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About Yep Roc Records
Yep Roc Records is an American independent record label based in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and owned by Redeye Distribution. Since 1997, the label has released albums from North Carolina and international artists, including Nick Lowe, Paul Weller, Mandolin Orange, Steep Canyon Rangers, Jim Lauderdale, Dave Alvin, Tift Merritt, Chuck Prophet, Robyn Hitchcock, Alejandro Escovedo, Aoife O'Donovan, Chatham County Line, Los Straitjackets, Amy Helm, Gang of Four, The Apples in Stereo, and Ian McLagan.
Track Listings
| 1 | Music for Money |
| 2 | (I Love the Sound of) Breaking Glass |
| 3 | Little Hitler |
| 4 | Shake and Pop |
| 5 | Tonight |
| 6 | So It Goes |
| 7 | No Reason |
| 8 | 36 Inches High |
| 9 | Marie Provost |
| 10 | Nutted By Reality |
| 11 | Heart of the City Live |
| 12 | Shake That Rat Bonus Track |
| 13 | I Love My Label Bonus Track |
| 14 | They Called It Rock Bonus Track |
| 15 | Born a Woman Bonus Track |
| 16 | Endless Sleep Bonus Track |
| 17 | Halfway to Paradise Bonus Track |
| 18 | Rollers Show Bonus Track |
| 19 | Cruel to Be Kind Bonus Track / Original Version |
| 20 | Heart of the City Bonus Track |
| 21 | I Don't Want the Night to End |
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2008 marks the 30th anniversary of Nick Lowe's seminal 1978 album Jesus of Cool. The album, released in the U.S. as Pure Pop for Now People, marks the beginning of one of the most storied and influential solo careers in pop music and marks the true emergence of a songwriting monolith. The album is a literal compendium of 25 years of pop music history. Here, the sweet melodies of pre-Beatles pop, the energy of the British Invasion, the excess of glam and elements of ska and new wave don't blend but stand side by side on the field of battle, each one willing to lay down his life for the other. Jesus is the crossroads where pop music and pop culture collide, self-aware for the first time, fusing into a white hot chunk of rock n' roll energy.Here, on this 30 th anniversary edition of the album, the original and U.S. versions of the album are combined to include all material ever available on either release. In addition, seven bonus cuts are included making this the definitive version of this undisputed pop masterpiece. This is a limited edition LP, there will only be one pressing of Jesus of Cool on vinyl. Be sure to reserve yours now! All pre-orders of this album come with a free digital version, available in your Stash.
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If you have a dog-eared copy of Nick Lowes Pure Pop for Now People, here is your chance to revitalize. That 1978 record, an ingenious and melodic pop gem, is really the Americanized version of Jesus of Cool, Lowes European debut, released the year after his departure from pub-rockers Brinsley Schwarz. This 30th-anniversary edition combines the original Jesus, extra songs that appeared on Pure Pop, and seven bonus tracks (including the original version of Lowes most successful single, "Cruel to Be Kind"). The collection is without an Achilles heel, from "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass," with its Bo Diddley riff, on through Lowes experimentation with pre-Beatles pop ("Little Hitler"), glam rock ("So It Goes"), new-wave rock ("Shake and Pop"), and even disco ("Nutted by Reality," a jocular salute to Fidel Castro). The morbidly funny "Marie Provost," a power-pop tale of the tragic silent-film actress, ranks with the best in Lowe's stash and serves as the anchor for the record, which features guest players Dave Edmunds, Billy Bremner, and the Attractions. --Scott Holter
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For his first solo album, Nick Lowe completely abandoned the rootsy underpinnings of his work with Brinsley Schwarz and refashioned himself as a pop craftsman -- or, as the original British title put it, the Jesus of Cool. Lowe tries anything and everything on the record, from the sweet pop of 'Tonight' to the blinding rock of 'Heart of the City.' It's a veritable tour de force of his songwriting talent, as well as his wit. Not only does he turn in a set of wildly eclectic pop songs, he writes lyrics that slyly and gleefully subvert and pervert rock & roll tradition. Pure Pop for Now People sounds like '60s pop from an alternate universe, where hit singles are about actresses who are eaten by their pet dogs, castrating Castro, and grown men who write odes to teen idols. He also writes about the sleaziness of the music business itself with unrestrained joy. If Lowe's sense of humor wasn't so sharp and his melodies weren't so catchy, the amalgam of pop music and pop culture wouldn't have been so successful. However, he not only can write pop songs, he knows how to record them -- each song sounds like an individual single, and the cheap production means that the album sounds like it's coming out of tinny radio speakers. And that also means that it doesn't matter what sequence these songs are put in -- the album is like a jukebox, where different musical styles can follow each other and all make perfect sense.
Five Stars (highest rating): Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide --All Music Guide
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 4.96 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.17 Ounces
- Manufacturer : Yep Roc Records
- Original Release Date : 2008
- Date First Available : November 12, 2007
- Label : Yep Roc Records
- ASIN : B000YNFY1S
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #48,688 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
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It's difficult to pick any particular song as being the best, but "Marie Provost" is probably the best known (and funniest) on the album and a true story to boot. "Rollers Show" ridicules the fans of the Bay City Rollers, a 70s version of modern boy bands like N'Sync. "Shake and Pop" and its fraternal twin song are the best songs about one-hit wonders and the fickleness of the music industry.
Although it lacks the emotional intensity of the early Elvis Costello albums (produced by Lowe), this is definitely a must-have for any devotee of English music in the late 1970s.
