Sessionography 1990-1999
From ElvisCostello
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1990
1990
Blue Wave Studios, Barbados
- EC's background vocals were added later at Eden Studios, Acton, London.
1990 (possibly APR)
Mastersound Studios, Astoria, New York
| Weird Nightmare | Weird Nightmare: Meditations On Mingus |
APR 12, 1990
Ringsend Studios, Dublin
| Mischievous Ghost with Mary Coughlan | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) |
CIRCA 1990
Elvis' home
| Sweet Pear (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| All Grown Up (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Georgie And Her Rival (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Forgive Her Anything (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| It Started To Come To Me (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Invasion Hit Parade (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Just Another Mystery (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Broken (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Playboy To A Man (Home Demo) | unreleased | |
| It's Time (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
OCT 26, 1990
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
| Veronica / The Ways Of Love (Live) | The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 2 (iTunes download) | |
| Alison (Live) | The Bridge School Concerts Vol. One (CD) and The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 2 (iTunes download) |
LATE 1990 - EARLY 1991
Ocean Way Studios (Studio One), Hollywood
- Additional recording (orchestra and vocals) took place at Westside Studios, London.
CIRCA 1990-1991
unknown location
| May 17th | Ferrington Guitars |
1991
CIRCA 1991
Elvis' home
| Mistress And Maid (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
MAY 1991
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
| St. Stephen's Day Murders with The Chieftains | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) |
JUN 3, 1991
Warner Hollywood Studios, West Hollywood
| Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (Unplugged Version) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over) (Unplugged Version) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| The Other Side Of Summer (Unplugged Version) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) |
JUN 21, 1991
Great Woods Performing Arts Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts
| Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 (Live) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) |
LATE 1991 or EARLY 1992
Pathway Studios, Islington
| This Is A Test | unreleased | |
| London's Brilliant | London's Brilliant Parade 12-inch single | |
| Basement Kiss | 13 Steps Lead Down CD single | |
| Puppet Girl | 13 Steps Lead Down CD single | |
| Earthbound | unreleased | |
| Do You Know What I'm Saying? | 13 Steps Lead Down 7-inch single and Clown Strike promo CD | |
| We Despise You | 13 Steps Lead Down CD single | |
| Fill In The Blanks | unreleased | |
| The Nameless One | unreleased | |
| I Want To Stand Forever | unreleased |
1992
CIRCA 1992
unknown location
| Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
SEP 14 - OCT 1, 1992
The Church Studios, Crouch End, London
OCT 2, 1992
Pete Thomas' Studio, St. Margaret's London
EARLY DEC 1992
Pathway Studios, Islington
| Idiophone | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| A Drunken Man's Praise Of Sobriety | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Kinder Murder | Brutal Youth | |
| 20% Amnesia | Brutal Youth |
- Additional recording for 20% Amnesia and possibly Kinder Murder was done at the Church Studios.
DEC 1992
The Church Studios, Crouch End, London
| DEC 7 | Poisoned Letter | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) |
| Abandon Words | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| DEC 9 | Favourite Hour (Church Studios Version) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) |
| DEC 11 | This Is Hell (Church Studios Version) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) |
| DEC 11 | You Tripped At Every Step (Church Studios Version) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) |
| London's Brilliant Parade (Church Studios Version) | unreleased |
- The vocals for Abandon Words were recorded at Elvis' home. Poisoned Letter may actually come from the Pathway sessions.
