| Gorwel EDWARDS | |
 Born:
North
Wales, 1950... Close firend of DAFYDD MORGAN,
he was often given free reign over the Clustcwyr studio during leaner periods,
and was able to hone an anarchic and not massively popular sound. He generated
a small cult following before later becoming an accountant. He also produced
and worked with HELENA'S BOX. Style: Spiky
punk in the main. Midway between John Otway and Galactic Symposium. Songwriters:
all
penned by Edwards.
Trivia:
Loaned Morgan much of the money with
which Clustcwyr was started. Bought into the company in the 80s. Dated
HELENA
JONES (also in the 80s) who the song HELEN is about. |
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| GORWEL EDWARDS AND THE MANIACS | |
| GORWEL EDWARDS - vocals, guitar / DAFYDD MORGAN (b.1949) - guitar, bass, keyboards / BOB TRAGELLEN (b.1950) - drums | |
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Oct '75 (7" - 7GE1) RED AGAIN / 10,000 DWARVES AND A PUSHBIKE |
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Aug '76 (7" - 7GE2) I DON'T LIKE THIS TEDIOUS THING / MURDER |
| TRAGELLEN leaves to form MAXWELL'S MECHANICAL MONKEY-WRENCH. | |
| THE MURDEROUS GORWEL EDWARDS PARTY | |
| Now with TONY MERRIFIELD (ex-CATHY CARROW AND THE COOKIE CRUMBS / ex-DISERCH) - drums | |
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May '77 (7" - 7GE3) LIKE WHAT I DO WITH AN OYSTER / DIFFERENT |
| THE MURDEROUS GORWEL EDWARDS | |
| As above. | |
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May '78 (7" - 7GE4) "F"-OFF AND DIE / FAIRIES DON'T EXIST |
| GORWEL EDWARDS | |
| Still the same line-up. | |
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Apr '79 (7" - 7GE5) WHEN THE DEAD ARE OUT TO TEA / MOZAMBIQUE |
| GORWEL EDWARDS AND THE LOAN SHARKS | |
| Yet another name change... | |
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Mar '80 (7" - 7GE6) GET OUT OF MY SLEEPING BAG / HELEN |
| MERRIFIELD leaves to rejoin CATHY CARROW in 1982. Replaced by CHRIS HOLLAND (ex-THE SEED / ex-CATHY CARROW AND THE COOKIE CRUMBS): | |
| THE GORWEL EDWARDS LIBERATION FRONT | |
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Nov '83 (7" - 7GE7) WINKING ALONE / RE-DOUBT |
| Edwards goes on to produce and work with HELENA'S
BOX.
HOLLAND joins the ANGELS OF DEATH. |
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| GORWEL EDWARDS | |
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Dec '01 (cd - AGE1CD) A
WASTED YOUTH
- Red Again / 10,000 Dwarves and a Pushbike / I Don't Like This Tedious Thing / Murder / Like What I Do With An Oyster / Different / "F"-Off and Die / Fairies Don't Exist / When the Dead are Out to Tea / Mozambique / Get Out of My Sleeping Bag / Helen / Winking Alone / Re-Doubt / Lost Account of a Wasted Youth / Closedown. |
| Clustcwyr were bought out by ACNC in 2002. Edwards was arrested for fraud in 2003, and declared bankrupt in 2004. He is now living in Spain. |