A Hard Nights Day: A History of Stiff Records

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
producer:
Laurie Latham
drums (drum set):
Charley Charles (UK drummer) (in 1978)
electric bass guitar:
Norman Watt-Roy (in 1978)
guitar:
John Turnbull (in 1978)
Hammond organ:
Mick Gallagher (UK hammond organ player) (in 1978)
piano:
Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter) (in 1978)
saxophone:
Davey Payne (UK saxophonist) (in 1978)
lead vocals:
Ian Dury (in 1978)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Templemill Music Ltd (in 1979)
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978)
recording of:
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (in 1978)
lyricist:
Ian Dury
composer:
Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Ian Dury & the Blockheads3.93:44
2Watching the Detectives
recording of:
Watching the Detectives
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
writer:
Elvis Costello
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
Elvis Costello3:43
3One Step Beyond
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
bass guitar:
Mark Bedford
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Daniel Woodgate
guitar:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”)
keyboard:
Mike Barson
background vocals:
Chas Smash
vocals:
Suggs and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1979)
cover recording of:
One Step Beyond…
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell
publisher:
Melodisc Music Ltd.
Madness4.52:19
4They Don’t Know
producer:
Liam Sternberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1979)
recording of:
They Don’t Know
lyricist and composer:
Kirsty MacColl
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Kirsty MacColl43:01
5Whole Wide World
recording of:
Whole Wide World
lyricist and composer:
Eric Goulden
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
sub-publisher:
Concord Music Publishing Sàrl
Wreckless Eric2:58
6You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties
producer:
Bob Andrews (keyboardist and producer) and Jona Lewie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records (in 1980) and Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1980)
recording of:
(You’ll Always Find Me in the) Kitchen at Parties
writer:
Jona Lewie and Keith Trussell
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd. and Street Music Ltd.
Jona Lewie3.23:01
7One Chord Wonders
recording of:
One Chord Wonders
lyricist and composer:
T.V. Smith
The Adverts2:35
8Solitary Confinement
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1978), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Solitary Confinement (The Members)
lyricist:
Jean-Marie Carroll and Nicky Tesco
composer:
Jean-Marie Carroll
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
The Members3:53
9Between the Lines
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1976), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Between the Lines
writer:
Larry Wallis
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd.
Pink Fairies3:15
10Suffice to Say
Yachts3:15
11Loud Music in Cars
Billy Bremner2:53
12It’s My Party
engineer:
Nick Bradford
producer:
Dave Stewart (Canterbury keyboardist, not the Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart)
electronic drum set [SDS V], electronic instruments [claptrap], keyboard [keyboards] and vocoder:
Dave Stewart (Canterbury keyboardist, not the Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart)
background vocals:
Amanda Parsons
lead vocals:
Barbara Gaskin
recorded at and mixed at:
Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1981-06 until 1981-07)
cover recording of:
It’s My Party
writer:
John Gluck, Jr., Wally Gold, Seymour Gottlieb and Herb Weiner
publisher:
A. Schroeder Music Ltd. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin3.53:47
13Green, Green Grass of Home
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music, Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
John Otway52:40
14White Line Fever
drums (drum set):
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor (former Motörhead drummer) (in 1976-12)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (in 1976-12)
electric guitar:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist) (in 1976-12)
recording of:
White Line Fever (in 1976-12)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
Motörhead2:44
15Mercury Poisoning
Graham Parker & The Rumour3:07
16Police Car
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1977), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Police Car (Larry Wallis)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Wallis
publisher:
Concord Copyrights London Limited and Imagem London Ltd.
Larry Wallis33:18
17So It Goes
recording engineer and mixer:
Barry Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) and Jake Riviera
bass guitar:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1976, in 1977)
recording of:
So It Goes
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
Nick Lowe4.652:30
18(I Belong to The) Blank Generation
recording of:
Blank Generation
lyricist and composer:
Richard Hell
publisher:
Dilapidated Music, Doraflo Music, Inc. and Quickmix Music Inc.
Richard Hell & the Voidoids2:53
19Dark Streets of London
recording of:
Dark Streets of London
lyricist and composer:
Shane MacGowan
The Pogues3:30
20Swords of a Thousand Men
producer:
Bob Andrews (keyboardist and producer) and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1981), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Swords of a Thousand Men
lyricist and composer:
Edward Tudor-Pole
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Tenpole Tudor4.22:55
21Is Vic There?
recording of:
Is Vic There?
writer:
Mike Herbage and Vaughn Toulouse
publisher:
Modern Music Publishing Ltd.
Department S53:05
22New Rose
The Damned2:45
23Lucky Number
producer:
The Stateless (possibly Lene Lovich and Les Chappell)
mixer:
Roger Bechirian
lead vocals:
Lene Lovich
remixer:
Roger Bechirian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Oval Records (in 1978) and Oval Sounds LLP (in 1979)
recording of:
Lucky Number
writer:
Les Chappell and Lene Lovich
publisher:
Oval Music
Lene Lovich2.652:45
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