Original Golden Greats/Fifteen Thoughts of Brinsley Schwarz

Performer: Brinsley Schwarz
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: 2 LPs on 1 CD. Originally released as ORIGINAL GOLDEN GREATS (1974) and FIFTEEN THOUGHTS OF BRINSLEY SCHWARZ (1978). Brinsley Schwarz: Ian Gomm, Brinsley Schwarz (vocals, guitar); Bob Andrews (vocals, keyboards); Nick Lowe (vocals, bass); Billy Rankin (drums). Producers include: Dave Edmunds. Cleverly, BGO decided to consolidate the two originally-released compilations Original Golden Greats and 15 Thoughts of Brinsley Schwarz onto one disc, eliminating any overlap between the two collections. There are still some terrific songs missing, but it does have the otherwise difficult to find "Run Rudolph Run." This 20-song collection is the best available summary of the group's career. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

With members that would go on to make up Graham Parker's backing band, the Rumour, and featuring English power-popper Nick Lowe on vocals, Brinsley Schwarz (named after the band's lead guitarist) not only defined the sound of early-1970s British pub rock, but were--in retrospect--something of a supergroup. Heavily influenced by the rootsier aspects of 1960s American rock, the band provided an alternative to the bombast of glam rock and the cerebral excess of prog rock that exemplified most British music at the time. The band had broken up by 1975, but left a song book that included early versions of Lowe's great "Cruel to Be Kind" and "Peace, Love and Understanding (What's so Funny 'Bout)," later made famous by Elvis Costello.

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