A Hard Nights Day: A History of Stiff Records

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
producer:
Laurie Latham
drums (drum set):
Charley Charles (in 1978)
electric bass guitar:
Norman Watt-Roy (in 1978)
guitar:
John Turnbull (in 1978)
Hammond organ:
Mick Gallagher (in 1978)
piano:
Chaz Jankel (in 1978)
saxophone:
Davey Payne (in 1978)
lead vocals:
Ian Dury (in 1978)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Templemill Music Ltd (in 1979)
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1978)
recording of:
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (in 1978)
lyricist:
Ian Dury
composer:
Chaz Jankel
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Ian Dury & the Blockheads3:44
2Watching the DetectivesElvis Costello3:43
3One Step BeyondMadness2:19
4They Don’t Know
producer:
Liam Sternberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1979)
recording of:
They Don’t Know
lyricist and composer:
Kirsty MacColl
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Kirsty MacColl3:01
5Whole Wide World
recording of:
Whole Wide World
lyricist and composer:
Eric Goulden
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Concord Music Publishing Sàrl
Wreckless Eric2:58
6You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at PartiesJona Lewie3:01
7One Chord Wonders
recording of:
One Chord Wonders
lyricist and composer:
T.V. Smith
The Adverts2:35
8Solitary Confinement
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1978)
recording of:
Solitary Confinement (The Members)
lyricist:
Jean-Marie Carroll and Nicky Tesco
composer:
Jean-Marie Carroll
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
The Members3:53
9Between the Lines
Pink Fairies3:15
10Suffice to Say
Yachts3:15
11Loud Music in Cars
Billy Bremner2:53
12It’s My Party
engineer:
Nick Bradford
producer:
Dave Stewart
electronic drum set [SDS V], electronic instruments [claptrap], keyboard [keyboards] and vocoder:
Dave Stewart
background vocals:
Amanda Parsons
lead vocals:
Barbara Gaskin
recorded at and mixed at:
Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1981-06 until 1981-07)
cover recording of:
It’s My Party
writer:
John Gluck, Jr., Wally Gold, Seymour Gottlieb and Herb Weiner
publisher:
A. Schroeder Music Ltd. and Chappell & Co., Inc.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin3:47
13Green, Green Grass of Home
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
John Otway2:40
14White Line Fever
recording of:
White Line Fever (in 1976-12)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
Motörhead2:44
15Mercury Poisoning
Graham Parker & The Rumour3:07
16Police Car
recording of:
Police Car (Larry Wallis)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Wallis
publisher:
Concord Copyrights London Limited
Larry Wallis3:18
17So It Goes
recording engineer and mixer:
Barry Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe and Jake Riviera
bass guitar:
Nick Lowe
drums (drum set):
Steve Goulding
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1976, in 1977)
recording of:
So It Goes
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe
Nick Lowe2:30
18(I Belong to The) Blank GenerationRichard Hell & the Voidoids2:53
19Dark Streets of London
recording of:
Dark Streets of London
lyricist and composer:
Shane MacGowan
The Pogues3:30
20Swords of a Thousand Men
producer:
Bob Andrews and Alan Winstanley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1981)
recording of:
Swords of a Thousand Men
lyricist and composer:
Edward Tudor-Pole
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Tenpole Tudor2:55
21Is Vic There?Department S3:05
22New Rose
The Damned2:45
23Lucky Number
producer:
The Stateless
mixer:
Roger Bechirian
lead vocals:
Lene Lovich
remixer:
Roger Bechirian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Oval Records (in 1978) and Oval Sounds LLP (in 1979)
recording of:
Lucky Number
writer:
Les Chappell and Lene Lovich
publisher:
Oval Music
Lene Lovich2:45
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Alison
producer:
Nick Lowe
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (in 1976)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (in 1976)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 318) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 396)
recording of:
Alison (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
Elvis Costello3:23
2My GirlMadness2:46
3Fairytale of New York
engineer:
Chris Dickie, Nick Lacey and Roy Spong
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
vocals:
Kirsty MacColl
performer:
The Pogues
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
RAK Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fairytale of New York
composer:
Jeremy Fax Miner and Shane MacGowan
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Perfect Songs Ltd.
The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl4:31
4Stop the Cavalry
producer:
Bob Andrews, Bob Andrews and Jona Lewie
vocals and performer:
Jona Lewie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records (in 1980) and Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1980)
recording of:
Stop the Cavalry
lyricist and composer:
Jona Lewie
publisher:
Zomba Music Productions Ltd., Zomba Music Publishing Ltd. and Street Music Ltd. (in 1980)
Jona Lewie2:55
5Brilliant MindFurniture3:42
6Do You Believe in the WestworldTheatre of Hate5:18
7A New England
cover recording of:
A New England
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Kirsty MacColl3:54
8I Love You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Domestic Division (in 1983)
recording of:
I Love You
lyricist:
Dieter Meier
composer:
Boris Blank
publisher:
Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH and Warner Bros. Music Co. Inc.
Yello4:08
9Going Left Right
Department S3:07
10Breakaway
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1982, in 1983)
cover recording of:
Breakaway
writer:
Jackie DeShannon and Sharon Sheeley
publisher:
United Artists Music Ltd.
Tracey Ullman2:35
11B-A-B-YRachel Sweet3:04
12Free Yourself
The Untouchables3:39
13Yankee Wheels
Jane Aire and the Belvederes3:07
14What Becomes of the Broken HeartedDave Stewart feat. Colin Blunstone3:54
15Sign of the TimesThe Belle Stars2:53
16Heart of the City
recording of:
Heart of the City
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe
publisher:
BMG Rights Management, Rock Music Co., Ltd. and Plangent Visions Music Ltd. (in 2008)
Nick Lowe2:02
17I Think We're Alone Now
producer:
The Stateless
mixer:
Roger Bechirian
lead vocals:
Lene Lovich
cover recording of:
I Think We’re Alone Now
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Cordell
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
Lene Lovich2:45
18Wunderbar
Tenpole Tudor2:55
19Jocko Home
recording of:
Jocko Homo
lyricist and composer:
Mark Mothersbaugh
publisher:
DEVO Music and Nymph Music
DEVO3:20
20Destination Zululand
recording of:
Destination Zululand
composer:
Smeg and Thwack
King Kurt3:26
21Neat Neat Neat
producer:
Nick Lowe
performer:
Captain Sensible, Brian James, Rat Scabies and Dave Vanian
recording of:
Neat Neat Neat
lyricist and composer:
Brian James
The Damned2:42
22Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
drums (drum set):
Charley Charles (in 1976)
electric bass guitar:
Norman Watt-Roy (in 1976)
electric guitar:
Chaz Jankel (in 1976)
lead vocals:
Ian Dury (in 1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records (in 1977) and Templemill Music Ltd (in 1977)
recorded at:
Alvic Studios in Wimbledon, Merton, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (in 1976)
lyricist:
Ian Dury
composer:
Chaz Jankel
publisher:
Blackhill Music Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Ian Dury and the Blockheads3:12