I
Wish I Was Back On The Farm
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
Columbia DB8222
Release
Date: 7th July 1967
Side
1
- I Wish I Was Back On The Farm (Roger MacDougal)
Side
2
- Easton-In-Gordano (Adge Cutler)
Producer:
Bob Barratt
I
Wish I Was Back On The Farm was the third single
release by Adge Cutler & The Wurzels - and was the
first track released (on single or album) not written
by Adge himself. The song was originally sung by George
Formby in his 1940 film Spare A Copper, and one
can imagine that there was some pressure on Adge from
the record company to record a more commercially acceptable
cover version in an attempt the reach a wider audience.
Whoever's
idea it was, it didn't work, and I Wish I Was Back
On The Farm never charted. The track was also not
included on the Adge
Cutler's Family Album (it was not unusual for
singles to be released independently to albums in those
days) - although it have appeared on several compilations
since and has become a popular back catalogue number
with fans. The b-side, Easton-In-Gordano, did
appear on Adge's second album, and remains a fan's favourite.

Promotional
release of the single with the release date marked. |

Single
in the original Columbia sleeve

a-side
of the single

b-side
of the single
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