Dave Edmunds has made the name for himself in the history of Rock. With his first hit, “I Hear You Knocking” (the song that first alerted me to him), he entered the charts with mass appeal. His fondness for the rockabilly style expanded into his New Wave efforts that include his solo issues and his time with Rockpile. He has 14 solo sets, one with Rockpile, and two with an early band – Love Sculpture. His output is timeless and indicative of a beautiful era of Rock. He spent four years signed to the Led Zeppelin boutique label, Swan Song. In that time, he issued four strong, well-received albums that include Get It (1977), Tracks On Wax 4 (1978), the award winning Repeat When Necessary (with hit singles, “Queen Of Hearts”, “Crawling From The Wreckage”, and “Girl’s Talk”), and Twangin’… (1981).
On September 27, Omnivore Recordings will release a 29 track compilation that follows the songs from his time with Swan Song Records. Along with the A and B-sides extractions from the four albums, this 2 disc set will add in photos, sleeve art, and an essay by Joe Marchese of The SecondDisc.com. (And around here, we love our counterparts at Second Disc!) The set will officially be known as Swan Songs: The Singles 1976-1981. The songs are newly remastered for this issue.
Swan Songs will be released on 2CD, DD, and 2LP.
Swan Songs: The Singles 1976-1981 – Dave Edmunds
CD1
01 Here Comes the Weekend
02 As Lovers Do
03 Where Or When
04 New York’s a Lonely Town
05 Juju Man
06 What Did I Do Last Night
07 I Knew the Bride
08 Back to Schooldays
09 Little Darlin’
10 Get Out of Denver
11 Worn Out Suits, Brand New Pockets
12 Deborah
13 What Looks Best On You
14 Television
15 Never Been in Love
16 Trouble Boys
CD2
01 On the Jukebox
02 It’s My Own Business
03 Girls Talk
04 Bad Is Bad
05 Queen of Hearts
06 The Creature from the Black Lagoon
07 Crawling from the Wreckage
08 Singing the Blues
09 Boys Talk
10 Almost Saturday Night
11 You’ll Never Get Me Up (In One of Those)
12 The Race Is On
13 (I’m Gonna Start) Living Again If It Kills Me