Introducing Eddy and the Falcons

The album had a concept similar to The Beatles' ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', in that the intro 'featured' the appearance on stage of fictional band Eddy & The Falcons. All tracks were written and recorded as tributes to 1950s and early 1960s rock and roll musicians, "Eddy’s Rock" being a guitar and saxophone instrumental played in the style of Duane Eddy, while "Everyday I Wonder" was similar in sound and approach to Del Shannon's "Runaway", and "Come Back Karen" did the same for Neil Sedaka's "Oh! Carol". As with the previous Wizzard album, all songs were composed by Roy Wood. The sleeve featured a credit 'Custard pies - D.L.T.' This referred to one of their appearances on Top of the Pops, when presenter Dave Lee Travis had been the apparently unwitting recipient of a custard pie wielded by one of the group. ==Promotion and release==

One single was released from the album, "This Is the Story of My Love (Baby)". Its chart performance in the UK Singles Chart (No. 34) was a disappointment, as all Wizzard's previous singles had reached the top 10. and was certified Silver. The original release of Introducing Eddy and the Falcons on the Warner Bros. label, in a gate-fold sleeve, included a fold-out poster of Roy Wood on stage. The album was reissued by Edsel on CD in 1999, featuring 1974 non-album singles and b-sides as bonus tracks, but was soon deleted. Cheap Trick, who had always been great admirers of Roy Wood, recorded their own version of "We're Gonna Rock 'n' Roll Tonight" (under the abbreviated title "Rock 'n' Roll Tonight") on their 1990 album Busted. ==Track listing==

All songs written by Roy Wood except where noted. Side one • "Intro" – 0:45 • "Eddy's Rock" – 3:56 • "Brand New 88" – 3:21 • "You Got Me Runnin' " – 3:15 • "I Dun Lotsa Cryin' Over You" – 3:22 • "This Is the Story of My Love (Baby)" – 4:45 Side two • "Everyday I Wonder" – 4:56 • "Crazy Jeans" – 2:48 • "Come Back Karen" – 3:05 • "We're Gonna Rock 'n' Roll Tonight" – 5:06 Bonus tracks (1999 reissue) • "Rock 'n' Roll Winter (A Loony's Tune)" – 3:09 • "Dream of Unwin" (Charlie Grima) – 3:09 • "Nixture" (Nick Pentelow) – 2:31 • "Are You Ready to Rock" – 2:27 • "Marathon Man" (Keith Smart, Mike Tyler) – 2:15 ==Personnel==

• Roy Wood – vocals, guitars, drums, oboe, cello, bass guitar, keyboards, bassoon, upright bass, tenor and baritone saxophones, percussion • Rick Price – bass guitar, guitar, vocals, percussion • Nick Pentelow – tenor saxophone • Mike Burney – tenor and baritone saxophones • Keith Smart – drums • Charlie Grima – percussion • Bill Hunt – piano • Bob Brady – piano and vocals (on final track) and 'incidental boogies'. ==Certifications==