
Last modified: 13/12/08
This time-line shows when Steeleye Span's albums were released, in relation to other work by 'related' artists. (See 'history' and 'similarities' for a description of the relationships.) There is also a graphical version.
| Year | Album | Steeleye Span | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | False True Lovers | Shirley Collins | |
| Joan Baez | Joan Baez | ||
| 1961 | Close Up | The Kingston Trio | |
| 1962 | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | |
| The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | ||
| 1963 | The Iron Muse | Various Artists | |
| 1964 | Folk, Blues & Beyond | Davy Graham | |
| Folk Roots New Routes | Shirley Collins & Davy Graham | ||
| 1965 | Martin Carthy | Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick | |
| 1966 | Second Album | Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick | |
| 1967 | Byker Hill | Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick | |
| 1968 | Folk Songs of Old England Vol 1 | Tim Hart & Maddy Prior | |
| Folk Songs of Old England Vol 2 | Tim Hart & Maddy Prior | ||
| Fairport Convention | Fairport | ||
| What We Did on our Holidays | Fairport | ||
| 1968 | Sweeny's Men | ||
| Rattlin' & Roarin' Willy | Sweeny's Men | ||
| Sweeneys Men | Sweeny's Men | ||
| But Two Came By | Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick | ||
| 1969 | Anthems in Eden | Shirley Collins & Dolly Collins | |
| Unhalfbricking | Fairport | ||
| Liege and Lief | Fairport | ||
| Tracks of Sweeney | Sweeny's Men | ||
| Prince Heathen | Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick | ||
| 1970 | Hark! The Village Wait | I | |
| Full House | Fairport | ||
| House Full | Fairport | ||
| Fotheringay | Fotheringay | ||
| 1971 | The Time Has Come | Anne Briggs | |
| Please to see the King | II | ||
| Ten Man Mop or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again | II | ||
| Summer Solstice | Tim Hart & Maddy Prior | ||
| No Roses | Shirley Collins & the Albion Band | ||
| The Woods Band | Gay & Terry Woods | ||
| Angel Delight | Fairport | ||
| Babbacombe Lee | Fairport | ||
| Landfall | Martin Carthy | ||
| Shearwater | Martin Carthy | ||
| 1972 | Below the Salt | III | |
| Individually and Collectively | Steeleye Span & friends | ||
| Morris On | Morris On | ||
| History of Fairport Convention | Fairport | ||
| Fairport Chronicles | Fairport | ||
| 1973 | Parcel of Rogues | III | |
| Almanack | I-III | ||
| Planxty | Planxty | ||
| The Well Below The Valley | Planxty | ||
| Rosie | Fairport | ||
| Nine | Fairport | ||
| 1974 | Now We Are Six | IV | |
| Rave On | Steeleye Span & friends | ||
| Adieu to Old England | Shirley Collins | ||
| Cold Blow and the Rainy Night | Planxty | ||
| Moveable Feast/Fairport Live Convention | Fairport | ||
| Sweet Wivelsfield | Martin Carthy | ||
| 1975 | Commoners Crown | IV | |
| All Around My Hat | IV | ||
| Silly Sisters | Maddy Prior & June Tabor | ||
| Backwoods | Gay & Terry Woods | ||
| Rising for the Moon | Fairport | ||
| 1976 | Rocket Cottage | IV | |
| Original Masters | I-IV | ||
| Son of Morris On | Son of Morris On | ||
| Battle of the Field | Albion Country Band | ||
| The Prospect Before Us | The Albion Dance Band | ||
| The Time Is Right | Gay & Terry Woods | ||
| Renowned | Gay & Terry Woods | ||
| Gottle O'Geer | Fairport | ||
| Crown of Horn | Martin Carthy | ||
| 1977 | The King of Elfland's Daughter | Peter Knight & Robert Johnson | |
| Storm Force Ten | V | ||
| The Bonny Bunch of Roses | Fairport | ||
| 1978 | Woman in the Wings | Maddy Prior | |
| Changing Winds | Maddy Prior | ||
| Rise Up Like The Sun | Albion Band | ||
| Tenderhooks | Gay & Terry Woods | ||
| Tippler's Tales | Fairport | ||
| 1979 | Live at Last! | V | |
| Tim Hart | Tim Hart | ||
| Farewell, Farewell | Fairport | ||
| Because It's There | Martin Carthy | ||
| 1980 | Sails of Silver | VI | |
| Larkrise to Candleford | The Albion Band | ||
| The Woman I Loved So Well | Planxty | ||
| 1981 | My Very Favourite Nursery Rhyme Record | Tim Hart | |
| Recollections | I-VI | ||
| 1982 | Hooked On Winning | Maddy Prior | |
| Out of the Cut | Martin Carthy | ||
| 1983 | Drunken Sailor And Other Kids Songs | Tim Hart | |
| Going For Glory | Maddy Prior | ||
| Shuffle Off | The Albion Dance Band | ||
| 1984 | The Best Of Steeleye Span | I-VI | |
| Under The Rose | The Albion Band | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1986 | Back In Line | VII | |
| Portfolio | ? | ||
| Gladys' Leap | Fairport | ||
| Expletive Delighted | Fairport | ||
| An Hour with Cecil Sharp & Ashley Hutchings | Ashley Hutchings | ||
| 1987 | A Tapestry of Carols | Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band | |
| Sweet England | Shirley Collins | ||
| In Real Time | Fairport | ||
| 1988 | No more to the Dance | Maddy Prior & June Tabor | |
| Right of Passage | Martin Carthy | ||
| 1989 | Tempted And Tried | VIII | |
| The Collection | ? | ||
| Red and Gold | Fairport | ||
| 1990 | Sing Lustily & With Good Courage | Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band | |
| Happy Families | Maddy Prior & Rick Kemp | ||
| The Five Seasons | Fairport | ||
| 1991 | An Ancient Cause | Peter Knight | |
| Carols And Capers | Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band | ||
| Life and Limb | Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick | ||
| 1992 | Skin & Bone | Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick | |
| Tonight's the Night | IX | ||
| 1993 | Year | Maddy Prior | |
| 1994 | 25th Anniversary Concert | Fairport | |
| Waterson:Carthy | Waterson:Carthy | ||
| 1995 | Hang Up Sorrow & Care | Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band | |
| Memento | Maddy Prior | ||
| Spanning The Years | I-IX | ||
| Jewel in the Crown | Fairport | ||
| 1996 | Time | X | |
| A Stack of Steeleye Span | I-II | ||
| Old.New.Borrowed.Blue | Fairport | ||
| 1997 | Flesh & Blood | Maddy Prior | |
| 1998 | Horkstow Grange | XI | |
| 1999 | The Gemini Cadenza | Peter Knight | |
| Signs of Life | Martin Carthy | ||
| Ravenschild | Maddy Prior | ||
| The Journey | I-X | ||
| A Rare Collection 1972-1996 | I-IX | ||
| 2000 | Bedlam Born | XI | |
| 2001 | Arthur the King | Maddy Prior | |
| Gold Frankincense and Myrrh | Maddy Prior | ||
| 2002 | Present | XIV | |
| Bib and Tuck | Maddy Prior | ||
| 2003 | Lionheart | Maddy Prior | |
| 2004 | They Called Her Babylon | XV | |
| Winter | XV | ||
| 2005 | Too Late For Shadows | Peter Knight | |
| 2006 | Bloody Men | XV |