Early in 2013, Topic Records will begin to publish digital booklets for each album available for digital download. Topic has always had the underlying philosophy of making traditional-based music as widely available as possible. Currently, digital delivery all too often seperates the audio recording from all artwork, documentation and sleeve-notes. The plan at Topic is to restore and include all of the information that originally accompanied the vinyl release and wherever possible add photographs and ephemera from our archive.

In January 2013, 84 archive albums will be available to download complete with new digital booklets. Each month throughout the year we intend to publish further ‘currently out of print’ albums from our archive and to make available digital booklets for all current releases, artist by artist, as well as new ‘themed’ digital collections.

More news soon…

In common with most record labels, Topic releases new albums both on CD and as digital downloads.

Topic Records is also the custodian of a tremendous catalogue of archive recordings. Early in 2009 as part of the label’s 70th anniversary celebrations we began a programme of digital releases from the archive.

Classic recordings from Ewan MacColl, A L Lloyd, The Oldham Tinkers, Lizzie Higgins, Vin Garbutt, John Kirkpatrick, The Cheviot Ranters and many more are now available for full album and individual track download from all the best digital retailers including

TSDL035  DOMINIC BEHAN  Down By The Liffeyside (Irish Street Songs)
TSDL051  A L LLOYD  Outback Ballads
TSDL070  DAVY GRAHAM  3/4 AD
TSDL084  THE WILLETT FAMILY  The Roving Journeyman
TSDL093  RAMBLING JACK ELLIOTT  Talking Woody Guthrie
TSDL110  VARIOUS ARTISTS  Sea Songs & Shanties
TSDL113  PEGGY SEEGER & TOM PALEY  Who’s Going To Shoe You’re Pretty Little Foot?
TSDL117  HEDY WEST  OLD TIMES and Hard Times
TSDL118  A L LLOYD  First Person
TSDL120  THE CAMPBELL FAMILY  The Singing Campbells
TSDL125  VARIOUS ARTISTS  New Voices
TSDL130  EWAN MacCOLL  Bundook Ballads
TSCD134  JESSE FULLER  Move On Down The Line
TSDL137  THE FISHER FAMILY  Traditional & New Songs From Scotland
TSDL139  PADDY TUNNEY  The Wild Bee’s Nest
TSDL143  The EXILES  Freedom, Come All Ye
TSDL146  HEDY WEST  Pretty Saro
TSDL147  EWAN MacCOLL  The Manchester Angel
TSDL163  HEDY WEST  Ballads
TSDL164  The EXILES  The Hale & The Hanged
TSDL165  PADDY TUNNEY  The Irish Edge
TSDL175  WILLIE CLANCY  The Minstrel From Clare
TSDL182  MRS. SARAH MAKEM  Ulster Ballad Singer
TSDL183  WILLIE SCOTT  The Shepherd’s Song
TSDL185  LIZZIE HIGGINS  Princess Of The Thistle
TSDL186  The HIGH LEVEL RANTERS Northumberland For Ever
TSDL190  DAVE & TONI ARTHUR  The Lark In The Morning
TSDL193  PHOEBE SMITH  Once I Had A True Love
TSDL200  PETER BELLAMY  The Fox Jumps Over The Parson’s Gate
TSDL203  A L LLOYD  The Great Australian Legend
TSDL206  THE OLDHAM TINKERS  Oldham’s Burning Sands
TSDL212  OAK  Welcome To Our Fair
TSDL214  THE CHEVIOT RANTERS  The Sound Of The Cheviots
TSDL216  FRANKIE ARMSTRONG  Lovely On The Water
TSDL222  THE CHEVIOT RANTERS  The Cheviot Hills
TSDL229  VARIOUS ARTISTS  English Country Music From East Anglia
TSDL230  VARIOUS ARTISTS  The Lark In The Clear Air
