"Brit
Rock - Back On Track"
(Pool
Sounds/Independent Records POOL CD026 - CD-2001)
01.
British Rock 'n' Roll
02. Line Of Least Resistance
03. Luxury Liner
04. The Girl Can't Help It
05. Gone
Too Long
06. Move It
07. Longing For You Baby
08. Socks 'n' Sandals
09. Dream Lover
10. Cupid
11. Where Was I Last Night
12. The Walk
13. Brother Doctor, Sister Nurse
14. Just Because
15. Not Fade Away
16. Promised Land
Musicians
01.
Steve Gibbons & The Refreshments
Steve Gibbons - lead
vocals
Micke Finell - saxes,
vocals
Joakim Arnell - bass
Billy Bremner - guitar
Albert Lee - lead
guitar
Niklas Aspholm - drums
Geraint Watkins - piano
02. Nine
Below Zero
Dennis Greaves - lead
vocal, guitar
Gerry McAvoy - bass
Billy Boy Miskimmin - harmonica
Brendan O'Neill - drums
Micke Finell - sax
03.
Albert
Lee & Hogan's Heroes
Albert Lee - lead
vocal, guitar
Gerry Hogan - pedal
steel guitar, dobro
Brian Hodgson - bass
Mike Bell - piano
Peter Baron - drums
04.
Billy Bremner & The Refreshments
Billy Bremner - lead
vocal, guitar
Joakim Arnell - bass,
vocals
Micke Finell - sax,
vocals
Niklas Aspholm - drums
05.
Mike Berry & The Outlaws
Mike Berry - vocal
Brian Hodgson - bass
Albert Lee - guitar
Pete Wingfield - piano
Alan Jackman - drums
Pete Thomas - sax
06.
Dave
Edmunds & The Refreshments
Dave Edmunds - lead
vocal, guitar
Billy Bremner - guitar
Micke Finell - sax
Niklas Aspholm - drums
Joakim Arnell - bass
Robin Olsson - acoustic
guitar
Johan Blohm - piano
07.
Dave Kelly Band
Dave Kelly - lead
vocal, acoustic guitar
Pete Emery - guitar
Pick Withers - drums
Marcus Cliffe - bass
08.
Graham
Parker
Graham Parker - lead
vocal, acoustic guitar
Billy Bremner - guitar
Johan Blohm - piano
Micke Finell - sax
Joakim Arnell - bass
Ingemar Dunker - drums
09.
Billy Bremner & The Refreshments
Billy Bremner -
lead vocal, guitar
Joakim Arnell - bass
Micke Finell - vocal,
sax
Bengt Bygren - accordion
Niklas Aspholm - drums
10.
Graham Parker
Graham Parker - vocal
11.
Steve Gibbons
Steve Gibbons - vocal,
guitar
Bob Wilson - bass,
lead guitar
12. Dr.
Feelgood
Robert Kane - vocal
Phil Mitchell - bass
Kevin Moore - drums
Steve Walwyn - guitars
Nick Payn - harmonica
13.
Mickey Jupp & The Refreshments
Mickey Jupp - vocal,
piano
Tord Eriksson - guitar
Micke Finell - sax
Joakim Arnell - bass
Mats Forsberg - drums
14.
Geraint
Watkins & The Refreshments
Geraint Watkins - vocal,
piano
Robin Olsson - guitar
Albert Lee - lead
guitar
Micke Finell - sax
Joakim Arnell - bass
Niklas Aspholm - drums
15.
The Pirates
BJ Anders - vocal,
bass
Mick Green - guitars
Romek Parol - drums,
percussion
16.
Dave Edmunds & The Refreshments
Dave Edmunds - vocal,
guitar
Billy Bremner - guitar
Micke Finell - sax
Joakim Arnell - bass
Kaj Söderström - piano
Niklas Aspholm - drums
This is all new recordings from some really great British pubrock artists. Their separate releases are also a must in every serious collectors collections!
The
Refreshments
"Many of the artists on this record are backed
by The Refreshments,
one of Europe's tightest units in classic rock 'n' roll. They ought to
be. Based in Sweden, this five piece band has played 250 gigs a year since
the early 90's. If you like what you hear on this record, check out their
four brilliant albums. Or have a listen to their hot playing on "A
Pile Of Rock", the critically acclaimed
live album by Dave Edmunds.
For more info and song samples, please visit www.refreshments.nu.
The twang's most definitely the thang."
(An extract from the booklet)
"Move It" - Recorded live by Urban Ericsson, Sveriges Radio Värmland in Säffle, Sweden.
"Brother Doctor, Sister Nurse" - Recorded live by Matz Larsson, SverigesRadio Gävle at The Central-Cafe, Sweden.
"Promised Land" - Recorded live on 8-track by Kenneth Skoglund at Estraden, Gävle, Sweden.
