The Stiff Records Box Set

[PopTodd]

Seriously.

Not only were Stiff:

"The Worlds Most Flexible Label"

 

But all of their albums were:

"Electrically Recorded".

 

Their roster included:

Nick Lowe

The Damned

Graham Parker

The Rumour

Elvis Costello

Tenpole Tudor

Madness

Kirsty MacColl

The Pogues

Desmond Dekker

Tracey Ullman (yes, her)

and many more that you've never heard of, but you really should hear.

 

I have a small condensation of the 4-disc set, if you need convincing.

But, you should really just buy it!

 

There was a reason that people said:

[poppydawn]

That's one good-looking set.

 

If it wasn't for Tracy Ullman, I don't know if I would have discovered Kirsty MacColl. I loved her video for "They Don't Know" (with Paul McCartney!) when I was a kid. Years later, when I found out Tracy's version was a cover, I wandered into MacColl's catalog.

[PopTodd]

That's one good-looking set.

 

If it wasn't for Tracy Ullman, I don't know if I would have discovered Kirsty MacColl. I loved her video for "They Don't Know" (with Paul McCartney!) when I was a kid. Years later, when I found out Tracy's version was a cover, I wandered into MacColl's catalog.

 

Such a brilliant, underrecognized songwriter. I actually shed a few tears the day that I heard of her death.

[cryptique]

I have that box set. It's as awesome as you might imagine.

[tongue-tied lightning]

I grew up with Nick, Elvis & Graham, great stuff Pop

[Welsh Rich]

Yes - this box set is great. Got it for Christmas and it rules.

 

There were 2 CD's in the Independent newspaper this weekend of tracks from the box set for free.

[bobfrombob]

I had been thinking about this compilation before but never bought it. When I saw this thread, I thought

[cryptique]

Damn. I didn't know there were different versions.

[PopTodd]

A lot of those "UK-Only" songs are actually on the set that I have.

But a lot are not.

[Welsh Rich]

Wow - didn't know there was a difference. I've got the UK version, perhaps unsurprisingly, but the gift buyer said it'd taken him a while to track it down.

[LouieB]

Yea..i remember when this came out but forgot about it during the holidays when I asked for two other boxed sets. Someday....

 

LouieB

[stooka]

I have a scratch n sniff Akron compilation put out by Stiff. It smells like tires.

This Box Set sounds terrific!

[Mrs. Peel]

I think we've got a majority of the songs in one format or another, but it's very tempting to get the box set and hear them all back to back.

[tugmoose]

I got this out of the cutout bin at Honest John's in Tulsa about 30 years ago.

 

[cryptique]

I got this out of the cutout bin at Honest John's in Tulsa about 30 years ago.

 

My freshman year roommate had that record.

 

 

 

_{Well ... he didn't have it until sophomore year, but he was my freshman year room oh never mind.}