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[[image:Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello 01.jpg|thumb|right|320px|Nick Lowe with Elvis Costello & the Attractions]]
{{double image|right|Nick Lowe Jesus Of Cool album cover.jpg|170|Nick Lowe The Impossible Bird album cover.jpg|170|'''Nick Lowe''''s ''[[Vanity_Fair_2000-11-01#Nick Lowe|Jesus Of Cool]]'' (1978) and ''[[Vanity_Fair_2000-11-01#Nick Lowe|The Impossible Bird]]'' (1994) are included in Elvis Costello's "500 Albums You Need" ([[Vanity_Fair_2000-11-01|''Vanity Fair'', November, 2000]]).}}
Member of  
[[image:Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello 01.jpg|thumb|right|180px|'''Nick Lowe''' with [[Elvis Costello]] and [[the Attractions]].]]
Member of:
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:[[Kippington Lodge]]
:[[Kippington Lodge]]
:[[Brinsley Schwarz]]
:[[Brinsley Schwarz]]
:[[Rockpile]]
:[[Rockpile]]
:[[Nick Lowe & His Noise To Go]]
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:[[Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit]]
:[[Little Village]]
:[[Little Village]]
:Nick Lowe & the Impossible Birds
:[[Guitar-Bass-Drums]]
:[[Guitar-Bass-Drums]]
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Producer on:
Producer on:
:[[My Aim Is True]] {{-}} [[This Year's Model]] {{-}} [[Armed Forces]]
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:[[Get Happy!!]] {{-}} [[Trust]] {{-}} [[Blood & Chocolate]]
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:''[[My Aim Is True]]'' <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1977)</span>
:''[[This Year's Model]]'' <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1978)</span>
:''[[Armed Forces]]'' <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1979)</span>
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:''[[Get Happy!!]]'' <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1980)</span>
:''[[Trust]]'' <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1981)</span>
:''[[Blood & Chocolate]]'' <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1986)</span>
|}</div>




Songwriter on:
Songwriter on:
:[[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?]]
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:[[American Squirm]]
:[[American Squirm]]
:[[Big Kick, Plain Scrap!]]
:[[Don't Lose Your Grip On Love]]
:[[Egypt]]
:[[Egypt]]
:[[Heart Of The City]]
:[[I Knew The Bride]]
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:[[I'm A Mess]]
:[[Truth Drug]]
:[[The Ugly Things]]
:[[The Ugly Things]]
:[[Don't Lose Your Grip On Love]]
:[[What's Shakin' On The Hill]]
:[[Heart Of The City]]
:[[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?]]
|}</div>


Co-songwriter (with [[Kim Wilson]]) on:
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:[[One's Too Many (And A Hundred Ain't Enough)]]
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Co-songwriter (with [[Ian Gomm]]) on:
:[[Cruel To Be Kind]]


Co-songwriter (with [[Dave Edmunds]]) on:
Co-songwriter (with [[Dave Edmunds]]) on:
:[[Here Comes The Weekend]]
:[[Here Comes The Weekend]]


Co-songwriter (with [[Bobby Irwin]]) on:
:[[I Trained Her To Love Me]]
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Co-songwriter (with [[Kim Wilson]]) on:
:[[One's Too Many (And A Hundred Ain't Enough)]]


Duet with Elvis Costello on:
Co-songwriter (with [[Dave Edmunds]], [[Billy Bremner]] & [[Terry Williams]]) on:
:[[Baby It's You]]
:[[When I Write The Book]]
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Bass on:
Bass on:
:[[Baby It's You]] {{-}} [[We Oughta Be Ashamed]] {{-}} [[Poisoned Letter]]
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:[[Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)]] {{-}} [[Pony St.]] {{-}} [[Clown Strike]]
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:[[Still Too Soon To Know]] {{-}} [[My Science Fiction Twin]] {{-}} [[Rocking Horse Road]]
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:[[Just About Glad]] {{-}} [[All The Rage]]  
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:[[Mystery Dance]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1977, ''[[My Aim Is True]]'')</span>
:[[We Oughta Be Ashamed]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(recorded 1979)</span>
:[[Baby It's You]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1984, B-side of ''[[Single: L.A.F.S. (Love At First Sight)|L.A.F.S.]]'' and <br> {{m}}''[[Single: The Only Flame In Town|The Only Flame In Town]]'' singles)</span>
:[[Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)]] <span style="font-size:92%"> <br>{{m}}(1991, ''[[Mighty Like A Rose]]'')</span>
:[[Poisoned Letter]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(recorded 1992)</span>
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:[[All The Rage]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1994, ''[[Brutal Youth]]'')</span>
:[[Clown Strike]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1994, ''Brutal Youth'')</span>
:[[Just About Glad]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1994, ''Brutal Youth'')</span>
:[[My Science Fiction Twin]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1994, ''Brutal Youth'')</span>
:[[Pony St.]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1994, ''Brutal Youth'')</span>
:[[Rocking Horse Road]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1994, ''Brutal Youth'')</span>
:[[Still Too Soon To Know]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1994, ''Brutal Youth'')</span>
|}</div>
 
