Early Days Early Days

A compilation of rough demos from the sessions for the first Off The Edge album, plus some other stuff.

Tracks:

  1. Interview on Radio with Chris Prior 1984 [24.13]
  2. The Critics [3.07]
  3. Just Another Band [3.59]
  4. Lonely Girl [3.26] from the first Off The Edge sessions, featuring Abigail Prisgrove
  5. One Lover [3.23]
  6. Lonely Boy [3.36]
  7. High And Dry [3.49] - Streetalk, 1982
  8. Pass Me By [3.09] - Streetalk, 1982
  9. Off The Edge [4.17] - Boss, first version of this song: recorded November 1980

Musicians:

    Track 1:

  • Chris Prior and Tony Groenewald: dialogue

    Tracks 2 & 3:

  • Peter Hanmer: Guitars
  • Tony Groenewald: Vocals, bass
  • Wayne Edgerton: Drums

    Track 4:

  • Abigail Prisgrove: Vocals
  • Peter Hanmer: Guitars
  • Tony Groenewald: Bass
  • Neil Fox: Drums

    Tracks 5 & 6:

  • Peter Hanmer: Guitars
  • Tony Groenewald: Vocals, bass
  • Neil Fox: Drums

    Tracks 7 & 8 (Streetalk):

  • Peter Hanmer: Guitars
  • Garth Potterton: Guitars, vocals
  • Grant Fisher: Bass, backing vocals
  • Colin Heaney: Drums

    Track 9 (Boss):

  • Peter Hanmer: Guitars
  • Garth Potterton: Guitars, vocals
  • Michael Potterton: Bass
  • Wayne Edgerton: Drums

Release information:

September, 1999, no catalogue number - special limited edition

Some of the lyrics are here....

Comments:

High and Dry - Streetalk
a single released in 1982 by SA band Streetalk (previously known as Boss). Raw rock guitar mixed with smooth harmony vocals and a bouncy beat - an interesting and powerful combination. The guitarist, Peter Hanmer, later went on to form Off The Edge.
- SA Rock Digest Issue #41, December 1999
Early Days

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