002.2001, 2001. Unauthorized release.

Can You Hear Me

Single CD of what appears to be re-sequenced tracks from the King Biscuit release. Can You Understand; Prologue; Can You Hear Me; Carpet of the Sun; Song of Scheherazade.
+ CD, Disky Communications (Netherlands) SI 640432, 2001.

Mother Russia

Single CD of what appears to be re-sequenced tracks from the King Biscuit release. Prologue; Ashes Are Burning; Running Hard; You, Part I and II (studio version); Midas Man; Touching Once; Mother Russia.
+ CD, Disky Communications (Netherlands) SI 794142, 2002.

 

Songs For All Seasons

Two-CD set with a mix of tracks from the non-EMI and non-Warner era. Ocean Gypsy (Michael Dunford's Renaissance); Carpet of the Sun (from Day of the Dreamer); Deja Vu; Kings and Queens; Can You Understand/The Vultures Fly High (from Day of the Dreamer); The Other Woman; Island; Prologue (from Day of the Dreamer); Shining Where The Sun Has Been; The Great Highway; Wanderer; Day of the Dreamer (from Day of the Dreamer); Love Lies, Love Dies (Michael Dunford's Renaissance); Prayer for Light; A Song For All Seasons (from Day of the Dreamer); Don't Talk; All The Falling Angels.
+ CD, Eagle Records (Germany) EDCMD 124, 2002.

 

Midas Man

Single CD of reissued tracks (track listing unknown).
+ CD, Disky Communications (Netherlands) 4719394, 2003.

 

Innocents and Illusions

Two-CD set reissue of Renaissance and Illusion. Kings and Queens; Innocence; Island; Wanderer; Bullet; Island (45 version); The Sea; Love Goes On; Golden Thread; Love is All; Mr. Pine; Face of Yesterday; Past Orbits of Dust; Shining Where The Sun Has Been; All The Fallen Angels; Prayer For Light; Walking Away.
+ CD, Castle/Sanctuary (UK) CMEDD 874, 2004.

 

Heritage

Compilation CD of live recordings (tracks 1-6 are with a full band, tracks 7-14 are "unplugged").  Source, venue, band lineups are unknown.  Can You Hear Me Call Your Name; Carpet Of The Sun; Back Home Once Again; Ocean Gypsy;  Running Hard; Prologue; Midas Man; I Think Of You; Black Flame; Northern Lights; Young Prince and Princess; Trip To The Fair; The Vultures Fly High; Mother Russia.
+ CD, Disky Communications (Netherlands) SI 905321, 2003.

 

Midas Man

Compilation CD with these recordings: Prologue (from King Biscuit Hour); Northern Lights (Michael Dunford's Renaissance recording); Carpet of the Sun (from Day of the Dreamer); Midas Man (from Unplugged: Live at The Academy of Music 1985); Trip to the Fair (from Unplugged: Live at The Academy of Music 1985); Brazilian Skies (from Live Under Brazilian Skies); Kings & Queens (original Renaissance version); Ocean Gypsy (Michael Dunford's Renaissance recording); Day of the Dreamer (from Day of the Dreamer); A Song For All Seasons (from Day of the Dreamer); Running Hard (from BBC Sessions); Back Home Once Again (from The Day of the Dreamer); Can You Understand/The Vultures Fly High (from Day of the Dreamer).
+ CD, Delta Delux {origin unknown}{catalog unknown}, 2003.

 

Touching Once/Running Hard/Premiere Novella

2-CD collection of live tracks recorded at West Chester County Center, New York, NY December 15, 1976.  Opening; Carpet Of The Sun;  Mother Russia; Can You Hear Me; At The Harbour; Running Hard; Black Flame; Touching Once; Can You Understand; Silent Night.  (Liner notes list "Cold is Being" instead of actual track, "Black Flame.")
+ CD, Hiwatt (Japan) HW-2-718, 2003. Released under three titles, listed above. Unauthorized release.

 

British Tour '76

 

Recorded live at Nottingham University on 24th January 1976.  Liner notes by Annie Haslam and Terry Sullivan. Can You Understand; Running Hard; Ocean Gypsy; Prologue; Song of Scheherazade; Ashes Are Burning.
+ CD, Major League Productions (UK) MLP11CD, 2006.


Singles

"Island"

Island; b/w The Sea.
+ 7", Island (UK) 6014 005, 1969.
+ 7", Island (France) 6014 005, 1969. Picture sleeve.
+ 7", Island (UK) WIP 6079, 1970.

"Prologue"

Prologue; b/w Spare Some Love.
+ 7", Sovereign/Capitol (USA) 3487, 1972.
+ 7", Sovereign/Capitol (USA) P-3487, 1972. Promotional release. "Prologue" is in stereo, "Spare Some Love" is in mono.
+ 7", Sovereign (France) 2C 006-94.015, 1972.

"Spare Some Love"

Spare Some Love; b/w Prologue.
+ 7", Odeon (Japan) EOR-10232, 1972.

 

"Carpet of the Sun"

Carpet of the Sun; b/w Bound For Infinity.
+ 7", Sovereign/Capitol (USA) 3715, 1973.
+ 7", Sovereign/Capitol (USA) P-3715, 1973. Promotional release. Dual-A-side stereo/mono
issue.

 

"Mother Russia"

Mother Russia (3'07 edit); b/w I Think of You.
+ 7", Sire/ABC (USA) SAA-714, 1974. Also available as white label promo.
+ 7", Sire/GRT (Canada) 1147-714, 1974. Also available as white label promo.

"Carpet of the Sun (Live)"

Carpet of the Sun (Live); b/w Kiev (Live).
+ 7", Sire/ABC (USA) SAA-728, 1976. Also issued as dual A-side stereo/mono promo.

"Renaissance Promotional Sampler"

Can You Hear Me (edit); Midas Man (edit); Kiev (Live); Ocean Gypsy (alternate 3'00 take).
+ 12", Sire/ABC (USA) DM3, 1977. Promotional release.

"Midas Man"

Midas Man; b/w The Captive Heart.
+ 7", Sire/ABC (USA) SA-740, 1977. Also issued as dual A-side stereo/mono promo.

"Back Home Once Again"

Back Home Once Again; b/w The Captive Heart.
+ 7", Sire/Warner Bros. (UK) K 17012, 1977.

"Northern Lights"

Northern Lights; b/w Opening Out.
+ 7", Sire/Warner Bros. (UK) K 17177, 1978.
+ 7", Warner Bros. (W Germany) WB 17177, 1978. Picture sleeve.
+ 7", Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) SRE 1022, 1978. Picture disc.
+ 7", Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) SRE 1022, 1978. Promotional release. Dual A-side stereo/mono black vinyl release contains stereo 4'06" mix and a mono 3'29" mix of the song.
+ 7", Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) SRE 1041, 1978.

"The Winter Tree"

The Winter Tree; b/w Island of Avalon.
+ 7", Sire/Warner Bros. (UK) K 17353, 1979. Picture sleeve.

"Jekyll and Hyde"

Jekyll and Hyde; b/w Forever Changing.
+ 7", Sire (UK) SIR-4019, 1979. Withdrawn.
+ 7", Warner Bros. (UK) K 17407, 1979.
+ 7", Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) SRE 49041, 1979. Also released as dual A-side stereo/stereo promo.

"Faeries (Living at the Bottom of the Garden)"

Faeries (Living at the Bottom of the Garden); b/w Remember.
+ 7", Illegal (UK) ILS 0025, 1981. Picture sleeve.

"Faeries (Living at the Bottom of the Garden)"

Faeries (Living at the Bottom of the Garden); b/w Bonjour Swansong.
+ 7", Line (W Germany) 6.13534, 1981. Picture sleeve.

"Bonjour Swansong"

Bonjour Swansong; b/w Ukraine Ways.
+ 7", Illegal (UK) ILS-0027, 1981. Also released as promo.

"Bonjour Swansong"

Bonjour Swansong; b/w Remember.
+ 7", IRS/A&M (USA) IR-9904, 1981. Also released as promo.

"Richard the IX"

Richard the IX; b/w Flight.
+ 7", IRS/A&M (UK) PFP-1016, 1983.
+ 7", IRS/A&M (USA) IR-9914, 1983. Unverified B-side. Also issued as dual A-side stereo/stereo promo.


Other Releases of Note

Bumpers

2-LP multi-artist set. Includes "Island."
+ LP, Island (UK) IDP-1, 1970. Promotional release.

Garden of Delights

3-LP multi-artist set. Includes "Island."
+ LP, Elektra (USA) S3-10, 1971. Promotional release.

London Pop News

Multi-artist compilation. Includes "Wanderer."
+ LP, Island (Germany) 88514 UFY, 1971.

Music From The Mother Country Sampler

Promotional release featuring 10 tracks from 4 artists. Includes "Carpet of the Sun" and "Let It Grow."
+ LP, Sovereign/Capitol (USA) SPRO-6724/6725, 1973. Promotional release.

Nightbird & Co.: Cosmic Connections (U.S. Army Reserve Radio) 9/1/74

Program #173, 174, 175, 176. One side of two-LP set which also includes performances by Climax Blues Band, Leo Kottke, and Hall & Oates, 1974. Renaissance performance is on program #174.

Rock Around the World: Program #26

Multi-artist radio program of music by Renaissance and 9 other bands. Program date: 2 February 1975.

Rock Around the World: Program #42

Multi-artist radio program of music by Renaissance and 11 other bands. Program date: 25 May 1975.

Rock Around the World: Program #43

Multi-artist radio program of music by Renaissance and 7 other bands. Program date: 1 June 1975.