LATE DEC 1992 or 1993
Elvis' home
| Rocking Horse Road (Demo) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| 13 Steps Lead Down (Demo) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| All The Rage (Demo) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Sulky Girl (Demo) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Distorted Angel (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Clown Strike (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Still Too Soon To Know (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Just About Glad (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Pony St. (Demo) | unreleased |
CIRCA 1992-1993
unknown location (possibly Elvis' home)
| Little Atoms (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Almost Ideal Eyes (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Punishing Kiss (Demo) | unreleased |
1993
MAR 18, 1993
Town Hall, New York
SPRING or EARLY SUMMER 1993
Pete Thomas' basement (The Bonaparte Rooms)
| Pony St. (Bonaparte Rooms Version) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Just About Glad (Bonaparte Rooms Version) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Clown Strike (Bonaparte Rooms Version) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) |
SUMMER 1993
Olympic Studios, London
AUG 1993
Olympic Studios, London
| AUG 2 | Distorted Angel (Alternate Version) | unreleased |
| AUG 2 | You Tripped At Every Step | Brutal Youth |
| 13 Steps Lead Down | Brutal Youth | |
| This Is Hell | Brutal Youth | |
| Sulky Girl | Brutal Youth | |
| London's Brilliant Parade | Brutal Youth |
1993
Olympic Studios, London
| Favourite Hour | Brutal Youth |
CIRCA 1993
unknown location
| Complicated Shadows (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
1993 or 1994
AIR Lyndhurst, London
| But Not For Me with Larry Adler | Kojak Variety (Deluxe Edition) |
1993 or 1994
unknown studio, Dublin
| Full Force Gale | Kojak Variety (Deluxe Edition) |
1994
CIRCA 1994
unknown location
| World's Great Optimist (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
JAN 20, 1994
Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
| Lost In The Stars | The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) |
FEB 1994
Westside Studios, London
FEB 1994
Whitfield Studios, London
| She Moved Through The Fair | The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) |
APR 12, 1994
Sony Studios, New York
| They Can't Take That Away From Me (Live) with Tony Bennett | MTV Unplugged (Tony Bennett) |
DEC 1, 1994
The Point, Dublin
| Basement Kiss (Live) | The Other End Of The Telescope CD single |
1995
JUN 25, 1995
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
| Weird Nightmare (Live) | Deep Dead Blue | |
| Love Field (Live) | Deep Dead Blue | |
| Shamed Into Love (Live) | Deep Dead Blue | |
| Gigi (Live) | Deep Dead Blue and The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Poor Napoleon (Live) | Deep Dead Blue | |
| Baby Plays Around (Live) | Deep Dead Blue | |
| Deep Dead Blue (Live) | Deep Dead Blue and The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) |
JUN 28, 1995
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
JUL 1, 1995
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
| Put Away Forbidden Playthings (Live) with Fretwork | The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Can She Excuse My Wrongs (Live) with Fretwork and Composers Ensemble | The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) |
AUG - SEP 1995
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin and/or
FEB 1996
Westside Studios, London
- Complicated Shadows is derived in part from a live performance recorded at the Beacon Theater, New York, EARLY AUG 1995.
AUTUMN 1995
Bunk, Junk & Genius, London
| The Night Before Larry Was Stretched | Kojak Variety (Deluxe Edition) |
- There may have been additional recording for this song at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin.
NOV 3-4-, 1995
Abbey Road Studios, London
| O Mistress Mine with John Harle | The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Come Away, Death with John Harle | The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) | |
| When That I Was And A Little Tiny Boy with John Harle | Terror And Magnificence (John Harle) |
NOV 22, 1995
[?], London
| My Dark Life with Brian Eno | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
1996
FEB 12, 1996
Right Track Studios, New York
| God Give Me Strength | Painted From Memory |
- The recording date has also been reported as FEB 9 and the location as both Orpheum Studios, New York, and Record Plant, Los Angeles.
FEB 1996
The Loft, Nashville
| That Day Is Done with The Fairfield Four | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
MAY 13, 1996
KSCA-FM (The Music Hall), Los Angeles
| All This Useless Beauty (Live) | Live From The Music Hall Volume Three |
MAY 14, 1996
The Troubadour, Los Angeles
| Temptation (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| Poor Fractured Atlas (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| It's Time (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| Man Out Of Time (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| Shallow Grave (Live) | Costello & Nieve |
MAY 15, 1996
The Fillmore, San Francisco
| Just About Glad (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| My Dark Life (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| All This Useless Beauty (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| Ship Of Fools (Live) | Costello & Nieve |
MAY 18, 1996
Park West, Chicago
MAY 20, 1996
The Paramount, Boston
| You Bowed Down (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| The Long Honeymoon (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| Distorted Angel (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| Little Atoms (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| My Funny Valentine (Live) | Costello & Nieve |
MAY 21, 1996
NBC Studios (Studio 6A), New York
| All This Useless Beauty (Live) | Live From 6A: Great Musical Moments From Late Night With Conan O'Brien |
MAY 22, 1996
The Supper Club, New York
MAY 29, 1996
VH1 Studios, New York
| Just A Memory (Live) | VH1 Storytellers |
MAY 29, 1996
Electric Lady Sound Studios, New York
| Aubergine with The Jazz Passengers | Individually Twisted (The Jazz Passengers) | |
| Doncha Go 'Way Mad with The Jazz Passengers featuring Deborah Harry | Individually Twisted (The Jazz Passengers) |
- Deborah Harry's vocal was added at a later date.
