Name: Heatwave Festival 1980
Brand: Nick Lowe

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

GOSS053

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-11-19

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Plastichead

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0823564035192

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Nick Lowe

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

Gossip

Nick Lowe is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer. Born on March 24, 1949 in Walton-On-Thames, England, UK. He has had a successful career spanning several decades. From 1979 to 1990 he was married to Carlene Carter and is currently married to Peta Waddington.

With his unique blend of rock and pop music, Nick Lowe has become a highly influential figure in the industry. His sound is often compared to artists such as Rockpile, Graham Parker, Brinsley Schwarz, and Dave Edmunds.

Throughout his career, Nick Lowe has collaborated with many talented musicians including Elvis Costello & The Attractions and Richard & Linda Thompson. His contributions to the music world have earned him a dedicated fan base and critical acclaim.

his newly discovered radio broadcast recording presents one of the early afternoon highlights of the festival, Rockpile. The invigorating sound of Rockpile was based on the strengths of Lowe and Edmunds, who shared a love of late 1950s/early 1960s pop and rock and roll, but who had distinctively different approaches. Edmunds was clearly a retro-rocker, obsessed with the sound of Sun Studios and Phil Spector. Lowe, on the other hand, preferred things loose and ragged and was primarily interested in capturing raw energy and passion. It is this approach that connected Lowe to the punk and new wave scene in England.

As a producer, Lowe emphasized grit and passion and effectively translated it in the studio for a litany of angry British musicians, including Elvis Costello, the Damned, Graham Parker &amp; the Rumour, and the Pretenders. The allure of Rockpile (and the various solo projects recorded by Rockpile) was the unique balance achieved between the two approaches.

The set the band played at Heatwave was voted the performance of the day in many quarters, and as this new CD illustrates, it remains a historic artefact in this dynamic group’s short but magnificent tenure.

Heatwave Festival 1980

Music GB