Vocals on:
:[[Baby It's You]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(1984, B-side of ''[[Single: L.A.F.S. (Love At First Sight)|L.A.F.S.]]'' and ''[[Single: The Only Flame In Town|The Only Flame In Town]]'' singles)</span>




Recorded:
Performed with Elvis Costello:
: [[Indoor Fireworks]]
:1977 {{-}} 1978 {{-}} 1981 {{-}} 1984 {{-}} 1986 {{-}} 1987 {{-}} 1989 {{-}} 1991 {{-}} 2000 {{-}} 2008 {{-}} 2010 {{-}} 2012




Performed with Elvis Costello:
: 1977 {{-}} 1978 {{-}} 1981 {{-}} 1984 {{-}} 1986 {{-}} 1987 {{-}} 1989 {{-}} 1991 {{-}} 2000 {{-}} 2008


Covered several Elvis Costello songs:
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:[[Indoor Fireworks]]
::<span style="font-size:92%">(1985, ''[[Nick Lowe: The Rose Of England|The Rose Of England]]'')
::<span style="font-size:92%">(1998, ''[[Songs Of Elvis Costello: Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous|Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous]]'')
::<span style="font-size:92%">(1999, ''[[Nick Lowe: The Doings|The Doings]]'')
::(performed live - 1989, 2008, 2010)
:[[Poisoned Rose]]
::<span style="font-size:92%">(2011, ''[[Nick Lowe: The Old Magic |The Old Magic]]'')
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:[[Alison]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(performed live, [[Concert 2010-10-01 San Francisco (early)|2010-10-01]])</span>
:[[Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(performed live, [[Concert 2010-10-01 San Francisco (early)|2010-10-01]])</span>
:[[Mystery Dance]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(performed live, [[Concert 2010-10-01 San Francisco (early)|2010-10-01]])</span>
:[[Oliver's Army]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(performed live, [[Concert 2010-10-01 San Francisco (early)|2010-10-01]])</span>
:[[Poisoned Rose]] <span style="font-size:92%">{{n}}(performed live, [[Concert 2010-10-01 San Francisco (early)|2010-10-01]] and [[Concert 2012-05-24 London| 2012-05-24]])</span>
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==Bibliography==
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'''1974
*[[Melody Maker, April 20, 1974]]
*[[New Musical Express, March 30, 1974]]
'''1976
*[[Melody Maker, August 14, 1976]]
*[[Sounds, August 14, 1976]]
'''1977
*[[Melody Maker, October 22, 1977]]
*[[New Musical Express, July 30, 1977]]
*[[Trouser Press, October 1977]]
'''1978
*[[Amsterdam Telegraaf, February 18, 1978]]
*[[Austin American-Statesman, May 24, 1978]]
*[[Buffalo State College Record, March 21, 1978]]
*[[Columbia Daily Spectator, May 17 1978]]
*[[Crawdaddy, July 1978]]
*[[Dayton Journal Herald, May 13, 1978]]
*[[It's Only Rock 'N' Roll, July 1978]]
*[[London Daily Mirror, March 20, 1978]]
*[[Minneapolis Star, April 20, 1978]]
*[[New Musical Express, March 18, 1978]]
*[[New Musical Express, April 8, 1978]]
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'''1978
*[[Record Mirror, March 11, 1978]]
*[[Rip It Up, May 1978]]
*[[San Francisco Chronicle, April 9, 1978]]
*[[Village Voice, May 8, 1978]]
'''1979
*[[Bomp!, January 1979]]
*[[Detroit Free Press, July 22, 1979]]
*[[High Fidelity, January 1979]]
*[[Lakeland Ledger, September 13, 1979]]
*[[London Daily Mirror, June 25, 1979]]
*[[London Guardian, June 23, 1979]]
*[[New York Times, July 22, 1979]]
*[[Philadelphia Inquirer, July 13, 1979]]
*[[Playboy, April 1979]]
'''1982
*[[Melody Maker, May 15, 1982]]
*[[Modern Recording & Music, July 1982]]
*[[Musician, June 1982]]
*[[The Record, May 1982]]
*[[Rolling Stone, May 27, 1982]]
*[[Trouser Press, July 1982]]
|width="33%" style="border: 0px solid #fff; padding: 0; font-size:92%"|
'''1984
*[[Florence Times Daily, July 10, 1984]]
*[[Gainesville Sun, August 10, 1984]]
*[[New York Times, August 8, 1984]]
*[[Tampa Tribune, August 7, 1984]]
'''1985
*[[Kansas City Star, November 15, 1985]]
'''1990
*[[Chicago Tribune, March 27, 1990]]
*[[Connecticut Daily Campus, April 11, 1990]]
'''1995
*[[Dallas Observer, January 19, 1995]]
'''2003
*[[Uncut, November 2003]]
'''2008
*[[The Word, June 2008]]
'''2018
*[[Rolling Stone, November 29, 2018]]
{{cx}}


