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RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) is the national broadcaster in Ireland, still state owned last time I checked. Radio 2, the pop radio station launched in 1979, also released some records.

The discography is incomplete. As far as I can tell, the first release was RTE 50.

Some early titles appear to be much more difficult to locate than others, particularly #50 and #52.





RTE Discography
All are LP releases unless otherwise stated.

 


RTE 50	v/a - Voices of Radio '26-'76 [1977] co-release with EMI Records (EMIS 102). historical recordings
RTE 51	Patricia Cahill - Songs from the RTE Series [1977]
RTE 52	Cotton Mill Boys - 16 Songs from their RTE Series [1978]
RTE 53	Pope John Paul II In Ireland LP [1979] licensed for USA release by Peters Int'l (PLD 2050) Papalmania hits Ireland
RTE 54	Young People of Ireland: I Love You. Mass for Youth celebrated by Pope John Paul II at Galway [1979] A 'love in' Galway style
RTE 55	The Visit Of Pope John Paul II To The Shrine Of Our Lady Of Knock LP [1980] More katlick mass hysteria
RTE 56	Dermot Troy (tenor) - Songs to Remember [1979] with the Radio Eireann Light Orchestra conducted by Dermot O'Hara
RTE 57	RTE Concert Orchestra  (conducted by Proinnsias O'Duinn) - Seóirse Bodley: Ailliliú na Gamhna (1956) [1980]
RTE 58	v/a - My Ireland [1981] 12 songs from the TV series from Red Hurley, Brendan Shine, Sandie Jones, Jim Mccann, Tony Kenny, Johnny Mcevoy.
RTE 59	v/a - Christy Moore and Friends [1981]
RTE 60	v/a - Country Star Time Vol. 1 [1981]
RTE 61	RTE Symphony Orchestra et al (conducted by Colman Pearce) - Two Irish Symphonies [1981]
	Seóirse Bodley: Symphony No. 3 (1980), A.J.Potter - Sinfonia De Profundis
RTE 62	Frank Patterson - Ireland's Favourite Tenor 2xLP [1982]
RTE 63	v/a - Non Stop Pop [1982]
RTE 64	Eamon de Valera 1882-1975 - His Recorded Voice 2xLP [1982] foc historical recordings
RTE 65	v/a - Country Star Time Vol. 2 [1982]
RTE 66	v/a - Festival Folk, Vol. 1 [1982] with Stockton's Wing, Na Casaidigh, etc.
RTE 67
RTE 68	Jim McCann - Live [1982]
RTE 69	v/a - Non Stop Pop Vol.2 [December 1982]
RTE 70	V/A - The Best Of Sounds Promising LP [1983]
RTE 71	The Fureys and Davey Arthur - In Concert LP/CD
RTE 72	Johnny McEvoy - In Concert LP [1982]
RTE 73	Brendan Shine - Rose of Castlerea
RTE 74	Dubliners - 21 Years On [1983]
RTE 75	Bosco Sings - This Is Where I Live [1983]
RTE 76	Makem & Clancy - At The National Concert Hall Live [1983]
RTE 77	v/a - Festival Folk, Vol. 2 
RTE 78	Paddy Reilly - Live
RTE 79	Barry Devlin - Breaking Star Codes [1983] co-release Starcode Records, distributed by WEA
RTE 80	The Morrisseys - On Stage [1984]
RTE 81
RTE 82	Geraldine O'Grady - Encore [1984] co-release CBS Records
RTE 83	Gay Byrne - The Humors of John Sheridan [198?] spoken word
RTE 84
RTE 85
RTE 86	v/a - Festival Folk, Vol. 3 [1983]
RTE 87
RTE 88	RTE Concert Orchestra et al (conducted by Proinnsias O'Duinn) - Cork 800 [1985]
RTE 89	Mike Murphy - Murphy Dogs and Doggerel [1985] comedy
