Discography 1977-1979
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Originally compiled by Paul Hosken
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Notes:
- All tracks are composed by EC, except where otherwise stated.
- The times for CD tracks are taken from the CD player display, while for vinyl it is taken from the label or cover. In the case of records on the Stiff label these times are to be taken with a pinch of salt! (e.g: On A02 "Alison" is over 3 mins. long and not 2:00 as stated on label).
- The character '*' in column 2 denotes that this release is required if you want to have a copy of every song that EC has released. Where there is a choice of releases for a particular song a letter follows the '*':
- *a -A01, -A10, D17 or I11 for "Radio Sweetheart (single mix)"
- *b -D10 or -D11 for "Stranger In The House" (/w G.Jones)
- *c -F08, -F09 or -F18 for "Town Cryer (alt. fast version)"
- *d -F19, -F20 or -F21 for "Party Party"
- *e -I06, -I07, -I08, -I09 or -T40 for "Living A Little, Laughing A Little"
- *f -J18 (UK release) or -M22 for "Uncomplicated (UK version)"
- *g -J20 or -J21 for "The End Of The Rainbow"
- *h -K07 or -L02 for "Many Rivers To Cross (live)"
- *i -M12, -M18, -O05 or -O06 for "The Ugly Things"
- *j -M14 or -M15 for "Point Of No Return"
- *k -N01 or -N03 for "That's How You Got Killed Before"
- *l -O17 or -S28 for "St. Stephen Day Murders"
- *m -P03, -P04 or -P05 for "Weird Nightmare"
- *n -R12 or S02 for "Basement Kiss", "Puppet Girl" & "We Despise You"
- *o -R13, -R15 or -R46 for "Do You Know What I'm Saying?"
- *p -R18, -R33, -R49, -S01 or -V26 for "They Can't Take That Away From Me"
- *q -R28 or -R29 for "Sally Sue Brown"
- *r -R31, -R32 or -R53 for "Full Force Gale"
- *s -T23/-T24/-T25/-T26/-T27 or -T43 for the EC+Nieve live tracks
- *t -V02 or -V06 for "Long Journey Home"
- *u -V04, -V07, -V13 or -V14 for "My Mood Swings"
Code Title+tracks-artist/[release date (yyyy-mm-dd); format; Label cat.# (Country)]/notes
1977
A01
Less Than Zero single
[1977-03-25; 7"; Stiff BUY 11 (UK, originally in laminated ps)] |
Produced by Nick Lowe. |
A02
A Bunch Of Stiff Records
[1977-04-__; LP; Stiff SEEZ 2 (UK)] |
Although the actual title of this record is as above, it was more commonly known as A Bunch Of Stiffs. |
A03
Alison single
[1977-05-27; 7"; Stiff BUY 14 (UK, ps)] |
Produced by Nick Lowe. |
A04
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes single
[1977-07-07; 7"; Stiff BUY 15 (UK, no ps)] |
Dutch ps same as French ps. |
A05
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes single
[1977-07-__; 7"; Stiff BUY 15 (UK)] |
This was a mispressing of the normal 'Red Shoes' single (-A05). |
A06
My Aim Is True
Side 2:
(32:56) |
Produced by Nick Lowe.
According to Goldmine Record Collector, in 1984 Columbia Records reissued, in the U.S. & Canada, all of studio albums to that time (MAIT, TYM, AF, GH, T, AB, IB, & PTC) with the prefix "PC" instead of the original "JC" or "FC", but the same 5-digit number as before. |
A07
Jem Imports Sampler No. 4
[1977-08-__; LP; JEM PROMO-4 (US promo)] |
A08
Alison single [1977-__-__; 7"; Columbia 3-10641 (US promo)] |
Note that the catalog number is the same as for A09. |
A09
Alison single
[1977-__-__; 7"; Columbia 3-10641 (USA)] |
Note that the catalog number is the same as for A08. "MM" recorded live at The Nashville Rooms, London, 1977-08-07. |
A10
Hits Greatest Stiffs
[1977-09-28; LP; Stiff FIST1] |
A11
Watching The Detectives single
[1977-10-14; 7"; Stiff BUY 20 (UK, grey stiff label, ps)] |
"BIOC" & "MD" recorded live at The Nashville Rooms, London, 1977-08-07, & produced by Nick Lowe.
