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thislovintime · 1 year

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The Pool It! sessions, Cherokee Studios A & B, 1986. Photos 2 & 3 via Roger Bechirian/Tape Op.

Roger Bechirian: “[Micky Dolenz] and Davy Jones showed up one day and had coffee in my home. They'd heard the Squeeze album, East Side Story. Micky loved it and wanted to make a record like that. I thought I could see it, but we made an album that was really middle of the road. Davy Jones brought in all these schmaltzy ballads. The sessions ended with us having a big row in the studio one late afternoon. Davy was calling me every name under the sun. I really lost it. I told him to get out of my studio. Anyway, there were two songs on the album that could've been big hits. ‘Heart and Soul’ was one. The other was a version of a Wreckless Eric song [‘(I'd Go The) Whole Wide World’]. The album was not great.” Q: “Did they play on it?” Bechirian: “Yeah, Micky played some drums and some guitar, although we had session drummers and whatnot. You know who was good? Peter Tork was an amazing multi-instrumentalist. I had no idea! He had a bunch of songs that would've made a great album. But of course they wouldn't have it — Jones wouldn't have it. Peter was great. I was really, really taken with him. He was full of life and had loads of ideas. He'd had a really rough time since they broke up, but he'd really come out of it all.” - Tape Op, July/August 2012

Pool It! also features the Tork song “Gettin’ In”:

“[Peter] played us [Lou Natkin and Pool It! producer Roger Béchirian] that song [’Gettin’ In’] on guitar; I thought it was interesting. He said, ‘Do you like it? Do you like it? I say, ‘Yeah, I like it; it’s interesting.’ He said, ‘Oh that’s your way of saying you don’t like it, [that] it’s not a hit.’ I said, I was honest, ‘It’s not a hit single, but it’s an interesting song.’” - Lou Natkin, Stranger Things Have Happened vinyl sleeve notes

“Your eyes are getting heavy, you are falling asleep. When you awaken, you will obey my commands and remember nothing of this conversation.” - Peter Tork on “Gettin’ In,” Stranger Things Have Happened 1994 liner notes

“The inspiration came to me on West 57th Street one day. I don’t remember the initial form of the piece, but I was charged. I immediately started to make a demo on a dinky little four-track. I had one little synthesizer, it was Casio’s first. It was a genuine synthesizer in that it had an ADSR generator and a primitive sequencer. The reason the bass goes the way it does is that I couldn’t get any lower notes on the keyboard, that’s where it stopped! So Iso I had to write a bass part to fit its limitations. Even when I got more synthesizers I kept the same arrangement, and that’s what I gave to Roger Bechirian. The lyric starts off as a ‘I’ve got you now little girl’ lyric. But one of my goals in my adult songwriting life — the last ten years — has been to have some measure of ambiguity. So, I have sort of shifted over to the spiritual mode. Not like, ‘I’m just out for your body,’ although that would be nice!” - Peter Tork, Listen To The Band liner notes, 1991 (x)

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odk-2 · 2 years

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Nick Lowe – I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass (1978) Nick Lowe / Andrew Bodnar / Steve Goulding from: "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" / "They Called It Rock" (Single) "Jesus of Cool" (UK LP) "Pure Pop for Now People" (US LP)

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Personnel: Nick Lowe: Lead Vocals / Guitar / Backing Vocals Bob Andrews: Piano Roger Bechirian: Percussion (Tambourine) / Backing Vocals Andrew Bodnar: Bass Steve Goulding: Drums / Backing Vocals

Produced by Nick Lowe

Album Recorded @ Various Studios: Eden Studios Pathway Studios Chalk Farm Studios Jackson Studios The Roundhouse in The UK between 1976 - 1977

Single Released: on February 17, 1978 Album Released in March of 1978

Radar Records Yep Roc Records (2013 US LP|CD Expanded Reissue)

#Nick Lowe #I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass #Breaking Glass #Jesus of Cool #Pure Pop for Now People #Yep Roc Records #Radar Records #1970's #Steve Goulding #Roger Bechirian #Bob Andrews #Andrew Bodnar #New Wave

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jungleindierock · 6 years

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Elvis Costello - Someone Else’s Heart (Squeeze Cover)

Elvis Costello covers the Squeeze track, Someone Else’s Heart, which was on the forth Squeeze ablum, East Side Story, which Elvis Costello co produced with Roger Bechirian.

