Album · 1977
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Bring Us in Good Ale
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
2:04
2
Andrew Boorde On Ale and Beer
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:47
3
Come Drink to Me
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
4
Jolly Good Ale and Old
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
3:03
5
He That Buys Land
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:21
6
The Merry Fellows
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
3:04
7
Soldiers Three
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
2:05
8
Tapster, Drinker
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:47
9
The Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
2:28
10
A Knotte of Good Fellows
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
11
Andrew Boorde On Beer
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:33
12
London’s Ordinary
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
3:24
13
Some Brewer’s and Drinker’s Epitaphs
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:23
14
Of Honest Malt Liquor
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:50
Disc 2
1
The Malt’s Come Down
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:51
2
Stubbes On Drunkenness
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
2:30
3
Good Ale for My Money
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
3:53
4
The Excise Ballad
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
2:51
5
The Porter Scene From Macbeth
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
1:44
6
Peas, Beans, Oats and the Barley
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:49
7
The Pleasant Ballad of John Barleycorn
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
8
Now Harvest Is Over
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:51
9
The British Toper
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
1:16
Disc 3
1
Nottingham Ale
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
3:47
2
Bickerdyke On Temperance
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:52
3
O Ale Ab Alendo
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
1:17
4
John Barleycorn
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
3:26
5
Ye Mar’ners All
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
1:17
6
A Brewer’s Epitaph
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:15
7
Poor Tom Is Dead and Gone
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:48
8
There’s Comfort in a Drop of Gin
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
9
The London Gin Distillery
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
10
Don’t Go Out Tonight Dear Father
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
3:21
11
The Drunkard’s Looking Glass
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
2:09
12
Ale, Ale, Glorious Ale
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
2:38
13
I Likes a Drop of Good Beer
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
2:17
Disc 4
1
The Carter’s Health
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:43
2
Hey John Barleycorn
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
2:29
3
Here’s a Health to the Mistress
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:55
4
Meux’s Porter Vat
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
1:04
5
A Pot of Porter Oh
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
2:07
6
I’ve Been to France / Here’s a Health Unto Our Master
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
1:00
7
The Man That Waters the Worker’s Beer
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
2:30
8
October Brew
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:59
9
John Appleby
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
2:48
10
Epitaph
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
0:16
11
Charley Mopps
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
2:13
12
This, Is Our Mistress’ Health
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
1:00
13
Michael Blann’s Drinking Song
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
3:07
14
The British Topper
The Tale of Ale: The Story of the Englishman and His Beer
1:29
In print
First pressed 1977, still pressed 1993 — 3 pressings across 2 countries.