Totally Meltdown Elvis Costello & the Attractions

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Tracks

Disk 1

2001-06-26: with Steve Nieve; Meltdown Festival, Royal Festival Hall, London:
1. 45
2. Alibi Factory
3. No Wonder
4. Green Shirt
5. Dus
6. My Dark Life
7. Spooky Girlfriend
   
   Costello with the Brodsky Quartet:
8. Pills And Soap
9. Who Do You Think You Are?
10. Why
11. Swine
12. New Lace Sleeves
13. More Than Rain
14. The Birds Will Still Be Singing
    
    Costello/Steve Nieve:
15. The Great Unknown
16. Hurry Down Doomsday

Disk 2

2001-06-26: with Steve Nieve; Meltdown Festival, Royal Festival Hall, London:
1. When I Was Cruel
2. The Bridge I Burned
3. Shipbuilding
   Costello with the Brodsky Quartet:
4. Rocking Horse Road
5. Almost Blue
   
   Elvis Costello and the "almost" Attractions (Davy Farragher, Steve Nieve and Pete Thomas):
6. Man Out Of Time
7. Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?
8. Lipstick Vogue
9. Waiting For The End Of The World
10. You Belong To Me
11. Pump It Up
12. Alison
13. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
    
    2001-05-04: solo; Royal Festival Hall, London, Total Meltdown Festival "Directors Cut", edited BBC2 TV broadcast:
14. Omnie Wise Part 2
15. The Butcher's Boy
16. When I Was Cruel

Disk 3

2001-05-04: solo; Royal Festival Hall, London, Total Meltdown Festival "Directors Cut":
1. Daddy Can I Turn This?
2. 45
3. No Wonder
4. Alibi Factory
5. Dus
6. Spooky Girlfriend
7. Omnie Wise Part 2
8. The Butcher's Boy
9. When I Was Cruel
10. I Want You
    
    1995-06-23: with the Jazz Passengers; Royal Festival Hall, London:
11. Think Of Me
12. Swim To Me
13. Man Out Of Time
14. God's Comic
15. Li'l Darlin'

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Release Information:

     Date  | Media| Catalogue number (comments)
     2001  |  3xCD| Doberman

Comments:

A 3CD-R set from Doberman Records that contains recordings made during three separate performances at the annual Meltdown Festival in London. The bulk of the set features recordings made in 2001, the complete sets from the performance on 26th June with various guests and the solo performance on the 4th May. Also features on this set is the edited three songs performance from the 4th May that was broadcast the following week on BBC 2 TV, plus a nod to Elvis' first appearances as Director of the Festival in 1995, with his role as guest singer with the Jazz Passengers on the 23rd June 1995. - teej

Quality:

The source tapes for this set are all very good audience recordings, other than the three-song broadcast tape at the end of disc two. - teej