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Lowe and Edmunds, Live: Rockpile “Live at Montreux” Arrives On CD

June 22, 2011 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Billy Bremner and Terry Williams, individually, are among the most accomplished artists to come out of the “pub rock” scene. Joined as Rockpile, they are a true rock legend. Though the band only recorded one album, 1980’s Seconds of Pleasure, under its own name, the Rockpile sound is instantly recognizable.  It graced solo LPs by Edmunds and Lowe as well as tracks by Mickey Jupp and Carlene Carter (then Lowe’s wife). Eagle Records will on August 22 release on CD the first-ever Rockpile live album, taken from the band’s 1980 performance at Montreux.

The Rockpile name first surfaced in 1970 on a Dave Edmunds solo LP and was used when Edmunds toured in support of the album as “Dave Edmunds and Rockpile.” Terry Williams, on drums, was among the members of that touring band. Around the same time, Nick Lowe was making waves as a member of Brinsley Schwarz. When Edmunds was enlisted to produce the band in 1974, he and Lowe realized their common sensibility, and pushed the folk/country/rockabilly revivalists into a forward-thinking power pop style, a forerunner of New Wave. The Rockpile lineup was formed shortly thereafter but record company politics kept it from being much more than an on-again, off-again concern; Lowe was the first artist signed to Stiff Records, while Edmunds recorded for Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song label. Still, Rockpile played on albums by both Lowe and Edmunds including Lowe’s first two solo LPs and Edmunds’ Tracks on Wax 4 and Repeat When Necessary. In 1980, Edmunds was extricated from his Swan Song contract and committed to a Rockpile album proper, Seconds of Pleasure.

Hit the jump for more, including the complete track listing of the new set!

The Summer 1980 Montreux gig preceded the album, which was released in October, but the band previewed “Teacher, Teacher” which kicked off Seconds and was also released as a single. Many of the most familiar songs by Lowe and Edmunds were performed at the concert and are on the 16-track CD, including “So It Goes,” “I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock ‘n’ Roll),” “Crawling from the Wreckage,” “I Hear You Knocking” and Elvis Costello’s “Girls Talk.” Despite all that the group had been through over the years, they didn’t last long as an actual band, and disbanded shortly after the release of Seconds of Pleasure. Lowe and Edmunds didn’t reunite until 1988 for Lowe’s LP Pinker and Prouder Than Previous.

Live at Montreux documents a great night in the careers of Dave Edmunds (guitar, vocals), Nick Lowe (bass, vocals), Billy Bremner (guitar, vocals) and Terry Williams (drums) and it’s due in stores on August 22.  It should prove a fine appetizer for Lowe’s newest solo effort, That Old Magic, which is coming from Yep Roc in the fall.  A pre-order link for Live at Montreux isn’t yet available, but we’ll insert one below as soon as possible!

Rockpile, Live at Montreux (Eagle Records EAGCD452, 2011)

  1. Sweet Little Liza
  2. So It Goes
  3. I Knew The Bride
  4. Queen Of Hearts
  5. Switchboard Susan
  6. Trouble Boys
  7. Teacher Teacher
  8. Girls Talk
  9. Three Time Loser
  10. Fine Fine
  11. Crawling From The Wreckage
  12. Let It Rock
  13. I Hear You Knocking
  14. They Called It Rock
  15. Ju Ju Man
  16. Let’s Talk About Us

All tracks previously unreleased on CD.

Categories: News Tags: Nick Lowe, Rockpile

Joe Marchese

JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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