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Nick Lowe: Labour Of Lust

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On June 9, 1979, “Radar” label released “Labour of Lust”, the second Nick Lowe album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “Eden” in London, “Love” in Helsinki, Finland, and was produced by Nick Lowe.

Personnel:

  • Nick Lowe – vocals. bass
  • Dave Edmunds – rhythm and solo guitars, backing vocals
  • Billy Bremner – rhythm and solo guitars, backing vocals
  • Terry Williams – drums
  • Huey Lewis – harmonica
  • Bob Andrews – oberheim
  • Bruce Thomas – bass
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Elvis Costello – backing vocals
  • Roger Bechirian – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Lowe except where noted.

  1. Cruel to Be Kind – Nick Lowe, Ian Gomm
  2. Cracking Up
  3. Big Kick, Plain Scrap!
  4. Born Fighter
  5. You Make Me
  6. Skin Deep
  7. Switch Board Susan – Mickey Jupp
  8. Endless Grey Ribbon
  9. Without Love
  10. Dose of You
  11. Love So Fine – Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Billy Bremner, Terry Williams

The Undertones: Same

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In May 1979, “Sire” label released the self-titled, debut Undertones (The) album. It was recorded in January 1979, at “Eden Studios” in Acton, West London, and was produced by Roger Bechirian.

Personnel:

  • Feargal Sharkey – lead vocals
  • John O’Neill – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Damian O’Neill – lead guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
  • Michael Bradley – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Billy Doherty – drums
  • Larry Doherty – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by J.J. O’Neill, except where noted.

  1. Family Entertainment – Damian O’Neill
  2. Girls Don’t Like It
  3. Male Model – J. J O’Neill, Michael Bradley, Damian O’Neill
  4. I Gotta Getta
  5. Wrong Way – Billy Doherty
  6. Jump Boys
  7.  Here Comes the Summer
  8. Billy’s Third – Bily Doherty
  9. Jimmy Jimmy
  10. True Confession – J. J. O’Neill, Michael Bradley, Damian O’Neill
  11. (She’s a) Runaround
  12. I Know a Girl – J. J. O’Neil, Michael Bradley, Damian O’Neill
  13. Listening In – J. J. O’Neil, Michael Bradley, Damian O’Neill
  14. Casbah Rock

Dave Edmunds: repeat When Necessary

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On June 8, 1979, “Swan Song” label released “Repeat When Necessary”, the fifth Dave Edmunds album. It was recorded in 1978 and was produced by Dave Edmunds.

Personnel:

  • Dave Edmunds– vocals, guitars, piano
  • Albert Lee– guitar
  • Billy Murray (Billy Bremner)– guitar, backing vocals
  • Roger Bechirian– piano
  • Huey Lewis– harmonica
  • Nick Lowe– bass, backing vocals
  • Terry Williams– drums

Track listing:

  1. Girls Talk – Elvis Costello
  2. Crawling from the Wreckage – Graham Parker
  3. The Creature from the Black Lagoon – Billy Bremner
  4. Sweet Little Lisa – Donivan Cowart, Martin Cowart, Hank DeVito
  5. Dynamite – Ian Samwell
  6. Queen of Hearts – Hank DeVito
  7. Home in My Hand – Ronnie Self
  8. Goodbye Mr. Good Guy – Pat Meager, Billy Bremner
  9. Take Me for a Little While – Trade Martin
  10. We Were Both Wrong – Billy Bremner
  11. Bad Is Bad – Alex Call, John Ciambotti, Sean Hopper, Huey Lewis, John McFee, Michael Schriener

Nick Lowe: Jesus Of Cool

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In March 1978, “Radar Records” label released “Jesus of Cool” the debut Nick Lowe solo album. It was recorded 1976-1977, at “Chalk Farm Studios” in London, “Eden Studios”; “Jackson Studios” in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, and “Pathway Studios” in Stoke Newington, and was produced by Nick Lowe.

Personnel:

  • Nick Lowe – vocals, bass, guitars, piano
  • Billy Bremner – guitars
  • Dave Edmunds – vocals, guitars
  • John Turnbull – lead guitar
  • John McFee – guitar
  • Bob Andrews – piano, organ
  • Steve Nieve – piano
  • Roger Bechirian – tambourine, organ, backing vocals
  • Andrew Bodnar– bass
  • Norman Watt-Roy – bass
  • Terry Williams – drums
  • Steve Goulding – drums
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Charley Charles – drums
  • Barney Bubbles – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Lowe except where noted.

