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It's well crazy," said ex-Brinsley Schwarzcr Nick Lowe. "But it'll be one in the eye for the Biness if it works out." countered lake Riviera. one time tour manager with Dr. Feelsood. famed bon vittur and journalist basher.
What were these two Closing Time Companions talking about t Why. lake's %try own record label. of course. and its first single — Nick Lowes 'So It Goes'. reviewed on page 22 -a- which is scheduled for release at the end of this moot h
--Wen calling it 'STIFF Records: the most fkbaiblie label in be world' and the policy will be wry simple indeed," lake told ne when I inad•enantly stumbled upon a STIFF butinect, meeting in United Artists West End office last week. "Basically peaking we want to put out singles that are two and 3 half ninutn long and haw got two and a half chords in them It'll Ai be %err esoteric.**
And lake Riviera and VA Precs Officer And? Childs voltapsrd kughiri at the very thought.
Mind you. from name and logo to musk and manners, lake wants air" to be out of the ordinary and a hundk of fun. Thar; why *rims ersem►eri 1st Dr Infirm() themteives ant among those prepared 47 fast tioe bail when STIFF starts to led vilst is its oats musical amain arid Idiom
Plans an aloe( to uncanh bits of nersi hang from unrelessed Cltdh Sills And Tbr Red Hot Peppers miensl end brand nee Nock Lon ongs to tapes Paul McCarniey made of Brintley Schwarz when they , ter ue the Wingc tour Si 73 and some traits by the °rigsnal rub ruck and A vacrwas Ears Gin East .
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