The Pete Atkin Discography Lyrics to over 190 songs, chords/charts to over 115 Listing all of Pete Atkin's recordings, and a few other things he's been involved in Here is the complete Web reference to the songs of Pete Atkin and Clive James, including lyrics, chords, lead sheets, sound clips, and a selection of parody lyrics and annotations submitted by Pete's fans

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Follow the album-cover icons here to jump to the details, or scroll down (Can't see the Music Player? Maximize this window, or scroll right) BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER First album, Fontana (1970) Reissue, RCA (1973) DRIVING THROUGH MYTHICAL AMERICA Second album, Philips (1971) Reissue, RCA (1973) A KING AT NIGHTFALL Third album, RCA (1973) THE ROAD OF SILK Fourth album, RCA (1974) SECRET DRINKER Fifth album, RCA (1974) LIVE LIBEL Sixth album, RCA (1975) RIDER TO THE WORLD'S END Compilation cassette, RCA MASTER OF THE REVELS Compilation LP, RCA (1977) TOUCH HAS A MEMORY Compilation CD and cassette RCA (1990) BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER / DRIVING THROUGH MYTHICAL AMERICA Early reissue 2-on-1 CD See For Miles (1997) A KING AT NIGHTFALL / THE ROAD OF SILK...PLUS Early reissue double CD See For Miles (2001) SECRET DRINKER / LIVE LIBEL Early reissue 2-on-1 CD See For Miles (2001) BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER New CD re-issue with extras Edsel (2009) DRIVING THROUGH MYTHICAL AMERICA New CD re-issue with extras Edsel (2009) A KING AT NIGHTFALL / THE ROAD OF SILK New CD re-issue with extras Edsel (2009) SECRET DRINKER / LIVE LIBEL New CD re-issue with extras Edsel (2009) THE LAKESIDE SESSIONS, VOLUME 1: HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY CD, Hillside Music (2001) THE LAKESIDE SESSIONS, VOLUME 2: A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN CD, Hillside Music (2001) THE LAKESIDE SESSIONS New and rediscovered songs, double CD, Hillside Music (2002) WINTER SPRING 10 new songs, Hillside Music (2003) LIVE IN AUSTRALIA 2-CD concert recording from 2003 tour, Hillside (2005) MIDNIGHT VOICES New versions of classic songs (Vol.1), Hillside Music (2007) THE COLOURS OF THE NIGHT New recordings, new songs Hillside Music (2015) THE LUCK OF THE DRAW The CJ-PA Songbook, Vol.2 Hillside Music (2023) THE BEAUTIFUL CHANGES Julie Covington's debut, EMI (1971) CD reissue by See For Miles (1999) CD reissue by Cherry Tree (2012) HEADS TOGETHER / FIRST ROUND Songwriters' Workshop sampler, Vertigo (1971) THE MERMAID FROLICS Amnesty Gala Benefit album, Polydor (1977) A LAZY KIND OF LOVE Sarah Moule (2008) 9 X 2 -- ENGLISH CONTEMPORARY CHANSON CD, Irregular Records (2002) DOWN RIVER RECORDINGS: LIVE VOLUME 1 CD, Martin & Kingsbury (2002) HORFIELD TO HOLLYWOOD Bristol band The Shrinks (2000) ON THE STOOP The Shrinks (2002) MORE DAMNED LIES The Shrinks (2003) FURTHER ALONG THE ROAD The Shrinks (2006) MODERN SOUNDS OF COTHAM & WESTBURY The Shrinks (2009) THAT'S HOW IT LOOKS The Shrinks (2012) KISSED BY THE QUEEN The Shrinks (2015) OUR GREATEST HITS The Shrinks (2019) WHERE IT HURTS The Shrinks (2023) WHILE THE MUSIC LASTS Private Issue LP (1967) THE PARTY'S MOVING ON Private Issue LP (1969) PETE ATKIN AT MONYASH Private Issue concert CD (1997) HIGHWAY 515 REVISITED Private Issue concert CD (1999) PETE ATKIN SINGLES, COVERS AND UNRELEASED ATKIN/JAMES SONGS Rarities and obscurities... A FIRST FOLIO Songbook from the "The Road Of Silk" and "Secret Drinker" albums A & R A play with songs, by Pete Atkin (1977) [unofficial graphic]