==[[Special:Whatlinkshere/Nick Lowe|Internal links]]==
==[[Special:Whatlinkshere/Nick Lowe|Internal links]]==
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*[[Nick Lowe photos]]
*[[Live Stiffs]]
*[[Live Stiffs]]
*[[Nick Lowe: The Doings]]
*[[Labour Of Love: The Music Of Nick Lowe]]
*[[Labour Of Love: The Music Of Nick Lowe]]
*[[Nick Lowe: The Doings]]
*[[Carlene Carter: Two Sides To Every Woman]]
*[[Adios Amigo: A Tribute To Arthur Alexander]]
 
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*[[Martin Belmont: The Guest List]]
*[[Bill Kirchen: Word To The Wise]]
*[[Bill Kirchen: Word To The Wise]]
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*[[Americathon: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]
*[[The Sopranos: Music from the HBO Original Series]]
*[[Marti Jones: My Long-Haired Life]]
*[[Marti Jones: My Long-Haired Life]]
*[[Martin Belmont: The Guest List]]
*[[Adios Amigo: A Tribute To Arthur Alexander]]
*[[Carlene Carter: Two Sides To Every Woman]]
*[[Kurt Baker: Got It Covered]]  
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*[[The Sopranos: Music from the HBO Original Series|The Sopranos: Music from the HBO Series]]
*[[Americathon: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|Americathon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]
*[[Solomon Burke: Don't Give Up On Me]]
*[[Solomon Burke: Don't Give Up On Me]]
*[[Trevor Harrison: The World Of Eddie Grundy]]  
*[[Trevor Harrison: The World Of Eddie Grundy]]  
*[[Elizabeth McQueen: Happy Doing What We're Doing]]  
*[[Elizabeth McQueen: Happy Doing What We're Doing]]  
*[[Kurt Baker: Got It Covered]]
{{cx}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nicklowe.net/ NickLowe.net]
*[http://www.nicklowe.net/ NickLowe.net]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fjfqxq85ldde AMG] {{-}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Lowe Wikipedia]
*[https://shorefire.com/roster/nick-lowe Shorefire.com]
*[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nick-lowe-mn0000866841/biography Allmusic] {{-}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Lowe Wikipedia]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPQRWqu_EfU YouTube: Bruce Kessler interviews Nick Lowe, 1978] - <small>audio only - 23:56</small>


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[[Category:Almost Alone Tour|_Lowe, Nick]]
[[Category:South of the Mason Dixon Line Tour|_Lowe, Nick]]
[[Category:1987 Japan Tour|_Lowe, Nick]]
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[[Category:The Revolver Tour|_Lowe, Nick]]

Revision as of 05:49, 14 October 2021

Nick Lowe's Jesus Of Cool (1978) and The Impossible Bird (1994) are included in Elvis Costello's "500 Albums You Need" (Vanity Fair, November, 2000).
Nick Lowe with Elvis Costello and the Attractions.

Member of:


Producer on:

My Aim Is True  (1977)
This Year's Model  (1978)
Armed Forces  (1979)
Get Happy!!  (1980)
Trust  (1981)
Blood & Chocolate  (1986)


Songwriter on:

Co-songwriter (with Ian Gomm) on:

Cruel To Be Kind

Co-songwriter (with Dave Edmunds) on:

Here Comes The Weekend

Co-songwriter (with Bobby Irwin) on:

I Trained Her To Love Me

Co-songwriter (with Kim Wilson) on:

One's Too Many (And A Hundred Ain't Enough)

Co-songwriter (with Dave Edmunds, Billy Bremner & Terry Williams) on:

When I Write The Book


Bass on:

Mystery Dance  (1977, My Aim Is True)
We Oughta Be Ashamed  (recorded 1979)
Baby It's You  (1984, B-side of L.A.F.S. and
The Only Flame In Town singles)
Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)
 (1991, Mighty Like A Rose)
Poisoned Letter  (recorded 1992)
All The Rage  (1994, Brutal Youth)
Clown Strike  (1994, Brutal Youth)
Just About Glad  (1994, Brutal Youth)
My Science Fiction Twin  (1994, Brutal Youth)
Pony St.  (1994, Brutal Youth)
Rocking Horse Road  (1994, Brutal Youth)
Still Too Soon To Know  (1994, Brutal Youth)

Vocals on:

Baby It's You  (1984, B-side of L.A.F.S. and The Only Flame In Town singles)


Performed with Elvis Costello:

1977    1978    1981    1984    1986    1987    1989    1991    2000    2008    2010    2012


Covered several Elvis Costello songs:

Indoor Fireworks
(1985, The Rose Of England)
(1998, Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous)
(1999, The Doings)
(performed live - 1989, 2008, 2010)
Poisoned Rose
(2011, The Old Magic)
Alison  (performed live, 2010-10-01)
Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head  (performed live, 2010-10-01)
Mystery Dance  (performed live, 2010-10-01)
Oliver's Army  (performed live, 2010-10-01)
Poisoned Rose  (performed live, 2010-10-01 and 2012-05-24)


Bibliography

1974

1976

1977

1978

1978

1979

1982

1984

1985

1990

1995

2003

2008

2018

Internal links

External links