Dave Edmunds
1970.11 A1.I HEAR YOU KNOCKING B1.Black Bill UK.1 US.4 7”: UK MAM MAM-1, US MAM 45-3601
1971 A1.I’M COMING HOME B1.Country Roll US.75 7”: UK Regal Zonophone RZ-3032 B1.I’m Coming Home (Mono) 7PRO: US MAM 45-3608
1971 A1.BLUE MONDAY B1.I’ll Get Along 7”: UK Regal Zonophone RZ-3037, US MAM 45-3611
1972.12 A1.BABY I LOVE YOU B1.Maybe UK.8 7”: UK Rockfield ROC-1, US RCA 74-0882
1973.06 A1.BORN TO BE WITH YOU B1.Pick Axe Rag UK.5 7PRO: US RCA DJBO-5000
1974 A1.NEED A SHOT OF RHYTHM AND BLUES B1.Let It Be Me 7”: UK Rockfield ROC-4, US RCA 10118 (1975) 7”: GER RCA PPBO-7009 [ps]
1975 SUBTLE AS A FLYING MALLET 1.Baby I Love You 2.Leave My Woman Alone 3.Maybe 4.Da Doo Ron Ron 5.Let It Be Me 6.No Money Down 7.A Shot of Rhythm and Blues 8.Billy the Kid 9.Born To Be With You 10.She’s My Baby 11.I Ain’t Never 12.Let It Rock
(orig lp) UK RCA Victor PL-25129, US RCA LPL1-5003 (reiss cdx) w. bonus tracks: 13.Pick Axe Rag 14.Some Other Guy 2005: UK Acadia ACA-8114
€ Dave Edmunds with Bob Andrews, Steve Goulding, Nick Lowe, Bill Rankin, Paul Riley and Terry Williams.
1976 A1.HERE COMES THE WEEKEND B1.As Lovers Do 7”: UK Swan Song SSK-19408
1976 A1.WHERE OR WHEN B1.New York’s a Lonely Town 7”: UK Swan Song SSK-19409
1977 GET IT Produced by Dave Edmunds A1.Get Out of Denver A2.I Knew the Bride A3.Back to School Days A4.Here Comes the Weekend A5.Worn Out Suits, Brand New Pockets A6.Where or When B1.Juju Man B2.Git It B3.Let’s Talk About Us B4.Hey Good Lookin’ B5.What Did I Do Last Night? B6.Little Darlin’ B7.My Baby Left Me
(orig lp) UK Swan Song SSX-59404, US/AUSL/CAN Swan Song SS-8418, GER Swan Song SS-59404, JPN Swan Song P-10392N (reiss cd) February 28, 2006: US Wounded Bird 8418
4 stars. Really you should (get it), because Dave Edmunds doesn’t just know rock and roll, he gets it. He understands that Hank Williams, Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry are all manifestations of the same rock and roll spirit. And so you get Bob Seger mixed with Chuck Berry (“Get Out of Denver”), Rodgers & Hart with The Beach Boys (“Where Or When”), Graham Parker with CCR (“Back to School Days”). Honestly, I thought Edmunds the least interesting half of Rockpile, but not after hearing this. The opening “Get Out of Denver” is a Berry blast, while the tracks from Dave n Nick (“Here Comes The Weekend,” “Little Darlin’”) are absolute keepers. The Rockpile album sounded cloying and country-gooey in spots (“Now And Always,” “If Sugar Was As Sweet As You”), like it was being played at the wrong speed. No such motor trouble here; Edmunds never stalls despite the changes in terrain from ragged charmer to romantic to rambunctious rockabilly king. He understands that he’s a great guitarist, a good vocalist and a middling songwriter. By contrast, Lowe didn’t understand his own limitations; he made great songs sound good, Edmunds makes good songs sound great. If you doubt me, listen to their versions of “I Knew The Bride” side by side. Lowe may have written it, but Edmunds owns it. In fact, he owns every inch of Get It, an accomplishment considering that his backing band is part Rumour and part Rockpile, all of them capable of stealing the spotlight at any moment. I did it backwards, buying Seconds first. Go with Get It and Labour of Lust instead and save Rockpile for a rainy day.
