Chieftains

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	10: Cotton-Eyed Joe New - LP - 79019 Sealed 1981 Original With Custom Academy Award Winners Sticker On Shrink. more
	2 Used - LP - 9365 1976 Original In Shrink Wrap. Recorded In 1969. more
	3 Used - LP - CC 10 Irish Heavy Vinyl Original With Gold Disc Award Stamp On Front Of Laminated Cover. Slight Bump On Mouth Of Cover. more
	3 New - LP - ILPS 9379 Sealed 1976 Original. Cut Corner. more
	3 Used - LP - ILPS 9379 1976 Stereo Original. Appears Virtually Unplayed. more
	4 Used - LP - ILPS 9380 1973 Original. Cut Corner. “This Record, Made On The Eve Of The Group's Breakthrough In The United States, Is Where The Modern Chieftains Sound Began. It Is Filled With Too Many Instances Of Hauntingly Beautiful Music To Name, From The Gorgeous, Reflective "Morgan Magan" To The Rousing Fiddle Reel "The Bucks Of Oranmore." Not Only Is All Of The Material Absolutely First Rate -- And All Of It Holds Up On Repeated Listening -- But This Was The First Of The Group's Albums To Include Harpist Derek Bell. His Presence Has The Curious Effect Of Softening But Deepening Their Sound, And Adding A Degree Of Lyricism That They'd Previously Lacked. There Are Moments On This Album Where The Group Sounds As Much Like A Chamber Orchestra As A Folk Ensemble, And It Fulfills Both Roles Exceptionally Well (As Listeners To The Numerous Albums That Have Appeared Since Can Attest). The Lineup Here -- Paddy Moloney (Pipes, Tin Whistle), Sean Potts (Tin Whistle), Michael Tubridy (Flute, Concertina, Tin Whistle), Martin Fay (Fiddle), Seán Keane (Fiddle), Peader Mercier (Bodhran, Bones), Derek Bell (Harp) -- Is Generally Considered The Peak Of The Group's Membership And History, And Lasted Until The End Of The Decade.” Bruce Eder, AMG. more
	4 New - LP - ILPS 9380 Sealed 1973 Original. “This Record, Made On The Eve Of The Group's Breakthrough In The United States, Is Where The Modern Chieftains Sound Began. It Is Filled With Too Many Instances Of Hauntingly Beautiful Music To Name, From The Gorgeous, Reflective "Morgan Magan" To The Rousing Fiddle Reel "The Bucks Of Oranmore." Not Only Is All Of The Material Absolutely First Rate -- And All Of It Holds Up On Repeated Listening -- But This Was The First Of The Group's Albums To Include Harpist Derek Bell. His Presence Has The Curious Effect Of Softening But Deepening Their Sound, And Adding A Degree Of Lyricism That They'd Previously Lacked. There Are Moments On This Album Where The Group Sounds As Much Like A Chamber Orchestra As A Folk Ensemble, And It Fulfills Both Roles Exceptionally Well (As Listeners To The Numerous Albums That Have Appeared Since Can Attest). The Lineup Here -- Paddy Moloney (Pipes, Tin Whistle), Sean Potts (Tin Whistle), Michael Tubridy (Flute, Concertina, Tin Whistle), Martin Fay (Fiddle), Seán Keane (Fiddle), Peader Mercier (Bodhran, Bones), Derek Bell (Harp) -- Is Generally Considered The Peak Of The Group's Membership And History, And Lasted Until The End Of The Decade.” Bruce Eder, AMG. more
	5 New - LP - ILPS 9334 Sealed 1975 Gatefold Original. more
	7 Used - LP - 82914 1977 UK Original. more
	7 Used - LP - JC 35612 1978 White Label Promo With Timing Strip On Front Cover. Appears Unplayed. more
	7 New - LP - JC 35612 Sealed 1978 Original. more
	8 Used - LP - JC 35726 Beautiful 1979 White Label Promo. more
	9: Boil The Breakfast Early Used - LP - PC 36401 more
	Ballad Of The Irish Horse New - LP - 79051 Sealed 1985 Original With Custom Album Hype Sticker On The Shrink Wrap. "The Chieftains Capture That Rare Blend Of Lusty Joy And Mournful Grace That Is The Essence Of The Irish Character." Washington Post. more
