A fairytale in London
Chris Pearson stakes his claim to breaking Fairytale of New York to the public back in 1987 … interview on Manx Radio.
Tale of a Fairytale
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- Desperate Character (1981 cassette)
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- Kite (1989 cassette)
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- Live At The Jazz Cafe, London, 12 October 1999 (2023 streaming only)
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- Backing Vocals 1977 (Peggy Seeger)
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- Backing Vocals 1991 (Billy Bragg, David Byrne, Wonderstuff, Holly Johnson, Alison Moyet)
- Backing Vocals 1992 (Tom Tom Club, Engine Alley)
- Backing Vocals 1994 (Anthony Thistlethwaite, Blue Hearts)
- Backing Vocals 1997 (Sharon Shannon)
- Backing Vocals 1998 (Chucho Merchán)
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- Free World – The Best Of 1979-2000
- From Croydon to Cuba – An Anthology
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- See That Girl Box Set
- The Best of Kirsty MacColl
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- What Do Pretty Girls Do? (1998 CD)
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- Can’t Stop Killing You (IRS Promo CD)
- Caroline (CD promo)
- England 2 Colombia 0 (CD promo)
- Fairytale of New York (1987 CD promo)
- Free World (CD single promo)
- Miss Otis Regrets (CD promo)
- Sun on the Water (CD promo)
- Titanic Days (US promo CD single)
- Treachery (CD promo)
- Walking Down Madison (Charisma 12” promo)
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- Desperate Character (2012 CD)
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- Electric Landlady (2012 CD)
- Electric Landlady (2018 LP)
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- Electric Landlady (2025 CD)
- Kirsty MacColl (1985 Cassette)
- Kirsty MacColl (1985 LP)
- Kite (2005 CD)
- Kite (2012 CD)
- Kite (2018 LP)
- Kite (2021 LP on magnolia vinyl)
- Kite (2024 LP)
- Kite (2025 CD)
- Titanic Days (2005 CD)
- Titanic Days (2012 CD)
- Titanic Days (2024 LP)
- Tropical Brainstorm (2021 LP on tropical blue vinyl)
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- A New England (12”)
- A New England (2013 – 7” single)
- A New England (7”)
- A New England (picture disc)
- All I Ever Wanted (12”)
- All I Ever Wanted (7”)
- All I Ever Wanted (cassette single)
- All I Ever Wanted (CD single 1)
- All I Ever Wanted (CD single 2)
- Angel (12”)
- Angel (7”)
- Angel (cassette single)
- Angel (CD single)
- Berlin (7” single)
- Caroline (7”)
- Caroline (CD single 1)
- Caroline (CD single 2)
- Days (10”)
- Days (12”)
- Days (7”)
- Days (cassette single)
- Days (CD single 1995)
- Days (CD single)
- Don’t Come the Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim! (10”)
- Don’t Come the Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim! (12”)
- Don’t Come the Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim! (7”)
- Don’t Come the Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim! (cassette single)
- Don’t Come the Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim! (CD single)
- Fairytale of New York (1987 12”)
- Fairytale of New York (1987 7”)
- Fairytale of New York (1987 Cassette)
- Fairytale of New York (1987 CD Single)
- Fairytale of New York (1991 12”)
- Fairytale of New York (1991 7”)
- Fairytale of New York (1991 CD single)
- Fairytale of New York (2005 7”)
- Fairytale of New York (2005 CD single)
- Fairytale of New York (2005 download)
- Fairytale of New York (2012 7”)
- Fairytale of New York (2023 Charity 7″ reissue)
- Free World (10”)
- Free World (12”)
- Free World (7”)
- Free World (cassette single)
- Free World (CD single)
- He’s On the Beach (12”)
- He’s On the Beach (7”)
- He’s On the Beach (picture disc)
- I Want Out (7” single)
- In These Shoes? (CD single 1)
- In These Shoes? (CD single 2)
- In These Shoes? (German CD single)
- Innocence (10”)
- Innocence (12”)
- Innocence (7”)
- Innocence (cassette single)
- Innocence (CD single)
- Keep your Hands Off my Baby (7” single)
- Mambo de la Luna (CD single 1)
- Mambo de la Luna (CD single 2)
- Miss Otis Regrets (12”)
- Miss Otis Regrets (7”)
- My Affair (12”)
- My Affair (7”)
- My Affair (cassette single)
- My Affair (CD single 1)
- My Affair (CD single)
- Perfect Day (CD single)
- See That Girl (7” single)
- Terry (12” single)
- Terry (7” single)
- The Drug Addix Make a Record (EP)
- There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears he’s Elvis (7” single)
- There’s a Guy Works Down the Truck Stop Swears He’s Elvis (7” single)
- They Don’t Know (7” single)
- They Don’t Know (picture disc)
- Titanic Days (CD single, US only)
- Walking Down Madison (12”)
- Walking Down Madison (7”)
- Walking Down Madison (cassette single)
- Walking Down Madison (CD single 1)
- Walking Down Madison (CD single 2)
- Walking Down Madison (US CD single)
- You Caught Me Out (white label)
- You Caught Me Out [2023 7 inch]
- You Still Believe in Me (7” single)
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