I got nosy and I read her letters I read her diary it's the same story and nothing better, The words remind me of someone else's heart Has gone and left a mark. And the pop music plays On the local radio, There's people on the streets but no one that I know And like my heart is now I know not where they go. Same words different meaning Same heart different feeling, So much for him so much for her 'cause that's past, Now I know about that someone else's heart. She got nosy and read my letters too And my notebook surprised to find that Love is not so new, So we both took Someone else's heart And walked it through the dark. A feeling so rich I turned around to laugh, We had both indulged in each other's past To find out that our love Was true enough to last.

#Elvis Costello #Someone Else's Heart #Squeeze #cover version #singer-songwriter #UK #indie #indie rock #rock #indie pop #pop #2018 #Rebjukebox #Jungle Indie Rock #indie music #music #new music #new indie music

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instantpizzasong · 3 years

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Elvis Costello Previews Spanish-Language ‘This Year’s Model’ With an Election-Timed ‘Crawling to the USA’

Elvis Costello has released a Spanish-language version of his 1979 song “Crawling to the USA,” seemingly timed as an implicit commentary on current American politics, days before the U.S. presidential election.

It’s the first song to be released from “Spanish Model,” an album to be released this year that has prominent singers from the Latin music realm singing the songs from Costello’s classic “This Year’s Model” album in Spanish, over the original backing tracks. The project, which was put together by Costello’s recent producer, Sebastian Krys — one of the leading producers in Latin music — was originally set to come out this year but has been pushed back to 2021.

The espanol “Crawling to the USA” is sung by Gian Marco, one of the top names in Peruvian music, and Nicole Zignago, a Peruvian-born singer who now resides in L.A., with Spanish translation by Mitre. Costello, who has not formally announced the “Spanish Model” album, indicated in a tweet that the recording may only be online for a short time at the present, writing, “Get this one while you can.”

Available only on Spotify, It’s the only officially unreleased track that Costello has put up as an entry in his “50 Songs for 50 Days” series, a playlist that was begun 50 days prior to the American election and is set to conclude on Nov. 3. The songs Costello has included in the sequence all either derive from the more sociopolitically conscious parts of his vast catalog or have titles or lyrics that can be read as having topical connotations.

In tweeting out the song’s (possibly temporary) release on Saturday, Costello included the Spanish translation of a verse from the original song — which was released just after “This Year’s Model,” on the “Americathon” movie soundtrack — that certainly could be seen as having thematic correlations in the present day:

She said, “I catch you taking liberties and they do not impress me Attach me to your credit card and then you can undress me” Everybody is on their knees except the Russians and the Chinese

And, of course, the very act of taking a song that dealt with immigration and having it sung in Spanish by non-native singers could be seen as political commentary in and of itself.

In an interview with Variety for his just-released new album, “Hey Clockface,” Costello said he would prefer to wait until the Spanish-language album is ready to come out in 2021 to discuss it in greater depth, but did comment on how pleased he is with how the unprecedented project turned out.

“I know hearing about it in the abstract, people will think it’s a crazy idea,” Costello conceded, “but everything that was done on that record has been done with the most integrity. And I just love the way it sounds.” Speaking of the original backing tracks being maintained, he said, “I think it’s a compliment to the band (the Attractions), to (producer) Nick Lowe, to (engineer) Roger Bechirian… I will say this much: that the new thing that we’ve done with it is another record. It just isn’t the same record. It’s another record using the same foundation. And I’m very proud of what Sebastian’s done on it, snd he really deserves the credit.”

