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Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Royal Albert Hall January 7, 1982 (1982)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. Big Tears 5:48
  2. Strict Time 2:36
  3. Secondary Modern 2:03
  4. Green Shirt 3:04
  5. Kid About It 3:16
  6. Watch Your Step 3:26
  7. Shabby Doll 4:48
  8. Almost Blue 3:03
  9. Success 3:33
  10. Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down 2:09
  11. Colour Of The Blues 2:28
  12. How Much I Lied 2:59
  13. The Long Honeymoon 4:02
  14. Clowntime Is Over 4:29
  15. Big Sister’s Clothes 2:58
CD2
  1. Shot With His Own Gun 5:13
  2. Accidents Will Happen 3:01
  3. Sweet Dreams 4:38
  4. Just A Memory 3:06
  5. Too Far Gone 4:06
  6. I Can’t Stand Up (For Falling Down) 3:43
  7. Watching The Detectives 5:15
  8. New Lace Sleeves 4:20
  9. Brown To Blue 4:27
  10. Town Cryer 4:34
  11. Alison 3:34
  12. Good Year For The Roses 3:57
  13. I’m Your Toy 4:24
  14. (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? 5:54

Notes

London, England


First Set
(with John McFee)

audience tape

Sound quality: Not good although serious Elvis traders will find it listenable (mostly because it is the only known recording of a famous show and the performance and set list are excellent).


Second Set
(with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and John McFee)

Source: Source A + B
Source A: Previously uncirculated soundboard
Source B (patch for beginning of "New Lace Sleeves"): Previously circulated soundboard with
significant digi-noise (a clean copy of this version does not exist)

Sound quality: Very good soundboard.


This legendary concert has always been a legendary source of frustration for Costello traders. The previously available version of this show (the second set only) is plagued with a background static that can’t be removed. This version is a combination of three sources and is, at this time, the best available error-free version of this show. This concert was taped and filmed for eventual release by Elvis so a better version of this show may surface one day. Some sort of dispute with the Philharmonic’s union prevented its release. Elvis has spoken about this concert in interviews and has basically said he could not afford to pay all the musicians. To date, only "I’m Your Toy" has been commercially released.