Al Stewart / The Admiralty Lights: Complete Studio, Live and Rare 1964-2009

Al Stewart’s sixty-year career in music is celebrated withThe Admiralty Lights a new career spanning, definitive collection of his work. Comprising 50 discs, this astounding set follows the legendary singer-songwriter from humble beginnings in 1964, to global stardom in the ‘70s, through to his most recent recordings in 2009.

The new deluxe box set features Al’s complete original run of 21 studio albums which have been remastered from the original tape transfers, housed in original sleeves and lovingly presented in deluxe LP style jackets. Also included are 18 discs featuring never-before-heard live concert recordings from 1970 to 2009, three discs of rare BBC Sessions from 1965 – 1972 and 8 discs of Demos, Outtakes and Rarities, offering a rare inside look into Mr Stewart’s world.

A beautiful 160-page hardback coffee table book is at the centre of this spectacular package, featuring comprehensive liner notes from author and Al Stewart expert Neville Judd and previously unseen photographs, flyers and ephemera from across his illustrious career. Vigilant fans will recognise the masterful touch of Colin Elgie, who has provided a visually striking original illustration for the outer box cover, having previously collaborated with Al on his Year of The Cat album.

As well as the massive hardcover book, this set includes

• A 24-page collectors’ book detailing all the rare recordings in the set
• Year of the Cat print individually SIGNED by Colin Elgie
• Colin Elgie-designed print
• Early Years poster
• Last Days of the Century poster

This box set is strictly limited to 2,000 units worldwide (a one time pressing) and will be released on 3 June 2022 via Madfish. You can secure your copy now by ordering via the SDE shop using this link or the button below.

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Al Stewart – The Admiralty Lights: Complete Studio, Live and Rare 1964-2009
CD 1
BEDSITTER IMAGES – 1967
Bedsitter Images
Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres
The Carmichaels
Scandinavian Girl
Pretty Golden Hair
Denise At 16
Samuel, Oh How You’ve Changed!
Cleave To Me
A Long Way Down From Stephanie
Ivich
Beleeka Doodle Day

CD 2
LOVE CHRONICLES – 1969
In Brooklyn
Old Compton Street Blues
Ballad of Mary Foster
Life and Life Only
You Should Have Listened to Al
Love Chronicles

CD 3
ZERO SHE FLIES – 1970
My Enemies Have Sweet Voices
A Small Fruit Song
Gethsemane, Again
Burbling
Electric Los Angeles Sunset
Manuscript
Black Hill
Anna
Room of Roots
Zero She Flies

CD 4
THE FIRST ALBUM (BEDSITTER IMAGES) – 1970
Lover Man
Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres
The Carmichaels
Clifton in the Rain
Bed Sitter Images
Denise at 16
Samuel, oh How You’ve Changed!
A Long way Down from Stephanie
Ivich Beleeka Doodle Day

CD 5
ORANGE – 1972
You Don’t Even Know Me
Amsterdam
Songs Out of Clay
The News from Spain
I Don’t Believe You
Once an Orange, Always an Orange
I’m Falling
Night of the 4th of May

CD 6
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE – 1973
Old Admirals
Warren Harding
Soho (Needless to Say)
The Last Day of June 1934
Post World War Two Blues
Roads to Moscow
Terminal Eyes
Nostradamus

CD 7
MODERN TIMES – 1975
Carol
Sirens of Titan
What’s Going On?
Not the One
Next Time
Apple Cider Re-constitution
The Dark and the Rolling Sea
Modern Times

CD 8
YEAR OF THE CAT – 1976
Lord Grenville
On the Border
Midas Shadow
Sand in Your Shoes
If it Doesn’t Come Naturally, Leave it
Flying Sorcery
Broadway Hotel
One Stage Before
Year of the Cat

CD 9
TIME PASSAGES – 1978
Time Passages
Valentina Way
Life in Dark Water
A Man for All Seasons
Almost Lucy
The Palace of Versailles
Timeless Skies
Song on the Radio
End of the Day