#news #usa

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julio-viernes · 3 years

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Elvis Costello en español, acompañado de los peruanos Nicole Zignano y Gian Marco. Sensacional adaptación de “Crawling to the USA”, la primera canción que sacó tras el LP “This Year´s Model” en la BSO de “Americathon”.

Lo más sorprendente es que Costello anuncia una versión en nuestro idioma de aquel disco esencial bajo el título “Spanish Model”. La música es exactamente la misma, la que tocaron The Attractions. La producción (Nick Lowe) y el sonido (Roger Bechirian) permanecen inalterables, lo único que va a cambiar son las voces.

Quería lanzar el LP en 2020, pero saldrá en 21. Costello tiene recién editado “Hey Clockface” y ahora no procede. Escuchen eso porque forma parte de su temporal 50 Songs for 50 Days y en cualquier momento desaparecerá.

#elvis costello #the attractions #nicole zignano #gian marco

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encyklopediakoval · 4 years

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301) THE UNDERTONES „The Undertones” LP Sire 1979 - po wydaniu we wrześniu 1978 pierwszego singla „Teenage Kicks” dla prowadzonej przez Terri Hooleya lokalnej wytwórni Good Vibrations, grupą The Undertones zainteresował się przedstawiciel amerykańskiego koncernu Sire Records. Błyskawicznie zaproponował odkupienie za 1000 funtów licencji na amerykańskie wydanie „Teenage Kicks” i złożył ofertę dalszej współpracy a Hooley i chłopaki nie zastanawiając się specjalnie przyjęli ofertę. W końcu była to nie byle jaka wytwórnia i w dodatku byli tam ich idole z Ramones. Za parę dni okazało się, że o zespół pytają też przedstawiciele innych koncernów fonograficznych. Manager z CBS po usłyszeniu, że Undertones nie są już do wzięcia spytał Hooleya: „Nie macie tam u was więcej takich zespołów ?” - na co usłyszał: „Oczywiście, że mamy, ale nie oddamy ich takim dupkom jak wy !”. Podpisanie kontraktu z samym bossem Sire – Seymurem Steinen - nastąpiło w Londynie w październiku 1978. Przedstawicielami grupy byli Sharkey i Bradley – a gdy po długiej pogawędce padła wreszcie kwota 60 000 funtów – chłopaki wpadli w lekką panikę i zadzwonili do Derry do kolegów po instrukcje - co robić?. W międzyczasie bracia O’Neill i Doherty przypadkiem dowiedzieli się, że grupa Glena Matlocka – Rich Kids - dostała za podobny kontrakt dwa razy więcej, dlatego rzucili: „Żądajcie 100 000 £”. Stein co prawda nie dał tyle ale ostatecznie kontrakt podpisano. Bradley wspominał później jak szczęśliwie czuł się będąc po raz pierwszy w hotelu - gdzie na koszt firmy Sire – miał do dyspozycji szampana i... czekoladę, którą bardzo lubił. Wytwórnia Sire wydała reedycję „Teenage Kicks”, kapela wystąpiła w telewizyjnym programie Top Of The Pops, dostała managera – Andy Fergussona – i już pod koniec listopada wyruszyła w trasę jako support The Rezillos. W lutym 1979 ukazał się drugi singiel grupy „Get Over You”, a niebawem kolejne single - „Jimmy Jimmy” / ”Mars Bars” i „Here Comes The Summer” / ”One Way Love” / ”Top Twenty”, a ten drugi nie tylko z racji tytułu stał się przebojem lata 1979 na Wyspach. W maju zespół sporo koncertował m.in u boku Rezillos, Chords i Amerykanów z The Knack. W czerwcu natomiast ukazał się debiutancki album grupy, którego producentem był znany ze współpracy z Elvisem Costello, Roger Bechirian. Płyta pojawiła się w sklepach USA i Europy w dwóch wersjach różniących się zarówno okładką jak i nieco zestawem utworów. Album „The Undertones” zebrał zewsząd dobre oceny, wspiął się na 13 miejsce Top 20 i pozostawał tam przez 21 tygodni. Nic dziwnego bo to rzeczywiście – dziś już klasyczna - świetna płyta pełna świeżych, melodyjnych kawałków gdzie punk łączy się z popowymi melodiami i z takimi przebojami jak” Family Entertainment”, „Male Model”, „Teenage Kicks”, „True Confessions” czy „Girls Don’t Like It”. Na przebojowych kompozycjach piętno wywierał zawsze przejmujący, charakterystyczny głos, a raczej „wibrujące trele” Sharkeya i wreszcie – pisane przeważnie przez Johna - lakoniczne teksty o dziewczynach, codziennych sytuacjach, konkretnych osobach z sąsiedztwa i powszechnych problemach nastolatków. Tak na prawdę chłopakom nie przyszło w ogóle do głowy by pisać polityczne manifesty i śpiewać o wojnie i przemocy jak robili to choćby ich koledzy z Belfastu – Stiff Little Fingers. Obie kapele brzydziły się tym tymi samymi sprawami i były świadkami tych samych historii na co dzień ale chłopaki z Undertones bunt odruchowo skierowali nie przeciwko brytyjskiej armii patrolującej ulice ale przeciwko nudzie i apatii w jakiej byli pogrążeni. John O’Neill wspominał po latach: „(...) To zabawne, ale sprawy polityczne nie zaprzątały nam uwagi w tym czasie. Muzyka była ucieczką od tego. Ruszał nas ten cały powrót do rock’n’rolla, jakby do lat 50-tych, to był dla mnie punk. To wszystko było znacznie bardziej atrakcyjne niż ględzenie o sytuacji w Irlandii Północnej. To było dla starszych ludzi”... Doherty zarzuty o brak politycznego zaangażowania w tekstach zespołu odrzucał tak: „Stiff Little Fingers szukali tylko problemów wokół siebie. Nas interesowała muzyka”. Tak czy inaczej chłopaki byli szczerzy, chcieli spełniać swe nastoletnie marzenia i po prostu grać. Ubrani w zwyczajne ciuchy z secondhandu The Undertones prezentowali się jak zwyczajni kolesie z ulicy, będąc takimi punkowymi „naturszczykami”. Dlatego też niezmiernie autentycznie brzmiał w ich wykonaniu kawałek „Male Model”, gdzie śpiewali, że ... chcieliby być męskimi modelami… (…). Klasyka punk rocka. (Fragment historii The Undertones z pisma „Garaż” # 23 z 2005 roku).

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paul-clarkson · 6 years

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Music - Nick Lowe: Lowe Constellation

Nick Lowe is an English songwriter, producer, bassist, and vocalist. His musical career started in the late 60s and in the first half of the 70s he saw some success as a member of the beloved pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz. Over the years, Lowe has evolved into a silver haired introspective crooner. He has a devoted fan base and continues to tour and record (he is, in fact, on tour as I write this). In this essay and its accompanying music mix, I am focusing specifically on the decade between 1976 and 1985, an astonishingly productive and artistically vibrant period in Lowe’s career. I will also bring attention to the array of talent that Lowe tapped into consistently, a constellation of talent that made possible his accomplishments during this decade.

I am not exaggerating when I say that Nick Lowe was astonishingly productive during this decade. Between 1976 and 1985, Lowe released six albums under his own name, contributed significantly to three Dave Edmunds albums and the Rockpile album, produced two albums for Carlene Carter, one for Paul Carrack, as well as five Elvis Costello albums. He also produced recordings (singles or albums) for 12 other artists during this decade.

