Brinsley Schwarz - What Is So Funny About Peace, Love & Understading?

Artist:

Brinsley Schwarz (Group)

UPC:

682970000237

See Also:

Dury, Ian Dylan, Bob Lowe, Nick

Description:

Brinsley Schwartz includes: Nick Lowe, Frankie Miller.
Recorded between 1972 & 1975.
Brinsley Schwarz (Group): Bob Andrews (keyboards); Ian Gomm, Nick Lowe (bass guitar); Frankie Miller, Brinsley Schwarz , Billy Rankin.
Personnel: Ian Gomm, Nick Lowe (vocals, guitar); Bob Andrews (vocals, piano, organ); Frankie Miller (vocals); Brinsley Schwarz (guitar, saxophone, alto saxophone, piano, organ, background vocals); Billy Rankin (drums).
Liner Note Author: Brinsley Schwarz .
Recording information: 02/22/1972-02/06/1975.
Although it doesn`t top the peerless Hen`s Teeth -- which is about as perfect an archival release as any Brinsley fan could hope for -- it`s impossible not to delight in Hux`s 2001 collection, What IS So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding, a collection of the band`s Radio 1 sessions from 1972 and 1975. This is not the complete sessions, but the great thing is, these are sessions that haven`t widely circulated on bootleg; there is some overlap with the relatively famous Unknown Numbers boot, but there are a number of delights here that didn`t appear on that collection, including covers of "You Got Me Hummin`," "Mama Told Me Not to Come," and a storming "Everybody" which tears their already great studio version. Then, there`s Sam Cooke`s "Havin` a Party" and "She`s Got to Be Real," which they never did anywhere else, plus ace versions of such Nick Lowe favorites as "Nervous on the Road," "Play That Fast Thing One More Time," and the fan favorites "I Worry (`Bout You Baby)" and "Small Town Big City." The capper is four cuts of Brinsley Schwarz backing Frankie Miller in dynamite versions of his own "Ann Eliza Jane," "In No Resistance," and "You Don`t Need to Laugh," plus a lively cover of Van Morrison`s "Wild Night," plus great notes from Mr. Schwarz himself. It all adds up to a first-rate archival release; one for the fans, to be sure, but it`s hard to imagine that there isn`t a single fan who wouldn`t delight in this terrific addition to Brinsley Schwarz`s catalog. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Havin` a Party
2. It`s Been So Long
3. She`s Got to Be Real
4. Nervous on the Road (But Can`t Stay at Home)
5. You Got Me Hummin`
6. Mama Told Me (Not to Come)
7. Play That Fast Thing (One More Time)
8. I Worry (`Bout You Baby)
9. Ju Ju Man
10. Small Town, Big City
11. Everybody
12. I Got the Real Thing
13. (What`s So Funny `Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?
14. Ann Eliza Jane
15. In No Resistance
16. You Don`t Need to Laugh
17. Wild Night

Album Information

Release Date:

10/23/2001

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Country Rock

Label:

Hux

Producer:

Jeff Griffin; Pete Ritzema

Catalog Number:

HUX 023

Original Release Year:

2001

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

58 : 53

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