NICK LOWE, respected songwriter, vocalist, musician, producer, and much more besides, was born March 24th, 1949 in Walton-On-Thames, England. His first sorties into the recording studio came in the late 60's as bass player/vocalist of Kippington Lodge. After five singles on Parlaphone, the band evolved into Brinsley Schwarz, who became stalwarts of the burgeoning London Pub-Rock scene in the early 70's. Despite a string of fine singles and critically acclaimed albums, commercial paydirt proved elusive, and the band broke up in 1975, after which Nick turned his adroit hand to record production. His early efforts at the production helm included the Graham Parker & The Rumor debut album, Howling Wind.
Along with manager Jake Riviera and Dave Robinson, Nick formed Stiff Records in 1976 with a timely financial boost from Dr. Feelgood vocalist, the late Lee Brilleaux. Nick and Stiff...
