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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Elvis Costello |
| Record Label: |
Hip-O Records |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Subgenre: |
New Wave |
| Release Date: |
May 01, 2007 |
| Album Duration: |
78m:36s |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
2. Alison
3. Watching the Detectives
4. (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea
5. Pump It Up
6. Radio, Radio
7. Accidents Will Happen
8. Oliver's Army
9. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding
10. I Can't Stand up For Falling Down
11. High Fidelity
12. Clubland
13. New Lace Sleeves
14. Good Year For the Roses
15. Beyond Belief
16. Man Out of Time
17. Almost Blue
18. Everyday I Write the Book
19. Shipbuilding
20. Brilliant Mistake
21. Indoor Fireworks
22. I Want You |
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Personnel: Elvis Costello (vocals); Steve Nieve (keyboards). Recording information: 1977 - 1986. As an encapsulation of the most vital period in Elvis Costello's career, THE FIRST TEN YEARS portrays of a rule-breaker who nevertheless had a deep respect for his musical roots. Even as he was defining New Wave in the late 1970s with "Watching the Detectives," "Pump it Up," and "Radio, Radio," Elvis was paying homage to the Byrds on "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" and copping Spinners riffs on "Alison." The collection follows Costello into the '80s as he expands his songwriting and production palette ("New Lace Sleeves," "Beyond Belief") while tackling old-school country ("Good Year for the Roses") and Stax soul ("I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down"). In the years that followed this collection's scope, Costello would launch himself whole-heartedly into everything from big-band jazz to classical orchestration, but the seeds of all that eclecticism (not to mention the aesthetic template for most of his s... |
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