Description
Terry Edwards - Very Terry Edwards
It’s unusual to write a press release in first person, but this is no ordinary compilation. Very Terry Edwards is a birthday present to myself as much as anything else. When the earliest recording here was made the 18-year old me couldn’t comprehend being 60, yet here I am presenting a triple album containing 60 titles recorded between 1979 and 2020, through thick and thin. And yes - that is me on a camel, in a suit, by the Egyptian pyramids. No digital trickery.
Sure, there are many turns not featured here and I’ve chosen my favourite tracks above more famous ones in many cases but the whole is, ultimately, Very Terry Edwards. If you miss things I’m on by the likes of Siouxsie, Julian Cope, Madness, Tindersticks, Hot Chip and PJ Harvey (though there’s a cracking cover of Medicinals on CD2) I’m sure you can find them quite easily elsewhere.
You never know – I might try it again in 5, 10, 15 years time…
Sure, there are many turns not featured here and I’ve chosen my favourite tracks above more famous ones in many cases but the whole is, ultimately, Very Terry Edwards. If you miss things I’m on by the likes of Siouxsie, Julian Cope, Madness, Tindersticks, Hot Chip and PJ Harvey (though there’s a cracking cover of Medicinals on CD2) I’m sure you can find them quite easily elsewhere.
You never know – I might try it again in 5, 10, 15 years time…
Reviews
Plenty of Terry Edwards originals here as well as contributions to other bands. The instrumental Boots Off!! From his Scapegoats project is a particular favourite. A real energetic workout replete with some outstandingly addictive sax playing, elegant Hammond organ sounds, a wonderfully melodious bassline and exquisite riffing.https://thegingerquiff.com/terry-edwards-review-albumvery-terry-edwards/
Tracklisting
CD Boxed Set (FIT075CD)
- The Higsons - We Will Never Grow Old
- The Higsons - I Don't Want To Live With Monkeys
- The Higsons - Touchdown
- The Higsons - Lying On The Telephone
- Terry Edwards and Paul Cuddeford - Johnsburg, Illinois
- Terry Edwards and Paul Cuddeford - My Funny Valentine
- Erika Stucky - Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
- The Wolfhounds - My Legendary Childhood
- Robyn Hitchcock - There Ain't No Santa Claus On The Evenin' Stage
- kNIFE And fORK - Dream Sweet
- Big Joan - The Sucker's Bug (Sucker To Shreds)
- Spleen - Vulpine
- New York New York - Roger Wilson Said
- Terry Edwards - Everything's Alright When You're Down
- Stuart A Staples - Say Something Now
- BUtterfield 8 - Oakapple Tango
- Terry Edwards - Dipped In Tea
- Jimi Tenor - Black Hole
- Mike Garson - Starman
- Kimberley Rew - My Work Here Is Done I Must Return To My Planet
- Terry Edwards and The Scapegoats - Boots Off!!
- The Near Jazz Experience - Voodoo Child (Gideon Coe Session)