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The Many Sides Of Dave Edmunds is the definitive collection of a career that spans four decades. A true rock n' roll purist, Edmunds has never strayed far from the original rock n' roll sound of the 1950s. His career began in the 1960s as lead guitarist for the band Love Sculpture, before going solo in 1968. Edmunds painstakingly recreated the sound of the 1950's producers from Sun and Chess, often playing all the instruments himself. By the mid 1970s Edmunds' solo career had began to branch out into the formation of the band Rockpile. Although, mainly a live outfit, with Edmunds still writing and recording the albums on his own, their first collaborative effort, 1978's Tracks On Wax 4, became a critically acclaimed hit. Their next album Repeat When Necessary produced the single "Girls Talk," as well as the Top 20 "Queen of Hearts," both major British hits. Throughout the 1980s Edmunds mainly focused on producing other people's music, but returned to the forefront in 1994 with the album Plugged In. The Many Sides Of Dave Edmunds captures the remarkable sound and career of one of rock n' roll's most enduring and popular cult stars.
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Definitive 20 track collection spanning four decades: Girls Talk, I Knew The Bride, I Hear You Knocking, Almost Saturday Night, Queen Of Hearts, The Sabre Dance & more
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This has to be the definitive collection of Dave Edmunds songs available. All of his hits are present (although some are not the original single recordings) plus loads of great album tracks.
Only four stars though for two reasons. Firstly, two of the tracks (I Knew the Bride and Sabre Dance) are listed as "take 2" which means that you don't get the actual version released on single. They are almost identical but for those of us who relish his music, the difference is noticeable and annoying. For example, on I Knew The Bride, the second chorus has changed and the instrumental is slightly different.
The second reason for deducting a star is the complete omission of one of his best songs, Deborah. Although not a hit, it was the lead single from his album Tracks On Wax 4 and is one of my favourite singles. I'll have to dig out those old tracks and add them when I put this on my iPod.
But overall, if you can live with those small issues (you may not be as fussy as me), what you do get is fantastic music from a fantastic artist.
Only four stars though for two reasons. Firstly, two of the tracks (I Knew the Bride and Sabre Dance) are listed as "take 2" which means that you don't get the actual version released on single. They are almost identical but for those of us who relish his music, the difference is noticeable and annoying. For example, on I Knew The Bride, the second chorus has changed and the instrumental is slightly different.
The second reason for deducting a star is the complete omission of one of his best songs, Deborah. Although not a hit, it was the lead single from his album Tracks On Wax 4 and is one of my favourite singles. I'll have to dig out those old tracks and add them when I put this on my iPod.
But overall, if you can live with those small issues (you may not be as fussy as me), what you do get is fantastic music from a fantastic artist.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Overall, an excellent selection of Dave Edmund's "Greatest Hits".
I would have given it 5 stars only for the recording quality of tracks 7 and 8....I realise they were like that originally (I remember the 45s!), but it spoils the rest of the album unless you skip them (which I do!).
Otherwise a welcome addition to my collection.
GED
I would have given it 5 stars only for the recording quality of tracks 7 and 8....I realise they were like that originally (I remember the 45s!), but it spoils the rest of the album unless you skip them (which I do!).
Otherwise a welcome addition to my collection.
GED
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I was always a big Dave Edmonds fan, my old vinyls are about worn out so it was great to replace them. Bring back true talented musicians.
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The Many Sides Of Dave Edmunds
It is a great CD, sends you on a lovely trip down memory lane, I liked it so much I bought another as a present and the couple I sent it too have written back to say it is... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Ms. Stephanie J. Powell
Many sides of Dave Edmunds
I actually have this cd, it is marvellous, every track is great, great, great, bought it after a Dave Edmunds Gig
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. Catherine M. Cave
Great retro feel - solid rock and roll
Just wonderful "good 'ol boy' rock and roll - in a nutshell. I firmly believe that Dave was woefully overlooked and underrated. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ben Bottle
Music that bites back
Next step I should imagine will be a 10 CD box from Bear Family.
The Dave Edmunds collections come in dribs and drabs like this one
However its the only one so far with a... Read more
The Dave Edmunds collections come in dribs and drabs like this one
However its the only one so far with a... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Richard
ready to rock - as always
It seems hard to believe that Dave Edmunds has been so prolific from the late 60s till the early 90s, but this compilation showcases all his talents and his remarkable ear for... Read more
Published 23 months ago by P. Town
The Many Sides
Good selection of material. The CD is a fine showcase for Dave Edmund's rather quirky approach to rock and roll. Good value (20 tracks) full of memorable words and tunes.
Published on 27 Mar 2010 by P. R. Middlehurst
All that I expected plus a bit more
Good, solid, tuneful rock music - excellent in the car - some tracks I hadn't heard before, but they were up there on a par with the more well-known ones - good all round value -... Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2009 by Martin Gilyatt
Expected better, but not dissapointed.
The problem is... Compared to origional tracks, opinions and experience..... I don't want disect ever track and compare, this is Daves latest release. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2009 by J. E. Holt
Ugh !!! Yet ANOTHER hits package.
I think we can all live without yet ANOTHER Dave Edmunds hits package. While the songs are great and we all love Dave, do we really need hits package. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2008 by Reed Pitkunigis
Worth listening to.
I wanted this as soon as I saw it advertised on the TV, it is good to listen to and it is worth buying but as usual the best tracks are played on the TV advert, I enjoy the... Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2008 by D. Porteus
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