CD 10
TIME PASSAGES LIVE (THE LIVE RADIO CONCERT ALBUM) – 1978
On the Border
Time Passages
Life in Dark Water
Roads to Moscow
Valentina Way
Year of the Cat
The Pink Panther Theme
Song on the Radio

CD 11
24 CARROTS – 1980
Running Man
Midnight Rocks
Constantinople
Merlin’s Time
Mondo Sinistro
Murmansk Run / Ellis Island
Rocks in the Ocean
Paint by Numbers
Optical Illusion

CD 12
INDIAN SUMMER (STUDIO) – 1981
Here in Angola
Indian Summer
Pandora
Delia’s Gone
Princess Olivia

CD 13
INDIAN SUMMER (LIVE AT THE ROXY) APRIL, 1981
Running Man
Time Passages
Merlin’s Time
If it Doesn’t Come Naturally, Leave It
Roads to Moscow
Nostradamus 1/ World Goes to Riyadh / Nostradamus 2
Soho (Needless to Say)
On the Border
Valentina Way
Clarence Frogman Henry
Year of the Cat

CD 14
RUSSIANS & AMERICANS – 1984
Lori, Don’t go Right Now
Rumours of War
The Gypsy and The Rose
Accident on 3rd Street
Strange Girl
Russians & Americans
Cafe Society
1 2 2003
The Candidate

CD 15
LAST DAYS OF THE CENTURY – 1988
Last Days Of The Century
Real And Unreal
King Of Portugal
Red Toupee
Where Are They Now?
Bad Reputation
Josephine Baker
License To Steal
Fields Of France
Antarctica
Ghostly Horses Of The Plain

CD 16
RHYMES IN ROOMS (LIVE) – 1992
Flying Sorcery
Soho (Needless To Say)
Time Passages
Josephine Baker
On The Border
Nostradamus
Fields Of France
Clifton In The Rain / Small Fruit Song
Broadway Hotel
If It Doesn’t Come Naturally, Leave It
Year Of The Cat

CD 17
FAMOUS LAST WORDS – 1993
Feel Like
Angel Of Mercy
Don’t Forget Me
Peter On The White Sea
Genie On A Table Top
Trespasser
Trains
Necromancer
Charlotte Corday
Hipposong
Night Rolls In

CD 18
BETWEEN THE WARS – 1995
Night Train To Munich
The Age Of Rhythm
Sampan
Lindy Comes To Town
Three Mules
A League Of Notions
Life Between The Wars
Betty Boop’s Birthday
Marion The Chatelaine
Joe The Georgian
Always The Cause
Laughing Into 1939
The Black Danube

CD 19
DOWN IN THE CELLAR – 2000
Waiting For Margaux
Tasting History
Down In The Cellars
Turning It Into Water
SoHo
The Night That The Band Got The Wine
Millie Brown
Under A Wine-Stained Moon
Franklin’s Table
House Of Clocks
Sergio
Toutes Les Etoiles
The Shiraz Shuffle

CD 20
A BEACH FULL OF SHELLS – 2005
The Immelman Turn
Mr. Lear
Royal Courtship
Rain Barrel
Somewhere In England 1915
Katherine Of Oregon
Mona Lisa Talking
Class Of ’58 (edit)
Out In The Snow
My Egyptian Couch
Gina In The Kings Road
Beacon Street
Anniversary

CD 21
SPARKS OF ANCIENT LIGHT – 2008
Lord Salisbury
(A Child’s View Of) The Eisenhower Years
The Ear Of The Night
Hanno The Navigator
Shah Of Shahs
Angry Bird
The Loneliest Place On The Map
Sleepwalking
Football Hero
Elvis At The Wheel
Silver Kettle
Like William Mckinley

