REPEAT WHEN NECESSARY is the second release that Dave Edmunds recorded with the band Rockpile (the first was TRACKS ON WAX 4). Though Rockpile only released one album under its own name, it also functioned as the backup band for a handful of releases by both Edmunds & Nick Lowe. One of the finest rock bands to come out of the '70s, Rockpile was a powerful quartet of guitarists Edmunds & Billy Bremner, bass player Lowe & drummer Terry Williams. On this album, Edmunds shows a keen sense for