As a producer, Lowe has what I think is an undeserved reputation for just bashing recordings out quickly (“Basher” is his nickname). To my ears, his production is often keenly tuned to the specifics of the song and the artist. Listen to Elvis Costello & The Attractions’ “Radio Radio”, where Lowe pushes the guitar back in the mix and brings a surgical focus to the extraordinary performances of keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas, and drummer Pete Thomas. Contrast that with a song like Dr. Feelgood’s “That’s It, I Quit”, where Lowe brings you into the bar with the band (I can smell the spilled beer), or Lowe’s own “Cruel to Be Kind”, a glowing example of pristine guitar pop (“pure pop for now people”). Another example of focused production is The Pretenders’ “Stop Your Sobbing”, which puts the spotlight on Chrissie Hynde’s distinctive voice. Far from being a “basher”, Nick Lowe’s production work showed careful attention to the artists and material he was working with.

Lowe’s own recordings during this decade were made with three different bands. The first, Rockpile, worked together between 1976 and 1981. Rockpile were Dave Edmunds (guitar, vocals), Nick Lowe (bass, vocals), Billy Bremner (guitar, vocals), and Terry Williams (drums). Edmunds is, like Lowe, a multi-talented musician; guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer. As a member of the band Love Sculpture, he had a #5 single in the UK (“Sabre Dance”). In 1970 his solo recording of “I Hear You Knocking” was a #1 single in the UK and a #4 single in the US. As a successful artist in his own right, Edmunds had very much a co-equal role in Rockpile. Like Lowe, Edmunds has a deep affinity with American rock, R&B, and rockabilly. This is reflected in the work they did together.

Rockpile released only one album under their own name (Seconds of Pleasure, 1980) because until 1980 Lowe and Edmunds had contracts with different record labels. However, the Dave Edmunds albums Tracks on Wax 4 and Repeat When Necessary, and Nick Lowe’s album Labour of Lust were all essentially Rockpile albums. Repeat When Necessary and Labour of Lust were even recorded and released concurrently. Rockpile were also the band on Mickey Jupp’s album Juppanese and Carlene Carter’s album Musical Shapes. Reportedly, tensions between Lowe and Edmunds were responsible for Rockpile’s break-up in 1981. In the liner notes for a Seconds of Pleasure reissue, Lowe stated "We got together for fun and when the fun had all been had we packed it in.” Billy Bremner and Terry Williams both appear on Nick Lowe records through the 80s, but Lowe and Edmunds wouldn’t work together again until 1988.

Paul Carrack is a keyboardist and vocalist, best known for his “blue-eyed soul” singing voice. He saw early success in his career as a member of Ace, whose 1975 single “How Long” hit #20 in the UK and #3 in the US. In 1981 he joined Squeeze where he sang one of the band’s most enduring hits, “Tempted”. Carrack left Squeeze in 1982, having joined Nick Lowe’s band Noise to Go. Like Dave Edmunds, Carrack was a peer and partner to Lowe. The other members of Noise to Go were Martin Belmont (guitar), James Eller (bass) and Bobby Irwin (drums). Like Rockpile, Noise to Go served as the “house band” for a number of Nick Lowe-produced recordings: Carlene Carter’s Blue Nun, Carrack’s Suburban Voodoo, and Lowe’s Nick the Knife and The Abominable Showman.

“Tempted” is the one song I’ve included in my mix that has no direct involvement from Nick Lowe. However, Elvis Costello’s production and Paul Carrack’s vocals bring it firmly into my Lowe Constellation. Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook also sang on Costello’s “From a Whisper To a Scream”. Interestingly, the original plan for Squeeze’s East Side Story was to make it a double album, with sides produced by Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, and (supposedly) Paul McCartney. In reality, Dave Edmunds produced one track on the album, with Elvis Costello (with Roger Bechirian) producing most of the rest of the record. The 1997 reissue of East Side Story includes “Lookin’ For a Love”, an outtake produced by Nick Lowe.

