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Elvis Costello & the Attractions - The Trust Sessions

Track listing:
Volume 1
  1. Lovers Walk (1) 2:32
  2. You'll Never Be A Man (1) 2:53
  3. Pretty Words (1) 3:03
  4. Strict Time (1) 2:19
  5. New Lace Sleeves (1) 3:25
  6. From A Whisper To A Scream (1) 2:43
  7. Big Sister 2:16
  8. Watch Your Step (1) 2:26
  9. Clubland (1) 3:56
  10. Black Sails In The Sunset (1) 3:17
Volume 2
  1. Lovers Walk (2) 2:19
  2. Lovers Walk (3) 2:13
  3. You'll Never Be A Man (2) 3:00
  4. You'll Never Be A Man (3) 2:52
  5. Pretty Words (2) 3:11
  6. Strict Time (2) 2:37
  7. Luxembourg 2:22
  8. Watch Your Step (2) 2:51
  9. New Lace Sleeves (2) 3:37
  10. From A Whisper To A Scream (2) 2:49
  11. Different Finger 1:56
  12. White Knuckles 3:50
  13. Fish 'n' Chip Paper 3:00
  14. Sad About Girls 2:44
  15. Watch Your Step (3) 2:19
  16. Clubland (2) 3:58
  17. Twenty Five To Twelve 3:48
  18. Slow Down 2:21
  19. Black Sails In The Sunset (2) 3:05

Notes


There are no specific recording dates in the original info but, at http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/trust.html we are told that "There is some confusion surrounding the Trust recording sessions. Elvis wrote in the Ryko liner notes that the album "was recorded in late October and early November of 1980 at DJM Studios near Holborn, although we inevitably returned to Eden Studios for the final sessions." Despite this suggestion that the majority of the album was recorded at DJM, the Rhino liner notes have Elvis telling of the DJM sessions being such a disaster that "it quickly became apparent" that a different studio was needed, and "we effectively began again" upon moving to Eden.
Rhino's track notes add to the confusion by repeating "late October/early November" as the date of the album sessions, but also offering July 1980 as the recording date for outtakes from the DJM sessions and September 1980 for additional Eden recordings. Certainly it seems unlikely that the band would return to DJM in late October if the July sessions had not gone well. I will operate under the assumption that the Trust sessions encompassed all of the reported dates: July at DJM and September at Eden, with the final sessions taking place in late October and early November, presumably also at Eden."

Notes:
Tracks: 1-10 sound like early live in the studio rehearsals, none have been released.
The other tracks, 11-29, are the same basic performances which appear on either the album or the bonus disc but they all differ in some way from the released versions.

Sequenced in the album running order, followed by the non album tracks in chronological recording order.



Disc 1

01. Lovers Walk (1) - count-in, very different version.
02. You'll Never Be A Man (1) - count-in, similar arrangement as both released versions.
03. Pretty Words (1) - intro, count-in, false start, count-in, very different arrangement with different lyrics.
04. Strict Time (1) - intro, count-in, very different arrangement.
05. New Lace Sleeves (1) - count-in, very different arrangement.
06. From A Whisper To A Scream (1) - intro, count-in, false start, count-in, EC does all vocal parts, tempo increases towards the end, similar arrangement to the T album version.
07. Big Sister - intro, count-in, very different arrangement, rough vocal may have different lyrics.
08. Watch Your Step (1)- intro, count-in, similar arrangement to the T alternate bonus disc version.
09. Clubland (1) - count-in, similar arrangement to the T alternate bonus disc version.
10. Black Sails In The Sunset (1) - intro, count-in, similar arrangement to the T bonus disc version (single b-side).

Disc 2

11. Lovers Walk (2) - EC speaks, sounds the same as T album version, missing piano and lead guitar parts, fades and cuts out at the end.
12. Lovers Walk (3) - sounds the same as the T album version.
13. You'll Never Be A Man (2) - count-in, sounds the same as the T album version, missing back vocals and effects on lead vocal, end is faded later.
14. You'll Never Be A Man (3) - sounds the same as the T album version.
15. Pretty Words (2) - count-in, sounds the same as the T album version, missing answering back vocals, effects on lead vocal for "Pretty words...", piano overdubs, EC flubs lyrics at 1:48.
16. Strict Time (2) - sounds the same as the T album version, intro guitar part sounds faster, some lead vocal differences (possibly different lead vocal), lyric flub (0:52), missing all back vocals.
17. Luxembourg - sounds the same as the T album version.
18. Watch Your Step (2) - sounds the same as the T album version, missing piano and more overdubs during instrumental break.
19. New Lace Sleeves (2) - count-in, sounds the same as the T album version, some lead vocal differences (possibly different lead vocal), EC flubs lyrics at 0:50, missing background vocals, piano overdubs, fades a few seconds earlier.
20. From A Whisper To A Scream (2) - some pater, count-in, sounds the same as the T album version, with Glenn Tilbrook, plays slightly too fast.
21. Different Finger - sounds the same as the T album version.
22. White Knuckles - count-in, sounds the same as the T album version, missing harmony vocals and effects on lead vocal, some scattered instrument overdubs.
23. Fish 'n' Chip Paper - high hat intro, count-in, sounds the same as the T album version, missing harmony back vocals, effect on vocal "you better speak up now...", organ on intrrumental break.
24. Sad About Girls - sounds the same as the T bonus disc version, missing reverb on the vocals, piano overdubs.
25. Watch Your Step (3) - count-in, sounds like a different mix of the T bonus disc alternate version, percussion in left channel very prominent.
26. Clubland (2) - count-in, sounds the same as the T bonus disc alternate take version, missing effects on lead vocal from 3:24 till end.
27. Twenty Five To Twelve - "EC says go again", sounds the same as the T bonus disc version, fades earlier.
28. Slow Down - original noter said: different mix, without the effects on EC's vocals that make them sound slightly distorted on the bonus disc" but to me it sounds the same as the T bonus disc version, there's some extra noise at the end of the T bonus disc version and even more on this version.
29. Black Sails In The Sunset (2) - count-in, sounds the same as the T bonus disc version (single b-side), some lead vocal differences, no background vocals.