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Fontana 6309 011 (1970)	RCA SF8387 (1973)
Beware of the Beautiful Stranger "you will learn how it rankles to die of desire"

1		THE MASTER OF THE REVELS
2		TOUCH HAS A MEMORY (Fontana release only)
2		BE CAREFUL WHEN THEY OFFER YOU THE MOON (RCA only)
3		HAVE YOU GOT A BIRO I CAN BORROW?
4		SUNRISE
5		FRANGIPANNI WAS HER FLOWER
6		THE RIDER TO THE WORLD'S END
7		THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
8		THE ORIGINAL ORIGINAL HONKY TONK NIGHT TRAIN BLUES
9		GIRL ON THE TRAIN
10		TONIGHT YOUR LOVE IS OVER
11		YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO BE REMEMBERED
12		LAUGHING BOY
13		BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
14		ALL I EVER DID

Philips 6308 070 (1971)	RCA SF8386 (1973)
Driving Through Mythical America "to link the ways men die with how they grow"

1		SUNLIGHT GATE
2		THE PEARL-DRILLER
3		NO DICE
4		THE FLOWERS AND THE WINE
5		WHERE HAVE THEY ALL GONE?
6		THE PRINCE OF AQUITAINE
7		THIEF IN THE NIGHT
8		DRIVING THROUGH MYTHICAL AMERICA
9		THE FADED MANSION ON THE HILL
10		PRACTICAL MAN
11		LADY OF A DAY

RCA SF8336 (1973)
A King at Nightfall
"the snowline of the country where you will not be mine"

1		BETWEEN US THERE IS NOTHING
2		CARNATIONS ON THE ROOF
3		ALL THE DEAD WERE STRANGERS
4		THE WRISTWATCH FOR A DRUMMER
5		A KING AT NIGHTFALL
6		THE LAST HILL THAT SHOWS YOU ALL THE VALLEY
7		THE DOUBLE AGENT
8		THE HYPERTENSION KID
9		SCREEN-FREAK
10		APPARITION IN LAS VEGAS
11		THIRTY YEAR MAN

RCA LPLI 5014 (1974)
The Road of Silk
"The one loved most is always present least"

1		PERFECT MOMENTS
2		SHADOW AND THE WIDOWER
3		THE HOLLOW AND THE FLUTED NIGHT
4		THE WALL OF DEATH
5		SENIOR CITIZENS
6		THE MAN WHO WALKED TOWARD THE MUSIC
7		CARE-CHARMER SLEEP
8		OUR LADY LOWNESS
9		MY EGOIST
10		AN ARRAY OF PASSIONATE LOVERS
11		THE ROAD OF SILK
12		PAYDAY EVENING

RCA LPLI 5062 (1974)
Secret Drinker
"They want me to work on the afternoon after I'm dead"

1		RAIN-WHEELS
2		SESSIONMAN'S BLUES
3		I SEE THE JOKER
4		NATIONAL STEEL
5		NOTHING LEFT TO SAY
6		TENDERFOOT
7		TIME AND TIME AGAIN
8		LITTLE SAMMY SPEEDBALL
9		SECRET DRINKER
10		TONGUE-TIED

RCA RS1013 (1975)
Live Libel
"An album of musical tributes to insufficiently neglected contemporary artists"
SLEEVE NOTE

1		SONG FOR RITA
2		BLACK FUNK REX
3		I'M CRAZY OVER YOU  (not CJ/PA)
4		ERRANT KNIGHT
5		READY FOR THE ROAD
6		WHY?
7		BALLAD OF AN UPSTAIRS WINDOW
8		STRANGER IN TOWN
9		RATTLESNAKE ROCK
10		DOOM FROM A ROOM
11		I'VE GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO
12		LONESOME LEVIS LANE
13		SHEER QUIVERING GENIUS
14		UNCLE SEA-BIRD

RCA (Cassette Only) PK11677
The Rider to the World's End
"The dustbins in the doorways and the Spanish goldtrails in the sky"
CARD NOTE

