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Kaye is the fifth solo album from UK-born, NYC-based singer-songwriter, Edward Rogers, and his fourth on Zip Records. Inspired and dedicated to Kevin Ayers, Kaye includes a version of the English singer-songwriter s 'After The Show.' Born in Birmingham, England where he spent his first 12 years of his life, Rogers moved to New York City just as the British Invasion began in the States. He started his career behind the drum kit and played in several garage bands. When a subway accident in October 1985 left him without his right arm and right leg below the knee, he turned to songwriting and found he enjoyed singing and writing more rewarding than playing drums. Over the past decade, Rogers has been extremely prolific, releasing four solo albums (two of which were co-written with George Usher) as well as two with Bedsit Poets, which Rogers founded, a Folk/Brit-inspired trio whose name was given to them by The Zombies' Colin Blunstone. Once again, Rogers put together a stellar group of musicians to play on Kaye's twelve songs that were all penned by Rogers with the exception of 'After The Show.' Musicians James Mastro (Ian Hunter, Bongos), Sal Maida (Roxy Music, Sparks, Cracker), Dennis Diken (The Smithereens), Joe McGinty (Psychedelic Furs), Don Fleming, Gary Olson (Ladybug Transistor) and Pete Kennedy (The Kennedys, Nanci Griffith) come together on Kaye, which was produced by Don Piper (a don piper situation, Syd Straw), and also features backing vocals by Tish & Snooky (Manic Panic, Sic F*cks). Recorded live over three days, Rogers describes Kaye as a mixture of madness and softness, and hopes Kevin Ayers, who was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement, would approve.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 My Street (5:05)
2 No Color For Loneliness (4:47)
3 After the Show (2:48)
4 Street Fashion (4:18)
5 Worry For the World (2:36)
6 Kaye (4:00)
7 What Happened To the News Today (3:41)
8 Copper Coin (3:31)
9 Borrowed & Blue (3:21)
10 Fear of the Unknown (4:39)
11 Peter Pans Dream (8:12)
12 Borrowed & Blue Reprise (0:55)
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