Label: Proper Records (Czech Republic), CHOSEN1
Style: New Wave, Power Pop
Country: Surrey, England (24 March 1949)
Time: 62:51
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 412 Mb
Two verses of the song "So It Goes" were featured in the 1979 film Rock 'n' Roll High School.
Jesus
of Cool has a number of tracks attacking the commercialism and greed of
the music industry and the shallow content of pop music: "Music for
Money," the fraternal twin songs "Shake and Pop" and "They Called It
Rock," and "Rollers Show," the last being a parody of the teen audience
of the Bay City Rollers. Although musically sophisticated in
conventional genres, the album shares the energy, cynicism and
rebelliousness of the contemporary new wave movement.
The original
vinyl album cover features six pictures of Nick Lowe. The UK, US and
Scandinavian versions featuring a slightly different selection of
photos. On both covers, the phrase "PURE POP FOR NOW PEOPLE" is spelled
out in small letters across the photos. "PURE" was small yellow print in
the top left photo, "POP" was small red print in the top middle, "FOR"
was small blue print in the top right, "NOW" was small blue print bottom
left, "PEO" was small yellow print in the bottom middle and "PLE" was
small red print in the bottom right.
The UK version had a photo of
three kitsch glass swan ornaments on the back sleeve. The US version
replaced this with a picture of Lowe dressed up in a green Riddler suit
made by Antoinette Laumer Sales. The design of the inner sleeve also
differs between the UK and US versions. The UK, US and Scandinavian
sleeves were designed by Barney Bubbles.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_of_Cool)
01. Music For Money (02:07)
02. I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass (03:14)
03. Little Hitler (03:00)
04. Shake And Pop (03:23)
05. Tonight (04:00)
06. So It Goes (02:34)
07. No Reason (03:34)
08. 36 Inches High (02:59)
09. Marie Provost (02:51)
10. Nutted By Reality (02:51)
11. Heart Of The City (Live) (04:09)
12. Shake That Rat (02:13)
13. I Love My Label (03:01)
14. They Called It Rock (03:13)
15. Born A Woman (02:29)
16. Endless Sleep (04:08)
17. Halfway To Paradise (02:27)
18. Rollers Show (03:33)
19. Cruel To Be Kind (Original Version) (02:52)
20. Heart Of The City (02:07)
21. I Don't Want The Night To End (01:57)