1977.07 A1.I KNEW THE BRIDE B1.? UK.26 7”: UK Swan Song
1977 A1.JUJU MAN B1.What Did I Do Last Night? 7”: UK Swan Song SSK-19410
1977 A1.LITTLE DARLIN’ B1.Little Darlin’ (Mono) 7PRO: US Swan Song 70113
1977 A1.GET OUT OF DENVER B1.Get Out of Denver (Mono) 7PRO: US Swan Song 70116
1978 TRACKS ON WAX 1.Trouble Boys 2.Never Been in Love 3.Not a Woman, Not a Child 4.Television 5.What Looks Best on You 6.Readers Wives 7.Deborah 8.Thread Your Needle 9.A1 on the Jukebox 10.It’s My Own Business 11.Heart of the City
(orig lp) UK Swan Song SSX-59407, US Swan Song SS-8505
1978 A1.DEBORAH B1.What Looks Best on You 7”: UK Swan SSK-19413
1978 A1.TELEVISION B1.Never Been in Love 7”: UK Swan Song SSK-19414 [ps]
1978 A1.TROUBLE BOYS B1.Trouble Boys (Mono) 7PRO: US Swan Song SS-70118
1979.06 REPEAT WHEN NECESSARY UK.39 US.54 1.Girls Talk 2.Crawling from the Wreckage 3.Black Lagoon 4.Sweet Little Lisa 5.Dynamite 6.Queen of Hearts 7.Home in My Hand 8.Goodbye Mr Good Guy 9.Take Me for a Little While 10.We Were Both Wrong 11.Bad Is Bad
(orig lp) UK Swan Song SSK-59409, US Swan Song SS-8507 [ps], GER Swan Song SS-59 409 [ps], JPN Swan Song P-10731N
1979.06 A1.GIRLS TALK B1.Bad Is Bad UK.4 US.65 7”: UK Swan Song SSK-19418 [ps], UK Swan Song SSK-19418 [clear vinyl]
1979.11 A1.QUEEN OF HEARTS UK.11 B1.Creature from the Black Lagoon 7”: UK Swan Song SSK-19419 [ps]
1979 A1.CRAWLING FROM THE WRECKAGE B1.As Lovers Do 7”: UK Swan SSK-19420 [ps]
1980.02 A1.SINGIN’ THE BLUES B1.? UK.28 7”: UK Swan Song SSK-19422 [ps] B1.The Race Is On 7”: US Swan Song SS-72003
1981.04 TWANGIN’ UK.37 US.48
(orig lp) JPN Swan Song P-11041N
1981 A1.ALMOST SATURDAY NIGHT US.54 B1.You’ll Never Get Me Up (In One of Those) 7”: UK Swan Song SSK-19424 [ps], US/CAN Swan Song SS-72000 [ps] B1.Almost Saturday Night (Mono) 7PRO: US Swan Song SS-72000 [ps]
1981.06 A1.THE RACE IS ON UK.34 B1.I’m Gonna Start Living Again If It Kills Me 7”: UK Swan Song SSK-19425 [ps]
1981 THE BEST OF DAVE EDMUNDS US.163 1.Deborah 2.Girls Talk 3.I Knew the Bride 4.A1 on the Jukebox 5.The Race Is On 6.Here Comes the Weekend 7.Almost Saturday Night 8.Queen of Hearts 9.Crawling from the Wreckage 10.Trouble Boys 11.Juju Man 12.Singin’ the Blues 13.The Creature from the Black Lagoon
(orig lp) US Swan Song SS-8510
1982 D.E. 7 TH US.46 1.From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come) 2.Me and the Boys 3.Bail Me Out 4.Generation Rumble 5.Other Guys Girls 6.Warmed Over Kisses (Leftover Love) 7.Deep in the Heart of Texas 8.Louisiana Man 9.Paula Meet Jeanne 10.One More Night 11.Dear Dad
(orig lp) UK Arista SPART-1184, US Columbia 37930, JPN Arista 25RS-163 (reiss cdx) w. INFORMATION May 14, 2002: UK Beat Goes On
1982 A1.WARMED OVER KISSES B1.Louisiana Man 7”: UK Arista 439 [ps]
1982 A1.FROM SMALL THINGS (BIG THINGS ONE DAY COME) 7PRO: US Columbia 18-02960
1982 A1.ME AND THE BOYS B1.Queen of Hearts (Live) 7”: UK Arista ARIST-471 [ps]
1982 A1.RUN RUDOLPH RUN 7PRO: CAN Columbia AE7-1576 B1.Deep in the Heart of Texas 7”: US/CAN Columbia 38-03428 [ps] (reiss) B1.From Small Things 7”: US Columbia 13-05487
1983 INFORMATION US.51 1.Slipping Away 2.Don’t You Double 3.I Want You Bad 4.Wait 5.The Watch on My Wrist 6.The Shape I’m In 7.Information 8.Feels So Right 9.What Have I Got To Do (To Win) 10.Don’t Call Me Tonight 11.Have a Heart
(orig lp) US Columbia FC-38651, US Columbia AS99-1725 [picture disc], GER Arista 205 348
1983 A1.SLIPPING AWAY US.39 12PRO: US Columbia 1660 B1.Don’t Call Me Tonight 7”: UK Arista ARIST-522 [clear vinyl], US/CAN Columbia 38-03877 12: UK Arista ARIST12-522
