Eggs over Easy was an American rock band, early 1970s, who visited London to record an album, and later became a resident band in a London public home, launching what became known as a rock pub.
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Formation
Although both came from New York City, Jack O'Hara (guitar, bass & vocals) met Austin de Lone (keyboard, guitar & amp; vocals) in Berkeley, California, where they formed a duo. The couple moved back to New York, where they met Brien Hopkins (keyboard, bass, guitar & amp; vocals) who joined to form a multi-instrumental trio, with no drummer or percussion. They regularly play clubs and bars in Greenwich Village and Long Island, until they get a small fan base, and a manager, Peter Kauff. Kauff also helped Cannon Films to move into the music business, and arranged Chas Chandler (bass player for Animals and producer/manager Jimi Hendrix Experience) to produce their first album.
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London
Records began at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London, in December 1970, initially with Les Sampson (a friend of Noel Redding who joined him in the Road band) on drums. They also played some dates at the American Embassy as a trio. The recording was completed in January 1971, with ex-Animal John Steel on drums. The recording went well, but Kauff fell with Cannon Films, and suggested the band to stay in London, until the problem was solved, rather than returning to the US.
Chandler, now their manager, arranged for the band to play a number of college performances across the country. Many of these are sponsored by the American Embassy in London, which pays the band for a tour of British universities to perform in front of more audiences with American poets such as Marilyn Hacker, Denis Boyles and Louis Simpson. At that time, the band moved into a house, 10 Alma Street, Kentish Town, near a pub called Tally Ho. The band used to play in American bars, but with most pubs in London at the time, Tally Ho had a jazz policy alone. They persuaded landlords that they played jazz, although their music was predominantly rock and blues country, and first appeared on May 3, or May 13, 1971, with Steel on drums. They immediately attracted many audiences - including other musicians, such as Graham Parker, Nick Lowe, and Elvis Costello - made the Eggs a pioneer of the "pub rock" movement. Finally, they are asked to improve their performance, until they play three nights and Sunday lunch every week. On other days they often appear elsewhere, such as The Marquee, where Dave Robinson, manager of Brinsley Schwarz, has seen them and introduced them to the band.
Eggs over Easy has a large repertoire of over 50 of their own songs, and 50 covers, and is regularly joined onstage by members of Brinsley Schwarz and other players, such as Loudon Wainwright III and Frankie Miller. One of Tally Ho's former jazz players, Barry Richardson, was so impressed that he formed Bees Make Honey, also given the Tally Ho residency, along with a mixture of new and existing bands, such as Max Merritt and Meteors and Brinsley Schwarz.
The number of places that want to deploy Easier Eggs and other "pub-rock" bands also increases, especially in Victorian-style pubs "north of Regents Park" where there are many suitable pubs. Eggs over Easy toured the London pub chain owned by Ind Coope beer, and in September and October 1971 supported John Mayall on an England tour, with George Butler replacing Steel on drums; "Eggs over Easy's country rock-flavored repertoire that offers an exciting counterpoint to the rampant Mayall freak of jazz-blues" (Dave Thompson).
Kauff did not manage to settle the dispute with Cannon Films, so the album remained unreleased, and the band also did not get a contract with a British record label. Because they had visa problems, Kauff suggested they go back home, so on November 7, 1971 they played their last show at Tally Ho, and returned to the United States.
Back to US
Back in New York, Bill Franz joins drums, they sign a contract with A & amp; M Records and in 1972 they recorded their first album to be released, Good 'N' Cheap . This is partly a re-recording of songs originally recorded in London. The album was produced by Link Wray, in his brother, Vernon Wray's studio in Tucson, Arizona, and the band wrote all but one song.
In 1973, they moved to San Francisco, and later supported the Eagles and Yes on the tour, a kind of "megastar band" which, in England, rock pubs seen as a counterattack. In 1976 John "Jay" David (ex Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show) has replaced Franz on drums, and they took out a "Bar in My Car", at Buffalo Records, but the record company "got drunk as soon as the notes came out. "Initially titled" I Will Put The Bar In The Back Of My Car (And Drive Yourself To Drink) ", the song appears on many internet" worst country song titles "list from their album Fear Frying , but this is not true.
The second album Fear of Frying was finally recorded in 1980/81 and was released on Squish Records, which also failed shortly after the album was released, making this album a rarity, which has not yet returned. published on CD.
The eggs were often joined onstage by Grootna vocalist Anna Rizzo and also played with members of Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen at Moonlighters. One of their last performances is "The Opinions", supporting Dan Hicks; Egg Over Easy eventually split up in 1981.
After breaking up, Hopkins continued as a songwriter, O'Hara became a recording engineer and de Lone played as a session musician with Bonnie Raitt, Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, and others.
Discography
Albums
- Good 'N' Cheap - LP (1972) A & amp; M (A & M 2366) Ã,: LP Re-issue (1986) Edsel: CD (1998) Edsel (ED199) Ã,: CD bonus track (2006) Hux (Hux 081)
- "Back of My Car" - Single (1974) Buffalo Records
- Fear of Frying - LP (1981) Squish Records
Compilation
- Rhythms Naughty: Best Rock Pub CD (1996) EMI (Premier 37968) includes one song "Egg" - "Factory"
- Goodbye Nashville Hello Camden Town - a Pub Rock Anthology CD (2007) Castle Music (CMEDD1451) includes one song "Egg" - "Runnin 'Down to Memphis"
- Good 'N' Inexpensive: Eggs Easier Stories 2-CD (2016) Yep Roc Records
References
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