Nick Lowe was married to Carlene Carter in 1979. They partnered in songwriting and recording. Lowe produced two Carlene Carter albums, and Carter added vocals to several Lowe solo recordings. Their union also brought Nick Lowe into the Royal Family of American music, the Cash Carter family. Johnny Cash recorded Lowe’s “Without Love” in 1980 with Lowe producing and members of Rockpile and The Attractions playing on the recording. In 1994 Cash would record a powerful song that Lowe wrote specifically for him, “The Beast in Me”.

Late in 1982 James Eller left Noise to Go. Nick Lowe picked up the bass and the group continued as a four-piece band with a new name: Cowboy Outfit. In English slang, a “cowboy outfit” is an organization that does shoddy work and exhibits dubious business practices. Cowboy Outfit, active until 1985, would record two albums, Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit and The Rose of England. They also played on the tracks Lowe produced for John Hiatt’s album Riding With the King. Hiatt and Lowe would work together again as members of the “supergroup” Little Village in the early 90s.

I believe that the first time I became aware of Nick Lowe was when I noticed that he had written “(What’s So Funny About) Peace, Love and Understanding?”, the last song on the US version of Elvis Costello’s Armed Forces album. Soon after I figured out that Lowe had not only written this song, but he had produced Armed Forces… and all the other (at that time) Elvis Costello records I loved. It is difficult for me to imagine how Elvis Costello’s career would have evolved without Nick Lowe’s involvement.

Even though they had been working together since 1976, Costello and Lowe did not record a song together until 1984’s “Baby It’s You.” In his liner notes for the Rykodisc reissue of Goodbye Cruel World, Costello provided some background for this recording. “As Nick and his Cowboy Outfit were to join us on the US leg of our ‘Goodbye Cruel World’ tour Columbia Records suggested that we cut something ‘extra’ for a joint twelve-inch promo record featuring each of our latest single releases. Despite all our studio work together this was our first duet on record. Unfortunately the record company deemed the track ‘too good’, fearing that it would draw airplay from the ‘real’ singles.” Because of the label’s reservations, this track would remain obscure until it was released on a Costello compilation in 1987.

In 1985 the professional relationship between Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe would come full circle when Costello produced the track “L.A.F.S.” on Lowe’s album Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit.

Looking back on this remarkable decade in Nick Lowe’s career, what stands out to me, besides the number and quality of the records he was involved in, is just how successful he was at developing (often enduring) relationships with top-tier artists, many of them legends: Dave Edmunds, Elvis Costello, Paul Carrack, Carlene Carter, Billy Bremner, Terry Williams, Martin Belmont, James Eller, and Bobby Irwin. A truly amazing constellation of talent.

You can listen to music mixes here:

Part 1 - https://www.mixcloud.com/clrksn/lowe-constellation-part-1-1976-1979/

Part 2 - https://www.mixcloud.com/clrksn/lowe-constellation-part-2-1980-1985/

Part 1: 1976-1979

01 “So It Goes” - Nick Lowe

Nick Lowe’s first single as a solo artist, released in 1976.

The first single released by Stiff Records, catalog number BUY 1.

Musicians: Steve Goulding (drums), Nick Lowe (vocals, bass, guitar).

Written and produced by Nick Lowe.

02 “New Rose” - The Damned

The Damned’s first single, released in 1976 (Stiff Records BUY 6).

The first single by a British punk rock group.

Musicians: Dave Vanian (vocals), Brian James (guitar), Captain Sensible (bass), Rat Scabies (drums).

Written by Brian James.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

03 “Don’t Ask Me Questions” - Graham Parker & The Rumour

Released on the album Howlin’ Wind in 1976.

The debut album by Graham Parker & The Rumour.

