ELVIS COSTELLO DISCOGRAPHY (Part 4 of 4) ========================== Updated: 18-Aug-1999 Compiled by: Paul Hosken Kirchstrasse 23, 82284 Grafrath, Germany {hosken@t-online.de} COPYRIGHT: This set of files and the information it contains is not copyrighted. However, if all or any part of this document is quoted or published in any form then the author/compiler mentioned above must be credited. LATEST VERSION: The latest version of this discography can be downloaded from the Elvis Costello Discography Home Page I maintain at: "http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/costello/333" An HTML version of this bootleg discography can be viewed at John Everingham's Costello Home Page at: "http://www.alphalink.com.au/~ever/ec/" NOTE: All recent modifications are marked with a '|' in column 1. If you wish to remove this symbol then simply use a text editor to replace all occurances with spaces. This symbol is not used for any other purpose in this file. Bootleg Recordings ================== Note: Some boots here are rated (by Joachim Weisbrod) using a +/0/- system. '+' doesn't mean comparable to a studio album, it's just a relative rating concerning the circumstances under which such an album is recorded. ----- _15-LOVE_ (See _ELVIS, ANYONE?_) _1981 BOSTON_ (~90 min) [CAS] A handmade cassette of a 'Trust' era concert on the 'English Mugs Tour' from the Orpheum Theatre, Boston, 5-Feb-81. Martin Belmont joins the group after "New Lace Sleeves". Quality: Uneven tape quality audience recording - Jim Battey {jgordonb@aol.com} Sound - very good/excellent - Jim Gordon {jgordon@aol.com} SIDE1: SIDE 2: Just A Memory Secondary Modern Accidents Will Happen You Belong To Me Strict Time He's Got You [Hank Cochran] Red Shoes Temptation Black Sails In The Sunset High Fidelity The Imposter I Need Your Love So Bad Watch Your Step (Ray Charles) Slippin' And Slidin' Peace, Love & Understanding Clown Time Is Over (Nick Lowe) Clubland Radio Radio/Big Sister's Big Tears Clothes New Lace Sleeves From A Whisper To A Screem Lovers's Walk (duet with Glen Tillbrook) King Horse Mystery Dance Luxembourg I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Watching The Detectives Pump It Up _50,000,000 ELVIS FANS CAN'T BE WRONG_ [2xLP; Slipped Disc Records SX-TT 979/EL5000(1498) (Monaco)] Radio/TV sessions + live recordings from two small club shows in 1977. Quality: Fair. Kinda muddy, but definitely worth the money if you can find it. - Richard Saunders {rms@ca.dynix.com} All tracks are good quality, with the live tracks being soundboard or radio recordings - Phil Dennison {cbas68@ccsun.strath.ac.uk} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Capital Radio session - EC solo Watching The Detectives (TV? - not (broadcast 27-Sep-77): live) Hoover Factory (start missing) Tiny Steps (Commercial version) You Belong To Me Big Tears (Commercial version) Radio Radio Live at 4 Acres Club, Utica, 6-Dec-77: John Peel session - EC+A Roadette Song [Kilburn + High Roads] (rec: 25-Jul-77, bcast: 1-Aug-77): (aka. Young Man) Mystery Dance Living In Paradise (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Little Triggers Shoes Live at the Agora, Cleveland, 5-Dec-77: Less Than Zero Welcome To The Working Week Blame It On Cain (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Possibly from Granada TV's 'What's Shoes On' (21-Jul-77): Hand In Hand Alison (part only) EC+A live at Eric's, Liverpool, 2-Aug-77: (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea Watching The Detectives Lip Service SIDE 3: SIDE 4: Agora, Cleveland, 5-Dec-77: Agora, Cleveland, 5-Dec-77: Waiting For The End Of The World You Belong To Me No Action Pump It Up Less Than Zero Lipstick Vogue The Beat Watching The Detectives No Dancing Miracle Man Big Tears Mystery Dance Little Triggers Radio Radio _ACCIDENTS_ [2xLP; Slipped Disk Records (or The Impossible Recordworks IMP 2.28)] The Roundhouse, London, 16-Apr-78. Audience recording. EC plays the first song solo. Steve Nieve adds organ accompaniment for Oliver's Army and Accidents, then Pete Thomas and Nick Lowe join in for the duration. Martin Belmont joins them for Pump It Up. Quality: Somewhat cheesy - Richard Saunders {rms@ca.dynix.com} Reasonable quality, without much crowd noise - Phil Dennison {cbas68@ccsun.strath.ac.uk} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Stranger in The House This Year's Girl Oliver's Army Lip Service Accidents Will Happen Less Than Zero Waiting For The End Of The World Big Tears No Action Hand In Hand SIDE 3: SIDE 4: The Beat Mystery Dance (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Watching The Detectives Shoes You Belong To Me Alison Pump It Up Miracle Man (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea _ACOUSTIC TALES LIVE_ (53:39) [CD; Three Cool Cats TTC 039] Live solo performance. Landgraaf, 15-May-89. Quality: Nice performance, particularly "I Want You" & "Pump It Up", but it suffers from being an audience recording. The quality fluctuates sometimes and you can hear members of the audience talking. (3 out of 5) - Paul Hosken {hosken@t-online.de} Performance: 7/10. Sound: 5/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} Accidents Will Happen (2:50) I Want You (5:28) Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (4:50) Oliver's Army (2:59) (listed as Watching The Detectives (4:07) "All Of The Zombies") New Amsterdam/Hide Your Love Away Radio Sweetheart/Jackie Wilson Said (1:36/2:53) (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) God's Comic (5:06) [Van Morrison] (2:37/2:12) Veronica [EC/McCartney] (3:25) (listed as "Get It All Hang Out") Alison (2:57) Pump It Up (4:07) Pads, Paws And Claws (2:51) Tramp The Dirt Down (3:40) _AGING GRACEFULLY_ (63:40/61:52) [96; 2xCD; DickyPoo Productions 1800269] Local radio KFOG broadcast of the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco show, 15-May-96. EC is only accompanied by Steve Nieve. Complete set. Quality: Great show, great sound quality - Harson Flenco {harson@ix.netcom.com} The sound is very good (8/10) and the performance is as brilliant as I remembered it (9/10). "My Dark Life" is particularly good. A couple of brief audio glitches here & there, but nothing too serious - T.J.Young {young057@gold.tc.umn.edu} Very nice performance, excellent quality. Sounds more like it's from master tapes than a radio broadcast. EC is very relaxed and talkative. One of the best boots around - Francois Drouin {francois.drouin@dassault-aviation.fr} I'm going to be excessively hard on this and say that although it is an excellent boot, the sound could be better (9/10). I can also think of better song selections, it naturally relies too much on tracks from _All This Useless Beauty_. (Performance: 9/10) - Paul Hosken {hosken@c31.rb.op.dlr.de} DISC 1: DISC 2: EC solo: Other End Of The Telescope Just About Glad (3:43) [EC/Aimee Mann] (5:44) Starting To Come To Me (3:45) Accidents Will Happen (3:37) (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red All This Useless Beauty (5:57) Shoes (2:40) It's Time (5:54) Little Atoms (4:55) 1st. encore: EC + Steve: EC solo: Temptation (new arr.) (4:30) My Dark Life (7:38) You Bowed Down (5:12) Ship Of Fools [Hunter/Garcia] (7:10) Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? EC + Steve: (5:38) Distorted Angel (5:49) (not listed) The Long Honeymoon (4:39) Alison medley (6:07) Poor Fractured Atlas (5:35) 2nd. encore: Complicated Shadows (3:33) Shallow Grave [EC/McCartney] (2:59) Just A Memory (4:42) Watching The Detectives (6:18) God Give Me Strength I Want To Vanish (4:37) [EC/Bacharach] (7:16) God's Comic (7:30) _AIM TO PLEASE_ (50:18) [CD; EC0031] EC studio demos with Flip City, 1975. This CD is similar to _The Flip City Demos_ & _Our Aim Is True_. Quality: Acceptable, a little distorted in places - Paul Hosken {hosken@t-online.de} Third Rate Romance (v1) [Russell Smith] (3:29) Living In Paradise (3:44) Radio Soul (v1) - early version of "Radio Radio" (4:22) Radio Soul (v2) (4:41) Pay It Back (3:01) Imagination Is A Powerful Deceiver (v1) (4:15) Imagination Is A Powerful Deceiver (v2) (3:51) Imagination Is A Powerful Deceiver (v3) (3:55) Third Rate Romance (v2-with no piano) [Russell Smith] (3:25) Knocking On Heaven's Door [Bob Dylan] (4:58) I'm Packing Up (v1) [Chris Kenner] (2:52) I'm Packing Up (v2) [Chris Kenner] (2:45) Please Mister Don't Stop The Band (4:58) _ALL THIS BEAUTY_ [99, CDR; Fancy Records MH02] Stockholm, 5-Jan-99. Similar to the _Berwald Hall_ boot, but includes the full show plus a bonus track. Quality: Sound & performance both excellent - David Van Fossen {dpvf@pipeline.com} Accidents Will Happen Painted From Memory [EC/Bacharach] All This Useless Beauty Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue Put Away Forbidden Playthings I Still Have That Other Girl [EC/Bacharach] What's Her Name Today? [EC/Bacharach] Almost Blue This House is Empty Now [EC/Bacharach] The Birds Will Still Be Singing Bonus tracks taken from the Edison Awards, Holland, Apr-99: This House is Empty Now [EC/Bacharach] _ALL THIS OUTTAKES_ [97; CD] (Does this boot really exist?) _ALMOST BLUE, ALMOST 1982_ [CAS] Los Angeles Sports Arena, 29-Dec-81. TAPE 1 - SIDE 1: TAPE 1 - SIDE 2: Lipstick Vogue Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down Watching The Detectives [Merle Haggard] Accidents Will Happen I'm Your Toy [Ethridge/Parsons] Secondary Modern Why Don't You Love Me Like You Used Oliver's Army To Do? [Hank Williams] Green Shirt Honey Hush [Big Joe Turner] Radio Radio Hand In Hand Sittin' And Thinkin' [Charlie Strict Time Rich] Pigeon English Success [Mullins] Watch Your Step Psycho [Leon Payne] The Beat How Much I Lied [Parsons/Rifkin] Kid About It A Good Year For The Roses [Jerry New Lace Sleeves Chesnut] Big Tears Cry, Cry, Cry [Johnny Cash] Human Hands Sweet Dreams [Don Gibson] TAPE 2 - SIDE 1: TAPE 2 - SIDE 2: Shabby Doll King Horse Almost Blue Big Sister's Clothes High Fidelity I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Long Honeymoon (slow version) Temptation Mystery Dance Clowntime Is Over (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes Beyond Belief Alison Clubland (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding [Lowe] _AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE_ [7" 33 1/3 picture disc; BSAPC+7-1] Although this picture disc contains pictures relating to EC on both sides (the cover photo from _Nashville & More_ and interview text from the 'Spike' era) its contents seems to contain no EC. The press conference is in connection with their 'Conspiracy of Hope' tour. 4 or 5 artists are featured - Tracy Chapman and possibly Sting, Peter Gabriel & Bruce Springsteen. In the runout grooves is "Porky" and "Orlake", so possibly this is a legitimate promo disc. _ANGRY YOUNG SOD_ (53:24) [CD; Turtle Records TR-209] This is the Agora, Cleveland, 5-Dec-77 concert. CD case unfolds to 8 coloured photographs. (_No Dancing_ & _Live Vol.1_ are of better quality). (NB: I believe that Turtle Records no longer exist). Quality: '0' - Joachim Weisbrod {weisbrod@fzi.de} Performance: 9/10. Sound: 9/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} Welcome To The Working Week (1:16) Big Tears (3:10) (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Blame It On Cain (3:08) Shoes (2:26) Little Triggers (2:39) Hand In Hand (2:13) Radio Radio (2:40) Waiting For The End Of The World You Belong To Me (2:33) (4:00) Pump It Up (2:40) No Action (2:04) Lipstick Vogue (4:17) Less Than Zero (2:56) Watching The Detectives (5:35) The Beat (3:23) Miracle Man (3:32) No Dancing (2:34) Mystery Dance (2:17) _APRIL'S FOOL_ [2xLP; Car Co./Sun Records] Declan MacManus concert on 1-Apr-89, University of Rhode Island. Double LP taken from a high quality audience tape of an acoustic gig. Quality: Variable - sometimes very thin - Kube, Peter {p.kube@rz.uni-sb.de} EC is relaxed, playful & spontaneous. Sound is wobbly at times. All versions of the songs are unique due to the acoustic element. Each side is 25-30 mins. long - Bruce White {brucew8940@aol.com} Performance: 7/10. Sound: 6/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Accidents Will Happen God's Comic/Last Train To Lovable Clarksville Let 'em Dangle Veronica [EC/McCartney] New Amsterdam Green Shirt The Other End (of the Telescope)/ Danger Zone You've Got To Hide Your Love Away Pads, Paws, and Claws/Blood And [EC/Aimee Mann/Lennon/McCartney] Chocolate/Uncomplicated/Not Fade The Big Light Away (not listed) Radio Sweetheart/Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) [Van Morrison] SIDE 3: SIDE 4: Brilliant Mistake (titled "King 2nd encore: Of America")/Tangled Up In Blue (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red This Town Shoes/It Won't Be Wrong I Want You Alison encore with Nick Lowe: "Bring me up a sinner"-3rd encore: (Marie's The Name of) His Latest Pump It Up (with drum machine Flame (listed as "His Latest Fan") and electric guitar) (What's so Funny 'bout) Peace, Letterman show (3-Mar-89): Love and Understanding Pads, Paws, and Claws Leave My Kitten Alone [John Turner/McDougall] + interview _ARMED AND DANGEROUS_ [LP; Impossible Recordworks IMP 1-32] EC+A, Riviera Theatre, Chicago, 3-Dec-77). This show can also be found on disc 2 of the _Exit_ boot. Quality: Very good - Andrew Smallman {smallman@cyberspace.com} There's a fair bit of surface noise on my copy, but the basic recording is very good, either soundboard or radio. A great performance - Phil Dennison {cbas68@ccsun.strath.ac.uk} God-awful, terrible, miserable, worthless - this LP is so poorly recorded that it makes the performers appear to be talentless hacks! - Timothy E. Young {young057@gold.tc.umn.edu} {Sounds like Tim got hold of a boot of a boot!} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Welcome To The Working Week Lipstick Vogue (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Watching The Detectives Shoes Pump It Up Waiting For The End Of The World Miracle Man No Action Mystery Dance The Beat No Dancing (San Francisco, Less Than Zero 15-Nov-77, 2nd show) Radio Radio You Belong To Me _AUSTRALIA 1985_ [LP] Audience recording at Melbourne Concert Hall, 25-Jun-85. Same concert as _I Left My Honda Outside_ but omits Alison and Oliver's Army. EC is in a chatty mood talking with the audience a good bit. All songs are with just one instrument. No band. Quality: Great set, but bad sound - Aaron Yarlas {yarlas@psych.ucla.edu} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: No Reason-acoustic Ragged and Right \ Next Time Around-acoustic Ring of Fire \ With T-Bone Suffering Face-acoustic People's Limosine > Burnett as the Indoor Fireworks-acoustic Midnight Oil / Coward Bros. Substitute[Townsend]-acoustic Tom Dooley / Blue Chair-acoustic Betrayal-electric(early, faster New Amsterdam-acoustic version of "Tramp The Dirt Down") Brilliant Mistake-acoustic Pills and Soap-piano Worthless Thing-acoustic Shipbuilding [EC/Langer]-piano Little Palaces-acoustic My Young Son-electric Inch By Inch-electric End of the Rainbow-electric Riot Act-electric I'm Having It All-piano _B SIDES_ [CD5] The Ugly Things Veronica (demo version) You're No Good [EC/McCartney] The Room Nobody Lives In Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4 Point Of No Return (live) Hurry Down Doomsday (MTV Unplugged) _BACK WITH A VENGEANCE, Vol.1_ (73:14/73:38) [96; 2xCD; Doberman 043/044] Complete performance of the final EC+A Shepherds Bush Empire London show, 26-Jul-96. These CDs are home made (only 20 copies!), but there is a rumour that they will get distributed as normal bootleg CDs. Quality: Good sounding audience DAT recording. Great atmosphere with the audience singing along to lots of the songs. Nice accordion arrangement of "This Year's Girl" - Francois Drouin {francois.drouin@dassault-aviation.fr} Sounds a little better than _I Never Talked To Jim Reeves_ - Connor Ratliff {lpacratl@lipa.ac.uk} DISC 1: DISC 2: Opportunity (3:57) This Year's Girl (3:00) New Lace Sleeves (5:50) You Belong To Me (2:17) 13 Steps Lead Down (3:36) Riot Act (4:12) Why Can't A Man Stand Alone Accidents Will Happen (4:31) (3:30) Complicated Shadows (4:37) Little Atoms (5:10) Indoor Fireworks (5:08) Still So Far From The Prize The Other End Of The Telescope (3:18) [EC/Aimee Mann] (5:08) Motel Matches (2:54) Human Hands (3:04) Veronica [EC/McCartney] (4:28) Watching The Detectives (6:58) Passionate Fight (3:05) You Bowed Down (4:23) Almost Blue (3:53) (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red My Funny Valentine [Kahn] (2:35) Shoes (2:46) Oliver's Army (2:58) No Action (2:05) Brilliant Mistake (4:25) Shipbuilding [EC/Langer] (5:09) All This Useless Beauty (4:44) I Want To Vanish (3:29) Man Out Of Time (5:13) Shallow Grave [EC/McCartney] (2:47) Distorted Angel (4:39) Alison (3:31) (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea Rocking Horse Road (6:09) (3:51) Peace, Love & Understanding [Lowe] Pump It Up (4:50) (4:05) _BACK WITH A VENGEANCE, Vol.2_ (72:48/73:11) [96; 2xCD; Doberman 045/046] Contains the majority of the songs performed at the London, Shepherds Bush Empire EC+A shows that were not performed on Volume 1 (from 5-,6-,12-,19- & 27-Jul-96), plus 3 bonus songs recorded at the Beacon Theatre, New York, Aug-95. These CDs are home made, but there is a rumour that they will get distributed as normal bootleg CDs. Quality: Sounds a little better than _I Never Talked To Jim Reeves_ - Connor Ratliff {lpacratl@lipa.ac.uk} I don't agree, I think it's slighty worse - {francois.drouin@dassault-aviation.fr} DISC 1: DISC 2: Shepherd's Bush, 5-Jul-96: Shepherd's Bush, 12-Jul-96: Clown Strike (5:33) Unwanted Number (4:21) Pills And Soap (3:48) I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Long Honeymoon (5:47) (3:10) Poor Fractured Atlas (3:49) Roundhouse, 27-Jul-96: Sulky Girl (5:59) Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (4:46) Alison (medley) (8:54) You'll Never Be A Man (4:02) Roundhouse, 6-Jul-96: Black Sails In The Sunset (3:12) Honey Are You Straight Or Are Roundhouse Theme (2:00) You Blind? (3:42) Pump It Up/Slow Down [EC/ Just About Glad (3:35) Larry Williams] (4:28/1:33) I Just Don't Know What To Do Lipstick Vogue (4:15) With Myself [Bacharach/David] I Want You (8:41) (3:01) London's Brilliant Parade (5:04) Beyond Belief (4:04) All The Rage (4:03) Clubland (4:38) Mystery Dance (3:35) It's Time (5:58) God's Comic (7:36) Shepherd's Bush, 12-Jul-96: Beacon Theatre, NYC, 5-Aug-95: Possession (2:40) God Give Me Strength Just A Memory (4:07) [EC/Bacharach] (4:39) King Horse (3:35) Almost Ideal Eyes (5:36) Miracle Man (3:20) Beacon Theatre, NYC, 4-Aug-96: Speak Darkly My Angel (1:49) _BARBADOS MEGA MIXES_ (43:47) [CD; Paper Corn Music PC005] 1991. This is an early boot of the _Kojak Variety_ album. Quality: '0' - Joachim Weisbrod {weisbrod@fzi.de} Strange [Walter Hawkins] (2:27) Bama Lama Bama Loo [R.Penniman] Hidden Charms [Willie Dixon] (3:28) (2:43) Remove This Doubt [Holland/Dozier/ Must You Throw Dirt In My Face Holland] (3:41) [Bill Anderson] (3:41) I Threw It All Away [Bob Dylan] Pouring Water On A Drowning Man (3:09) [D.Baker/D.McCormick] (3:26) Leave My Kitten Alone [Little The Very Thought Of You [Ray Noble] Willie John/Titus Turner] (3:06) (3:35) Everybody's Crying Mercy [Mose] Payday [Jesse Winchester] (2:55) Allison] (4:03) Don't Go, Please Stay [Bacharach & I've Been Wrong Before [R.Newman] David] (4:41) (2:52) _BAY SIDE ROCK 1998_ [9904; CDR; Green Mint GM015] Poor audience recording of EC & Steve Nieve playing the Fuji Rock Festival in Tokyo, 1-Aug-98. Accidents Will Happen Shallow Grave [EC/McCartney] (The Angels Want To Wear My) Red Alison Shoes (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea Talking In The Dark Veronica Everyday I Write The Book (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love Blue Chair And Understanding [Lowe] Less Than Zero Pump It Up (encore) _(THE) BERWALD HALL_ (52 mins) [01/99; CD; Thunderball TB073] This is the Stockholm show from 5-Jan-99, but missing the final track "The Birds Will Still Be Singing". Accidents Will Happen Painted From Memory [EC/Bacharach] All This Useless Beauty Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue Put Away Forbidden Playthings I Still Have That Other Girl [EC/Bacharach] What's Her Name Today? [EC/Bacharach] Almost Blue This House is Empty Now [EC/Bacharach] _BESIDES THE LPS_ [99; CD] Collection of b-sides. _BEST OF UNPLUGGED_ (79:00/76:05/69:11/72:43) [4xCD; Great Dane Records GDR 9415/ABCD] A various artists compilation of the MTV Unplugged series, including tracks by REM, Springsteen & others. Elvis performs the following: Deep dark Truthful Mirror So Like Candy _BETTER THAN CARUSO VOLUME 1_ (224 mins) [98; 4xCD; (Italy)] Complete Genova & Modena 1998 gigs. DAT source. DISCS 1 & 2 (Genova, 5-Feb-98): Shot With His Own Gun God Give Me Strength [EC/Bacharach] Temptation I Just Don't Know What To Do With Talking In The Dark Myself [Bacharach/David] Poor Fractured Atlas Man Out Of Time It's Still Too Soon To Know Veronica [EC/McCartney] Kid About It Deep Dark Truthful Mirror The Long Honeymoon Almost Blue Unfailed Welcome To The Voice My Funny Valentine [Rogers/Hart] [Nieve] God's Comic So Like Candy The Birds Will Still Be Singing Gigi [Alan J.Lerner/Frederic Loewe] All This Useless Beauty Alison Accidents Will Happen Invisible Man Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4 DISCS 3 & 4 (Modena, 11-Feb-98): Just A Memory I Just Don't Know What To Do With Temptation Myself [Bacharach/David] Talking In The Dark Mouth Almighty Poor Fractured Atlas Veronica [EC/McCartney] Still To Soon To Know Shipbulding [EC/Langer] Long Honeymoon Deep Dark Truthful Mirror O Mistress Mine Almost Blue Other End Of The Telescope My Funny Valentine [Rogers/Hart] [EC/Aimee Mann] God's Comic King Of Thieves Birds Will Still Be Singing Alison Accidents Will Happen Invisible Man All This Usless Beauty So Like Candy Shallow Grave [EC/McCartney] God Give Me Strength [EC/Bacharach] Watching The Detectives Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4 _BETWEEN WISDOM AND MURDER_ (63:05/55:40) [96; 2xCD; Moontunes MOON 027/28 (Luxembourg)] Local radio broadcast of entire set of EC+Steve Nieve at the Supper Club, NY, 22-May-96, early show. (5 tracks were officially released on the EC/SN box set). Quality: Nice performance. Good sound, but not as good as on _Aging Gracefully_, there are a few broadcasting noises and light interference. The piano sometimes sounds far away. Excellent sound - R.Stevens {rozmik@xnet.com} 9/10. Slight lack of treble compared to _AG_ - Olivier Ridolphi DISC 1: DISC 2: EC solo: EC + Steve: Just About Glad (3:22) Other End Of The Telescope Starting To Come To Me (3:56) [EC/Aimee Mann] (5:18) (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Oliver's Army/Kid/Unchained Melody/ Shoes (2:42) If You Could Read My Mind [EC/ Little Atoms (5:43) Pretenders/?/Gordon Lightfoot] EC + Steve: (4:16) Temptation (new arr.) (4:42) Black Sails In The Sunset (3:07) You Bowed Down (5:59) All This Useless Beauty (4:50) Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? It's Time (5:19) (3:55) Passionate Fight [EC/Nieve] (5:30) The Long Honeymoon (4:28) (listed as "More Or Less Mine") Poor Fractured Atlas (5:07) My Funny Valentine [Kahn] (2:38) Just A Memory (4:18) Distorted Angel (5:54) God Give Me Strength You'll Never Be A Man (3:17) [EC/Bacharach] (5:32) Alison/Living A Little, Laughing A God's Comic (11:09) (listed as Little/Tracks Of My Tears/Tears Of "Goos Comic") A Clown/No More Tearstained Makeup Complicated Shadows (3:11) /Clowntime Is Over [EC/Bell-Creed/ W.Robinson/Cosby-Robinson-Wonder/? /EC] (6:22) Shallow Grave [EC/McCartney] (2:02) Watching The Detectives (5:35) I Want To Vanish (3:41) _BIG OPPORTUNITY_ [LP; Realism & Quality W10 (79-116M/117M) (multicoloured vinyl)] According to 'Going Through The Motions' this was recorded at the Paramount Theatre, Seattle, 6-Feb-79. Quality: Poor quality audience recording, dominated by crowd noise - Phil Dennison {cbas68@ccsun.strath.ac.uk} Pressed on multicoloured red, white and blue vinyl ('Patriotic Wax') SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Opportunity Big Boys Green Shirt Goon Squad Party Girl Oliver's Army Girls Talk Peace, Love And Understanding Accidents Will Happen Radio Radio _(A) BLACK AND WHITE NIGHT_ [CD; RO.LA] This boot of the 30-Sep-87 Cinemax TV special 'Roy Orbison & Friends' was issued just a few months before the official release. _BLITZKRIEG_ [3x7"; Thunderbolt Records THUNDER SXN 9321 (blue vinyl)] According to 'Going Through The Motions' the tracks markec (*) are from the Theatre de L'Empire, Paris, 1-Jun-79, those marked (+) are from the Roman Amphitheatre, Cannes, 10-Dec-79, and the rest are from the Grand Odeon, Montpellier, 11-Dec-79. 