	Boil The Breakfast Early Used - LP - PC 36401 1979 US Original Pitman Pressing. more
	Boil The Breakfast Early Used - LP - PC 36401 1979 US Original Pitman Pressing. more
	Bonaparte's Retreat Used - LP - ILPS-9432 1976 US Original Santa Maria Press, Housed In A Gatefold Cover With Custom Inner Sleeve. Jacket In EX Condition With Cut Corner. more
	Bonaparte's Retreat New - LP - 79026 Sealed 1981 2nd Issue Of Their 1976 Album (Originally Released On Island ILPS 9432) That Incorporates Elements Of Prog Rock. Custom Hype Sticker On Shrink. “This Album Marked The Third In A Three-LP Arc In Which The Chieftains' Traditional Irish Music Intersected Freely With The Progressive Rock Boom Of The Mid-'70s. Originally Released In America In 1977 -- And More Often Referred To Simply As Bonaparte's Retreat -- On The Island Label, The Album Was Highlighted By The Epic-Length Title Track, A Tone Poem By Paddy Moloney Telling Of A Little-Remembered Episode In History In Which The Irish Peoples Looked To The French Emperor For Help In Securing Freedom From England. There Are Also Lots Of Lighter Moments, And Amid The Many Highlights, Sharp-Eared Listeners Will Be Able To Hear, In "Caledonia," Some Common Source Material With The Near-Contemporary Steeleye Span Recording "The Mooncoin Jig," Off Of The Latter's Now We Are Six Album. This Was Also The First Chieftains Album To Feature Vocals, Courtesy Of 17-Year-Old Dolores Keane. And Between The Broad Canvas, In Terms Of Both Music And Inspiration, And The Lush Range Of Sounds, This Was In Many Respects The Peak Of The Chieftains' Recording Career For The Decade. Not That They Wouldn't Do Some Wonderful Subsequent Recordings, But As A Free-Standing, Self-Contained Musical Work, This Was As Bold As The Group Ever Got, Without An Over-Reliance On Guest Artists And Collaborators. Keane's Presence Sets It Apart From Prior Records In Their Output, And The Recordings That Followed Immediately After Would Purport To Aim Not Quite As High, Thus Making Bonaparte's Retreat Unique In Their Output, At Least For The Decade In Which It Appeared.” Bruce Eder, AMG. more
	Bonaparte's Retreat (6) Used - LP - 79026 1981 2nd Issue Of Their 1976 Album That Incorporates Elements Of Prog Rock. Glossy, Unplayed Condition. “This Album Marked The Third In A Three-LP Arc In Which The Chieftains' Traditional Irish Music Intersected Freely With The Progressive Rock Boom Of The Mid-'70s. Originally Released In America In 1977 -- And More Often Referred To Simply As Bonaparte's Retreat -- On The Island Label, The Album Was Highlighted By The Epic-Length Title Track, A Tone Poem By Paddy Moloney Telling Of A Little-Remembered Episode In History In Which The Irish Peoples Looked To The French Emperor For Help In Securing Freedom From England. There Are Also Lots Of Lighter Moments, And Amid The Many Highlights, Sharp-Eared Listeners Will Be Able To Hear, In "Caledonia," Some Common Source Material With The Near-Contemporary Steeleye Span Recording "The Mooncoin Jig," Off Of The Latter's Now We Are Six Album. This Was Also The First Chieftains Album To Feature Vocals, Courtesy Of 17-Year-Old Dolores Keane. And Between The Broad Canvas, In Terms Of Both Music And Inspiration, And The Lush Range Of Sounds, This Was In Many Respects The Peak Of The Chieftains' Recording Career For The Decade. Not That They Wouldn't Do Some Wonderful Subsequent Recordings, But As A Free-Standing, Self-Contained Musical Work, This Was As Bold As The Group Ever Got, Without An Over-Reliance On Guest Artists And Collaborators. Keane's Presence Sets It Apart From Prior Records In Their Output, And The Recordings That Followed Immediately After Would Purport To Aim Not Quite As High, Thus Making Bonaparte's Retreat Unique In Their Output, At Least For The Decade In Which It Appeared.” Bruce Eder, AMG. more