CD 22
FAIRFIELD HALLS, CROYDON, FEBRUARY 11th, 1970
Zero She Flies
Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres
Room Of Roots
One Too Many Mornings
Clifton In The Rain
Once An Orange, Always An Orange
Electric Los Angeles Sunset
Nostradamus

CD 23
WARWICK UNIVERSITY, NOVEMBER 8th, 1970
Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres
Zero She Flies
Electric Los Angeles Sunset
Songs Out Of Clay
In Brooklyn
Samuel, Oh How You’ve Changed!
Room Of Roots
Old Compton Street Blues
Elvaston Place
Manuscript
Love Chronicles

CD 24
MEDWAY FOLK CENTRE, KENT, JULY, 1971
You Don’t Even Know Me
Electric Los Angeles Sunset
A Small Fruit Song
Dance Of The Prunes
Night Of The 4th May / I’m Falling
Ivich
Room Of Roots
My Enemies Have Sweet Voices
Blessed

CD 25
MEDWAY FOLK CENTRE, KENT, JULY 18 th , 1972
Songs Out Of Clay
Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres
Electric Los Angeles Sunset
Nostradamus
Zero She Flies / Gethsemane Again / In Brooklyn
I’m Falling

CD 26
MEDWAY FOLK CENTRE, KENT, JULY 10th, 1973
Songs Out Of Clay
Soho (Needless To Say)
Clifton In The Rain / A Small Fruit Song
Electric Los Angeles Sunset
Last Day Of June 1934
Old Admirals
Zero She Flies
I’m Falling
In Brooklyn
Post World War Two Blues

CD 27
MUSIKFORUM, UPPSALA, SWEDEN, 1973
Songs Out Of Clay
In Brooklyn
Clifton In The Rain
Post World War Two Blues
Room Of Roots
Warren Harding
Nostradamus
Electric Los Angeles Sunset
Amsterdam
I’m Falling
Black Hill
A Small Fruit Song
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
My Enemies Have Sweet Voices

CD 28
HEATH FOLK CLUB, HAMPSTEAD, LONDON, 1973
Songs Out Of Clay
I’m Falling
Electric Los Angeles Sunset
Post World War Two Blues
Manuscript
A Small Fruit Song
Nostradamus
Amsterdam
Gethsemane Again
In Brooklyn / Life And Life Only
Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues

CD 29
MY FATHER’S PLACE, ROSLYN, NEW YORK, MAY 8th, 1974
Soho (Needless To Say)
Old Admirals
Terminal Eyes / Post World War Two Blues
Once An Orange, Always An Orange
Roads To Moscow
A Small Fruit Song
Nostradamus

CD 30
GOLDERS GREEN HIPPODROME, LONDON, JUNE 27th, 1974 (BBC BROADCAST)
Soho (Needless To Say)
Old Admirals
Terminal Eyes / Post World War Two Blues
Roads To Moscow
A Small Fruit Song
THE HOWFF, LONDON, JUNE 29th, 1974
Soho (Needless To Say)
Old Admirals
Terminal Eyes
Roads To Moscow
All Along The Watchtower

CD 31
TOWER THEATER, PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 26th, 1975 (PART ONE) – WMG
Apple Cider Reconstitution
Not The One
Old Admirals
Soho (Needless To Say)
Post World War Two Blues
Roads To Moscow

CD 32
TOWER THEATER, PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 26th, 1975 (PART TWO) – WMG
Eight Arms To Hold You
Nostradamus
The Dark And The Rolling Sea
Sirens Of Titan
Carol
Modern Times

CD 33
LIVE AT READING UNIVERSITY, DECEMBER 4th, 1976 (BBC BROADCAST)
Apple Cider Reconstitution
The Dark And The Rolling Sea
One Stage Before
Soho (Needless To Say)
On The Border
Broadway Hotel
Roads To Moscow
Sirens Of Titan
Year Of The Cat
If It Doesn’t Come Naturally Leave It
Carol

