(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (single)
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Tracks | Release date | Media | Catalog number | Comments |
Side A: Red Shoes [2:50] Side B: Mystery Dance [1:38] |
1977-07-07 | 7" | Stiff BUY 15 | UK, no ps (with company sleeve variants) |
Side A: (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes [2:50] Side B: Mystery Dance [1:38] |
1977-__-__ | 7" | Stiff SRS 510.040 | France, ps |
1977-__-__ | 7" | Stiff SRS 510.040 | Netherlands, ps | |
1977-__-__ | 7" | Stiff BUY 101 | New Zealand, no ps and promo | |
1. Red Shoes [2:50] 2. Mystery Dance [1:38] |
2003-10-27 | 5" CD | Edsel BUY 15 | UK, available only in Singles, Volume 1 box set |
"Red Shoes / Mystery Dance" Excerpt from Stiff Records collecting guide - compiled by David Cooper
With thanks to Richard Arthur for the information
VARIANT #1
- BUY 15 7" push-out centre, black & white label, company slve
- Square thumb cut, with "Delga press limited"
- Matrix:
- pressed BUY 15 A-3U & etched 'HELP US HYPE THE ELVIS, HE'S GONNA BE A 'star symbol', A PORKY PRIME CUT
- pressed BUY 15 B-3U & etched 'ELVIS IS KING BELIEVE IT
- another variation with pressed A-3U / B4U is also available
- BUY 15 7" as above with different matrix messages
- Matrix:
- etched BUY 15 A2 & HELP US HYPE THE ELVIS, A PORKY PRIME CUT
- etched BUY 15 B2 & LARGER THAN LIFE AND MORE FUN THAN PEOPLE - ELVIS
- BUY 15 7" as above with different matrix messages
- Matrix:
- etched BUY 15 A2 & 'HELP US HYPE THE ELVIS, PORKY PRIME CUT
- pressed BUY 15 B-3U & etched ELVIS IS KING BELIEVE IT
- BUY 15 7" as above with 'FACTORY SAMPLE' stickered A-side label
VARIANT #1a
- BUY 15 7" solid centre, black & white label, company slve (as above)
- Matrix:
- etched BUY 15 A2 & HELP US HYPE THE ELVIS, A PORKY PRIME CUT
- etched BUY 15 B2 & LARGER THAN LIFE AND MORE FUN THAN PEOPLE - ELVIS
(some of the above copies were available in the 'phone directory' sleeve)
VARIANT #2
- BUY 15 7" solid centre, black & white label states 'Made in England', company slve
- Large curve thumb cut
- Matrix:
- etched BUY 15 AI + LYM 7481 & 'HELP US HYPE THE ELVIS, A PORKY PRIME CUT
- etched BUY 15 B2 + LYN 7482 (L & N are reversed) & A PORKY PRIME CUT, LARGER THAN LIFE AND MORE FUN THAN PEOPLE - ELVIS
- This variation is also available in STIFF BUY's 11-20 Box Set 7" as above, with push-out centre
VARIANT #3
- BUY 15 7" solid centre, black & white label states 'Made in England', company sleeve
- Small curved thumb cut
- Matrix:
- etched BUY 15 AI + stamped AY50332 & BILBO TA1PE
- etched BUY 15 B1 + stamped AY50332 & BILBO TAPE (various W#'s also etched)
This variation is the 1981 re-issue from GRAB 3 pack.
UK sleeve variants
Variant #1 "Delga Press" |
Variant #2 Lge curve thumb cut |
Variant #3 Sml curve thumb cut |
Artwork
7" UK Stiff BUY 15
7" France Stiff SRS 510.040
Images to follow
7" Netherlands Stiff SRS 510.040
7" New Zealand Stiff BUY 101
7" New Zealand Stiff BUY 101 Promo
Images with thanks to Stephen Tomlinson
5" CD UK Edsel BUY 15
Credits
- Performed by: Elvis Costello
- Produced by: Nick Lowe
Charts
- did not chart
Notes
- Etched in the runoff for side A is "Help us Hype Elvis" & "A Porky Prime Cut". Side B contains "Larger Than Life More Fun Than People - Elvis".
- A mispressed version of the UK 7" has a Max Wall track ("Dream Tobacco") on the B-side.