In 1968 Rod Edwards and Roger Hand as The Picadilly Line recorded the 'pop-syche' classic album The Huge World of Emily Small released on CBS records. The album was arranged and produced by John Cameron shortly after he had arranged Donovan's best selling, Sunshine Superman.
This album attracted the attention of Hollywood music manager Lennie Poncher who signed them, changed their name to Edwards Hand and arranged for the legendary George Martin to produce their next three albums.
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Recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios and featuring the cream of London's rock and pop musicians their first album was eponimously entitled Edwards Hand .
However the album was successful enough in the USA for RCA to pick up their contract and release the second album, Stranded; again produced by George Martin and featuring, John Wetton on bass, Jimmy Litherland on guitar and Clem drums, with Edwards and Hand on keyboards and guitar repectively.
All three of these albums are available on Cherry Red records, and at amazon.co.uk
The third album Rainshine, which has remained unreleased will also be made avaible later this year.
Edwards and Hand also wrote the music and performed on the reording ofthe best selling children's book of poetry, illustrated by Alan Aldridge, The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast with narration by Judi Dench and Michael Hordern.
click here to visit The Butterfly Ball site
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