  1. Music for Money
  2. I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass – Nick Lowe, Andrew Bodnar, Steve Goulding
  3. Little Hitler – Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds
  4. Shake and Pop
  5. Tonight
  6. So It Goes
  7. No Reason
  8. 36 Inches High – Jim Ford
  9. Marie Provost
  10. Nutted by Reality
  11. Heart of the City

The Jam: All Mod Cons

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On November 3, 1978, “Polydor” label released “All Mod Cons”, the third Jam (The) album. It was recorded July – August 1978, at “RAK” and “Eden Studios” in London, and was produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and Chris Parry. In 2000,  “Q”  magazine  ranked “All Mod Cons” at number 50 in its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”, in 2013, “NME” magazine ranked it at number 219 in its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, design
  • Bruce Foxton – vocals, bass, design
  • Rick Buckler – drums, percussion, design
  • Gregg Jackman, Roger Bechirian, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven – soundboard engineer
  • Peter Schierwade, Phil Thornalley – engineer assistant
  • Bill Smith – design
  • Peter “Kodick” Gravelle – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Weller, except where noted.

  1. All Mod Cons
  2. To Be Someone (Didn’t We Have a Nice Time)
  3. Clean
  4. David Watts – Ray Davies
  5. English Rose
  6. In the Crowd
  7. Billy Hunt
  8. It’s Too Bad
  9. Fly
  10. The Place I Love
  11. ‘A’ Bomb in Wardour Street
  12. Down in the Tube Station at Midnight

Squeeze: East Side Story

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On May 15, 1981, “A&M” label released “East Side Story”, the fourth Squeeze studio album. It was recorded 1980-1981, at “Eden Studios” in Chiswick, London, and was produced by Roger Bechirian, Elvis Costello and Dave Edmunds.

Personnel:

  • Chris Difford– lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Glenn Tilbrook– lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards
  • Paul Carrack– lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • John Bentley– bass, backing vocals
  • Gilson Lavis– drums
  • Elvis Costello- vocal
  • Del Newman – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook except where noted.

  1. In Quintessence
  2. Someone Else’s Heart
  3. Tempted
  4. Piccadilly
  5. There’s No Tomorrow
  6. Heaven
  7. Woman’s World
  8. Is That Love
  9. F-Hole
  10. Labelled With Love
  11. Someone Else’s Bell
  12. Mumbo Jumbo
  13. Vanity Fair
  14. Messed Around

Undertones: Hypnotised

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Undertones - Hypnotised

On April 21, 1980, “Sire” label released “Hypnotised’, the third Undertones album. It was recorded 1979 – 1980, at “Wisseloord Studios” in the Netherlands, and “Eden Studios” in London, and was produced by Roger Bechirian.

Personnel:

  • Feargal Sharkey- lead vocals
  • John O’Neill – vocals, guitar
  • Damian O’Neill – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Michael Bradley- vocals, bass
  • Billy Doherty – drums

Track listing:

  1. More Songs About Chocolate And Girls – Damian O’Neill
  2. There Goes Norman – J. J. O’Neill
  3. Hypnotised – Damian O’Neill,Michael Bradley
  4. See That Girl – J.J. O’Neill
  5. Whizz Kids – Damian O’Neill
  6. Under The Boardwalk – Kenny Young, Arthur Resnick
  7. The Way Girls Talk – J.J. O’Neill
  8. Hard Luck – J. J. O’Neill, Michael Bradley, Damian O’Neill, Billy Doherty, Feargal Sharkey
  9. My Perfect Cousin – Damian O’Neill, Michael Bradley
  10. Boys Will Be Boys – J. J. O’Neill, Damian O’Neill
  11. Tearproof – J. J. O’Neill, Michael Bradley
  12. Wednesday Week – J. J. O’Neill
  13. Nine Times Out Of Ten – J. J. O’Neill, Billy Doherty
  14. Girls That Don’t Talk – J. J. O’Neill
  15. What’s With Terry – Damian O’Neill

 

Elvis Costello And The Attractions: Trust

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Trust Elvis Costello

On January 23, 1981, “F-Beat” label released “Trust”, the fifth Elvis Costello and the Attractions album. It was recorded October – November 1980, and was produced by Nick Lowe and Roger Bechirian.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello– vocals, guitars, various instruments
  • Steve Nieve– piano, organ
  • Martin Belmont– guitar
  • Billy Bremner- guitar
  • Bruce Thomas– bass
  • Pete Thomas– drums
  • Glenn Tilbrook– vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvis Costello.

  1. Clubland
  2. Lovers Walk
  3. You’ll Never Be a Man
  4. Pretty Words
  5. Strict Time
  6. Luxembourg
  7. Watch Your Step
  8. New Lace Sleeves
  9. From a Whisper to a Scream
  10. Different Finger
  11. White Knuckles
  12. Shot with His Own Gun
  13. Fish ‘n’ Chip Paper
  14. Big Sister’s Clothes