Bowi by Nick Lowe

Bowi, a 1977 EP and the first ever issued by Stiff Records, is Nick Lowe's cheeky reply to David Bowie. Bowie had just put out Low, a title that's Lowe's own name minus the final letter, so Lowe returned the favor with a record that lops the e off Bowie. Lowe had already handed Stiff its very first single.

There are 4 tracks. "Born a Woman", a Martha Sharp song that Sandy Posey had sung as a lament, gets delivered here with such glee it's hard to tell whether Lowe is condemning its message or enjoying it. "Marie Provost" is a gem of bad taste: a bouncy, chiming pop tune about silent-film actress Marie Prevost, who died alone and broke in her Hollywood apartment and wasn't discovered for days, her dog's bite marks on her legs. It resurfaced on Jesus of Cool the next year, known in America as Pure Pop for Now People.

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