500 of these box sets were issued. The discs are mono 33 1/3 rpm EPs, pressed on blue vinyl. The box is marked 'Promotion: Not for sale. Made in Germany'. Audience recordings. Quality: Poor - Tom Dowd {UE65@sysm.acs.virginia.edu} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: *I Stand Accused (2:20) *Green Shirt (2:40) *Hand in Hand (2:15) *(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea *Opportunity (2:20) (3:40) *B Movie (2:25) SIDE 3: SIDE 4: *So Young (3:05) +Girl's Talk (2:20) *Oliver's Army (2:40) +Five Gears (3:10) +I Can't Stand Up For Falling +Clowntime is Over (3:10) Down (2:15) SIDE 5: SIDE 6: +Watching the Detectives (6:00) +Love for Tender (2:00) +Possession (2:25) Gangster (4:50) Human Touch _BRILLIANT PARADE_ (67:07/62:21) [2xCD; My Phenix Co./Superb Quality Series SQS 009/010] Soundboard recording of the Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, 22-Sep-94, concert from the Japanese Brutal Youth Tour. On the cover it says "Super Quality Series, limited edition 1000 copies". Quality: Mix is very good, all instruments & vocals are exactly where you want them. Audience noise is kept to a minimum - Dean Martucci {martucci@surf.com} Steve's a bit high in the mix, and EC's guitar isn't very loud - Gary {slug@mail.utexas.edu} Performance: 7/10. Sound: 7/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} It sounds like it was lifted from Steves monitor mix. As such, the keyboard parts have a clarity that is seldom heard on live recordings. Aside from the keys, the bass and drums are remarkably clear as is EC's voice. This is one of the clearest recordings of his voice I have ever heard with what sounds like very little to no effects on it. The only thing that is at all distant is the guitar. This is a fascinating show full of old favorites heard from a fresh perspective. I have very seldom heard a disc that sounds as if you are on stage as opposed to in the seats, but this is definitely one of them - Eddie Gorodetsky {eddieg@cerf.net} DISC 1: DISC 2: Pony Street (4:02) So Like Candy (5:01) Waiting For The End Of The World This Year's Girl (3:22) (2:52) (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Beyond Belief (3:51) Shoes (2:42) Sulky Girl (6:33) Mystery Dance (2:04) London's Brilliant Parade (4:16) You Belong To Me (2:23) Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (5:00) 13 Steps Lead Down/Radio Radio Oliver's Army (4:21) (7:12) You'll Never Be A Man (3:12) Encore: Temptation (2:37) Favourite Hour (5:16) New Lace Sleeves (4:43) Uncomplicated (5:33) Clown Strike (6:15) Lipstick Vogue (4:26) Kinder Murder (3:24) Watching The Detectives (listed as Shabby Doll (5:29) "Waiting The Detectives") (6:40) Rocking Horse Road (6:24) Little Triggers (2:58) Brilliant Mistake (4:00) Alison (5:04) Peace, Love & Understanding (listed as "Peace, Love & Underground") (3:16) Pump It Up (6:13) _BRIXTON BLUES_ - Bob Dylan (110 mins) [95; 2xCD; Kiss The Stone 435/436] This Dylan bootleg has EC, C. Hynde & Carol King accompanying him on 2 tracks from a Mar-95 show: I Shall Be Released Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 _BRUTAL YOUTH TOUR 1994_ (78:30) [CD; Blue Moon Records BMCD 31] A copy of _Buddy Holly On Acid_ (Rome, 19-Jul-94), but with each song in the segues being a separate track. The 2.5 minutes of dead air still hasn't been edited out. Quality: 9.5/10 - Olivier Rudolphi _BUDDY HOLLY ON ACID_ (78:30) [94; CD/CAS; Insect IST 44 (Italy)] On the cover it says "Recorded at the Forum, Europe; Mid. July 1994; Soundboard recording", but this is the Foro Italico, Rome concert, 19-Jul-94. There's 2.5 minutes of dead air between tracks 2 & 3 while a technical problem is fixed that should have been edited out. Quality: Sounds great, 8-9. I'd give it a 10 but the keyboards are mixed too high and the bass is too quiet. Performance is at least an 8. The highlights are the _BY_ numbers, EC is in great voice - Jacobson, David {david.jacobson@hofbbs.com} Sound is pretty good (not great) and the setlist is solid, if a tad obvious - Timothy E. Young {young057@gold.tc.umn.edu} Performance: 9/10. Sound: 9/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} No Action (starts in middle of Hand In Hand (2:15) song) (1:04) Clown Strike (5:53) The Beat (2:59 + 2:31 of silence!) Kinder Murder/Less Than Zero/ Accidents Will Happen (2:59) Rocking Horse Road (12:12) Beyond Belief (3:31) Still Too Soon To Know (3:40) Sulky Girl (5:35) You Tripped At Every Step (4:31) London's Brilliant Parade (4:59) Shipbuilding/Mystery Dance/Watching Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (5:17) The Detectives/You Belong To Me/13 Everyday I Write The Book (2:31) Steps Lead Down/Radio Radio (18:31) _BUFFO ITALIANO_ (69:40/68:45) [98; 2xCDR; no label] Complete Turin show from 9-Feb-98 plus bonus tracks. DAT quality. Quality: The sound is really excellent through most of the discs. There is a bit of noise during the encores, like rustling cellophane. But this is a small criticism compared to the wonderful performance - Dennis McGuire DISC 1: DISC 2: Shot With His Own Gun (5:08) Shipbuilding [EC/Langer] (4:48) Temptation (3:54) Veronica [EC/McCartney] (4:25) Talking In The Dark (4:14) Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (4:26) Poor Fractured Atlas (4:13) Almost Blue (4:12) Still Too Soon To Know (3:04) My Funny Valentine [Kahn] (2:35) Long Honeymoon (5:08) God's Comic (5:36) Unfailed Welcome To The Voice The Birds Will Still Be Singing [Nieve] (5:29) (30 seconds missing) (5:53) The Other End Of The Telescope Accidents Will Happen (3:58) [EC/Aimee Mann] (4:52) All This Useless Beauty (5:00) Alison (4:50) Shallow Grave [EC/McCartney] (2:10) Gigi [Lerner/Loewe] (5:44) Watching The Detectives (5:10) Invisible Man (3:05) Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4 I Want You (6:10) (4:37) God Give Me Strength Cremona, 15-Feb-98: [EC/Bacharach] (4:52) Bright Blue Times (2:37) London's Brilliant Parade (5:15) All The Rage (4:11) Watch Your Step (3:40) Venice, 14-Feb-98: Clown Strike (4:02) So Like Candy (4:43) _CANADA HEATWAVE FESTIVAL 23-AUG-80_ [2xLP] Concert at Mosport Park/Raceway, Toronto, Canada. (See also _Heatwave 1980_). Quality: Good soundboard recording. Accidents Will Happen Less Than Zero The Beat Big Tears Temptation High Fidelity Peace, Love & Understanding Radio Radio Mystery Dance Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Green Shirt Alison You'll Never Be A Man Clubland (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea Oliver's Army Secondary Modern Watching The Detectives Pump It Up You Belong To Me Lover's Walk _COLDWAVE_ [2xLP] Same as _Heatwave 1980_ (Mosport, 23-Aug-80). _COMPLETED RARITIES "VIDEO GEMS"_ - Paul McCartney (69:46) [93; CD; Ram Records RAM 009] "A superb disc of McCartney studio outtakes, rehearsals and live performances. Lots of material from _Flowers In The Dirt_. Elvis Costello demo for "My Brave Face" plus much, much more. 43 tracks in total. Exceptional sound quality - a must!" (Tracks marked '*' are of interest to EC fans). No Values (full length version & alternative mix) (5:13) Just Because (1:52) Summertime [Gershwin] (1:14) Lucille [Collins/Parriman] (1:31) Ain't That A Shame [Domino/Bartholomey] (3:07) Things We Said Today [Lennon/McCartney] (0:30) I Saw Her Standing There [Lennon/McCartney] (1:04) Let It Be [Lennon/McCartney] (2:05) Fool On The Hill [Lennon/McCartney] (4:10) * That Day Is Done [EC/McCartney] - partial performance by Paul with New Orleans style horns (1:31) This One (4:11) Put It There (2:05) Hello Goodbye/Maori Reprise (0:29) Figure Of Eight (3:57) Too Many People (2:22) C Moon (1:50) * My Brave Face (partial) [EC/McCartney] (0:45) * My Brave Face (vocal rehearsal) [EC/McCartney] (0:44) * My Brave Face (EC's vocal guide tracks) [EC/McCartney] (1:17) * My Brave Face (Paul looning about) [EC/McCartney] (0:15) * My Brave Face (EC demo spliced to the final release) [EC/McCartney] (1:41) Words Of Love [Holly] (1:56) Peggy Sue [Holly/Allison/Petty] (1:13) For No One [Lennon/McCartney] (2:07) Corridor Music ("Mumbo" Riff) (1:00) Broad St. Intro (writing "NMLN" with George Martin) (2:26) Mull Of Kintyre (1:59) Bip Bop/Rough Ride/Bip Bop (0:45) Lucille (Collins/Perriman) (1:05) Jam (Wings rehearsal '71) (0:34) Live And Let Die (Wings rehearsal '71) (0:32) Scrambled Eggs/Michelle/Too Bad About Sorrows/I'll Get You (1:34) I Lost My Little Girl (0:34) Melvyn Bragg ("Instant" song) (0:42) Press (vocal booth) (0:15) Chicago [Fisher] (0:25) Again & Again & Again (rehearsal) [Laine] (0:53) Got To Get You Into My Life (live) [Lennon/McCartney] (1:57) Yesterday (Wings rehearsal) [Lennon/McCartney] (1:45) Eleanor Rigby (Wings rehearsal) [Lennon/McCartney] (1:01) Got To Get You Into My Life (reggae version) [Lennon/McCartney] (0:38) Got To Get You Into My Life [Lennon/McCartney] (2:54) Got To Get You Into My Life [Lennon/McCartney] (1:20) _CONCERTS FOR THE PEOPLE OF KAMPUCHEA_ [2xCD; Hammersmith Music CDP5595/6] This is a very clean copy of the official 2xLP set, possibly from the original tapes. Hammersmith Odeon, London, 29-Dec-79. Quality: Light on noise suppression, crisp sound. Could possibly use a little more bottom end - Dean Martucci {martucci@surf.com} DISC 1: DISC 2: The Who: Queen: Baba O'Riley Now I'm Here Sister Disco Clash: Behind Blue Eyes Armagedeon Time See Me, Feel Me Ian Dury & The Blockheads: The Pretenders: Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick The Wait The Specials: Precious Monkey Man Tattooed Love Boys Paul McCartney + Wings: EC+A: Got To Get You Into My Life The Imposter (2:08) Every Night Rockpile: Coming Up Crawling From The Wreckage Rockestra (/w Bruce Thomas): Rockpile /w Robert Plant: Lucille Little Sister [Pomus/Shuman] Let It Be Rockestra Theme _CORNERED ON PLASTIC_ [7"; Red Shoes SELL 1 (pic.sleeve, pink vinyl) (USA)] There are at least 2 pressings of this. The original copies have the hole off-centre. SIDE 1: (mono) SIDE 2: (stereo) Honky Tonk Demos, 15-Aug-76: Hoover Factory (electric solo vers. Wave A White Flag broadcast on London's Capital Cheap Reward Radio, 27-Sep-77) Really Mystified (EC+A, BBC John Peel session, 30-Oct-78) _COVERS_ [CD] EC sings other artists' songs in the studio. Track listing is as for _The Great Lost Album_. Quality: Poor - Paul Hosken {hosken@t-online.de} Tough to rate because the songs are fantastic, and the performance of EC & the Confederates make them even better. It makes a change hearing EC use a laid-back bluesy approach. I listen to this a lot, and that's the best testimony. On the other hand the sound quality is terrible - the tape hiss on the quieter songs makes them almost unlistenable. The dynamic range is also bad. The _Great Lost Album_ & _Barbados Mega Mixes_ are similar to this, but in a better quality. For those who can wait, EC is intending to release this set one day! - Timothey E Young {young057@gold.tc.umn.edu} _COWBOY_ [7"] Same as _Stranger In The House_. _CRAWLING THROUGH THE USA_ (73:13) [95; CD; Flashback 06.95.0262 (Italy)] FM broadcasts from C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY, 3-Mar-78 and Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA, 7-Feb-78. Quality: The sound quality of the first show I find is better than the El Morcambo CD. The quality of the second show is not that good, but still listenable - Thomas Schlegel {thschlegel@aol.com} Greenvale, NY: Watching The Detectives (5:52) (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red I'm Not Angry (5:43) Shoes (2:32) Berkeley, CA: The Beat (3:26) Mystery Dance (2:22) Radio Radio (3:10) (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Less Than Zero (3:45) Shoes (2:24) Waiting For The End Of The World Hand In Hand (2:28) (4:17) Waiting For The End Of The World No Action (2:00) (3:57) (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (3:37) (4:17) Pump It Up (3:14) Little Triggers (2:49) You Belong To Me (2:20) I'm Not Angry (5:27) Lipstick Vogue (5:22) This Year's Girl (4:08) _DANGER ZONE_ [85; LP; no record label, Q9019] Label credit is "Tex and the Attractions". The track listing on the sleeve is incorrect and includes "Man Out Of Time". Possibly a version of this exists with this incorrect listing (label: Sherlock Holmes shlp-0621). 