Tenpole Tudor
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Origin | England |
Genres | Punk rock, new wave[1] |
Years active | 1977–present |
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Tenpole Tudor are an English
Origins
Tenpole Tudor formed in 1977 when Tudor-Pole (
1980-1999
Tenpole Tudor recorded a single on WEA Records with the A-side being "Real Fun" and the B-side "What's in a Word".[3] "Real Fun" is available in live form on two different CDs, but the single was never released on CD. Tenpole Tudor returned in 1980 and signed a recording contract with Stiff Records, with whom they released the single "3 Bells in a Row"[3] (which is a slightly different version of the one later found on the album Eddie, Old Bob, Dick, and Gary) and was produced by Dick Crippen.
The band released their début
Stiff Canada released a Canada only album entitled Swords of a Thousand Men in 1981. This album was pressed by Attic Records in Toronto. This was a compilation of their other two albums, and included Eddie Tudorpole, Gary Long, Bob Kingston, Dick Crippen and Munch Universe. The album cover was of high quality, showing a photo taken by Kim Aldis of the band in suits of armour, standing in front of the relics of a castle. The videos for "Swords of a Thousand Men" and "Wünderbar" received regular airplay on Canadian TV.
In 1982, the original Tenpole Tudor broke up.
2000-present
Since the 2000s, Tudor-Pole has concentrated partly on acting, but focuses mainly upon his new one-man-show, performing live shows described as a 'One Man Stadium Show'. He has re-formed Tenpole Tudor from time to time, notably in 2001, with Darrell Bath on guitar, Donagh O'Leary on bass and Ben Standage on drums. He currently performs his one-man live show throughout Britain and, in 2009, released a Tenpole Tudor album titled Made It This Far.
In 2018, the band's latest incarnation was formed. The Tenpole Tudor Vikings features Ed Tudor-Pole alongside Rita Kae, Elin Krstiansen, Tony Rudseter, Thomas Hoegda, Tony Karlsen, Daniel Norum, Morten Anders Gaard and Inger Marie Buseth. They recorded an album, mostly consisting of covers of old Tenpole Tudor songs, at Rudestar Recording, Skogbygda, Norway, which was released in 2019 as 3 Bells in a Row.
Ed Tudor-Pole and Dick Crippen appeared onstage together for the first time in over 35 years in September 2016 in support of charities
Discography
Tenpole Tudor
Albums
- Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary (1981, Stiff Records, SEEZ 31) UK No. 44 - Re-released in Canada as Swords of a Thousand Men plus B-side[6]
- Let the Four Winds Blow - (1981, Stiff Records, SEEZ 42)
- Made It This Far - (2009, Angel Air)
- 3 Bells in a Row - (2019, Voices of Wonder)
Singles
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- "Rock Around the Clock" - (1979, Virgin VS 290) - UK No. 21[7] - the listed a-side of "Rock Around The Clock" was "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" by Sex Pistols[7]
- "Real Fun" / "What's in a Word" - (1980, Korova - KOW 4)
- "3 Bells in a Row" / "Fashion" (Live at The Marquee) / "Rock and Roll Music" (Live at The Marquee) - (1980, Stiff Records, BUY 98)
- "UK No. 6[7]
- "Wünderbar" / "Tenpole 45" - (1981, Stiff Records, BUY 120) - UK No. 16[7]
- "Throwing My Baby Out with the Bath Water" / "Conga Tribe" - (1981, Stiff Records, BUY 129) - UK No. 49[7]
- "Let the Four Winds Blow" / "Sea of Thunder" - (1981, Stiff Records, BUY 137)
- "Swords of a Thousand Men" (as featured in The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!) - (2012, Stiff Records, BUY 285)
Compilations
- The Best of Tenpole Tudor: Swords of a Thousand Men - (2001, Metro, METRCD 049) - compilation of singles, b-sides and selected album tracks.
- Wunderbar: The Stiff Records Singles Collection - (2002, Anagram Records, CD PUNK 128) - compilation of all the singles and b-sides.
The Tudors
- "Tied Up With Lou Cool" / "Cry Baby Cry" - (1983, Stiff Records, BUY 172)
Eddie Tenpole Tudor
- "The Hayrick Song" / "Take You to the Dance" - (1983, Stiff Records, BUY 177 - 7" / SBUY 177 - 12")
CD reissues
- Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary - (1991, Repertoire Records, REP 4220-WY) - the original album plus six bonus tracks.
- Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary - (1993, Stiff Records, STIFFCD 06) - the original album plus three bonus tracks.
- Let the Four Winds Blow - (1993, Stiff Records, STIFFCD 12) - the original album plus five bonus tracks.
- Swords of a Thousand Men - (1997, Recall Records) - 2CD version of the 1993 reissues with different artwork.
- Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary / Let The Four Winds Blow: The Stiff Anthology - (2007, Stiff Records, CDSEEZ 31) - Slipcased digitally remastered 2CD reissue of the original albums, with the single versions, b-sides and exclusive live tracks.
References
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (11 August 2009). "Tenpole Tudor - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Munch Universe". Discogs. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-579-4.
- ^ "Pole Vaults", Sounds, 14 December 1985, p. 4
- ^ "The Weird Things - Timeline". Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Tenpole Tuidor : "Swords of a Thousand Men"". Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.