Spike

~ Release by Elvis Costello (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1: Spike
#TitleRatingLength
1…This Town…
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer), Elvis Costello and Kevin Killen
12 string guitar:
Roger McGuinn (in 1988)
acoustic guitar:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) (in 1988)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, melodica, organ, piano and tambourine and lead vocals:
Declan Patrick MacManus (in 1988)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1988)
bell and glockenspiel:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden) (in 1988)
electronic drum set:
Ralph Forbes (in 1988)
maracas:
Cait O'Riordan (in 1988)
snare drum:
Jim Keltner (in 1988)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988) and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1988)
recording of:
...This Town... (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
44:31
2Let Him Dangle
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
bass guitar:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jerry Marotta
electric guitar:
Marc Ribot
percussion [Chinese drum] and percussion [Oldsmobile hubcap]:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
piano:
Benmont Tench
lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Let Him Dangle
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
3.54:45
3Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
baritone saxophone:
Roger Lewis (Sax Player - Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
bass drum [parade drum] and tambourine:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
cymbal and snare drum:
Jim Keltner
grand piano:
Allen Toussaint
sousaphone:
Kirk Joseph
tenor saxophone:
Kevin Harris
trumpet:
Gregory Davis and Efrem Towns
lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
horn arranger:
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Declan Patrick MacManus
recording of:
Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
publisher:
Plangent Vision Music
44:06
4Veronica
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
chamberlin and electric piano:
Mitchell Froom
drums (drum set):
Jerry Marotta
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
glockenspiel and timpani:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
piano and piano spinet [Baldwin spinet]:
Benmont Tench
recording of:
Veronica
writer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
4.653:09
5God’s Comic
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
banjo and classical guitar [Spanish guitar]:
Marc Ribot
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
cello and double bass:
Buell Neidlinger
chamberlin and harmonium:
Mitchell Froom
marimba, percussion, snare drum and xylophone:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
snare drum:
Jim Keltner
recording of:
God's Comic
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
3.55:31
6Chewing Gum
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
baritone saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Roger Lewis (Sax Player - Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
clavinet:
Benmont Tench
drums (drum set):
Willie Green (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello and Marc Ribot
percussion [metal pipe]:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
sousaphone:
Kirk Joseph
tenor saxophone:
Kevin Harris
trumpet:
Gregory Davis and Efrem Towns
lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
horn arranger:
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Declan Patrick MacManus
recording of:
Chewing Gum
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
33:46
7Tramp the Dirt Down
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar and bouzouki:
Dónal Lunny
double bass:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
fiddle:
Steve Wickham
glockenspiel and tambourine:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
harmonium:
Mitchell Froom
low whistle and uilleann pipes:
Davy Spillane (Irish songwriter & musician of uilleann pipes, low whistle.)
lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
performer:
Marc Ribot
recording of:
Tramp the Dirt Down
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
35:41
8Stalin Malone34:09
9Satellite
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
bass guitar:
T‐Bone Wolk
bell, glockenspiel, marimba, timpani and vibraphone:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
chamberlin and organ:
Mitchell Froom
electric guitar and piano and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
electronic drum set:
Ralph Forbes
piano and piano spinet [Baldwin spinet]:
Benmont Tench
snare drum and tom-tom:
Jim Keltner
vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
recording of:
Satellite
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
3.55:44
10Pads, Paws and Claws
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, guitar and piano and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
bass guitar:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jerry Marotta
electric guitar and guitar:
Marc Ribot
marimba:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
recording of:
Pads, Paws and Claws
writer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
42:56
11Baby Plays Around32:46
12Miss Macbeth34:23
13Any King’s Shilling2.56:06
14Coal‐Train Robberies
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and piano and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
bass guitar:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jerry Marotta
organ and piano spinet [Baldwin spinet]:
Benmont Tench
percussion, slapstick, tambourine and timpani:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
resonator guitar:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Coal‐Train Robberies
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
33:18
15Last Boat Leaving3.53:31
CD 2: Bonus Disc
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1Miss Macbeth (demo)
recording of:
Miss Macbeth
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
33:50
2…This Town… (demo)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1988)
guitar arranger, percussion arranger and piano arranger:
Elvis Costello (in 1988)
recorded at:
Eden Studios (2nd location, Chiswick, 72-07) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988)
recording of:
...This Town... (on 1988-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
33:49
3Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (demo)
recording of:
Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
publisher:
Plangent Vision Music
34:07
4Coal Train Robberies (demo)
recording of:
Coal‐Train Robberies
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
32:51
5Satellite (demo)
recording of:
Satellite
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
34:50
6Pads, Paws and Claws (demo)
recording of:
Pads, Paws and Claws
writer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
32:07
7Let Him Dangle (demo)
recording of:
Let Him Dangle
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
33:39
8Veronica (demo)
recording of:
Veronica
writer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
43:03
9Tramp the Dirt Down (demo)
recording of:
Tramp the Dirt Down
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
25:19
10Baby Plays Around (demo)
recording of:
Baby Plays Around
writer and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Cait O'Riordan
publisher:
Sideways Songs
22:42
11Put Your Big Toe in the Milk of Human Kindness (demo)
33:16
12Last Boat Leaving (demo)
recording of:
Last Boat Leaving
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
23:29
13The Ugly Things
32:55
14You’re No Good
32:21
15Point of No Return3.52:33
16The Room Nobody Lives In
24:46
17Stalin Malone (vocal version)33:11