Stiff Records Box Set [Import]

Various Artists - Alternative - Punk | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Import
• Label: Demon
• ASIN: B00000AYIY
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #769,844 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. So It Goes

2. Heart of the City

3. Between the Lines

4. Cincinnati Fatback

5. Styrofoam

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. I Love My Label

2. Marie Provost

3. What a Waste!

4. I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself

5. Whoops-A-Daisy

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. My Girl

2. Israelites

3. Buena

4. Stupefaction

5. You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Sign of the Times

2. Sweet Memory

3. Language Problems

4. Breakaway

5. Like Dust

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Box Set Kills, September 29, 2000

By 

thedevilscoachman (Vienna, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stiff Records Box Set (Audio CD)

Don't be afraid to plunk down the $50+ dollars on this box set - its totally worth it. It features great songs you know by Ian Dury, Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello, which are all great to have in one location. But the real reason for picking it up is the gems by the groups you probably never heard of. Roogalator's "Cincinnati Fatback" is a undulating slice of glutinous, dirty funk from Porkopolis. "Between the Lines" by the Pink Fairies is the most scorching, out-of-control bar blues since the Rolling Stone's "Rip this Joint." Tenpole Tudor generally rocks, as do Madnesses' early hits. And there's some hilarious novelties like "Kill" by Los Trios Paranoias that is a affectionate poke at the punk aesthetic, a dead-on parody right down to its two note guitar solo and uber-nihilist lyrics ("I wanna cut me liver out and pin it on yer braces!"). There's three disks of great stuff (the fourth disk is pretty weak, actually), and its amazingly varied and fun stuff, from solid pop to pub rock to new wave to unclassifiable stuff. Not every song is great, but enough are. Highly, highly recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential gem, pick it up if you find one., March 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Stiff Records Box Set (Audio CD)

The Stiff Records Box Set is one of those "best I ever bought" type things. With an average of 24 songs per cd, it was a terrific value, and I figure the only thing better would be to actually own the albums from which the songs came. Sure, the quality of selections is kind of scattered. And I do have the songs on album of some of the artists, so although they may be the best cuts of the collection, they don't hold much value for me. But the rest is terrific. For anyone who first got into music in the late seventies, (and didn't like Journey and the Bee Gees), it's like the best indie radio program ever. An all-time great.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A variety of crazy British and Irish rock music, February 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Stiff Records Box Set (Audio CD)

This Box set is very fun. There is so much to listen to that you never get bored of it. On the other hand, some of the songs are pretty terrible. There are great artists and bands such as Ian Dury, Jona Lewie, and The Pogues.