Goodbye Cruel World - Elvis Costello & The Attractions [44:18]
Release date	Media	Catalogue number (comments)
1984-06-18	LP	F/Beat YL 70317 (UK)
1984-06-__	LP	Columbia 39429 (US. Promo copies were also issued with "For Promotion Only" stamped in gold on the cover)
1984-__-__	CD	Columbia CK 39429 (Japan)
19__-__-__	LP	F-Beat/RCA RPL-8251 (Japan)
1984-08-05	CAS	F-Beat/RCA RPT-8251 (Japan)
1984-__-__	LP	Starcall SFL1 0100 (Australia)
19__-__-__	CD	F-Beat/RCA ZD 70317
1986-05-15	CD	F-Beat R32-1032 (Japan)
1987-03-__	LP	Demon IMP FIEND 75
1987-03-__	CD	Demon IMP FIEND CD 75
19__-__-__	LP	Liberation Records LIB 5109 (Australia)
19__-__-__	CAS	Liberation Records TCLIB 5109 (Australia)
Japanese release in miniature paper sleeve
2003-09-27	CD	Victor VICP-62509 (Japan, miniature paper sleeves of original LP artwork)

Tracks:

Side 1:
1. The Only Flame In Town (with Daryl Hall) [4:02]
2. Home Truth [3:13]
3. Room With No Number [4:13]
4. Inch By Inch [2:29]
5. Worthless Thing [3:04]
6. Love Field [3:26]

Side 2:
7. I Wanna Be Loved [Farnell/Jenkins] [4:48]
8. The Comedians [2:36]
9. Joe Porterhouse [3:30]
10. Sour Milk Cow Blues [2:50]
11. The Great Unknown [3:00]
12. The Deportees Club [2:54]
13. Peace In Our Time [4:05]

Producer:

Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley

Personnel:

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitars & anvil.

Maurice Worm - Random Racket.

Bruce Thomas - bass guitar.

Pete Thomas - drums.

Gary Barnacle - saxes & electric sax.

Jim Paterson - trombone.

Luis Jardim - percussion.

Daryl Hall - vocals on "The Only Flame In Town".

Green - vocals on "I Wanna Be Loved".

Charts:

#10 (UK), #35 (US).

Went silver (60,000 copies) in the UK (date unknown).