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A Stiff Records Special

Liz chats to Richard Balls, author of a new book about music label Stiff Records, which signed acts like Elvis Costello, the Damned, Ian Dury, Wreckless Eric and Devo.

Liz chats to Richard Balls, author of a new book about legendary label Stiff Records, which brought us acts such as Elvis Costello, The Damned, Ian Dury, Wreckless Eric and Devo.

Liz also gives listeners the chance to show-off their musical knowledge with themed tune suggestions and chats to a listener about their favourite album in All Killer No Filler.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 15 Nov 2014 13:00

Music Played

  • The Adverts

    The Adverts

  • Any Trouble

    Yesterday's Love (Radio 1 Session, 27 Feb 1980)

  • Bishop Nehru & DOOM

    Mean The Most

    • Lex.
  • Blonde Redhead

    Spring And By Summer Fall

  • David Bowie

    Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)

    • Atlantic.
  • The Damned

    New Rose

    • Big Beat.
  • De La Soul

    The Magic Number

    • Big Life.
  • DEVO

    Be Stiff

  • Elvis Costello

    Angels (Wanna Wear My Red Shoes)

  • First Aid Kit

    Master Pretender

    • Stay Gold.
    • Sony Music.
    • 001.
  • The Flaming Lips

    Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1

    • Warner Bros.
  • Future Islands

    Seasons (Waiting On You)

    • 4AD.
  • Hot Chip

    Ready for the Floor

    • CD SINGLE.
    • EMI.
  • Eddie Kendricks

    Keep On Truckin' (Part One)

    • Motown.
  • Nick Lowe

    So It Goes

    • Demon Records.
  • The Primitives

    Spacehead

    • LOVELY.
    • Chess Records.
  • Sinkane

    New Name

    • Mean Love.
    • City Slang.
    • 001.
  • The Smashing Pumpkins

    Being Beige

    • Monuments To An Elegy.
    • Martha's Music/BMG.
    • 001.
  • Rachel Sweet

    B-A-B-Y (Edit)

  • tUnE-yArDs

    Real Thing

    • 4AD.
  • The War on Drugs

    Eyes To The Wind

    • Lost In The Dream.
    • Secretly Canadian.
    • 001.
  • Wreckless Eric

    Whole Wide World

    • MCA.

Broadcast

  • Sat 15 Nov 2014 13:00