Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary was the debut album by UK

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 punk rock

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 band Tenpole Tudor

Tenpole Tudor

Tenpole Tudor are an English punk band fronted by Edward Tudor-Pole. The band has been active intermittently since 1977.-Origins:Tenpole Tudor formed in 1977 when Tudor-Pole met guitarist Bob Kingston , bassist Dick Crippen, and drummer Gary Long...

. A moderately successful seller, peaking at #44 in the UK, the album launched three singles: "Three Bells in a Row", "Wunderbar" and "Swords of a Thousand Men". "Wunderbar" reached #16 on the charts. "Swords of a Thousand Men" was the most successful of Tenpole Tudor's singles, achieving #6 and remaining on the charts for 12 weeks. The album was reissued on CD in 2007 on the See label.

Critical reception

Ira Robbins of Trouser Press

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 lauded the band's single releases as "classy trash", noting that on the better tracks of the album, Tenpole Tudor's "good humor and rock energy are undeniably infectious". All Music

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, expressing surprise at the album's number of "flat-out excellent songs", judges the album as "a thrillingly primitive rock & roll record".

1981 LP (SEEZ 31)

1. "Swords of a Thousand Men"
2. "Go Wilder" (Dick Crippen, Bob Kingston, Tudorpole)
3. "I Wish"
4. "Header Now" (Gary Long, Tudorpole)
5. "There are Boys"
6. "Wunderbar"
7. "3 Bells in a Row" (Crippen, Kingston, Long, Tudorpole)
8. "Tell Me More"
9. "Judy Annual" (Long, Tudorpole)
10. "I Can't Sleep" (Kingston, Long, Tudorpole)
11. "Anticipation"
12. "What Else Can I Do"
13. "Confessions"

1991 CD reissue (REP 4220-WY)

1. "Swords of a Thousand Men" - 2:57
2. "Go Wilder" - 2:37
3. "I Wish" - 3:27
4. "Header Now" - 2:44
5. "There are Boys" - 4:35
6. "Wunderbar" - 3:00
7. "3 Bells in a Row" - 3:02
8. "Tell Me More" - 3:09
9. "Judy Annual" - 2:32
10. "I Can't Sleep" - 2:08
11. "What Else Can I Do" - 2:21
12. "Confessions" - 3:50
13. "Fashion" (Live at the Marquee) - 2:44
14. "Rock and Roll Music" (Live at the Marquee) - 2:10
15. "Love and Food" - 2:47
16. "Wunderbar" (Hit Single Version) - 3:00
17. "Tenpole 45" - 4:09
18. "There Are Boys" (Son Of Stiff Version) - 4:35

1993 CD reissue (STIFFCD 06)

1. "Swords of a Thousand Men" - 2:57
2. "Go Wilder" - 2:37
3. "I Wish" - 3:27
4. "Header Now" - 2:44
5. "There are Boys" - 4:35
6. "Wunderbar" - 3:00
7. "3 Bells in a Row" - 3:02
8. "Tell Me More" - 3:09
9. "Judy Annual" - 2:32
10. "I Can't Sleep" - 2:08
11. "What Else Can I Do" - 2:21
12. "Confessions" - 3:50
13. "Love and Food" - 2:47
14. "There Are Boys" (Son Of Stiff Version) - 4:35
15. "Wunderbar" (Hit Single Version) - 3:00

• "There are Boys" is mistitled as "There are the Boys" on both the 1991 and 1993 CD reissues.

2007 CD reissue (CDSEEZ 31)

1. "Swords of a Thousand Men" - 2:57
2. "Go Wilder" - 2:37
3. "I Wish" - 3:27
4. "Header Now" - 2:44
5. "There are Boys" - 4:35
6. "Wunderbar" - 3:00
7. "3 Bells in a Row" - 3:02
8. "Tell Me More" - 3:09
9. "Judy Annual" - 2:32
10. "I Can't Sleep" - 2:08
11. "Anticipation" - 2:01
12. "What Else Can I Do" - 2:21
13. "Confessions" - 3:50
14. "3 Bells in a Row" (Original Single Version) - 3:02
15. "Fashion" (Live at the Marquee) - 2:44
16. "Rock and Roll Music" (Live at the Marquee) - 2:10
17. "Love and Food" - 2:47
18. "Wunderbar" (Hit Single Version) - 3:00
19. "Tenpole 45" - 4:09
20. "There Are Boys" (Son Of Stiff Version) - 4:35
21. "Wunderbar" (Live from London University - Son Of Stiff Tour) - 2:49
22. "Real Fun" (Live from London University - Son Of Stiff Tour) - 2:43
23. "Go Wilder" (Live from London University - Son Of Stiff Tour) - 2:18

Personnel

• Dick Crippen – bass
  Bass guitar
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  , vocals, producer
• Bob Kingston – guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , vocals
• Gary Long – percussion, drums
  Drum kit
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  , vocals
• Eddie Tudorpole
  Edward Tudor-Pole
  Edward Tudor-Pole is an English musician, singer , TV presenter and actor.- Musical career :Tudor-Pole formed the band Tenpole Tudor in 1974, and eventually came to prominence after appearing in the film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle as a possible replacement for Johnny Rotten in the Sex Pistols...
  
   – guitar, saxophone
  Saxophone
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  , vocals
• Munch Universe – guitar, vocals
• Bob Andrews – producer
• Alan Winstanley – producer