1000 numbered copies pressed. There seems to be 2 versions/pressings of this LP, one with a black & white sleeve, and the other with a colour sleeve. Quality: Although the sound isn't that great, I'd highly recommend this boot. The '81 & '83 live stuff are worth the price of admission alone - Matthew Berlyant {berlyant@eden.rutgers.edu} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: From the Kid Jensen BBC Radio Honky Tonk Demos (from original tape), One session, 9-Jun-83: Mar-75: Danger Zone Lip Service Big Sister's Clothes/Stand Wave A White Flag Down Margret Blame It On Cain Pills And Soap Jump Up George Jones HBO special, 28-Apr-81: Mystery Dance Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down Poison Moon He's Got You [Hank Cochran] David Letterman, TV, 27-Aug-82: Russell Harty, BBC TV, 3-Nov-81: Kid About It (live) Colour Of The Blues Sweet Dreams _DAZED & CONFUSED_ [99; CD] Labelled as 'a Toronto 1980 plus more' this is most likely the Heatwave show from 23-Aug-80. _DAZE OF GLORY_ (77:15) [99; CD; Tendolar TDR-119] Heatwave Festival show, Toronto, 23-Aug-80 (omitting some songs that have appeared on previous bootlegs of the show). Bonus tracks from Sydney, Australia, 2-Jun-82, already found on _SECONDARY MODERN_ (and seems to suffer from the same interference problems). Shot With His Own Gun (4:04) What's So Funny About Peace Love Accidents Will Happen (2:37) And Understanding [Lowe] (3:18) The Beat (3:42) Mystery Dance (2:19) Temptation (2:30) I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (2:17) (listed as bonus track) (3:30) Bonus tracks: Secondary Modern (2:34) Sydney, Australia, 2-Jun-82: Lovers Walk (2:38) Hand In Hand (2:12) Less Than Zero (3:36) The Beat (3:08) High Fidelity (2:42) Kid About It (3:00) Alison (2:46) Watching The Detectives (4:22) Lipstick Vogue (3:43) The Long Honeymoon (3:59) You Belong To Me (3:21) Waiting For The End Of The World Radio Radio (3:31) (2:42) Pump It Up (5:35) Almost Blue (2:58) _DELUXE_ [LP; (No label, GHL 25-A L-2716/GHL 25-B L-2716X on run out grooves)] Audience & TV recordings. Quality: Relatively poor sound quality. - Jim Battey {jgordonb@aol.com} The Hammersmith tracks are from a poorish audience recording, the remaining tracks are better quality - Phil Dennison {cbas68@ccsun.strath.ac.uk} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Love For Tender (*) I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Human Touch (*) (*) The Imposter (*) Clowntime Is Over (reggae version) Secondary Modern (slightly (**) different lyrics) (**) Possession (*) Girls Talk (**) B-Movie (rock arrangement) (++) King Horse (***) I Stand Accused (+) Idle Hands (early version of Motel Matches (+) "Temptation") (+++) High Fidelity (++) Opportunity (+) 5ive Gears In Reverse (/w extra verse) (**) Key: * - Clarendon Ballroom, Hammersmith, London, 18-Jan-80. ** - Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, 28-Aug-79. + - Palomino Club, North Hollywood, LA, 16-Feb-79. ++ - Theatre de L'Empire, Paris, 1-Jun-79. *** - Whitelight TV, 13-Feb-80. +++ - Source unknown. _DO THE RUMBA_ - EC & The Confederates (40:10) [CD/CAS; DGCD 016] From a Japanese TV broadcast, 21-Nov-87. Quality: A (A++ is highest) Seems to be a soundboard recording - Jeff Lawrence {jlaw@irus.rri.uwo.ca} 8-9 (out of 10) - Not perfect, but excellent. Sounds like a soundboard tape, but I'm not positive. Recommended - Dan Trippel {trippel@u.washington.edu} Performance: 8/10. Sound: 9/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Last Boat Leaving (3:54) (1st. live Shoes (acoustic) (3:02) performance) That's How You Got Killed Before (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love (3:34) & Understanding (4:22) (sung by Honey Are You Straight Or Are You EC & Nick Lowe) Blind? (2:59) I'll Wear It Proudly (6:12) Tangled Up In Blue (intro)/ Your Mind Is On Vacation And Your Brilliant Mistake (0:20/4:26) Mouth Is Working Overtime (8:03) Lovable (3:18) _DOCUMENT_ Southern Alberta Jubilee Hall, Calgary, Alberta, 15-Nov-78, on the 'Wake Up Canada' Tour. _MAIT_ & _TYM_ songs plus "Party Girl" & "I'm Not Angry". _DYLAN GETS TO THE POINT_ - Bob Dylan [2xCD; WR001/2] This bootleg of Dylan's Dublin 1995 concert has EC, Van Morrison & Carol King accompanying him on 2 tracks: I Shall Be Released Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 _ENCHANTED LIVE '98_ [99; CD; Faith (Japan)] Costello & Nieve at the Fuji Rock Festival, 1-Aug-98, combined with the BBC broadcast of the Costello/Bacharach show at the Royal Festival Hall, 29-Oct-98. _EL MOCAMBO_ [7"] Same as _Last Year's Model_. _ELVIS & FRIENDS - VISIT WASHINGTON_ [79; 2xLP: Phoenix 44779 (Australia)] FM broadcast of EC+A at the Warner Theatre, Washington, DC, 28-Feb-78, & Rockpile live in New York (possibly Greenvale, 3-Mar-78). This concert can also be found on _Elvis Goes To Washington & Dave Edmunds & Rockpile Don't_ and _In The District Of Columbia_. Quality: Probably the best quality boot I've heard - Andrew Smallman {smallman@cyberspace.com} Extremely good quality, probably the best boot of this era. The only flaw is the amount of crowd noise, though it is probably not as bad as at the El Mocambo - Phil Dennison {cbas68@ccsun.strath.ac.uk} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Pump It Up (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea Waiting For The End Of The World Hand In Hand No Action Little Triggers Less Than Zero (Dallas version) Radio Radio The Beat You Belong To Me (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Lipstick Vogue Shoes SIDE 3: SIDE 4: (Dave Edmunds & Rockpile) Watching The Detectives Down, Down, Down Mystery Dance I Knew The Bride Miracle Man Deborah Blame It On Cane (sic) Breaking Glass (/w Nick Lowe) Final Solution (solo) Let It Rock (/w Keith Richards) Heart Of The City _ELVIS, ANYONE?_ [99; 2xCD; Jems 014/015] Recorded at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, 27-Aug-82. On the cover 3 titles are listed ("Elvis, Anyone?", "15-Love" & "Matchpoint"). Also included are 12 bonus tracks from around Aug-82. DISC 1: (spine says "15-Love") DISC 2: (spine says "Matchpoint") Intro Encore 1: Accidents Man Out Of Time Green Shirt Encore 2: Pidgin English All These Things Hand In Hand Red Shoes Shabby Doll Mystery Dance Watch Your Step Tears Before Bedtime Backstabbers Why Don't You Love Me Like You King Horse Used To Do? Town Cryer Two Steps From The Blues Watching The Detectives Pump It Up Help Me Encore 3: Long Honeymoon Danger Zone Secondary Modern Peace, Love & Understanding Kid ABout It Shipbuilding Temptation Radio Radio From Head To Toe Clowntime Is Over You Belong To Me Pier 84, NYC, 30-Aug-82: New Lace Sleeves ...And In Every Home Alison Don't Look Back Beyond Belief Almost Blue Clubland Jai Alai Arena, Bridgeport, CT, 28-Aug-82: Imperial Bedroom Chu Dookey Doo Sunrise Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 5-Sep-82: Wondering From A Whisper To A Scream Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, 17-Jul-82: Boy With A Problem Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, 3-Jan-82: Human Hands Gates Head Festival, Scotland, 29-Aug-81: Goody Two Shoes (early version of "Inch by Inch") Town Where Time Stood Still Ohio Center, Columbus, OH, 13-Aug-82: I Feel Good Slipping & Sliding _ELVIS AT THE PIER_ [2xLP; Bandido Records B007] Cover says that this is taken from an audience tape of a concert in New York City, 24-Nov-83, but on this date EC+A played in Lund, Sweden! Also, "King Of Thieves" was only performed once on this tour, at the Universal Amphitheatre, LA, 19-Sep-83. ECIS says this is NYC, 10-Aug-83. EC+A are accompanied by the TKO horns except on side 2. Quality: Pretty good clarity, anemic bass, but the sound is consistent throughout. My ears adjusted easily (6/10). The performance is spirited, and if you like the horn section era then it's a must have - Jerry Haussler {bonehead@zephyrblau.com} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Let Them All Talk Kid About It (listed as "King Of Possession Thieves") Watching The Detectives Mystery Dance Secondary Modern Shabby Doll Greatest Thing New Lace Sleeves SIDE 3: SIDE 4: Everyday I Write The Book Tears Before Bedtime Watch Your Step High Fidelity Back Stabbers (not listed)/ Alison King Horse I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down/ Clowntime Is Over Pump It Up _ELVIS COSTELLO_ [LP; Amazing Kornyfone Label TAKRL 928] From the Hot Club, Philadelphia, 7-Dec-77. Nice drawing of Elvis by Howie on the cover. The record label has no mention of Elvis Costello and contains the text "monique d'ozo - all rights reserved - JE T'AIME" Quality: Not great - Andrew Smallman {smallman@cyberspace.com} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Welcome To The Working Week Roadette Song (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Blame It On Cain Shoes Little Triggers Waiting For The End Of The World Radio Radio No Action Less Than Zero The Beat _ELVIS COSTELLO_ [2xLP; Toasted Records 2S 903] This is a reissue of the _Accidents_ boot (identical track list), and contains the show from The Roundhouse, London, 16-Apr-78. _ELVIS COSTELLO_ [7"; Cowboy Discs NICK 1, ps] Same as _Stranger In The House_. _ELVIS COSTELLO AND MARILLION_ [LP; S 3230B/MAR101B, white sleeve with yellow A4 sheet] Side 1 contains Costello tracks while side 2 has tracks from a Marillion concert (Bangor Uni, 12-Feb-82). The Elvis side contains: Imagination Is A Powerful Deceiver Third Rate Romance Knocking On Heaven's Door [Dylan] I'm Packing Up (ver.1) I'm Packing Up (ver.2) Please Mister Don't Stop The Band I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself [Bacharach/David] _ELVIS COSTELLO & RUDE 5 IN JAPAN_ (actual title unknown) (~90 min) [CAS] FM broadcast from the Mighty Like A Rose tour in Omiya, Japan, 2-Sep-91. Quality: Wonderful sound, wonderful performance and wonderful song selection. Great version of "That Day Is Done" & nice piano version of "Couldn't Call It Unexpected" - Ken Bays {kbays@nyx.cs.du.edu} Tokyo Storm Warning That Day Is Done So Like Candy Hidden Charms [Willie Dixon] I Want You Veronica [EC/McCartney] The Very Thought Of You [Ray Noble] Everybody's Crying Mercy [Mose -Japanese interview segment/ Allison] Pete Thomas- Hurry Down Doomsday... Watching The Detectives/Let Him All Grown Up Dangle I Hope You're Happy Now Couldn't Call It Unexpected Peace, Love & Understanding Almost Blue Pump It Up (incomplete) _ELVIS COSTELLO & SOME OF HIS FRIENDS_ (~30 min) [CAS] Quality: Sound quality varies - Jim Battey {jgordonb@aol.com} Tracks: With Delbert McClinton at the Lone Star Cafe, NYC, 25-Jul-78: Don't Lie To Me You Win Again [Hank Williams] With Richard Hell at CBGB's, 18-Oct-78: You Got To Lose Shattered (Jagger/Richards) At Apollo Theatre, London, 1-Jun-81: Gloomy Sunday At Hope & Anchor, London, 14-May-80: Mystery Dance What's So Funny... (not on King Biscuit broadcast) _ELVIS COSTELLO LIVE!_ [LP (clear vinyl)] Seattle '78. Same as _We're All Creeps!_ Quality: Pretty good - Andrew Smallman {smallman@cyberspace.com} Mystery Dance Less Than Zero Waiting For The End Of The World The Beat Night Rally (listed at "Night (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea Rider") This Year's Girl No Action Little Triggers _ELVIS COSTELLO LIVE 5-29-96 AND 2-5-97_ [CD; No label or catalogue number (Japan)] The first 9 tracks are from the VH1 'Storytellers' taping in New York City, 29-May-96. The remainder are from The Nashville Network (TNN) television taping at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, 5-Feb-97. George Jones & Ricky Scaggs also sings on these tracks. Most of the between song banter has been edited out. Storytellers: Ryman: Accidents Will Happen (1:39) Stranger In The House (3:59) Whay Can't A Man Stand Alone Good Year For The Roses [Jerry (listed as "Man Stand Alone") Chesnut](sung by George Jones) (4:17) (1:02) Mistress & Maid [McCartney/ Good Year For The Roses [Jerry Costello](1:56) Chesnut] (sung by EC) (1:58) Veronica [McCartney/Costello] Big Fool Of The Year (1:54) (4:27) Why Baby Why (1:11) Alison (6:00) Thats All It Took (3:42) Almost Blue (3:19) Indoor Fireworks (4:21) Watching The Detectives (4:43) All This Useless Beauty (4:58) I Want To Vanish (5:39) _ELVIS COSTELLO LIVE IN LONDON JULY 1, 1995_ [CD; No label or catalogue number (Japan)] Dispite the title the date of this concert was 17-May-95. The show can also be found on _Hidden Charms_ & _Jesus, This Is Elvis_. Remove This Doubt [Holland/Dozier/ Pouring Water On A Drowning Man Holland] (listed as "Remove The [D.Baker/D.McCormick] (3:54) Staff") (3:56) Must You Throw Dirt In My Face Hidden Charms [Willie Dixon] (3:46) [Bill Anderson] (5:39) Everybody's Crying Mercy [Mose Bama Lama Bama Loo [Richard W. Allison](5:56) Penniman](3:20) I've Been Wrong Before [Randy Why Don't You Love Me Like You Used Newman](3:38) To Do? [Hank Williams] (3:10) Running Out Of Fools [K.Rogers/ Alison/Tracks Of My Tears/Tears R.Ahlert](3:10) Of A Clown/Clowntime Is Over Leave My Kitten Alone [Little (listed as "Alison, My Aim Is Willie John/Titus Turner] (3:55) True") (5:46) The Very Thought Of You [Ray Noble] Pump It Up (4:35) (4:42) _ELVIS COSTELLO LIVE "UNAPPROVED"_ (49:02) [95; CD; Mojo MOJO-052 (Australia)] Soundboard or radio broadcast. This could be an edit of the same material that's on the _This Is Tomorrow_ boot. (Royalty Theatre, London, 23-Nov-86) Quality: High quality sound (8 or 9/10). The performance is