Armed Forces

~ Release by Elvis Costello & The Attractions (see all versions of this release, 19 available)

Tracklist

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Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Accidents Will Happen
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Steve Nieve
vocals:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Accidents Will Happen (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing MGB Limited
43:01
2Senior Service
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Steve Nieve
vocals:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Senior Service (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
42:17
3Oliver’s Army
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Steve Nieve
vocals:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Oliver’s Army (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
4.352:59
4Big Boys
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Steve Nieve
vocals:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Big Boys (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
3.652:56
5Green Shirt
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Steve Nieve
vocals:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Green Shirt (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
3.752:42
6Party Girl
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Steve Nieve
vocals:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Party Girl (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
33:22
7Goon Squad
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Steve Nieve
vocals:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Goon Squad (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
4.253:14
8Busy Bodies
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Steve Nieve
vocals:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Busy Bodies (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
3.353:34
9Sunday’s Best
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recording of:
Sunday’s Best
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
3.653:21
10Moods for Moderns
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Steve Nieve
vocals:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Moods for Moderns (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
3.352:49
11Chemistry Class
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Steve Nieve
vocals:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Chemistry Class (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
32:58
12Two Little Hitlers
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Steve Nieve
vocals:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Two Little Hitlers (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
43:12
13(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?
engineer:
Roger Bechirian
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello
organ, piano and synthesizer:
Steve Nieve
vocals:
Elvis Costello
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 65) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 284)
cover recording of:
(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music, Inc.
4.23:31
Digital Media 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Clean Money
recording of:
Clean Money
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
Elvis Costello & The Attractions1:59
2Talking in the Dark
Elvis Costello & The Attractions1:57
3Wednesday Week
Elvis Costello & The Attractions2:04
4Tiny Steps
Elvis Costello & The Attractions2:43
5Crawling to the U.S.A.
recording of:
Crawling to the USA
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello & The Attractions2:55
6Big Boys (alternate version)
recording of:
Big Boys
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
Elvis Costello & The Attractions2:54
7Green Shirt (demo version)
recording of:
Green Shirt
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
Elvis Costello & The Attractions2:21
8My Funny Valentine
producer:
Elvis Costello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd. (in 1979)
cover recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Elvis Costello1:32
Digital Media 3
#TitleRatingLength
1Goon Squad (live at Pinkpop, 1979)
live recording of:
Goon Squad
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
2:51
2B‐Movie (live at Pinkpop, 1979)
2:29
3Green Shirt (live at Pinkpop, 1979)
live recording of:
Green Shirt
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
2:49
4(I Don’t Want to) Go to Chelsea (live at Pinkpop, 1979)
live recording of:
(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
3:57
5Opportunity (live at Pinkpop, 1979)
2:33
6So Young (live at Pinkpop, 1979)
3:35
7High Fidelity (live at Pinkpop, 1979)
live recording of:
High Fidelity
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3:27
8Lipstick Vogue (live at Pinkpop, 1979)
4:10
9Watching the Detectives (live at Pinkpop, 1979)
6:02
10Big Boys (live at Pinkpop, 1979)
live recording of:
Big Boys
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
2:29
11Pump It Up (live at Pinkpop, 1979)
5:19
12You Belong to Me (live at Pinkpop, 1979)
3:46
13(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? (live at Pinkpop, 1979)
live recording of:
(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music, Inc.
3:43
Digital Media 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Accidents Will Happen (live at Hollywood High, 1978)Elvis Costello & The Attractions3:29
2Mystery Dance (live at Hollywood High, 1978)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions2:02
3Goon Squad (live at Hollywood High, 1978)
live recording of:
Goon Squad
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
Elvis Costello & The Attractions3:49
4Party Girl (live at Hollywood High, 1978)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions2:56
5Stranger in the House (live at Hollywood High, 1978)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions4:01
6Alison (live at Hollywood High, 1978)Elvis Costello & The Attractions3:05
7Lipstick Vogue (live at Hollywood High, 1978)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions4:18
8Watching the Detectives (live at Hollywood High, 1978)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions5:59
9You Belong to Me (live at Hollywood High, 1978)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions2:38
10Chemistry Class (live at the Warner Theatre, 1978)
Elvis Costello2:43
Digital Media 5
#TitleRatingLength
1Oliver’s Army (live at the Regent Theatre, 1978)
3:28
2Waiting for the End of the World (live at the Regent Theatre, 1978)
4:38
3Big Boys (live at the Regent Theatre, 1978)
live recording of:
Big Boys
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
2:50
4This Years Girl (live at the Regent Theatre, 1978)
3:24
5You Belong to Me (live at the Regent Theatre, 1978)
4:55
6Pump It Up (live at the Regent Theatre, 1978)
5:46
Digital Media 6
#TitleRatingLength
1(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (live at the Dominion Theatre, 1978)
live recording of:
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3:13
2No Dancing (live at the Dominion Theatre, 1978)
3:04
3I Stand Accused (live at the Dominion Theatre, 1978)
3:00
4(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (live at the Dominion Theatre, 1978)
live recording of:
(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
lyricist and composer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music, Inc.
3:45
Digital Media 7
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oliver’s Army
Elvis Costello & The Attractions2:59
2Big Boys (demo)
Elvis Costello2:59
Digital Media 8
#TitleRatingLength
1Accidents Will Happen3:00
2Busy Bodies (alternate)
recording of:
Busy Bodies
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
3:47
Digital Media 9
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1American Squirm
Nick Lowe2:30
2(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?
Nick Lowe and His Sound3:32