A compilation of rough demos from the sessions for the first Off The Edge album, plus some other stuff.

Tracks:

1. Interview on Radio with Chris Prior 1984 [24.13]
2. The Critics [3.07]
3. Just Another Band [3.59]
4. Lonely Girl [3.26] from the first Off The Edge sessions, featuring Abigail Prisgrove
5. One Lover [3.23]
6. Lonely Boy [3.36]
7. High And Dry [3.49] - Streetalk, 1982
8. Pass Me By [3.09] - Streetalk, 1982
9. Off The Edge [4.17] - Boss, first version of this song: recorded November 1980

Musicians:

Track 1:


• Chris Prior and Tony Groenewald: dialogue
  
  Tracks 2 & 3:
  
  
• Peter Hanmer: Guitars
• Tony Groenewald: Vocals, bass
• Wayne Edgerton: Drums
  
  Track 4:
  
  
• Abigail Prisgrove: Vocals
• Peter Hanmer: Guitars
• Tony Groenewald: Bass
• Neil Fox: Drums
  
  Tracks 5 & 6:
  
  
• Peter Hanmer: Guitars
• Tony Groenewald: Vocals, bass
• Neil Fox: Drums
  
  Tracks 7 & 8 (Streetalk):
  
  
• Peter Hanmer: Guitars
• Garth Potterton: Guitars, vocals
• Grant Fisher: Bass, backing vocals
• Colin Heaney: Drums
  
  Track 9 (Boss):
  
  
• Peter Hanmer: Guitars
• Garth Potterton: Guitars, vocals
• Michael Potterton: Bass
• Wayne Edgerton: Drums

Release information:

September, 1999, no catalogue number - special limited edition

Some of the lyrics are here....

Comments:

High and Dry - Streetalk
a single released in 1982 by SA band Streetalk (previously known as Boss). Raw rock guitar mixed with smooth harmony vocals and a bouncy beat - an interesting and powerful combination. The guitarist, Peter Hanmer, later went on to form Off The Edge.
- SA Rock Digest Issue #41, December 1999

Albums:

Official releases:

• Off The Edge (December 1983)
• On The Run (March 1999)
• Just Another Band (June 2000)
• Unfinished Business (June 2002)
• Site Under Construction (March 2004)

Limited Edition releases:

• Early Days
• The Instrumentals Vol. 1
• The Instrumentals Vol. 2

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