Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool (1978/2008) [Complete CD] Deluxe edition, Remastered, UK & Europe

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.

In the United States, the album was reconfigured by Columbia Records and retitled Pure Pop for Now People, a slogan that had appeared on the original UK album cover.

Jesus of Cool has been highly acclaimed by critics. In February 2008, it was reissued in an expanded, deluxe edition by Proper Records in the UK and Yep Roc Records in the US. On 23 April 2022, for Record Store Day, the album was rereleased again under the name Wireless World, combining the track lists of Jesus of Cool and Pure Pop for Now People into one album.

Two verses of the song "So It Goes" were featured in the 1979 film Rock 'n' Roll High School.

Tracklist:
The Original Album:
01 - Music For Money 0:00
02 - I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass 2:07
03 - Little Hitler 5:20
04 - Shake And Pop 8:21
05 - Tonight 11:44
06 - So It Goes 15:45
07 - No Reason 18:19
08 - 36 Inches High 21:53
09 - Marie Provost 24:52
10 - Nutted By Reality 27:43
11 - Heart Of The City (Live) 30:37

And More:
12 - Shake That Rat 34:45
13 - I Love My Label 36:56
14 - They Called It Rock
15 - Born A Woman
16 - Endless Sleep
17 - Halfway To Paradise
18 - Rollers Show
19 - Cruel To Be Kind (Original Version) 55:52
20 - Heart Of The City 58:44
21 - I Don't Want The Night To End 1:00:53

Audio: 195 kbps 48.000 kHz

Personnel
Upon the album's initial release, the cover artwork deliberately omitted any mention of the musicians involved.

Nick Lowe – vocals, bass, guitars, piano
Billy Bremner – guitars
Dave Edmunds – guitars, vocals
John Turnbull – lead guitar on "Nutted by Reality"
John McFee – guitar solo on "Tonight"
Martin Belmont – guitar
Andrew Bodnar – bass
Norman Watt-Roy – bass on "Nutted by Reality"
Terry Williams – drums
Steve Goulding – drums
Pete Thomas – drums
Charley Charles – drums on "Nutted by Reality"
Bob Andrews – piano, organ
Steve Nieve – piano on "Nutted by Reality"
Roger Béchirian – tambourine and backing vocals on "I Love The Sound of Breaking Glass", organ on "Marie Provost"

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