As the bassist and primary songwriter for brinsley schwarz, nick lowe was one of the catalysts of the pub rock phenomenon in the early 1970s. Naturally, the result is a more coherent sound that may be a little less freewheelingly eclectic, but it is no less brilliant. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Nick lowe labour of lust nick lowe search by artist. Nick lowe has made his mark as a producer elvis costellograham parkerpretendersthe damned, songwriter of at least three songs you know by heart, shortlived career as a pop star, and a lengthy term as a musicians musician.
Labour of lust by nick lowe, released 15 march 2011 1. Features song lyrics for nick lowes labour of lust album. Also produced by lowe, it was released in 1979 by radar records in the uk and columbia records in the us. When the selftitled jesus of cool hit upon 1979s labour of lust, nick lowe was riding the tidal wave of production perfection elvis costellos best and pop song craft. Mar 22, 2011 deep into born fighters, a 1979 bbc documentary on the simultaneous recording of nick lowe s labour of lust and dave edmunds repeat when necessary that year, the two rockpile bandmates are. Between the recording and touring in 1979, lowe married carlene carter, the stepdaughter of johnny cash. Jesus of cool was a jukebox, spinning out a series of perfectly crafted and decidedly quirky and subversive pop singles. It led off with cruel to be kind, lowe s only major us hit. Its hard to believe that nick lowes second album, labour of lust, was out of of print for over 20 years. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy.
For other people named nick lowe, see nick lowe disambiguation. Download the qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go. Revel in a bit of dave edmunds delta blues guitar on cracking up or hear the band detour into. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Mar 21, 2011 nick lowe dan burnfortishore fire simultaneously with the rediscovery of nick lowe s classic 1979 album labour of lust, someone has dug up an old british television documentary that was shot. The title tune which starts the album sounded very thin and brash, the cymbals hashy, dynamically compressed. Labour of lust nick lowe to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. With a little more luck and a little less label trouble, rockpile might have been a household name.
It will allow fans to sequence both the uk and us lp configurations and plays out as follows 39. This album was made during the rockpile era featuring. Deep into born fighters, a 1979 bbc documentary on the simultaneous recording of nick lowes labour of lust and dave edmunds repeat when necessary that year, the two rockpile bandmates are. Labour of lust and repeat when neccesary respectively,under their own names not ntractual and legal reasons perhaps. The old magic by nick lowe, released september 2011 1.
Includes unlimited streaming of labour of lust via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac. Labour of lust by nick lowe vinyl, mar2011, yep roc for. Naturally, the result is a more coherent sound that may be a little less freewheelingly eclectic, but it is no less. Uk released 15 march 2011 labour of lust by nick lowe on proper records prpcd077 barcode 805520030779 is an expanded edition cd reissue and remaster with one bonus track. Labour of lust featured lowes one big american hit, cruel to be kind, which was a reworked version of an old brinsley schwarz song.
Order the cd or lp and download the full digital album instantly for free. Labour of lust featured lowe s one big american hit, cruel to be kind, which was a reworked version of an old brinsley schwarz song. Nick lowe,dave edmunds,billy bremner and terry williams. A reissue of nick lowes labour of lust is so fine its hard to believe that nick lowes second album, labour of lust, was out of of print for over 20 years. Music for money takes a cynical look at the music industry. Its nick lowes variety show and its swarming with hooks. Labour of lust is an album by british singersongwriter nick lowe. Listen free to nick lowe labour of lust remastered cruel to be kind, cracking up and more. Lol is the only of lowes solo albums to hold the distinction of featuring nicks rockpile cohorts dave edmunds, billy bremner and terry williams on every track. Edmunds repeat when necessary and lowes labour of lust. Recorded on the cheap for jake rivieras radar records, cool played like a collection of quick, quirky hit singles that never were. Nick lowe labour of lust lyrics and tracklist genius. Listen free to nick lowe labour of lust cruel to be kind, cracking up and more. Buy mp3 music online nick lowe labour of lust vinyl.
Keep the digital album quantity at 1, and the price will be removed during checkout. For some reason, nick lowes second album 1979s labour of lust has been outofprint for almost two decades. The acoustic strum and smarm of cruel to be kind his. Labour of lust, his second album, bristles with sharp, witty lyrics and driving guitars that crackle from crisp, economic playing. Originally released in 1979 and out of print for nearly twenty years, the album has been remastered from the original source, reintroducing this masterpiece to a new. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Also produced by lowe, it was released in 1979 by radar records in the uk and columbia. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. But a new reissue by yep roc has remedied that situation. A reissue of nick lowes labour of lust is so fine wbur. Thats hard to believe because it, more than anything else is his discography. A quartet made up of nick lowe, dave edmunds, billy bremmer, and terry williams, the band recorded and toured together, but never got the chance to release an album under its own name until tensionssome caused by those contractual difficulties and the management teams navigating themhad. Along with vocals, lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica. Labour of lust is the only of lowes solo albums to hold the distinction of featuring nicks rockpile cohorts dave edmunds, billy bremner and terry williams on every track.
Complete list of nick lowe music featured in tv shows and movies. Mar 21, 2011 a reissue of nick lowe s labour of lust is so fine its hard to believe that nick lowe s second album, labour of lust, was out of of print for over 20 years. But in his current second act as a silverhaired, tenderhearted but sharptongued singersongwriter, he has no equal. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of labour of lust us 1979 by nick lowe at mp3caprice. It was recorded and released at the same time as dave edmunds repeat when necessary and features the same rockpile personnel. As the cofounder and house producer at stiff records, he would help create the blueprint for the modern indie rock label and usher in british punk and new wave, helming historic recordings for the damned, elvis costello, and the pretenders.
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