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here it is folks, that 700 line Nick Lowe discography

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Colm Mulcahy

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compiled with lotsa help from:


eli messinger, r0...@tank.uchicago.edu, jo...@pnet02.cts.com, surfin' dave &
others ! thanks a lot, dunno how i'd have done it without all the help.

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A Nick Lowe Discography (first attempt)

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All songs written and produced by Nick Lowe unless specified otherwise.
{ } denotes song on a contemporary album. (ps) denotes picture sleeve for
single. (l) denotes live recording. all dates following label and number
are UK release dates; r. sep 78 denoted recording date.

Nick joined Kippington Lodge towards the end of their career, and may be on
the last two of their five singles. Band changed name to Brinsley Schwarz
(after their guitarist) in 1969, Nick assuming chief songwriting duties. LPs:

"Brinsley Schwarz"
"Despite it All"
"Silver Pistol"
"Nervous on the Road"
"Please Don't Ever Change"
"New Favourites"
"Original Golden Greats"
"15 Thoughts of Brinsley Schwarz" {compilation LP}

also on some other compliation/live albums. details later (in life - not here !)

Band crumbles in spring of 1975. Several members end up in the Rumour.

What follows attempts to document Nick Lowe the writer and recording artist.
We do not consider his extensive production work at all, so there !


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THE YEARS IN LIMBO: between the breakup of Brinsley Schwarz, and his solo career
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Keep It Out Of Sight (W. Johnson) Dynamo COU/B-DYR 45007 (UA) 1975
(I've Been Taking The) Truth Drug [Dutch only single]

(COU/B is also on a few Stiff singles ..... i always suspected i had a boot
single, is it a quasi-stiff boot ?!)

(as The Disco Brothers) The Tartan Horde [Dutch ??]

Let's Go To The Disco
Everybody Dance
-
Bay City Rollers We Love You [a BCR like tune, DE must have helped him here !]
Rollers Show

4-song 7" that appears to be from Holland. It has a
United Artists logo on the front and an EMI logo on the back. The two Rollers
songs are attributed to the Tartan Horde (Terry Modern-Lead Vocals; Mouse
Modern-Drums and Vocals; Ray Marmalade-Keyboards and Vocals; Susie Marmalade-
Lead Guitar and Vocals; Mary McKeown-Bass Guitar and Vocals). The biography
reads:

"The Tartan Horde was formed by Terry Modern early in 1975.
Terry chose the name Tartan Horde to express his devotion
to Scotland, the home of the Bay City Rollers. As a con-
firmed Roller fan, Terry wanted to express his dedication
and wrote the song "Bay City Rollers We Love You" which he
then recorded with some ex-school friends and his brother
Mouse. Their principal intention was to do this one song.
However, fate decided otherwise.

"By chance, Andrew Lauder, Head of A&R at United Artists
Records London, heard the tape and immediately asked Terry
Modern to go into the studio and make a proper recording
of "Bay City Rollers We Love You."

"When completed, the single was rushed to Japan, just
before the Bay City Rollers were due to visit and it hit
the charts almost immediately. Since this happening, other
countries have shown interest and Terry will shortly com-
plete a new single and start recording an album. You can
be sure that this album will be full of Roller dedications!

"The success of "Bay City Rollers We Love You" has taken
Tartan Horde by surprise, because what started out as purely
a personal ambition has now developed into a situation
where Tartan Horde must consider preparing themselves for
live appearances."

"Rollers Show" turned up on the American issue of Lowe's first solo album.

The other two songs on the 7" are "Let's Go to the Disco" and "Everybody
Dance", both attributed to "The Disco Bros."... apparently yet another name
for Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds.

DAVE EDMUNDS SUBTLE AS A FLYING MALLET 1975

details yet to be entered ......

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THE ROCKPILE YEARS: from Stiff to the disolution of Rockpile in early 1981
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So it Goes Stiff BUY-1 (14th August 1976)
Heart of the City [also on Hits Greatest Stiffs, Stiff FIST 1, October 1977]

[first Stiff release, "Mono enhanced stereo, play loud", prod. by Nick & Jake,
all instruments played by Nick except drums played by Steve Goulding. Matrix
messages on run off groves "Earthlings Awake" & "Three Chord Trick, yeh"]

I Love My Label (NL/J. Riviera) [on A Bunch Of Stiffs, Stiff SEEZ 2, April 1977)

[old UA recording ?]


