Major Minor singles (Ariola, Sonet, Epic)

Many of the Major Minor singles were also released in Germany on Ariola, Sweden on Sonet, and in Canada on Epic. In addition, I'll note any in difference in the year of release (as I know them). Many of the below singles are not in my collection (in particular those released on Ariola and Sonet). Therefore, much of this information comes from other sources.

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• 1967                   
  • Seven Drunken Nights & Poor Paddy On The Railway: Major Minor MM 501
  • Seven Drunken Nights & Poor Paddy On The Railway: Ariola ANG 10.012
  • Seven Drunken Nights & Weila Waila: Sonet T 7697
  • All For Me Grog & I Know My Love: Major Minor MM 521 ^[1]
  • All For Me Grog & I Know My Love: Ariola ANG 10.013 ^[1]
  • Black Velvet Band & Maloney Wants A Drink: Major Minor MM 530
  • Black Velvet Band & Maloney Wants A Drink: Sonet T 7706
  • Black Velvet Band & Maloney Wants A Drink: Ariola ANG 10.017
  • Black Velvet Band & Maloney Wants A Drink: Ariola 19.716 AT
  • Poor Paddy On The Railway & A Pub With No Beer: Major Minor MAM 534 Y
  • Maids, When You're Young & Quare Bungle Rye: Major Minor MM 551
  • Maids, When You're Young & Quare Bungle Rye: Ariola ANG 10.019

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• 1968  
  • Seven Drunken Nights & Weila Waila: EPIC 5-10196
  • Dirty Old Town & Peggy Gordon: Major Minor MM 552
  • Maids, When You're Young & Dirty Old Town: Sonet T 7719
  • Seven Deadly Sins & The Irish Navy: Major Minor MM 572
  • Seven Deadly Sins & The Irish Navy: Ariola ANG 10.025

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• 1969  
  • Comical Genius & Navvy Boots: Major Minor MM 608

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• 1970  
  • Dirty Old Town & Peggy Gordon: EPIC C5-117

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• 1971  
  • Comical Genius & Navvy Boots: EPIC C5-122

Notes

¹ "All For Me Grog" with Ronnie Drew on vocals was released as a single only and does not appear on any album. It was then re-recorded with Ciarán Bourke singing the lead — perhaps at the same time — as the arrangement is very similar. However, I don't believe this version (by Ciarán) was ever released as a single, and it doesn't appear on any Dubliners' original LP release.

John Lynch confirms that the first compilation this version appears on is the 1973 One-Up LP, Whiskey On A Sunday.

Since I don't own every Dubliners' compilation, which is probably virtually impossible, I don't know on how many releases this version (by Ciarán) appears — it is more uncommon. When "All For Me Grog" is included on an anthology or compilation, it is usually Ciarán's version from the 1974 LP, The Dubliners Live, which incidentally was last album with Ciarán Bourke.

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