Back in the Day, 1981
Dave Edmunds
twangin'...
(Swan Song)
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Some cuts came into being whilst Rockpile was extant. Members assist mate Dave, as they had on his previous Repeat When Necessary. Also present are outtakes hailing from jams previous. ("Baby Let's Play House" dates from a 1968 session.) Such is the immaculate Pop shimmer of "It's Been So Long" that Ray-Ban cheaters are advised. The Wicked Pickett's "Three Time Loser" is stepped up a bit, though Dave's reading retains the original's determination. General appraisal turns up jocular outings of crisp vintage, slid betwixt tunes culled from Elysium's Seeburg.
Significant is Dave's free-skimming recollection of George Jones's 1964 "The Race is On." Backing him here are the Stray Cats, whose own debut full-length was produced by Dave the same year.
Recommended: "It's Been So Long," "Singin' the Blues," "(I'm Gonna Start Living Again) If It Kills Me," "Almost Saturday Night," "Cheap Talk, Patter, and Jive," "Three Time Loser," "You'll Never Get Me Up (in One of Those)," "I'm Only Human," "The Race is On," "Baby Let's Play House"
Videos: "It's Been So Long" "(I'm Gonna Start Living Again (If it Kills Me" "Three Time Loser" "I'm Only Human"
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