Only one official compilation was ever released on vinyl in the UK and it is no longer available. A compilation CD, containing tracks selected by Iain, was planned for release by Sony after the individual albums had been issued. It eventually came out, after a substantial delay, in June 2002. I am not sure how heavily it was marketed by Sony, since the guy in my local record store laughed at me when I asked him if he would be stocking it! The record shop, incidentally, is now closed. Group members are as listed for these tracks on the studio albums (below).

If you really want to put pen to paper, it might be worth haranguing the BBC about its collection of Sutherlands' recordings, including the live concerts broadcast in the 70s. I know they still have at least one of them, because they broadcast it again on Radio 2 a few years ago. Perhaps 6 Music, the BBC digital radio station can be persuaded to broadcast them. Details of all original BBC broadcasts are given in the On The Radio page. There are also some recordings from radio broadcasts made in the US.

There is another "compilation" CD available that I can only assume is a pirate one. It contains a mixture of early tracks, ones that were unavailable because they appeared on albums not released in certain countries, and a song taken from a BBC broadcast. The sound quality is, at best, variable and some songs are clipped at the start or contain terrible crackles from the vinyl recording. Even the back cover photo is a copy of the one from Beat of the Street! I would not recommend spending your hard-earned cash on it (as I did).

Very Best of the Sutherland Brothers and Quiver

Released on CD 2002 Sony Rewind

 

Track listing:

 

For production details, see original albums.

Sailing

Released on vinyl only 1976 Island

 

Track listing:

 

For production details, see original albums.

Budget Bin Brothers

Released on CD by Popmeister POP 017

 

Track listing:

 

For production details, see original albums. This is the "pirate" CD mentioned above. My opinion? Avoid at all costs!

Sutherland Brothers Band

Originally released 1971 on vinyl by Island ILPS 9181 (UK) and 1972 SW-9315 (USA). Re-issued 1977 by CBS 82297 and then on CD 2003 Columbia Rewind 491690-2.

 

Track listing:

The Pie

Sleeping Dog

Hallelujah

I Was in Chains

Medium Wave

Big Brother

War of the Roses

Midnight Avenue

Sunny Street, W14

Where in the World

Long Long Day

 

Production details:

Produced by Muff Winwood

Iain Sutherland, guitar, lead vocals (mostly), piano, harmonica

Gavin Sutherland, guitars, vocals, percussion

Kim Ludman, bass

Neil Hopwood, drums, percussion

Lifeboat

Originally released 1972 on vinyl by Island ILPS 9212 (UK) and 1973 SW-9315 (USA). Re-issued 1977 by CBS 82298 and then on CD 1998 Columbia Rewind 489452-2.

 

Track listing:

The Columbia Rewind CD has the same track listing as the UK vinyl version, but Sorrow has been replaced by Sailing, which was not on the original album, but was only available as a single in the UK. Considering the CD lasts less than 37 minutes, there was surely room for both! The tracks Have You Had a Vision, Not Fade Away and Rock and Roll Show have never had an official CD release (although two of them are on the Budget Bin Brothers CD).

 

Production details (UK version):

Produced by Muff Winwood

Gavin Sutherland vocals, guitars, steel guitar, recorder

Iain Sutherland vocals, guitars, harmonica

Dave Mattacks drums

Pat Donaldson bass (Bob Ronga on 7)

John 'Rabbit' Bundrick piano, organ, pipe organ

John Hawken piano, harmonium

Steve Winwood piano, organ

Dream Kid

Originally released 1973 on vinyl by Island ILPS 9259 (UK) and distributed by Capitol in the USA. Re-issued 1977 by CBS 82299 and then on CD 1999 & 2000 (see note below) Columbia Rewind 493340-2.

