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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - orpheum Theatre, Boston 1978-05-04

Track listing:
  1. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes 2:25
  2. This Year's Girl 3:12
  3. No Action 2:13
  4. Party Girl 2:53
  5. Lip Service 2:22
  6. Less Than Zero (Dallas Version) 3:32
  7. The Beat 3:47
  8. Alison 3:02
  9. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea 4:04
  10. Pump It Up 3:21
  11. You Belong To Me 2:36
  12. Lipstick Vogue 4:24
  13. Watching The Detectives 6:14
  14. Mystery Dance 2:55
  15. Miracle Man 3:15
  16. I'm Not Angry 6:39

Notes


Elvis Costello and the Attractions
May 4, 1978
Orpheum Theatre
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
audience recording

my lineage: unknown generation Maxell XLII cassettes > Teac W-890R-B deck > RCA 3.5mm cable > Audacity > WAV > Sound Studio (track splitting/minor edits) > xACT (FLAC conversion)

The Attractions:
- Steve Nieve - keyboards
- Bruce Thomas - bass
- Pete Thomas - drums

01. [2:25] (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
02. [3:12] This Year's Girl
03. [2:13] No Action
04. [2:53] Party Girl
05. [2:22] Lip Service
06. [3:32] Less Than Zero (Dallas Version)
07. [3:47] The Beat
08. [3:02] Alison
09. [4:04] (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
10. [3:21] Pump It Up
11. [2:36] You Belong To Me
12. [4:24] Lipstick Vogue
13. [6:14] Watching The Detectives
---------- (Radio, Radio -- missing from recording)
14. [2:55] Mystery Dance
15. [3:15] Miracle Man
16. [6:39] I'm Not Angry

Duration: 57:01

Note:
- First known performance of "Party Girl".

Known flaws:
- "Radio, Radio" was reportedly performed between "Watching The Detectives" and "Mystery Dance" but is missing from the recording.
- Mysterious "thump" noises on "Alison" at 0:17, 0:48, 0:52, and 1:10 and on "Lipstick Vogue" at 4:19.