He is particularly associated with the British folk music revival of the 1960s and 1970s, producing records by Paddy Tunney, Davey Graham, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Frank Harte and many others.
[5] John Renbourn described the early recordings of himself and Bert Jansch, in which Leader proceeded by "setting up the tape machine in the sink and having us play in the broom cupboard".
The Leader label was intended for recordings like those made by Alan Lomax, with extensive academic liner notes.
[citation needed] In 2009, the accompanying book to the Topic Records 70 year anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten provides Leader's biography.
[7]: 14 The book lists classic albums, including some engineered or produced by Leader such as Her Mantle So Green (with Ewan MacColl),[7]: 16 The Iron Muse[7]: 14 and Frost And Fire (both with A.L.