ITunes Originals
From ElvisCostello
Tracks
01. "It was recorded almost by accident" [1:45]
02. Watching The Detectives [3:46]
03. "It was the ballad of This Year's Model" [0:55]
04. Little Triggers (iTunes Originals Version) [3:31]
05. "It has Mick Jones of the Clash playing guitar" [0:30]
06. Big Tears [3:11]
07. "It was about people meeting in the night at a hotel, not a complicated story" [1:22]
08. Motel Matches (iTunes Originals Version) [2:23]
09. "It's a more regretful song" [1:22]
10. Riot Act [3:35]
11. "It was more the expression came to mind" [0:59]
12. Kid About It (iTunes Originals Version) [3:21]
13. "I told a tale, which you have to listen to the lyrics" [0:59]
14. Man Out Of Time [5:27]
15. "An example of one of those songs that nearly got away" [1:00]
16. Love Field (iTunes Originals Version) [4:48]
17. "The Main body of the song is very repetitive, it's supposed to be like that" [1:18]
18. I Want You [6:44]
19. "I'm glad to get the opportunity to put the word to the fore" [1:55]
20. Invasion Hit Parade (iTunes Originals Version) [4:33]
21. "It's kind of a gospel song" [1:36]
22. Bedlam (Nashville Alternate Version) [4:49]
23. "It's more of the idea that we are in a flow towards a way of living" [1:41]
24. The River In Reverse (iTunes Originals Version) [4:29]
Comments
- This set was released in the US 2007-06-19 exclusively as an iTunes download. It is unclear whether it will also appear in non-US iTunes stores. The music tracks can be purchased individually, but the interview tracks are only available by buying the whole set.
- As of 27 June 2007, this set is not available at the Australian iTunes store.
- Little Triggers, Motel Matches, Kid About It, Love Field, Invasion Hit Parade, and The River In Reverse are new solo versions recorded in Vancouver in March 2007.
- Watching The Detectives, Big Tears, Riot Act, Man Out Of Time, and I Want You are the familiar studio recordings. Bedlam (Nashville Alternate Version)" is the same alternate mix which previously appeared on iTunes as the "Frankincense/Nashville Mix."
- The odd-numbered tracks have Elvis talking about the songs.
