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Who Was That Man? Yep Roc Reissues Nick Lowe's Remaining Discography

May 25, 2017 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

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Back in March, it was reported that Yep Roc Records would finally start reissuing part of Nick Lowe's discography on CD for the first time in more than 25 years. While the promised April release dates never materialized, it's now breaking that the two previously cited albums--1982's Nick The Knife and 1983's The Abominable Showman--will bow on CD and vinyl along with an additional four titles (and many with bonus tracks), bringing his entire solo discography from 1978 to 1990 back into print and under one roof.

Nick The Knife, The Abominable Showman, Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit (1984), The Rose of England (1985), Pinker and Prouder Than Previous (1988) and Party of One (1990) will all be digitally available starting July 14. That same day, the expanded editions of Nick The Knife and The Abominable Showman will be available on CD and LP, with the bonus tracks appearing on a bonus 45 RPM EP. The reissued Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit and The Rose of England will follow on CD and LP August 25, and the reissued Pinker and Prouder Than Previous and expanded Party of One will bow on the formats on October 20. (Yep Roc is offering a bundle of the CDs or LPs, shipping throughout the year, with a free metal lunchbox and entry to win a trip to see Lowe perform at the label's 20th anniversary festival this year.)

A total of 11 bonus tracks abound on these releases: Nick The Knife features three demos (two of which are previously unreleased) while The Abominable Showman offers searing live versions of "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?" (covered by Elvis Costello years prior) and "Cracking Up." Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit offers two unreleased outtakes that indicate the more extreme country direction the album was meant to go in, while Party of One is expanded with two non-album songs and two demos, all of which have been offered on previous reissues and box sets.

Taken together, these albums found the inimitable British songwriter trying on many hats after his sole U.S. Top 40 hit "Cruel to Be Kind" in 1979. His band Rockpile had dissolved, although Nick The Knife featured that band's guitarist Billy Bremner and drummer Terry Williams throughout , alongside longtime Lowe associates Steve Nieve of Elvis Costello's Attractions and Paul Carrack (fresh off a stint with Squeeze on the album East Side Story (1981)) as vocalist/keyboardists, plus Lowe's then-wife, singer Carlene Carter, who also co-wrote the tunes "My Heart Hurts" and "Too Many Teardrops."

The Abominable Showman found Lowe fine-tuning his pub-rock sensibilities even more, working with producer Roger Bechirian and a band that included Carrack, The Rumour guitarist Martin Belmont and drummer Bobby Irwin. These three were the titular "Cowboy Outfit" lineup for Lowe's 1984 LP plus the rest of Lowe's recorded output throughout the 1980s. Then there was the rockabilly-pop of The Rose of England, including an interpretation of "7 Nights to Rock," as made famous by Moon Mullican; a "pre-cover" of Elvis Costello's "Indoor Fireworks" and the U.S. rock chart hit "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll)," featuring production and guest instrumentation from Huey Lewis & The News. Pinker and Prouder Than Previous, recorded partially in Austin, Texas, featured appearances by John Hiatt and Kim Wilson of The Fabulous Thunderbirds, while Party of One saw not only a reunion with Rockpile's Dave Edmunds but collaborations with guitarist Ry Cooder and drummer Jim Keltner. (With Lowe and John Hiatt, they recorded as the side project Little Village in 1991.)

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Specs for all reissues and most Amazon U.S. pre-order links are below.

Nick The Knife: Expanded Edition (originally released as F-Beat XXLP-14 (U.K.)/Columbia PC 37932 (U.S.), 1982 - reissued Yep Roc Records, 2017)

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.

  1. Burning
  2. Heart
  3. Stick It Where the Sun Don't Shine
  4. Queen of Sheba
  5. My Heart Hurts
  6. Couldn't Love You (Any More Than I Do)
  7. Let Me Kiss Ya
  8. Too Many Teardrops
  9. Ba Doom
  10. Raining Raining
  11. One's Too Many (And a Hundred Ain't Enough)
  12. Zulu Kiss
  13. Heart (Demo) *
  14. Raining Raining (Demo) *
  15. I Got a Job (from The Wilderness Years - Demon FIEND CD-203 (U.K.), 1991)

The Abominable Showman: Expanded Edition (originally released as F-Beat XXLP-18 (U.K.)/Columbia PC 38589, 1983 - reissued Yep Roc Records, 2017)

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.

