Rockpile (album) explained

Rockpile
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dave Edmunds
Cover:	Rockpile_lp.jpg
Released:	January 1972
Recorded:	1970–1971
Studio:	Rockfield Studios, Wales
Genre:	Rock and roll, country rock
Label:	Regal Zonophone (UK) MAM Records (U.S.)^[1] Repertoire (Germany 2001 CD release)
Producer:	Dave Edmunds
Next Title:	Subtle as a Flying Mallet
Next Year:	1975

Rockpile is the first solo album by Dave Edmunds, released in 1972.^[2] It is principally focused on remakes of late 1950s and early 1960s hits, with a few new songs included. Edmunds plays almost all the instruments except for bass and backing vocals, which are played by John Williams, Edmunds' former bandmate in Love Sculpture. The album included a 1970 British #1 and worldwide Top 10 single, "I Hear You Knocking". A 2001 reissue of the album includes both sides of Edmunds' three pre-album singles as bonus tracks.

Track listing

1. "Down Down Down" (Trevor Burton) – 2:52
2. "I Hear You Knocking" (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) – 2:48
3. "Hell of a Pain" (John Williams, Dave Edmunds) – 2:55
4. "It Ain't Easy" (Ron Davies) – 3:11
5. "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 2:37
6. "Dance Dance Dance" (Neil Young) – 2:58
7. "(I'm a) Lover Not a Fighter" (Ron Collier) – 3:33
8. "Egg or the Hen" (Willie Dixon) – 4:15
9. "Sweet Little Rock & Roller" (Chuck Berry) – 2:39
10. "Outlaw Blues" (Bob Dylan) – 5:09

Bonus tracks (2001 reissue)

1. "I Hear You Knocking" (single mix) (Bartholomew, King) – 2:48
2. "Black Bill" (Dave Edmunds) – 3:09
3. "I'm Coming Home" (arr. Dave Edmunds) – 3:02
4. "Country Roll" (Dave Edmunds) – 3:11
5. "Blue Monday" (Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino) – 2:51
6. "I'll Get Along" (John Williams) – 2:50

Personnel

• Dave Edmunds – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums
• John Williams – bass, backing vocals
• Andy Fairweather Low – guitar and drums on "Egg or the Hen"
• Terry Williams – drums on "Down Down Down" and "Outlaw Blues"
• B. J. Cole – pedal steel guitar on "Down Down Down", "Dance Dance Dance" and "Outlaw Blues"

Notes and References

1. Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169. Google Books.
2. Web site: Dave Edmunds.
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 100.