12 Nick Lowe's debut album Jesus Of Cool (titled Pure Pop For Now People in The US) is one of the true underappreciated gems in music history. 13 Overview 03:11 Album cover of the week: Jesus of Cool March 21, 2011 February 10, 2015 by Chris Holmes I’ve been in the mood for power pop lately, so I can think of few better albums to spotlight for this series than one of the best ever — Nick Lowe’s 1978 debut LP, Jesus of Cool . Until the arrival of Elvis, entertainers had typically been restrained and on best behaviour while on stage. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1978 Vinyl release of Jesus Of Cool on Discogs. In retrospect, it's possible to hear him inch toward the powerful pop of Ths dramatic shot, taken at the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in Tampa, Florida by William V. 'Red' Robertson, captures him in a full, convention-defying flow. On the cover of his solo debut album, Jesus of Cool (in the U.K.; in the U.S., the album was called Pure Pop for Now People ), Nick Lowe is pictured in five rock & roll get-ups (general consensus puts Dave Edmunds on the album cover at center bottom) -- hippie, folkie, greasy rock & roller, new wave hipster -- giving the not-so-subtle implication that this guy can do anything. 3 Label: Radar Records (5) - RAD 1 • Format: Vinyl LP, Album • Country: UK • Genre: Rock • Style: New Wave, Power Pop, Pub Rock 03:21 4 On both covers, the phrase "PURE POP FOR NOW PEOPLE" is spelled out in small letters across the photos. 1 02:09 The UK, US and Scandinavian sleeves were designed by Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the SeventiesShort description is different from WikidataIn the United States, the album was reconfigured by 8 11 Releases Credits ©2020 AllMusic, Netaktion LLC On the cover of his solo debut album Jesus of Cool, Nick Lowe is pictured in six rock & roll get-ups -- hippie, folkie, greasy rock & roller, new wave hipster -- giving the not-so-subtle implication that this guy can do anything. Wit… 03:02 Nick proves that assumption correct on Jesus of Cool, a record so good it was named twice, as Lowe 's American record label got the jitters with Jesus and renamed it Pure Pop for Now … But the Mississippi singer who became known as The King threw away that rulebook, thrusting his hips in an overtly sexual style and running wild with a raw, primal energy. Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley (design by Robertson & Fresch) RCA wasted no time in cleaning up Elvis, … On both covers, the phrase "PURE POP FOR NOW PEOPLE" is spelled out in small letters across the photos. 7 03:32 The US version replaced this with a picture of Lowe dressed up in a green https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jesus_of_Cool&oldid=962521351Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike LicenseThe original vinyl album cover features five pictures of Nick Lowe and one of his Rockpile bandmate Dave Edmunds, disguised to look like Lowe, with the UK and US versions featuring a slightly different selection of photos. 5 The New Best of Nick LoweTwo verses of the song "So It Goes" were featured in the 1979 film Upon the album's initial release, the cover artwork deliberately omitted any mention of the musicians involved. 02:49 Its American counterpart, Pure Pop For Now People, was released in the U.S.A. also in March 1978 and peaked at # 127 on the Billboard Album Chart the following month. "PURE" was small yellow print in the top left photo, "POP" was small red print in the top middle, "FOR" was small blue print in the top right, "NOW" was small blue print bottom left, "PEO" was small yellow print in the bottom middle and "PLE" was small red print in the bottom right. 6 Jesus Of Cool was released in the U.K. in March 1978 and peaked at # 22 in Music Week a month later. 03:59 https://www.discogs.com/Tartan-Horde-Rollers-Show-Allorolla-Part-1/release/2691578All songs written by Nick Lowe, except where otherwise noted. In Jesus of Cool 's iconic cover image, Nick Lowe appears decked out in a smorgasbord of over-the-top rockstar getups. Released in 1978, this 30th anniversary edition provides not only the UK tracks, but the US tracks as well as songs released on his Bowi EP (a classic Lowe tongue-in-cheek joke at David Bowie who released his Low album in 1977) and b-sides. The original vinyl album cover features five pictures of Nick Lowe and one of his Rockpile bandmate Dave Edmunds, disguised to look like Lowe, with the UK and US versions featuring a slightly different selection of photos. 02:32 9 04:10