1		THE MASTER OF THE REVELS
2		BE CAREFUL WHEN THEY OFFER YOU THE MOON
3		THE RIDER TO THE WORLD'S END
4		GIRL ON THE TRAIN
5		BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
6		WHERE HAVE THEY ALL GONE?
7		DRIVING THROUGH MYTHICAL AMERICA
8		PRACTICAL MAN
9		THIEF IN THE NIGHT
10		BETWEEN US THERE IS NOTHING
11		CARNATIONS ON THE ROOF
12		WRISTWATCH FOR A DRUMMER
13		THE LAST HILL THAT SHOWS YOU ALL THE VALLEY
14		SCREEN-FREAK
15		THIRTY YEAR MAN

RCA PL25041 (1977)
The Master of the Revels
("The Essential Pete Atkin")

1		THIRTY YEAR MAN
2		MASTER OF THE REVELS
3		SUNLIGHT GATE
4		BETWEEN US THERE IS NOTHING
5		GIRL ON THE TRAIN
6		THE FADED MANSION ON THE HILL
7		THE WRISTWATCH FOR A DRUMMER
8		I SEE THE JOKER (Single version)
9		PERFECT MOMENTS
10		SESSIONMAN'S BLUES
11		THIEF IN THE NIGHT
12		SCREEN-FREAK
13		THE FLOWERS AND THE WINE
14		BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER

Notes by Pete Atkin

Words by Clive James

RCA PD74833 (1990 CD)
Touch Has A Memory
("The Clive James & Pete Atkin Songbook 1967-1974")

1		THE PEARL-DRILLER
2		SESSIONMAN'S BLUES
3		PERFECT MOMENTS
4		BETWEEN US THERE IS NOTHING
5		NO DICE
6		THIRTY YEAR MAN
7		SUNLIGHT GATE
8		A KING AT NIGHTFALL
9		THE FLOWERS AND THE WINE
10		GIRL ON THE TRAIN
11		MASTER OF THE REVELS
12		SENIOR CITIZENS
13		PAYDAY EVENING
14		I SEE THE JOKER (Single version)
15		THE FADED MANSION ON THE HILL
16		THE HYPERTENSION KID
17		BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
18		YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO BE REMEMBERED
19		TOUCH HAS A MEMORY (Demo version)

SFM C5HCD 664 (1997 CD)
Beware Of The Beautiful Stranger
with
Driving Through Mythical America
(Re-issue of the first two commercial albums on one CD)

1		THE MASTER OF THE REVELS
2		SUNRISE
3		HAVE YOU GOT A BIRO I CAN BORROW?
4		FRANGIPANNI WAS HER FLOWER
5		TOUCH HAS A MEMORY
6		THE RIDER TO THE WORLD'S END
7		THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
8		THE ORIGINAL ORIGINAL HONKY TONK NIGHT TRAIN BLUES
9		GIRL ON THE TRAIN
10		TONIGHT YOUR LOVE IS OVER
11		YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO BE REMEMBERED
12		LAUGHING BOY
13		BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
14		ALL I EVER DID
15		SUNLIGHT GATE
16		THE PEARL-DRILLER
17		NO DICE
18		THE FLOWERS AND THE WINE
19		WHERE HAVE THEY ALL GONE?
20		THE PRINCE OF AQUITAINE
21		THIEF IN THE NIGHT
22		DRIVING THROUGH MYTHICAL AMERICA
23		THE FADED MANSION ON THE HILL
24		PRACTICAL MAN
25		LADY OF A DAY

See For Miles SEECD 722 (2001 CD)
A King at Nightfall
with
The Road of Silk... Plus
(Re-issue of the third and fourth commercial albums on a double CD)

Disc One

1		BETWEEN US THERE IS NOTHING
2		CARNATIONS ON THE ROOF
3		ALL THE DEAD WERE STRANGERS
4		THE WRISTWATCH FOR A DRUMMER
5		A KING AT NIGHTFALL
6		THE LAST HILL THAT SHOWS YOU ALL THE VALLEY
7		THE DOUBLE AGENT
8		THE HYPERTENSION KID
9		SCREEN-FREAK
10		APPARITION IN LAS VEGAS
11		THIRTY YEAR MAN

