All volumes now have working links. 08 – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Suzie Q. Tex Edwards is an unsung 7 days to die cornmeal of cowpunk and honky tonk murder ballads who started out in the ’70s with the punk band the Nervebreakers. Thom “Tex” Edwards’ whiskey-soaked vocals already had a slight country twang to them back in 1978 even as the band performed their goofy anthems while supporting the Sex Pistols in Dallas.
A deluxe remastered reissue of 1978 original Wild Child Records single by badass Texas punk rock band the Nervebreakers! Like all Texas punk of the era, this is no letdown, including two smash hits on this 4-song EP. Hailing from Dallas, TX, the Nervebreakers first got together in 1973 but didn’t take off until the mid-’70s punk movement started to affect most larger urban areas of the US. The Nervebreakers quickly rose to the top of the pack in Dallas releasing three singles which are now hard to find.
This CD was recorded in 1980 and was to have been their debut LP. On 19 November 1980 the Nervebreakers won the “Agora’s Battle Of The Bands” in Dallas TX. Their prize was free recording time at Pantego Sound Studios in Arlington, TX where these two songs were recorded. The single was originally released in 1981 on Wild Child Records, but by then the band had already parted company. Great single by Dallas 70’s Punk-rock band!
A-side is a catchy original track and is backed with a cool cover of a Rolling Stones classic marked with the Nervebreakers snotty style. Wild Child Records, some on the 1979 Texas punk LP compilation Are We Too Late For The Trend? Italian label Rave Up Records series of American Lost Punk Rock Nuggets, and others that have up-to-now never been publicly released. 03 – Why Am I So Flipped? This brilliant single features an original 1977 alternate track from The Nervebreakers’ LP Hijack The Radio! B-side premieres “They Were Doin’ The Pogo” a newer recording.
Track 01 recorded early 1977 at Highgrove House, Dallas, TX. Track 02 recorded 2008 at Ash Creek Estates Recording, Dallas, TX. So it’s always a joy when another Erickson tape is discovered and the quality is superior. Erickson is in fine form for this 1979 Dallas gig with the Nervebreakers. The Saddle Tramps, left scarce but vital documentation, such as the churlish rocker “Move It! Tex legend from the early to mid-’80s remains only in the recollections of those fortunate enough to catch him performing his offbeat brand of incorrigible country live. He formed Out On Parole in Austin in 1984, and The Loafin’ Hyenas in Hollywood in 1986, but it took until 1989 before things finally started moving forward.
Out on Parole — was a stroke of demented genius that caused a stir when cult label Sympathy for the Record Industry released it yet proved more an inspiration than the chart-topper it should have been. The 1991 release of The Loafin’ Hyenas’ only LP was mostly ignored despite strong original material and another killer band. Songs like “Can’t Find The Doorknob” and “Scratchin’ Fleas” utilized Tex’s distinctive vocals perfectly, and the drunken abandon of the band was captured, bottled, and released only in France and Japan. Further recordings followed under various guises and numerous small labels. After a long silence, the full-length Up Against the Floor was released in 1996. Tex Edwards “remains a pioneering, under-appreciated, and often neglected chronicler of the offbeat and eccentric traditions of country rock ‘n’ roll,” notes All Music Guide. Featuring work under his own name as well as such T.