CD 34
MESA, ARIZONA, SEPTEMBER 12th, 1980
Running Man
Sirens Of Titan
Time Passages
Broadway Hotel
UNIVERSAL AMPHITHEATRE, LOS ANGELES, SEPTEMBER 16th, 1980
Constantinople
On The Border
Paint By Numbers
Year Of The Cat
Valentina Way
HAMMERSMITH ODEON, LONDON, 1980
Mondo Sinistro
Broadway Hotel
Rocks In The Ocean
Nostradamus
Al Explains Nostradamus (Hidden Track)

DISC 35
CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL, JULY 29th, 1989 (BBC BROADCAST)
Antarctica
Manuscript
Time Passages
Josephine Baker
Nostradamus
If It Doesn’t Come Naturally Leave It
La Bamba / On The Border
Roads To Moscow
Year Of The Cat

CD 36
CHESTNUT CABARET, PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 8th, 1991
Soho (Needless To Say)
Time Passages
Broadway Hotel
Timeless Skies
Delia’s Gone
On The Border
Nostradamus
Josephine Baker
Clifton In The Rain / A Small Fruit Song
Carol
Year Of The Cat
Angel Of Mercy
The Candidate

CD 37
OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC, CHICAGO, JUNE 19th, 2006
Flying Sorcery
On The Border
Night Train To Munich
League Of Notions
Lindy Comes To Town
Time Passages
Katherine Of Oregon
House Of Clocks
Soho (Needless To Say)
Marion The Chatelaine
Somewhere In England 1915
Gina In The Kings Road

CD 38
MCCABES, SANTA MONICA, FEBRUARY 1st, 2008
(A Child’s View Of) The Eisenhower Years
Shah Of Shahs
Unexpected Frisson
Time Passages
Sleepwalking
Soho (Needless To Say)
Year Of The Cat
Hanno The Navigator
Broadway Hotel

CD 39
MCCABES, SANTA MONICA, APRIL 24th, 2009
House Of Clocks
Angry Bird
Katherine Of Oregon
(A Child’s View Of) The Eisenhower Years
On The Border
Night Train To Munich
Marion The Chatelaine
League Of Notions
The Elf / Silver Kettle
Gina In The Kings Road
Ear Of The Night
Down In The Cellars

CD 40
DEMOS, OUTTAKES & RARITIES, PART ONE (1964-1973)
Child Of The Bomb (Dolphin Court)
Swansong Of The Millionth Man (Dolphin Court)
Go Your Way (London acetate)
1944 (Dolphin Court)
The Elf (Decca single)
Turn To Earth (Decca single)
Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres (Dolphin Court)
Eight Arms To Hold You (Dolphin Court)
Samuel, Oh How You’ve Changed! (Dolphin Court)
Ivich (Dolphin Court)
In Brooklyn (Dolphin Court)
Room Of Roots (Dolphin Court)
Manuscript (Dolphin Court)
The News From Spain (CBS Single Edit)
Elvaston Place (CBS Single)
Lyke-Wake Dirge (Previously unreleased)
Old Admirals (Instrumental version)
Terminal Eyes (Instrumental version)
Roads To Moscow (Alternate version)

CD 41
DEMOS, OUTTAKES & RARITIES, PART TWO (1973-1976)
A Sense Of Déja Vu (Outtake)
Stormy Night (Outtake)
Swallow Wind (CBS Single)
Willie The King (Outtake)
The Dark And Rolling Sea (Instrumental)
Dangerzone (Outtake)
Belsize Blues (Outtake)
Company (Home demo)
Midas Shadow (Abbey Road April 1976 Alan Parsons version)
Sand In Your Shoes (Abbey Road April 1976 Alan Parsons version)
Flying Sorcery (Abbey Road April 1976 Alan Parsons version)
Broadway Hotel (Abbey Road April 1976 Alan Parsons version)
Year Of The Cat (Abbey Road April 1976 Alan Parsons version)

