| Title | Cassette | LP | CD | Recorded in | Released |
| Hunting and Shooting Stories | BBMC15 | BB00.15 | N/A | Stereo | 1984 |
| Title | Cassette | LP | CD | Recorded in | Released |
| Blastermind | BBMC13 | BB00.13 | BBSV18 | Stereo | 1980 |
| Title | Cassette | LP | CD | Recorded in | Released |
| Gelly Babe | BBMC11 | BB00.11 | N/A | Stereo | 1975 |
| Title | Cassette | LP | CD | Recorded in | Released |
| Lift-off | BBMC9 | BB00.09 | N/A | Stereo | 1973 |
| Title | Cassette | LP | CD | Recorded in | Released |
| Watch out for the bits | BBMC7 | BB00.07 | BBSV16 | Mono | 1971 |
| Title | Cassette | LP | CD | Recorded in | Released |
| TNT for two | BBMC5 | BB00.05 | BBSV17 | Mono | 1969 |
| Title | Cassette | LP | CD | Recorded in | Released |
| 1001 Gelignites | BBMC3 | BB00.03 | N/A | Mono | 1968 |
| Tracklist | Other Information |
| 1. Introduction 2. Humble Beginnings 3. Highest Up The Wall 4. The Bank Strongroom 5. Thrutching The Pike 6. The Record Shop 7. Artificial Insemination 8. The Butterless Butty 9. Behind The Scenes At BBC 2 (new version) 10.The Glove Compartment 11.Two Quickies:Mummy Will Worry,Wee Sandy CD ONLY BONUS Side 1 of Gelly Babe |
Volume 4 - 48m55s. Label - Big Ben. Was also available on 8 track. Recorded at Bedworth (Nuneaton) Round table society, Widnes model flying club and Ariel owners club of Warrington. Cover photograph - Associated Newspapers Ltd. A Mike Steyn Production. |
| Tracklist | Other Information |
| 1. Introduction 2. Ladies' Luncheon Club 3. Behind The Scenes At BBC 2 4. Batesy In The Graveyard 5. Widening The A5 6. 'Mammy' 7. All Our Heads Will Roll |
Volume 2 - 40m08s. Label - Big Ben. Was also available on 8 track. Recorded just after the AGM of the North West regional group of British junior chambers of commerce at the Almond Brook restaurant, Standish nr Wigan October 1968; Except tracks 3&4 which were recorded at a meeting of the Congleton round table May 1967. CoverDesign - Robert Morgan. Photograph - Daily Mirror. A Mike Steyn Production. |
| Tracklist | Other Information |
| 1. Introduction 2. Batesy Develops Rockets 3. The Flying Queerthing 4. Pork Pies At The Crem 5. The Clockwork Orange 6. ''Geronimo'' CD ONLY BONUS Side 1 of Hunting and shooting stories See here newly discovered test pressing |
Volume 3 - 44m35s. Label - Big Ben. Was also available on 8 track Recorded at The Crewe Vagrants Cricket and Hockey club, Willaston Nr Nantwich, Cheshire November 1969 and The Chinley and district Conservative Association, Derbyshire October 1969. CoverBackground - Mr A,J, Condliffe, of the "Congleton Chronicle" series. Foreground - Mike Tode. Design - Peter Spurrier. A Mike Steyn Production. |
| Tracklist | Other Information |
| 1. Introductory Pre-Amble 2. One Of Life's Tragedies 3. Gelignite In The Coalshed 4. The De-Mob Suit 5. The Torrey Canyon 6. Off The Coast Of Monocco 7. Into The Main Sewer 8. In Court Again 9. More About The Old Van 10. His Lordship's Goblin 11. What A Way To Go |
Volume 5 - 43m35s Label - Big Ben Side1 recorded at a meeting of the Greenall Whitley Gentlemen's club at the Good Companions, Warrington, September 1973 Side2 Recorded at the Chinley Conservative club, Chinley, Derbyshire October 1973 Cover art Jeff Brindley, Express & Star Wolverhampton. Design - Fulcrum. A Mike Steyn Production. |
| Tracklist | Other Information |
| 1. Introduction: Various Nasty Pieces Of Ordnance 2. Dubbin' Shears 3. A Big Gob Of Offal 4. A Shedful Of Pigs 5. The Tailor's Dummy 6. Three Chimney-Stacks At Taunton 7. Badgers In The Wood 8. The Concrete Block 9. On A See-Saw 10. Site Meeting 11. Surveying The Sewage Works 12. The Frozen Miner |
Volume 6 - 43m09s Label - Big Ben Recored at,Stafford and district round table, Top of the world county Suite, Stafford 1975; Chinley and district Conservative Association, Chinley, Derbyshire 1973; Bollington fire station social club, Bollington, Cheshire 1973; Market Drayton Cricket club, The Corbet Arms Market Drayton Shropshire 1971; Friends of Sparrowdale Association, Memorial hall, Atherstone, Warwickshire 1973. Cover art Jeff Brindley. A Mike Steyn Production. |
| Tracklist | Other Information |
| 1. Bad News From The Manor 2. The Il-Fated Greenhouse 3. ''Come When It's Foggy!'' 4. Old Bess 5. Gelignte In The Taxi 6. The Last Of The Iron Boats 7. Having An F.F.I. 8. The Van Full Of Letters 9. On The Parkinson Show 10. In The Neuro Ward 11. Presentation At The Palace CD ONLY BONUS Tracks 2-6 from Lift off |
Volume 7 - 42m19s Label - Big Ben Recorded at the Chinley Conservative club, Chinley, Derbyshire Cover art Jeff Brindley Design - Ali Blackmore Recorded and Produced by Mike Steyn |
| Tracklist | Other Information |