Musicians: Graham Parker (guitar, vocals), Bob Andrews (keyboards), Brinsley Schwarz (guitar), Martin Belmont (guitar), Andrew Bodnar (bass), Steve Goulding (drums).

Written by Graham Parker.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

04 “Less Than Zero” - Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello’s first single, released in 1977 (Stiff Records BUY 11).

Musicians: Elvis Costello (guitar, vocals), John McFee (guitar), Johnny Ciambotti (bass), Mickey Shine (drums), Stan Shaw (organ)

Written by Elvis Costello.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

05 “Whole Wide World” - Wreckless Eric

Wreckless Eric’s first single, released in 1977 (Stiff Records BUY 16).

Musicians: Wreckless Eric (guitar, vocals), Nick Lowe (guitar, bass), Steve Goulding (drums).

Written by Wreckless Eric.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

06 “That’s It, I Quit” - Dr. Feelgood

Released in 1977 on the album Be Seeing You (United Artists Records UAS 30123).

Musicians: John B. Sparks (bass, vocals), The Big Figure (drums, vocals), John Mayo (guitar), Lee Brilleaux (vocals, guitar)

Written and produced by Nick Lowe.

07 “I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass” - Nick Lowe

Released in 1978 (Radar Records ADA 1).

Reached number 7 on the UK singles chart.

Musicians: Uncredited.

Written by Andrew Bodnar, Nick Lowe, and Steve Goulding.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

08 “You’ll Never Get Me Up in One of Those” - Mickey Jupp

Released in 1978 on the album Juppanese (Stiff Records SEEZ 10).

Musicians: Mickey Jupp (vocals, piano), Rockpile.

Written by Mickey Jupp.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

09 “Radio Radio” - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Released in 1978 (Radar Records ADA 24).

Musicians: Elvis Costello (guitar, vocals) and The Attractions (Steve Nieve (keyboards), Bruce Thomas (bass), Pete Thomas(drums)).

Written by Elvis Costello.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

10 “Television” - Dave Edmunds

Released in 1978 on the album Tracks on Wax 4 (Swan Song SSK 59407).

Musicians: Rockpile.

Written by Nick Lowe.

Produced by Dave Edmunds.

11 “Cruel to be Kind” - Nick Lowe

Released in 1978 (Radar Records ADA 43).

Reached number 12 on the UK and US singles charts.

Musicians: Rockpile.

Written by Ian Gomm and Nick Lowe.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

12 “Girls Talk” - Dave Edmunds

Released in 1979 on the album Repeat When Necessary (Swan Song SSK 59409).

Musicians: Rockpile.

Written by Elvis Costello.

Produced by Dave Edmunds.

13 “Stop Your Sobbing” - The Pretenders

The Pretenders’ first single (Real Records ARE 6).

Musicians: Crissie Hunde (guitar, vocals), James Honeyman-Scott (guitar), Pete Farndon (bass), Martin Chambers (drums).

Written by Ray Davies.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

14 “(What’s So Funny About) Peace, Love and Understanding” - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Released in 1979 on the US version of Armed Forces (Columbia 35709).

Musicians: Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Written and produced by Nick Lowe.

15 “Without Love” - Nick Lowe

Released in 1979 on the album Labour of Lust (Radar Records RAD 21).

Musicians: Rockpile.

Written and produced by Nick Lowe.

Part 2: 1980-1985

01 “Without Love” - Johnny Cash

Released in 1980 on the album Rockabilly Blues (Columbia JC 36779).

Musicians: Pete Thomas (drums), Nick Lowe (bass), Bob Wootton (guitar), Dave Edmunds (guitar), Martin Belmont (guitar).

Written and produced by Nick Lowe.

02 “Too Bad About Sandy” - Carlene Carter

Released in 1980 on the album Musical Shapes (Warner Bros. Records BSK 3465).

Musicians: Carlene Carter (guitar, vocals), Rockpile.

Written by Carlene Carter.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

03 “Riot Act” - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Released in 1980 on the album Get Happy!! (F-Beat XXLP 1).

