Dave Edmunds - Get It (1977; 2006) [FLAC]

Dave Edmunds - Get It
Label: Wounded Bird Records - 8418
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2006
Originally released 1977
Genre: Rock
Style: Rock & Roll, Blues Rock


Tracklist:

1 Get Out Of Denver
2 I Knew The Bride
3 Back To School Days
4 Here Comes The Weekend
5 Worn Out Suits, Brand New Pockets
6 Where Or When
7 Juju Man
8 Git It
9 Let's Talk About Us
10 Hey Good Lookin'
11 What Did I Do Last Night?
12 Little Darlin'
13 My Baby Left Me


Personnel:

Dave Edmunds - vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, percussion
Terry Williams, Billy Rankin, Steve Goulding - percussion
Nick Lowe, Paul Riley - bass
Bob Andrews - keyboards


Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com

Get It marks a significant departure from Dave Edmunds' early records, as it is the first time he's backed by a full band. Most of Get It was recorded with a fledgling version of Rockpile, with other sessionmen filling in when necessary, and the live band gives the album an energetic feel which Edmunds' had previously ignored. Just as importantly, the song selection is more carefully considered than before, containing only a handful of classics and obscure rock & roll tunes, but concentrating on pub rock staples ("Get Out of Denver," "Back to School Days," "JuJu Man"), and songs written or co-written by Nick Lowe, which gives the album a freshness lacking on his early records. Lowe's homages to the Everly Brothers ("Here Comes the Weekend"), Chuck Berry ("I Knew the Bride"), and Phil Spector ("Little Darlin'") are more appealing than Edmunds' re-creations of the originals, because Lowe's songs are lyrically and musically clever. But Edmunds knows how to make them sound like forgotten classics, and that's why Get It is one of his very best albums.