The Kingston Trio discography

Cataloging of published recordings by The Kingston Trio

The Kingston Trio's discography is large and diverse, covering over 50 years and many record labels. Their early—and primary—output was virtually all recorded on Capitol Records and produced by Voyle Gilmore. After their release from Capitol in 1964, they recorded four albums for Decca.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
The Kingston Trio
  • Released: June 1, 1958
  • Label: Capitol
 1[2]
At Large
  • Released: June 1, 1959
  • Label: Capitol
 1[4]
Here We Go Again!
  • Released: October 19, 1959
  • Label: Capitol
 1[5]
Sold Out
  • Released: April 4, 1960
  • Label: Capitol
 1[6]
String Along
  • Released: July 1960
  • Label: Capitol
 1[7]
The Last Month of the Year
  • Released: October 3, 1960
  • Label: Capitol
 11[8]
Make Way
  • Released: January 30, 1961
  • Label: Capitol
 2[9]
Goin' Places
  • Released: June 5, 1961
  • Label: Capitol
 3[10]
Close-Up
  • Released: October 1961
  • Label: Capitol
 3[11]
Something Special
  • Released: July 1962
  • Label: Capitol
 10[12]
New Frontier
  • Released: November 1962
  • Label: Capitol
 20[13]
The Kingston Trio #16
  • Released: March 1963
  • Label: Capitol
 30
Sunny Side!
  • Released: July 1963
  • Label: Capitol
 7
Time to Think
  • Released: December 1963
  • Label: Capitol
 18
The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John)
  • Released: December 7, 1964
  • Label: Decca
 53
Stay Awhile
  • Released: May 1965
  • Label: Decca
 126
Somethin' Else
  • Released: November 1965
  • Label: Decca
 —
Children of the Morning
  • Released: May 1966
  • Label: Decca
 —
The World Needs a Melody
(released as The New Kingston Trio)
  • Released: April 1973
  • Label: The Longines Symphonette Society
 —
Aspen Gold
  • Released: May 1979
  • Label: Nautilus Records
 —
Looking for the Sunshine
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Xeres
 —
The Lost 1967 Album: Rarities Vol. 1
  • Released: July 2, 2007
  • Label: Collectors' Choice Music
 —
Turning Like Forever: Rarities Vol. 2
  • Released: July 29, 2008
  • Label: Collectors' Choice Music
 —

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
...from the "Hungry i"
  • Released: January 5, 1959
  • Label: Capitol
 2[14]
Stereo Concert
  • Released: March 16, 1959
  • Label: Capitol
 15
College Concert
  • Released: February 1962
  • Label: Capitol
 3[15]
Back in Town
  • Released: June 1964
  • Label: Capitol
 22
Once Upon a Time 163
Everybody's Talking
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Folk Era
 —
An Evening with The Kingston Trio
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Folk Era
 —
Live at Newport —
Live at the Crazy Horse
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Silverwolf
 —
Live! at the Historic Yuma Theater
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Kingston Trio LLC
 —
The Final Concert
  • Released: April 16, 2007
  • Label: Collectors' Choice Music
 —
Live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
  • Released: November 20, 2007
  • Label: Collectors' Choice Music
 —
Twice Upon a Time
  • Released: February 12, 2008
  • Label: Collectors' Choice Music
 —
On a Cold Winter's Night
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Kingston Trio LLC
 —
Flashback! 1963
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Folk Era
 —
Above The Purple Onion
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Kingston Trio LLC
 —

Select compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
The Kingston Trio Encores
  • Released: 1961
  • Label: Capitol
 —
The Best of the Kingston Trio
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: Capitol
 37
The Best of the Kingston Trio Vol. 2
  • Released: 1965
  • Label: Capitol
 —
The Best of the Kingston Trio Vol. 3
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: Capitol
 —
Capitol Collectors Series
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Capitol
 —
Treasure Chest
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Folk Era
 —
The Capitol Years
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Capitol
 —
The Lost Masters 1969–1972
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Folk Era
 —
The Kingston Trio: The Guard Years —
The Best of the Decca Years
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: MCA
 —
The Kingston Trio: The Stewart Years
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Bear Family
 —
The Decca Years
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Folk Era
 —
Once Again
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Folk Era
 —

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[16]
"Scarlet Ribbons" 1958 — The Kingston Trio
"Tom Dooley" 1
"Raspberries, Strawberries" 1959 70 Sold Out
"The Tijuana Jail" 12 Non-album single
"M.T.A." 15 At Large
"A Worried Man" 20 Here We Go Again!
"CooCoo-U" 98 Non-album single
"El Matador" 1960 32 Sold Out
"Bad Man Blunder" 37 String Along
"Everglades" 60
"You're Gonna Miss Me" 1961 — Goin' Places
"Coming from the Mountains" — Close-Up
"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" 21 College Concert
"Scotch and Soda" 1962 81 The Kingston Trio
"Jane, Jane, Jane" 93 Something Special
"One More Town" 97
"Greenback Dollar" 21 New Frontier
"Reverend Mr. Black" 1963 8 The Kingston Trio #16
"Desert Pete" 33 Sunny Side!
"Ally Ally Oxen Free" 61 Time to Think
"Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" 1964 —
"Seasons in the Sun" —
"My Ramblin' Boy" — The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John)
"I'm Going Home" —
"Yes I Can Feel It" 1965 — Stay Awhile
"Parchment Farm Blues" — Somethin' Else
"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" 1966 — Children of the Morning
"The Spinnin' of the World" —
"Lock All the Windows" —

Video releases

  • The Kingston Trio and Friends Reunion (WhiteStar Video, 1982)
  • An Evening with The Kingston Trio (Rhino Video, 1989)
  • The Kingston Trio 45th Anniversary Tribute Concert (EDI, 2002)
  • Wherever We May Go (Shout Factory, 2006)
  • The Kingston Trio: Fifty Years Of Having Fun (EDI, 2006)
  • Live at the Yuma (Kingston Trio Productions, 2007)
  • Young Men in a Hurry [TV Series Pilot] (Paramount, 2007)

References

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  2. ^ "Best Selling LP'S". Billboard. November 24, 1958. p. 22. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "American certifications – Kingston Trio". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  4. ^ "The Billboard Top LP'S". Billboard. July 27, 1959. p. 26. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Billboard Top LP'S". Billboard. December 14, 1959. p. 23. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Billboard Top LP'S". Billboard. May 9, 1960. p. 38. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "The Billboard Top LP'S". Billboard. August 29, 1960. p. 26. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "The Billboard Top LP'S". Billboard. December 19, 1960. p. 22. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "Billboard Music Week Best Selling LP'S-Action Albums". Billboard. March 27, 1961. p. 16. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "Billboard Music Week Top LP's". Billboard. September 11, 1961. p. 38. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "Billboard Music Week Top LP's". Billboard. December 11, 1961. p. 2. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  12. ^ "Billboard Music Week: Top LP's" (PDF). Billboard. October 20, 1962. p. 2. Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  13. ^ "Billboard Top LP's". Billboard. February 2, 1963. p. 34. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  14. ^ "Best Selling LP'S". Billboard. April 20, 1959. p. 56. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  15. ^ "Billboard Music Week: Top LP's" (PDF). Billboard. April 28, 1962. p. 2. Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  16. ^ "The Kingston Trio Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
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