Ed Kuepper – SIngles ’86-’96 2LP

On the anniversary of his 45th year as a recording artist it seems totally appropriate (though somewhat overdue) thatEd Kuepperwouldrelease this, his first ever collection of 45s – RPM if you will – although CD singles are also included.

From the spaghetti-western influenced opener of cult-faveAlso Sprach the King of Euro-disco(86) through the baroque overtones ofpenultimate trackAll Of These Things(96) – an overlooked classic in anyones language – via the coulda-been should-been of the muchcovered (and much coveted)The Way I Made You Feel(92) these tracks and the other 17 collected here point to Kueppers seeminglyeffortless ability to roll out classic after classic during a decade that was arguably his most prolific.

Interestingly, Kuepper; normally comfortable in his non-conformity, gave the green light for this collection to be sequenced chronologically, afirst for the legendary baird. But what does Sir Ed make of this clearly commercial manoeuvre?I didnt mind it one bit… in fact I quite like it.hesays, from the comfort of his Oxley bunker. No exclamation mark though. Hes not that excited.

But if this collection of alternative Australian anthems is not enough Herr Kuepper was feeling gracious enough to allow a second disccomprised of b-sides, ep tracks and fan faves – just the sort of stuff we Kuepper-philes crave of our idol. Covers of Bowie, Dylan, The LovedOnes and his own extensive repertoire has our Ed round out what may be his most comprehensive solo package yet and the ultimatesoundtrack to Kueppers first decade as a solo artist; its a gift.

But we have said enough. Let’s leave the last word to Sir Ed himself.

For now I simply wish to give a very big thanks to everyone that contributed so positively to the recordings and the releases. Onwards andupwardsLots of love–Ed Kuepper