7-14-11
Jona Lewie – UK vs. US LP
Recently on my travels, I found a lovely $1 copy of the debut Stiff LP by Jona Lewie “On The Other Hand There’s A Fist”. It’s on the Stiff America label.
On The Other Hand There’s A Fist (Stiff America LP USE 8, 1980) black vinyl, plain white inner-sleeve
Side One
(You’ll Always Find Me In The) Kitchen At Parties
The Baby She’s On The Street
Big Shot…Momentarily
A Bit Higher
Vous et Moi
Side Two
God Bless Whoever Made You
Hallelujah Europa
Feelin’ Stupid
On The Road
I’ll Get By In Pittsburgh
On The Other Hand There’s A Fist (Stiff UK LP SEEZ 8, 1978) orange vinyl, inner-sleeve with credits on one side, Stiff LP covers on the other side – in color!
Side One
The Baby She’s On The Street
Laughing Tonight
Band-A-Lang-A-Boom-Er-Ang Man
The Fairground Ride
On The Road
Vous et Moi
Side Two
I’ll Get By In Pittsburgh
Bureaucrats
Hallelujah Europa
Police Trap
Feelin’ Stupid
The Last Supper At The Masquerade
“Enough research tends to support your theory”
The U.S. album has some singles on it, and most of the content of the UK LP jettisoned!
And is this Barney Bubbles artwork?
Ronkanefiles's Blog 
It looks like the US edition is the same running order as the Benelux edition I have:
http://www.discogs.com/Jona-Lewie-On-The-Other-Hand-Theres-A-Fist/release/1701392
The Dutch copy still has a metallic silver ink used, like the UK. Does the US have metallic silver or flat gray?
I would imagine that it is Bubbles work. Have you seen this great Bubbles blog site?
http://www.barneybubbles.com/blog/
That Bubbles book has been on my want list for over a year now. New improved 2nd edition now available – I didn’t know that!
While he wasnt one of the biggest names on Stiff Records Jona Lewie was one of those irrepressible characters who gave the pioneering British indie label its utterly unique flavor. While he wasnt one of the biggest names on Stiff Records Jona Lewie was one of those irrepressible characters who gave the pioneering British indie label its utterly unique flavor. He resurfaced on Stiff in 1978 as a solo artist singing pub rock and new wave tunes in a dry deadpan Ian Dury-ish voice.