If you haven’t heard Dave Edmunds’ 1st album on Swan Song (personally signed by DE fan Robert Plant), give a listen to his Get It album. 100% American Rock ’n’ Roll by the great Welshmen, who later produced The Stray Cats, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Everly Brothers, plus formed Rockpile with Nick Lowe, one of the greatest bands in Rock ’n’ Roll history.
Get It contains a killer version of Bob Seger’s "Get Out Of Denver", a Rockabillied version of Graham Parker’s "Back To School Days", a virtual recreation of the Sun Record’s sound on "Elvis’ "My Baby Left Me", and a dreamy version of Rodgers & Hart’s "Where Or When" (singing all the harmony parts himself). As you may have surmised, Edmunds doesn’t do much songwriting, but his taste in material is excellent. The core band on the album is in fact Rockpile, one of the three greatest live bands I’ve ever seen (another was The Who with Keith Moon).
