Posted September 24, 200717 yr The Big Stiff Box Set released Released: 24 Sep 2007 // by: Marco Gandolfi http://www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk/covers/large/SALVOBX402.jpg Salvo, the award-winning imprint of Union Square Music, is proud to announce the release of The Big Stiff Box Set: the most comprehensive and in- depth Stiff Records compilation ever. At 98 tracks across four CDs this is the definitive overview of the groundbreaking label, from number one hits to rare curiosities. Over five hours of digitally remastered music, there are tracks from early signings like Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe to recent, 2007 singles from The Enemy. An array of unique, quintessentially Stiff pop discoveries are taken in along the way including Kirsty MacColl, Ian Dury & The Bockheads, The Pogues and Wreckless Eric. Stiff's massive impact on punk is explored with The Damned, The Adverts and others. It's contribution to 80s pop is covered with million-sellers like Madness, The Belle Stars and The Go-Gos, groundbreaking eccentrics like Lene Lovich and Tenpole Tudor and long-forgotten heroes ranging from Jona Lewie to Furniture. Contributions from Devo, Yello, M, Department S and Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin tackle Stiff's work in electro-pop. Influential bands like The Prisoners and The Untouchables chart its support of the mod scene. And a cast of colourful characters from the late '70s pub-rock and blues boom - Dr Feelgood, Lew Lewis and Mickey Jupp among them - chart Stiff's musical roots. This special DVD-sized box set comes with a full colour 68-page book featuring a label history, new interviews, biographies of every artist featured and as many photos, sleeves, flyers and badges as we could squeeze in! This is the ultimate anthology of Stiff Records, charting 30 years of one of the most daring and influential labels in UK pop history. A celebration of Stiff `The World's Most Flexible label' across 98 tracks , from number one hits to rare curiosities, and a 68 page full colour booklet. Track List CD1 1 Nick Lowe - Heart Of The City 2 The Pink Fairies - Between the Lines 3 Roogalator - All Aboard 4 Tyla Gang - Styrofoam 5 Lew Lewis & His Band - Boogie On The Street 6 The Damned - New Rose 7 Plummet Airlines - Silver Shirt 8 Motorhead - White Line Fever 9 The Damned - Neat Neat Neat 10 Elvis Costello - Less Than Zero 11 Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 12 Max Wall - England's Glory 13 The Adverts - One Chord Wonders 14 Nick Lowe - Mary Provost 15 Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World 16 Ian Dury - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 17 The Damned - Problem Child 18 The Yachts - Suffice To Say 19 Larry Wallis - Police Car 20 Mick Farren & The Deviants - Let's Loot The Supermarket Again Like We Did Last Summer 21 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Sweet Gene Vincent 22 The Damned - One Way Love 23 Wreckless Eric - Reconnez Cherie 24 Jane Aire & The Belvederes - Yankee Wheels 25 Ernie Graham - Romeo & The Lonely Girl CD2 1 The Members - Solitary Confinement 2 Humphrey Ocean & The Hardy Annuals - Whoops A Daisy 3 The Realists – I’ve Got A Heart 4 Jona Lewie – The Baby, She’s On The Street 5 Lene Lovich - I Think We're Alone Now 6 Devo - Be Stiff 7 Wreckless Eric - Take The Cash (K.A.S.H.) 9 Mickey Jupp - Old Rock 'n' Roller 9 Rachel Sweet - B.A.B.Y. 10 Lene Lovich - Lucky Number 11 The Sports - Who Listens To The Radio? 12 The Subs - Gimme Your Heart 13 The Rumour - Frozen Years 14 Rachel Sweet - I Go To Pieces 15 Lene Lovich - Say When 16 Madness - One Step Beyond 17 Kirsty MacColl – You Caught Me Out 18 Pointed Sticks – Out Of Luck 19 Dirty Looks - Lie To Me 20 Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties 21 Any Trouble - Yesterday's Love 22 The Plasmatics - Butcher Baby 23 The Go-Go's - We Got The Beat 24 Motor Boys Motor – Drive Friendly 25 Desmond Dekker - Please Don't Bend 26 Joe 'King' Carrasco & The Crowns - Buena CD3 1 Any Trouble - Girls Are Always Right 2 The Equators - Baby Come Back 3 Nigel Dixon – Thunderbird 4 Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry 5 Dave Stewart & Colin Blunstone - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted? 6 Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men 7 Department S - Going Left Right 8 Theatre Of Hate - Do You Believe In The Westworld? 9 Tenpole Tudor - Wunderbar 10 Alvin Stardust – Pretend 11 Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party 12 Billy Bremner - Loud Music In Cars 13 The Dancing Did - The Lost Platoon 14 Electric Guitars - Language Problems 15 Brigit Novik & M - Danube 16 The Belle Stars – The Clapping Song 17 Via Vagabond - Who Likes Jazz? 18 The Belle Stars - Sign Of The Times 19 Tracey Ullman - Breakaway 20 Yello - I Love You 21 Eddie ‘Tenpole’ Tudor - The Hayrick Song 22 Passion Puppets – Like Dust 23 Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know CD4 1 Kirsty MacColl – Terry 2 The Inspirational Choir Of The Pentecostal First Born Church Of The Living God - Pick Me Up 3 Tracey Ullman - Move Over Darling 4 The Pogues - Dark Streets Of London 5 Kirsty MacColl - A New England 6 The Pogues - A Pair Of Brown Eyes 7 The Untouchables - Free Yourself 8 Makin' Time - Here Is My Number 9 The Untouchables - I Spy (For The FBI) 10 The Pogues - Dirty Old Town 11 Ruefrex – The Wild Colonial Boy 12 Andy White - Religious Persuasion 13 The Mint Juleps - Only Love Can Break Your Heart 14 Furniture - Brilliant Mind 15 Dr. Feelgood - Don't Wait Up 16 Tommy Chase – Killer Joe (Right Cross) 17 The Prisoners - Whenever I'm Gone 18 The Pogues feat. The Dubliners – The Irish Rover 19 The Enemy - Dancin' All Night 20 Eskimo Disco – What is Woman? 21 The Producers – Barking Up The Right Tree 22 The Tranzmitors – Broken Houses 23 Any Trouble – That Sound 24 Ronald Reagan - The Wit & The Wisdom Of Ronald Reagan (Extract) I bought this new release Today for £15.95 in HMV today. It is unsurprisingly (to my musical tastes) brilliant. Are any of you fans of this one time legendary Independent Record Label?
September 26, 200717 yr Woah, that tracklist looks pretty awesome. i may have to check it out. I saw this in HMV for £15.95. That is very good value for this collection. I thought it would be nearer to £50. I was wondering, however, if ‘ZTT Records’ has anything more to do with the ‘Stiff Records’ label. I was wondering who ‘Union Square Records were, as they are listed as the main license holders for these recordings.
September 26, 200717 yr that's an absolute, total bargain.... Stiff released some of the finest music of the 70s and 80s - personal faves were Kirsty, Lene Lovich, Ian Dury, Jona Lewie, Theatre of Hate and Furniture. And I love the Dave Stewart/Barbara Gaskin single - takes me back to the day, that one :rolleyes: A cracking buy - and a must-have for any self-respecting music fan, I think
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