Issued by the Aries Record Company – probably a vanity
company (there was an Aries Records label extant in California in the late
1960s, co-founded by Shelley Fisher but I’m certain this was a different
outfit: a number of Aries companies have existed over the years) - both sides were
written by the performer (as Edward J Walker) and both are wonderfully off.
On Sweetie Pie, Sweetie Pie and It’s
Time For Love Walker’s voice is reed thin
and flat and, in spite of some sterling work on the A-side, the band playing on
the flip is tired and bored. I adore it and am trying to track down a physical
copy for my own collection. Unfortunately I missed the one offered for sale on
eBay last year but did at least manage to grab the sound files.
The songs are published by Tyhill Music, a New York-based
company owned by Elizabeth Doll Hill, who also wrote songs under the name Betty
Hill and Lisa Harrison. And that’s about as much as I’ve got. There are a
myriad Eddie Walkers and Edward J Walkers out there but none seem to be our
Eddy. If anyone has more info about thus mysterious and quite wonderful record - or indeed the man who wrote and performed it - please do let me know.
Enjoy!
UPDATE: I've been in touch with the seller of this disc, who informs me that he believes that it was issued in 1971 and that Eddy was originally from Montana (although he readily admits he may be mistaken). It's not much, but...
UPDATE: I've been in touch with the seller of this disc, who informs me that he believes that it was issued in 1971 and that Eddy was originally from Montana (although he readily admits he may be mistaken). It's not much, but...
That B-side sounds like that it was recorded on 33 rpm rather than 45 rpm!
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