very good, but not excellent like some of the shows from this era (mid 80's). Nick Corr Temptation (2:48) Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head New Lace Sleeves (4:28) /Accidents Will Happen (6:43/2:46) The Beat (3:32) Clubland (6:57) Watching The Detectives (4:40) I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down I Want You (6:11) /Pump It Up (3:09/4:25) I Hope You're Happy Now (3:22) _ELVIS COSTELLO LIVE "UNLICENSED"_ [CD; Mainline Music/AMCOS SW 120 (Australia)] This CD has exactly the same tracks as _Every Day I Write A Book_ & _Writing My Story_, so I assume it's from The Spectrum, Philadelphia, 11-Aug-84 concert. _ELVIS COSTELLO WITH STEVE NIEVE_ (JAPAN TOUR 1999) [9904; 2xCDR; NO SMOKERS MFC 2-99208] Complete Costello & Nieve show, Fukuoka, 8-Feb-99. Quality: Audience DAT. The sound quality is not good. This show was a clubhouse gig and because of this the sound is often split. However, the atomosphere of show is more friendly from that of a hall concert. Elvis sings with care, particurally on "God Give Me Strength". The bad sound quality is a pity, but despite this the boot still has a strong point. In such a small venue the unmiced last track was recorded clearly, so the climax can be enjoyed. DISC 1: DISC 2: Accidents Will Happen/ All This Useless Beauty 24 Hours From Tulsa Veronica [EC/McCartney] Everyday I Write The Book Alison Talking In The Dark I Still Have That Other Party Girl Girl [EC/Bacharach] Toledo [EC/Bacharach] Inch By Inch Tears Of The Birthday Party Shallow Grave [EC/Bacharach] Watching The Detectives Chelsea Pump It Up/Subterranean Homesick Temptation Blues/Too Much Monkey Business Just A Memory I Want You I Just Don't Know What To Do God Give Me Strength [EC/ With Myself [Bacharach/David] Bacharach] Red Shoes American Without Tears This House Is Empty Now [EC/ Oliver's Army Bacharach] Couldn't Call It Unexpected Pads, Paws & Claws [EC/McCartney] No.4 (without mic) Radio Sweetheart/Jackie Wilson Said [EC/Van Morrison] God's Comic _ELVIS COSTELLO WITH STEVE NIEVE_ (JAPAN TOUR 1999) [9904; 2xCDR; NO SMOKERS MFC 2-99210] Complete Costello & Nieve show, Shibuya-Kokaido, Tokyo, 10-Feb-99. Quality: Audience DAT recording, but not as good as _HALLFULL OF SONGS_ and suffers from some annoying coughing. DISC 1: DISC 2: Opening Radio Sweetheart/Jackie Wilson Shot With His Own Gun/ Said [EC/Van Morrison] 24 Hours From Tulsa God's Comic Accidents Will Happen All This Useless Beauty Talking In The Dark Veronica [EC/McCartney] Poor Fractured Atlas Alison Toledo [EC/Bacharach] Deep Dark Truthful Mirror Such Unlikely Lovers [EC/ Inch By Inch Bacharach] Shallow Grave (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Pump It Up/Subterranean Homesick Red Shoes Blues/Too Much Monkey Business Blue Chair Shipbuilding [EC/Langer] Baby Plays Around The Birds Will Still Be Passionate Fight [EC/Nieve] Singing What's Her Name Today [EC/ I Still Have That Other Bacharach] Girl [EC/Bacharach] This House Is Empty Now [EC/ God Give Me Strength [EC/ Bacharach] Bacharach] Pads, Paws & Claws [EC/McCartney] Couldn't Call It Unexpected Stranger In The House No.4 (without mic) |_ELVIS COSTELLO'S COMPLIMENTS AND CUTTING REMARKS_ | [99; 2xCDR] | Collection of B-sides, singles, soundtracks and odds & ends. | DISC 1: DISC 2: | Basement Kiss Party Party | Puppet Girl Life Shinks | We Despise You Sticks and Stones [Titus Turner] | London's Brilliant Many Rivers To Cross [Jimmy Cliff] | Psycho [Leon Payne] Ugly Things [Nick Lowe] | What Do I Do Now [Wener] Point Of No Return [Goffin & King] | Brilliant Disguise [Bruce The Room Nobody Lives In [John Sebastian] | Springsteen] You're No Good [Clint Ballard Jr.] | But Not For Me [G.& I.Gershwin] Sally Sue Brown [Alexander] | My Mood Swings [EC/O'Riordan] Stranger In The House | A Drunken Man's Praise Of I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself | Sobriety [W.B.Yeats/Macmanus] [Bacharach/David] | Almost Ideal Eyes They Can't Take That Away From Me | I Throw My Toys Around [G.& I.Gershwin] (/w Tony Bennett) | [EC/O'Riordan] (/w No Doubt) That Day Is Done [Macmanus/McCartney] | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (/w The Fairfield Four) | [Benjamin/Marcus /Caldwell] Ship Of Fools [J.J.Garcia/R.C.Hunter] | (From a WNEW-FM Morning Show live Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue/Put Away | broadcast from the Heartbreak, Forbidden Playthings (w/ Steve Nieve and | NYC, 11-Feb-86) The Swedish Radio Symphony) | The Bridge I Burned May 17th | Windows Of The World [Bacharach My Resistance Is Low [Carmichael/Adamson] | /David] (live /w Chrissie Hynde, I'll Never Fall In Love Again | "AIMS Gala", ITV-TV 2-Feb-89) You've Got To Hide Your Love Away | Anyone who's Had a Heart Do You Know What I'm Saying | [Bacharach/David] | My Little Red Book [Bacharach | /David] | Accidents will Happen (live /w Burt | Bacharach) | Full Force Gale [Van Morrison] | (/w The Voice Squad) | Idiophone | She _ELVIS GOES TO PARIS...AND THE ATTRACTIONS DON'T_ (49:31) [91; CD/LP; Archivio ARC 007 (Italy) /Troubador egtp 1184] Acoustic solo performance from Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, 26-Nov-84. Quality: '+' - Joachim Weisbrod {weisbrod@fzi.de} OK for an audience tape - {david.jacobson@hofbbs.com} Not a great recording - {seanbe@microsoft.com} Not bad for a bootleg. The audience is sometimes rather loud (3 out of 5) - Peter Kube {p.kube@rz.uni-sb.de} This is one of my favourite boots - Olivier Ridolphi Performance: 10/10. Sound: 6/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} A very good quality audience recording - Phil Dennison {p.r.dennison@strath.ac.uk} Almost Blue (2:33) Everyday I Write The Book (2:35) Pills And Soap (4:17) Image Of Me (2:40) Luxemburg (2:53) Suffering Face (3:21) Hope You're Happy Now (2:19) Baby's In Black (/w T.Bone Burnett) Love Field (4:39) (2:31) The End Of The Rainbow (3:52) If You're Going To San Francisco Alison/You Win Again [EC/ (/w T.Bone Burnett) (2:27) Hank Williams] (4:40) Smiling Shore (listed as "Soul Having It All (listed as "If You Survivor") (3:04) Can't Give Me What I Want") (3:43) Riot Act (3:55) _ELVIS GOES TO WASHINGTON & DAVE EDMUNDS & ROCKPILE DON'T_ (~61:30/83:30) [CD/2xLP; ?/Pacifist PCFST 7879] Warner Theatre, Washington, DC, 28-Feb-78, stereo FM broadcast. This concert can also be found on _Elvis & Friends - Visit Washington_ & _In The District Of Columbia_. Quality: One of the best 'early' EC boots. Pretty good sound and performance - Andrew Rosenau {ar@nwu.edu} Sound quality is very good and the music is fantastic - Melinda Hale {melinda@delphi.com} Performance: 10/10. Sound: 10/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Pump It Up (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea Waiting For The End Of The World Hand In Hand No Action Little Triggers Less Than Zero ("Dallas version") Radio Radio The Beat You Belong To Me (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Lipstick Vogue Shoes SIDE 3: SIDE 4: (Dave Edmunds & Rockpile, NYC Watching The Detectives '78. These tracks are only on the LP Mystery Dance version.) Miracle Man Down Down Down Blame It On Cain I Knew The Bride Chemistry Class (mislabeled as Deborah "The Final Solution") Breaking Glass (/w Nick Lowe) Let It Rock (/w Keith Richards) Heart Of The City _ENCHANTED FROM MEMORIES_ [99; 2xCD; Faith Records FCD3] Soundboard recordings of Fuji Rock Festival, Tokyo, 1-Aug-98 + Osaka, 21-Nov-87 + Tokyo, Jun-84. _EVERYDAY I PLAY THE BOOT_ [2xLP(+7"); Off-Beat (COS-1/2/3/4 inscribed on discs)] Almost the complete set from Pier 84, NYC, 10-Aug-83. This was originally released with the first 2 songs badly mismastered. The rest of both discs was fine, pretty standard bootleg quality. Shortly afterwards the bootlegger released a 7" with corrected versions of the tracks. It was supposed to be given away free to people who had already bought the album. (Honour among thieves!) The single came in a plain white sleeve with record labels that were different to the album labels, but in the same style: a comic-book-like picture of a man in a fedora reading a newspaper, orange on one side and white on the other (no type). Quality: ECIS reports that copy quality of this audience recording varies from very good mono to poor. The fine playing from EC+A & the TKO Horns makes up for the shartfall in quality. The version of "Tears Before Bedtime" with the Horns is probably quite unusual. This has such bad sound quality that I didn't even bother to tape it! - Melinda Hale {xmelinda@iglou.com} (Maybe Melinda had a mismastered copy!) SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Let Them All Talk Kid About It Possession Mystery Dance Watching The Detectives Shabby Doll Secondary Modern Pidgin English The Greatest Thing Hand In Hand Man Out Of Time New Lace Sleeves SIDE 3: SIDE 4: Big Sister's Clothes Clowntime Is Over You Belong To Me Tears Before Bedtime Clubland High Fidelity Everyday I Write The Book T.K.O. (Boxing Day) Watch Your Step I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Backstabbers/King Horse Pump It Up _EVERY DAY I WRITE A BOOK_ (50:15) [CD; Living Legend Records LLRCD 120 (Italy)] Cover states that this was recorded at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, USA, but it is really from The Spectrum, Philadelphia, 11-Aug-84 (same as King Biscuit Hour). Track list is the same as _Elvis Costello Live "Unlicensed"_ and _Writing My Story_. Quality: Excellent quality (9/10) - Paul Hosken {hosken@t-online.de} Performance: 7/10. Sound: 8/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} Let Them All Talk (2:55) Everyday I Write The Book (4:26) Greatest Thing (3:08) The Only Flame In Town (3:40) Girls Talk (3:41) Getting Mighty Crowded (3:32) Lipstick Vogue (4:42) Alison (4:10) ("Torn Between Two Watching The Detectives (6:04) Lovers" arrangement) Clubland (5:46) Pump It Up (8:09) _EXIT_ [2xLP; Toasted Records 2S 919] Disc 1 is the Canadian promo LP _El Mocambo Club_, disc 2 is of the same 1977 gig that's on the _Armed & Dangerous_ boot (Riviera Theatre, Chicago, 3-Dec-77). Manufactured by Finestkind Records & Tapes LTD, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. There is no name on the album but the cover consists of a girl wearing boxer's shorts and robe, slightly open, as she leans against the ropes. She is under an exit sign, so possibly the album is called _Exit_. The girl on the back cover is VERY bizarre! The photos on this professionally packaged album are by Helmut Newton. Quality: Good quality stereo FM broadcasts or PA recordings. The 1978 Show (El Mocambo Club) - SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Mystery Dance Little Triggers Waiting for the End of the World Radio Radio Welcome to the Working Week Lipstick Vogue Less Than Zero Watching the Detectives The Beat (not listed) Heart of the City (/w Nick Lowe) Lip Service Miracle Man (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (not listed) The 1977 Show (Chicago) - SIDE 3: SIDE 4: Welcome to the Working Week Lipstick Vogue (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Watching the Detectives Shoes Pump It Up Waiting for the End of the World Miracle Man No Action Mystery Dance The Beat No Dancing (San Francisco, Less than Zero 15-Nov-77, 2nd. show) Radio Radio You Belong To Me The 1978 show seems to be missing two songs: "Pump It Up" and "You Belong To Me". _EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED_ [99; 2xCDR; Doberman 199/200] Audience DAT recording of the complete Costello/Nieve show from the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, 14-Apr-99. The packaging includes photos from the show. Also included are 3 bonus tracks from the Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 16-Apr-99. _FEILE FESTIVAL_ - EC+R5 [CAS] Recorded at a 3-day music festival in Thurles, Ireland, on 3-Aug-91. Quality: Good, 8/10 - Harry Mooney {eeihmy@eeiatus01.ericsson.se} Tokyo Storm Warning Good Year For The Roses/A Woman Accidents Will Happen Left Lonely [Chesnut/Penn-Oldham] (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Shoes [Benjamin/Marcus/Caldwell] Deep Dark Truthful Mirror Veronica [EC/McCartney] Other Side Of Summer Oliver's Army Watching The Detectives Peace, Love & Understanding [Lowe] Let Him Dangle Tramp The Dirt Down (extra lyrics) Hidden Charms [Willie Dixon] God's Comic Hurry Down Doomsday Pump It Up _FILE UNDER REVENGE AND GUILT_ [2xLP; King Foot al-1843/6] The cover says this is a concert from 'Forest Hills, NY, 1984' (18-Aug), but 'Going Through The Motions' says it is in fact Philadelphia, 11-Aug-84. EC+A + Gary Barnacle (sax) just treading water except for a great version of "So You Want To Be A Rock'N'Roll Star". SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Worthless Thing Lipstick Vogue/Watching The Rock'N'Roll Star Detectives I Wanna Be Loved King Horse Sour Milk Cow Blues SIDE 3: SIDE 4: Inch By Inch/The Deportees Getting Mighty Crowded Club Alison Everyday I Write The Book Home Truth The Only Flame In Town (missing Pump It Up (incl. "Ain't That A beginning) Lot Of Love") _FILLING THE BLANKS_ [CAS] The Jo Marshall demos are sung by Jo Marshall, backed by EC on guitar, Pete Thomas on drums and Nick Lowe on bass. Wendy James demos from 4-Nov-94 Basement Kiss (Roy Orbison demo) The Comedians (Roy Orbison demo) All You Need Is Love [Lennon/McCartney] (LiveAid) The Jo Marshall Demos - 1978: Mighty Man, Big Brown, True Love, Talk To Me _FIND YOURSELF ANOTHER FOOL_ [information needed!] Find Yourself Another Fool Blame It On Cain Brand New Hairdo Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Blue Chair [Benjamin/Marcus/Caldwell] Shoes Without Heels Big Sister American With Out Tears Stamping Ground Town Cryer I Don't Know What To Do With Myself Imperial Bedroom Really Mystified Seven Day Weekend Radio Radio Hoover Factory Stranger In The House You Belong To Me Withered And Died Radio Radio Living A Little, Laughing A Little Mystery Dance Green Shirt (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red From Head To Toe Shoes World Of Broken Hearts Lip Service Psycho Wave A White Flag Angel Step Out Of Heaven Poisin Moon Neat Neat Neat Jump Up _(THE) FLIP CITY DEMOS_ (50:28) [CD; Hand Made HAM 011] Similar to _Aim To Please_ & _Our Aim Is True_. Quality: 8.5/10 - Olivier Ridolphi Performance: 10/10. Sound: 8/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} Third Rate Romance (v1) [Russell Smith] (3:35) Living In Paradise (3:53) Radio Soul (v1) (4:22) - early version of "Radio Radio" Radio Soul (v2) (4:20) Pay It Back (3:33) Imagination Is A Powerful Deceiver (v1) (3:48) Imagination Is A Powerful Deceiver (v2) (4:16) Imagination Is A Powerful Deceiver (v3) (3:34) Third Rate Romance (v2) [Russell Smith] (3:33) Knocking On Heaven's Door [Bob Dylan] (4:27) I'm Packing Up (v1) [Chris Kenner] (3:19) I'm Packing Up (v2) [Chris Kenner] (2:47) Please Mister Don't Stop The Band (5:07) _FORBIDDEN PLAYTHINGS_ (56:21/38:44) [99; 2xCD; Doberman 187/188] Two shows from the Berwald Hall, Sweden taken from radio broadcasts. The first from 5-Jan-99 featuring Steve Nieve & The Swedish Symphony Orchestra, and the second from 6-Jan-96 featuring Sofie Von Otter & The Swedish Symphony Orchestra. Quality: Very good - John Martin {jmartin@easynet.co.uk} DISC 1: (5-Jan-99 - late show) Introduction (1:18) Accident Will Happen (4:38) Painted From Memory [EC/Bacharach] (5:17) All This Useless Beauty (6:12) Upon A Veil of Midnight Blue (5:59) Put Away Forbiden Playthings (4:43) I Still Have That Other Girl [EC/Bacharach] (3:50) What's her Name Today? [EC/Bacharach] (5:31) Almost Blue (5:36) This House Is Empty Now [EC/Bacharach] (7:09) The Birds Will Still Be Singing (6:08) DISC 2: (6-Jan-96) Introduction (2:05) Upon A Veil of Midnight Blue (5:16) The Birds Will Still Be Singing (6:23) Autumn Leaves [Kosma/Mercer/Prevert] (6:00) Baby It's Cold Outside [Loesser] (3:31) Without A Song [Eliscu/Rose] (2:57) Lost in The Stars [Kurt Weill] (4:33) My Ship [Kurt Weill] (3:25) Every Time We Say Goodbye [Cole Porter] (4:34) _F*** THE PLAY LIST! BRIXTON II_ - Bob Dylan [CD; Sterling Sounds SSCD-BD01/02] This is a Dylan bootleg of his London gig at the Brixton Academy on 30-Mar-95. EC appears on 1 track: I Shall Be Released [Dylan] (6:22) (Dylan + EC) _(THE) GANGSTER IS BACK_ (76:03) [9204; CD; Lobster Records LOB 038 (Italy)] University of Texas, Austin 7-Sep-1983. Quality: '+' - Joachim Weisbrod {weisbrod@fzi.de} The sound is terrifically good. The performance is a little less 'vicious' than some of his other tours, which is in keeping with the production sound he was getting in the studio at the time - Albert Steg {asteg@k12.ucs.umass.edu} Let Them All Talk (3:51) Clubland (3:51) Possession (2:34) The World And His Wife (2:39) Watching The Detectives (4:19) Watch Your Step (3:22) Secondary Modern (3:14) Backstabbers/King Horse (4:56) The Greatest Thing (2:54) T.K.O. (3:56) Kid About It (3:37) Everyday I Write The Book (4:17) Mystery Dance (2:14) Alison (4:15) Shabby Doll (5:14) I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Temptation (2:58) (3:42) New Lace Sleeves (5:17) Pump It Up (5:50) Peace, Love & Understanding (3:20) _GIGI_ [95; 7"; 45 MOHO 4052 (Polish 1-sided flexi issued in 3 colours)] Gigi (live; Meltdown) [Alan J.Lerner/Frederic Loewe] - EC+Bill Frisell _GOING STATESIDE_ [95; CD; Hawk HAWK063 (Italy)] From a concert at the Universal Amphitheatre, LA, 13-May-94. Great packaging, plus some nice colour photos and a picture disk. The CD contains the entire show less "Sulky Girl", "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror" and the encores. Quality: Pretty good audience tape - Mike Bodayle {MBodayle@aol.com} No Action (2:46) Shabby Doll (4:42) High Fidelity (2:32) Rocking Horse Road (6:04) The Beat (3:25) Still Too Soon To Know (2:42) Pony Street (3:07) Everyday I Write The Book (2:42) Beyond Belief (4:48) Watching The Detectives (4:35) London's Brilliant Parade (5:16) You Belong To Me (2:26) You Tripped At Every Step (5:17) Just About Glad (3:03) 20% Amnesia (3:18) Mystery Dance (2:08) Clown Strike (4:51) 13 Steps Lead Down/Radio Radio Kinder Murder (3:22) (6:00) _GOOD YEAR FOR THE COVERS VOLUME 1_ (69:40) [98; CD; TNT 10] As the title suggests this is a compilation from various live sources of Elvis performing covers. The sound quality if very nice, especially considering the range of sources. Rumour has it that only 10-15 copies were made. New York City, 15-Apr-84: Your Girlfriend (2:13) I Threw It All Away [Dylan] (2:57) I'll Make It All Up To You [Charlie Rich](2:16) New York City, 18-Oct-78 (with Richard Hell): You Gotta Lose (4:01) Shattered [Jagger/Richards] (4:01) London, 15-Apr-80: One More Heartache [Marvin Gaye] (3:00) Little Sister [Pomus/Shuman] (3:04) Don't Look Back [Robinson/White] (4:18) Philadelphia, 11-Aug-84: So You Wanna Be (A Rock & Roll Star) [Hillman/McGuinn] (2:10) Austin, 7-Sep-83: The Bells [Laura Nyro] (4:28) Stand Down Margret [The Beat (aka English Beat)] (1:34) Philadelphia, 19-Oct-86: Knowing Me Knowing You [S.Anderson/B.Andersson/B.Ulvaeus] (3:57) Milano, 16-Nov-86: You've Got To Hide Your Love Away [Lennon/McCartney] (2:32) Pretty In Pink [John Ashton] (2:20) Leave My Kitten Alone [Little Willie John/Titus Turner](4:10) Please Stay [Bacharach & David] (3:25) Unknown TV source: You Win Again [Hank Williams] (3:08) Montreux, 11-Jul-89 (with Squeeze): Let The Good Times Roll (4:13) Pretty Flamingo [Barkan] (4:30) Slow Down [Larry Williams] (2:45) Rutgers, 23-Apr-87 (with Nick Lowe): Peace Love & Understanding [Lowe] (4:32) _(THE) GREAT LOST ALBUM_ (54:13) [CD; Caucasian Records CD 002] From liner notes: This album was recorded in early 1991 and was scheduled as the follow up to _Mighty Like A Rose_. All tracks are cover versions. The album was eventually officially released as _Kojak Variety_. Quality: 7/10. All tracks are fully produced studio recordings, but at times the sound is a little muddy and the tape hiss is high. Despite this I'd recommend it. (The _Barbados Mega Mixes_ CD is supposed to sound better) - Paul Hosken {hosken@t-online.de} Strange [Walter Hawkins] (2:35) Hidden Charms [Willie Dixon] (3:31) Remove This Doubt [Holland/Dozier/Holland] (3:50) I Threw It All Away [Bob Dylan] (3:21) Leave My Kitten Alone [Little Willie John/Titus Turner] (3:11) Everybody's Crying Mercy [Mose Allison] (4:06) I've Been Wrong Before [Randy Newman] (2:56) Bama Lama Bama Loo [Richard W. Penniman] (2:45) Must You Throw Dirt In My Face [Bill Anderson] (3:45) Pouring Water On A Drowning Man [D.Baker/D.McCormick] (3:31) The Very Thought Of You [Ray Noble] (3:39) I Feel Like Dancing The Night Away [J.Winchester] (2:58) (aka "Payday") This Time, Be Different [Bacharach & David] (4:49) (aka "Please Stay") Running Out Of Fools [K.Rogers/R.Ahlert] (3:02) Days [Ray Davies] (4:49) (this is the same track that was officially released on the _Until The End Of The World_ soundtrack CD) _GREATEST HITS LIVE_ (70:26) [94; CD; Chartbusters CHER-004-A] This seems to be portions of other boots stitched together into one show. Possible sources could be El Mocambo, Stiffs Live, Westwood One shows, etc. There is no liner notes or documentation. Quality: Overall the sound quality is good to excellent, but some tracks sound pretty awful. There's a lot of high end and hiss, as if radio broadcasts were the main source. Nice to have for the live "Tiny Steps" - Bruce White {brucew8940@aol.com} Welcome To The Working Week (1:17) Accidents Will Happen (2:45) (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Oliver's Army (3:02) Shoes (2:34) Peace, Love And Understanding (3:29) No Action (2:15) Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Less Than Zero (3:14) (3:04) Blame It On Cain (3:18) Pump It Up (version 2) (5:55) Watching The Detectives (5:17) I Just Don't Know What To Do With Pump It Up (2:45) Myself [Bacharach/David] (2:24) Mystery Dance (2:39) (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea Let Them All Talk (2:57) (4:39) Girl's Talk (3:39) Tiny Steps (4:38) Everyday I Write The Book (4:16) Radio Radio (2:38) Alison (3:44) _HALLFULL OF SONGS_ (aka "Heartfull Of Songs") [990223; 2xCD; no label #BB047/048] Complete Costello & Nieve show, Tokyo, 10-Feb-99. (on the back of the cover is says 1998!) Quality: The sound is very good and the performance is really 'heartfelt' (especially "Baby Plays Around" & "Passionate Fight". This is one of the best EC/SN boots and is on a par with _Aging Gracefully_ - Hiroshi Sassano. DISC 1: DISC 2: Shot With His Own Gun All This Useless Beauty Accidents Will Happen Veronica [EC/McCartney] Talking In The Dark Alison Poor Fractured Atlas Deep Dark Truthful Mirror Toledo [EC/Bacharach] Inch By Inch Such Unlikely Lovers [EC/ Shallow Grave Bacharach] Pump It Up (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Shipbuilding [EC/Langer] Red Shoes The Birds Will Still Be Blue Chair Singing Baby Plays Around I Still Have That Other Passionate Fight [EC/Nieve] Girl [EC/Bacharach] What's Her Name Today [EC/ God Give Me Strength [EC/ Bacharach] Bacharach] This House Is Empty Now [EC/ Couldn't Call It Unexpected Bacharach] No.4 (without mic) Pads, Paws & Claws [EC/McCartney] Stranger In The House Radio Sweetheart/Jackie Wilson Said [EC/Van Morrison] God's Comic _HARD TO FIND VOL.5_ - Bob Dylan [CD] Taken from a London gig on 30-Mar-95. I Shall Be Released [Bob Dylan] _HARD UP HEROES 3_ [99; CD; Timeless TML-003] Live BBC radio recordings from 70's bands such as EC&A, Jam, Slade, Generation X, Mott The Hoople, Humble Pie, The Faces, Dodgers & more. Really Mystified (from 3rd. John Peel session) Beaten To The Punch (from 4th. John Peel session) _HATE YOU LIVE_ [LP; Smiling Dog? EC9000] According to 'Going Through The Motions' side 1 from Long Beach, CA, 13-Feb-79. Side 2 is a bunch of pirated B-sides and give-aways (before _Taking Liberties_ this was worth something. 