on Edward Barton - 'Edward Not Edward'

 

'Edward Not Edward' 

(inc.  A Guy Called Gerald - 'Barber Barber',

808 State featuring Donna & Emma - 'Sorry Dog', &

Ruthless Rap Assassins - 'Z Bend')

 

Album - 1989

LP: UK 1989 (Wooden Records; Wood 7) [March 1989]
3:33 Barber Barber
3:41 808 State featuring Donna and Emma- Sorry Dog [when Gerald was a member of the band]
3:15 Ruthless Rap Assassins - Z Bend [featuring Gerald on 101 bass]

 

Notes & Links: A fantastic album, which has made me want to buy more of Edward Barton's records, but they are extremely difficult to find now (including this one). Contains tracks by Edward Barton covered by other acts including 808 State, Inspiral Carpets, Chapter And The Verse, Kiss AMC, Fatima Mansions, Dub Sex, Jane, Stump and the Ruthless Rap Assassins. 

From Graham Massey of 808 State: "the members at that point were Graham /martin and Gerald ...Donna is Darren partingtons sister (age 10? at the time) and Emma was gerald simpson's girlfriends niece age 8 recorded at spirit studios (Barry White?) Gerald simpson's track Barber Barber was recorded at Out of the blue also Graham and Gerald recorded Z bend with the ruthless rap assasins (Gerald does 101 bass, Graham engineers , also Graham produced and played the instruments on the kiss amc track which appears in a different guise on Recharge an unreleased Biting tongues album from 88 available only as a promo double vinyl on cut deep label..."