5013929180536

The Way It Is 25 Years Of Solo Adventures: 3CD Digipak

Edgar Jones

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Format: 3CD

Cat No: CDTRED805

Release Date:  22 January 2021

Label:  Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  3

Barcode:  5013929180536

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description


    • The first ever collection of solo works by Edgar Jones, leader of Liverpool cult heroes, The Stairs.



    • On this 3 CD retrospective, the versatile Jones mixes jazz, R&B, soul, blues, rock and ska into his musical gumbo.



    • Features rarities by Jones’ garage bands The Isrites and The Big Kids, previously only released physically on a CD limited to just 50 copies. The Big Kids included drummer Sean Payne and bassist Russ Pritchard, who later formed The Zutons, and guitarist Howie Payne, who started The Stands.



    • Includes tracks from the Mercury Music Prize nominated albums “Soothing Music For Stray Cats” (2005) and “The Masked Marauder” (2008) as well as “Gettin’ A Little Help… From “The Joneses”” (2007), “The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing” (2011), “Sense Of Harmony” (2012), “Morphic Fields” (2013) and “The Song Of Day And Night” (2017).



    • Edgar’s album “Soothing Music For Stray Cats” was an innovative blend of jazz, soul, R&B and rock’n’roll recorded on an eight track cassette portastudio donated to Jones by legendary former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. Noel Gallagher said of the album: “It Bent My Head, Man. It’s Probably One Of The Best Records I Have Ever Heard…”



    • Compiled and Annotated by Edgar Jones himself with Mojo magazine’s Lois Wilson. The booklet features their notes alongside rare photos and gig flyers.



    • His heavy blues rock project The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing (featured here) were hand-picked by Noel Gallagher to support Oasis on their 2009 European tour.



    • Jones has played bass for Paul Weller, Johnny Marr, St. Etienne And The La’s.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Don’t Break My Heart
      • 2. More Than You’ve Ever Had (With The Joneses)
      • 3. Wait!
      • 4. What Are We Gonna Do?
      • 5. Seven Years
      • 6. It’s No Good
      • 7. Freedom
      • 8. Baby If You Wannit (With The Joneses)
      • 9. Mellow Down Pussycat (With The Joneses)
      • 10. Necessary Evil (With The Joneses)
      • 11. Keeps A Rollin’ Round In My Head
      • 12. I Don’t Wanna See You Go (As The Isrites)
      • 13. I’m Bored (As The Isrites)
      • 14. Up To No Good Again (As The Big Kids)
      • 15. Lies
      • 16. Honey Bear
      • 17. On And On
      • 18. Beep Beep
      • 19. What’s A Boy To Do?
      • 20. I Would Do Anything
      • 21. Best Thing
      • 22. Sunshine
      • 23. Stubborn Mule Blues
      • 24. Hot Potatoes (As The Big Kids)
      • 25. Soothing Music For Stray Cats

      Disc 2

      • 1. Revolving All Around, You
      • 2. I’m Bored (As The Big Kids))
      • 3. Keep It On (As The Isrites)
      • 4. Hey Joseph (Radio Session)
      • 5. Big Eyed Boo
      • 6. Do Doh Dontcha Doh
      • 7. She Dunno
      • 8. Too Much Baby (As The Big Kids)
      • 9. Standing On The Verge Of Getting By
      • 10. All The Things You Are
      • 11. Thinkin’ Bout The Time
      • 12. I Don’t Need Your Roses (As The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing)
      • 13. Hey Hey Now Now (As The Big Kids)
      • 14. Serendipity Doo
      • 15. For A Moment (As The Big Kids)
      • 16. No Reverse Gear Blues (As The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing)
      • 17. Bye And By
      • 18. Tell Me About It Brother
      • 19. Sense Of Wonder
      • 20. You’ll Always Get Just What You Want (As The Big Kids)
      • 21. Shake It Loose (As The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing)
      • 22. Good Luvin’ (As The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing)
      • 23. More Soothing Music For Stray Cats

      Disc 3

      • 1. The Way It Is (With The Joneses)
      • 2. Stop Messin’ (As The Isrites)
      • 3. We Should Get Together (With The Joneses)
      • 4. Need For Lovin’ (With The Joneses)
      • 5. Messin’ Up (As The Big Kids)
      • 6. Statistical Knightmare (As The Edgar Jones Free Peace Thing)
      • 7. Catnip
      • 8. Tenderly
      • 9. You Better Watch Your Back (With The Joneses)
      • 10. Talk About It
      • 11. (Ain’t Gonna Be Your) Fool No More (With The Joneses)
      • 12. More Than You’ve Ever Had
      • 13. It Can Only Be You
      • 14. You Want Me To Want You Back (Live)
      • 15. You Know You Can Do It
      • 16. Sad Today (As The Big Kids)
      • 17. No Time To Lose (As The Big Kids)
      • 18. Sunday Afternoon
      • 19. Wishing Well?
      • 20. Gonna Miss You When You're Gone