In the mid-70s British rock music was in the doldrums. Then groovy New Wavers Stiff Records came along to give it a good kick in the pants. Through artists such as Nick Lowe, Wreckless Eric and Lene Lovich, the label launched the crunchy, three minute pop song back into the charts for the first time since The Beatles.
The turgid musical atmosphere of the mid-70s needed a breath of something refreshing. Stiff Records provided it. Andrew Jakeman, soon to metamorphose into Jake Riviera, had just returned from a US tour with Dr Feelgood - one band who were giving the old order a bit of a kicking. He had been inspired there by the way the smaller American labels operated.
Track Listing:
1. Nick Lowe - Heart Of The City
2. The Members - Solitary Confinement
3. Lew Lewis & His Band - Boogie In The Street
4. Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
5. Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World
6. Tracey Ullman - Breakaway
7. The Tyla Gang - Styrofoam
8. The Untouchables - Free Yourself
9. Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men
10. Rachel Sweet - B-A-B-Y
11.The Rumour - Emotional Traffic
12. The Pink Fairies - Between The Lines
13. Kirsty MacColl - New England
14. The Mint Juleps - Jimmy Mack
15. Roogalator – Cincinnati Fatback
16. The Adverts - One Chord Wonders
17. Jona Lewie- Stop The Cavalry
18. The Plasmatics - Butcher Baby
19. Jane Aire And The Belvedaires – Yankee Wheels
20. Motos Boys Motor - Drive Friendly
21. Department S - Going Left Right