'Neat Neat Neat' was the only one not to appear on _TL_). Quality: The live recording has the frequency response of a telephone. The pirated stuff sounds okay - Richard Saunders {rms@ca.dynix.com} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Goon Squad Wednesday Week Opportunity Talking In The Dark Oliver's Army Stranger In The House Busy Bodies Neat Neat Neat Two Little Hitlers Radio Sweetheart Goon Squad Night Rally Big Boys My Funny Valentine [Kahn] Party Girl _HEARTFULL OF SONGS_ See _HALLFULL OF SONGS_. _HEATWAVE 1980_ [2xLP; ECHWC82380] Recorded at Mosport Park/Raceway near Toronto, Canada. (See also _Canada Heatwave Festival 23-Aug-80_.) Record labels from other artists used and have no mention of Costello. Quality: Sounds like an audience recording but is quite passable if a bit dodgey in places. Pretty good gig, with a storming version of "Detectives" - Richard Spence {spencrg@stoyuk.mhs.compuserve.com} Fair to very good - Mark C. Bartlett {bartlett@tuns.ca} Performance: 8/10. Sound: 7/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: *Shot With His Own Gun (listed Green Shirt as "How Does It Feel") You'll Never Be A Man Accidents Will Happen (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea The Beat Secondary Modern Temptation Pump It Up What's So Funny About Peace Love And Understanding Mystery Dance SIDE 3: SIDE 4: Lover's Walk Alison Less Than Zero Clubland Big Tears Oliver's Army High Fidelity Watching The Detectives/You Belong Radio Radio To Me I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (It's possible that the track marked '*' isn't on all versions!) _HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE_ [99; 2xCDR] Linda McCartney tribute concert incl. Paul McCartney, EC, George Michael & others. _HER MAJESTIES PLEASURE_ [99; CD] 25 songs from the Sydney show, Her Majesty's Theatre, 19-Jan-99. _HIDDEN CHARMS_ (58:26) [95; CD; DU CD09 DDD-AMCOS] 17-May-95 'King Hoarse' show from London. On the package "Bama Lama Bama Loo" shows up again as the last track but it is not on the disc. Quality: Good quality copy of the FM broadcast - Mike Bodayle {mbodayle@legend.txdirect.net} Introduction (0:34) (not listed) Pouring Water On A Drowning Man Remove This Doubt [Holland/Dozier/ [D.Baker/D.McCormick] (3:55) Holland] (4:47) Must You Throw Dirt In My Face Hidden Charms [Willie Dixon] (3:46) [Bill Anderson] (5:39) Everybody's Crying Mercy [Mose Bama Lama Bama Loo [Richard W. Allison] (5:57) Penniman](3:21) I've Been Wrong Before [Randy Why Don't You Love Me Like You Used Newman](3:38) To Do? [Hank Williams] (4:08) Running Out Of Fools [K.Rogers/ Alison w/ Tracks Of My Tears/Tears R.Ahlert](3:11) Of A Clown/Clowntime Is Over Leave My Kitten Alone [Little (5:47) Willie John/Titus Turner] (3:55) Pump It Up (5:05) The Very Thought Of You [Ray Noble] (4:42) _HIDDEN CHARMS_ (60:13) [95; CD; Grail GRAIL REC 52] 17-May-95 'King Hoarse' show from the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London. This CD is basically the same as the one with the same name on the Amcos label except that a second version of "Bama Lama Bama Loo" (from 'Later With Jools Holland', 16-May-95) is included as the last track. Quality: Sound quality is quite good, with only "Everybody's Crying Mercy" being marred by brief fade-outs and buzzes. And, of course, EC's voice is a rather hoarse (except for the 2nd. version of "Bama Lama Bama Loo" where he sounds in fine shape) - T.J.Young {young057@gold.tc.umn.edu} Remove This Doubt [Holland/Dozier/ Must You Throw Dirt In My Face Holland] (5:20) [Bill Anderson] (5:39) Hidden Charms [Willie Dixon] (3:42) Bama Lama Bama Loo [Richard W. Everybody's Crying Mercy [Mose Penniman] (3:20) Allison] (6:01) Why Don't You Love Me Like You Used I've Been Wrong Before [Randy To Do? [Hank Williams] (3:11) (listed Newman] (3:37) as "Why Don't You Love Her") Running Out Of Fools [K.Rogers/ Alison w/ Tracks Of My Tears/Tears R.Ahlert] (3:12) Of A Clown/Clowntime Is Over Leave My Kitten Alone [Little (5:46) Willie John/Titus Turner] (3:56) Pump It Up (4:43) The Very Thought Of You [Ray Noble] Bama Lama Bama Loo [Richard W. (4:45) Penniman](3:09) Pouring Water On A Drowning Man [D.Baker/D.McCormick] (3:54) _HIDING UNDER COVERS_ [7"; Mr.Norman Brain Records Brain 1 (ps) (USA)] 4 live songs, all covers. 'Going Through The Motions' lists "The Price Of Love" as being from the Stone Pony, Ashbury Park, NJ, 16-Dec-77 (2nd. show), & "Slow Down" from the Chateau Neuf, Oslo, 19-Nov-80. It also lists "One Day I'll Fly Away" as being the Hammersmith Odean, London, 27-Mar-81, but it is thought to really be from the Playhouse, Edinburgh, 9-Mar-81. Quality: Not great - Andrew Smallman {smallman@cyberspace.com} Pretty poor - Phil Dennison {cbas68@vms.strath.ac.uk} The Price Of Love [D.& P.Everly] I Got You [James Brown] Slow Down [Larry Williams] One Day I'll Fly Away [Sample/ Jennings] _HIS FIRST KORNYPHONE RECORD_ [LP; TAKRL 938]] Same as _Elvis Costello_ [Amazing Kornyfone Label TAKRL 928] _HIT THE ROAD, ELVIS_ (70:11/65:48) [99; 2xCD; Oliverecords 70/71] Radio broadcast of EC & The Rude 5 live at Omya, Japan, 9-Feb-91, plus bonus tracks (audience recordings) from the same tour. Quality: The Omya tracks sound excellent (and in stereo!), but the bonus tracks are a bit mixed - Paul Hosken {hosken@t-online.de} DISC 1: DISC 2: Intro (1:10) I Hope You're Happy Now Tokyo Storm Warning (4:55) - BAD TRACK!!! (0:20) So Like Candy/I Want You (8:05) I Hope You're Happy Now/Paperback The Very Thought Of You [Ray Writer [EC/Lennon/McCartney] (3:27) Noble] (5:34) (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love Watching The Detectives/Let Him & Understanding? [Lowe] (4:43) Dangle/Watching The Detectives Pump It Up (6:56) (9:03) Osaka (26-Aug-91): Couldn't Call It Unexpected After The Fall (6:35) (4:57) The Other Side Of Summer (3:57) Almost Blue (4:10) Playboy To A Man [EC/McCartney] That Day Is Done [EC/McCartney] (5:11) (5:04) Bama Lama Bama Loo [Richard W. Hidden Charms [Willie Dixon] Penniman] (2:40) (5:06) God's Comic/I'm A Believer (7:40) Veronica [EC/McCartney] (4:05) Chicago (8-Jun-91): Everybody's Crying Mercy [Mose Alison (6:46) Allison] (6:48) Nagoya (27-Aug-91): Hurry Down Doomsday/Outro Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head [EC/Keltner] (6:25) (3:35) All Grown Up (4:50) Tokyo (1-Sep-91): Accidents Will Happen (3:55) You Bowed Down (4:54) Osaka (26-Aug-91): Temptation (5:09) _HONKY TONK DEMOS_ - Declan Patrick [7"; Compact, Act la 93610, ps] These demos take their name from a show on Radio London which aired them, 15-Aug-76). Quality: Excellent studio quality tapes (10/10) - Paul Hosken {hosken@t-online.de} Lip Service Wave A White Flag Jump Up Blame It On Cain Mystery Dance Poison Moon _HOOVER FACTORY_ [7"] SIDE 1: (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (from Top Of The Pops, 15-Mar-78) You Belong To Me (from Capital Radio, 27-Sep-77) SIDE 2: Living In Paradise (from 4 Acres Club, Utica, NY, 6-Dec-77) Hoover Factory (from Capital Radio, 27-Sep-77) _HOT CLUB PHILLY_ [99; CD; Gold Standard] Radio broadcast from WMMR-FM in Philadelphia of the 7-Dec-77 early show. _I DID TALK TO BOB DYLAN_ (74:44) [96; CD; Moontunes MOON 015 (Luxembourg)] Best of EC's 3 night solo acoustic support sets for Dylan's March '95 gigs at the Brixton Academy, London. Quality: The sound quality is good to very good (but not excellent). There's more high end than low, and it sounds like the source might be from a very good audience recording. The performance is intense and heartfelt. Starting To Come To Me (2:27) Clown Strike (4:00) The Other End Of The Telescope Let Him Dangle (2:57) [EC/Aimee Mann] (3:44) All The Useless Beauty (3:39) Complicated Shadows (2:49) Crimes Of Paris (4:34) Little Atoms (3:13) Indoor Fireworks (4:05) Poor Fractured Atlas (3:34) It's Time (4:30) Distorted Angel (2:31) (listed as Just About Glad (3:02) 'Discarded Angel') Riot Act (3:27) Poisoned Rose (4:40) Kinder Murder (3:21) Man Out Of Time (4:40) Shallow Grave [EC/McCartney] (2:14) Shipbuilding [EC/Langer] (3:18) I Want To Vanish (3:28) Tramp The Dirt Down (4:29) _I DON'T WANT TO GO TO CHELSEA_ [7"; Super Record Company ep-101-b (pic.sleeve, red vinyl)]. I expect that all tracks are the same as those on the _50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong_ boot. Quality: Poor - Xavier Escutia Llambias SIDE 1: SIDE 2: (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea Living In Paradise (live) (live) Hoover Factory (start missing - You Belong To Me (live) electric solo version recorded for Capital Radio, 27-Sep-77) _I LEFT MY HONDA OUTSIDE_ [2xLP; Quiktype (Belgium)] Melbourne Concert Hall, 25-Jun-85. Quality: Very acceptable (4 out of 5), but badly pressed. During the acoustic numbers EC's voice is much louder than his guitar. Quiet audience - Kube, Peter {p.kube@rz.uni-sb.de} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: No Reason-acoustic Brilliant Mistake-acoustic Next Time Around-acoustic Worthless Thing-acoustic Suffering Face-acoustic Little Palaces-acoustic Indoor Fireworks-acoustic Inch By Inch-electric Substitute [Townsend]-acoustic Riot Act-electric Blue Chair-acoustic Alison (US-45-Mix) New Amsterdam-acoustic SIDE 3: SIDE 4: With T-Bone Burnett as the Pills and Soap-piano Coward Bros: Shipbuilding [EC/Langer]-piano Ragged and (We're) Right My Younger Son-electric Ring of Fire End of the Rainbow-electric People's Limosine I'm Having It All-piano Midnight Oil Baby, It's You [Bacharach/David/ Tom Dooley Williams] (/w Nick Lowe on vocal) Betrayal-electric(early, faster version of "Tramp The Dirt Down") Oliver's Army-electric _I NEVER TALKED TO JIM REEVES_ (76:35/67:12) [95; 2xCD; Flip 001/002 / Chance Records] Apollo Theatre, Oxford (27-Nov-94), plus bonus tracks from Shepherds Bush Empire, London (4,11,25-Nov-94). Quality: Performance - 9-10. Sound - very good (7-9) for Oxford show, wasn't sure at first whether this was a board or audience tape, crowd noise is at a minimum. Sound on bonus tracks varies from good to very good for an audience tape. Sound is much better than the Glastonbury boot. Nice to have the Wendy James and 4 new songs together in one place. Lots of great ad libs and the band sounds great - David Jacobson {david.jacobson@hofbbs.com} The sound is a bit dodgy at times but it is such an exciting, involved show full of passion, humour and venom - Eddie Gorodetsky {eddieg@cerf.net} Performance: 8/10. Sound: 7/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} DISC 1: DISC 2: Princess In Love - a spoken Good Year For The Roses [Jerry intro about Princess Di (1:50) Chesnut] (3:16) I Want You (6:27) I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down No Action (2:01) (2:27) Accidents Will Happen (2:44) This Is Hell (4:59) Watching The Detectives (5:20) All The Rage (3:54) Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (5:29) Pump It Up (4:19) So Like Candy (6:38) 4-Nov-94: London's Brilliant Parade (4:11) Girl's Talk (3:08) Pony St. (3:19) Human Hands (3:28) Honey, Are You Straight Or Are Basement Kiss (4:20) You Blind? (2:32) Puppet Girl (2:22) Clown Strike/Break On Through Alison/You Win Again/He'll Have To [Morrison] (8:47) Go [EC/H.Williams/J.Reeves] (5:28) Kinder Murder (3:08) 11-Nov-94: (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea Complicated Shadows (2:40) (3:46) You'll Never Be A Man (3:21) Rocking Horse Road (6:03) Dirty Rotten Shame (3:40) Shipbuilding [EC/Langer] (4:29) Poor Fractured Atlas (4:16) Lipstick Vogue (3:33) Green Shirt (2:36) Beyond Belief (3:18) 25-Nov-94: You Belong To Me (2:58) I Want To Vanish (listed as "Indecent Haste") (3:18) The Other Side Of Summer (3:50) Man Out Of Time (5:48) _I STAND ACCUSED_ (65:53) [90; CD; Great Dane Records GDR CD 9024 (Italy)] Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 12-Apr-79. (The cover incorrectly says that the gig was at the Lehigh Community College). Quality: '0' - Joachim Weisbrod {weisbrod@fzi.de} The sound quality is far from perfect (a bit treble-heavy, which at least makes the keyboards stand out), I'd rate it better than 'not that great', and the performance and set list make the disc fairly worthwhile - Dan Trippel {trippel@u.washington.edu} The opening track is a bit tinny and distorted, after that it improves but stays 'raw'. A must have for the EC fan. This concert follows within a month of the 'Bramlett incident' on a tour that was cut short. The guitar parts on "Chelsea" are worth hearing, and in general his playing is jagged and vicious - Albert Steg {asteg@k12.oit.umass.edu} Performance: 8/10. Sound: 7/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} I Stand Accused (part) (2:31) Tiny Steps (3:51) Goon Squad (3:05) The Beat (3:55) Two Little Hitlers (3:19) Rhodette's Song (4:03) B Movie (2:43) High Fidelity (3:48) Oliver's Army (3:02) Accidents Will Happen (2:52) Girls Talk (1:41) Watching The Detectives (8:21) (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea Big Boys (3:10) (4:39) Radio Radio (3:23) Green Shirt (3:06) Pump It Up (2:57) Opportunity (2:38) You Belong To Me (2:47) _I STILL HAVE THAT NIGHT IN MY HEAD_ (59:18) [98; CDR; Oliver Records OR 09] Audience DAT recording of Costello & Steve Nieve at the Tenco Awards, San Remo, 24-Oct-98. The last 3 tracks are from St. Jose University, 16-Apr-87. Quality: Sound is clean, but could be better. I'd rate it 9/10. Performance is good but I find the '87 tracks more interesting - Paul Hosken {hosken@t-online.de} Intro (1:17) Accidents Will Happen (3:10) Toledo [EC/Bacharach] (5:10) All This Useless Beauty (4:57) The Birds Will Still Be Singing (5:09) I Still Have That Other Girl [EC/Bacharach] (3:18) Almost Blue (3:50) God Give Me Strength [EC/Bacharach](5:29) Encores with Roger McGuinn: You Bowed Down/So You Want To Be A Rock'N'Roll Star [Costello/Hillman/McGuinn] (4:16) You Ain't Going Nowhere [Dylan] (3:28) Knockin' On Heaven's Door [Dylan] (4:06) St. Jose University, 16-Apr-87: Ship Of Fools [Hunter/Garcia] (5:56) Uncomplicated (4:07) Inch By Inch (5:05) _I'VE JUST COME FROM CALIFORNIA_ (72:32) [96; CD; Parrot Records PAR-105] Live at The Paramount, Seattle, 10-Feb-78 + The Lane County Civic Center, Eugene, 9-Feb-78. Quality: The sound is a bit bass-heavy and muddy, but a strong performance shines through - T.J.Young {young057@gold.tc.umn.edu} Performance: 8/10. Sound: 7/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} Seattle: Little Triggers (3:27) Mystery Dance (2:32) Radio Radio (2:36) Waiting For The End Of The World You Belong To Me (2:14) (4:51) Lipstick Vogue (6:32) Night Rally (2:37) Watching The Detectives (6:49) No Action (2:24) Pump It Up (3:42) Less Than Zero (Dallas version) Eugene: (3:51) The Roadette Song (4:15) The Beat (3:44) Stranger In The House (3:20) (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea Miracle Man (3:40) (5:09) I'm Not Angry (6:15) This Year's Girl (4:33) _IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA_ (57:37) [91; CD; Oh Boy BOY 1-9124 (Luxembourg)] Warner Theatre, Washington, DC, 28-Feb-78. This concert can also be found on _Elvis & Friends - Visit Washington_ & _Elvis Goes To Washington & Dave Edmunds & Rockpile Don't_. Quality: '-' - Joachim Weisbrod {weisbrod@fzi.de} The sound isn't as good as I had hoped - for the most part it is very good to excellent, but there are spots where the sound fades in and out. I recommend _Elvis Goes To Washington.._ instead. - John Howells {howells@netcom.com} Pump It Up (2:45) Hand In Hand (3:12) Waiting For The End Of The World Little Triggers (3:12) (4:13) Radio, Radio (2:48) No Action (2:40) You Belong To Me (2:34) Less Than Zero (4:42) Lipstick Vogue (5:43) The Beat (3:58) Watching The Detectives (5:09) (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Mystery Dance (5:23) Shoes (2:42) Miracle Man (4:24) (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (4:12) _INDOOR FIREWORKS_ [CAS] Audience recording of Elvis' support set for Dylan in 1995. All tracks are taken from the Brixton Acedemy shows. It’s Starting To Come To Me Clown Strike The Other End Of The Telescope Let Him Dangle [EC/Aimee Mann] All This Useless Beauty Complicated Shadows The Crimes Of Paris Little Atoms Indoor Fireworks Poor Fractured Atlas It’s Time Distorted Angel Just About Glad The Poison Rose Riot Act Man Out Of Time Kinder Murder Shipbuilding [EC/Langer] Shallow Grave Tramp The Dirt Down I Want To Vanish _(AN) INTERVIEW WITH ELVIS 'C'_ [88; 7" (white or yellow); Talkback Records CHAT 2 (ps)] Recorded on the 'Elvis Sings Again Tour' in Jan-87. Sleeve says limited to 1000 copies. Good quality interview, possibly recorded in Newcastle on the Confederates tour. _IRELAND AND DUBLINERS_ [2xLP; plain white label (Italy)] Self Aid Concert, Dublin 17-May-86. Each of the four album sides are dedicated to EC+A, Van Morrison, Boomtown Rats and US respectively. These tracks can also be found on _One Of The Attractions_. Record 1 Side 1: Leave My Kitten Alone [Little Willie John/Titus Turner] Complicated Many Rivers To Cross [Jimmy Cliff] I Hope You're Happy Now Pump It Up/Gloria [EC/Van Morrison] _ITALIAN NIGHTS_ [99; CDR] San Remo, Italy, Nov-98, with Roger McGuinn. _IT'S GONNA HAIL_ - Brian Setzer [990201; 2xCDR; No label] Disc 1 has the Brian Setzer & Friends Show (with EC & Ricky Skaggs), Ryman Ausitorium, Nashville, TN, 5-Feb-97. plus the Brian Setzer Orchestra show, San Diago, CA, 29-May-96. Disc 2 is the Brian Setzer Orchestra at the Hard Rock Casino, Las Vegas, NV, 1997. (Exact date unknown). Quality: Sound is good, soundboard quality - Hiroshi Sassano. Elvis appears on two tracks on disc 1: Sittin' & Thinkin' [Charlie Rich] (listed as "Again") Honey Don't _JAPAN TOUR 1999 5th Feb_ See _ELVIS COSTELLO WITH STEVE NIEVE_ (JAPAN TOUR 1999) _JAPAN TOUR 1999 10th Feb_ See _ELVIS COSTELLO WITH STEVE NIEVE_ (JAPAN TOUR 1999) _JESUS, THIS IS ELVIS_ (58:37) [95; CD; Kiss The Stone, KTS 454 (Italy)] EC+A recorded in London, 17-May-95. EC's voice is in bad shape (like the MTV Unplugged session). A lot of the tracks have incorrect titles on the cover. This CD is similar to the _Hidden Charms_ bootleg. The bonus version of "Bama Lama Bama Loo" is from the 'Later With Jools Holland' show, 16-May-95). Quality: Sound - 7 out of 10 - Joachim Weisbrod {weisbrod@fzi.de} Performance: 5/10. Sound: 7/10 - John Steffes {john.c.steffes@jci.com} Remove This Doubt [Holland/Dozier/Holland] (3:58) Hidden Charms [Willie Dixon] (3:46) Everybody's Crying Mercy [Mose Allison] (5:57) I've Been Wrong Before [Randy Newman] (3:38)) Running Out Of Fools [K.Rogers/R.Ahlert] (3:10) Leave My Kitten Alone [Little Willie John/Titus Turner] (3:56) The Very Thought Of You [Ray Noble] (4:43) Pouring Water On A Drowning Man [D.Baker/D.McCormick] (3:54) Must You Throw Dirt In My Face [Bill Anderson] (5:39) Bama Lama Bama Loo [Richard W. Penniman] (3:21) Why Don't You Love Me Like You Used To Do? [Hank Williams] (3:10) Alison w/ Tracks Of My Tears/Tears Of A Clown/Clowntime Is Over [EC/W.Robinson/Cosby-Robinson-Wonder/EC] (5:46) Pump It Up (4:33) Bama Lama Bama Loo [Richard W. Penniman] (3:21) (bonus track) _JOHN PEEL 1978_ [7"; KK10 (ps)] These tracks from the John Peel BBC radio show have also been released on _Nashville & More_. The label has incorrect track titles: Tuning In The Shine/Nobody's Seen His Face/I'm Still So Crazy For You/So Mystified. Quality: Pretty good, but not perfect - Phil Dennison {cbas68@vms.strath.ac.uk} Radio Radio I Just Don't Know What To Do With Stranger In The House Myself [Bacharach/David] Really Mystified _(THE) KORNYFONE RADIO HOUR_ [LP; Amazing Kornyfone Label TAKRL 901] The El Mocambo concert, Toronto, 6-Mar-78. The cover is a drawing of Elvis with a guitar, by Maggi. The record labels are from other artists and have no mention of Elvis Costello. Quality: 7.5 out of 10 - Kube, Peter {p.kube@rz.uni-sb.de} SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Mystery Dance Little Triggers Waiting For The End Of The World Radio Radio Welcome To The Working Week Lipstick Vogue Less Than Zero ("Dallas" version) Watching The Detectives The Beat Heart Of The City (/w Nick Lowe) Lip Service Miracle Man (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea _(THE) KVINDE HADER KLUB FLEXI_ [8903; 7"; 105062-1-ABS (US, clear blue flexi)] This is a flexi disc that came with issue 6 of the NYC fanzine 'The Kvinde Hader Klub'. Issues of the fanzine are still available. The 2 EC tracks are taken from his 4/5 night stand a Broadway theatre, NYC, '86. Pretty In Pink (live) [Psychedelic Furs] Forgive Her Anything (live) + 2 other tracks by Billy Bragg & DBS. _LAGUNA BEACH_ [CD] London, Mar-95. _LAND OF HOPE & ANCHOR_ (74:11) [98; CD; Tendolar TDR-087] Hope & Anchor show, London, 14-May-80, that was recorded for the King Biscuit Flower Hour. Martin Belmont is standing in for an injured Steve Nieve. Quality: The quality of the live set is excellent (it's a soundboard). It sounds much better than the vinyl _Something New_ boot of the same show. I'd recommend it - Mike {lpstd@aol.com} Temptation (3:11) Bonus tracks: Help Me (2:59) Tomorrow Coast To Coast, 3-Feb-81: I Stand Accused (2:42) New Lace Sleeves (4:10) One Fine Heartache (listed Watch Your Step (3:16) as One More Heartache) (2:46) 3rd John Peel Session, Oct-78: Secondary Modern (2:20) Really Mystified (1:46) Little Sister (3:09) 4th John Peel Session, Mar-80: High Fidelity (2:35) Beaten To The Punch (mislabelled Lipstick Vogue (3:46) as being from the 3rd session) Waiting For The End Of The World (1:52) (3:06) Possession (2:13) Walk And Don't Look Back (4:20) B-Movie (2:48) Girls Talk (2:00) High Fidelity (2:26) Watching The Detectives (6:15) 4 Ackers Club, Utica, NY, 6-Dec-77: You Belong To Me (3:02) The Roadette Song (4:59) Oliver's Army (3:15) Pump It Up (4:57) _(THE) LAST FOXTROT_ [LP/CAS; Rubber Robot RR002] Winterland, San Francisco, 7-Jun-78 - FM stereo broadcast. Album starts with EC saying "Welcome to the last foxtrot". Boot also has some Nick Lowe /Rockpile tracks. (Were they the support act?) Quality: Very good - Andrew Smallman {smallman@cyberspace.com} Basically a good recording, but my LP has surface noise throughout. Nice version of "I'm Not Angry" - Phil Dennison {cbas68@ccsun.strath.ac.uk} Mystery Dance This Years Girl Lip Service (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Pump It Up Shoes Radio Radio Elvis: "Welcome to the last Lipstick Vogue foxtrot!" (hence the title) Watching The Detectives Goon Squad Party Girl Less Than Zero("Dallas version") You Belong To Me (on cassette only) Blame It On Cain I'm Not Angry The Beat There seems to be more than one version of this boot. Another has the following track list - SIDE 1: SIDE 2: Goon Squad Party Girl Less Than Zero(Dallas version) I'm Not Angry (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea Rockpile: Pump It Up So It Goes Radio Radio Fool Too Long Lipstick Vogue I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass Watching The Detectives They Called It Rock (not listed) Heart Of The City _LAST YEAR'S MODEL_ [7"; Time Warp Records WARP 1, no ps] This posibly Canadian release contains 4 tracks from the El Mocambo show. Side 1: Side 2: Mystery Dance Welcome To The Working Week Waiting For The End Of The World Radio Radio _LATER_ (70:06) [96; CD; Star 016] A MONO copy of "BBC TV Later Presents Elvis Costello" live show with The Attractions, an orchestra (?) and The Brodsky Quartet (7-Jul-96). This show was officially released on the 'A Case For Song' video. Quality: Sound is decent, though the bass is muddy on the Attractions tracks. Highlights are the Brodsky's version of "Pills & Soap", "Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue" performed with a chamber jazz septet, and the accordion version of "Pump It Up" - T.J.Young {young057@gold.tc.umn.edu} Has a little hiss, but overall the sound is very good - William 'Chip' Rollinson {chip@gti.net} Accidents Will Happen (3:38) The Birds Will Still Be Singing Little Atoms (5:26) (5:23) Pump It Up (4:04) Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue Why Can't A Man Stand Alone (3:45) (listed as "A Midnight Blues") Riot Act (listed as "Brutal (5:57) Youth") (4:11) All This Useless Beauty (4:51) Veronica [EC/McCartney] (4:45) You Bowed Down (4:33) Indoor Fireworks (listed as "When Complicated Shadows (4:20) A Small Kid Has Seen Your Eyes") Watching The Detectives (5:03) (5:01) I Want To Vanish (4:16) Pills And Soap (listed as "As A (Includes ~60 seconds of silence) Range For Those") (4:50) _LATER SPECIAL WITH ELVIS COSTELLO_ (69:54) [96; CD; ECLSCD96] BBC radio stereo broadcast, 12-Jul-96. Recorded at the BBC Television Centre, 18-Jun-96. This is the better of the 3 boots of this show (_LATER_, _MAIN ATTRACTION_ & this one). This show was officially released on the 'A Case For Song' video. Quality: Eclectic performance, good quality (must be soundboard). Much better than _Later_. Some good stereo effects ("Little Atoms"). The orchestra is under mixed. Nice cover. "Veronica" is just wonderful - Francois Drouin {francois.drouin@dassault-aviation.fr} Intro by Jools Holland (0:59) EC+Brodsky Quartet: EC+A: Pills And Soap (4:49) Accidents Will Happen (3:23) The Birds Will Still Be Singing Little Atoms (5:28) (5:23) Pump It Up (4:02) EC+Brodsky Quartet+Orchestra: Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue (5:49) (3:44) EC+A+Brodsky Quartet+Orchestra: Riot Act (4:18) All This Useless Beauty (4:59) EC+Steve Nieve: EC+A: Veronica [EC/McCartney] (4:37) You Bowed Down (4:33) EC solo: Complicated Shadows (4:19) Indoor Fireworks (5:03) Watching The Detectives (5:03) EC+Steve Nieve: I Want To Vanish (3:20) _LEGENDS AND HISTORY COLLIDE_ (72:38/71:45) [97; 2xCDR; Rocking Horse RH-003/004] Complete show from Detroit, 16-Aug-96, plus 5 tracks from the Guild Hall, East Hampton, Long Island, NY, 26-May-96. Limited to 50 handmade copies. Quality: Very good audience recording, almost soundboard quality. There are a few glitches, such as a 2 second gap during "Rocking Horse Road", and that the louder tracks tend to distort. EC's voice is in magnificent form and it's a good passionate performance. Not too much audience noise. Performance: 8.5 (out of 10). Sound: 8.5 - recommended - Marc Bernardin {zed@pangea.ca} DISC 1: DISC 2: Sulky Girl (5:25) Pump It Up/Slow Down [EC/ You Belong To Me (2:18) Larry Williams] (4:43/2:39) Little Atoms (7:32) Miracle Man (3:18) Why Can'y A Man Stand Alone? Riot Act (3:56) (4:20) Beyond Belief (3:39) Party Girl (4:51) No Action (1:52) Love Field (5:08) Complicated Shadows (6:11) Veronica [EC/McCartney] (3:47) I Want You (11:48) Poor Fra