Rockpile was a British rock group of the late 1970s and early 1980s, noted for its strong rockabilly and power pop influences. The group was central to the rise of New Wave music and appeared on six albums as a featured act, although three of them were released as Dave Edmunds solo albums, and two more were released as Nick Lowe solo albums. Guitarist/vocalist Edmunds had recorded a 1970 solo album entitled Rockpile, and on his tour in support of the album, he billed his band, which included Terry Williams on drums, as Dave Edmunds and Rockpile.[LINK: http://rant58.tripod.com/id280.htm] 'Rockpile' profile However, the band broke up after the tour, and Edmunds returned to studio work. One of the artists that he produced was the pub-rock band Brinsley Schwarz, managed by Dave Robinson and led by bassist/singer Nick Lowe. The 1974 album that they did together, The New Favourites of

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