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An Obnoxious Review About Jamming With Edward.   December 24, 2003

In conclusion, if you like the Stones, this won't interest you all that much, but if you like boogie piano AND the Stones, go for it, because it's, at most, 20 bucks, and you won't regret the purchase. If you don't like the Stones at all, go back to your Saliva record.


JAMMING WITH MICK, BILL, RY, CHARLIE & NICKY. A+++   May 14, 2003
  6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Jamming With Edward? On CD? From Pointblank Classics? Now who would ever think we would see this lil' ditty released
on CD? Well, it makes perfect sense since the Stones are with Virgin Records right? Right. Well this cool album was originally
issued on Rolling Stones Records back in '72 and is just a 'romping' jam by Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and
friends Ry Cooder & Nicky Hopkins, and it is super cool! The 6 lil' tunes are interesting and if there ever was a legal Stones
'boot' release to see just what some of the boys did in their spare time, this is it! No more said. Throw it on and dig one more
time the 6 lil' tunes especially "It Hurts Me Too" it is way too cool! The complete original album liner notes by Mick are
included along with new liner notes on the history of how this interesting lil' jolly release came about in the first place.


For Ry Cooder Fans   January 30, 2003
  4 out of 7 found this review helpful

If you are a fan of Ry Cooder, buy this CD. If you are a Stones collector, consider buying this CD. Otherwise, forget it. Mick "sings" on two cuts, but his vocals are half-hearted and buried in the mix. After all, this is just some musicians noodling around in the studio (as legend tells it, they were waiting for Keith Richards to show up in the studio). Mick didn't want it released (another legend), but the others demanded so here we have it. Mostly instrumental blues noodling around, you won't find yourself listening to this alot.


NOT a Stones Album, But Great Anyway   July 12, 2002
  19 out of 20 found this review helpful

"Jamming with Edward" is often catalogued/reviewed as a Rolling Stones release, with the result that listeners are often disappointed. It's actually a Nicky Hopkins/Ry Cooder jam session with backing by the Stones' rhythm section and a little vocalizing by Mick.

That said, it is a rare gem from the peak era of British blues-rock. It's tasteful, laid-back, funky/bluesy jamming by some of the best sidemen in the business. It also has the energy and interplay that you only get on great live-in-the-studio recordings.

Don't expect the Rolling Stones, but you may be pleasantly surprised by what you get instead.


The Truth about Edward   April 18, 2001
  27 out of 28 found this review helpful

This album was actually recorded around 1969 during the "Let It Bleed sessions when Ry Cooder added mandolin on "Love In Vain" and slide guitar for "Sister Morphine" (later to appear on "Sticky Fingers.") The album however was not released until 1972. Hence the confusion in some of the reviews of this disc. The session took place while waiting for Keef to show. Just Cooder, the Stones rhythm section, Watts & Wyman, Mick and piano great Nicky Hopkins the alais "Edward." This is just a jam session with great sound quality even though Jagger gets buried in the mix. The album centers around Hopkins, Watts, Wyman and Cooder so that fact that Mick is buried in the mix is insignificant. This rocks! This boogies! As the liner notes say, "What was the point of having your own record label in you couldn't indulge a whim every once in a while?" Plus the original liner notes by Mick himself are a hoot as he adds, "I hope you spend longer listening to this than we did making it. Too judge this album as you would other albums in the Stones cannon is foolish. But still I find it to be a worthwhile addition to any true fan of the Stones, Nicky Hopkins or Ry Cooder. If you're not tappin your toes or dancing to this I would have someone check your pulse.