(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? (Live The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH - ) (from "My Heart Hurts" double 7" single - F-Beat XX 23F (U.K.), 1982).(For Every Woman Who Ever Made a Fool of a Man There's a Woman Made a) Man of a Fool.The Abominable Showman: Expanded Edition (originally released as F-Beat XXLP-18 (U.K.)/Columbia PC 38589, 1983 - reissued Yep Roc Records, 2017) I Got a Job (from The Wilderness Years - Demon FIEND CD-203 (U.K.), 1991).One's Too Many (And a Hundred Ain't Enough).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)ĬD: Amazon U.S. Specs for all reissues and most Amazon U.S. (With Lowe and John Hiatt, they recorded as the side project Little Village in 1991.) 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. rock chart hit "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll)," featuring production and guest instrumentation from Huey Lewis & The News. 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. These three were the titular "Cowboy Outfit" lineup for Lowe's 1984 LP plus the rest of Lowe's recorded output throughout the 1980s. 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. 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." Taken together, these albums found the inimitable British songwriter trying on many hats after his sole U.S. (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.)Ī 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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