 

Track listing:

You and Me

I Hear Thunder

Flying Down to Rio

Seagull/Lonely Love

Champion the Underdog

Bluesy World

Bad Loser

Dream Kid (32 July)

Maker

Rollin' Away/Rocky Road/Saved By the Angel

On pre-recorded cassette, Flying Down to Rio and Bad Loser are transposed to balance the running time of each side.

 

Production details:

Produced by Muff Winwood

Gavin Sutherland vocals, guitar

Iain Sutherland vocals, guitar

Pete Woods keyboards, percussion

Tim Renwick lead guitar, vocal

Willie Wilson drums, percussion

Bruce Thomas bass

 

Please note: The original release of the CD contained a double error: Bluesy World & Dream Kid were replaced by Don't Mess Up and Silver Sister respectively, despite listing them wrongly on the cover. When the corrected version was issued, these two tracks were then tacked on at the end as tracks 12 & 11, but not listed on the CD cover. Both versions of the CD may become collectors' items, with a little luck!

Beat of the Street

Originally released 1974 on vinyl by Island ILPS 9288 (UK only). Re-issued 1977 by CBS 82300 and then on CD 1999 Columbia Rewind 494982-2.

 

Track listing:

World In Action (Take it Away Daddio)

Saviour in the Rain

Devil, Are You Satisfied

Bone Dry

Beat of the Street

Laid Back in Anger

Hi Life Music

Living in Love

Annie

Last Boy Over the Moon

 

Production details:

Produced by Muff Winwood

Gavin Sutherland vocals, bass, percussion

Iain Sutherland vocals, guitar

Pete Woods keyboards, percussion, marimbas

Tim Renwick lead guitar, vocal

Willie Wilson drums, percussion

With Bruce Thomas having quit a week before the album was recorded, Gavin switched to bass for some tracks, while Tex Comer (Ace) stepped in for others.

Reach for the Sky

Originally released 1975 on vinyl by CBS 69191 (UK) & PC33982 (US). Re-issued 1984 by CBS  as  Nice Price 36255 and then on CD 1999 Columbia Rewind 480526-2.

 

Track listing:

When the Train Comes

Dirty City

Arms of Mary

Something Special

Love On the Moon

Ain't Too Proud

Dr Dancer

Reach For the Sky

Moonlight Lady

Mad Trail

 

Production details:

Produced by Ron & Howie Albert

Gavin Sutherland vocals, bass, upright bass

Iain Sutherland vocals, rhythm guitar

Tim Renwick lead guitar, vocals

Willie Wilson drums, vocals, percussion

Dave Gilmour Pedal steel guitar

Howie Albert Organ

Slipstream

Originally released 1976 on vinyl by CBS 81593 (UK) & PC34376 (US). Re-issued on CD 2000 & 2003 Columbia Rewind 498250-2.

 

Track details:

Slipstream

Wild Love

Saturday Night

If I Could Have Your Loving

Love On the Side

Secrets

Dark Powers

Something's Burning

Sweet Cousin

Midnight Rendezvous

The Prisoner

High Nights*

* Instrumental - somewhat in the style of The Shadows.

 

Production details:

Produced by Ron & Howie Albert

Gavin Sutherland vocals, bass

Iain Sutherland vocals, rhythm guitar

Tim Renwick lead guitar, vocals

Willie Wilson drums, vocals, percussion

Nelson "Flaco" Pedron percussion

Albhy Galuten keyboards

(Yes, it's a real name.)

When the Night Comes Down

Credited to The Sutherland Brothers. Originally released 1979 on vinyl by CBS 83427 (UK) & Columbia JC35703 (US). Re-issued on CD 2005 on Evangeline (Acadia) ACA 8080.

 

Track details:

Natural Thing

Have You Ever Been Hurt?