CD 42
DEMOS, OUTTAKES & RARITIES, PART THREE (1977-1984)
Tonton Macoute (Outtake)
Warmth Of A Summer’s Night (Demo)
St. Stephen’s Day (Demo)
Life In A Bottle (Outtake)
Time Passages (Demo)
Song On The Radio (Demo)
The Palace Of Versailles (Demo)
Ringing Of Bells (Outtake)
Jackdaw (Outtake)
Candy Came Back (Outtake)
Delia’s Gone (Live at the Roxy, 1981)
Here In Angola (Live at the Roxy, 1981)
(The World According To) Garp (Outtake)
The One That Got Away (Russians & Americans Sessions)
Night Meeting (Russians & Americans Sessions)
In Red Square (Russians & Americans Sessions)
Rumours Of War (Live at the Eldorado, Paris, 1984)

CD 43
DEMOS, OUTTAKES & RARITIES, PART FOUR (1986-1990)
Where Are They Now (Outtake)
Electric Air (Outtake)
In The Dark (Outtake)
How Does It Happen? (Outtake)
The Candidate (Live in Minneapolis, 1988)
Antarctica (Live in Minneapolis, 1988)
Red Toupee (Demo)
Ghostly Horses Of The Plain (Alternate Version)
Doubting Thomas (Demo)
Helen And Cassandra (Outtake)
Ten Cents (Demo)
Ten Cents (Alternate Demo)
Coldest Winter In Memory #1 (Demo)
Coldest Winter In Memory #2 (Alternate Demo)
Dreaming (Outtake)
Don’t Forget Me (Outtake)
Necromancer (Outtake)
She Told You Then (Outtake)

CD 44
DEMOS, OUTTAKES & RARITIES, PART FIVE (1993)
Dark Side (Demo)
My Contemporaries (Demo)
Kiribati (Outtake)
Fantasy (Outtake)
Angel Of Mercy (Outtake)
Charlotte Corday #1 (Demo)
Charlotte Corday #2 (Alternate Demo)
Four Of A Kind (Demo)
Peter On The White Sea (Outtake)
Mixed Blessing (Outtake)
Blow Your Mansion Down (Outtake)
She Follows Her Own Rules (Demo)
I Swam (Demo)

CD 45
DEMOS, OUTTAKES & RARITIES, PART SIX (1993-1998)
It’s A Girl Thing (Demo)
Trespasser (Alternate Take)
Rest In Peace (Outtake)
Night Train To Munich (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
The Age Of Rhythm (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Sampan (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Lindy Comes To Town (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Three Mules (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Life Between The Wars (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Laughing Into 1939 (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
The Black Danube (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Merry Monks (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Life After Death (Live At The Brook, Southampton, 1998)
Curtain (Marin 1998)
Music of the Vines 1 (Marin 1998)
Music of the Vines 2 (Marin 1998)
Music of the Vines 3 (Marin 1998)
Music of the Vines 4 (Marin 1998)
Music of the Vines 5 (Marin 1998)

CD 46
DEMOS, OUTTAKES & RARITIES, PART SEVEN (2000-2005)
Rupert Brooke (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Keening Of Injured Children (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Easter Morning (Demo)
Some People Never Know (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
All That She Needs (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Under A Wine Stained Moon (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Millie Brown (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
So Long, So Long (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Waiting For Margaux (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
That’s For Sure (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Turning It Into Water (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Everything You Know (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Pictures In My Wine (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
London’s Brilliant Parade / Caroline Goodbye (Live, Fairfield Halls, Croydon, 2001)
The Night That The Band Got The Wine (Live, Mr Smiths, Bournemouth, 2001)
The Immelman Turn (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Mona Lisa Talking (Sign of the Scorpion Version)