SUMMER 1996
Elvis' home
| What Do I Do Now? | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
1997
FEB 25, 1997
Ed Sullivan Theater, New York
| God Give Me Strength (Live) | Live On Letterman: Music From The Late Show |
1997
unknown studio
| The Bridge I Burned | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) | |
| The Bridge I Burned (Pop Lie Mix) | The Bridge I Burned promo CD |
- The "Pop Lie Mix" is a different vocal over the same instrumental track.
1997
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
| Long Journey Home (Anthem) with The Chieftains, the Irish Film Orchestra and Anúna | Long Journey Home: Original Soundtrack and The Essential Chieftains |
AUG 21, 1997
Westside Studios, London
| Edith And The Kingpin | A Tribute To Joni Mitchell |
OCT 1, 1997
Caffe Milano, Nashville
| That Day Is Done (Live) with The Fairfield Four | Live From Mountain Stage (The Fairfield Four) |
OCT 1997
Clinton Recorders, New York
| My Mood Swings | The Big Lebowski: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
LATE 1997 or EARLY 1998
unknown location
| Bright Blue Times | unreleased |
1998
APR 8 ,1998
Hammersmith Ballroom, New York
| God Give Me Strength (Live) | One Amazing Night (Burt Bacharach) |
JUN - JUL 1998
Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood
1998
Avatar Studios, New York
| Toledo | The Sweetest Punch | |
| I Still Have That Other Girl with Cassandra Wilson | The Sweetest Punch |
1998
unknown studio, London
| Sleepless Nights | Kojak Variety (Deluxe Edition) |
1998
unknown studio
| I'll Never Fall In Love Again | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - Music From The Motion Picture |
OCT 18, 1998
Sony Music Studios, New York
| Painted From Memory (Live) | The Best Of Sessions At West 54th |
NOV 23, 1998
NBC Studios (Studio 6A), New York
| This House Is Empty Now (Live) | Painted From Memory (Tour Edition) |
1999
EARLY 1999
Abbey Road Studios, London
| She | Notting Hill: Music From The Motion Picture, She CD single, and The Very Best Of Elvis Costello |
JAN 27, 1999
Capitol Theatre, Sydney
| Tears At The Birthday Party (Live) | Toledo CD single #1 |
FEB 10, 1999
Shibuya Hall, Tokyo
| What's Her Name Today? (Live) | Painted From Memory (Tour Edition) | |
| I Still Have That Other Girl (Live) | Painted From Memory (Tour Edition) |
FEB 13, 1999
Concert Hall, Perth
| Such Unlikely Lovers (Live) | Toledo CD single #2 |
FEB 16, 1999
Atheneum, Melbourne
| In The Darkest Place (Live) | Painted From Memory (Tour Edition) | |
| Painted From Memory (Live) | Painted From Memory (Tour Edition) |
FEB 19, 1999
Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney
| Baby Plays Around (Live) | Toledo CD single #2 | |
| Inch By Inch / Fever (Live) | Toledo CD single #1 |
JUL 25, 1999
Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, New York
| Alison (Live) | Woodstock 99 - Volume Two |
CIRCA 1999
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
- EC added his vocals to backing tracks recorded without his involvement at Kampo Cultural Center, New York.
1999 or 2000
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
| Meet Me On The Corner with Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks | Beatin' The Heat (Dan Hicks) |
- EC added his vocal to a backing track recording without his involvement.
LATE 1999 or EARLY 2000
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
| Soul For Hire | When I Was Cruel | |
| Oh Well | When I Was Cruel (UK & Japan) and Cruel Smile |