Record Collector (#49) reports that some promo copies of this single apparently had different takes of the live songs on the B-side. |
A12
Watching The Detectives single
[1977-__-__; 7"; Columbia 3-10696 (US, DJ promo)] |
A--
Watching The Detectives single [1977-__-__; 7"; Stiff BUY 20 (UK, 1-sided test pressing)] |
A13
Watching The Detectives single
[1977-10-__; 7"; Stiff BUY 20DJ (UK promo)] |
Etched in the runoff for side A is "tone controlled". |
A14
Watching The Detectives single
[1977-__-__; 7"; Columbia 3-10705 (USA)] |
A15
Mystery Dance single
[1977-__-__; 7"; Stiff 640-131 (France, different ps)] |
A limited number of the Belgian single were on orange/yellow vinyl. |
A16
4 Track Sampler From My Aim Is True [1977-__-__; 12"; EC-1 (Australian promo)] |
A--
"Live At Hollywood High" USA 12" PROMO
[1979-__-__; 12"; AS 529 Columbia (US promo) "Live At Hollywood High"] |
1978
B--
Excerpts From Stiff's Greatest Hits
[1978-__-__; 7"; Stiff FREEB2 (UK promo, 33rpm)] |
Also contains excerpts from 9 other Stiff releases (Stiff BUY 13 - BUY 24). |
B--
Nick Lowe Live From The El Mocambo, March 6th 1978
[1978-__-__; 7";CBS 7CDN-1 (CANADA promo, 33rpm)] |
This 7" is the missing 3 track encore from the Live At The El Mocambo LP where Nick Lowe and band play along with Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
B01
Alison single
[1978-__-__; 7"; Stiff (Teldec) 6.12259 (Germany/Holland, ps)] |
B02
Heroes & Cowards
[1978-__-__; LP; Stiff SEWL 1000 (Italian)] |
B03
Live Stiffs
(37:18) |
"MM" was recorded live Leicester University, 1977-10-22. |
B04
Stiff Fourplay
Side 2:
[1978-02-24; 7"; Stiff Fourplay (promo flexi-disc (33 rpm) given away with edition no.78 of Rock Australia magazine)] |
The flexi was manufactured and distributed by EMI (Australia). |
B05
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea single
[1978-03-03; 7"; Radar ADA 3 (UK, ps)] |
The Radar label was set up by Jake Riviera specifically to handle EC, Nick Lowe and The Yachts. |
B06
Live At The El Mocambo
Side 2:
[1978-03-06; LP; Canadian Columbia CDN-10C (Canadian promo)] |
Recording of a stereo CHUM-FM live broadcast on 1978-03-06 in Toronto. (Recorded by Comfort Sound).