First Love

Easy Come, Easy Go

As Long As I've Got You

I'm Going Home

When The Night Comes Down

Dreams of You

Cruisin'

On the Rocks

Crazy Town

The CD release has the above tracks, preceded by three tracks from the US version of Down to Earth "bonus tracks". These are:

One More Night With You

When I Say I Love You

Sunbird

 

Production details:

Produced by Glen Spreen

Gavin Sutherland vocals, guitars

Iain Sutherland vocals, guitars

Mike Baird, drums

Bob Glaub, bass

William D Smith, keyboards

Ritchie Zito, lead guitar

Glen Spreen, harmonium

Jim Horn, horns

Steve Porcaro, synthesisers

Steve Foreman, percussion

Down to Earth

Originally released 1977 on vinyl by CBS 82255 (UK) & with alternative tracks in 1978 on Columbia PC35293 (US). Re-issued on CD 2009 on Lemon Recordings (Cherry Red) LEM 114.

 

Track details:

The CD release has the UK tracks, as above, but with the three asterisked tracks from the US version as "bonus tracks".

 

Production details:

All tracks except*

Produced by Bruce Welch

Gavin Sutherland vocals, guitars, bass

Iain Sutherland vocals, guitars

Willie Wilson drums

with:

Tim Renwick, Ray Flacke, Mick Grabham, guitars

John "Rabbit" Bundrick, keyboards

Andy Pyle, Rick Wills, Fender bass

Brian Bennett, John Shearer, percussion.

Tracks marked*

Produced by Glen Spreen

Gavin Sutherland vocals, guitars

Iain Sutherland vocals, guitars

Guitars - Ritche Zito, Rick Vito, Leonard Arnold

Bass - Bob Glaub

Keyboards - Billy Smith

Drums - Mike Baird

Beat of my Heart a.k.a. Ice & Fire

Released by Gavin Sutherland in 1982 on Moonshine Records/CNR 657.584 (vinyl). Never released on CD, but made available for a few years as a download. No longer obtainable from any source.

 

Track listing:

Beat of My Heart

Fairytales

Why

Cryin' Shame

Water and Ice

Close To you

Too Late to Cry

Warm winds Blowin'

Please Believe Me

Better Days Coming

 

Production details:

Written, performed, recorded and produced by Gavin Sutherland (recorded in Stoke-on-Trent)

Additional musicians - John Wright (drums, tracks 8 & 10), Iain Sutherland (harmony, track 6) and George Sutherland (fiddle, track 6)

Mixed Emotions

Released by Iain Sutherland in 1983 on Avatar 823519-1 (vinyl). Never released on CD.

 

Track listing:

The Wheel (Faites vos Jeux)

Affairs of The Heart

It Coulda Been Buddy Holly

Pictures of England

Night People

Lost and Blind

Mixed Emotions

New Ways To Kill the Dragon

Waiting For The One

Blaze of Glory

 

Production details:

Iain Sutherland guitars, vocals

Phil Palmer guitar

Mick Weaver piano, organ, arp omni

Chris Stewart bass

Dave Mattacks drums, percussion

Andy Richards keyboards

John Earl saxophone

Gavin Sutherland percussion

Learning to Dance a.k.a. Fandango

Released by Iain Sutherland in 1985 on Avatar/Metronome 827498-1 (vinyl). Never released on CD.

 

Track listing:

Reunion

The Last To Know

The Science of Saying Goodbye

Learning To Dance

All My Love is Gone

Promised Land

Love in a Cold Climate

(She Really Makes the) Sparks Fly

There Goes Another Dream

Traveller

 

Production details:

Iain Sutherland guitars, vocals

Dave Mattacks, drums, percussion

Dave Pegg, bass

Dave McGarry, keyboards

Tim Renwick, guitar

Dick Morrisey, saxophone solos

Gavin Sutherland, backing vocals, percussion

Produced by Gavin & Iain Sutherland

Diamonds & Gold - Acoustic music to soothe the troubled soul

Released by Gavin Sutherland in 2000 on Corazong 005 (CD only)

 

Track listing:

Go the Distance

Hard Luck Town

Dancing in the Kitchen

After the Storm

The Road Song

Diamonds and Gold

Lily's Bible

Hard Sometimes

The Prisoner's Song

Over Abilene

Sky So Blue

It's a Mess I'm In

 

Production details:

All songs written, performed & produced by Gavin Sutherland. Recorded in Protston, Aberdeenshire.