Musicians: Elvis Costello & The Attractions.

Written by Elvis Costello.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

04 “When I Write the Book” - Rockpile

Released in 1980 on the album Seconds of Pleasure (F-Beat XXLP 7)

Musicians: Rockpile.

Written by Nick Lowe and Rockpile.

Produced by Nick Lowe and Rockpile.

05 “Crying In the Rain” - Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds

Released in 1980 on the EP Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds Sing The Everly Brothers.

The EP was included with US copies of Seconds of Pleasure.

Musicians: Nick Lowe (guitar, vocals), Dave Edmunds (guitar, vocals).

Written by Howard Greenfield and Carole King.

Produced by Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds.

06 “Do Me Lover” - Carlene Carter Released in 1981 on the album Blue Nun (F-Beat XXLP 12).

Musicians: Carlene Carter (vocals), Noise to Go, Billy Bremner (guitar), Huw Gower (guitar).

Written by Carlene Carter, James Eller, and Nick Lowe.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

07 “From a Whisper To a Scream” - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Released in 1981 (F-Beat XX 14).

Musicians: Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Martin Belmont (guitar), Glenn Tilbrook (vocals).

Written by Elvis Costello.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

08 “Tempted” - Squeeze

Released in 1981 on the album East Side Story (A&M Records AMLH 64854).

Musicians: John Bentley (bass), Gilson Lavis (drums), Chris Difford (guitar, vocals), Glenn Tilbrook (guitar, vocals), Paul Carrack (keyboards, vocals), Elvis Costello (vocals).

Written by Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford.

Produced by Elvis Costello and Roger Bechirian.

09 “Raining Raining” - Nick Lowe

Released in 1982 on the album Nick The Knife (F-Beat XXLP 14).

Musicians: Noise to Go.

Written and produced by Nick Lowe.

10 “I’m In Love” - Paul Carrack

Released in 1982 on the album Suburban Voodoo (Epic ARE 38161).

Musicians: Noise to Go.

Written by Nick Lowe and Carlene Carter.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

11 “Ragin’ Eyes” - Nick Lowe

Released in 1983 on the album The Abominable Showman (F-Beat Records XXLP 18)

Musicians: Noise to Go.

Written by Nick Lowe.

Produced by Nick Lowe and Roger Bechirian.

12 “Time Wounds All Heels” - Nick Lowe

Released in 1983 on the album The Abominable Showman (F-Beat Records XXLP 18)

Musicians: Noise to Go, Carlene Carter (vocals), Simon Climie (vocals).

Written by Nick Lowe, Carlene Carter, and Simon Climie.

Produced by Nick Lowe and Roger Bechirian.

13 “Riding With The King” - John Hiatt

Released in 1983 on the album Riding With The King (Geffen Records GHS 4017).

Musicians: John Hiatt (guitar, vocals), Cowboy Outfit.

Written by John Hiatt.

Produced by Nick Lowe.

14 “Baby It’s You” - Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe

Released in 1984 on the single “The Only Flame in Town” (Columbia 44 05081).

Musicians: Elvis Costello (guitar, vocals), Nick Lowe (bass, vocals)

Written by Burt Bacharach, Mack David, and Barney Williams (Luther Dixon).

Produced by Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe.

15 “L.A.F.S.” - Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit

Released in 1985 on the album Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit (F-Beat ZL 70338)

Musicians: Cowboy Outfit, Jeff Blythe (saxophone), Paul Speare (saxophone), Jim Paterson (trombone), Dave Plews (trumpet).

Written by Nick Lowe.

Produced by Elvis Costello and Colin Fairley.

16 “The Rose of England” - Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit

Released in 1985 on the album The Rose of England (F-Beat ZL 70765).

Musicians: Cowboy Outfit.

Written by Nick Lowe.

Produced by Nick Lowe and Colin Fairley.

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