| 1. A detailed and quizzaical look at a wide range of guns and ammunition, with comments on and anecdotes about their uses and misuses 2. The Black And Yellow Labradors 3. Gerhardt And The Rabbit 4. ''Come Here Puffer!'' 5. On Safari 6. The Consultant Dog 7. The ill-Fated Gundog (formerly 'One of life's tragedies' from Vol 5) 8. The Hunt (Vol 1) |
Volume 8 - 46m31s Label - Big Ben Some of the tracks are seen on ealier albums but are newer versions. Recorded at the Chinley Conservative club and at various venues across the country since 1968 Cover Photograph - Mike Steyn Blaster at home surrounded by part of his amazing collection of trophies, embracing one of his most treasured possessions, an Alpine type Mannlicher .308 Recorded by Mike Steyn |
Blaster Bates Albums, Books and Video
| Tracklist | Other Information |
| 1. Introduction: Hints On The Use Of Explosives 2. Widening The A5 3. Mammy 4. Badgers In The Wood 5. In Court Again 6. Behind The Scenes At BBC 2 7. Pork Pies At The Crem 8. Ladies' Luncheon Club 9. Thrutching The Pike 10. Batesy Develops Rockets 11. The Flying Queerthing 12. Presentation At The Palace |
Cassette only best of Volumes 1-8 1h16m57s Produced by Mike Steyn |
| Title | Cassette | LP | CD | Recorded in | Released |
| Blast It | GAGCM009 | N/A | N/A | Stereo | 1984 |
| Tracklist | Other Information |
| 1 Hints on use of explosives inc, Dubbin' Shears, 2 The ill-Fated Gundog 3 Gelignite In The Coalshed 4 A Big Gob Of Offal 5 A Shedful Of Pigs 6 The De-Mob Suit 7 The Flying Queerthing 8 The Van Full Of Letters 9 The Shower Of.....Over Cheshire |
Blaster Bates with Redditch Controls, Marston Paxman and Norgren. 49m03s Label - Tangent A special release for IMI staff and customers, given as a Christmas gift 1977. Recorded at the Stratford Hilton 29th March 1977. A very rare album |
| Title | Cassette | LP | CD | Recorded in | Released |
| Blaster Bates with.... | N/A | N/A | N/A | Stereo | 1977 |
| Title | Cassette | LP | CD | Recorded in | Released |
| Dunlop footwear promo | N/A | N/A | N/A | Stereo | 1978 |
| Tracklist | Other Information |
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A 7" Fexi-disk given away in conjunction with Dunlop safety footwear at stand 36 of the Harrogate trade show in1978 promoting the introduction of "Eurostyle lightweights" and "Executive Footguards" The disk contains 4 mins of extracts from Lift-off A very rare disk |
| Title | VHS | Beta | DVD | Recorded in | Released |
| Stand well back | CFV 12462 | N/A | N/A | HiFi Stereo | 1991 |
| Tracklist | Other Information |
| 1 A detailed and quizzaical look at a wide range of guns and ammunition, with comments on and anecdotes about their uses and misuses. 2 Humble Beginnings 3 The flying queerthing 4 The Van Full Of Letters 5 Highest Up The Wall 6 The Shower Of.....Over Cheshire 7 Oulton Park: The Naming Of 'Knicker Brook' |
Runtime 60min Label - Indigo/Polygram Recorded at The Corbet Arms Market Drayton Shropshire |
| Title | Publisher | ISBN | Published |
| The Master Blaster | Simon Schuster | 0-671-71386-8 | 1994 |
| Contents | Other Information |
Soon |
Blasters richest, rudest and ripest yarns collected into one great grenade of a book 179 pages |
| Title | Cassette | LP | CD | Recorded in | Released |
| Blaster Bates at Huntingdon Hall | N/A | N/A | N/A | Stereo | N/A |
| Tracklist | Other Information |
| 1 Introduction: Hints On The Use Of Explosives 2 Three Chimney-Stacks At Taunton 3 The water tower* 4 ''Geronimo'' 5 Humble Beginnings 6 The Hunt 7 Weighing the postman*** 8 No knickers, 5 mins fast*** 9 Ten days in hospital* Intermission 10 Having An F.F.I. 11 Packhorse hotel*** 12 Glass of shite* 13 Ernie and Ted 14 Oulton Park: The Naming Of 'Knicker Brook' 15 The Tailor's Dummy 16 Mortons Peas* 17 The Pacemaker* 18 Little red riding hood 19 Batesy Develops Rockets 20 Young Karl* |
1h33m17s A bootleg recorded at Huntingdon hall, Worcester, 4th October 2003 There is also a part recording floating about of Blaster Bates at The Regal, Worksop,19th October 2002 * Previously unpublished, just made up names *** on other albums but unlisted |
Media
Media
| Title | Cassette | LP | CD | Recorded in | Released |
| Laughter with a bang | BBMC1 | BB00.01 | BBCD01 | Mono | 1967 |
| Tracklist | Other Information |
| 1. Introduction: Hints On The Use Of Explosives 2. Big Mick From Connemara 3. Island In The River Dane 4. The Pub That Changed Colour 5. The Hunt 6. Oulton Park: The Naming Of 'Knicker Brook' 7. Saltworks And Canal 8. The Shower Of.....Over Cheshire CD ONLY BONUS Side 2 of 1001 Gelignites |
Volume 1 - 42m07s Label - Big Ben Was also available on 8 track Recorded live at a meeting of the Congleton round table May 1967. Cover Blaster portrait - Daily Mirror Demolition scene - Cheshire Observer A Mike Steyn Production Awarded a Gold Disk |
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