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 USThe Kingston Trio Released: June 1, 1958 Label: Capitol 1 RIAA: GoldAt Large Released: June 1, 1959 Label: Capitol 1 RIAA: GoldHere We Go Again! Released: October 19, 1959 Label: Capitol 1 RIAA: GoldSold Out Released: April 4, 1960 Label: Capitol 1 RIAA: GoldString Along Released: July 1960 Label: Capitol 1 RIAA: GoldThe Last Month of the Year Released: October 3, 1960 Label: Capitol 11Make Way Released: January 30, 1961 Label: Capitol 2Goin' Places Released: June 5, 1961 Label: Capitol 3Close-Up Released: October 1961 Label: Capitol 3Something Special Released: July 1962 Label: Capitol 10New Frontier Released: November 1962 Label: Capitol 20The Kingston Trio #16 Released: March 1963 Label: Capitol 30Sunny Side! Released: July 1963 Label: Capitol 7Time to Think Released: December 1963 Label: Capitol 18The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John) Released: December 7, 1964 Label: Decca 53Stay Awhile Released: May 1965 Label: Decca 126Somethin' Else Released: November 1965 Label: Decca —Children of the Morning Released: May 1966 Label: Decca —The World Needs a Melody Released: April 1973 Label: 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 —Long Train of Dreams Released: 2021 Label: Trident —
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US...from the "Hungry i" Released: January 5, 1959 Label: Capitol 2 RIAA: GoldStereo Concert Released: March 16, 1959 Label: Capitol 15College Concert Released: February 1962 Label: Capitol 3Back in Town Released: June 1964 Label: Capitol 22Once Upon a Time Released: June 1969 Label: Tetragrammaton 163Everybody's Talking Released: 1989 Label: Folk Era —An Evening with The Kingston Trio Released: 1994 Label: Folk Era —Live at Newport Released: 1994 Label: Vanguard —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 USThe Kingston Trio Encores Released: 1961 Label: Capitol—The Best of the Kingston Trio Released: 1962 Label: Capitol37 RIAA: GoldThe 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 Released: 1997 Label: Bear Family—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 YearPeak chart positionsAlbum US CAN"Scarlet Ribbons"1958——The Kingston Trio"Tom Dooley"11"Raspberries, Strawberries"19597022Sold Out"The Tijuana Jail"122"M.T.A."1515At Large"A Worried Man"2015Here We Go Again!"CooCoo-U"98—"El Matador" 196032—Sold Out"Bad Man Blunder"37—String Along"Everglades"6035"You're Gonna Miss Me" 1961——Goin' Places"Coming from the Mountains"——Close-Up"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"2115College Concert"Scotch and Soda" 196281—The Kingston Trio"Jane, Jane, Jane"93—Something Special"One More Town"97—"Greenback Dollar"2117New Frontier"Reverend Mr. Black" 196387The 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)
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