| Introducing Eddy and the Falcons | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Wizzard |
| Cover: | Introducing Eddy & The Falcons.jpg |
| Released: | August 1974 (UK) |
| Recorded: | 1973–1974 |
| Studio: | Phonogram Studios, AIR Studios and De Lane Lea Studios, London |
| Genre: | Rock and roll[1] |
| Length: | 35:19 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. (UK) / United Artists (US/Canada) |
| Producer: | Roy Wood |
| Prev Title: | Wizzard Brew |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | Main Street |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
Introducing Eddy and the Falcons is the second album by the English rock band Wizzard.[2] It peaked at No. 19 in the UK Albums Chart – ten places higher than its predecessor, Wizzard Brew.[3] As with the previous Wizzard album, all songs were composed by Roy Wood.[2]
The album had a concept similar to The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, in that the intro 'featured' the appearance on stage of fictional band Eddy & The Falcons. All tracks were written and recorded as tributes to 1950s and early 1960s rock and roll musicians, "Eddy’s Rock" being a guitar and saxophone instrumental played in the style of Duane Eddy, while "Everyday I Wonder" was similar in sound and approach to Del Shannon's "Runaway", and "Come Back Karen" did the same for Neil Sedaka's "Oh! Carol".[2] A particularly clear tribute was to Elvis Presley in "I Dun Lotsa Cryin' Over You".[4]
One single was released from the album, "This Is the Story of My Love (Baby)". Its chart performance in the UK Singles Chart (No. 34) was a disappointment, as all Wizzard's previous singles had reached the top 10.[3]
The sleeve featured a credit 'Custard pies - D.L.T.' This referred to one of their appearances on Top of the Pops, when presenter Dave Lee Travis had been the apparently unwitting recipient of a custard pie wielded by one of the group.
The original release of Introducing Eddy and the Falcons on the Warner Bros. label, in a gate-fold sleeve, included a fold-out poster of Roy Wood on stage. It was reissued by Edsel on CD in 1999, featuring bonus tracks (1974 singles, A-side and B-sides, which had not been recorded as part of the original concept), but was soon deleted.[2]
All songs written by Roy Wood except where noted.
Side one
Side two