Out Of Our Idiot

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Out Of Our Idiot
Compilation album by Various artists (EC in various guises)
Released	1987-12
Recorded	1979 - 1987
Producer	Nick Lowe, Colin Fairley, The Mono Kings, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, The Coward Brothers, Geoff Emerick, Allen Toussaint, Imposter, Elvis Costello, Paul "Bassman" Riley, J.Henry Burnett, Larry Kalman Hirsch
Label	Demon
Length	??:?? (LP and cassette) 70:47(CD)

CD back cover and disc.

Booklet.

LP and cassette

Side one
	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	Seven Day Weekend	Jimmy Cliff & Elvis Costello	Jimmy Cliff, Elvis Costello & The Attractions	2:37
2.	Turning The Town Red	Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3:20
3.	Heathen Town	Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3:06
4.	The People's Limousine	Henry & Howard Coward	The Coward Brothers	3:37
5.	So Young	Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3:26
6.	American Without Tears No. 2	Declan MacManus	Elvis Costello	3:33
7.	Get Yourself Another Fool (Idiot mix)	Haywood, Tucker	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4:01
8.	Walking On Thin Ice	Yoko Ono	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3:42

Side two
	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	Blue Chair (single version)	Declan MacManus	Elvis Costello	3:38
2.	Baby It's You	Bacharach, David, Williams	Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe	3:15
3.	From Head To Toe	Smokey Robinson	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	2:34
4.	Shoes Without Heels	Declan MacManus	Elvis Costello & The Confederates	4:14
5.	Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo	Declan MacManus	The Costello Show with The Attractions	3:21
6.	The Flirting Kind	Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	2:58
7.	Black Sails In The Sunset	Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3:09
8.	Imperial Bedroom	Elvis Costello	Napoleon Dynamite & The Royal Guard	2:47
9.	The Stamping Ground	Elvis Costello	The Emotional Toothpaste	3:09

CD

	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	Seven Day Weekend	Jimmy Cliff & Elvis Costello	Jimmy Cliff, Elvis Costello & The Attractions	2:37
2.	Turning The Town Red	Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3:20
3.	Heathen Town	Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3:06
4.	The People's Limousine	Henry & Howard Coward	The Coward Brothers	3:37
5.	So Young	Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3:26
6.	Little Goody Two Shoes	Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	2:27
7.	American Without Tears No. 2	Declan MacManus	Elvis Costello	3:33
8.	Get Yourself Another Fool (Idiot mix)	Haywood, Tucker	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4:01
9.	Walking On Thin Ice	Yoko Ono	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3:42
10.	Withered And Died	Richard Thompson	The Imposter	3:12
11.	Blue Chair (single version)	Declan MacManus	Elvis Costello	3:38
12.	Baby It's You	Bacharach, David, Williams	Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe	3:15
13.	From Head To Toe	Smokey Robinson	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	2:34
14.	Shoes Without Heels	Declan MacManus	Elvis Costello & The Confederates	4:14
15.	Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo	Declan MacManus	The Costello Show with The Attractions	3:21
16.	The Flirting Kind	Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	2:58
17.	Black Sails In The Sunset	Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3:09
18.	A Town Called Big Nothing (Really Big Nothing)	Declan MacManus	The MacManus Gang	5:43
19.	Big Sister	Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	2:16
20.	Imperial Bedroom	Elvis Costello	Napoleon Dynamite & The Royal Guard	2:47
21.	The Stamping Ground	Elvis Costello	The Emotional Toothpaste	3:09

Credits

Tracks 1 & 8 produced by Nick Lowe with Colin Fairley.

Track 2 produced by The Mono Kings, Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley.

Track 3 & 16 produced by Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley.

Track 4 produced by The Coward Brothers.

Track 5 produced at Gunpoint by Nick Lowe.

Track 6 produced by Geoff Emerick.

Track 7 produced by Colin Fairley.

Track 9 produced by Allen Toussaint.

Track 10 produced by Fairley/Imposter.

Track 11 produced by The Coward Brothers.

Track 12 produced by Lowe/Costello/Bassman.

Track 13 produced by EC assisted by Paul Bass.

Track 14 produced by J.Henry Burnett & Larry Kalman Hirsch.

Track 15 produced by J.Henry (T-Bone) Burnett & EC.

Track 17 & 19 produced by Nick Lowe.

Track 18, 20 & 21 produced by EC.

Release information

Release date	Media	Catalog number	Comments
1987-12-04	LP	Demon IMP XFIEND 67	with round blue on yellow sticker saying "ELVIS COSTELLO Rare and unreleased cuts X FIEND 67"
1987-12-04	MC	Demon IMP FIEND CASS 67
1987-12-04	CD	Demon IMP FIEND CD 67

Associated Release Artwork

Japanese CD FIEND CD 67

Cassette Releases

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Images from OUT OF OUR IDIOT UK Cassette FIEND CASS 67 (Clear Shell):

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Notes

• LP and cassette do not include "Little Goody Two Shoes", "Withered And Died", "A Town Called Big Nothing (Really Big Nothing)" and "Big Sister"
• This version of "Get Yourself Another Fool" is simply a remixed version of the earlier single mix, with most of the echo on the vocals removed (although there's a little used) and with more pronounced keyboards. The 3 note intro and the fade out are still there.
• "Black Sails In The Sunset" is aprox. 13 secs. longer than the version on the re-issue of Trust.
• This is the only release of the track "Little Goody Two Shoes" (early version of "Inch By Inch").

Charts

• UK: Went silver (60,000 copies) (date unknown).

External links

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