Additional musicians:

Adrian Baillie harmonica (9, 10)

Terry Butters piano ( 3, 11)

John Coletta mandolin (4)

Norman Robertson horns (7, 11)

 

Two tracks, Go the Distance and Water & Ice are available on a Corazong sampler, From the Heart,  999, released in 2000.

The Deal

Released by Gavin Sutherland in 2009 as a downloadable CD (from iTunes, etc) or a numbered and autographed copy from Gavin's website at www.gavinsutherland.net.

 

Track listing:

The Deal

So Strange

My World

The Way It Goes

The Dream

Morocco Jive

The Raven

Are You Ready?

Kelly's Waltz

Close Of The Day

Big Storm Blowin'

Where Would I Be?

 

Production details:

All tracks written and performed by Gavin Sutherland. Recorded & mastered in Protston, Aberdeenshire by James Hunter.

Quiver

Released 1971 on Warner Brothers WS1939. Rereleased 2004 on CD by Muskrat/Vivid (4224) and 2008 by Wounded Bird (1939).

 

Track listing:

Glad I Came Around

Down Your Way

Killer Man

Take a Train

Cool Evening

Barnes County

Back on the Road

Just Loving You

Reason For Staying

 

Production details:

Tim Renwick, guitars, flute, vocals

Cal Batchelor, guitars, keyboards, vocals

Bruce Thomas, bass, vocals

Willie Wilson, drums, percussion, vocals

Dick Parry, saxophones

Produced by Quiver

Songs written by individual members of the group.

Gone in the Morning (Quiver)

Released 1972 on Warner Brothers BS2630. Rereleased 2004 on CD by Vivid (4225) and 2008 by Wounded Bird (630).

 

Track listing:

Dorset

I Know You So Well

Green Tree

Love/No Boundaries

I Might Stumble

Gone In the Morning

Funk-kee Laundry

She's a Lady

Don't Let Go

 

Production details:

Tim Renwick, guitars, banjo, recorders, vocals

Cal Batchelor, guitars, keyboards, vocal

Bruce Thomas, bass, harmonica

Willie Wilson, drums, percussion, chimes

Produced by Chris Thomas

Songs written by individual members of the group.

Tim Renwick

Released 1980 on CBS 84082 (vinyl only).

 

Track listing:

Members of the Hard School

Perfect Strangers

Alison's Cold Tonight

Stay Young (1)

Lip Service

Dark Island (2)

Two-way Track

When He Rides Away

Speak Louder

Havana Moon (3)

Nobody Here

 

Production details:

Tim Renwick, guitars, vocals

Tim Gorman, keyboards

Charlie Harrison, Dave Wintour: bass

Henry Spinetti, Mick Burns: drums

Gary Brooker: Yamaha CS 80

Produced by Glyn Johns

Songs written by Renwick & Davis, except 1 (Gallagher/Lyle), 2 (Traditional) & 3 (Chuck Berry)

Waxahotty (The Bucket Boys)

Released on CD by their own label, 2002

 

Track listing:

Get Rhythm

Jelly Roll

Boat Out to Sea

Busted

Graveyard Shift

Rain Down Tears

Man of Mystery

Guitar Man

Across the Borderline

Little Sister

Wine, Wine, Wine

Harry Lime Theme

 

Production details:

Tim Renwick, guitar

Steve Turner, guitar, slide guitar, dobro

Rick Worthy, bass, acoustic guitar

Willie Wilson, drums

Produced by Simon Fraser

A wonderful mixture of traditional blues, Elvis classics, solid rockers and fascinating instrumentals.

