Wasa Wasa

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Wasa Wasa
Wasa Wasa cover
Studio album by Edgar Broughton Band
Released July 1969
Recorded 1969 (Bonus trakcs recorded late 1965/1966)
Genre Progressive rock
Length 66:33
Label Harvest Records
Producer Peter Jenner
Professional reviews
Edgar Broughton Band chronology
Wasa Wasa
(1969)
Sing Brother Sing
(1970)

"Wasa Wasa" is the debut album by progressive rock band, Edgar Broughton Band. The album was originally released as "Harvest SHVL 757" in July 1969 and was produced by Peter Jenner. The 2004 CD reissue contained 5 previousy unreleased bonus tracks, 4 of them being demos recorded by the band when they were a blues outfit called "The Edgar Broughton Blues Band". These tracks feature drummer Victor Unitt, who left the band when they started to go into progressive rock, stating the members of the band to be "sell-outs". The last bonus track being a jamming session which was recorded on 21st January 1969, which was discovered when remastering the album.

[edit] Track listings

  1. Death Of An Electric Citizen
  2. American Boy Soldier
  3. Why Can't Somebody Love Me?
  4. Neptune
  5. Evil
  6. Crying
  7. Love In The Rain
  8. Dawn Crept Away


[edit] 2004 CD reissue bonus tracks

  1. Messin' With The Kid
  2. Waterloo Man
  3. Jacqueline
  4. Tellin' Everybody
  5. Untitled Freak Out

[edit] Personnel

  • Edgar Broughton - Vocals, guitar
  • Arthur Grant - Bass guitar, vocals
  • Steve Broughton - Drums
  • Victor Unitt - Drums (bonus tracks 1-4)