RTE 90	Napper Tandy - Live LP [1985]
RTE 91	Dublin City Ramblers - In Concert LP
RTE 92	v/a - Radio 2 Presents In Concert LP
RTE 93
RTE 94	Brendan Grace - Two Sides of Grace LP/CD [198?] comedy
RTE 95
RTE 96	John MacNally with the RTE Concert Orchestra - An Evening In Ireland With LP [198?] released on MCA Records, taken from RTE broadcast from NCH
RTE 97	Tony Stevens - To All The Girls I've Diddled Before [198?] co-release CMR, taken from RTE broadcast 'Tony Stevens At The Opera House Cork'
RTE 98	v/a - Tommy's Choice [1986?] tracks selected by Tommy O'Brien celebrating 60 years of Irish radio & 50 years of EMI Ireland. Co-release EMI.
RTE 99
RTE 100	Bernadette Greevy - Love's Shining Circle. Bernadette Greevy Sings The Melodies Of Thomas Moore LP Accompanist: Havelock Nelson [1987] with lyric sheet
RTE 101
RTE 102
RTE 103	Jim Fahy - Looking West (interviews from the radio programme) (cassette only?)
RTE 104
RTE 105
RTE 106	
RTE 107	RTE Symphony Orchestra, Bernadette Greevy - Mahler [1987] co-release K-Tel Records
RTE 108	v/a - Tommy's Encore [1987] see RTE 098
RTE 109	RTE Concert Orchestra - RTE Greatest Themes
RTE 110
RTE 111
RTEMC 112	v/a - Clare and Kerry (collected by Ciarán Mac Mathúna)
RTEMC 113	v/a - Galway and Limerick (collected by Ciarán Mac Mathúna)
RTEMC 114	Donncha Ó Dulaing - Donncha's Historical Marches 2xK7 [1988] spoken word
RTEMC 115	The Séamus Ennis Story (4-part radio documentary series) 2xK7 [1988]
RTE 116
RTE 117
RTE    118	v/a - Harmony The Rehab Album LP
RTE 119
RTE 120
RTE 121
RTE 122
RTE 123
RTEMC 124	Larry Redican
RTE 125
RTE 126
RTE 127
RTECD 128	v/a - Céilí House Saturday Night
RTE 129
RTE 130
RTE 131
RTE 132
RTE 133
RTECD 134	Mary Black - The Best Of Mary Black LP/CD [1990] co-release Dara
RTE 135
RTEMC 136	Zig And Zag - The Christmas No. 1 cassingle [1990] same track both sides
RTE 137
RTE 138
RTE 139
RTE 140
RTE 141
RTEMC 142	Scrap Saturday - The Tapes [1990] Dermot Morgan et al
RTE 143
RTE    144	Paddy Reilly - Gold & Silver Days 2xLP [1991]
RTECD 145	Frankie Gavin, Charlie Lennon & the RTÉ Concert Orchestra - Island Wedding
RTE 146
RTEMC 147	Zig And Zag - Zigzaggin' CASSETTE [1991]
RTECD 148	Zig And Zag - Never Mind The Zogabongs Here's Zig And Zag CD/K7 [1991]
RTE 149
RTE 150
RTE 151
RTE 152
RTE 153
RTE 154
RTE 155
RTE 156
RTECD 157	The Dubliners - Thirty Years a-Greying
RTECD 158	v/a - A Woman's Heart [1993]
RTE 159
RTE 160
RTECD 161	v/a - Blas [1993]
RTE 162
RTE 163
RTEMC 164	The Plough and the Stars (1949 broadcast of O'Casey's play)
RTE 165
RTECD 166	Don Baker - No Nonsense
RTE 167
RTE 168
RTECD 169	v/a - Céilí House on the Road ‘93
RTE 170
RTECD 171	v/a - Trad At Heart [1993]
RTE 172
RTE 173
RTECD 174	Pádraig O'Keeffe - The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master
RTE 175
RTE 176
RTE 177
RTECD 178	Róise na nAmhrán - Songs of a Donegal Woman [1994]
RTE 179
RTE 180
RTE 181
RTE 182
RTECD 183	Denis Murphy - Music from Sliabh Luachra
RTE 184
RTECD 185	v/a - Amhrain Ar An Sean-Nós
