Brinsley Schwarz - Live At Rockpalast 1975 [CD]

Cat. no: MIG91002
Format: CD
Barcode: 885513910028
Release Date: 14 Mar 2025
Genre: Pop

Brinsley Schwarz were a British country-pub rock band who recorded six albums between 1969 and 1975

Stylistically, they were heavily infuenced by the American country rock band Eggs Over Easy, making them the forefathers of the British pub rock movement. In addition to the country infuences, pub rock was musically a throwback to the 1960s, when the beat and R&B music wave created a vibrant nationwide live music club scene. Besides Brinsley Schwarz, bands like Dr. Feelgood, Kilburn & The Highrods, Joe Strummer's 101'ers, Starry Eyed And Laughing, Ace or Ducks Deluxe took the stages of pubs and clubs in the UK by storm.

On March 6, 1975, Brinsley Schwarz played a one-hour set for the Rockpalast in Studio L of the WDR in Cologne. According to the band's chroniclers, the fve musicians then went their separate ways: Nick Lowe and Ian Gomm pursued solo careers and eventually had more success with other bands (Nick Lowe with Dave Edmunds in Rockpile), Brinsley Schwarz and Bob Andrews were in the studio and on tour with Graham Parker & The Rumours.

Unfortunately, almost all of the footage shot on the set has been lost over time. However, the audio tracks of Brinsley Schwarz's last performance were rescued and restored for this release by then WDR sound engineer Manfred Kaiser and remastered by Johannes Scheibenreif in his studio in Vienna (Austria).

for fans of Ducks Deluxe, Ace, Kilburn & The Highrods
great live recording from the WDR Rockpalast on March 6, 1975 at the WDR  Studio-L in Cologne (Germany)
as it turned out to be Brinsley Schwarz's last performance, the band disbanded 
immediately after the WDR Rockpalast show.
feat. Nick Lowe, bassist and singer of Rockpile, producer of the Pretenders and Elvis Costello, among others long lost recordings, lovingly restored and remastered

Tracks: Country Girl / We Can Mess Around / Save The Last Dance For Me / Range War / Love Is Gone / Run Rudolph Run / Private Number / Surrender To The Rhythm / Please Don't Ever Change / Don't Lose Your Grip on Love / (What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love And Understanding / Ju Ju Man / Rockin' Chair