CD 47
DEMOS, OUTTAKES & RARITIES, PART EIGHT (2005-2008)
Gina In The Kings Road (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Anniversary (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Beacon Street (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Out In The Snow (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Somewhere In England 1915 (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Grace Cathedral (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
(A Child’s View Of) The Eisenhower Years (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Shah Of Shahs (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Hanno The Navigator (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Elvis At The Wheel (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Lord Salisbury (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Long Time Gone (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
The Ear Of The Night (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Football Hero (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Silver Kettle #1 (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Silver Kettle #2 (Alternate Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Four Leaf Clover (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
The House On Rosemount Hill (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
You Don’t Even Know Me (Sign of the Scorpion Version)
Love Train (Sign of the Scorpion Version)

CD 48
BBC SESSIONS, PART ONE (1965-1969)
Do I Love My Neighbour? (Five To Ten, BBC Light Programme, June 3rd 1965)
Pretty Golden Hair (Meeting Point, BBC One, November 20th 1966)
Who Killed Tommy McGeechie (Late Night Line Up, BBC Two, March 5th 1968)
Al Talks About Saydisc / America / Al recites furniture poem (BBC Radio Two, April 24th 1968)
Scandinavian Girl (BBC Radio Two, May 29th 1968)
Samuel, Oh How You’ve Changed! (BBC Radio Two, May 29th 1968)
Bedsitter Images (BBC Radio Two, May 29th 1968)
The Carmichaels (BBC Radio Two, May 29th 1968)
Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres (BBC Radio Two, May 29th 1968)
Room Of Roots (BBC Radio Two, May 29th 1968)
In Brooklyn (BBC Radio Two, September 15th 1968)
Good As Gone (BBC Radio Two, September 15th 1968)
Old Compton Street
I Don’t Believe You
My Enemies Have Sweet Voices (BBC Radio One, March 19th 1969)
Clifton In The Rain (BBC Radio One, March 19th 1969)
Denise At 16 (BBC Radio One, March 19th 1969)
Manuscript (BBC Radio One, March 19th 1969)

CD 49
BBC SESSIONS, PART TWO (1969)
I Don’t Believe You (Radio 1, July 30th 1969)
The Elf (BBC Radio 1, July 30th 1969)
Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres (BBC Radio 1, July 30th 1969)
Room Of Roots (BBC Radio 1, July 30th 1969)
Manuscript (Radio 1, July 30th 1969)
Maybe Some Day (BBC Radio 2, July 30th 1969)
Samuel, Oh How You’ve Changed! / A Small Fruit Song (BBC Radio 2, August 14th 1969)
Bedsitter Images (BBC Radio 2, August 14th 1969)
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (BBC Radio 2, August 14th 1969)
Manuscript (BBC Radio 2, August 14th 1969)
In Brooklyn (BBC Radio 2, August 14th 1969)

CD 50
BBC SESSIONS, PART THREE (1969-1972)
My Enemies Have Sweet Voices; Lullaby Of Birdland; A Small Fruit Song (BBC Radio Two, August
27th 1969)
Burbling (BBC Radio Two, August 27th 1969)
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (BBC Radio Two, August 27th 1969)
Memphis Tennessee (BBC Radio Two, August 27th 1969)
Sparrow (BBC Radio Two, August 27th 1969)
Electric Los Angeles Sunset (BBC Radio Two, May 2nd 1970)
Zero She Flies (BBC Radio One, May 2nd 1970)
A Small Fruit Song (BBC Radio One, May 17th 1970)
Blessed (BBC Radio One, May 17th 1970)
Zero She Flies (BBC Radio Two, March 24th 1972) (feat. Richard Thompson)
A Small Fruit Song (BBC Radio Two, March 24th 1972) (feat. Richard Thompson)
You Don’t Even Know Me (BBC Radio Two, March 24th 1972) (feat. Richard Thompson)
Old Compton Street Blues (BBC Radio Two, March 24th 1972) (feat. Richard Thompson)
Absolutely Sweet Marie (BBC Radio Two, April 28th 1972)