The first of the post-Brinsleys pre-Stiff (in release, not spirit) obscure singles.  This was "carefully sculpted" with the aim of getting himself fired from UA.  Was a hit in Japan so it didn't quite work.

The A side was recorded at Rockfield at the "Keep It Out Of Sight" sessions.  The B side was recorded at the Hope and Anchor Studio (same session as Fool To Long).  A hit nowhere and achieved the aim of being released from UA.

The followup single that was supposed to pre-empt a Japanese only Tartan Horde album.  The tapes of the rest of the "album" have been lost.

Compiles the two UK releases on an EP with picture sleeve.

Recorded at Rockfield with Dave Edmunds and Terry Williams and released only in Holland.  The A side is a Dr Feelgood song written by Wilko Johnson (from the Down By The Jetty album).

Produced by Nick Lowe and Jake Riviera.  The first ever Stiff. At least two English music papers made the B-side 'a record of the week'. Recorded as a publisher's demo for 45 pounds all-in. Nick played all the instruments except the drums (Steve Goulding). Another song was recorded in this session but never released. Reissues have complete centres as opposed to the original push-out ones.  Matrix: 'Earthlings Awake' / 'Three Chord Trick, yeh'

The Takeaways produced by Stan Francisco (?!).  A punk 'cash-in' record, all the acts were old friends of Jake Riviera or Dave Robinson. I Love My Label is a typical Nick Lowe ditty, written while he was still under contract to UA! The Takeaways were Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Larry Wallis and Sean Tyla. Nick produced half the tracks on this album!

The title is a tribute to David Bowie as Bowie called his album Low. It features the same personnel as BUY 1, except for Shake That Rat, which had Pete Thomas on drums, and Marie Provost which added Roger Bechirian on organ and Dave Edmunds on backing vox. It gained some notoriety for the couplet in Marie Provost, 'she was a winner/who became a doggies dinner'.  Some Euro copies on yellow vinyl.  Matrix: 'lively Stereo' / 'Pretty deadly'

Belgian Sleeve

This sleeve is pictured on the "Wilderness Years" slick.

1980 Reissue

Stiff singles BUY1 through 10 in a pressing of 5000.

At last! The album that compiles most of the tracks mentioned above, as well as unreleased tracks from the era, with very revealing sleeve notes from Nick himself.