Born Stiff: The Stiff Records Collection

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1So It Goes
recording engineer and mixer:
Barry Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) and Jake Riviera
bass guitar:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.)
recording of:
So It Goes
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
Nick Lowe4.652:35
2Between the Lines
Pink Fairies3:16
3Styrofoam
Tyla Gang2:37
4New Rose
The Damned2:45
5White Line Fever
recording of:
White Line Fever (in 1976-12)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motorhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead2:45
6Neat Neat Neat
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Neat Neat Neat
lyricist and composer:
Brian James (UK punk rock guitarist)
The Damned52:43
7Less Than Zero
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer.) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (in 1976)
organ:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976) and Stan Shaw (in 1976)
piano:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Less Than Zero (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello43:15
8England’s Glory
recording of:
England’s Glory
lyricist:
Ian Dury
composer:
Rod Melvin
Max Wall23:29
9Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
drums (drum set):
Charley Charles (UK drummer) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar:
Norman Watt-Roy (in 1976)
electric guitar:
Chaz Jankel (in 1976)
lead vocals:
Ian Dury (in 1976)
recorded at:
Alvic Studios (Wimbledon) in Wimbledon, Merton, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (in 1976)
lyricist:
Ian Dury
composer:
Chaz Jankel
Ian Dury3.753:13
10Marie Provost
recording engineer:
Barry Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
mixer:
Roger Bechirian
bass guitar, guitar and piano:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.)
organ:
Roger Bechirian
background vocals:
Dave Edmunds
recording of:
Marie Provost
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
Nick Lowe42:46
11Whole Wide World
recording of:
Whole Wide World
lyricist and composer:
Eric Goulden
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Wreckless Eric3:00
12Suffice to Say
recording of:
Suffice to Say
writer:
John Campbell (of It's Immaterial & Yachts) and Henry Priestman
Yachts3.653:16
13Watching the Detectives
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 354) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 355)
recording of:
Watching the Detectives
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
Elvis Costello4.353:46
14Police Car
recording of:
Police Car (Larry Wallis)
composer:
Larry Wallis
Larry Wallis33:19
15Jocko Homo
recording of:
Jocko Homo
lyricist and composer:
Mark Mothersbaugh
publisher:
DEVO Music and Nymph Music
DEVO3:20
16Reconnez Cherie
producer:
Chas Herington and Larry Wallis
recording of:
Reconnez Cherie
lyricist and composer:
Eric Goulden
Wreckless Eric3:17
17Solitary Confinement
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1978)
recording of:
Solitary Confinement (The Members)
lyricist:
Jean-Marie Carroll and Nicky Tesco
composer:
Jean-Marie Carroll
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
The Members3:55
18I Think We’re Alone Now
producer:
The Stateless (possibly Lene Lovich and Les Chappell)
mixer:
Roger Bechirian
lead vocals:
Lene Lovich
cover recording of:
I Think We’re Alone Now
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Cordell
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
Lene Lovich2:46
19Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
producer:
Laurie Latham
drums (drum set):
Charley Charles (UK drummer) (in 1978)
electric bass guitar:
Norman Watt-Roy (in 1978)
guitar:
John Turnbull (in 1978)
Hammond organ:
Mick Gallagher (UK hammond organ player) (in 1978)
piano:
Chaz Jankel (in 1978)
saxophone:
Davey Payne (UK saxophonist) (in 1978)
lead vocals:
Ian Dury (in 1978)
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978)
recording of:
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (in 1978)
lyricist:
Ian Dury
composer:
Chaz Jankel
Ian Dury & The Blockheads3.853:44
20B.A.B.Y.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1979)
cover recording of:
B-A-B-Y
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner/Chappell North America
Rachel Sweet3:06
21Lucky Number
producer:
The Stateless (possibly Lene Lovich and Les Chappell)
mixer:
Roger Bechirian
lead vocals:
Lene Lovich
remixer:
Roger Bechirian
recording of:
Lucky Number
writer:
Les Chappell and Lene Lovich
Lene Lovich4.52:47
22Who Listens to the Radio?
producer:
Pete Solley (English pianist, songwriter and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records (in 1979)
recording of:
Who Listens to the Radio?
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Cummings and Andrew Pendlebury
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) (in 1979) and Street Music Ltd. (in 1979)
The Sports3:15
23You’ll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at PartiesJona Lewie3:01
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