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Appearances Albums Singles Various Refers
LOWE Nick
(voc,bg)

Personal Data:

Born: 24.03.1949 (Woodchurch, GB)
LOWE Nick (photo)

Appearances:

1963 Sound 4 Plus 1
1965-10/69 Kippington Lodge
10/69-2/75 Brinsley Schwarz
1975 The Tartan Horde
1976-2/81 Rockpile
1981 Nick Lowe & The Chaps
cca 2/82 Nick Lowe And His Noise To Go
cca 6/84 Nick Lowe And His Cowboy Outfit
1986-87 Elvis Costello And The Attractions (g.a.)
cca 1991 Little Village
since 1994 Elvis Costello And The Attractions

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.The Jesus Of Cool
(in the USA "Pure Pop For New People")
produced by: Nick Lowe
2/1978 Radar22
2.Labour Of Lust08.06.1979Radar43 31
3.Nick The Knife12.02.1982F-Beat99 50
4.Light Up The Dynamite
& Shakin' Stevens
1983 Magnum Force
5.The Abominable Showman10.05.1983F-Beat
6.Nick Lowe7/1984 113
7.16 All Time Lowes21.12.1984Demon
8.Nick's Knack3/1986 Demon
9.Pinker And Prouder Than Previous2/1988 Demon
10.Basher: The Best Of Nick Lowe8/1989 Demon
11.Party Of One4/1990 Reprise 182
12.The Wilderness Years6/1991 Demon
13.The Impossible Bird11/1994 Reprise
14.Dig My Mood02.02.1998Demon
15.The Convincer11.09.2001Yep Roc
16.At My Age04.06.2007Proper
17.Quiet Please... The New Best Of Nick Lowe17.03.2009Proper/Rough Trade
18.Brentford Trilogy Box Set21.07.2009Yep Roc
19.The Old Magic
(prod Nick Lowe/Neil Brockbank/Robert Treherne)
13.09.2011Yep Roc66 84
20.Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for the Whole Family29.10.2013Yep Roc
21.Lay It On Me05.06.2020

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.So It Goes / Heart Of The City
& Jake Riviera
produced by: Nick Lowe
13.08.1976Stiff
2.Bow! EP
(Born A Woman / Shake That Rat / Marie Provost / Endless Sleep)
5/1977 Stiff
3.Halfway To Paradise / I Don't Want The Night To End10/1977 Stiff
4.I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass / They Called It Rock
produced by: Nick Lowe
10.02.1978Radar6
5.Little Hitler / Cruel To Be Kind05.05.1978Radar
6.Heart Of The City / So It Goes7/1978 Columbia 109
7.I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass / Endless Sleep9/1978 Columbia
8.American Squirm / (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding11/1978 Radar
9.Cracking Up / Basing Street11.05.1979Radar34
10.Cruel To Be Kind / Endless Grey Ribbon17.08.1979Radar9 12
11.Switchboard Susan / Basin Street11/1979 Columbia 107
12.Burning / Zulu Kiss05.02.1982F-Beat
13.My Heart Hurts / Pet You And Hold You
7"(2) Cracking Up / (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
30.04.1982F-Beat
14.My Heart Hurts / Stick It Where The Sun Don't Shine
(v USA)
4/1982 Columbia
15.Ragin' Eyes / Tangue-Rae
12" + Cool Reaction
29.04.1983F-Beat
16.How Do You Talk To An Angel / I Wish You Were Here6/1983 Columbia
17.Half A Boy And Half A Man / Awesome
12" + Cruel To Be Kind
27.04.1984RCA53
18.I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock'n'Roll) / Darlin' Angel Eyes
12" + Seven Nights To Rock
7/1985 RCA 77
19.Crying In My Sleep / Lover's Jamboree1/1988 Columbia
20.All Men Are Liars / Gai-Gin Man
12",CD + I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass / Cruel To Be Kind
4/1990 Reprise
21.True Love Travels On A Gravel Road11/1994
22.Tokyo Bay / Crying Inside EP15.06.2018Yep Roc

Various:

18.8.1979 married Carlene Carter

produced by LP:

Graham Parker And The Rumour: Howlin' Winds (16.4.76, Vertigo)
Graham Parker And The Rumour: Heat Treatment (22.10.76, Vertigo)
The Damned: Damned Damned Damned (18.2.77, Stiff)
Elvis Costello And The Attractions: My Aim Is True (22.07.77, Stiff)
Dr Feelgood: Be Seeing You (16.9.77, United Artists)
Ian Dury And The Blockheads: New Boots And Panties (7.10.77, Stiff)
Graham Parker: Stick To Me (21.10.77, Vertigo)
Mickey Jupp: Juppanese (6.10.78, Stiff)
Carlene Carter: Two Sides To Every Woman (1979, Warner Bros)
Dr Feelgood: A Case Of The Shakes (9/80, United Artists)
Fabulous Thunderbirds: T-Bird Rhythm (10/82, Chrysalis)
The Katydids: The Katydids (1989, Reprise)

produced by SP:
Damned: New Rose (5.11.76, Stiff)
Graham Parker And The Rumour: The Pink Parker (4.3.77, Vertigo)
Elvis Costello And The Attractions: Watchin' The Detectives (21.10.77, Stiff)
Elvis Costello And The Attractions: (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (3.3.78, Radar)
The Pretenders: Stop Your Sobbing (2/79, Real)
Dr Feelgood: Violent Love (2.2.81, United Artists)
Ian Gomm: I Like You But I Don't Love You (3.7.81, Albion)
Carlene Carter: Do Me Lover (4.9.81)
The Redskins: Keep On Keepin' On (2.11.84, London)
The Men They Couldn't Hang: Greenback Dollar (11/85, Demon)

appeared on the LP:
Frankie Miller: Once In A Blue Moon (17.11.72, Chrysalis)
Dave Edmunds: Subtle As A Flying Mallet (18.4.75, Rockfield)
Dave Edmunds: Get It (8.4.77, Swan Song)
Carlene Carter: Carlene Carter (7/78, Warner Bros)
Dave Edmunds: Repeat When Necessary (8.6.79, Swan Song)
Johnny Cash: Rockabilly Blues (12/80, CBS)
John Hiatt: Riding With The King (4/84, Geffen)
John Hiatt: Bring The Family (5/87, A&M)
Los Straitjackets: Sing-A-Long with Los Straitjackets (25.9.01, Cavalcade)

Compilation Appearances:
"I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass" on OST "That Summer" (25.5.79, Arista)
"The Beast In Me" on OST "The Sopranos - Music From The HBO Original Series" (14.12.99, Play-Tone/Columbia)
"Endless Sleep" on compilation "Rough Trade Shops: Singer Songwriter 01" (3.7.06, Rough Trade)
"Changing All Those Changes" on Buddy Holly tribute LP "Rave On Buddy Holly" (28.6.11, Fantasy)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19763314.08.19763New Singlessingle review
19763604.09.197624gig review
19774322.10.19778interview
1978718.02.197826Singlessingle review
1978825.02.197822Albumsalbum review
19791812.05.19794News
19791919.05.197932Singlessingle review
19792102.06.197917Albumsalbum review
19793118.08.197922Singlessingle review
19793913.10.19799After Darkinterview
1982606.02.198219Singlessingle review
1982713.02.198219Albumsalbum review
19821617.04.198232Datelines
19821801.05.198223Singlessingle review
19822015.05.198215interview
19831326.03.198327Albumsalbum review
19831830.04.198327Singlessingle review
19831907.05.19834Fast Forward - Record News
19834903.12.198320It's Alivegig review
19841621.04.19844Fast Forward - Record News
19842309.06.198413Shrink Rapinterview
19842504.08.19844Fast Forward - Record News
19842504.08.198415Albumsalbum review
19844415.12.19844Fast Forward - Record News
1995107.01.199539Info Freako