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Oysterband

Oysterband (originally The Oyster Band) is a British folk rock and folk punk band formed in Canterbury around 1976. The band formed in parallel to Fiddler's Dram, and under the name "Oyster Ceilidh Band" played purely as a dance band at first. The name Oyster comes from the group's early association with the coastal town of Whitstable in East Kent, known for the quality of its oysters. Their first album, released under the Oyster Ceilidh Band name, was Jack's Alive (1980) on the Dingles record label. Subsequent albums, as "Oyster Band" (sometimes "The Oyster Band") were released on the band's own Pukka Music label: English Rock 'n' Roll: The Early Years 1800–1850 and Lie Back and Think of England, followed by Liberty Hall and 20 Golden Tie-Slackeners.

Members: Ian Kearey, Lee Partis, Alan Prosser, Ian Telfer, John Jones, Russell Lax, Ray Cooper, Cathy Lesurf

Oysterband Discography

Albums
Jack's Alive (2 Versions) Dingle's Records 1980       Track Listing
English Rock 'n' Roll The Early Years 1800-1850 (Vinyl) Pukka Records 1982       Track Listing
Lie Back And Think Of England (Vinyl) Pukka Records 1983       Track Listing
20 Golden Tie-Slackeners (Vinyl) Pukka Records 1984       Track Listing
Liberty Hall (Vinyl) Pukka Records 1985       Track Listing
Step Outside (11 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1986       Track Listing
Wide Blue Yonder (13 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1987       Track Listing
Ride (18 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1989       Track Listing
Freedom And Rain (12 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1990       Track Listing
Little Rock To Leipzig (7 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1990       Track Listing
Deserters (12 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1992       Track Listing
Holy Bandits (12 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1993       Track Listing
The Shouting End Of Life (7 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1995       Track Listing
Alive & Shouting (CD) Running Man Records 1996       Track Listing
Deep Dark Ocean (2 Versions) True North 1997       Track Listing
Alive And Acoustic (CD) Running Man Records 1998       Track Listing
Here I Stand (6 Versions) Running Man Records 1999       Track Listing
Rise Above (6 Versions) True North 2002       Track Listing
Northern Light (CD) Running Man Records 2006       Track Listing
Meet You There (4 Versions) Westpark Music 2007       Track Listing
Ragged Kingdom (5 Versions) Topic Records 2011       Track Listing
Diamonds On The Water (2 Versions) Navigator Records 2014       Track Listing
Besieged (2 Versions) On The Fiddle Recordings 2019       Track Listing
Fire & Fleet (A Tour Memento) (CD) Running Man Records 2019       Track Listing
Read The Sky (CD) Running Man Records 2022       Track Listing

Singles & EPs
Hal-An-Tow (2 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1986       Track Listing
Ballad Of A Spycatcher (Vinyl) Upside Down Records 1987       Track Listing
Rose Of England / Dawn Run (Vinyl) Cooking Vinyl 1987       Track Listing
Spend The Night / I Fought The Law (Vinyl) Umbrella 1987       Track Listing
The Early Days Of A Better Nation (Vinyl) Pläne 1988       Track Listing
Love Vigilantes (5 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1989       Track Listing
New York Girls (3 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1989       Track Listing
The Lost And Found (3 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1989       Track Listing
All That Way For This (Vinyl) DRO 1992       Track Listing
Fiddle Or A Gun (Vinyl) DRO, Cooking Vinyl 1992       Track Listing
Gone West (2 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1993       Track Listing
20th Of April (CD) DRO 1994       Track Listing
Cry Cry (2 Versions) Rykodisc 1994       Track Listing
Oxford Girl (CD) Cooking Vinyl 1994       Track Listing
Long Dark Street (CD) Cooking Vinyl 1995       Track Listing
Everywhere I Go (CD) Cooking Vinyl, Alternation 1996       Track Listing
Jam Tomorrow / One Green Hill (Vinyl) Running Man Records 1996       Track Listing
Sail On By / Be My Luck / One Green Hill (Chumbawamba Mix) / Jam Tomorrow (Chumbawamba Mix) (CD) Cooking Vinyl 1997       Track Listing
On The Edge (CD) pläne 1999       Track Listing
Street Of Dreams (2 Versions) Pläne 1999       Track Listing
This Is The Voice (2 Versions) Running Man Records 1999       Track Listing
Ways Of Holding On (CD) Running Man 2000       Track Listing
25 (CD) Running Man Records 2003       Track Listing
The Soul´s Electric (CD) Pläne, DRO, Running Man Records 2003       Track Listing
Everything Must Go (CDR) Westpark Music 2007       Track Listing
Here Comes The Flood (CD) Westpark Music 2007       Track Listing
Love Will Tear Us Apart (2 Versions) Topic Records 2012       Track Listing
Firebird (File) On The Fiddle Recordings 2019       Track Listing
Forlorn Hope (File) On The Fiddle Recordings 2019       Track Listing
This Child (File) On The Fiddle Recordings 2019       Track Listing

Compilations
Granite Years (6 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1992       Track Listing
Oyster Band (2 Versions) Stud!o K7 1992       Track Listing
Celtic Junkies (CD) DRO 1993       Track Listing
Trawler (7 Versions) Cooking Vinyl 1994       Track Listing
Pearls From The Oysters (2xCD) Snapper Music 1998       Track Listing
Before The Flood (CD) Running Man Records 2004       Track Listing
This House Will Stand - The Best Of Oysterband 1998 - 2015 (2 Versions) Westpark Music 2016       Track Listing

Miscellaneous
Twenty Golden Tie Slackeners Plus (CD) Running Man Records 2003       Track Listing
The 25th Anniversary Concert (DVD) Westpark Music 2005       Track Listing
The Oxford Girl And Other Stories (2 Versions) Running Man Records 2008       Track Listing
    

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