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Nick Lowe
Labour of Lust (1979)
Columbia LP 38087

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LP Transfer by beatpop. Posted Feb 2010.

Tracklist:

01 - Cruel to Be Kind (3:28)
02 - Cracking Up (2:58)
03 - Big Kick, Plain Scrap! (2:26)
04 - American Squirm (2:30)
05 - You Make Me (1:53)
06 - Skin Deep (3:17)
07 - Switchboard Susan (3:50)
08 - Dose of You (3:20)
09 - Without Love (2:28)
10 - Born Fighter (3:08)
11 - Love So Fine (3:54)

Total Running Time: 33:19

The Band:

Nick Lowe - bass, vocals
Dave Edmunds - guitar, vocals
Billy Bremner - guitar, vocals
Terry Williams - drums

Additional Personnel:

Huey Lewis – harmonica on "Born Fighter"
Elvis Costello – backing vocals on "American Squirm"
Bruce Thomas – bass on "American Squirm"
Pete Thomas – drums on "American Squirm"

Nick Lowe Info:
http://www.nicklowe.net (official site)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Lowe (wiki entry)

Jesus of Cool was a jukebox, spinning out a series of perfectly crafted -- and decidedly quirky and subversive -- pop singles. In contrast, Nick Lowe's second album, Labour of Lust, is the work of a bar band, in this case Rockpile, playing the hell out of the same type of songs. Naturally, the result is a more coherent sound that may be a little less freewheelingly eclectic, but it is no less brilliant. Recorded simultaneously with Dave Edmunds' Repeat When Necessary, Labour of Lust benefits from the muscular support of Rockpile, who make Lowe's songs crackle with vitality. Working primarily in the roots rock vein of Brinsley Schwarz but energizing his traditionalist tendencies with strong pop melodies, a sense of humor, and an edgy new wave sensibility, Lowe comes up with one of his best sets of songs. Not only is his only hit, the propulsively hook-laden "Cruel to Be Kind," here, but so are the rampaging outsider anthem "Born Fighter," the tongue-in-cheek, Chuck Berry-style "Love So Fine," the wonderful pure pop of "Dose of You," the haunting "Endless Grey Ribbon," the druggy "Big Kick, Plain Scrap!," and the terrific "Cracking Up," as well as his definitive version of Mickey Jupp's "Switchboard Susan." It's an exceptional collection of inventive pop songs, delivered with vigor and energy, making it one of the great records of the new wave.

Nick Lowe - bass, vocals
Dave Edmunds - guitar, vocals
Billy Bremner - guitar, vocals
Terry Williams - drums

Additional Personnel:

Huey Lewis – harmonica on "Born Fighter"
Elvis Costello – backing vocals on "American Squirm"
Bruce Thomas – bass on "American Squirm"
Pete Thomas – drums on "American Squirm"