The Stiff Records Box Set

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The Stiff Records Box Set
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Various artists compilation by
Various artists
Released1992
ProducerVarious
LabelStiff

1992 Stiff Records compilation includes "Less Than Zero," "Alison," "Watching The Detectives," and "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself."


Tracks

Disc 1
TitlePerformer(s) Length
1. So It Goes  Nick Lowe 2:32
2. Heart Of The City  Nick Lowe 2:04
3. Between The Lines  The Pink Fairies 3:15
4. Cincinnati Fatback  Roogalator 6:06
5. Styrofoam  Sean Tyla 2:37
6. New Rose  The Damned 2:44
7. Blank Generation  Richard Hell 2:53
8. Stab Your Back  The Damned 0:59
9. Less Than Zero  Elvis Costello 3:10
10. England's Glory  Max Wall 3:28
11. Maybe  Jill Read 2:55
12. One Chord Wonders  The Adverts 2:36
13. Alison  Elvis Costello 3:21
14. Jo Jo Gunne  Dave Edmunds 5:00
15. Whole Wide World  Wreckless Eric 2:58
16. Kill  Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias 1:38
17. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll  Ian Dury 3:13
18. Razzle In My Pocket  Ian Dury 2:57
19. Suffice To Say  Yachts 3:15
20. Let's Loot The Supermarket Again (Like We Did Last Summer)  Mick Farren 2:20
21. Watching The Detectives  Elvis Costello 3:47
22. My Old Man  Ian Dury 3:39
23. Police Car  Larry Wallis 3:19
24. Yankee Wheels  Jane Aire 3:07
25. Back To Schooldays  Graham Parker 2:53
Disc 2
TitlePerformer(s) Length
1. I Love My Label  Nick Lowe 3:00
2. Marie Provost  Nick Lowe 2:47
3. What A Waste!  Ian Dury 3:27
4. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself  Elvis Costello 2:24
5. Whoops-A-Daisy  Humphrey Ocean 2:29
6. I Think We're Alone Now  Lene Lovich 2:46
7. Jocko Homo  Devo 3:20
8. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick  Ian Dury 3:43
9. Semaphore Signals  Wreckless Eric 2:56
10. I'll Get By In Pittsburgh  Jona Lewie 1:45
11. B-A-B-Y  Rachel Sweet 3:07
12. Lucky Number  Lene Lovich 2:46
13. Solitary Confinement  Members 3:55
14. Frozen Years  The Rumour 3:31
15. Take The Cash (K.A.S.H.)  Wreckless Eric 3:42
16. They Don't Know  Kirsty MacColl 3:02
17. You'll Never Get Me Up In One Of Those  Mickey Jupp 3:14
18. Who Does Lisa Like?  Rachel Sweet 2:58
19. Drive Friendly  Motor Boys Motor 2:20
20. Win or Lose  Lew Lewis & Reformer 3:22
21. Hop  Theatre of Hate 2:49
22. One Step Beyond  Madness 2:19
23. Emotional Traffic  The Rumour 2:46
24. Inbetweenies  Ian Dury 5:19
25. Lucky Seven  Lew Lewis & Reformer 2:17
Disc 3
TitlePerformer(s) Length
1. My Girl  Madness 2:47
2. Israelites  Desmond Dekker 3:09
3. Buena  Joe "King" Carrasco 3:37
4. Stupefaction  Graham Parker 3:30
5. You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties  Jona Lewie 3:03
6. Trouble With Love  Any Trouble 3:29
7. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted  Dave Stewart 3:55
8. Mercury Poisoning  Graham Parker 3:05
9. Let Go  Dirty Looks 3:13
10. Baggy Trousers  Madness 2:45
11. It's My Party  Dave Stewart 3:49
12. Green, Green Grass Of Home  John Otway 2:39
13. Three Bells In A Row  Tenpole Tudor 3:01
14. Stop The Cavalry  Jona Lewie 2:55
15. Going Left Right  Department S 4:24
16. Is Vic There?  Department S 3:05
17. If You Need Me  Equators 3:36
18. Wunderbar  Tenpole Tudor 2:56
19. Allamana  Desmond Dekker 2:38
20. Pretend  Alvin Stardust 2:41
21. Loud Music In Cars  Billy Bremner 2:54
22. Throwing My Baby Out With The Bathwater  Tenpole Tudor 3:30
23. Just One Cornetto  Pookiesnackenburger 2:25
24. Who Likes Jazz?  Via Vagabond 3:06
25. You Broke My Heart In 17 Places  Tracey Ullman 2:53
Disc 4
TitlePerformer(s) Length
1. Sign Of The Times  Belle Stars 2:55
2. Sweet Memory  Belle Stars 3:19
3. Language Problems  Electric Guitars 4:12
4. Breakaway  Tracey Ullman 2:35
5. Like Dust  Passion Puppets 3:31
6. Dangerous Dreams  Jakko 4:36
7. Destination Zululand (Humdiddlededumhoowahayha)  King Kurt 3:26
8. Sick Bed of Cúchulaínn  The Pogues 3:59
9. Pick Me Up  Inspirational Choir Of The Pentecostal First-Born Church Of The Living God 4:03
10. Here Is My Number  Makin' Time 2:50
11. Dark Streets of London  The Pogues 3:31
12. Wild Child  The Untouchables 4:01
13. New England  Kirsty MacColl 3:55
14. Pretty One  Jamie Rae 3:40
15. Free Yourself  The Untouchables 3:39
16. Sally MacLennane  The Pogues 2:42
17. Brilliant Mind  Furniture 3:43
18. Don't Wait Up  Dr. Feelgood 3:56
19. Killer Joe (Right Cross)  Tommy Chase 4:36
20. Shake Like Judy Says  Furniture 4:37
21. Hunting Shooting Fishing  Dr. Feelgood 2:50


Notes

  • The version of Less Than Zero is the Clover-backed album version.
  • The version of I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself is slightly different to that on the Live Stiffs album. The vocals here have lots more reverb and EC starts off singing the word "just" instead of "I just" as on Live Stiffs. Maybe one of these two versions has overdubbed vocals.

Release info

Release date Media Catalog number Comments
1992-__-__ CD x 4 Demon / Stiff BOX 1 UK
1992-__-__ CD x 4 Demon / Rhino 71062 US

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