Brinsley Schwarz/Despite It All

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Performer: Brinsley Schwarz
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: BGO's two-fer of Brinsley Schwarz's first two albums offers more liner notes than the two-fer available on One Way, and its cover artwork is different, offering miniatures of the two album covers instead of a blown-up version of the debut. Musically, it's nearly the same, with the sole exception being that Despite It All runs before Brinsley Schwarz. So, it's a tradeoff -- if you want historical accuracy without documentation, pick One Way; if you want the notes, pick BGO. ~ 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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