1983 A1.INFORMATION 7PRO: US Columbia 38-04080 B1.What Have I Got To Do To Win 7”: GER Arista 105667-100 [ps] 12: UK Arista 532
1984 RIFF RAFF US.140 1.Something About You 2.Breaking Out 3.Busted Loose 4.Far Away 5.Rules of the Game 6.Steel Claw 7.S.O.S. 8.Hang On 9.How Could I Be So Wrong 10.Can’t Get Enough
(orig lp) US Columbia 39273, GER Arista 206 396, JPN Arista 25RS-238 (reiss cdx) w. I HEAR YOU ROCKIN’: GREATEST HITS LIVE July 2, 2002: UK Beat Goes On
1984.10 A1.SOMETHING ABOUT YOU 12PRO: US Columbia AS-1911 B1.Can’t Get Enough 7”: UK Arista ARIST-562 [ps], CAN Columbia 38-04585
1984 A1.STEEL CLAW B1.How Could I Be So Wrong 7”: UK Arista ARIST-583 [ps]
1985 A1.HIGH SCHOOL NIGHTS B1.Porky’s Revenge US.91 7”: UK CBS A-6277 [ps], US/CAN Columbia 38-04762 [ps]
1985 A1.DO YOU WANT DO DANCE 12PRO: US Columbia 2077
1986 A1.THE WANDERER B1.Dave Edmunds Mega Mix 12PRO: US Columbia 2598
1987 I HEAR YOU ROCKIN’ – GREATEST HITS LIVE US.106 1.Girls Talk 2.Here Comes the Weekend 3.Queen of Hearts 4.Paralyzed 5.The Wanderer 6.Crawling from the Wreckage 7.Slipping Away 8.Information 9.I Hear You Knocking 10.I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock N Roll) 11.Juju Man
(orig lp) US Columbia 40603 [ps] (orig cd) US Columbia CK-40603
1989 CLOSER TO THE FLAME US.146 1.Closer to the Flame 2.Fallin’ Through a Hole 3.Don’t Talk to Me 4.Every Time I See Her 5.Stockholm 6.King of Love 7.I Got Your Number 8.Never Take the Place of You 9.Sincerely 10.Test of Love 11.Stay With Me Tonight
(orig lp) US Capitol 90372
1990 1.KING OF LOVE CDSPRO: US Capitol DPRO-79773 B1.Stay With Me 7”: UK Capitol CL-568 [ps] 3.Every Time I See Her 12: UK Capitol 12CL-568 CDS: UK Capitol CDCL-568 3.King of Love (78 rpm) 10: UK Capitol 10CL-568
1990 A1.CLOSER TO THE FLAME CDSPRO: US Capitol DPRO-79938 B1.Don’t Talk to Me 7PRO: JPN Capitol PRP-1507 [ps]
1991 THE EARLY EDMUNDS A1.Morning Dew A2.It’s a Wonder A3.Brand New Woman A4.The Stumble A5.3 O’Clock Blues A6.I Believe to My Soul A7.So Unkind A8.Summertime A9.On the Road Again A10.Don’t Answer the Door A11.Wang-Dang-Doodle A12.Come Back Baby A13.Shake Your Hips A14.Blues Helping B1.In the Land of the Few B2.Seagull B3.Nobody’s Talking B4.Farandole B5.You Can’t Catch Me B6.Mars B7.Sabre Dance (Single Version) B8.Sabre Dance B9.Why B10.People People B11.Think of Love C1.Down Down Down C2.I Hear You Knocking C3.Hell of a Pain C4.It Ain’t Easy C5.The Promised Land C6.Dance Dance Dance C7.(I Am) A Lover Not a Fighter C8.Egg or the Ham C9.Sweet Little Rock ‘n’ Roller C10.Outlaw Blues C11.Black Bill C12.Country Roll C13.I’m Comin’ Home C14.Blue Monday C15.I’ll Get Along
(orig 3-lp) GER EMI 7967171
1992 ANTHOLOGY
(orig 2-cd) US Rhino RHI-71191
1994 INTERVIEW
(promo cd) US Pyramid 7075
1994 PLUGGED IN 1.Chutes & Ladders 2.One Step Back 3.I Love Music 4.Halfway Down 5.Beach Boy Blood (In My Veins) 6.The Claw 7.I Got the Will 8.Better Word for Love 9.Standing at the Crossroads 10.It Doesn’t Really Matter 11.Sabre Dance
(orig cd) US Pyramid 71770
1994 1.I GOT THE WILL CDSPRO: US Pyramid PRCD-7091
1994 1.SABRE DANCE 2.Beach Boy Blood CDSPRO: US Pyramid PRCD-7107
2004.04.27 FROM SMALL THINGS: THE BEST OF DAVE EDMUNDS 1.I Knew the Bride 2.I Hear You Knocking 3.Born to Be With You 4.Let It Be Me 5.Crawling from the Wreckage 6.Almost Saturday Night 7.Warmed Over Kisses (Leftover Love) 8.From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come) 9.Girls Talk (Live) 10.Information 11.Slipping Away 12.Something About You 13.Stay With Me Tonight 14.Juju Man (Live) 15.Do You Wanna Dance 16.Run Rudolph Run
(orig cd) US Legacy 90278