DOMINION

Bud The Spud And Other Favorites

Dominion Records: LPS 21002
Date of Release: 1969

Track Listing

  1. Bud The Spud
  2. The Ketchup Song
  3. Ben, In The Pen
  4. Rubberhead
  5. Luke’s Guitar (Twang Twang)
  6. My Brother Paul
  7. The Old Atlantic Shore
  8. My Little Eskimo
  9. Reversing Falls Darling
  10. She Don’t Speak English
  11. The Canadian Lumber Jack
  12. Sudbury Saturday Night
  13. T.T.C. Skidaddler
  14. (I’ll Be) Gone With The Wind

Notes About This Release

“Bud The Spud” is one of Tom’s most well known albums and was an instant hit. Note that the album cover on the Dominion release is different than the later Boot release.

The Northlands’ Own

Dominion Records: LPS 21006
Date of Release: 1969

Track Listing

  1. The World Goes Round
  2. The Maritime Waltz
  3. The Nothern Gentleman
  4. May, The Millwright’s Daughter
  5. Algoma Central No. 69
  6. Streets of Toronto
  7. Sudbury Saturday Night
  8. Movin’ On To Rouyn
  9. Emily, The Maple Leaf
  10. My Home Cradled Out In The Waves
  11. The Peterborough Postman
  12. Goin’ Back Up North
  13. Little Wawa
  14. My Swisha Miss
  15. Carolyne
  16. The Flyin’ C.P.R.

Notes About This Release

This re-release of “Northland’s Own” used the same album cover as the original Rebel release – with the word “Stompin’” added.

Meets Big Joe Mufferaw

Dominion Records: LPS 21007
Date of Release: 1970

Track Listing

  1. Big Joe Mufferaw
  2. Sable Island
  3. Don’t Overlove Your Baby
  4. Log Train
  5. Roll On Saskatchewan
  6. Jenny Donnelly
  7. The Coal Boat Song
  8. Algoma Central No. 69
  9. The Night That I Cremated Sam McGee
  10. Poor, Poor Farmer
  11. My Last Farewell
  12. Rocky Mountain Love
  13. Around The Bay and Back Again

Notes About This Release

An album with a unique cover, showing the boots (and a pile of sawdust) that made Tom famous. The later Boot release would see the same recording with different cover art.

On Tragedy Trail

Dominion Records: LPS 21008
Date of Release: 1969

Track Listing

  1. Tragedy Trail
  2. How The Mountain Came Down
  3. Shanty Town Sharon
  4. Fire In The Mine
  5. Somewhere, There’s Sorrow
  6. Don Valley Jail
  7. Benny The Bum
  8. Black Donnelly’s Massacre
  9. Battle Of Despair
  10. Reesor Crossing Tragedy
  11. The Little Boy’s Prayer
  12. Around The Bay and Back Again

Notes About This Release

This is a re-release of Toms 2nd full album and was released the same year as the Northlands Own Album and the cover art is modified slightly.

Merry Christmas Everybody

Dominion Records: LPS 21014
Date of Release: 1973

Track Listing

  1. Merry Christmas Everybody
  2. Merry Bells
  3. Christmas Angel
  4. Down on Christmas
  5. Jingle Jangle Aeroplane
  6. Kiss Me The New Year In
  7. Mr. Snowflake
  8. Story of Jesus
  9. An Orphan’s Christmas
  10. One Blue Light
  11. Gloria
  12. Our Father

Notes About This Release

This album was Tom’s fifth release on Dominion and is the only Christmas Album ever recorded by Tom. It was also released on Boot. Some of the earliest album jackets had the word “Christmas” misspelled on the back.

‘LIVE’ At The Horseshoe

Dominion Records: LPS 21016
Date of Release: 1971

Track Listing

  1. Happy Rovin’ Cowboy
  2. Big Joe Mufferaw
  3. Come Where We’re At
  4. The Green Green Grass Of Home No. 2
  5. Spin Spin
  6. Muleskinner Blues
  7. Horseshoe Hotel Song
  8. I’ve Been Everywhere
  9. Sudbury Saturday Night
  10. Bus Tour To Nashville
  11. Luke’s Guitar
  12. Bud The Spud

Notes About This Release

This album was Tom’s first live album, and a true testamony to his abilities as a live performer. It was performed at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto; the mecca for live country music in the 1960’s and 1970’s. The only other full feature live album was the “Across This Land” double-album set released on Boot several years later. This album was also released on Boot.

The Best Of Stompin’ Tom Connors

Dominion Records: LPS 21025
Date of Release: 1971

Track Listing

  1. Bud The Spud
  2. Spin, Spin
  3. Sudbury Saturday Night
  4. Algoma Central No. 69
  5. Jenny Donnelly
  6. Rocky Mountain Love
  7. Big Joe Mufferaw
  8. The Coal Boat Song
  9. Bus Tour To Nashville
  10. Happy Rovin’ Cowboy
  11. My Last Farewell
  12. Log Train

Notes About This Release

Tom’s first compilation album had songs from his “Bud The Spud”, “Big Joe Mufferaw”, and “Live at the Horseshoe” albums.

Sings 60 Old Time Favorites

Dominion Records: STC 1
Date of Release: 1970

Track Listing

Album 1

  1. Sammy Morgan’s Gin
  2. That Little Shirt My Mother Made For Me
  3. Out Behind The Barn
  4. Hallelujah! I’m A Bum
  5. The Big Rock Candy Mountain
  6. Mule Skinner Blues
  7. Blue Velvet Band
  8. The Last Letter
  9. Soldier’s Last Letter
  10. Missing In Action
  11. Sunny Side Of The Mountain
  12. Thunder Road

Album 2

  1. Wabash Cannonball
  2. Hobo Bill’s Last Ride
  3. Wreck Of The Number Nine
  4. The Engineer’s Child
  5. Casey Jones
  6. Waiting For A Train
  7. New River Train
  8. Tragic Romance
  9. Sioux City Sue
  10. The Calgary Kid
  11. Nobody’s Darling But Mine
  12. Remember Me

Album 3

  1. PEI Is Heaven To Me
  2. Roamin’ In the Gloamin’
  3. Rescue From The Moose River Gold Mine
  4. The Capture Of Albert Johnson
  5. My Old Brown Coat And Me
  6. Apple Blossom Time in Annapolis Valley
  7. The Letter Edged In Black
  8. Death Of Hank Williams
  9. Wedding Bells
  10. Never Again
  11. Two Different Worlds
  12. It Makes No Difference Now

Album 4

  1. Silver Bell
  2. Clementine
  3. Oh, Susannah!
  4. Rub-A-Dub-Dub!
  5. If You’ve Got The Money, I’ve Got The Time
  6. Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
  7. Blackbird Of My Heart
  8. Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
  9. Cowboy Jack
  10. Mary Of The Wild Moor
  11. I Never Will Marry
  12. Walkin’ The Floor Over You

Album 5

  1. Frankie And Johnny
  2. Playin’ Dominoes And Shootin’ Dice
  3. Old Zip Coon
  4. Hot Rod Race
  5. There’s A Hole In The Bottom Of The Sea
  6. The Thing
  7. Roses Are Blooming
  8. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
  9. The Drunkard’s Son
  10. A Tramp On The Street
  11. Back Street Affair
  12. Are You Teasing Me?

Notes About This Release

This was Tom’s first box set – comprised mostly of songs he hadn’t written! The cover art for the box was drawn by Tom’s friend “Stevedore” Steve Foote. This album was also released on Boot.

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