  1. We Want Action
  2. Ragin' Eyes
  3. Cool Reaction
  4. Time Wounds All Heels
  5. (For Every Woman Who Ever Made a Fool of a Man There's a Woman Made a) Man of a Fool
  6. Tanque-Rae
  7. Wish You Were Here
  8. Chicken and Feathers
  9. Paid the Price
  10. Mess Around With Love
  11. Saint Beneath the Paint
  12. How Do You Talk to An Angel
  13. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? (Live @ The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH - 2/10/1982) (from "My Heart Hurts" double 7" single - F-Beat XX 23F (U.K.), 1982)
  14. Cracking Up (Live @ The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH - 2/10/1982) (from "My Heart Hurts" double 7" single - F-Beat XX 23F (U.K.), 1982)

Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit: Expanded Edition (originally released as F-Beat ZL 70338 (U.K.)/Columbia FC 39371 (U.S.), 1984 - reissued Yep Roc Records, 2017)

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K.
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K.

  1. Half a Boy and Half a Man
  2. Breakaway
  3. You'll Never Get Me Up (In One of Those)
  4. Love Like a Glove
  5. The Gee and the Rick and the Three Card Trick
  6. (Hey Big Mouth) Stand Up and Say That
  7. Awesome
  8. God's Gift to Women
  9. Maureen
  10. L.A.F.S.
  11. Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
  12. Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor *
  13. Walk On By *

The Rose of England (originally released as F-Beat ZL 70765 (U.K.)/Columbia FC 39958 (U.S.), 1985 - reissued Yep Roc Records, 2017)

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K.
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K.

  1. Darlin' Angel Eyes
  2. She Don't Love Nobody
  3. 7 Nights to Rock
  4. Long Walk Back
  5. The Rose of England
  6. Lucky Dog
  7. I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll)
  8. Indoor Fireworks
  9. (Hope to God) I'm Right
  10. I Can Be the One You Love
  11. Everyone
  12. Bo Bo Ska Diddle

Pinker and Prouder Than Previous (originally released as Demon FIEND 99 (U.K.)/Columbia FC 40381 (U.S.), 1988 - reissued Yep Roc Records, 2017)

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K.
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K.

  1. (You're My) Wildest Dream
  2. Crying in My Sleep
  3. Big Hair
  4. Love Gets Strange
  5. I Got the Love
  6. Black Lincoln Continental
  7. Cry It Out
  8. Lovers Jamboree
  9. Geisha Girl
  10. Wishing Well
  11. Big Big Love

Party of One: Expanded Edition (originally released as Reprise 26132 (U.K./U.S.), 1990 - reissued Yep Roc Records, 2017)

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K.
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K.

  1. You Got the Look I Like
  2. (I Want to Build a) Jumbo Ark
  3. Gai-Gin Man
  4. Who Was That Man?
  5. What's Shakin' On the Hill
  6. Shting-Shtang
  7. All Men Are Liars
  8. Rocky Road
  9. Refrigerator White
  10. I Don't Know Why You Keep Me On
  11. Honeygun
  12. You Stabbed Me In the Front (from reissue of album - Demon FIEND CD-767 (U.K.)/Upstart Sounds 029 (U.S.), 1995)
  13. Rocket Coast (from reissue of album - Demon FIEND CD-767 (U.K.)/Upstart Sounds 029 (U.S.), 1995)
  14. Rocky Road (Demo) (from The Doings box set - Demon LOWE 50 (U.K.), 1999)
  15. Don't Think About Her (Demo) (from The Doings box set - Demon LOWE 50 (U.K.), 1999)

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Rock Tags: Nick Lowe

Mike Duquette

Michael Duquette (Founder) was fascinated with catalog music ever since he discovered there was more than one version of John Williams' soundtrack to E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. A 2009 graduate of Seton Hall University with a B.A. in journalism, Mike paired his profession with his passion through The Second Disc, one of the first sites to focus on all reissue labels great and small. His passion for reissues turned into a career, with bylines on catalog at Discogs, City Pages and Ultimate Prince and credits on titles including the Grammy-winning 'Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic.' Born and raised in New Jersey, Mike lives in Astoria, Queens with an ever-expanding collection of music.

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Comments

  1. Charles Olver says

    May 25, 2017 at 10:13 pm

    With all due respect to his generally wonderful other albums, PINKER AND PROUDER THAN PREVIOUS has been my favorite since its original February 1988 release. The earlier CD on Demon Records (long out of print) left a lot to be desired sound-quality-wise, so I'm delighted that Yep Roc are finally making it available again! Hopefully it will pick up some new fans...

    Reply
    • Murray says

      May 26, 2017 at 7:32 am

      It's not bad, but I remember buying the LP when it came out and thinking that "Big Hair" was NOT up to Nick's standards. Ha ha.

      Reply
  2. Magnus Hägermyr says

    May 26, 2017 at 5:38 am

    Thanks for the pre-listening of "Walk On By", sounds great! I'll probably get the lunch box-edition.

    Reply
  3. Fifi says

    October 8, 2017 at 2:06 pm

    I have always loved " Black Lincoln Continental " since the 1st release .

    Reply

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