The support act that evening was Nick Lowe. CBS Records Canada released a very limited 33 1/3 rpm 7" promo called Nick Lowe Live At The El Mocambo [7CDN-1] with the following tracks: "I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass" b/w "Shake & Pop/Heart Of The City". |
B07
This Year's Model
Side 2:
(35:14) |
Produced by Nick Lowe. |
B08
Stranger In The House single
[1978-03-17; 7"; Radar SAM 83 (UK, plain Radar sleeve)] |
Free with first 5000 copies of UK version of This Year's Model LP. |
B09
Pump It Up single
[1978-04-28; 7"; Radar ADA 10 (UK, ps)] |
Produced by Nick Lowe. |
B10
My Aim Is True / This Year's Model Promo Picture Disc
Side 2: [1978-05-__; LP; Columbia-CBS (no cat.#) (US promo picture disc)] |
Side 1 contains the TYM photo with 'Elvis Costello & the Attractions' printed around the rim in bold letters. The other side has the EC picture from MAIT on a plain white background. |
B11
Radio, Radio single
[1978-10-20; 7"; Radar ADA 24 (UK, ps)] |
Produced by Nick Lowe. |
B12
This Year's Girl single
[1978-__-__; 7"; Columbia 3-10762 (US, also issued as a white label promo)] |
"TYG" is a slightly edited version of the album track. |
B13
This Year's Girl single
[1978-__-__; 7"; Columbia 3-10762 (white label US promo)] |
B14
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea single
[1978-__-__; 7"; Columbia C4-8292 (US/Canada, ps, a limited number of the Canadian singles were pressed on yellow 'tiger splattered' vinyl)] |
B15
American Squirm single
[1978-11-23; 7"; Radar ADA 26 (UK, ps)] |
On "American Squirm" EC sings backing vocals. |
B16
Talking In The Dark single
[1978-12-18; 7"; Radar RG 1 (freebie, ps)] |
9000 copies pressed. |
B17
Now See Them Live
Side 2:
[1978-__-__; 12"; Columbia/Capitol AS443 (US promo to promote '78 tour, clear orange vinyl, ps) |
The EC/Lowe side has a Columbia label, while the DeVille side has a Capitol label. |
B18
Arista AOR Sampler
[1978-__-__; 2xLP; Arista ALS 06 (US promo)] |
"MM" is the Live Stiffs version, recorded live at Leicester University, 1977-10-22. |
B--
Action Replay
[1978-__-__; LP; K-Tel (UK)] |
1979
C01
Armed Forces
Side 2:
[1979-01-05; LP; Radar RAD 14 (UK)] |
Some UK copies were mispressed and have 'Peace, Love & Understanding' instead of 'Two Little Hitlers'. |
C02
Armed Forces
Side 2:
[1979-01-__; MC; Radar RAC 14 (UK)] |
C03
Live At Hollywood High
[1979-01-05; 7"; Radar SAM 90 (UK, ps)] |
Free with Armed Forces LP. |
C--
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[____-__-__; CD5; (US promo)]
|
C04
Oliver's Army single
[1979-02-02; 7"; Radar ADA 31 (UK, ps)] |
"MFV" production is incorrectly credited to Nick Lowe on B-side. On later copies this was corrected, and the performer of the track was also changed to just EC. |
C05
My Funny Valentine single
[1979-02-__; 7"; Columbia AE7-1172 (US promo, red vinyl /w 'flying hearts' on label)] |
Free at Valentines's Day gig, Long Beach CA. |
C--
Senior Service/Oliver's Army single
[1979-__-__; 7"; Warner Bros. WBS 317 (South Africa, no ps)] |
C--
Green Shirt single
[1979-__-__; 7"; Columbia 3-10972 (Canada, no ps)] |
C06
Accidents Will Happen single
[1979-05-04; 7"; Radar ADA 35 (UK, group ps, video ps or inside out video ps)] |
"TITD" & "WW" produced by Nick Lowe. |
C07
Accidents Will Happen single
[1979-__-__; 7"; Columbia 3-10919 (USA)] |
C08
Accidents Will Happen single
[1979-__-__; 7"; Columbia 3-10919 (US white label promo. The runout on the mono side has the number T.ZSP165434-1D, and on the stereo side T.ZSS165435-1C)] |
C--
Accidents Will Happen single
[1979-__-__; 7"; Radar/WEA 17 332 (France, ps)] |
C09
That Summer! soundtrack [1979-__-__; LP; Arista SPART 1088 (yellow or black vinyl] |
C10
Americathon soundtrack
[1979-__-__; LP; Columbia Al36174] |
"CttUSA" was recorded at Waterloo studios, Sydney, Dec-78. |
C11
Sharp (16 Sharp New Rock Acts)
[1979-__-__; LP; WEA 58.080 (Holland)] |
This tracks may be listed as live, but I believe it is the normal studio version speeded up a little! |
C--
The Main Event
[1979-__-__; LP; K-Tel NE 1046 (UK)] |
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