Eddie Jobson Discography
A knight errant to prog royalty during the Seventies.
An elfin wunderkind who magically appeared in some of the 70s leading progressive rock bands—Curved Air, Roxy Music, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, King Crimson—before starting his own progressive rock band, U.K. Formed with Bill Bruford and John Wetton, U.K. released two brilliant albums of progressive rock before disbanding. After that, Eddie Jobson retreated into the world of synthesizers, releasing The Green Album with a new band dubbed Zinc, followed by an instrumental album, Theme of Secrets. And that, Jobson more or less disappeared from the rock scene before resurfacing in the 21st century with a new band, UKZ, and releasing one album. As both a violin and keyboard player, Jobson was a natural choice to replace similar artists such as Darryl Way and Jean-Luc Ponty, but it was in U.K. that he really came into his own. It’s a shame he hasn’t released more music, but as a free agent and founder of U.K. he has left an indelible mark on progressive rock.
The Discography
Yesterday Boulevard (1976)
b/w On a Still Night. Released on 7-inch single in 1976 in the UK (Island, WIP 6287).
THE GREEN ALBUM (1983)
Transporter / Resident / Easy for You to Say / Prelude / Nostalgia / Walking From Pastel / Turn It Over // Green Face / Who My Friends… / Colour Code / Listen to Reason / Through the Glass / Transporter II. Released on elpee and cassette on June 3, 1983 in the US and Canada (Capitol, ST/4XT-12275), the UK (Capitol, EST 4001831) and Germany (Capitol, 1C 064 4001831) with lyrics innersleeve. Re-issued on compact disc in 1992 in the US and Canada (One Way, S21 56846). Re-released on expanded super audio/super high material compact disc on September 24, 2014 in Japan (Universal, UIGY-9573) with one bonus track.
Turn It Over (1983)
b/w Residential Mix. Released as 7-inch single in 1983 in the US (Capitol, B-5273) with picture sleeve. Also released as promotional green vinyl 12-inch single in 1983 in the US (Capitol, SPRO-9970) with “Listen to Reason” and “Green Face.”
THEME OF SECRETS (1985)
Inner Secrets / Spheres of Influence / The Sojourn / Ice Festival // Theme of Secrets / Memories of Vienna / Lakemist / Outer Secrets. Released on elpee, cassette and compact disc in 1985 in the US (Private Music, 1501) and Japan (Alfa/Private Music, PMP-28004). Re-issued on elpee in 1989 in Venezuela (Private Music, 102-43000) and on cassette in Korea (Private Music, 5PPC-009).
FOUR DECADES (2015)
Intro / Armin / It Happened Today / U.H.F. / Elfin Boy / Metamorphosis / Out of the Blue / Läther / Presto Vivace / In the Dead of Night / By the Light of Day / Presto Vivace & Reprise / Rendezvous 6:02 / Carrying No Cross / Alaska / Resident / Who My Friends… / Prelude / Nostalgia / Spheres of Influence / Inner Secrets / Radiation / Houston / Tu-95 / Through the Glass / Young Mother / Caesar’s Palace Blues / Forever Until Sunday. Released on 2CD in 2015 in South Korea (Warp).
