The first edition was very small and covered mainly songs of Edward "Ned" Corvan and George "Geordie" Ridley.
1864 saw the third edition now entitled A Choice Collection of Tyneside Songs by E. Corvan, G. Ridley, J.P. Robson, R. Emery ... etc.
The edition of 1873 was called A Choice Collection of Tyneside Songs by Wilson, Corvan, Mitford, Gilcrhrist, Robson, Harrison, Emery, Ridley, Oliver, Shield, &c,.
&c., &c., with lives of the authors illustrated with views of the town and portraits of the poets and eccentrics of Newcastle.
("Ralph Allan, Tyne Street, Newcastle upon Tyne" was also mentioned on the cover, possibly as a seller)[2] The final edition was published in 1891 and was now called Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings with lives, portraits and autographs of the writers and notes on the songs.