Edgar Broughton Band



The Edgar Broughton Band, founded in 1968 in Warwick, England, was an English psychedelic rock group. In 1968, the Edgar Broughton Band moved to Notting Hill Gate, London, seeking a recording contract and a wider audience, and were picked up by Blackhill Enterprises, who landed them their first record deal, on EMI's progressive rock label Harvest Records, in December 1968. Their first single was "Evil"/"Death of an Electric Citizen", released in June 1969, which was also the first single released by Harvest, followed by the Edgar Broughton Band's first album, Wasa Wasa. Wasa Wasa retained a heavily blues influenced sound that was hard-driven and propelled by Edgar Broughton's gritty vocal style, which was similar to that of Captain Beefheart and Howlin' Wolf. The Broughtons entered into an attempt to capture their live sound on record by organising a performance at Abbey Road on 9 December 1969. Only one track was released at the time: a rendition of "Out, Demons Out!", an adaptation of The Fugs' song "Exorcising the Demons Out Of the Pentagon", which had become the band's set-closer and anthem. (Read more at Wikipedia).

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Festive Fifty Entries

 * None

Sessions
Eight sessions. ‘For What You Are About To Receive’ and ‘Why Can't Somebody Love Me?’ from session #1 released on Demons At The Beeb CD, 2000 (Hux Records, Hux020).

1. Recorded 27-01-69. First broadcast 16 March 1969. Repeated 04 May 1969.
 * For What You Are About To Receive / Love In The Rain / Why Can't Somebody Love Me? / Crying

2. Recorded 1969-07-04. First broadcast 10 August 1969. Repeated 25 October 1969.
 * They Carried A Star / Medals / Aphrodite / Psychopath Blues / For The Captain

3. Recorded 1970-01-05. First broadcast 17 January 1970. Repeated 04 April 1970.
 * Old Gopher / The Moth / There's No Vibrations But Wait / Officer Dan / Mama’s Reward

4. Recorded 1970-09-01. First broadcast 26 September 1970. Repeated 19 December 1970.
 * Freedom / For Dr Spock / The House Of Turnabout / What Is A Woman For

5. Recorded 1971-06-15. First broadcast 03 July 1971. Repeated 20 October 1971.
 * Hotel Room / Look At The Mayor / Mama’s Reward /

6. Recorded 1972-02-14. First broadcast 17 March 1972. Repeated 21 April 1972.
 * What A Pity/I Got Mad / Side By Side/Sister Angela / Chilly Morning Mama

7. Recorded 1972-06-06. First broadcast 07 July 1972. Repeated 04 August 1972.
 * Homes Fit For Heroes / Gone Blue / The Rake / Side By Side/Sister Angela

8. Recorded 1973-07-17. First broadcast 07 August 1973. Repeated 13 November 1973.
 * Hurricane Man / Rock ‘n’ Roller / Green Light / Slow Down

Live

 * 07 March 1971: Recorded 1971-02-25, venue not known.
 * 1) The Birth
 * 2) Drop Out Boogie
 * 3) Freedom
 * 4) I Wanna Go Home
 * 5) What Is A Woman For?

Other Shows Played

 * 1969
 * 06 July 1969: Love in The Rain (LP: Wasa Wasa) Harvest


 * 1970
 * 14 March 1970: Out Demons Out (7") Harvest
 * 28 March 1970: Out Demons Out (7") Harvest
 * 11 April 1970: Out Demons Out (single) Harvest
 * 23 May 1970: It’s Falling Away (LP – Sing Brother Sing) Harvest
 * 06 June 1970: The Moth (LP - Sing Brother Sing) Harvest
 * 14 November 1970: Apache Drop Out (Apache Intro. Drop Out Boogie) (single) Harvest
 * 05 December 1970: Apache Drop Out (Apache Intro. Drop Out Boogie) (single) Harvest


 * 1972
 * 21 March 1972: Gone Blue (single) Harvest
 * 31 March 1972: Gone Blue (single) Harvest
 * 16 June 1972: I Got Mad (LP – In Side Out) Harvest


 * 1972
 * 10 May 1973: Eviction (LP – Oora) Harvest


 * 1980
 * 27 February 1980: Out Demons Out (7") Harvest
 * 27 February 1980: Revelations One (LP - Parlez-Vous English?) EMI (as The Broughtons)
 * 04 March 1980: Meglamaster / Didecoi (LP - Parlez Vous English?) EMI (as The Broughtons)


 * 1994
 * 21 January 1994: Old Gopher (LP - Sing Brother Sing) Harvest
 * 29 January 1994 (BFBS): Old Gopher (album - Sing Brother Sing) Harvest
 * 05 February 1994: Out Demons Out (CD - As Was) Harvest
 * 05 February 1994 (BFBS): Out Demons Out (7") (JP refers to mentioning their tour the previous week)


 * 2000
 * 22 November 2000: For What You Are About To Receive (LP - Demons at The Beeb) Hux