Live Stiffs

Live Stiffs
live compilation by various artists
Released	Feb 1978
Recorded	Oct 3 – Nov 5, 1977
Label	Stiff
Length	37:18

Back cover and reissue cover

Labels.

1978 live compilation from Stiff Records includes "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" and "Miracle Man."

Tracks

Side 1
	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	I Knew The Bride	Nick Lowe's Last Chicken In The Shop	3:25
2.	Let's Eat	Nick Lowe's Last Chicken In The Shop	2:44
3.	Semaphore Signals	Wreckless Eric & The New Rockets	3:26
4.	Reconnez Cherie	Wreckless Eric & The New Rockets	3:46
5.	Police Car	Larry Wallis' Psychedelic Rowdies	3:59

Side 2
	Title	Performer(s)	Length
6.	I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (1977-10-18, Norwich)	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	2:28
7.	Miracle Man	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3:56
8.	Wake Up And Make Love With Me	Ian Dury & The Blockheads	4:25
9.	Billericay Dickie	Ian Dury & The Blockheads	3:32
10.	Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll & Chaos (1977-10-28, London)	All	5:42

Credits

Elvis Costello & the Attractions Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Wreckless Eric & the New Rockets Wreckless Eric - guitar, vocals Davey Payne - saxophone Denise Roudette - bass Ian Dury - drums Larry Wallis' Psychedelic Rowdies Larry Wallis - guitar, vocals Nick Lowe - bass Penny Tobin - keyboards Terry Williams - drums Pete Thomas - drums

Nick Lowe's Last Chicken in the Shop Nick Lowe - bass, vocals Dave Edmunds - guitar Larry Wallis - guitar Penny Tobin - keyboards Terry Williams - drums Pete Thomas - drums Ian Dury & the Blockheads Ian Dury - vocals Chaz Jankel - guitar John Turnbull - guitar Davey Payne - saxophone Mickey Gallagher - keyboards Norman Watt-Roy - bass Charley Charles - drums

Notes

• All tracks recorded on the Rak Mobile by Tim Summerhayes & Mick Crickmer.
• Miracle Man was recorded live Leicester University, 22-Oct-77.
• Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll & Chaos was recorded live at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, 28-Oct-77.
• I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself was recorded live at the UEA, Norwich, 18-Oct-77.
• The CD version of I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself is slightly slower than the LP version.
• Radio, Radio is performed after I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself. The fade-out is done at once. (It is included only in an original STIFF LP version.)

Release info

Release date	Media	Catalog number	Comments
1978-02-17	LP	Stiff GET1
1978-__-__	LP	Stiff SRL 610003	Holland or Italy?
1979-__-__	LP	Music For Pleasure MFP 50445	Issued in a new cover
1979-03-25	LP	Stiff/Victor VIP-6636	Japan
1979-03-25	MC	Stiff/Victor VIP-1652	Japan
19__-__-__	LP	Arista/Stiff STF0001	US (back of sleeve contains a 'Stiff Album Voucher' in top right corner)
19__-__-__	8T	Arista/Stiff AS80001	US
1994-11-07	CD	Mau Mau Records (Demon) MAUCD621
199_-__-__	CD	DIAB 851

8 Track Tape

Live Stiffs USA AS8 0001 Discogs
Images with thanks to Stephen Tomlinson

Internal links

• Reviews
• 1977 Stiff's Greatest Stiffs Live Tour
• 1978 Live Stiffs ad campaign

External links

• AllMusic
• Wikipedia
• Discogs
• Amazon