Stiff
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Stiff Records is a record label created in London in 1976 by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman (aka Jake Riviera), and active until 1985. It was reactivated in 2007.
Established at the outset of the punk rock boom, Stiff Records signed pub rock acts and marketed them as punk and New Wave, including Nick Lowe, Wreckless Eric, Elvis Costello and Ian Dury. The label’s marketing and advertising was often provocative and witty. Stiff billed itself as “The World’s Most Flexible Record Label”. Other slogans were “We came. We saw. We left.”, “If It Ain’t Stiff, It Ain’t Worth a Fuck”, and “When You Kill Time, You Murder Success” (printed on promotional wall clocks). On the label of Stiff’s sampler compilation Heroes & Cowards was printed: “In ‘78 everyone born in ‘45 will be 33-1/3”. A very early Stiff sampler album, A Bunch of Stiff Records, introduced the slogan, “If they’re dead, we’ll sign them” and “Undertakers to the Industry”.
Stiff also produced eccentric but highly effective promotional campaigns, such as the three package tours in 1977 (Live Stiffs), 1978 (Be Stiff) and 1980 (Son Of Stiff), Elvis Costello’s “busking outside CBS Records” arrest and the at least 29 different wallpaper sleeves printed for Ian Dury’s second album, Do It Yourself, with associated unscheduled makeovers of unsuspecting record shops.
Established at the outset of the punk rock boom, Stiff Records signed pub rock acts and marketed them as punk and New Wave, including Nick Lowe, Wreckless Eric, Elvis Costello and Ian Dury. The label’s marketing and advertising was often provocative and witty. Stiff billed itself as “The World’s Most Flexible Record Label”. Other slogans were “We came. We saw. We left.”, “If It Ain’t Stiff, It Ain’t Worth a Fuck”, and “When You Kill Time, You Murder Success” (printed on promotional wall clocks). On the label of Stiff’s sampler compilation Heroes & Cowards was printed: “In ‘78 everyone born in ‘45 will be 33-1/3”. A very early Stiff sampler album, A Bunch of Stiff Records, introduced the slogan, “If they’re dead, we’ll sign them” and “Undertakers to the Industry”.
Stiff also produced eccentric but highly effective promotional campaigns, such as the three package tours in 1977 (Live Stiffs), 1978 (Be Stiff) and 1980 (Son Of Stiff), Elvis Costello’s “busking outside CBS Records” arrest and the at least 29 different wallpaper sleeves printed for Ian Dury’s second album, Do It Yourself, with associated unscheduled makeovers of unsuspecting record shops.
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jo4nny How is Devo the only artist connected to this page? Frickin Devo! How about Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, Ian Drury, Dr Feelgood, Wreckless Eric, etc.?
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Lars_ollo wrote about Stiff in "Triple Platinum! EP Greatest Hits" - Extended Playlist 070311 - www.2ser.com 107.3FM. June 2011
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jo4nny updated the wiki page for Stiff. (diff) April 2010
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brizookbizowers linked Stiff to a deleted group. January 2010
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ant_sarlanis connected Stiff to the group i eat music every day. September 2009
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John_K connected Stiff to the group Black Cat Bone @ Last.FM. September 2009
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