BOWI (Pure Pop For Now People) EP Stiff LAST 1 (ps), May 1977

[Live Side, Swan Stereo]
Born a Woman (Martha Sharp)
Shake that Rat
-
[Dead Side, Duck Stereo]
Marie Provost
Endless Sleep


[title was a response to Bowie's album Low; all instruments played by Nick
except drums played by Steve Goulding. Matrix matrix messages on run-off
groves "lively Stereo" & "Pretty deadly"]

Halfway to Paradise (Goffin/King) Stiff BUY 21 (ps), Nov 1977
I Don't Want the Night to End


[cuts rumoured to be from Stiff album Aerials Over Orkney, which never appeared;
matrix messages on run-off groves "A man can be a wimp" & "But a wimp can't be a
man"; my copy is on yellow vinyl]


LIVE STIFFS LIVE Stiff GET 1, February 1978

I Knew The Bride When She Used To Rock (l)
Let's Eat (l)

[Musicians: Nick Lowe, Larry Wallis, Terry Williams, Pete Thomas, Dave Edmunds
and Penny Tobin. This was recorded live on the Bunch of Stiffs tour, which
included Wreckless Eric, Larry Wallis, Elvis Costello & Ian Dury. Nick played
a supporting role on a few other cuts on the album]

original has STIFFSLIVE written all around the four edges, 1980 MFP reissue just
has LIVE STIFFS written once on top of front.

(there's a problem with the reiissue of this LP, editing as i recall. details ?)


I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass (NL/Bodnar/Goulding)Radar ADA-1 (ps?) Feb1978
They Called it Rock (NL/Rockpile) [with Rockpile, a Grimy & Blurred Production]


JESUS OF COOL Radar RAD 1, March 1978

Music for Money
I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass (NL/Bodnar/Goulding)
Little Hitler (NL/Edmunds)
Shake & Pop [not on US version]
Tonight
-
So It Goes
No Reason
36" High (Ford)
Marie Provost [different version from Bowi EP]
Nutted by Reality
Heart of the City (l)

released in US as:

PURE POP FOR NOW PEOPLE Columbia JC35329 1978


So It Goes
(I Love the Sound of) Breaking Glass (NL/Bodnar/Goulding)
Tonight
Marie Provost [different version from Bowi EP]
Heart of the City ??L
Rollers Show [not on UK version]
-
They Called it Rock [not on UK version]
No Reason
Little Hitler (NL/Edmunds)
Nutted by Reality
36 Inches High (Ford)
Music for Money


Musicians [1]: Nick Lowe (Bass, Guitar, Vocals); Billy Bremner (Guitar);
Dave Edmunds (Guitar); Terry Williams (Drums)

Little Hitler (NL/Edmunds) Radar ADA-12 (ps), May 1978
Cruel to be Kind (NL/Gomm) [demo they say, Brinsley outtake perhaps]


DE Dave Edmunds LP TRACKS ON WAX 4 (r. Mar 1978) Swansong SSK 59407, Sep 1978
DE
DE Trouble Boys (B. Murray)
DE Never Been In Love (NL/Rockpile)
DE Not A WOman, Not A Child (B. Murray/R. Peters)
DE Television (NL)
DE What Looks Best On You (NL/DE)
DE Readers Wives (N. Brown)
DE Deborah (NL/DE)
DE Thread Your Needle (B. Jones/W. Young)
DE A. 1. On The Jukebox (DE/W. Birch)
DE It's My Own Business (C. Berry)
DE Heart Of The City (NL)
DE

American Squirm Radar ADA-26, October 1978
What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding

[this recording of the old Brinsley classic is actually EC & the Attractions !]


Cracking Up Radar ADA-34 (ps), May 1979
Basing Street


LABOUR OF LUST Radar RAD 21, May 1979

Cruel to be Kind (NL/Gomm)
Cracking Up
Big Kick, Plain Scrap
Born Fighter
You Make Me
Skin Deep
Switchboard Susan (M. Jupp)
Endless Grey Ribbon [UK version only]
Without Love
Dose of You
Love So Fine (B. Murray/NL/DE/Terry Williams)

US version:

LABOUR OF LUST Columbia JC36087 1979

Cruel to be Kind (NL/Gomm)
Cracking Up
Big Kick, Plain Scrap
American Squirm [US version only]
You Make Me
Skin Deep
-
Switchboard Susan (M. Jupp)
Dose of You
Without Love
Born Fighter
Love So Fine (B. Murray/NL/DE/Terry Williams)


Musicians [1]: Nick Lowe (Bass, Guitar, Vocals); Billy Bremner (Guitar);
Dave Edmunds (Guitar); Terry Williams (Drums)

