Cardiff City Christmas no 1 connection

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Does anyone know if it is true that Phil Suarez was the drummer on the 1970 Christmas no 1 'I Hear You Knocking' by Dave Edmunds? He certainly played with the band.

[The Lone Gunman]

No, Edmunds played the drums himself. At the time, he was working as a producer, engineer and session man at Rockfield Studios.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

No, Edmunds played the drums himself. At the time, he was working as a producer, engineer and session man at Rockfield Studios.

There goes that tale! Someone told me years ago that Suarez was involved, but never managed to find a shred of proof. Thanks for your info.

[The Lone Gunman]

From the liner notes of Edmunds' excellent 1994 best of compilation 'Chronicles': "He eventually re-emerged with a powerful remake/remodel of Smileys Lewis's classic I Hear You Knocking. The ultimate do-it-yourself job, Edmunds recorded and overdubbed everything himself - vocals, guitars, drums, the whole shebang."

[Eric the Half a Bee]

From the liner notes of Edmunds' excellent 1994 best of compilation 'Chronicles': "He eventually re-emerged with a powerful remake/remodel of Smileys Lewis's classic I Hear You Knocking. The ultimate do-it-yourself job, Edmunds recorded and overdubbed everything himself - vocals, guitars, drums, the whole shebang."

Cheers. Liner notes are often invaluable sources of information that never gets recorded anywhere.

[insider]

On a similar subject I was told the video of Only you by the flying pickets was filmed in the back bar of the Napier in Canton
Anyone know if this was true?

[life on mars]

Dave Edmunds was a class act, lucky to have caught Rockpile live a few times , hellva of a line up and band

[life on mars]

On a similar subject I was told the video of Only you by the flying pickets was filmed in the back bar of the Napier in Canton
Anyone know if this was true?

Not sure I know the lead singer Brian Hibbard was an Ebbw Vale boy .

[the other bob wilson]

On a similar subject I was told the video of Only you by the flying pickets was filmed in the back bar of the Napier in Canton
Anyone know if this was true?

I was going to say definitely not, but, having just looked at the video again,

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=RDqgDKtLPp46s

I think it might be - looks a bit too small for the Napier though.

[The Bloop]

Not sure I know the lead singer Brian Hibbard was an Ebbw Vale boy .

Didnt he live in Splott at the time and then went on to be Deirdre's love interest in Corrie?

[Former Labour leader]

Didnt he live in Splott at the time and then went on to be Deirdre's love interest in Corrie?

Yep, he had a decent acting career.
Died of the dreaded prostate cancer a few years back.

[cardiff55]

I know his Rockpile touring band was Edmunds, Billy Bremner (not that one!) on guitar, Nick Lowe on bass and Terry Williams (ex Man) on drums. I also heard that he was the brother of Geoff Edmunds the Cardiff estate agent?

[Fatty Foggon]

On a similar subject I was told the video of Only you by the flying pickets was filmed in the back bar of the Napier in Canton
Anyone know if this was true?

I thought it was the Gower pub.

[jeepster]

I thought it was the Gower pub.

I read it was a pub up north, the red duster.

[splott parker]

Didnt he live in Splott at the time and then went on to be Deirdre's love interest in Corrie?

Florence St, he used to get in The Moorlands now and again.

[cyril evans awaydays]

I thought it was the Gower pub.

According to their official website it was filmed in the Red Lion and Pineapple in Acton High St

https://www.pickets.co.uk/videos

[insider]

According to their official website it was filmed in the Red Lion and Pineapple in Acton High St

https://www.pickets.co.uk/videos