Live Recording {source unknown}

Two reel tape set, packaged for broadcast. Features performance from the Scheherazade tour. Program date: 20 July 1975.

Genesis-Renaissance/BBC Rock Hour #3/London Wavelength

Radio program on single reel tape featuring live performances from Renaissance and Genesis. Program date: 18 November 1975.

 

BTM Records Promotional Single

Promotional release featuring "The Vultures Fly High."  Also includes The Climax Blues Band ("The Power") and Curved Air ("The Fool").
+ 7" BTM (UK) SBT 102, 1975. Promotional release.

 

BBC Transcription: Stereo Pop Special #99: Pop Spectacular, Featuring Renaissance In Concert

Hosted by Alan Black. SQ Matrix Quad LP.  Running Hard, Mother Russia, Prologue, Ocean Gypsy, Ashes Are Burning. 1975.

Rock Around the World: Program #98, Renaissance Minstrels

Single LP containing radio program of music and interviews with Renaissance. Program date: 21-28 June 1976.

 

BBC Transcription

Single reel tape features performance from 1976 tour. Program date: 30 June 1976.

Thirteen Musical Biographies

Single LP radio program featuring interviews with all five members of Renaissance plus excerpts of studio recordings. Same program as featured in Nightbird & Co., listed immediately below. Hosted by Alison Steele. 1977.

Nightbird & Co.: Cosmic Connections (U.S. Army Reserve Radio) 4/10/77

Program #309, 310, 311, 312. One side of two-LP set which also includes performances by George Benson, Jean-Luc Ponty, and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1977. Renaissance performance includes interviews and songs from Novella.

British Biscuit

Single reel tape containing radio broadcast of a live concert by Renaissance. 55 minutes, with commercials. Program date: 20 November 1977.

BBC Transcription

Single LP features performance from the Novella tour, 1977. Packaged for radio broadcast.

The World of Modern Music: Program #8, The World of Renaissance

Program #8 in the broadcast series. First side of LP features the group UK, side two contains interviews and music of Renaissance. Featured songs: Opening Out; Back Home Once Again; Carpet of the Sun (Live); Northern Lights; Kindness (At The End). Program date: April 1978.

BBC Rock Hour: 5th Anniversary Special

Two hour program on two reels. Multi-artist broadcast retrospective including performance by Renaissance. Air date: 7 October 1977.

BBC Transcription

Single LP features performance from 1978. Packaged for radio broadcast.

Collectus Interruptus

Two LP promo set. Features current releases from Warner Bros. (US) artists, with liner notes discussing each artist and track. "Northern Lights" is included.
+ LP, Warner Bros. (USA) PRO-A-726, 1978. Promotional release.

Boogie Fever

Multi-artist LP including "Northern Lights."
+ LP, Ronco (UK) RTL 2034, 1978.

Renaissance (Songbook)

Songbook transcribed and arranged by Donald Sosin, with preface by Betty Thatcher. Published by Warner Bros Publications (UK), and by Warner Bros. Music (USA). Contains notations and lyrics for "Carpet of the Sun," "Ashes are Burning," "At The Harbour," "Mother Russia," "Running Hard," "Ocean Gypsy," "Can You Hear Me," "Midas Man," "Back Home Once Again," "Day of the Dreamer," "Northern Lights," and "A Song For All Seasons."

20 Rock Legends

Multi-artist LP including "Northern Lights."
+ LP, Ronco (UK) RTL 2037, 1979.

The King Biscuit Flower Hour: Renaissance/Todd Rundgren

Two reel tape set containing radio broadcast of a live concert by Renaissance, packaged with another concert by Todd Rundgren. Total program is 55 minutes, with commercials. Renaissance portion is 25 minutes. Program date: 23 September 1979.

BBC Rock Hour: Renaissance Live

Features performance from the A Song For All Seasons tour, 1979. Packaged for radio broadcast.

 

Foreplay #48: A&M's Pre-Release Sampler

Compilation featuring 6 tracks by 6 artists. Includes "Camera Camera."
+ LP, A&M (USA) SP-17177, 1981. Promotional release.

Flashback #177

Multi-artist 2-hour 2-CD show featuring "Mother Russia." Airdate week of 21 May 1990. Packaged for radio broadcast.

King Solomon's Goldmine

Compilation featuring 15 tracks by 15 artists. Includes "Carpet of the Sun" from Live at Carnegie Hall.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP 8015, 1995.

Sounds For Ecstasy

Multi-artist compilation including "Closer Than Yesterday."
+ CD, Warner Music (Brazil) M 954833250-2, 1995.

Supernatural Fairy Tales

5-CD compilation featuring tracks by progressive rock acts. Includes "Kings & Queens."
+ CD, Rhino (USA) 72451, 1996.

Renaissance Records Winter Sampler Winter 1996/1997

Multi-artist compilation including "Northern Lights."
+ CD, Renaissance (USA) 00100, 1996. Promotional release. Unauthorized release?

Classics From Progressive Rock Volume 4: Renaissance and Annie Haslam

Compilation of classical pieces which were included in Renaissance and Annie Haslam songs. Neither Renaissance nor Annie Haslam appear on this recording. Albinoni: Adiago, Karl Munchinger/Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, 1975. ("Cold is Being"); Chopin: Etude Op. 10-12 "Revolutionary," Vladimir Ashkenazy/piano, 1975. ("Prologue"); Rachmaninov: Prelude from "The Bell," Vladimir Ashkenazy/piano, 1975. ("Kiev"); Debussy: La Cathedrale Engloutie, Pascal Roge/piano, 1979. ("Ashes Are Burning"); Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, 1st Mvt., Charles Dutoit/Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, 1978. ("Song of Scheherazade"); J.S.Bach: Air, Karl Munchinger/Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, 1985. ("Still Life"); Tchiakovsky: Symphony No. 5, 2nd Mvt., Charles Dutoit/Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, 1990. ("Forever Bound"); Faure: Pavane, Neville Marriner/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 1982. ("The Day You Strayed"); Delius: La Calinda from "Koanga", Neville Marriner/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 1979. ("Skaila"); Saint-Saens: The Swan, Richard Bonynge/London Symphony Orchestra, 1972. ("Bitter Sweet"); Wagner: Tannhauser - Pligerchor, Sir Georg Solti/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Vienna State Opera Chorus, 1970. ("Chains and Threads").
+ CD, London (Polygram-Japan) POCL-4160, 1997.

King Biscuit Flower Hour Records Sampler #3

Compilation featuring 7 tracks by 4 artists. Includes "Midas Man" from Part 2 of the King Biscuit Live CD.
+ CD, King Biscuit/BMG (USA) {no catalog number}, 1997. Promotional release.

Renaissance Records Spring Sampler 1997

Multi-artist compilation including "Bonjour Swansong" and Illusion's "Nights in Paris."
+ CD, Renaissance (USA) RMED 00200, 1997. Promotional release. Unauthorized release?

Acoustic Waves: Volume 3 1968-1975

Multi-artist compilation of material collected for Island Records' 40th anniversary. Includes "Island."
+ CD, Island (USA) {catalog unknown}, 1998.

The Show That Never Ends: The Best of Progressive Rock - Live From The King Biscuit Vaults

Multi-artist compilation of material collected and available only to BMG Music Service members. Includes "Midas Man" and "Carpet of the Sun."
+ CD, King Biscuit/BMG Music Service (USA) 1231745, 1998.

Hits of the 70s

Multi-artist compilation includes "Can You Understand."
+ CD, EMI (Brazil) 499168 2, 1998.

Best of Progressive Rock

Multi-artist compilation includes "Midas Man" from the King Biscuit performances.
+ CD, Center Stage (Canada) CST52163, 1999.

Alive and Acoustic

Multi-artist compilation includes "Midas Man" and "Carpet of the Sun" from the King Biscuit performances.
+ CD, Center Stage (Canada) CST52132, 1999.

Easy Rider

Multi-artist compilation includes "Midas Man" and "Carpet of the Sun" from the King Biscuit performances.
+ CD, Delta Music {origin unknown} {catalog unknown}, 2003.

Song of Scheherazade

DVD release of performances at The Capital Theatre in Passaic, NJ in 1976 and The Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ in 1979. Performances include: (1976) Running Hard," "Ocean Gypsy," "Carpet of the Sun," "Mother Russia," "Prologue," "Song of Scheherazade: The Sultan/The Young Prince and Princess/The Festival."  (1979) "Can You Understand," "The Vultures Fly High," "Jekyll and Hyde," "Northern Lights," "Forever Changing," "Secret Mission," "Mother Russia," "A Song For All Seasons," "The Flood at Lyons."
+ DVD, Cherry Red Films (UK) CRDVD174, 2009.  Region-free (plays in all countries).

 



Film/TV Appearances

Be My Guest (theatrical movie, 1965)

The Plebs (including Michael Dunford & Terry Crowe) and The Nashville Teens (including John Hawken) appear.

Beat Club

Appearance on W German television program featuring "Island" and "Kings and Queens" performed by the original band lineup. {source unknown} (W Germany}, 1969. 12 minutes, original running time unknown. (Clips of this show were rebroadcast in both complete and excerpted forms on the USA Network (USA) in early 1983, including a program called Radio 1990.)

Muzik-Kanal

Appearance on W German television program featuring the Cullom/Slade/ Crowe/Korner/Dunford/Tout band lineup. Includes "Kings and Queens," "Golden Thread," "Mr. Pine," "Face of Yesterday," and "Tom Pierce." ZDF (W Germany), 1970. 26 minutes.

That'll Be The Day (theatrical movie, 1973)

John Hawken appears as as “pianist in late ‘50s/early ’60s band”.

Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

Multi-artist television program with Renaissance performing "Can You Understand" and "Black Flame." Syndicated (USA), 1974. 11 minutes, original running time unknown.

The Midnight Special

Multi-artist television program with Renaissance performing "Carpet of the Sun" and "Midas Man." NBC (USA), 1976. 5 minutes, original running time unknown.

Sight and Sound in Concert

First in a series of programs consisting of artists performing live, with the performance broadcast simultaneously on TV and FM radio, hosted by DJ Alan Black. Songs performed were: "Carpet of the Sun," "Mother Russia," "Can You Hear Me," "Ocean Gypsy," "Running Hard," "Touching Once," and "Prologue." Originally broacast on 8 January 1977. BBC (UK), 1977. Approximately 50-55 minutes.

The Mike Douglas Show

Television talk show features Renaissance performing "Northern Lights" on 4 May 1978. Syndicated (USA), 1978. 5 minutes, original running time unknown.

Azure d'Or promotional films

Promotional films for the songs "Jekyll and Hyde," "Forever Changing (acoustic version)," "The Winter Tree," "Carpet of the Sun (acoustic version)," and "Secret Mission." Sire/Warner Bros. (USA), 1979. 22 minutes. (These clips were also included in an offer to members of the Annie Haslam Appreciation Society in 1982.)

concert performance

Audience-shot video of Renaissance performance at Rochester, NY. Set list unknown, venue unknown. 1981. 100 minutes.

TV performance

Television studio performances of "Camera Camera" and "Bonjour Swansong," apparently part of longer television program. Origin unknown, 1981. 7 minutes, original running time unknown.

TV interview/performance

Television studio performance of "Camera Camera," with interview featuring Canadian reporter. Origin unknown (Canada), 1981. 5 minutes, original running time unknown.

MTV Interview

Interview by J.J. Jackson with Annie Haslam and Jon Camp. MTV (USA), April, 1983. 10 minutes.

Hot Spots

Television program features performance at the Park West/Chicago by Haslam/Dunford/Camp/Harrison/Taylor edition of the band. Songs include: "Northern Lights," "Flight," "Running Hard," "Opening Out/Day of the Dreamer," "Fanfare/Ocean Gypsy/ At The Harbour/Festival Preparations/Can You Understand/Touching Once," and "Ashes Are Burning." Also included are an excerpt of "Can You Hear Me" and interviews with the band. USA Network (USA), May, 1983. 47 minutes.

concert performance

Audience-shot video of Renaissance performance at the Cabaret Club in Philadelphia. Band lineup includes Haslam/Dunford/Lampariello/Rudd. Includes "Carpet of the Sun," "Midas Man," "I Think of You," "Northern Lights," "Can You Understand," "The Young Prince and Princess," "A Trip to the Fair," "The Vultures Fly High," "Nature Boy," "Mother Russia," "Running Hard," and "America." There are two performances in circulation, from each of the shows Renaissance performed on this date. Origin unknown, 2 June 1987. 75 minutes.

Live From The Bottom Line: Annie Haslam, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Eric Johnson

Program features performance by Annie Haslam with her band (Rudd/Tesar/ Goldberger/Lampariello/Arkin) on 26 June 1990. Includes "Moonlight Shadow," "The Angels Cry," "One More Arrow," "Let It Be Me," "Ocean Gypsy," "When A Heart Finds Another," "Wildest Dreams," and "Wishin' on a Star." NHK (Japan), 1990. 42 minutes.

Annie Haslam concert performance

Audience-shot video of Annie Haslam performing at The Stone Pony in New Jersey, USA in 1990. Includes "Celestine," "Moonlight Shadow," "The Angels Cry," "One More Arrow," "Let It Be Me," "Carpet of the Sun," "Ocean Gypsy," "Mother Russia," "When A Heart Finds Another," "Wildest Dreams," "Wishin' On A Star," and "Ashes Are Burning." Origin unknown, 1990. 90 minutes.

Jerry Lewis/MDA Labor Day Telethon, 1990

Annie Haslam performs "Moonlight Shadow" on the New York local-feed portion of the annual MDA Telethon on 2 September, 1990. Introduced by Ben Vereen. WOR (New York-USA), 1990. 10 minutes.

Beat Club: Jazz-Rock Volume 13

Multi-artist compilation from West German TV show. Renaissance performs "Island" in a 1969 appearance (details shown above).
+ LD, Pioneer (Japan) SMO45-3485, 1990.
 

Kings and Queens

Compilation of TV appearances including "Island," "Mr Pine,", and "Kings and Queens."  No Haslam-era material appears on this release.
+ DVD, Gonzo (UK) HST027DVD, 2010.

 


Solo and Extracurricular Material

Annie Haslam: Annie in Wonderland

Jon Camp contributes to this release. Introlise; If I Were Made of Music; I Never Believed In Love; If I Loved You; Hunioco; Rockalise; Nature Boy; Inside My Life; Going Home
- Produced by Roy Wood.
+ LP, Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) SRK 6046, 1977.
+ MC, Sire/GRT (USA) 5147 6046 H, 1977.
+ LP, Warner Bros. (UK) K56453 (SR 6040), 1978.
+ LP, Sire/GRT (Canada) 9147 6046, 1977.
+ CD, Sire/Warner-Pioneer (Japan) WPCP-4221, 1991.
+ CD, Sire/WEA (Germany) 7599-26515-2, 1996.
+ CD, Sire/WEA (Japan) WPCR-1449, 1997.
+ CD, Sire/WEA (Japan) WPCR-10884, 2001. Gatefold paper "LP" style sleeve.
+ CD, Friday Music (Japan) FRM-6046, 2011. Includes new track "Flowers in the Rain" with Roy Wood.

 


Annie Haslam: "Going Home"

Going Home; b/w Inside My Life.
+ 7", Sire/Warner Bros. (UK) K 17563

Annie Haslam: "I Never Believed in Love"

I Never Believed in Love; b/w Inside My Life.
+ 7", Sire/Warner Bros. (USA) SRE 1016, 1977. Also released as dual A-side stereo/mono promo.

Nevada: "In The Bleak Mid Winter"

Recorded by Michael Dunford and Annie Haslam with Peter Gosling. In The Bleak Mid Winter; b/w Pictures in the Fire.
+ 7", Polydor (UK) POSP-203, 1980.

Nevada: "You Know I Like It"

Recorded by Michael Dunford and Annie Haslam with Peter Gosling. You Know I Like It; b/w Once in a Lifetime.
+ 7", Polydor (UK) POSP-229, 1981.

Louis Clark and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with the Royal Choral Society featuring Annie Haslam: Still Life

Popular classical pieces with lyrics by Betty Thatcher. Forever Bound; Still Life; One Day; Ave Verum; Shine; Careless Love; Glitter and Dust; The Day You Strayed; Save Us All; Skalia; Bitter Sweet; Chains and Threads.
- Produced by Louis Clark.
+ LP, Spartan (UK) LCTV1, 1985.
+ CD, {label/catalog unknown} (Korea), 1989.
+ CD, Apollon International (Japan) APCY-8209, 1994.
+ CD, One Way (USA) 7676 32190 2, 1996. Different cover.

Louis Clark and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with the Royal Choral Society featuring Annie Haslam: "Still Life"

Still Life; b/w Bitter Sweet
+ 7", Spartan (UK) RTC 001, 1985

Annie Haslam: Annie Haslam

Moonlight Shadow; The Angels Cry; When A Heart Finds Another; Let It Be Me; She's The Light; Celestine; Further From Fantasy; Wishin' On A Star; Wildest Dreams; One More Arrow; One Love
- Produced by Larry Fast.
+ LP, Epic (USA) FE 45223, 1989.
+ LP, CBS (Korea) CPL-1086 (EK 45223), 1989.
+ CD, Epic (USA) EK 45223, 1989.
+ MC, Epic (USA) FET 45223, 1989.
+ CD, Virgin (Japan) VJCP-56, 1990. Released under the title Moonlight Shadow.

Annie Haslam: "The Angels Cry"

The Angels Cry.
+ CD-5, Epic (USA) ESK 73219, 1989. Promotional release.

Annie Haslam: "Moonlight Shadow"

Moonlight Shadow; b/w {unknown tracks}
+ CD-3, Virgin (Japan) VJDP-138, 1989.

Akio Dobashi with Annie Haslam: Fox

Annie Haslam wrote the lyrics for and sings on the the tracks "Diving For Pearls," "Lost in Love," "Luminai," and "Six Days and Seven Nights."
- Produced by Akio Dobashi
+ CD, Virgin (Japan) VJCP 58, 1990. "Six Days and Seven Nights" does not appear on this release.
+ CD, Apollon International (Japan) APCY-8210, 1994.
+ CD, WHD Entertainment (Japan) IECC-10001, 2007.

Akio Dobashi with Annie Haslam: "Diving For Pearls"

Diving For Pearls; b/w Luminai
+ CD-3, Virgin (Japan) VJDP-10148, 1991.

Renaissance: Waterfalls of Sounds

Actually contains performance of Annie Haslam with her band. Recording of concert performance at the Cape Codder Cafe, New Haven, CT, USA on 16 September 1990. Moonlight Shadow; The Angels Cry; One More Arrow; Carpet of the Sun; Ocean Gypsy; Mother Russia; When a Heart Finds Another; Wildest Dreams; Wishin' on a Star; Ashes Are Burning
+ CD, Genschman (Germany) 1012, 1992. Unauthorized release.

