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Post by queenofthehours on Nov 21, 2016 19:08:15 GMT
It can't be right that a musician as important as the great Dave Edmunds, the man who brought Jeff and George together, doesn't have his own thread here. So here it is.
To start, here's a celebration of Dave the actor.
In 1974 he starred in 'Stardust', the sequel to 'That'll Be The Day' (featuring Ringo Starr). Dave took the part of Alex, a member of fictional band the Stray Cats a group consisting of Keith Moon (J.D. Clover), David Essex (Jim MacLaine), Paul Nicholas (Johnny) and Karl Howman (Stevie). Their manager was played by Adam Faith (taking over the role from Ringo).
Edmunds wrote, played, and produced the original songs that the fictitious group performed for the soundtrack and, along with Karl Howman, fell under the corruptive spell of the luminous Mr Moon!
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Post by dillwyn on Nov 21, 2016 21:42:35 GMT
bizarrely had a hit with the other stray cats about 10 years later
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Post by dillwyn on Nov 22, 2016 22:34:23 GMT
what i hadn't realised was he also produced Runaway Boys (and all their first album)...it makes sense now when you listen to the guitar solo. DE was an incredible producer himself.
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Post by skyclad1904 on Nov 23, 2016 0:57:42 GMT
Dave Edmunds produced 3,5 Stray Cats albums...he is a great producer and artist, I always tried to collect everything, he has his fingers in...
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Post by queenofthehours on Nov 23, 2016 19:48:53 GMT
This is where I first came across the name of Dave Edmunds -
In the late 90s I was just a teenager getting into punk and post-punk (these were my prime ELO-hating years by the way  ) so I got this album from the flea market. I had a fascination for Stiff Records so I'd read and re-read the credits over and over. I know you can't see Dave on the cover but he's listed on guitar playing for Nick Lowe. I remembered Dave's name and noticed it kept cropping up in relation to a lot of my post-punk favourites. This is why I was amazed when I discovered that he'd worked with Jeff and even knew George Harrison! I still can't think of Dave as anything other than a post-punk rebel but it's lovely to know that he's an amazing bloke who can adapt his music and change with the times.
If you are eagle-eyed you can spot Dave near the end of this clip from a Stiff Records film. He's onstage between Elvis Costello and Ian Dury -
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Post by dillwyn on Nov 24, 2016 21:16:08 GMT
of course the one he ummmmmmm allegedly borrowed from Shaking Stevens after he had produced a version for him.
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Post by Helmut83 on Nov 24, 2016 21:32:01 GMT
"If it ain't stiff it ain't worth a fuck", hahaha, brilliant title!  Who would have thought that you would be filling the forum with such obscenities, queenofthehours?  |
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Post by queenofthehours on Nov 25, 2016 16:43:06 GMT
What's your name, Helmut83 ? I'm going to write it on my naughty list. Such language! 
If you notice, everything I type is clean  .
'I Hear You Knocking' - I've known the tune forever, I know it's a cover, but I can never remember if Dave's version is where I first heard it or not. I hope it was. I also hope what I read was true, that Dave played just about all the instruments on the track. |
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Post by Helmut83 on Dec 1, 2016 18:03:11 GMT
What's your name, Helmut83 ? I'm going to write it on my naughty list. Such language! You know my name... look up the number. If you notice, everything I type is clean . Yeap, I noticed! Great ability to do it without getting your hands dirty.  |
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Post by Chippa on Dec 1, 2016 22:02:23 GMT
I think Dave picked up a few pointers from Jeff during their time working together. Just check out the title track of Dave's 1990 album "Closer to the Flame".
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Post by queenofthehours on Dec 4, 2016 20:11:09 GMT
Wonderful track.
I would put money on Jeff being behind the production if I didn't know better. I could even hear Jeff singing the song.
Dave Edmunds - the missing Wilbury? |
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) so I got this album from the flea market. I had a fascination for Stiff Records so I'd read and re-read the credits over and over. I know you can't see Dave on the cover but he's listed on guitar playing for Nick Lowe. I remembered Dave's name and noticed it kept cropping up in relation to a lot of my post-punk favourites. This is why I was amazed when I discovered that he'd worked with Jeff and even knew George Harrison! I still can't think of Dave as anything other than a post-punk rebel but it's lovely to know that he's an amazing bloke who can adapt his music and change with the times.
, but we're OK. 
Apparently it's quite hard to see them with the naked eye, you need to be looking through a camera or other type of lens?