Basing Street Columbia 1-11131 ????? date
Switchboard Susan


DE Dave Edmunds LP REPEAT WHEN NECESSARY Swansong SSK 59409, June 1979
DE
DE Girl's Talk (E. Costello) [EC version ?????]
DE Crawling From The Wreckage (G. Parker) [no known GP version]
DE Black Lagoon (B. Murray)
DE Sweet Little Lisa (H. DeVito/D. Cowart) [lead guitar played by Albert Lee]
DE Dynamite (M. Carson/T. Glazer)
DE Queen Of Hearts (H. DeVito)
DE Home In My Hand (R. Self) [old song done also by Brinsleys]
DE Goodbye Mr. Good Guy (B. Murray/P.Meager)
DE Take Me For A Little While (T.Martin)
DE We Were Both Wrong (B. Murray)
DE Bad Is Bad (H. Lewis) [later of HL & the News, Hughie plays harmonica here]


{Cruel to be Kind} (NL/Ian Gomm) Radar ADA-43 (ps), Aug 1979, Columbia 3-11018
{Endless Grey Ribbon} {on UK LP only}

Concert for Kampuchea (a few Rockpile songs)

{Teacher Teacher (K. Pickett/E. Phillips)} F-Beat XX 11 (ps), Sept 1980
{Fool Too Long (NL/Rockpile)}

[GREAT picture sleeve, of Terry Williams, Billy Bremner, Dave Edmunds and Nick
Lowe when each was about 6, taken from their school pictures]


{Wrong Way (Difford/Tilbrook) [title diff. on LP] F-Beat XX 9, September 1980
{Now And Always (NL/Rockpile)

[yellow clear vinyl on Fbeat XX9C]

ROCKPILE F-Beat XXLP 7, October 1980 (Columbia PC 36886)

Teacher Teacher (K. Pickett/E. Phillips) [lead vocals NL]
If Sugar Was As Sweet As You (J. Tex) [DE]
Heart (NL/Rockpile) [BB]
Now And Always (NL/Rockpile) [DE & NL]
A Knife And A Fork (Hennie/Anderson/Barge) [DE]
Play That Fast Thing (One More Time) (NL) [Brinsleys song resurrected] [NL]
Wrong Again (Let's Face It) (Difford/Tilbrook) [DE]
[Squeeze's own 1978 version only on ?? version of the Propaganda album]
Pet You And Hold You (NL/Rockpile) [NL, with BB on middle 8]
Oh What A Thrill (C. Berry) [DE]
When I Write The Book (NL/Rockpile) [NL]
Fool Too Long (NL/Rockpile) [DE]
You Ain't Nothin' But Fine (F. Semien/F. Soileau) [BB]


Musicians [1]: Nick Lowe (Bass, Guitar, Vocals); Billy Bremner (Guitar);
Dave Edmunds (Guitar); Terry Williams (Drums)


Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds Sing the Everly Brothers EP Columbia AE7 1219

Take a Message to Mary
Crying in the Rain
-
Poor Jenny
When Will I Be Loved?
Included in the Rockpile album

Teacher, Teacher Columbia 1-11388 (1980, US)
Fool Too Long

Heart Columbia 11-60503 (1980, US)
Take A Message to Marry [B-side listed as "NL/DE Sing the Everly Brothers"]


Now and Always Fbeat P-1506X (1980, Japan, with strange lyric sheet)
Teacher, Teacher

DE Dave Edmund LP TWANGIN'
DE
DE Something Happens (J. Hiatt)
DE It's Been So Long (I. Gomm)
DE Singin' The Blues (N. Endsley)
DE (I'm Gonna Start) Living Again If It Kills Me (NL/CC/DE)
DE Almost Saturday Night (J. Fogerty)
DE Cheap Talk, Patter and Jive (H. DeVito/D. Cowart)
DE Three Time Looser (D. Covay/R. Miller)
DE You'll Never Get Me Up (In One Of Those) (M. Jupp)
DE I'm Only Human (NL/Rockpile)
DE The Race Is On (D. Rollins)
DE Baby Let's Play House (A. Gunter) [1968 Rockfield recording !]
DE


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THE CARLENE CARTER YEARS: romance, professional collaberation, and a new band
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{Burning} F-Beat XX20, February 1982
{Zulu Kiss}


NICK THE KNIFE F-Beat XXLP 14, February 1982 (Columbia FC37932)

Burning
Heart [new version]
Stick it Where the Sun Don't Shine
Queen of Sheeba
My Heart Hurts (NL/CC)
Couldn't Love You (Any More Than I Do)
-
Let Me Kiss Ya
Too Many Teardrops (NL/CC)
Ba Doom
Raining Raining
One's Too Many (and a Hundred Ain't Enough) (NL/K. Wilson)
[Nick had produced the Thunderbirds around this time ??]
Zulu Kiss (NL/Ceiling)

Musicians: Nick Lowe (Bass, Guitar, Vocal); Bobby Irwin (Drums, Vocals);
Terry Williams (Drums); Billy Bremner (Guitar); Martin
Belmont (Guitar); Aldo Bocca (Guitar); Neil King (Keyboards);
Carlene Carter (Keyboards [2]); Steve Nieve (Keyboards); Ben
Barson (Keyboards); Paul Carrack (Keyboards); James Eller (Bass)

[from which it's clear that only Dave Edmunds got the cold shoulder !]

