Edward Barton - Edward Not Edward

UK 1989 LP; Wooden Records: WOOD 7

Tracks:

3:33 A Guy Called Gerald - 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]

Released:

Mid April 1989 (according to The Catalogue, #69, April 1989).

Credits:

Written by Edward Barton.

"Barber Barber" - Vocals by Edward Barton. Music by A Guy Called Gerald.

"Sorry Dog" - Music by 808 state (Gerald Simpson, Graham Massey and Martin Price). Vocals Donna Partington (Darren Partington's sister, age 10) and Emma (Gerald Simpson's then girlfriend's niece, age 8).

"Z Bend" - Music by Ruthless Rap Assassins. Produced and Engineered by Graham Massey. 101 Bass by Gerald Simpson. Instruments by Graham Massey.

Comments:

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. 

Graham Massey "The members at that point were Graham, Martin and Gerald. Donna is Darren Partington's sister (age 10? at the time) and Emma was Gerald Simpson's girlfriend's niece, age 8. Recorded at Spirit Studios. Gerald Simpson's track, 'Barber Barber', was recorded at Out of the Blue. Also, Graham and Gerald recorded 'Z-Bend' with the Ruthless Rap Assassins (Gerald does 101 Bass, Graham engineers). Graham produced and played the instruments on the Kiss AMC track, which appears in a different guise on 'Recharge' by the Biting Tongues."