![Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit (1984) [1990, Reissue]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/8e/8a/007d8a8e_medium.jpg)
Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit (1984) [1990, Reissue]
![Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit (1984) [1990, Reissue]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/8e/8a/007d8a8e.jpg)
Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit (1984) [1990, Reissue]
Rock, Pop Rock, Rock 'N' Roll | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 37:15 | 265,80 Mb
Label: Demon Records (Europe) | Cat.# FIEND CD 185 | Released: 1990 (1984)
Rock, Pop Rock, Rock 'N' Roll | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 37:15 | 265,80 Mb
Label: Demon Records (Europe) | Cat.# FIEND CD 185 | Released: 1990 (1984)
"Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit" is a 1984 album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. The record marked the official debut of Lowe's new band, the Cowboy Outfit (although all of the band members had appeared on Lowe's previous album, The Abominable Showman). "Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit" incorporates more of a roots rock feel than Lowe's previous albums, including nods to Tex-Mex music ("Half a Boy and Half a Man"), 1950s guitar instrumentals ("Awesome"), and country music (via a cover of Faron Young's "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young"). Other notable tracks include the soul-influenced "L.A.F.S." - which was co-produced and arranged by Elvis Costello (a role reversal of sorts, as Lowe had produced Costello's first five albums). The album also includes a cover of Mickey Jupp's "You'll Never Get Me Up in One of Those", which had been previously recorded by Lowe's former Rockpile bandmate Dave Edmunds (the Edmunds version can be heard on his album Twangin...). Rockpile had also played as backing band on the Jupp original, on his 1978 album Juppanese.
~Wikipedia
![Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit (1984) [1990, Reissue]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/91/8a/007d8a91_medium.jpg)
Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit (1984) [1990, Reissue]
![Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit (1984) [1990, Reissue]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/91/8a/007d8a91.jpg)
The title isn't entirely in jest - Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit does represent Lowe's reinvention as a roots-rocker, as he delves into Tex-Mex, country-rock, garage rock and, of course, pop. After the muddled The Abominable Showman, Cowboy Outfit sounds positively vibrant, thanks in no small part to Lowe's backing band, comprised largely of veteran pub-rockers. The songs are also more consistently memorable, from the Farfisa-driven "Half a Boy and Half a Man" to the sublime covers of Mickey Jupp's "You'll Never Get Me Up in One of Those" and Sandie Shaw's "Breakaway." The rest of the album's pleasures, however, are subtle. "Maureen" and "God's Gift to Women" are charming yet slight, and the songs become increasingly lightweight as the album approaches its close. Even with the uneven songs, the Cowboy Outfit make the material appealing, and Lowe certainly sounds more appealing - and comfortable - as a roots-rocker than as an aging new wave popster.
~Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
![Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit (1984) [1990, Reissue]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/8d/8a/007d8a8d_medium.jpeg)
Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit (1984) [1990, Reissue]
![Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit (1984) [1990, Reissue]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/8d/8a/007d8a8d.jpeg)
![Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit (1984) [1990, Reissue]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/ba/8e/00378eba_medium.jpeg)
Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit (1984) [1990, Reissue]
![Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit (1984) [1990, Reissue]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/ba/8e/00378eba.jpeg)
Release of the album: 1984, May [LP F-Beat Records, Cat.# ZL 70338, Europe]
Release of this CD: 1990 [CD Demon Records Ltd. (UK), Cat.# FIEND CD 185 / UPC: 5014757071850]
© 1990 Demon Records Ltd. / ℗ 1984 Riviera Global Records Productions Ltd./F-Bit Records Ltd.