AN INTEROGATION OF NICK LOWE (Alias Nick the Knife) (US Columbia AS1400)

"Featuring an interview with Martha Hume"
Side One:
1. They Called it Rock
2. Burning
3. Heart
4. Couldn't Love You (Any More than I Do)
5. Let Me Kiss Ya
Side Two:
1. Cruel to be Kind (Original Version) [10]
2. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
3. Marie Provost
4. Stick it Where the Sun Don't Shine
5. Too Many Teardrops
6. Raining Raingin
7. So it Goes
Side One, Track 1 and Side Two, Tracks 3&7 taken from "Pure Pop for
Now People"
Side One, Tracks 2-5 and Side Two, Tracks 4-6 taken from "Nick the Knife"
Side Two, Track 2 taken from "New Favourites of Brinsley Schwartz"

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Nick Lowe and His Noise to Go [5] F-Beat XX23/SAM147, April 1982

{My Heart Hurts}
Pet You and Hold You (l)
-
Crackin' Up (l)
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (l)


{Raging Eyes} F-Beat XX31, April 1983
{Tanque-Rae}

{Raging Eyes} F-Beat XX31T, May 1983
{Tanque-Rae}
{Cool Reaction}

THE ABOMINABLE SHOWMAN F-Beat XXLP 18, June 1983 (Columbia FC38589)

We Want Action (NL/CC)
Raging Eyes
Cool Reaction (A. Howell/P.Marsh)
Time Wounds all Heels (NL/CC/S. Climie)
(For Every Woman Who Ever Made a Fool of a Man There's a Woman Made a) Man of a Fool
Tanque-Rae
-
Wish You Were Here
Chicken and Feathers
Paid the Price (M.Martin)
Mess Around With Love
Saint Beneath the Paint
How Do You Talk to an Angel

(produced by Roger Bechiran with NL, and recorded at Rockfield, DE's studio))

Musicians: Nick Lowe (Bass, Guitar, Vocals); James Eller (Bass); Bobby
Irwin (Drums, Vocals); Paul Carrack (Keyboards, Vocals);
Martin Belmont (Guitar); Carlene Carter (Backing Vocals on
"Time Wounds all Heels"); Simon Climie (Backing Vocals on
"Time Wounds all Heels"); Pete Marsh (Backing Vocals on "Paid
the Price" and "Tanque-Rae")


{Half a Boy and Half a Man} F-Beat XX34, May 1984
{Awesome}

{Half a Boy and Half a Man} F-Beat XX34T, May 1984
{Awesome}
Cruel To Be Kind [which version ?]


NICK LOWE AND HIS COWBOY OUTFIT RCA ZL 79338, May 1984

Half a Boy and Half a Man
You'll Never Get Me Up (In One of Those) (M. Jupp)
Maureen
God's Gift to Women
The Gee and the Rick and the Three Card Trick
-
(Hey Big Mouth) Stand Up and Say That
Awesome (NL/Profiile)
Break Away (T. Springfield)
Love Like a Glove (CC/Eller)
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young (J. Allison)
L.A.F.S. [T.K.O. Horns arranged by Elvis Costello]

Musicians: Nick Lowe (Bass, Guitar, Vocals); Paul Carrack (Keyboards,
Vocals); Martin Belmont (Guitar); Bobby Irwin (Drums, Vocals)

US version:


NICK LOWE AND HIS COWBOY OUTFIT (Columbia FC39371)

Half a Boy and Half a Man
Break Away (T. Springfield)
You'll Never Get Me Up (In One of Those) (M. Jupp)
Love Like a Glove (CC/Eller)
The Gee and the Rick and the Three Card Trick
-
(Hey Big Mouth) Stand Up and Say That
Awesome (NL/Profiile)
God's Gift to Women
Maureen
L.A.F.S. [T.K.O. Horns arranged by Elvis Costello]
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young (J. Allison)

Musicians: Nick Lowe (Bass, Guitar, Vocals); Paul Carrack (Keyboards,
Vocals); Martin Belmont (Guitar); Bobby Irwin (Drums, Vocals)
Billy Bremner (Guitar on "Love Like A Glove" and "Break Away");
Bobby Valentino (Fiddle on "God's Gift to Women)

L.A.F.S F-Beat XX36, July 1984
(Hey Big Mouth) Stand up and Say That

L.A.F.S F-Beat XX36T, August 1984
(Hey Big Mouth) Stand up and Say That
Baby It's You (with Elvis Costello) [on first Beatles LP ??]

