Terry Edwards (born 10 August 1960)
is an English musician who plays trumpet, flugelhorn, saxophones, guitar and keyboards.
Biography
Edwards gained a degree in music from the
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution f ...
in 1982, where he was also a founding member of
The Higsons
The Higsons were an English funk-punk band, who existed between 1980 and 1986.
History
Founded in 1980 at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, Norfolk, England, The Higsons' first recording was on the ''Norwich - A Fine City'' compilation ...
. He produced and played on the debut album by
Yeah Jazz called ''Six Lane Ends''. He has subsequently performed and released records both as a solo artist and with his band The Scapegoats. He has played as a
session musician
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and as a collaborator with
Derek Raymond
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(on the ''Dora Suarez'' album),
Madness,
Mark Bedford
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Spiritualized
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Siouxsie
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Department S,
Lydia Lunch
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Faust
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Snuff
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** Moist snuff or dipping tobacco
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Tom Waits
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Jack
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The Blockheads
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Hot Chip
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.
Edwards joined
Gallon Drunk in 1993, staying with the band through the recording of three albums.
[Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 756] Also in 1993 he made a guest live appearance with PJ Harvey, later in 1997, he was a guest studio musician for the band.
He collaborated with Lydia Lunch and other members of Gallon Drunk in Big Sexy Noise, and performed live with Lunch outside the band.
[Shepherd, Fiona (2012)]
Review : Lydia Lunch
, ''The Scotsman
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'', 29 June 2012. More recently he has performed with the
David Bowie
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supergroup,
Holy Holy.
Since around 2015, Edwards has performed with PJ Harvey and appeared on the group's 2016 album ''
The Hope Six Demolition Project
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''.
He is also a member of The Near Jazz Experience with Madness bassist Mark Bedford & former Higsons drummer Simon Charterton.
Solo discography
Albums
* ''New York New York'' (1985), Izuma – as New York New York
* ''Dora Suarez'' (1993), Clawfist – with
Derek Raymond
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Biography Early life
The eldest son of a t ...
and
James Johnston
* ''I Didn't Get Where I Am Today '' (1997),
Wiiija – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
* ''My Wife Doesn't Understand Me'' (1997), Artlos/Stim – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
* ''Yesterday's Zeitgeist : Terry Edwards in Concert'' (1999), Sartorial
* ''Terry Edwards Presents No Fish Is Too Weird For Her Aquarium Vol. II'' (2000), Sartorial
* ''681 at the Southbank + Plays, Salutes & Executes'' (2002), Sartorial
* ''Memory and Madness'' (2003), Sartorial/Widowspeak – with
Lydia Lunch
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* ''Terry Edwards'' (2005), Sartorial
;Compilations:
* ''Plays Salutes And Executes'' (1993), Stim
* ''Terry Edwards' Large Door (18 Tracks From The Golden Age Of Vinyl)'' (1998),
Damaged Goods
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* ''Terry Edwards Presents... Queer Street – No Fish Is Too Weird For Her Aquarium Vol. III'' (2003), Sartorial
EPs
* ''Terry Edwards Plays The Music of Jim & William Reid'' (1991), Stim
* ''Terry Edwards Salutes The Magic of the Fall'' (1991), Stim
* ''Terry Edwards Executes Miles Davis Numbers'' (1992), Stim
* ''Boots Off!!'', Wiija – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
Singles
* "Roger Wilson Said" (1983), Urchin – as New York New York
* "I Wanna Be Like You" (1985), Beach Culture – as New York New York
* "Well You Needn't" (1994),
Rough Trade
* "Head Up High" (1998), Flighted Miskick – Scousemartins fet. Terry Edwards
* "Girls & Boys" (1988), Damaged Goods – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
* "Ice Cream for Crow" (1998), Damaged Goods – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
* "Cat People/Gasoline" (2007), Sartorial – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats, split with
Department S
* "Three Blind Mice" (2008), The Orchestra Pit – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
* "Boots Off !!!" (2009), Sartorial – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats, split with Cure-Ator
* "I'll Go Crazy" (2010), Sartorial
* "Let's Surf"/"Old Man's Hands" (2011), Sartorial – Terry Edwards and The Dash/Terry Edwards and
Darren Hayman
* "You Won't See Me" (2011), Sartorial – split with
Robyn Hitchcock
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See also
*
Hux Records
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*
List of Peel sessions
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*
Phoenix Festival
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*
Wiiija
References
External links
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1960 births
Living people
People from Hornchurch
Alumni of the University of East Anglia
English rock musicians
English rock saxophonists
British male saxophonists
21st-century saxophonists
21st-century British male musicians
The Spatial AKA Orchestra members
Holy Holy (tribute band) members