1		PERFECT MOMENTS
2		SHADOW AND THE WIDOWER
3		THE HOLLOW AND THE FLUTED NIGHT
4		THE WALL OF DEATH
5		SENIOR CITIZENS
6		THE MAN WHO WALKED TOWARD THE MUSIC
7		CARE-CHARMER SLEEP
8		OUR LADY LOWNESS
9		MY EGOIST
10		AN ARRAY OF PASSIONATE LOVERS
11		THE ROAD OF SILK
12		PAYDAY EVENING
13		I SEE THE JOKER (Single version) [bonus track]
14		SESSIONMAN'S BLUES ('Single version'*) [bonus track]

See For Miles SEECD 725 (2001 CD)
Secret Drinker
with
Live Libel
(Re-issue of the fifth and sixth commercial albums on one CD)

1		RAIN-WHEELS
2		SESSIONMAN'S BLUES
3		I SEE THE JOKER
4		NATIONAL STEEL
5		NOTHING LEFT TO SAY
6		TENDERFOOT
7		TIME AND TIME AGAIN
8		LITTLE SAMMY SPEEDBALL
9		SECRET DRINKER
10		TONGUE-TIED
11		SONG FOR RITA
12		BLACK FUNK REX
13		ERRANT KNIGHT
14		READY FOR THE ROAD
15		BALLAD OF AN UPSTAIRS WINDOW
16		STRANGER IN TOWN
17		RATTLESNAKE ROCK
18		DOOM FROM A ROOM
19		I'VE GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO [Edited Version]
20		LONESOME LEVIS LANE
21		SHEER QUIVERING GENIUS
22		UNCLE SEA-BIRD

Edsel EDSS 1029 (2009)
Beware of the Beautiful Stranger Definitive CD reissue with bonus tracks and 28-page booklet

1		THE MASTER OF THE REVELS
2		TOUCH HAS A MEMORY
3		HAVE YOU GOT A BIRO I CAN BORROW?
4		SUNRISE
5		FRANGIPANNI WAS HER FLOWER
6		THE RIDER TO THE WORLD'S END
7		THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
8		THE ORIGINAL ORIGINAL HONKY TONK NIGHT TRAIN BLUES
9		GIRL ON THE TRAIN
10		TONIGHT YOUR LOVE IS OVER
11		YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO BE REMEMBERED
12		LAUGHING BOY
13		BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
14		ALL I EVER DID
15		BE CAREFUL WHEN THEY OFFER YOU THE MOON  [bonus track]
16		A MAN WHO'S BEEN AROUND  [bonus track]
17		HAVE YOU GOT A BIRO I CAN BORROW?  [bonus demo]
18		TOUCH HAS A MEMORY  [bonus demo]
19		SUNRISE  [bonus demo]
20		THE LUCK OF THE DRAW  [bonus demo]
21		GIRL ON THE TRAIN  [bonus demo]
22		YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO BE REMEMBERED  [bonus demo]
23		LAUGHING BOY  [bonus demo]
24		ALL I EVER DID  [bonus demo]

Edsel EDSS 1030 (2009)
Driving Through Mythical America Definitive CD reissue with bonus track and 20-page booklet

1		SUNLIGHT GATE
2		THE PEARL-DRILLER
3		NO DICE
4		THE FLOWERS AND THE WINE
5		WHERE HAVE THEY ALL GONE?
6		THE PRINCE OF AQUITAINE
7		THIEF IN THE NIGHT
8		DRIVING THROUGH MYTHICAL AMERICA
9		THE FADED MANSION ON THE HILL
10		PRACTICAL MAN
11		LADY OF A DAY
12		PRACTICAL MAN  [bonus demo]

Edsel EDSS 2028 (2009)
A King at Nightfall & The Road of Silk Definitive double CD reissue with 32-page booklet

Disc One : A King At Nightfall

1		BETWEEN US THERE IS NOTHING
2		CARNATIONS ON THE ROOF
3		ALL THE DEAD WERE STRANGERS
4		THE WRISTWATCH FOR A DRUMMER
5		A KING AT NIGHTFALL
6		THE LAST HILL THAT SHOWS YOU ALL THE VALLEY
7		THE DOUBLE AGENT
8		THE HYPERTENSION KID
9		SCREEN-FREAK
10		APPARITION IN LAS VEGAS
11		THIRTY YEAR MAN