16 ALL TIME LOWES (Compilation) Demon FIEND 20, November 1984

American Squirm [previously unavailable on LP in the UK]
Big Kick Plain Scrap
Born Fighter
Cracking Up
Cruel To Be Kind
Heart Of The City [previously unavailable on LP in the UK]
(I Love The Sound Of) Breaking Glass
Little Hitler
Marie Provost
Nutted By Reaity
Skin Deep
So It Goes
Switchboard Susan
They Called It Rock [previously unavailable on LP in the UK]
When I Write The Book [Rockpile]
Without Love


I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll) F-Beat July 1985
???????


THE ROSE OF ENGLAND Columbia FC39958 autumn 1985

I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll) [new version with The News]
She Don't Love Nobody
7 Nights to Rock
Long Walk Back
The Rose of England
Lucky Dog
Darlin' Angel Eyes
Indoor Fireworks (E. Costello) [released between EC recording and releasing it]
(Hope to God) I'm Right
I Can be the One You Love
Everyone
Bobo Ska Diddle Daddle

Musicians: Nick Lowe (Bass, Guitar, Vocals); Paul Carrack (Keyboards,
Backup Vocals, Bass on "Bobo Ska Diddle Daddle"); Martin
Belmont (Guitar); Bobby Irwin (Drums, Vocals)

Guest List: Andrew Bodnar (Bass) & Nick Pentelow (Tenor Sax) on "Long
Walk Back"; Chris 'Boothill' Thompson (Snap Banjo) on "(Hope
to God) I'm Right"; Huey Lewis (Harmonica, Vocals) & Mario
Cipollina (Bass) & Johnny Colla (Sax, Guitar, Vocals) & Bill
Gibson (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) & Chris Hayes (Guitar,
Vocals) & Sean Hopper (Keyboards, Vocals) on "I Knew the
Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll)"
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Nicks Knack Demon 1986

No information available


20 ALL TIME LOWES Demon FIEND 20, 1986 ?

American Squirm [previously unavailable on LP in the UK]
Big Kick Plain Scrap
Born Fighter
Cracking Up
Cruel To Be Kind
Heart Of The City [previously unavailable on LP in the UK]
(I Love The Sound Of) Breaking Glass
Little Hitler
Marie Provost
Nutted By Reaity
Skin Deep
So It Goes
Switchboard Susan
They Called It Rock
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PINKER AND PROUDER THAN PREVIOUS Columbia C40381 1988

(You're My) Wildest Dream
Crying in My Sleep
Big Hair
Love Gets Strange
I Got the Love
-
Black Lincoln Continental (G. Parker)
Cry it Out
Lovers Jamboree
Geisha Girl
Wishing Well
Big Big Love

Musicians [3]: Nick Lowe (Bass, Guitar, Vocals); Kim Wilson (Harmonica);
Jimmy Vaughan (Guitar); Bobby Irwin (Drums, Vocals); Martin
Belmont (Guitar); Paul Bassman (Bass); Paul Carrack (Piano);
Terry Williams (Drums); John Hiatt (Guitar); Pete Thomas(Drums)

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other appearances:


Paul Carrack "Suburban Voodoo"

Carlene Carter "Blue Nun"
"Carlene Carter"
"Musical Shapes"

(yes - i know these last four need to be documented carefully)

Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers
"Kings of the Robot Rhythm"

Elvis Costello "Blood & Chocolates"

Keith Cross and Peter Ross
"Bored Civilians"

Ducks Deluxe "Last Night of a Pub Rock Band"

Ernie Graham "Ernie Graham"

John Hiatt "Riding with the King"
" Warming Up To The Ice Age ??"
"Bring the Family"

Mickey Jupp "Juppanese"

Kirsty McColl "Desparate Character"

Frankie Miller "Once in a Blue Moon" {entire BS group on this one}

Wreckless Eric "Big Smash"
"Wreckless Eric"


finally:


there is allegedly a "Live at the El Mocambo" EP, to match that LP with
Elvis Costello. Details anyone ?! (It's a boot of course ....)

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