- Jake Riviera
Formerly an amateur boxer in east
London , Jake Riviera (born Andrew Jakeman, February 1948, inEdgware , Middlesex) is best known as one of the founders ofStiff Records , a pioneering indie label that released records by many punk and new wave acts, includingNick Lowe ,the Damned ,Elvis Costello ,Ian Dury ,Wreckless Eric , and Madness.Riviera's first excursion into the music industry was to form Revelation Records in 1972. Revelation released a triple-album of the 2nd (1971)
Glastonbury Fayre .Riviera managed pub-rock act
Chilli Willi & The Red Hot Peppers in the early 70s. In 1975, he organized "Naughty Rhythms", a package tour with Chilli Willi,Dr Feelgood , and Kokomo that effectively putpub rock on the map. He went on to manageDr Feelgood on their first US tour, until he was sacked. [ [http://www.drfeelgood.de/fg_dick.htm DR FEELGOOD - Newsletters: Feelgood Dick'n'arry ] ] .In 1976 he co-founded
Stiff Records with Dave Robinson. He managed The Damned early in their career, but gave them up to concentrate on managingElvis Costello . In 1978 he left Stiff to formRadar Records taking Costello andNick Lowe with him. In 1980 formedF-Beat Records , again taking Costello and Lowe with him.Riviera often used the graphic designer
Barney Bubbles to design the sleeves of his labels' records.Notes
References
* Peter Buckley, "The Rough Guide to Rock - Page 465", 2003, Rough Guides, ISBN 1843531054
* Phil Hardy, Dave Laing, "Encyclopedia of Rock - Page 423", 1988, Schirmer Books, ISBN 0029195624
* Stephen Colegrave, Chris Sullivan, "Punk: The Definitive Record of a Revolution - Page 388", 2005, Thunder's Mouth Press, ISBN 1560257695
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