1		PERFECT MOMENTS
2		SHADOW AND THE WIDOWER
3		THE HOLLOW AND THE FLUTED NIGHT
4		THE WALL OF DEATH
5		SENIOR CITIZENS
6		THE MAN WHO WALKED TOWARD THE MUSIC
7		CARE-CHARMER SLEEP
8		OUR LADY LOWNESS
9		MY EGOIST
10		AN ARRAY OF PASSIONATE LOVERS
11		THE ROAD OF SILK
12		PAYDAY EVENING

Edsel EDSD 2029 (2009)
Secret Drinker & Live Libel Definitive double CD reissue, bonus tracks, 32-page booklet

Disc One : Secret Drinker

1		RAIN-WHEELS
2		SESSIONMAN'S BLUES
3		I SEE THE JOKER
4		NATIONAL STEEL
5		NOTHING LEFT TO SAY
6		TENDERFOOT
7		TIME AND TIME AGAIN
8		LITTLE SAMMY SPEEDBALL
9		SECRET DRINKER
10		TONGUE-TIED
11		I SEE THE JOKER  [single version, bonus track]
12		SESSIONMAN'S BLUES  [single version, bonus track]

1		SONG FOR RITA
2		BLACK FUNK REX
3		I'M CRAZY OVER YOU  (not CJ/PA)
4		ERRANT KNIGHT
5		READY FOR THE ROAD
6		WHY?
7		BALLAD OF AN UPSTAIRS WINDOW
8		STRANGER IN TOWN
9		RATTLESNAKE ROCK
10		DOOM FROM A ROOM
11		I'VE GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO
12		LONESOME LEVIS LANE
13		SHEER QUIVERING GENIUS
14		UNCLE SEA-BIRD

Hillside Music CDHILL 01 (2001 CD)
The Lakeside Sessions, Volume 1:
History and Geography
"For I am all the daughters of my father's house and all the brothers too"
BOOKLET NOTE by P R Atkin

1		HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
2		CANOE
3		OVER THE HIGH SIDE
4		MY BROTHER'S KEEPER
5		THE MAGIC WASN'T THERE
6		DREAMBOAT
7		I FEEL LIKE MIDNIGHT
8		A MAN WHO'S BEEN AROUND
9		SUDDEN ARRIVALS
10		FEMME FATALE
11		URBAN GUERRILLA
12		GET IT OUT OF YOUR HEAD
13		LET'S TRY THE WHOLE THING AGAIN
14		WISEACRE

Hillside Music CDHILL 02 (2001 CD)
The Lakeside Sessions, Volume 2:
A Dream of Fair Women
"I'm an enterprise where care for detail pays"
BOOKLET NOTE by S J Birkill

1		A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN
2		ICE CREAM MAN
3		THE EYE OF THE UNIVERSE
4		COLD BITCHES
5		WITH HER IT GOES DEEPER
6		THE TROPHIES OF MY LOVERS GONE
7		YOU ALONE WILL BE MY LAST ADVENTURE
8		LANDSCAPES
9		SEARCH AND DESTROY
10		MORE IN ANGER THAN IN SORROW
11		EARLY DAYS
12		THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER
13		THE TIES THAT BIND YOU
14		JUST FOR ME (AMY'S BLUES)

Hillside Music CDHILL 03 (2002 Double CD)
The Lakeside Sessions

Volume 1: History and Geography

1		HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
2		CANOE
3		OVER THE HIGH SIDE
4		MY BROTHER'S KEEPER
5		THE MAGIC WASN'T THERE
6		DREAMBOAT
7		I FEEL LIKE MIDNIGHT
8		A MAN WHO'S BEEN AROUND
9		SUDDEN ARRIVALS
10		FEMME FATALE
11		URBAN GUERRILLA
12		GET IT OUT OF YOUR HEAD
13		LET'S TRY THE WHOLE THING AGAIN
14		WISEACRE

1		A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN
2		ICE CREAM MAN
3		THE EYE OF THE UNIVERSE
4		COLD BITCHES
5		WITH HER IT GOES DEEPER
6		THE TROPHIES OF MY LOVERS GONE
7		YOU ALONE WILL BE MY LAST ADVENTURE
8		LANDSCAPES
9		SEARCH AND DESTROY
10		MORE IN ANGER THAN IN SORROW
11		EARLY DAYS
12		THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER
13		THE TIES THAT BIND YOU
14		JUST FOR ME (AMY'S BLUES)