Manufactured in France
Credits:
Bass, Guitar – Nick Lowe
Producer – Nick Lowe (tracks: 1 to 10)
Co-producers – Colin Fairley, Paul Bass (tracks: 1 to 10)
Producers - Elvis Costello with Colin Fairley (tracks: 11)
Design – Chimp Carver
Drums, Backing Vocals – Bobby Irwin
Engineer [Assistant] – Chris Ludwinski, Colin Phillips, Irene Kelly, Tony Phillips
Guitar – Martin Belmont
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Paul Carrack
Photography By – Keith Morris
Tracklist:
01. Half A Boy And Half A Man (02:56)
(Nick Lowe)
02. You'll Never Get Me Up (In One Of Those) (04:38)
(Jupp)
03. Maureen (03:05)
(Nick Lowe)
04. God's Gift To Women (03:31)
(Nick Lowe)
[Fiddle – Bobby Valentino]
05. The Gee, And The Rick And The Three Card Trick (04:20)
(Nick Lowe)
06. (Hey Big Mouth) Stand Up And Say That (02:47)
(Nick Lowe)
07. Awesome (02:49)
(Lowe, Profile)
08. Breakaway (03:42)
(Tom Springfield)
[Guitar – Billy Bremner]
09. Love Like A Glove (03:15)
(Carter, Eller)
[Guitar – Billy Bremner]
10. Live Fast Love Hard (02:38)
(Joe Allison)
11. L.A.F.S. (03:35)
(Nick Lowe)
[Saxophone – Jeff Blythe, Paul Speare
Trombone – Jim Paterson
Trumpet – Dave Plews]
Recorded January 1984
Ampro Studios, Shepherds Bush Riverside Studios,
Chiswick Eden Studios, Acton Boathouse Studios, Twickenham
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
EAC extraction logfile from 3. January 2010, 13:08
Nick Lowe / Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit
Used drive : TSSTcorpDVD-ROM SH-D162C Adapter: 1 ID: 1
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=%e" %s -o %d
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 2:55.68 | 0 | 13192
2 | 2:55.68 | 4:37.51 | 13193 | 34018
3 | 7:33.44 | 3:05.00 | 34019 | 47893
4 | 10:38.44 | 3:31.07 | 47894 | 63725
5 | 14:09.51 | 4:20.15 | 63726 | 83240
6 | 18:29.66 | 2:47.02 | 83241 | 95767
7 | 21:16.68 | 2:48.38 | 95768 | 108405
8 | 24:05.31 | 3:41.52 | 108406 | 125032
9 | 27:47.08 | 3:15.28 | 125033 | 139685
10 | 31:02.36 | 2:38.32 | 139686 | 151567
11 | 33:40.68 | 3:34.44 | 151568 | 167661
Track 1
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [01] Half A Boy And Half A Man.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 87.1 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC CD499BE8
Copy CRC CD499BE8
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [02] You'll Never Get Me Up In One Of Those.wav
Peak level 88.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 1AAAE97A
Copy CRC 1AAAE97A
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [03] Maureen.wav
Peak level 86.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 45165FAE
Copy CRC 45165FAE
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [04] God's Gift To Women.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC F77A7A7F
Copy CRC F77A7A7F
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [05] The Gee And The Rick And The Three Card Trick.wav
Peak level 89.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 41D2FA04
Copy CRC 41D2FA04
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [06] (Hey Big Mouth) Stand up And Say That.wav
Peak level 82.4 %
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 600ABCF7
Copy CRC 600ABCF7
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [07] Awesome.wav
Peak level 94.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 19018375
Copy CRC 19018375
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [08] Breakaway.wav
Peak level 96.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 1C96AD26
Copy CRC 1C96AD26
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 9
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [09] Love Like A Glove.wav
Peak level 97.2 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 70AE4B73
Copy CRC 70AE4B73
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 10
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [10] Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young.wav
Peak level 95.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC D5655041
Copy CRC D5655041
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 11
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [11] L.A.F.S..wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 9C44019C
Copy CRC 9C44019C
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database
No errors occurred
End of status report
EAC extraction logfile from 3. January 2010, 13:08
Nick Lowe / Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit
Used drive : TSSTcorpDVD-ROM SH-D162C Adapter: 1 ID: 1
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=%e" %s -o %d