RTE 186
RTECD 187	Frankie Gavin - The Best of ... CD
RTECD 188	The President Own U.S. Marine Band - s/t CD
RTECD 189	v/a - Réalta: An Dreoilin
RTE 190
RTECD 191	v/a - Touch of the Master's Hand (extracts from Ciarán Mac Mathúna's radio programme)
RTECD 192	v/a - Réalta: An Ronnach
RTECD 193	v/a - Réalta ‘96
RTE 194
RTE 195
RTECD 196	v/a - The Donegal Fiddle  
RTE 197
RTE 198
RTECD 199	Séamus Ennis - The Return from Fingal [1997]
RTE 200
RTE 201
RTECD 202	Monks of Glenstal Abbey - Gregorian Chants [1997] co-release Aínm Records (RZ CD0089)
RTECD 203	v/a - Réalta 97
RTECD 204	v/a - Togha agus Rogha (double CD)
RTECD 205	Na Casaidigh - Óró Na Caisidigh: Songs of Our Childhood
RTE 206
RTECD 207	v/a - Buaiteoirí Chorn Uí Riada
RTE 208
RTECD 209	v/a - Who Fears to Speak (1798)
RTECD 210	v/a - Gael Force CD [1997] live recordings, including Altan and De Dannan (K7: RTE MC 210)
RTE 211
RTE 212
RTE 213
RTECD 214	v/a - Réalta 98 [1998]
RTE 215
RTE 216
RTE 217
RTE 218
RTE 219
RTE 220
CDHBRTE 221	Dónal Lunny - Coolfin CD [1998] issued in conjunction with Hummingbird; also on K7
RTECD 222	Sharon Shannon - Spellbound - The Best Of Sharon Shannon CD [1998]
RTECD 223	Sinead Lohan - No Mermaid [1998]
RTE 224
RTECD 225	Elizabeth Crotty - Concertina Music from West Clare [1999]
RTE 226
RTE 227
RTECD 228	v/a - Réalta 99 [1999]
RTE 229
RTE 230
RTECD 231	Mick O'Brien - The Ancient Voice of Ireland [1999]
RTECD 232	Máirín Fahy - Máirín [1999] issued in conjunction with Torc
RTECD 233	Danny O'Donnell - On tSean Am Anall [2000]
RTECD 234	Labhrás Ó Cadhla - Amhráin ó Shliabh gCua [2000]
RTECD 235	v/a - Réalta [2000]
RTE 236
RTE 237
RTE 238
RTE 239
RTECD 240	v/a - Ceol Reoite. Music for the Millenium [2000]
RTECD 241	v/a - Réalta [2001]
RTECD 242	Cháit Ní Mhuimhneacháin - An Joga Mór: Sean-Nós Singing from County Cork [2001]
RTE 243
RTECD 244	v/a - Radio Days CD
RTECD 245	Donncha O'Dualaing - Summer Journey
RTE 246
RTE 247
RTECD 248	Niall Toibín*, Oscar Wilde, Oliver Goldsmith - The Ballad Of Reading Goal CD [2002]
RTECD 249	Dermot Morgan et al - Scrap The Collection 4xCD 
RTE 250
RTE 251
RTE 252
RTECD 253	v/a - Blasket Island Reflections
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RTECD 262	Brian Merriman - Cuirt An Mheon-Oiche And The Appeal Of ...
RTECD 266	v/a - Ten Years of Céilí House
RTECD 271	Samuel Beckett - Three Novels spoken word 18xCD [2006]
RTECD 287	v/a - A Murray Christmas
RTECD 290	v/a - A Murray Christmas 2 CD [2014]

RTE Radio 2 Discography

DG 1	Gram Blaster Flash - Birthday Rapping / Birthday Rapping 7" [1984] (PS)
	Released to commerate the RTE Radio 2 Fifth Birthday 31 May 1984

MRS    4	v/a - Street Carnival Rock EP 7" [1986] (PS)
	RTE Radio 2/Hot Press co-release, actually given a Mystery Records (WEA) catalogue number


Funduireacht an Riadaigh/RTE

FR001/002/003	Sean O'Riada - Our Musical Heritage 3xLP [1981]
	Boxset with booklet consisting of the original 1962 radio series presented by Sean O'Riada.

	



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