Annie Haslam: Blessing in Disguise {promotional cassette}

Contains excerpts of demo versions of the tracks below. Performances by Annie Haslam and Tony Visconti only. Distributed at a show at Club Bene prior to the release of Blessing in Disguise. Intro (Annie describing the tape); Pool of Tears; Blessing in Disguise; Love Lies Love Dies; I Lights This Candle; What He Seeks; Outro (Annie's "thank you")
+ MC, {no label/catalog} (USA), 1994. Promotional release.

Michael Dunford's Renaissance: The Other Woman

Deja Vu; Love Lies, Love Dies; Don't Talk; The Other Woman; Lock In On Love; Northern Lights; So Blase; Quicksilver; May You Be Blessed; Somewhere West of Here
- Produced by Jerry Boys and Andy Spillar
+ CD, HTD (UK) CD27, 1994.
+ CD, Pony Canyon (Japan) PCCY-00751, 1995.
+ CD, Castle (USA) CMACD 521, 1999.
+ CD, HTD/Icebear (EEC/Scandanavia) 97006, 1996.
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD0013, 2004.

Annie Haslam's Renaissance: Blessing in Disguise

Blessing in Disguise; Pool of Tears; Love Lies Love Dies; Can't Turn the Night Off; In Another Life; Raindrops & Leaves; Whisper From Marseilles (for Julien); I Light This Candle; What He Seeks; See This Through Your Eyes; The Sweetest Kiss; The Children (of Medellin); A New Life; After The Oceans are Gone
- Produced by Tony Visconti, except "The Children (of Medellin)" co-produced with Mick Rossi; "The Sweetest Kiss" and "After The Oceans are Gone" co-produced with David Biglin.
+ CD, Apollon International (Japan) APCY 8208, 1994.
+ CD, Thunderbolt (UK) CD TB151, 1994.
+ CD, One Way (USA) OW 31450, 1995.
+ CD, One Way (USA) PRO-101, 1995. Promotional release.
+ CD, HTD (UK) HTDCD92, 1999.
+ CD, Transatlantic (Europe; unknown origin) TRACD 316, 1999.
+ CD, Voiceprint (UK) VP354CD, 2005.  Also includes "High Above" and "Paintings Last Forever."


Annie Haslam: {promotional CD}

Contains entire Blessing in Disguise album, and "Still Life" "Shine" and "The Day You Strayed" from Still Life, and "Diving For Pearls" from the Fox album.
+ CD, Apollon International (Japan) X401CD17, 1994. Promotional release.

Annie Haslam and Steve Howe: "Lily's in the Field"

Benefit for Bosnian relief charity, studio recording distributed only at the benefit concert in New York City, 21 November 1995. Lily's in the Field
+ CD-5, TCG (US) 112195, 1995.

Annie Haslam: "A New Life"

A New Life (edit).
+ CD-5, One Way (US) PRO 102, 1996. Promotional release.

Annie Haslam: "In Another Life"

In Another Life.
+ CD-5, One Way (US) PRO 103, 1996. Promotional release.

Annie Haslam: Mother Russia

Concert performance at the Nihon Seinen-kan in Tokyo, Japan, on 25 March 1991. Running Hard; Moonlight Shadow; Carpet of the Sun; Ocean Gypsy; Mother Russia; Seasons; Wildest Dreams; Wishin' on a Star; Ashes Are Burning
+ CD, Highland (Japan) HL056, 1997{?}. Unauthorized release.

The Scheherazade Musical Promotional CD

Features tracks from the Scheherazade musical, written by Michael Dunford, Jude Alderson, and Richard Brown. Annie Haslam sings on "Remember Me" and "In The Stillness of the Room." A Love So Pure; In A Land Of Ancient Kings; Future Brides; Dance of the Masks; Remember Me; In The Stillness of the Room.
+ CD, Scheherazade Musical SCH CD001 (UK), 1997. Promotional release, available in two editions: one numbered and autographed, the other not.

Michael Dunford's Renaissance: Ocean Gypsy

Ocean Gypsy; Things I Don't Understand, Part 2; The Young Prince and Princess; Carpet of the Sun; At The Harbour; I Think of You; Star of the Show; Trip to the Fair; The Great Highway
+ CD, HTD (UK) CD71, 1997.
+ CD, Belle Antique (Japan) KMAR 97378, 1997.
+ CD, {unknown label} (Russia) RNSCOLCD0014, 2004.

Michael Dunford's Renaissance: Trip To The Fair

Compilation of Michael Dunford's Renaissance tracks from 1995-1997. Ocean Gypsy; Love Lies, Love Dies; Things I Don't Understand; Deja Vu; The Young Prince and Princess; Carpet of the Sun; The Other Woman; Don't Talk; At The Harbour; I Think Of You; The Great Highway; So Blase; Lock In On Love; Northern Lights; Star of the Show; Somewhere West of Here
+ CD, Mooncrest (UK) CRESTCD 034, 1998.

Annie Haslam: Live Under Brazilian Skies

Concert performance in Rio de Janeiro and Petrópolis, Brazil in March, 1997. Carpet of the Sun; I Think of You; The Captive Heart; Moonlight Shadow; Blessing in Disguise; Seashell Eyes; Summon The Angels; Nature Boy/If I Loved You; After The Oceans Are Gone; The Young Prince and Princess; Let It Grow; Brazilian Skies; Turn of the Century; Northern Lights; Spare Some Love.
+ CD, White Dove (USA) WD 000-01, 1998.
+ CD, One Way (USA) OW 35135, 1999.
+ CD, HTD (UK) HTDCD93, 1999.
+ CD, Transatlantic (Europe; unknown origin) TRACD 315, 1999.
+ CD, Mercury (Japan) PHCW-1028, 1999. Different cover. Includes "Ocean Gypsy."
+ CD, Voiceprint (UK) VP355CD, 2005.

Annie Haslam: The Dawn of Ananda

Precious One; Ananda; Twig; Summon the Angels; 'Michael' Prince of Angels; Lily Lullaby; This Is Destiny; A Thousand Angels; Running River Runs; Angel Blue.
+ CD, White Dove (USA) WD 000-02, 1999.
+ CD, Voiceprint (UK) VP356CD, 2005.

Nevada: Pictures in the Fire

Compilation of tracks recorded by Annie Haslam, Michael Dunford, and Peter Gosling as "Nevada." Also includes three previously-unreleased tracks recorded by Annie Haslam, Michael Dunford, Raphael Rudd, and Mark Lambert as "Renaissance." Final track is a live recording. (Nevada:) Pictures in the Fire; You Know I Like It; Once in a Lifetime; Star of the Show; Fairies; Lady of the Sea; Mr. Spaceman; Tokyo; In the Bleak Midwinter; Motorway Madness. (Renaissance:) Love is a State of Mind; I Am A Stranger; On and On; No Beginning No End; Mother Russia.
+ CD, Mooncrest (UK) CRESTCD 054, 2000.
+ CD, Mooncrest/Trojan (USA) CRESTCD 054, 2000.

Annie Haslam: It Snows In Heaven Too

O Holy Night; Silent Night; The Snowman; It Snows In Heaven Too; It Came Upon A Midnight Clear; Joy To The World; The Christmas Song; Ave Maria; We Three Kings; The Little Drummer Boy; Christmas Time Is Here; Away In A Manger; O Come O Come Immanuel; Away In A Manger; Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas; hark! The Herald Angels Sing; White Christmas.
+ CD, White Dove (USA) WD 000-03, 2000.

Annie Haslam: One Enchanted Evening

Some Enchanted Evening; Bali Hai; Nature Boy; If I Loved You; Desafinado; Quiet Nights Of the Quiet Stars (Corcovado); The Suns Whose Rays; Tit Widow; Gymnopédie 2+; One Day;  I Don't Know Where I Stand; Lascia Chio Pianga; Dank Sie Dei Herr; One Hand One Heart; She's Leaving Home.
+ CD, White Dove (USA) WD 00-004, 2002.
+ CD, Voiceprint (UK) VP358CD, 2005.

Renaissant: South of Winter

Solo release by Terry Sullivan. Contributions by Christine Sullivan, Lee Sullivan, Kristian Sullivan, Betty Newsinger, Jasmin Rodgers, Alex Caird; John Tout, Steve Rogers, Martin Orford, Derrik Sullivan, Dean Hurst. Carry Me Home; Alone; Burning Bridges; Cold Flames; Dove; Morning; Careless; The Sun Also Sets; South of Winter.

+ CD, Terry Sullivan (UK) TJSCD01, 2004.

Annie Haslam: 'Live' Studio Concert, Philadelphia, PA, USA 1997

Companion CD/DVD release. Carpet of the Sun, Pool of Tears, Summon the Angels, After The Oceans Are Gone, Seashell Eyes, Sleepless Mother, Goodbye Trees, What He Seeks, The Young Prince and Princess.
+ CD, Voiceprint (UK) VP379CD, 2006.
+ DVD, Voiceprint (UK) VPDVD20, 2006. Does not include "Goodbye Trees."

Annie Haslam: Woman Transcending

Circular Motion; Parachute to You; Echo; You Don't Know a Good Thing; Communication; Beyond the Blue; One Last Time; Somewhere Out There; So Sad; Hunter Trials; Lily's in the Field; Willow Song; My Eternal Love; Decisions; Shadows; Reaching Out.
+ CD, White Dove (USA) WD-000-05, 2006.

Annie Haslam with Magenta: Night and Day

Four-track EP. Night and Day; Night and Day - Evening Mix; Essence of Love (performed by Rob Reed); Night and Day (duet with Christina Booth).
+ CD, F2 (UK) 200607S, 2006.

Annie Haslam with Rave Tesar: Snowball

Do You Hear What I Hear?; Morning Has Broken; Silver Bells; I Saw Three Ships; Greensleeves; The First Noel; Once in Royal David's City; O Little Town of Bethlehem; In The Bleak Midwinter; Angels from the Realms of Glory.
+ CD, White Dove (USA) WD-000-06, 2009.

