Oliver's Army (single)

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Tracks Release date Media Catalog number Comments
Side A:
Oliver's Army [2:58]
Side B:
My Funny Valentine [1:32]
1979-02-02 7" Radar ADA 31 UK, ps
B-Side initially credited to EC&A (Later just EC)
1979-03-__ 7" Radar WB/RAD WB 17.344 Holland, ps
1979-03-__ 7" Radar RAD 17344 Germany, ps
1979-03-__ 7" Radar 45-1832 Spain, ps
B-side misprint "My Funky Valentine"
1979-__-__ 7" Smash Records TAR 8 Scandinavia, ps
1979-__-__ 7" Radar/Warner P-387F Japan, ps
1979-__-__ 7" Radar ADA 31 Australia, ps
1979-__-__ 7" Radar ADA 31 New Zealand, no ps
1979-__-__ 7" Radar ADA 31 UK, acetate
1. Oliver's Army [2:58]
2. My Funny Valentine [1:32]
2003-10-27 5" CD Edsel ADA 31 UK, available only in Singles, Volume 1 box set
Side A:
Oliver's Army (Remastered) [3:00]
Side B:
Big Boys (Demo Version) [3:00]
2020-11-__ 7" Universal UMe B0031761-01 S-01 Worldwide, available only in
:Armed Forces Super Deluxe box set "Oliver's Army 7""


Artwork

7" UK Radar ADA 31
OA UK FRONT.JPG OA UK BACK.JPG OA UK A.JPG OA UK B.JPG

7" Holland WB/Radar WB 17.344
OA DUTCH FRONT.JPG OA DUTCH BACK.JPG OA DUTCH A.JPG OA DUTCH B.JPG

7" Germany Radar RAD 17344
OA GERMANY FRONT.JPG OA GERMANY BACK .JPG OA GERMANY A.JPG OA GERMANY B.JPG

7" Spain Radar 45-1832
Olivers Army SPAIN FRONT.JPG Olivers Army SPAIN BACK.JPG Olivers Army SPAIN A SIDE.JPG Olivers Army SPAIN B SIDE.JPG

7" Scandinavia Smash TAR 8
OA SCANDINAVIA FRONT.JPG OA SCANDINAVIA BACK.JPG OA SCANDINAVIA A.JPG OA SCANDINAVIA B.JPG

7" Japan Radar/Warner P-387F
OA JAPAN FRONT.JPG OA JAPAN BACK.JPG OA JAPAN A.JPG OA JAPAN B.JPG

7" Japan Radar/Warner P-387F (promo)
Olivers Army JAPAN FRONT.JPG Olivers Army JAPAN BACK.JPG Olivers Army JAPAN PROMO A SIDE.JPG Olivers Army JAPAN PROMO B SIDE.JPG

7" Australia Radar ADA 31
OA AUSTRALIA FRONT.JPG OA AUSTRALIA BACK.JPG OA AUSTRALIA A.JPG OA AUSTRALIA B.JPG

7" New Zealand Radar ADA 31
OA NZ A.jpg OA NZ B.jpg

7" UK Radar ADA 31 (Acetate)
Images to follow

5" CD UK Edsel ADA 31
OA EDSEL FRONT.JPG OA EDSEL BACK.JPG OA EDSEL DISC.JPG

7" Worldwide UMe B0031761-01 S-01
2020 DELUXE OLIVERS ARMY FRONT.JPG 2020 DELUXE OLIVERS ARMY BACK.JPG 2020 DELUXE OLIVERS ARMY A SIDE.JPG 2020 DELUXE OLIVERS ARMY B SIDE.JPG

Credits

Performed by: Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced by: Nick Lowe
Performed by: Elvis Costello
Produced by: Elvis Costello
Written by: Rodgers & Hart


Charts

  • #2 (UK)
  • Went gold (500,000 copies) in the UK (date unknown).


Notes

  • With just a rhythm track and vocals, Oliver's Army was almost dropped from the album and relegated to being a b-side, but then Steve came up with the ABBA-esque piano intro.
  • The production on My Funny Valentine was incorrectly credited to Nick Lowe on initial copies. Also, the performer of the track was corrected to just EC.


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