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Ed Kuepper

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Though he formed the Saints with Chris Bailey in 1975, Ed Kuepper left the band before its biggest popular success (though after its best recordings). The Saints were one of Australia's premier punk bands, and Kuepper played on two albums before leaving in 1979 to form the Laughing Clowns, a band whose sound was jazzier and quite a bit more experimental than his former group. The Laughing Clowns released three EPs during the early '80s before their debut self-titled album appeared in 1982. Kuepper led the band through four additional albums, but became a solo act beginning with the surprisingly pop-oriented Electrical Storm in 1986. After another pop album, Rooms of the Magnificent, Capitol took a chance on Kuepper and signed him; his response was Everybody's Got To, his third great pop album in a row. Nevertheless, it failed to click with radio programmers or the public. Capitol later dropped Kuepper and he responded in 1990 with the acoustic, stripped-back Today Wonder. One year later, he formed the Aints -- a jab at Chris Bailey, who continued to use the Saints name during the '80s and '90s -- to release Ascension. He returned to solo status in 1992, and began a string of seven studio LPs over the next four years, plus two mail-order-only albums and a best-of entitled Sings His Greatest Hits for You. Next came This Is the Magic Mile, which was released in 2006 on Hot Records. Despite his very appreciative cult of fans and torrid release schedule, Kuepper has not managed a breakthrough to wide popular acclaim.

- from a bio by John Bush at AllMusic


released:  June 18, 1996 Hot  Records  - TRG 89323 (CD)

released: June 18, 1996
Hot Records - TRG 89323
(CD)

Ed Kuepper
Sings His Greatest Hits for You

HERE IS THE perfect introduction to one of the Australian Record Industry Association's (that's like the Grammy's) Best 5 Male Artists for 1995 & lauded as Australia's best song-writer ever! For the uninitiated and fans alike - this collection represents15 of Kuepper's most popular tunes! For collectors - here's the best way to turn your friends on to his very best stuff - & there's the previously unreleased 'Confessions In Paradise' and for the first time on an Ed CD is his captivating 'Sad Dark Eyes' ... a well-worth-owning cover of a little- known Australian classic tune.


released: October 22, 1996
Hot Records - TRG 89343
(CD)

Ed Kuepper
Frontierland
(The Adventure of Captain Shark)

  • Ed Kuepper - guitar, bass, mandolin, vocals

  • Jerome - bass

  • Charlie Cole -drums, melotron, keyboards

  • Clayton Doley - organ, pedalboard

  • James Greening - Trombone, Tuba

  • Mark Collins - Banjo

  • Christian Marsh - Harmonica

Produced, recorded and mixed by Phil Punch


 
 

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