Michael Dunford's Renaissance:The Other Woman/Ocean Gypsy

Compilation of the two albums by Michael Dunford's Renaissance. Deja Vu; Love Lies, Love Dies; Don't Talk; The Other Woman; Lock In On Love; Northern Lights; So Blase; Quicksilver; May You Be Blessed; Somewhere West of Here; Ocean Gypsy; Things I Don't Understand, Part 2; The Young Prince and Princess; Carpet of the Sun; At The Harbour; I Think of You; Star of the Show; Trip to the Fair; The Great Highway.
+ CD, Floating World/Voiceprint (UK) FLOATD6061, 2010.



Contributions

John Lennon: Imagine

John Tout plays piano (although incorrectly attributed to performing acoustic guitar) on "Crippled Inside."
+ LP, Apple/EMI (UK) PAS 10004, 1971.
+ CD, Parlophone/Capitol (USA) CDP 7 46641 2, 1987.

Wishbone Ash: Argus

John Tout plays organ on "Throw Down The Sword."
+ 8T, MCA (UK) EMKPC 8006, 1971.
+ LP, Decca (USA) DL7-5347, 1972.
+ LP, MCA (USA) MCA-49, 1973.
+ LP, MCA (W Germany) MAPS 6007, 1972. Gatefold cover.
+ MC, MCA (USA) MCAC2-38034, 1983. Combined with Pilgrimage release.
+ CD, MCA (USA) MCAD-10234, 1991.
+ CD, MCA (USA) MCD-33003, 1995. Combined with Pilgrimage release.

Roy Wood: Mustard

Annie Haslam sings backing vocals on the track "The Rain Came Down."
+ LP, United Artists/Jet (UK) 2310 418, 1975.
+ 8T, United Artists/Jet (UK) JET TC 12 (3801 169), 1975.
+ LP, Polydor/Jet (Netherlands) 2344 055, 1975.
+ LP, United Artists/Jet (USA) LA 575 G, 1975.
+ 8T, United Artists/Jet (USA) EA 575 H, 1975.
+ CD, Line (Germany) 7755 900864 2, {date unknown}.
+ CD, MSI Music Scene, Inc. (Japan) JACD 9.00864, 1989. Repackaging of Line release.

Roy Wood's Wizzard: "Indiana Rainbow"

B-side written by Wood, Jon Camp, John Tout. Camp, Tout, and Annie Haslam perform on both songs.
Indiana Rainbow; b/w The Thing is This (This is the Thing).
+ 7", Jet/United Artists/Polydor (UK) 2001 643, 1976.

Various Artists: InterGalactic Touring Band

Multi-artist effort written by Danny Beckerman and Wil Malone. Annie Haslam sings lead and backing vocals on "Reaching Out."
- Produced by Stephan Galfas and Marty Scott.
+ LP, Charisma (UK) CDS 4009, 1977.
+ LP, Passport/Jem (USA) PB 9823, 1977.
+ MC, Passport/Jem/GRT (USA) 5167 PB 9823 H, 1977.
+ LP, Passport/GRT (Canada) 9167-9823, 1977.
+ LP, Passport (Netherlands) 5N 062-60263, 1977.
+ LP, Harvest-EMI (Italy) 3C 064-60263, 1977.
+ LP, Toshiba-EMI (Japan) EMS-81008, 1978.
+ CD, Voiceprint (UK) VP251CD, 2002.
+ CD, Air Mail Recordings (Japan) AIRAC-1571, 2010. (First pressing includes promotional 8cm CD single "Reaching Out" featuring Annie Haslam.)

 

Alan Price: Alan Price

Rob Hendry plays guitar & sings background.     
+ LP, Jet 809G, 1977.
+ CD, Edsel 654, 2000.

Roy Wood: On The Road Again

Annie Haslam provides backing vocals on "Dancin' at the Rainbow's End" and "Way Beyond the Rain."
- Produced by Roy Wood
+ LP, Warner Bros. (USA) BSK 3247, 1979.
+ MC, Warner Bros. (USA) M5 3247, 1979.
+ 8T, Warner Bros. (USA) M8 3247, 1979.

Louis Clark: (per-spek'tiv)n.

John Tout plays keyboards.
+ LP, Jet/CBS (UK) JETLP 218, 1979. Gatefold cover.
+ CD, Edsel (UK) EDCD633, 2000.

Philadelphia For Philadelphia: "So The Story Goes"

Charity single. Annie Haslam provides vocals.
So The Story Goes; b/w So The Story Goes.
- Produced by Joe Massimiano.
+ 7", {no label/catalog number} (USA), 1985.

 

Eddie Hardin: Wind in the Willows

Annie Haslam sings "Wind in the Willows."
+ LP, {label/catalog/origin unknown), 1985.
+ CD, Purple Records(UK), PUR-327, 2002.

 

Various Artists: Poetry in Motion

Multi-artist effort featuring the poetry of Sir John Betjeman set to music by Mike Read. Annie Haslam sings "Hunter Trials."
- Produced by Rod Edwards.
+ CD, Silhouette (UK) MDKR1, 1990.
+ MC, Silhouette (UK) MDKRC1, 1990.

Roy Wood: The Best and the Rest of Roy Wood

Annie Haslam performs on the tracks "The Rain Came Down on Everything," "The Thing is This," and "Indiana Rainbow."
+ CD, Action Replay (UK) CDAR 1009, 1989.

Raphael Rudd: Skydancer

Annie Haslam performs on the track "Seasons."
+ CD, Polystar (Japan) PSCW 1071, 1991.

Air Pavilion: Sarrph Cogh

Annie Haslam wrote lyrics for the track "Searching All Over" She does not perform on this album.
+ CD, Inside Out (UK) TOCP 8240, 1994.
+ CD, Inside Out/Toshiba-EMI (Japan) TOCP 8240, 1994.

Roy Wood and Wizzard: 16 Great Hits From The 70s

Includes the tracks "The Rain Came Down On Everything," The Thing Is This (This Is The Thing)," and "Indiana Rainbow."
+ CD, Emporio (UK) EMPRCD 573, 1995.
+ MC, Emporio (UK) EMPRMC 573, 1995.

Various Artists: Tales From Yesterday

Tribute album to the music of the band Yes. Annie Haslam performs on the track "Turn of the Century" with Steve Howe.
+ CD, Magna Carta (UK) MA-9003-2, 1995.
+ CD, Apollon International (Japan) APCY 8277, 1995.

Various Artists: Supper's Ready

Tribute album to the music of the band Genesis. Annie Haslam performs on the track "Ripples" with David Biglin.
+ CD, Magna Carta (UK) RR-8912-2, 1995.
+ CD, Apollon International (Japan) APCY 8278, 1995.

Raphael Rudd: The Awakening

Two-CD set featuring Pete Townshend, Phil Collins, and Annie Haslam. Annie Haslam performs "Seasons" (different mix than on Skydancer), "Willow Song," and "The Awakening."
+ CD, Wedge Music (USA) WM 80322, 1996.
+ CD, Avalon (Japan) MICY-1002, 1997. First CD of double set only.

Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas & Friends: Attic Tracks 1972-1984

Compilation.  Rob Hendry plays guitar.
+ CD, Raven 46, 1997

Sandy Denny: Gold Dust - Live At The Royalty (The Final Concert)

Recorded 1977.  Rob Hendry plays guitar on 3 songs.
+ CD, Island 524493, 1998

Steve Howe: Portraits of Bob Dylan

Multi-artist collection of cover tracks of Bob Dylan songs. Annie Haslam performs "It's All Over Baby Blue."
+ CD, Eagle (UK) EAGCD087, 1999.

Yes/Various Artists: Friends and Relatives

Annie Haslam performs "It's All Over Baby Blue."
+ CD, Cleopatra {origin/catalog unknown}, 1999.

John Edward: One Last Time

Package of material by psychic medium. Annie performs "Beyond the Blue" and "One Last Time" on accompanying CD. Sold through television offers.
+ CD, {label/catalog/origin unknown}, 1999.

Roy Wood: Exotic Mixture, Best of Singles A's and B's

Includes the tracks "Indiana Rainbow," "The Thing is This," "The Rain Came Down On Everything," "In Never Believed in Love," "Inside My Life," and "Dancin' at the Rainbow's End."
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP4744WR, 1999.
+ CD, MSI Music Scene, Inc. (Japan) MSIF3667-8, 1999. (Repackage of Repertoire set.)

Various Artists: A Holiday Feast Volume 8

Annie Haslam contributes vocals on the Jennifer Cutting track "Fall Leaves Fall."
+ CD, Hungry For Music Charity (USA) {catalog unknown}, 2005.  

Various Artists: Progressive Artists Benefitting Serenity House Hospice Support, Doylestown PA

Charity CD-R includes Annie Haslam's track "Michael, Prince of Angels" from The Dawn of Ananda.  Cover art by Annie Haslam.
+ CD-R, East Coast Recording (USA) ECRC 000 01, 2007.



Illusion, Pre- and Ex-Renaissance: Releases

Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions: "That's Alright"

Louis Cennamo plays bass.
That's Alright; b/w I'm Looking For A Woman.
+ 7", {catalog/label/origin unknown}, 1964.

The Plebs: "Bad Blood"

Michael Dunford plays guitar, Terry Crowe sings.
Bad Blood b/w Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
+ 7", Decca (UK) F.10026, 1964.
+ 7", MGM (US) {catalog unknown}, 1964.

Chuck Berry: Chuck Berry in London

Louis Cennamo plays bass (uncredited).
+ LP, Chess 1495, 1965.