	Chieftains Used - LP - CC2 1965 UK Heavy Vinyl Original Still In Shrink Wrap. Debut Release From The Legendary Celtic Band In Unplayed Condition. more
	Chieftains Used - LP - ILPS 9364 1976 US Original. Cut Corner. more
	Chieftains (1) New - LP - ILPS 9364 Sealed 1976 Original. Cut Corner. more
	Chieftains (1) Used - LP - 79021 1982 Stereo Reissue Of Their Great 1965 Debut Album. Glossy, Unplayed Condition. more
	Chieftains 2 Used - LP - CC7 1969 Celtic Original Housed In A Laminated, Embossed Jacket. LP Appears Glossy Unplayed. Small Corner Bump. more
	Chieftains 5 New - LP - ILPS 9334 Sealed 1975 Gatefold Original. Cut Corner. “The Fifth Album By The Chieftains Was Also Their Best, And Their First One To Cross Over, At Least In America -- Where It Was Originally Issued By The Island Label -- To Progressive Rock Audiences. It Was Also The Group's Most Pronouncedly Lyrical Album Up To That Time, With Newest Member Derek Bell's Harp Providing The Album's Intro And Paddy Moloney's Pipes, Michael Tubridy's And Sean Potts' Tin Whistle Sharing The Spotlight, Percussionists Peador Mercier And Ronnie Mcshane, By Contrast, Show Amazing Restraint Across This Recording, Which Gives Most Of The Material On Chieftains 5 A Much More Poignant, Haunting Tone, At Least Until The Fourth Cut, "Ceol Bhriotanach (Breton Music)," Where The Familiar Bodhran And Bones Come In -- And The Group Crosses Over Into Territory More Familiar To Fans Of Alan Stivell. But Even Here, The Addition Of Bell's Harp, And Its Thorough Integration To The Group's Sound, Opens Up A Vast, Rich Palette Of Sound Not In Evidence As Fully On Their Prior Work. Seán Keane's And Martin Fay's Fiddles Come To The Fore On "The Robber's Glen," And From There The Music Blooms In Several Directions At Once Across The Remainder Of The Album, Ending On The Bracing "Kerry Slides." This Was The Chieftains' Flash Point Among College-Age Listeners In America (Beyond The Ranks Of Those Of Irish Descent Or Majoring In Irish Studies), As The Album Got Airplay On Radio Stations Such As WNEW-FM In New York -- A Live Album Followed, And By Then, Stanley Kubrick Had Engaged Them For The Music In His Movie Barry Lyndon; And While The Latter Film Was Not A Huge Success, As The Work Of The Maker Of Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, And A Clockwork Orange, It Was Widely Seen And Heavily Promoted, And The Chieftains Popularity Fairly Exploded In Its Wake.” Bruce Eder, AMG. more
	Chieftains 9-Boil The Breakfast Early New - LP - PC 36401 Sealed 1979 Original. more
	In China Used - LP - 79050 1985 Gatefold Original In Shrink Wrap. more
	In China Used - LP - 79050 Beautiful 1985 Gatefold Original. First Copy We Have Seen In 8 Years. more
	Live Used - LP - 79027 1983 Second Issue Still In Shrink Wrap (Recorded In 1977). Recorded Live In Boston And Toronto. more
	Live New - LP - ILPS 9501 Sealed 1977 Original With Cut Corner. Recorded Live In Boston And Toronto. more
	Live Used - LP - ILPS 9501 1977 US Original Recorded Live In Boston And Toronto. more
	The Chieftains 2 Used Import - 79022 Beautiful 1982 Canadian Reissue Still In Shrink Wrap. more
	The Chieftains 3 Used - LP - ILPS 9379 1976 Stereo US Original Terre Haute Pressing. Cut Corner. Recorded At Audio International Studios, Formerly Star Sound Studios & Mixed At Air Studios. more