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  Type Album
  Artist Nick Lowe
  Cover jesusofcooljpg
  Background orange
  Released 1978
  Recorded 1978
  Genre Rock
  Length 40:08
  Label Demon Records
  Producer Nick Lowe
  Reviews All Music Guide link
  This Album ''Jesus of Cool''<br />(1978)
  Next Album '' Labour Of Lust ''<br />( 1979 )


  Name Pure Pop for Now People
  Type Album
  Artist Nick Lowe
  Cover Purepopfornowpeoplejpg
  Background orange
  Released 1978
  Recorded 1978
  Genre Rock
  Length 36:55
  Label Columbia
  Producer Nick Lowe
  Reviews All Music Guide link
  This Album ''Pure Pop For Now People''<br />(1978)
  Next Album '' Labour Of Lust ''<br />(1979)


''Jesus of Cool'' was the solo debut album by British Singer-songwriter Nick Lowe after leaving Brinsley Schwarz in 1974. Also produced by Lowe, it was released in March 1978 by Radar Records . In the United States, the album was released under the title ''Pure Pop for Now People'', with one Track , "Shake and Pop", deleted and the songs in a different order than the UK version. The album has been highly acclaimed by critics and listeners alike.


THEMES

''Jesus of Cool'' has a number of tracks attacking the commercialism and greed of the .


TRACK LISTING FOR ''JESUS OF COOL''

All songs are written by Lowe except where noted.
# "Music for Money" – 2:03
# "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" (Lowe/ Bodnar / Goulding ) – 3:05
# "Little Hitler" (Lowe/ Edmunds ) – 2:51
# "Shake and Pop" – 3:13
# "Tonight" – 3:45
# "So It Goes" – 2:23
# "No Reason" – 3:25
# "36 Inches High" ( Ford ) – 2:50
# "Marie Provost" – 2:41
# "Nutted by Reality" – 2:46
# "Heart of the City" (Live) – 4:15
# "They Called It Rock" (Lowe/Bodnar/ Bremner /Edmunds) – 3:10
# "Rollers Show" – 3:31


TRACK LISTING FOR ''PURE POP FOR NOW PEOPLE''

# "So It Goes" – 2:23
# "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" – 3:05
# "Tonight" – 3:45
# "Marie Provost" – 2:41
# "Heart of the City" (Live) – 4:15
# "Rollers Show" – 3:31
# "They Called It Rock" (Lowe/Bodnar/Bremner/Edmunds) – 3:10
# "No Reason" – 3:25
# "Little Hitler" (Lowe/Edmunds) – 2:51
# "Nutted by Reality" – 2:46
# "36 Inches High" (Ford) – 2:50
# "Music for Money" – 2:09


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