Armed Forces
- Elvis Costello & The Attractions
   
(UK sleeve  /  US sleeve)

(Stickered US sleeve containing Live At Hollywoord High EP)
Release date Media Catalogue number (comments)
1979-01-05 LP Radar RAD 14 (UK)
1979-02-10 LP Radar P-10627F (Japan)
1979-__-__ LP Columbia JC 35709 (US, some copies were issued on gold & black speckled vinyl and had a sticker on the cover with a picture of Elvis and the words "Colored vinyl". Promo copies were issued with "For Promotion Only" stamped in gold on the cover, but without the free 7". White label promos including free 7" were also issued)
1979-__-__ LP Columbia JC 35709 (Canada, black, yellow or multicoloured vinyl in 'dripping paint' sleeve. White label promos including free 7" were also issued)
1979-__-__ CAS Columbia JCT 35709 (US and Canada)
1979-__-__ LP Smash SLEPT 5 (Sweden, fold-out sleeve + postcards)
19__-__-__ 8T Columbia 35709 (US, part of vocal on "Green Shirt" was cut)
1980-05-__ LP F-Beat XXLP 5
19__-__-__ 8T Columbia JCA 36709 (Canada)
19__-__-__ R2R Columbia (US)
19__-__-__ CAS IMD (Saudi Arabia)
1984-04-06 LP Demon IMP FIEND 21
1986-01-__ CD Demon IMP FIEND CD 21
19__-__-__ LP Liberation Records LIB 5102 (Australia)
19__-__-__ CAS Liberation Records TCLIB 5102 (Australia)
1991-__-__ LP Linn Selekt audiophile pressing
front coverback covercdinner sleeve side 1inner sleeve side 2inside of cover, opened outoutside of cover, opened out
postcard of elvisback of postcard of elvispostcard of bruceback of postcard of brucepostcard of peteback of postcard of petepostcard of steveback of postcard of steve
Japanese release in miniature paper sleeve
2003-09-27 CD Victor VICP-62503 (Japan, miniature paper sleeves of original LP artwork)
Tracks:
    Side 1:
  1. Accidents Will Happen [3:00]
  2. Senior Service [2:17]
  3. Oliver's Army [2:57]
  4. Big Boys [2:55]
  5. Green Shirt [2:42]
  6. Party Girl [3:20]
    Side 2:
  1. Goon Squad [3:15]
  2. Busy Bodies [3:33]
  3. Sunday's Best [3:23] --- not included on US version
  4. Moods For Moderns [2:49]
  5. Chemistry Class [2:55]
  6. Two Little Hitlers [3:10]
  7. (What's So Funny, 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding? [Lowe] [3:30] --- not included on UK version
Cassette release:
Release dateMedia Catalogue number (comments)
1979-01-__CAS Radar RAC 14 (UK)
1979-02-10CAS Radar PKF-5034 (Japan)
1980-__-__CAS F-Beat XXC 5
1984-__-__CAS Demon IMP FIEND CAS 21
Tracks:
    Side 1:
  1. Accidents Will Happen
  2. Senior Service
  3. Oliver's Army
  4. Big Boys
  5. Green Shirt
  6. Party Girl
  7. Moods For Moderns
    Side 2:
  1. Goon Squad
  2. Busy Bodies
  3. Sunday's Best
  4. Chemistry Class
  5. Two Little Hitlers
  6. Accidents Will Happen (live; Hollywood High)
Producer:
Nick Lowe.
Personnel:
Elvis Costello & The Attractions:
Elvis Costello - guitar, vocals
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Pete Thomas - drums
Bruce Thomas - bass
Charts:
#2 (UK), #10 (US).
Went platinum (300,000 copies) in the UK (date unknown).
Went gold (500,000 copies) in the US in 1979.
Notes: