Quiet Please... is the definitive career spinning best of from the British pop genius that makes all other collections obsolete. The 49-track compendium documents the development of one of popular musics greatest song crafters, from his pub rock days in Brinsley Schwarz and later Rockpile, to his now legendary solo career. Healthy doses of material from 20 different albums combine to make it clear why Lowe is credited by artists and critics alike with paving the way for punk as well as changing the face of pop music with albums like Jesus of Cool, Labour of Lust and At My Age.

The deluxe edition of this release includes a DVD of vintage original Lowe videos for tracks like "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass," "Cruel to Be Kind" and more as well as a full length solo concert filmed live in Belgium circa 2007.

CD1
01. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
02. So It Goes
03. Heart Of The City
04. Endless Sleep
05. Marie Provost
06. I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass
07. Cracking Up
08. American Squirm
09. Cruel To Be Kind
10. Without Love
12. You Make Me
13. When I Write The Book
14. Play That Fast Thing (One More Time)
15. Burning
16. Heart
17. Raining Raining
18. Ragin' Eyes
19. Mess Around With Love
20. Wish You Were Here
21. L.A.F.S.
22. Half A Boy And Half A Man
23. The Gee And The Rick And The Three Card Trick
24. The Rose Of England
25. I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock And Roll)
26. Wishing Well

CD2
01. Lovers Jamboree
02. Shting-Shtang
03. All Men Are Liars
04. What's Shakin' On The Hill
05. Don't Think About Her
06. Fool Who Knows
07. Soulful Wind
08. The Beast In Me
09. I Live On A Battlefield
10. Shelley My Love
11. You Inspire Me
12. Lonesome Reverie
13. Faithless Lover
14. What Lack Of Love Has Done
15. Man That I've Become
16. Lately I've Let Things Slide
17. Homewrecker
18. Has She Got A Friend?
19. Let's Stay In And Make Love
20. Indian Queens
21. I Trained Her To Love Me
22. People Change
23. Long Limbed Girl
24. Hope For Us All


DVD
Nick Lowe and Gold Top
Live At Ancienne Belgique
Brussels, Belgium
October 20, 2007

Nick Lowe Vocals, Guitar
Johnny Scott--Guitar
Geraint Watkins Keyboards
Matt Radford--Bass
Bobby Irwin Drums

1. People Change
2. Soulful Wind
3. What's Shakin' On The Hill
4. Heart
5. All Men Are Liars
6. Without Love
7. Has She Got A Friend
8. I Trained Her To Love Me
9. Cruel To Be Kind
10. You Inspire Me
11. Long Limbed Girl
12. Shting-Shtang
13. Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
14. I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock And Roll)
15. (What's So Funny Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
16. Heart Of The City
17. The Beast In Me

Plus, for the first time, Nick's early music videos collected all in one place:

1. I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass
2. Little Hitler
3. No Reason
4. Cruel To Be Kind
5. Cracking Up
6. Ragin Eyes
7. Half A Boy And Half A Man
8. I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock And Roll)
9. All Men Are Liars

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I always get a big smile out of the video for "I Knew the Bride" when it turns up on VH1 Classic.

Hell, how about some of those legendary Rockpile concerts on CD............M

Got an early copy of this today at 'Rama. Real nice package--interesting liner notes, detailed discographal information. I'm gonna go straight to the DVD first.

I got mine in the mail today from YepRoc Records. This is a great looking set with 49 songs and the DVD. I listened to most of the first disc and am very happy. I agree with Jimbo that the liner notes from both Lowe and the producer of the disc are excellent. Also like Jimbo, I think I'll sample the DVD next. I really like the slow version of "Peace, Love, and Understanding" that Lowe does these days.

It's about time for a new compilation! Basher is one of the first cds I picked up. It is interesting that there are 10 tracks from Basher which are not included here...so I'll have to keep it as well.

No "Switchboard Susan" or "7 Nights To Rock"??

Is "Labour of Lust" still out of print ?

OK - I had mixed feelings about getting this but since there is very little out there that I am interested in.

Since I have Mr Lowe covered on both vinyl and cd there is nothing really that I didn't already have - on the CD's.

However it is the DVD that makes this essential. Being 55 (almost 56) I really missed most of the MTV/music video craze. For me it was the very first time seeing any of these videos. They are great. Well worth the price of admission.

I think that a lot of the artists from that era would do well to release their videos, such as Dave Edmunds (he could clearly be seen in some of these videos), the Stray Cats, the Plasmatics, Cyndi Lauper, Duran Duran, Bette Midler (her one with Mr Jagger)...I could go on and on.

I think I have a Blondie video DVD somewhere. Does anyone know whether this product has already been released?

DanO, they actually mention the absence of "Switchboard Susan" (which is a personal fave) in that covers were excluded for this set so his songwriting can be the emphasis. It goes on to say they like to do another comp just on covers. Very nice set, played all weekend!

Rick A.