The Herd: "So Much in Love"

Louis Cennamo plays bass.
So Much in Love; b/w This Boy's Always Been True.
+ 7", {catalog/label/origin unknown}, 1965.

Chicago Line Blues Band: "Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop"

Louis Cennamo plays bass.
Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop; b/w Jump Back.
+ 7", {catalog/label/origin unknown}, 1966.

The New Vaudeville Band: Winchester Cathedral

Neil Korner plays bass. He does not appear on the title track.
+ LP, Fontana 27560, 1966
+ CD, Collectables 562, 1994 (Compilation with same title and cover as 1966 LP but different tracklist)

 Keith Relf: "Mr. Zero"

Mr. Zero; b/w Knowing.
+ 7", Columbia/EMI (UK) DB 7920, 1966.
+ 7", Epic (USA) 10044, 1966. Also issued as promo.

Keith Relf: "Shapes In My Mind"

Shapes In My Mind; b/w Blue Sands.
Keith Relf claimed he did not appear on "Blue Sands" at all.
+ 7", Columbia/EMI (UK) DB 8084, 1966.
+ 7", Epic (USA) 10110, 1966.
+ 7", Epic (Germany) 5-10110, 1966{?}.
+ 7", Epic (USA) 10110, 1966. Slightly different version, released on red vinyl as well as black. Also issued as dual-A side promo.

Together: "Henry's Coming Home"

Henry's Coming Home; b/w Love Mum and Dad.
Recorded by Keith Relf and Jim McCarty.
+ 7", Columbia/EMI (UK) DB 8491, 1968.

James Taylor: James Taylor

Louis Cennamo plays bass.
+ LP, Apple 3352, 1968.
+ CD, Alliance 97577, 1996.
+ CD, Capitol C2-97577, 1999.
+ CD, Toshiba-EMI (Japan), 67569, 2005.

Jody Grind: One Step On

Louis Cennamo plays bass.
+ LP, Transatlantic (UK) TRA 210, 1969.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP 4596, 1995.
+ CD, Arkarma (Italy) AK058, 1999.

Reign: "Line of Least Resistance"

Line of Least Resistance; b/w Natural Lovin' Man.
Written by Keith Relf and Jim McCarty, but recorded by other musicians.
+ 7", Regal Zonophone (UK) RZ-3028, 1970.

Al Stewart: Zero She Flies

Louis Cennamo plays bass.
+ LP, Epic 63848, 1970.
+ CD, Collector's Choice 767, 2007. (includes bonus tracks)

Colosseum: Daughter of Time

Louis Cennamo plays bass.
+ LP, Dunhill DS-50101, 1970.
+ CD, Sequel NEX256, 1994.
+ CD, Castle 1007, 1996.
+ CD, Essential 644, 1998.
+ CD, Castle 72191, 1999.
+ CD, Disk Union (Japan), 7085.

Jane Relf: "Without a Song From You"

Without a Song From You; b/w Make My Time Pass By.
+ 7", Decca (UK) F-13231, 1971.

Luther Grosvenor: Under Open Skies
John Hawken plays keyboards.
+ LP, Island (UK) ILPS 9168, 1971.

Claire Hamill: One House Left Standing

John Hawken plays keyboards.
+ LP, Island (UK) ILPS 9182, 1971.
+ CD, Blueprint (UK) BP 239 CD, 1997.
+ CD, Voiceprint Japan (Japan) VPL 024, 1997. Repackaging of Blueprint release.

Steamhammer: Speech

Band includes Martin Pugh; Louis Cennamo plays bass. Penumbra: (a) entrance, (b) battlements, (c) passage to remorse, (d) sightless substance, (e) mortal thought; Telegram (nature's mischief); For Against
+ LP, Brain (W Germany) 1009, 1971.
+ LP, Brain (W Germany) 2001, 1972. Released under the title This is Steamhammer.
+ LP, Brain (W Germany) 2/1043, 1974. Released under the title This is Steamhammer and includes Mountains.
+ LP, Metronome (W Germany) 0040.054, 1978.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP 4139-WZ, 1992.

Colin Scott: Colin Scott

Jane Relf sings background on the song "Nite People."
+ LP, Import/United Artists {origin unknown} IMP 1009, 1971.

 

Medicine Head: The Dark Side of the Moon

Keith Relf produces, contributes vocals, and plays bass.
+ LP, Dandelion (UK) 2310 066, 1972.
+CD, Universal (Japan) UICY 9441. 2004
Sutherland Brothers: Lifeboat
John Hawken plays keyboards.
+ LP, Island (UK) ILPS 9212, 1972.

Third World War: Third World War II

John Hawken plays keyboards.
+ LP, Track (UK) 2406 108, 1972.
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP 4566, 1995.

Sunshine: Sunshine

Terry Slade plays drums & percussion.
+ LP, Warner Brothers 46169, 1972.

Shoot: On The Frontier

Recorded by Jim McCarty, Bill Russell, Dave Greene, and Craig Collinage. John Tout plays piano on "Old Time Religion." The Neon Life; Ships and Sails; Living Blind; On the Frontier; The Boogie; Midnight Train; Head Under Water; Sepia Sister; Old Time Religion; Mean Customer
+ LP, EMI (UK) 753, 1973.
+ LP, EMI (USA) SMAS-11229, 1973.

Strawbs: Hero and Heroine

John Hawken plays keyboards.
+ LP, A&M (USA) AMLS-63607, 1974.
+ LP, A&M (Canada) SP-3607, 1974.
+ CD, A&M (Canada) VPCD 3607, 1987.
+ CD, A&M (UK) 540 935-2, 1998.

Strawbs: Ghosts

John Hawken plays keyboards.
+ LP, A&M (W Germany) 88564XOT, 1974.
+ LP, A&M (Canada) SP-4506, 1974.
+ LP, A&M (USA) SP-4506, 1975. Includes lyrics liner.
+ 8T, A&M (USA) 8T-4506, 1975.
+ CD, Si-Wan (Korea) SRMC 0085, 1997.
+ CD, A&M (UK) 540 937-2, 1998.
Kevin Coyne: Blame It On The Night
Terry Slade plays drums.
+ LP, Virgin 2012, 1974.

 

Armageddon: Armageddon

Recorded by Keith Relf, Louis Cennamo, Martin Pugh, and Bobby Caldwell. Buzzard; Silver Tightrope; Paths and Planes and Future Gains; Last Stand Before Basking in the White of the Midnight Sun: a) Warning Comin' On; b) Basking in the White of the Midnight Sun; c) Brother Ego; d) Basking in the White of the Midnight Sun (Reprise)
+ LP, A&M (USA) SP-4513, 1975. Also issued as promo with one-page bio.
+ 8T, A&M (USA) 8T-4513, 1975.
+ LP, A&M (Canada) 88989XOT, 1975.
+ LP, A&M (Germany) SP-4513, 1975.
+ CD, A&M (Japan) POCM-1969, 1993.
+ CD, TRC (Germany) TRC-031, 1993. Unauthorized release.

Armageddon: Interview Disc

Interview recording by Keith Relf and Louis Cennamo.
+ LP, A&M (USA) SP-8321, 1975. Grey vinyl. Promotional release.

 

George Hatcher: Dry Run

Terry Slade plays drums.
+ LP, United Artists 29997, 1976.

 

George Hatcher: Have Band Will Travel
Terry Slade plays drums.
+ 10", United Artists 100, 1977.

 

George Hatcher: Talkin' Turkey

Terry Slade plays drums.
+ LP, United Artists 30090, 1977.

 

Out Of The Mist

Isadora; Roads To Freedom; Beautiful Country; Solo Flight; Everywhere You Go; Face of Yesterday; Candles Are Burning
- Produced by Doug Bogie and Illusion.
+ LP, Island (UK) ILPS 9489, 1977.
+ LP, Island (USA) ILPS 9489, 1977.
+ MC, Island (USA) M5 9489, 1977.
+ 8T, Island (USA) Y81-9489, 1977.
+ LP, Island (Canada) ILPS 9489, 1977.
+ LP, Island/Ariola (Netherlands) 28.663 XOT, 1977.
+ LP, Island/Ariola (Brazil) {catalog unknown}, 1978.
+ CD, Si-wan (Korea) SRMC00042, 1995.
+ SHD HQ Disc, Universal/Island Music (Japan) UICY-94096, 2009.  Mini-LP sleeve.

 

"Isadora" (promotional single)

Isadora (edit, stereo); b/w Isadora (edit, mono)
+ 7", Island (USA) IS-094A, 1977.


Illusion

Madonna Blue; Never Be The Same; Louis' Theme; Wings Across the Sea; Cruising Nowhere; Man of Miracles; The Revolutionary
- Produced by Paul Samwell-Smith.
+ LP, Island (UK) ILPS 9519, 1978.
+ LP, Island/Ariola (Netherlands) 26.142 XOT, 1978.
+ LP, Island/Ariola (Brazil) 202555, 1978.
+ SHD HQ Disc, Universal/Island Music (Japan) UICY-94097, 2009.  Mini-LP sleeve.

"Madonna Blue"

Madonna Blue; b/w Everywhere You Go
+ 7", Island (UK) WIP 6430 (WIPX 1802), 1978. Picture sleeve.
+ 7", Island (Netherlands) 15 569, 1978. Different picture sleeve.

