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Jesus of Cool 1978

rock, power pop, new wave 35 min 11 tracks Radar Records

Jesus of Cool is the solo debut album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. Produced by Lowe, it was released in March 1978 by Radar Records in the UK.

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Character

Spare, classical in form, cool and character-led.

sparerichly built
classical in formformally daring
cooloverwhelming
character-led

Tracks

A1Music for Money2:09
A2I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass3:13
A3Little Hitler3:02
A4Shake and Pop3:22
A5Tonight3:59
B1So It Goes2:33
B2No Reason3:33
B336 Inches High2:58
B4Marie Provost2:50
B5Nutted by Reality2:50
B6Heart of the City (live)4:11

11 tracks, 35 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Nick Lowe
Label: Radar Records
Released: 1978-03
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: GB

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