Pure Pop for Now People is perhaps the finest pop album ever crafted. Perhaps one of the 100 greatest albums ever made. As it's out of print, this is a must buy. The sound quality is fantastic and the packaging and notes great .
The extras are ok...perhaps Cruel to be Kind the best but I do feel the CD is missing some of the more obscure and interesting of Lowe's work of the period.
It's a must buy but may I suggest burning a CD in the original US sequencing of just the original 12 songs to hear what a perfect pop gem Pure Pop for Now People actually was?
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ようやく痺れを切らし解雇。
晴れて自由の身と成ったNickさんは英インディレーベルのはしりとなるStiffより第一弾シングル#20/6を発表。スピード感溢れる素晴らしい出来だ。次のEPは当時デビッド・ボウイがLowを発表したのに対抗して#9収録のBowiを発表。次次作シングル#16 は静寂の中に狂気の闇が広がる怪作となった。
'77年のStiff/ノーティリズムツアーからは後のRockpileの面々から成る#11を収録。この頃 コステロ/ダムド/プリテンダーズ/グラハム・パーカー等のプロデュースも行っている。ゴーフィン/キング作 '61年のヒット曲のカバーをA面に据えた#17/21を発表後、'78年にマネージャーのジェイク・リビェラが設立したレーダーへ移籍 1stアルバムとなる本作を発表。Coolで毒の有る最良のPops集と成った。ビートルズのアビーロードをパロディ化した部分も含め茶目っ気たっぷりの名盤で#1からして「金の為に音楽をやっている」だからねぇ〜#2 Funkyなリズムギターに乗ったルーモアのボブアンドリュースによる遊び心満点のPが聞ける。#5はブリンズレーのラストアルバムをプロデュースしてからの盟友 Dave Edmundsを感激させたくて創った曲。コーラスの重ね方といい、エコー処理といいデイブの影響絶大で間奏に出てくるアコギも効果的。Popの黄金律を兼ね備えた泣ける名曲。#7ではBob Dylanの「見はらし台からずっと」の一行が詩に盛り込まれている。#8は謎のアメリカ人シンガー/ジムフォードの曲。Nickさんはこの人が好きで以前 ブリンズレー時代にもカバーしている。#19はブリンズレー終末期にイアンゴムと共作した曲で、ほのぼのとした雰囲気が好ましいオリジナル版。(演奏もブリンズレー)後にDaveにてリアレンジされ2ndに収録され、現在カラオケにも有る程 大ヒットするのは周知の事実。
過去の音楽を見据えて未来を創造して行くPopの名盤です。是非!聞いてねぇ〜
尚 本CD内に封入されているコードを 発売元のYep Rock RecordsのHPへ登録後の初期画面へ入力すると!本CDには未収録の"Truth Drug" "Keep It Out Of Sight"の2曲が無料DL出来ます!やるぜ〜 Yep Rock! (但し この2曲は過去にレア集 "The Wilderness Years"に収録されているので、有り難味はあまり無いが未聴の方には嬉しいプレゼントだすなぁ〜)
'Music For Money' is an uncharacteristically heavy track and, like several tracks, takes a wry look at the music business. Lowe's wicked undercurrent of humour was evident even in the late 1970s, a time when he was emerging as an in-demand producer, often working with new wave artists. 'I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass' is a one-off: a beaty hit recording featuring piano as sharp as the title suggests. 'Little Hitler' features a lush, Spectoresque sound which perfectly complements the gentle melody. 'Shake And Pop' is a dirty piece of mid-paced r&b that found an alternative home in the b-side 'They Called It Rock,' which was effectively a Rockpile track. 'Tonight' features superb harmonies before Lowe returns to the great, jangly rocker, 'So It Goes.'
'No Reason' features a sound and reggae-influenced style reminiscent of Elvis Costello's 'Watching The Detectives,' but more uptempo. The drum work across the album is impressive, but is superb on this track. For all his neat wordplay and catchy melodies, Lowe didn't cheat on the rhythm section. '36 Inches High' is a weird one, sparse, eerie, but like so many of the tracks on this album, unique.
The three tracks that close the album proper are among Lowe's best-known. He lets loose his full battery of lyrical knives on 'Marie Provost' yet couches it in exquisite, harmonic pop. 'Nutted By Reality' is two songs stitched together, the first funky (he couldn't resist the line 'Well, I heard they castrated Castro' - typical Lowe), the second more like a gentle knees-up. 'Heart Of The City' is a live recording, but the studio version of this lightning-fast rocker is included as a bonus. Dave Edmunds recorded this track for his 'Tracks On Wax 4' album in the same year, which Lowe produced.
As for the bonus tracks themselves, you won't find a duff 'un, but there are one or two oddities. Among these are his 'tribute' to the Bay City Rollers (very catchy), performed in the Rollers' style, the nifty instrumental, 'Shake That Rat,' which recalls Jet Harris and Tony Meehan. 'Endless Sleep' features Lowe almost whispering the vocal over a solo electric guitar and recaptures the experience of listening to vinyl with the faint background hiss. There are a couple of covers; I was surprised to find he'd done 'Halfway To Paradise.' There's also an early version of his hit 'Cruel To Be Kind,' which has a more disco-like rhythm.
I hope I've sold this to the inquisitive - it's just over an hour of intelligent and entertaining rock and pop from one of our best songwriters. Thank God he's still making music.
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