All This Useless Beauty

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All This Useless Beauty
All This Useless Beauty album cover.jpg
Released1996-05-13 (UK)
1996-05-14 (US/Canada)
1996-05-25 (Japan)
2001-08-21 (US 2CD reissue)
2001-09-03 (UK 2CD reissue)
RecordedAugust-September 1995
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
February 1996
Westside Studios, London
ProducerGeoff Emerick & Elvis Costello
LabelWarner Bros. (1996)
Rhino (2001)
Length48:20


Tracks

TitleWriter(s) Length
1. The Other End Of The Telescope  Declan MacManus, Aimee Mann 4:06
2. Little Atoms  Declan MacManus 3:56
3. All This Useless Beauty  Elvis Costello 4:37
4. Complicated Shadows  Declan MacManus 4:43
5. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?  Elvis Costello 3:16
6. Distorted Angel  Declan MacManus 4:31
7. Shallow Grave  Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus 2:00
8. Poor Fractured Atlas  Elvis Costello 3:57
9. Starting To Come To Me  Declan MacManus 2:43
10. You Bowed Down  Elvis Costello 4:53
11. It's Time  Elvis Costello 5:57
12. I Want To Vanish  Elvis Costello 3:13


Credits

  • Musicians:
Elvis Costello - vocals, electric, acoustic & slide guitars, celesta on "All This Useless Beauty", second bass on "Shallow Grave", bridge keyboards on "You Bowed Down"
The Attractions:
Steve Nieve - piano, keyboards, drum programming & sequencing
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums, percussion, acoustic guitar on "You Bowed Down"
Pete Whyman - bass clarinet on "All This Useless Beauty" & "I Want To Vanish"
Roy Babbington - double bass on "All This Useless Beauty" & "I Want To Vanish"
Matt MacManus - rhythm research on "It's Time"
The Brodsky Quartet:
Michael Thomas - violin on "I Want To Vanish"
Ian Belton - violin on "I Want To Vanish"
Paul Cassidy - viola on "I Want To Vanish"
Jacqueline Thomas - cello on "I Want To Vanish"
Ruth Causey - Bb clarinet on "I Want To Vanish"


All This Useless Beauty (2001 Rhino edition)

Disc 1: All This Useless Beauty (48:20)
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. The Other End Of The Telescope  Declan MacManus, Aimee Mann 4:06
2. Little Atoms  Declan MacManus 3:56
3. All This Useless Beauty  Elvis Costello 4:37
4. Complicated Shadows  Declan MacManus 4:43
5. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?  Elvis Costello 3:16
6. Distorted Angel  Declan MacManus 4:31
7. Shallow Grave  Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus 2:00
8. Poor Fractured Atlas  Elvis Costello 3:57
9. Starting To Come To Me  Declan MacManus 2:43
10. You Bowed Down  Elvis Costello 4:53
11. It's Time  Elvis Costello 5:57
12. I Want To Vanish  Elvis Costello 3:13


Disc 2: Bonus Disc (68:14)
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Almost Ideal Eyes  Elvis Costello 4:19
2. My Dark Life (with Brian Eno)Elvis Costello 6:19
3. That Day Is Done (with The Fairfield Four)Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus 5:08
4. What Do I Do Now?  Louise Wener 4:26
5. The Bridge I Burned  Elvis Costello 5:19
6. It's Time (Demo)Elvis Costello 3:58
7. Complicated Shadows (Demo)Declan MacManus 2:24
8. You Bowed Down (Demo)Elvis Costello 4:18
9. Mistress And Maid (Demo)Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus 2:17
10. Distorted Angel (Demo)Declan MacManus 2:31
11. World's Great Optimist (Demo)Elvis Costello, Aimee Mann 2:32
12. The Only Flame In Town (Demo)Elvis Costello 4:11
13. The Comedians (Demo)Elvis Costello 3:05
14. The Days Take Care Of Everything (Demo)Elvis Costello 3:55
15. Hidden Shame (Demo)Elvis Costello 3:56
16. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone (Demo)Elvis Costello 2:58
17. Distorted Angel (Tricky Remix)Declan MacManus 5:35


Associated Artwork

German CD Promo PROP146
CD ATUB PROP 146 PROMO FRONT.JPG CD ATUB PROP 146 PROMO DISC .JPG

Related Releases


Japanese CD WPCR-680 (1996)

All This Useless Beauty WPCR-680 (1996)WPCR-680 FRONT.JPG


Japanese 2CD WPCR-11208/9 (2002)
Rhino/Edsel edition with bonus disc

All This Useless Beauty WPCR 11208/9WPCR-11208-9 FRONT.JPG



Singles

It's Time UK CD single front insert.jpg Little Atoms UK CD single front cover.jpg The Other End Of The Telescope UK CD single front cover.jpg Distorted Angel UK CD single front cover.jpg All This Useless Beauty UK CD single front cover.jpg You Bowed Down US CD single front cover.jpg
It's Time Little Atoms The Other End Of
The Telescope
Distorted Angel All This Useless Beauty You Bowed Down
(USA only)


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