My Aim Is True (deluxe edition)

~ Release by Elvis Costello (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1Welcome to the Working Week
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer.) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Welcome to the Working Week (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.51:23
2Miracle Man
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer.) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Miracle Man (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.353:33
3No Dancing
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer.) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
No Dancing (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
No Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
4.352:43
4Blame It on Cain
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer.) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Blame It on Cain (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
4.652:54
5Alison
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer.) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 318) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 396)
recording of:
Alison (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
3.853:26
6Sneaky Feelings
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer.) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Sneaky Feelings (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.352:12
7(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer.) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.42:50
8Less Than Zero
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer.) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (in 1976)
organ:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976) and Stan Shaw (in 1976)
piano:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Less Than Zero (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
43:19
9Mystery Dance
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer.) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (in 1976)
percussion [drumstick] and piano:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Mystery Dance (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.651:37
10Pay It Back
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer.) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Pay It Back (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
32:36
11I’m Not Angry
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer.) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
I'm Not Angry (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.353:02
12Waiting for the End of the World
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer.) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
pedal steel guitar:
John McFee (in 1976)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Waiting for the End of the World (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.753:27
13Watching the Detectives
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 354) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 355)
recording of:
Watching the Detectives
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
4.353:50
14No Action (early version) (out-take)
recording of:
No Action
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
52:16
15Living in Paradise (early version) (out-take)
recording of:
Living in Paradise
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
33:00
16Radio Sweetheart (out-take)
recording of:
Radio Sweetheart
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
32:32
17Stranger in the House (out-take)
recording of:
Stranger in the House
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
23:05
18Welcome to the Working Week (Pathway Studios demo)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Welcome to the Working Week
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
31:28
19Blue Minute (Pathway Studios demo)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
51:36
20Miracle Man (Pathway Studios demo)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Miracle Man
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
22:22
21Waiting for the End of the World (Pathway Studios demo)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Waiting for the End of the World
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
22:28
22Call on Me (Pathway Studios demo)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
31:58
23(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Pathway Studios demo)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
22:06
24I Don’t Want to Go Home (Pathway Studios demo)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
21:45
25I Hear a Melody (Pathway Studios demo)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
32:11
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