TSDL236  HARRY BOARDMAN A Lancashire Mon
TSDL237  THE OLDHAM TINKERS  Best O’ T’ Bunch
TSDL240  VARIOUS ARTISTS  Boscastle Breakdown
TSDL247  JOHN KIRKPATRICK & SUE HARRIS  The Rose Of Britain’s Isle
TSDL248  JOHN LYONS  The May Morning Dew
TSDL250  SEAMUS ENNIS  The Wandering Minstrel
TSDL251  THE RUSSELL FAMILY Of Doolin, County Clare
TSDL253  VARIOUS ARTISTS  Songs Of The Open Road
TSDL256  ROY HARRIS  Champions Of Folly
TSDL274  BOB DAVENPORT  Down The Long Road
TSDL275  BOB CANN  West Country Melodeon
TSDL276  THE OLDHAM TINKERS  For Old Time’s Sake
TSDL277  ARCHIE FISHER  Will Ye Gang, Love
TSDL280  J SCOTT SKINNER  The Strathspey King
TSDL283  VARIOUS ARTISTS  Holey Ha’penny
TSDL286  GEORGE MAYNARD  Ye Subjects Of England
TSDL287  SEAN McALOON & JOHN REA  Drops Of Brandy
TSDL288  FELIX DORAN  The Last Of The Travelling Pipers
TSDL289  PADDY TUNNEY  The Flowery Vale
TSDL295  JOHN KIRKPATRICK & SUE HARRIS  Among The Many Attractions At The Show…
TSDL297  THE HIGH LEVEL RANTERS  Ranting Lads
TSDL305  THE O’HALLORAN BROTHERS  The Men Of The Island
TSDL306  JIMMY POWER  Irish Fiddle Player
TSDL307  BELLE STEWART  Queen Among The Heather
TSDL308  FRANK HINCHLIFFE In Sheffield Park
TSDL315  DICK GAUGHAN  Coppers & Brass
TSDL316  ROSE MURPHY  Milltown Lass
TSDL317  VARIOUS ARTISTS  Songs & Southern Breezes
TSDL318  BOB DAVENPORT  Postcards Home
TSDL319  BOB SMITH’S IDEAL BAND Ideal Music
TSDL323  THE OLDHAM TINKERS  Sit Thee Down
TSDL334  LEN GRAHAM Wind and Water
TSDL335  TOMMY HEALY & JOHN DUFFY  Memories Of Sligo
TSDL337  JACK & CHARLIE COEN  The Branch Lin
TSDL338  VINCENT GRIFFIN Traditional Fiddle Music from County Clare
TSDL339  PACKIE DUIGNAN & SEAMUS HORAN Music From County Leitrim
TSDL349  VARIOUS ARTISTS  Devon Tradition
TSDL350  BOB DAVENPORT & THE RAKES  1977
TSDL351  VARIOUS ARTISTS  Folk Music Of Norway
TSDL352  TERRY TEAHAN & SEAMUS HORAN  Old Time Irish Music In America
TSDL355  JOHN KIRKPATRICK & SUE HARRIS  Shreds & Patches
TSDL361  BOB ROBERTS  Songs From The Sailing Barges
TSDL362  MARY-ANN CAROLAN  Songs From The Irish Tradition
TSDL366  DAN SULLIVAN’S SHAMROCK BAND
TSDL368  JOHN DOONAN  At The Feis
TSDL371  ALISTAIR ANDERSON  Corby Crag
TSDL378  VIN GARBUTT  Eston California
TSDL380  SHIRLEY & DOLLY COLLINS  For As Many As Will
TSDL382  NEW VICTORY BAND  One More Dance & Then
TSDL385  VIN GARBUTT  Tossing A Wobbler
TSDL388  THE HIGH LEVEL RANTERS  Four In A Bar
TSDL392  WALTER PARDON  A Country Life
TSDL398  JOHN DOHERTY  Bundle And Go
TSDL399  THE OLDHAM TINKERS  That Lancashire Band
TSDL403  ALISON McMORLAND & PETA WEBB
TSDL405  CILLA FISHER & ARTIE TRESIZE  Cilla And Artie
TSDL408  JOHN KIRKPATRICK & SUE HARRIS  Facing The Music
TSDL416  UMPS AND DUMPS  The Moon’s In A Fit
TSCD430  MARTIN SIMPSON  Grinning In Your Face
TSDL435  CURLEW  Fiddle Music From Shetland & Beyond
TSCD438  MARTIN SIMPSON  Sad Or High Kicking!
TSDL441  BILL CADDICK  The Wild West Show
TSCD446  MARTIN & JESSICA SIMPSON  True Dare Or Promise
TSDL447  ANDREW CRONSHAW  Till The Beast’s Returning
TSDL453  JOHN KIRKPATRICK & SUE HARRIS  Stolen Ground
TSDL502  EWAN MacCOLL  Chorus From The Gallows
TSDL1050  ANDREW CRONSHAW  The Language Of Snakes

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