Box of Frogs: Box of Frogs

Recorded by Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja, and Paul Samwell-Smith with John Fiddler (from Medicine Head). Back Where I Started; Harder; Another Wasted Day; Love Inside You; The Edge; Two Steps Ahead; Into The Dark; Just A Boy Again
+ LP, Epic (UK) EPC 25996, 1984.
+ LP, Epic (USA) PE 39327, 1984.
+ MC, Epic (USA) BET 39327, 1984.
+ LP, Epic (Canada) FE 39327, 1984.
+ LP, Epic/Sony (Japan) 28-3P-517, 1984.
+ LP, Epic (USA) BFE 39327, 1986. Reissue.
+ CD, Epic/Sony (Japan) ESCA 7543, 1994.

Box of Frogs: "Back Where I Started"

Back Where I Started; b/w Nine Lives, The Edge
+ 12" EP, Epic (UK) TA 4562, 1984.

Box of Frogs: "Into The Dark"

Into The Dark; b/w Nine Lives, Two Steps Ahead, Just A Boy Again, Harder, Another Wasted Day, Back Where I Started
+ 12" EP, Epic (UK) TA 4678, 1984.

Box of Frogs: "Two Steps Ahead"

Two Steps Ahead; b/w The Edge
+ 7" Epic (USA) 34-04593, 1984. Also issued as dual A-side promo.

Box of Frogs: "Two Steps Ahead"

Two Steps Ahead (4:33 version); b/w Two Steps Ahead (3:45 version)
+ 12" Epic (USA) AS 1915, 1984.

BBC Rock Hour: Box of Frogs

Single LP with music and interviews with Box of Frogs. Air date: Week of 23 September 1984.
+ LP, BBC Rock Hour (USA{?}) BBC 539, 1984.

 

Kevin Coyne: Peel Sessions

Compilation.  Terry Slade plays drums.
+ CD, Dutch East India 8117, 1991

Box of Frogs: Strange Land

Recorded by Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja, and Paul Samwell-Smith with John Fiddler (from Medicine Head). Get It While You Can; You Mix Me Up; Average; House on Fire; Hanging From The Wreckage; Heart Full of Soul; Asylum; Strange Land; Trouble
+ LP, Epic (USA) BFE 39923, 1986.
+ MC, Epic (USA) BET 39923, 1986. Also contains bonus tracks "I Keep Calling" and "20/20 Vision."
+ MC, Epic (France) EPC 4759762, 1994.
+ CD, Epic/Sony (Japan) ESCA 7544, 1994.

Box of Frogs: "Average"

Average; b/w Strange Land
+ 7" EP, Epic (UK) A 7428, 1986.

Stairway: Aquamarine

Recorded by Jim McCarty, Louis Cennamo, and Jane Relf. Ultra Waves; Satie; Pearl of the Deep; Aquamarine; Island of Jewels; Ship of Happiness
+ MC, New World Company (UK) NWC 143, 1986.

The Yardbirds: Roger The Engineer

Includes the Keith Relf tracks "Mr. Zero" and "Knowing."
+ CD, Line-Impact (Germany) IMCD 9.00137, 1986.
+ CD, MSI Music Scene, Inc. (Japan) LICD 9.00137, {date unknown}. Repackaging of Line release.

Stairway: Moonstone

Recorded by Jim McCarty, Louis Cennamo, and Jane Relf. The Lovers; Sunset Point; Bird of Paradise; Blue Pool; Undine Forest; Alcazar; Looking Inside; La Giralda
+ MC, New World Company (UK) NWC 168, 1988.

Stairway: Moonstone
Recorded by Jim McCarty, Louis Cennamo, and Jane Relf. Compilation of Moonstone and Aquamarine cassettes. The Lovers; Sunset Point; Bird of Paradise; Blue Pool; Alcazar; Lavender Down; Looking Inside; Aquamarine; Island of Jewels; Ship of Happiness; Dolphin Voices
+ CD, New World Company (UK) NWCD 168, 1988. Also distributed in USA by Brisk Productions, Inc.

Stairway & Stern: Chakra Dance

Recorded by Jim McCarty and Louis Cennamo with Andy Portman, Volker Cat, and Linden Harley. Original concept by Malcolm Stern. Prologue; Base Chakra; Sacral Chakra; Solar Plexus; Heart; Throat Chakra; Brow Chakra; Crown Chakra; I Choose Love; Chakra Dance
+ CD, New World Company (UK) NWCD 179, 1989.

Keith Relf: "Together Now"

Together Now; b/w All The Falling Angels
+ 7" MCCM (USA) MCCM 89-002, 1989.

Enchanted Caress

Recorded by Illusion in 1979, except "All The Falling Angels," which was Keith Relf's final recorded performance in 1976. Nights in Paris; Walking Space; The Man Who Loved the Trees; Getting Into Love Again; As Long As We're Together; Slaughter on Tenth Avenue; Living Above Your Head; Crossed Lines; You Are the One; All the Falling Angels.  Note: "Slaughter On Tenth Avenue”" was not recorded by Illusion, but apparently counts as a John Knightsbridge solo track. The credits for this song in the CD insert are: John Knightsbridge - guitar; Tony Fernandaz (Strawbs) - drums; Chas Cronk (Strawbs) - bass; produced & arranged by Jim McCarty. No recording date is given.
+ MC, Brisk Productions/Promised Land (UK) SRT9KC2174, 1990.
+ CD, Brisk Productions/Promised Land (UK) 92152, 1990. Different cover art.
+ CD, Outline (Germany) 950968X, 1990.
+ CD, MSI Music Scene, Inc. (Japan) OLCD 9.50968, 1991. Repackaging of Outline release.
+ CD, Renaissance (USA) RMED00162, 1997. Unauthorized release?
+ CD, Wint/MSI (Japan) MSIG-559, 2009.

The British Invasion All-Stars: Regression

Jim McCarty plays drums.
+ CD, Brisk Productions/Promised Land (UK) 82152, 1990.

The British Invasion All-Stars: United

Jim McCarty plays drums.
+ CD, Brisk Productions/Promised Land (UK) 246890, 1991.

The Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band: The Chicago Blues Tape

Jim McCarty plays drums.
+ CD, Demon (UK) FIENDCD 708, 1991.

The Yardbirds: Little Games

Retrospective including the Together tracks "Together Now," "Henry's Coming Home," and "Love Mum and Dad." The Little Games and More release also includes a bonus acetate with the 1968 Relf/McCarty track "Shining Where The Sun Has Been."
+ CD, EMI (UK) CDP 7960642, 1991.
+ MC, EMI (UK) CDP 7960644, 1991.
+ CD, EMI (USA) CDP 7982132, 1991.Little Games and More 2-CD set.
+ CD, EMI (UK) 7243 8 53604 2 8, 1994{?}. Reissue.
+ CD, EMI (USA) 7243 8 54102 2 2, 1996. Reissue.

The Yardbirds: Reunion Jam

Jim McCarty plays drums.
+ CD, Moorland Street (USA) {no catalog}, 1992.

The Yardbirds: Train Kept A-Rollin'

Retrospective including the Keith Relf tracks "Mr. Zero" and "Knowing."
+ CD, Charly (UK) LIK BOX 3, {date unknown}.

Renaissance: Off Shoots

Compilation of tracks from first edition of Renaissance (live recordings), plus solo material and recordings from other related bands featuring members of the "original" Renaissance. Kings & Queens; Innocence; Wanderer; No Name Raga; Island; Without A Song From You; Make My Time Pass By; The Sea; Line of Least Resistance; Natural Lovin' Man; Henry's Coming Home; Love Mum and Dad
+ CD, TNT Studio (Luxembourg) 910109, 1992. Unauthorized release.

Stairway & Stern: Medicine Dance

Recorded by Jim McCarty and Louis Cennamo. Original concept by Malcolm Stern. Eagle; Bear; Deer; Wolf; Snake; Lynx; Buffalo; Horse; Dolphin
+ CD, New World Company (UK) NWCD 217, 1992.
+ CD, New World Company-City Hall (USA) 67715 217 2, 1997.

Strawbs: A Choice Selection of Strawbs

Includes tracks from Hero and Heroine and Ghosts. John Hawken plays keyboards.
+ CD, A&M (UK) CDMID 173, 1992.

The Pretty Things/Yardbird Blues Band: Wine, Women, & Whisky

Jim McCarty plays drums.
+ CD, Demon (UK) FIENDCD 748, 1993.

The Nashville Teens: The Best of the Nashville Teens 1964-1969

Compilation. John Hawken plays keyboards.
+ CD, EMI (UK) 0777 7 81424 2 3, 1993.

The Nashville Teens: Tobacco Road

John Hawken plays keyboards.
+ LP, London PS-407, 1964.
+ CD, One Way, 1997 (includes 14 bonus tracks)
+ CD, LCD (France) LCD 1-2, {date unknown}. Unauthorized release? (no info avail. regarding bonus tracks)
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP-4858, 2000. Not the same as unauthorized release listed above. (no info avail. regarding bonus tracks)

Illusion: Out Of The Mist (Compilation)

Combination of Out Of The Mist and 1978 Illusion LPs.
+ CD, TRC (Germany) TRC 030, 1993. Does not include "Face of Yesterday." Unauthorized release.
+ CD, Edsel (UK) 2782 369 2, 1994.
+ CD, Edsel (UK) EDCD-369, 1994. Picture disc.
+ CD, MSI Music Scene, Inc. (Japan) MSIF 3201, 1994. Repackaging of Edsel release.
+ CD, Acadia (USA?) {catalog unknown}, 2003. Released under the title Island Years.

Jim McCarty: Out Of The Dark

Solo album featuring Jane Relf on backing vocals on "You Don't Believe," "Signs From An Age Gone By," "Just A Breath Away," and "Back To Earth." Breaking Through; Out of the Dark; You Don't Believe; Home Is Where The Heart Is; What if Summer...; Signs From An Age Gone By; Just A Breath Away; Longing (Link); We're Still Dreamers; Back To Earth
+ CD, Higher Octave Music (UK) 1831 7057 4, 1994.

