Hits Greatest Stiffs


Hits Greatest Stiffs is a various artists compilation album, drawn from ten of the first eleven Stiff Records singles, BUY 1 to BUY 11.
The tracks follow the numerical order of the singles, but feature mostly the B-sides, although several singles were originally issued as double A-sides. The other sides of the Motörhead and Elvis Costello tracks had appeared on the previous compilation album, A Bunch of Stiff Records. The missing single from the sequence was "Neat Neat Neat"/"Stab Your Back"/"Singalongascabies" by the Damned whereas both sides of the Tyla Gang's single were included on this album.
The inner sleeve included pictures of numerous artists, such as Abba and Tom Petty, who appeared on other labels. Although some thought this was some form of slight, they were shown because Stiff admired them, despite their being on other labels. The album did not enter the UK charts. However, it featured some of the most influential recording artists of the new wave era.

Release history

Issued as an LP on 16 September 1977, it was also issued on Cassette on 22 October 1977. It has not been re-released on CD.
Initial copies of the LP included a free copy of the next single, BUY 12, Max Wall's "England's Glory"/"Dream Tobacco".

Track listing

  1. Nick Lowe – "Heart Of The City" –
  2. Pink Fairies – "Between The Lines" –
  3. Roogalator – "Cincinnati Fatback" –
  4. Tyla Gang – "Styrofoam" –
  5. Tyla Gang – "Texas Chainsaw Massacre Boogie" –
  6. Lew Lewis – "Caravan Man" –
  7. The Damned – "Help!" –
  8. Richard Hell – "You Gotta Lose" –
  9. Plummet Airlines – "This Is The World" –
  10. Motörhead – "Leaving Here"
  11. Elvis Costello – "Radio Sweetheart"