Terry Edwards
| Terry Edwards | |
|---|---|
 Edwards performing in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
10 August 1960 Hornchurch, Essex, England |
| Genres | Post punk, ska, alternative rock |
| Instruments | Saxophone, keyboards, guitar |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Stim, Sartorial |
| Associated acts | The Higsons, Gallon Drunk, Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats, Glen Matlock and the Philistines, Big Sexy Noise |
| Website |
www |
Terry Edwards (born 10 August 1960, Hornchurch, Essex)[1] is an English musician who plays trumpet, saxophones, guitar and keyboards.
Career
Edwards gained a degree in music from the University of East Anglia in 1982,[2] where he was also a founding member of The Higsons. He produced and played on the debut album by Yeah Jazz Six Lane Ends. He has subsequently performed and released records both as a solo artist (with and without his band, The Scapegoats), and as a session musician or collaborator with artists such as Derek Raymond (on the Dora Suarez album),[3] Mark Bedford, Tindersticks, PJ Harvey, Spiritualized, Nick Cave, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Department S, Lydia Lunch, Faust, Snuff, Tom Waits, Jack, The Blockheads,[4] Hot Chip,[5] and Robyn Hitchcock.
Edwards joined Gallon Drunk in 1993, staying with the band through the recording of three albums.[6] He also collaborated with Lydia Lunch and other members of Gallon Drunk in Big Sexy Noise, and performed live with Lunch outside the band.[7][8]
Solo discography
Albums
- New York New York (1985), Izuma - as New York New York
- Dora Suarez (1993), Clawfist - with Derek Raymond and James Johnston
- I Didn't Get Where I Am Today (1997), Wiiija - Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
- My Wife Doesn't Understand Me (1997), Artlos/Stim - Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
- Yesterday's Zeitgeist : Terry Edwards In Concert (1999), Sartorial
- Terry Edwards Presents No Fish Is Too Weird For Her Aquarium Vol. II (2000), Sartorial
- 681 At The Southbank + Plays, Salutes & Executes (2002), Sartorial
- Memory and Madness (2003), Sartorial/Widowspeak - with Lydia Lunch
- Terry Edwards (2005), Sartorial
- Compilations
- Plays Salutes And Executes (1993), Stim
- Terry Edwards' Large Door (18 Tracks From The Golden Age Of Vinyl) (1998), Damaged Goods
- Terry Edwards Presents... Queer Street - No Fish Is Too Weird For Her Aquarium Vol. III (2003), Sartorial
EPs
- Terry Edwards Plays The Music Of Jim & William Reid (1991), Stim
- Terry Edwards Salutes The Magic Of The Fall (1991), Stim
- Terry Edwards Executes Miles Davis Numbers (1992), Stim
- Boots Off!!, Wiija - Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
Singles
- "Roger Wilson Said" (1983), Urchin - as New York New York
- "I Wanna Be Like You" (1985), Beach Culture - as New York New York
- "Well You Needn't" (1994), Rough Trade
- "Head Up High" (1998), Flighted Miskick - Scousemartins fet. Terry Edwards
- "Girls & Boys" (1988), Damaged Goods - Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
- "Ice Cream for Crow" (1998), Damaged Goods - Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
- "Cat People/Gasoline" (2007), Sartorial - Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats, split with Department S
- "Three Blind Mice" (2008), The Orchestra Pit - Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
- "Boots Off !!!" (2009), Sartorial - Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats, split with Cure-Ator
- "I'll Go Crazy" (2010), Sartorial
- "Let's Surf"/"Old Man's Hands" (2011), Sartorial - Terry Edwards and The Dash/Terry Edwards and Darren Hayman
- "You Won't See Me" (2011), Sartorial - split with Robyn Hitchcock
See also
References
- ↑ "Terry Edwards | Biography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ History
- ↑ Gill, Andy (1994) "Albums", The Independent, 6 January 1994. Retrieved 16 January 2014 – via HighBeam (subscription required)
- ↑ "Reasons to be cheerful: Legendary brit-funkers to return for grain gig ; Who The Blockheads", Somerset Guardian, 5 April 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2014 – via HighBeam (subscription required)
- ↑ Mugan, Chris (2012) "Hot Chip", The Independent, 24 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2014 – via HighBeam (subscription required)
- ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 756
- ↑ Shepherd, Fiona (2012) "Review : Lydia Lunch", The Scotsman, 29 June 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2014 – via HighBeam (subscription required)
- ↑ Longley, Martin (2003) "Culture: Review: Festival climax out to Lunch; Lydia Lunch/Blacktronica The Door, Birmingham Repertory Theatre The Custard Factory, Digbeth", Birmingham Post, 9 June 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2014 – via HighBeam (subscription required)
External links
|