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 2:55.68 | 0 | 13192
2 | 2:55.68 | 4:37.51 | 13193 | 34018
3 | 7:33.44 | 3:05.00 | 34019 | 47893
4 | 10:38.44 | 3:31.07 | 47894 | 63725
5 | 14:09.51 | 4:20.15 | 63726 | 83240
6 | 18:29.66 | 2:47.02 | 83241 | 95767
7 | 21:16.68 | 2:48.38 | 95768 | 108405
8 | 24:05.31 | 3:41.52 | 108406 | 125032
9 | 27:47.08 | 3:15.28 | 125033 | 139685
10 | 31:02.36 | 2:38.32 | 139686 | 151567
11 | 33:40.68 | 3:34.44 | 151568 | 167661
Track 1
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [01] Half A Boy And Half A Man.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 87.1 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC CD499BE8
Copy CRC CD499BE8
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [02] You'll Never Get Me Up In One Of Those.wav
Peak level 88.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 1AAAE97A
Copy CRC 1AAAE97A
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [03] Maureen.wav
Peak level 86.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 45165FAE
Copy CRC 45165FAE
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [04] God's Gift To Women.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC F77A7A7F
Copy CRC F77A7A7F
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [05] The Gee And The Rick And The Three Card Trick.wav
Peak level 89.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 41D2FA04
Copy CRC 41D2FA04
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [06] (Hey Big Mouth) Stand up And Say That.wav
Peak level 82.4 %
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 600ABCF7
Copy CRC 600ABCF7
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [07] Awesome.wav
Peak level 94.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 19018375
Copy CRC 19018375
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [08] Breakaway.wav
Peak level 96.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 1C96AD26
Copy CRC 1C96AD26
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 9
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [09] Love Like A Glove.wav
Peak level 97.2 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 70AE4B73
Copy CRC 70AE4B73
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 10
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [10] Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young.wav
Peak level 95.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC D5655041
Copy CRC D5655041
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
Track 11
Filename K:\Capture\CDex Compress\Nick Lowe - [11] L.A.F.S..wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 9C44019C
Copy CRC 9C44019C
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK
None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database
No errors occurred
End of status report
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Nick Lowe / Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR12 -1.20 dB -15.89 dB 2:56 01-Half A Boy And Half A Man
DR13 -1.02 dB -15.00 dB 4:38 02-You'll Never Get Me Up In One Of Those
DR13 -1.23 dB -14.50 dB 3:05 03-Maureen
DR13 0.00 dB -14.37 dB 3:31 04-God's Gift To Women
DR14 -1.01 dB -16.17 dB 4:20 05-The Gee And The Rick And The Three Card Trick
DR13 -1.68 dB -16.24 dB 2:47 06-(Hey Big Mouth) Stand up And Say That
DR13 -0.46 dB -16.19 dB 2:49 07-Awesome
DR13 -0.35 dB -15.27 dB 3:42 08-Breakaway
DR13 -0.24 dB -14.95 dB 3:15 09-Love Like A Glove
DR13 -0.37 dB -14.51 dB 2:38 10-Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
DR14 0.00 dB -15.53 dB 3:35 11-L.A.F.S.
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 912 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
Analyzed: Nick Lowe / Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR12 -1.20 dB -15.89 dB 2:56 01-Half A Boy And Half A Man
DR13 -1.02 dB -15.00 dB 4:38 02-You'll Never Get Me Up In One Of Those
DR13 -1.23 dB -14.50 dB 3:05 03-Maureen
DR13 0.00 dB -14.37 dB 3:31 04-God's Gift To Women
DR14 -1.01 dB -16.17 dB 4:20 05-The Gee And The Rick And The Three Card Trick
DR13 -1.68 dB -16.24 dB 2:47 06-(Hey Big Mouth) Stand up And Say That
DR13 -0.46 dB -16.19 dB 2:49 07-Awesome
DR13 -0.35 dB -15.27 dB 3:42 08-Breakaway
DR13 -0.24 dB -14.95 dB 3:15 09-Love Like A Glove
DR13 -0.37 dB -14.51 dB 2:38 10-Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
DR14 0.00 dB -15.53 dB 3:35 11-L.A.F.S.
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 912 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
Thanks to powerpopmp3
See also:
Nick Lowe - Nick The Knife (1982) [1990, Reissue]
Nick Lowe - The Abominable Showman (1983) [1990, Reissue]