Current Catastrophe (The Bucket Boys)

Released on CD by their own label, 2007 & available from their website

 

Track listing:

Take Out Some Insurance

Hipshake

Pick Me Up on Your Way Down

I'm a Kingbee

The Way I Walk

Ghost Riders in the Sky

Love In Vain

(I Think It's Gonna) Work Out Fine

The Dark End of the Street

Queen of Hearts

Coast to Coast

 

Production details:

Tim Renwick, guitars, bass, percussion

Steve Turner, guitars, bass

Rick Worthy, lead vocals, guitar, harmonica

Willie Wilson, drums, percussion, mandolin

Mixed & mastered by Simon Fraser

Produced by Tim Renwick

A further mixture of songs, some rare or less well known, others you'll be familiar with.  All of them played by this group of highly accomplished musicians.

Privateer (Tim Renwick)

Released on CD on Audio Network, 2007 & available from his website.

 

Track listing:

Nighthawk

Cornish Patsy

Gridlock

Polly's Song

Bertholletia Excelsa (Brazil Nut)

Texas Nexus

Rolling

Slideaway

Open Road

Blue Monday

Strumtastic

Rockabilly Jo

Bertholletia Excelsa (Acoustic Reprise)

 

Production details:

Tim Renwick, guitars & all other instruments, except as below

Henry Spinetti: drums, except as below

Gary Pratt: bass on 1,4,5,9,13

Steve Jackson: drums on 2,11

Frank Ricotti: percussion on 1,4,5,8,13

Paul Harris: keyboards on 1,3,4,5,9,10,13

Alan Glen: harmonica on 10,12

Steve Turner: National Steel Guitar on 8

Martin Bell: fiddle on 8

Willie Wilson: tambourine on 3,10

Written & Produced by Tim Renwick

Various Artists Collections

There are many instances of SB&Q songs appearing on Various Artists LPs & CDs.

Illustrated is an example: Best of Pop Music vol 4; Memory 296 979-245. It features Arms of Mary.

Others include:

Super Hits of the 70s: Have a Nice day Vol 17 (Rhino CD, 1993) features You Got Me Anyway.

Disco Fox (ZYX CD, 1994) Arms of Mary

Island 40, Vol 3, 1968-75 (Island, 1998) Sailing.

On Your Radio (Box Set) (Sony, 2003) Arms of Mary.

Breakaway (4 CD set) (Teledisc, 1992) Arms of Mary.

Four singles were released from Iain's 1984/5 albums Mixed Emotions & Fandango:

Pictures of England / Dynamo 1983 Avatar AVAT5

It Coulda Been Buddy Holly / Dynamo 1983 Avatar AVAT6

The Wheel (Faites vos Jeux) / Mixed Emotions 1983 Metronome 881 385-7

The Last to Know / No Solution 1985 Metronome 883 388-7

In the early years, Gavin & Iain recorded several tracks for the Spark label and threesingles were released, two under the group name A New Generation. These tracks were picked up and released on CD on Budget Bin Brothers (above). A third single, Heartbreaker b/w Michael's Blues (Sperk SLR1030) was released under the group name The Baby (UK Baby in the US). Heartbreaker has since appeared on the CD The Electric Assylum, Vol 5.

 

There was a further recording of Sailing released in 1983 as a charity single by "Rock Against Repatriation" in aid of the Vietnamese boat people on which Iain leads a number of other musicians and celebrities, but without Gavin. Those taking part were:

Vocals - Iain Sutherland, Bonnie Tyler, Paul Carrack, Curt Smith, Mark King, Judy Tzuke, Steve Hogarth, Kevin Godley, Fish, Jim Diamond, Justin Hayward, Tom Conti, Marillion, Steve Hackett and Paul Muggleton.

Musicians - Brian May, Mike Rutherford, Steve Hackett, Phil Manzanera, Steve Rothery, Pino Palladino, Howard Jones, Nick Magnus, Simon Phillips, Adam Woods and John Hackett.