MUSIC NEWS - British rock/pop songwriter Nick Lowe will release a definitive "best of" collection on March 17, 2009, called Quiet Please..The New Best of Nick Lowe (Yep Roc Records). A deluxe version containing original-era vintage videos for classic tracks and live concert performance will also be available.
Quiet Please...The New Best of Nick Lowe reaches back along the hit heavy career of one of pop music's most influential artists. As the bassist and songwriter for Brinsley Schwartz, Lowe played a key role in the British pub rock movement of the 1970s. And, through his gig as house producer at legendary Stiff Records he helped chart the course for indie rock labels and performers. His rough hewn production work for The Damned, Elvis Costello and The Pretenders readied all for the arrival of punk and new wave. More recently Lowe has solidified his status as an artisan of americana soul with solo albums like The Convincer and At My Age.
The new 49-track handpicked set chronicles original compositions from every phase of Lowe's career and exists as the new definitive best of collection for this 'songwriter's songwriter.' The deluxe version of the set including DVD of nine original-era music videos for tracks like "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass," "Little Hitler," "Cruel to Be Kind" as well as a 2007 concert filmed live in Belgium, set the collection apart from standard best of's and into the realm of bona fide collector's items.
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