Anthology

Product Description:

Personnel includes: Dave Edmunds (vocals, various instruments); Carlene Carter (vocals); B.J. Cole (pedal steel guitar); Paul Jones (harmonica); Geraint Watkins (accordion); John Earle (tenor & baritone saxophones); Dick Hanson (trumpet); Pete Kelly (piano); Chuck Leavell, Bob Andrews (keyboards); Jeff Lynne (synthesizers, bass); Kenny Aaronson, John David, Phil Chen (bass); Dave Peacock (bass, banjo); Dave Charles Steve Goulding (drums, percussion); Michael Shrieve, Billy Rankin, Terry Williams, Jim Keltner (drums); The Stray Cats, Albert Lee, Nick Lowe, The Memphis Horns, The Uptown Horns.

Love Sculpture personnel: Dave Edmunds (vocals, guitar, piano, organ); John Williams (bass, vocals); Bob "Congo" Jones (drums, vocals).

Rockpile: Dave Edmunds (vocals, guitar, piano, organ); Nick Lowe (bass, vocals); Billy Bremner (guitar, vocals); Terry Williams (drums).

Producers include: Dave Edmunds, Kingsley Ward, Mike Finesilver, Nick Lowe, Jeff Lynne.

Compilation producers: Gary Stewart, Bill Inglot.

Includes liner notes and track annotations by Rick Clark and Dave Edmunds.

THE DAVE EDMUNDS ANTHOLOGY contains a 51 page booklet with biographical information, interviews, photographs, recording information and track-by-track commentary by Dave Edmunds.

ANTHOLOGY is a perfect two-disc career-spanning retrospective of Dave Edmunds' work. The earliest selections date from Edmunds' tenure with Love Sculpture. Their five tracks range from the mild psychedelia of "River To Another Day" to the flat-out guitar rave-up of "Sabre Dance." The Welsh-born Edmunds later went solo, landing himself on the charts on both sides of the Atlantic with his cover of the old Smiley Lewis hit, "I Hear you Knockin'."

Edmunds justifiably built his reputation as a first-class guitarist and song stylist with a steady stream of fine albums throughout the '70s and '80s, first with the band Rockpile, later in assorted solo and group settings. He consistently draws from excellent sources, covering material by Graham Parker, Elvis Costello, NRBQ, John Fogerty, and Bruce Sprintsteen, among others. Edmund's always makes each tune his own. ANTHOLOGY is an excellent overview for an already established fan or for anyone unfamiliar with Edmunds' work.