Stairway: Raindreaming

Recorded by Jim McCarty and Louis Cennamo. Jane Relf sings on "Moonlight Skater." Light on a Dark Road; Raindreaming Part I; Raindreaming Part II; Raindreaming Part III; Whalesong; Moonlight Skater; Beautiful Changes; Misty Veil; Secret Gateway; Collector of Lights; La Giralda
+ CD, Oasis (Canada) OASCD 1012, 1995.

Strawbs: Strawbs in Concert

Live performance recorded by BBC. John Hawken plays keyboards.
+ CD, Windsong (UK) WINCD 069, 1995.

Strawbs: Heroes Are Forever

2 CD set of live performance. Some tracks from Strawbs in Concert appear on this release. John Hawken plays keyboards.
+ CD, Oh Boy (Luxembourg) 2-9061, {date unknown}. Unauthorized release.

Strawbs: In Search of the Heroine

Recording of live performance. John Hawken plays keyboards.
+ CD, Main Street (Italy) MST 116, {date unknown}. Unauthorized release.

Pilgrim: Search of the Dreamchild

Recorded by Jim McCarty, Louis Cennamo, John Richardson, Tania Matchett, Matthew Hammond, Clifford White, Paul Miller, Dugald Brown, Julie Palmer, and Andy Thomas. All music composed by Jim McCarty, all lyrics by Carmen Willcox. Overture / From Angels to Lovers; Agnus Dei; Barefoot Angel; Bound to Desire; Devotion; Stay; Eternal Dance; Conquest; Seduction; Longing
+ CD, New World Company (UK) NWCD 297, 1995.

Panorama

Multi-artist collection includes "Out of the Dark" by Jim McCarty.
+ CD, EMD/Virgin/Higher Octave (UK?) {catalog unknown}, 1996.

The Yardbirds Experience: British Thunder

Jim McCarty plays drums.
+ CD, Griffin Music (UK) GCD-5580-2, 1996.

Pilgrim: Gothic Dreams

Recorded by Jim McCarty and others. She Walks in Beauty; Knight of the Silver Sword; A Face to Die For; Tower of Enchantments; Dreams of Thee; Stolen Maiden; Gothic Dream; Crusader's Lament; My Lady Dances; La Belle Dame sans Merci; Immortal Moments; Dream Within a Dream; Swinburne
+ CD, New World Company (UK) NWM 425, 1997.

Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music of Peter Green

Multi-artist collection includes "Drifting" featuring a performance by Jim McCarty.
+ CD, WEA/Lightyear/Viceroy (UK?) {catalog unknown}, 1997.

Box of Frogs: Box of Frogs and Strange Land

Both albums on one CD.
+ CD, Renaissance (USA) RMED00106, 1997.

Strawbs: Halcyon Days

Includes tracks from Hero and Heroine and Ghosts. John Hawken plays keyboards.
+ CD, A&M (UK) 540 622-2, 1997.
+ CD, A&M (USA) 31454-0951-2, 1998. Different track lineup from UK release.

The Yardbirds: Roger the Engineer - Over Under Sideways Down

Includes the Keith Relf tracks "Mr. Zero," "Knowing," "Shapes in My Mind," and "Blue Sands."
+ CD, Repertoire (Germany) REP 4681, 1998.

McCarty-Hite Project: Weekend in Memphis

Jim McCarty plays drums and vocals.
+ CD, Inside Sounds (USA) ISC-0511, 2000.

The Untamed: Gimme Gimme - Singles and Unreleased Rarities 1965-1966

Compilation.  Terry Slade plays drums.
+ CD, RPM 334, 2001.

 Jim McCarty Blues Band: Outside Woman Blues

Jim McCarty plays drums.
+ CD, Moorland Street Records (USA) MSR-474, 2001.

Medicine Head: Live at the Marquee 1975

Including demo track of "Picture in the Sky" as a bonus track in which Keith Relf plays guitar.
+CD, Angel Air (UK) SJPCD 091. 2001.

Renaissance Illusion: Through The Fire

New recording by Jim McCarty, Louis Cennamo, Jane Relf, and John Hawken with Dzal Martin, Johnathan Digby, Ron Korb, Jackie Rare, and Mandy Bell. One More Turn of the Wheel, Good Heart, Glorious One, Through the Fire, Blowing Away, Mystery of Being, Beat of the Earth, Beyond the Day, My Old Friend, Through the Fire (Reprise).
+ CD, Spiral/Kissing Spell (UK) SCD923, 2001.

Renaissance: Live and Direct

Recording of a live performance at the Fillmore Auditorium on 6 March 1970. Also features demo recordings from 1970-1976. Innocence; Wanderer; No Name Raga; Bullet; Statues (demo); Try Believing (demo); I'd Love To Love You Until Tomorrow (demo); Please Be Home (demo).
+ CD, Spiral/Kissing Spell (UK) SCD924, 2002.

Jim McCarty Band: Two Steps Ahead

Jim McCarty plays drums.
+ CD, Kissing Spell (UK) KSCD-932, 2002. Very similar release to Outside Woman Blues, above.

Jane Relf: "The Fishermen"

The Fishermen; b/w Hints From The Findus Kitchen [by Gordon Jackson].  Single release by the Findus Frozen Foods Company.
+ 7", Findus Frozen Foods (UK) SD/DS/T001, {year unknown}.

Strawbs: Prince and Princess Radio Show

John Hawken plays keyboards.
+CD, Progressive Line (Australia)  PL 563. Unauthorized release. 2002.

The Yardbirds: Birdland

Reformed band features Jim McCarty and Chris Dreja.  Includes the reworked Renaissance/Illusion track "Mystery of Being."
+ CD, Favoured Nations (UK) FN 22802, 2003.
+ CD, Victor Entertainment (Japan), VICP-62289, 2003.

Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions: Sugar Babe

Louis Cennamo plays bass (on the two tracks from the 1964 single)
+ CD, Castle 640, 2003.

Strawbs: Deja Fou

John Hawken plays keyboards.
+CD, Witchwood(UK) WMCD-2020, 2004

Jody Grind: Interaction: A Jody Grind Anthology

2-CD compilation of the two official Jody Grind albums (One Step On and Far Canal) plus three bonus tracks. Louis Cennamo plays bass.
+CD, Castle CMDDD1485, 2007.

Jane Relf: Jane's Renaissance: The Complete Jane Relf Collection 1969-1995

2-CD compilation of singles released by Jane Relf. Wanderer; Island; Statues; The Sea; Gone Fishing; Make My Time Pass By; Everywhere You Go; You Are the One; Getting into Love Again; Roads to Freedom; The Man Who Loved the Trees; Medley: There'll Be No Going Back (excerpt from "Never Be the Same") / Carpet of the Sun; Without a Song from You; Medley: Excerpts from Kings and Queens / Bullet / Past Orbits of Dust /  Mr. Pine; Love Goes On; Face of Yesterday (1971); Island; Medley: Excerpts from Golden Thread / Madonna Blue / Isadora /  The Revolutionary / Candles are Burning; Ship of Happiness; AquaMarine; Sunset Point; Bird of Paradise; Moonlight Skater; The Lovers; Cruising Nowhere; Beautiful Country; As Long As We're Together; Please Be Home; Man of Miracles;  Face of Yesterday (1977); Wings Across the Sea; Louis' Theme;  Bonus track: Carpet of the Sun 3:28 (denoised/unedited).

+CD, Renaissance (USA) RMED 384, 2008.
+CD, MSI (Japan) MSIG-0557/8, 2009. Repackaging of this pressing under the title The Jane Relf Collection 1969-1972.

 

Jim McCarty: Sitting on Top of Time

Solo album with Jim McCarty playing drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, and vocals. Features Steve Hackett on guitar.  The Outsider; Blowing through the countryside; Living from the inside out; Hidden Nature; For Eloise; Temporary Life; Near End of May; Hummingbird; Calling out to you; Sitting on the top of time; Shangri-la.
+ CD, Troubadour/Easy Action (UK) TRBCD-010, 2009.

 


Discography Administrivia:

This discography is kept up-to-date at the Northern Lights Renaissance Web Site.

Acknowledgments:

The author would like to thank the many people who made this document a success. Among these individuals, the author would like to acknowledge the help of: David Samuel Barr, Dan Braasch, Juan Calvillo, Joao Carvalho, David Charlap, Mark Collier, Valerie Cooper, David Curtis, Marco de Niet, Chris M. Doyle, Mark C Doyle,  Luiz Octavio Drummond, Russell Elliot, Ruud Ermers, Joe Franzen, David Gaines, Frank Goodwin, Richard Greenhough, Jim Haffey, Tetsuya Hamada, Oscar Fornells i Herrero, Hiep Hieper, Craig Hobson, Malcolm Holmes, Toshifumi Iwai, Tetsuya Kamigaki, Ted Kent, Hanpei Koike, Tim Kozul, Jukka Laari, Frank Love, Beatrice Marx, Shawn McCann, Ian Mitchell, Richard Moloney, Paolo Montenegro, Ben Moore, Hatsuki Nishio, Geof O'Keefe, Jan Ouwens, Robert Øvrebø, Jon Saltinstall, Mike Schuster, Mike Silveus, Carlos Edmar de Almeida Souza, Jean Synette, Ronald Timmerman, Chris Welch, Jeff Willens, Richard Wynne, and Colin Young. Sincere thanks go to the members of Renaissance, past and present, without whom none of us would be reading this document or enjoying the music.


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