I have seen The Refreshments a couple of times live and all the bragging above is no overstatement. They're just incredible, and teamed up with legends like Billy Bremner, Geraint Watkins and Mickey Jupp for some gigs, it couldn't be better. Rockpile does not exist any more, but The Refreshments does!
This
is an announcement from the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.
As you can see below on the announcement Geraint
Watkins, Billy Bremner &
The Refreshments played live at Rebekka
West in Oslo September 1, 1995. And I was there!
Geraint's name is mistyped! I have never heard about "Geriant" Watkins...
I
do recommend all the albums by The
Refreshments.
They have released six albums (and several singles), included a live album
with Dave
Edmunds.
Here are the albums:
2001 - Here
we are/Best of - 1995-2001
(with 4 new recordings!)
2001
- Real
Songs On Real Instruments
2000 - Musical
Fun For Everyone
1999 - Are
You Ready
1997 - A
Pile Of Rock - Live
(On tour with The Legendary Dave
Edmunds)
1997 - Trouble
Boys
1995 - Both
Rock 'n' Roll
To learn some more about The Refreshments, Geraint Watkins, Dave Edmunds and others, check Watkins' unoffical website. This Swedish guy, Mikael Sandberg, has done helluva job on Geraint Watkins as a session man, his biography and disco-graphy. (Mr. Blues Man & Mr. Blues Train have contributed with some information on Watkins as a session man).
Rockpile has released only one album, though
in different sleeves and one with a bonus EP (four songs by The
Everly Brothers!) attached to the LP-bag.
Luckily the album has been released on CD with those four tracks as bonus.
One of the LP-releases has the same cover as the CD just below.
Rockpile
"Rockpile"
01.
Teacher Teacher
02. If Sugar Was As Sweet
As You
03. Heart
04. Now And Always
05. Knife And Fork
06. Play That Fast Thing
(One More Time)
07. Wrong Way
08. Pet You And Hold
You
09. Oh What A Thrill
10. When I Write The
Book
11. Fool Too Long
12. (You Ain't Nothing But) Fine Fine Fine
13. Take A Message To Mary (Bonus
Track)
14. Crying In The Rain (Bonus
Track)
15. Poor Jenny (Bonus
Tracks)
16. When Will I Be Loved (Bonus
Track)
The four last songs are by The
Everly Brothers.
(Pst! As you might be able to see my copy has been signed by Billy Bremner!)
Rockpile
was:
Billy Bremner - guitar,
vocals
Dave Edmunds - Guitar,
vocals, piano, organ
Nick Lowe - bass,
vocals
Terry Williams - drums,
drums, drums...
Billy
Bremner
When we are into the music and musicians from Rockpile
I can't skip the fabulous albums by Billy
Bremner. He is a forgotten gem as a songwriter,
that's for sure! He has released two albums "Bash"
and "A Good Week's Work"
(HypertensionMusic/ BMG 74321 60753
2 - CD-1998). The last one is
on CD only (as far as I know). Gadfly Records (GADFLY 243 - CD-1998) in
the USA has the original release with a different sleeve. "Bash"
(Arista Records 206 179 - LP-1984) has just been released on CD (Gadfly
Records GADFLY 275 - CD-2001) with 5 bonus single tracks! When I bought
my release at a record fair some years ago the seller had this sticker
on the plastic bag which stated: "It is not the great football player
from Leeds, but the guy from Rockpile". I found it quite amusing.
Go out and buy 'em instantly!
Dave Kelly, Dave Edmunds
& Nick
Lowe
- They have bags of albums. What more can I say...
Dave
Kelly & Paul Jones - The Blues Band
He
has been into the British blues scene for decades, together with his sister
Jo
Ann Kelly
(R.I.P.). Since the early '80s he has been collaborated with Paul
Jones
in The
Blues Band.
I saw them at Hell
Bluesfestival
three or four years ago playing acoustic blues and I have never been to
a gig before where the audience manage to keep quiet for at least two
hours. Amazing set of acoustic blues!
Dave
Edmunds
The
early albums by Edmunds
released on CD are getting hard to find. He has released a 2-CD compilation.
You should be able to find some cheap collections from his vault of music
too.
Nick
Lowe
He has a tremendous 4-CD-Box called "The
Doings"
(Edsel Records/Demon Records LOWE 50 - 1999). On this box you can also
find "(What's
So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?".
You can hear this tune in the movie "Cocktail". Lowe
earned some quid in royalties here...But it should not be in this
context Lowe has to earn his money!
The
Pirates
Check out their early albums like "Out
Of Their Skulls",
"Skull
Wars",
"Happy
Birth-day Rock 'n' Roll".
"Still
Shakin'"
ain't bad either. The
Pirates
do also have a couple of collections out. Mick Green has the last years
played with some Swedish guys and still as The
Pirates.
Here is some rare items by The Pirates (from my collection). The formats are 1o";
