Squeeze

Squeeze's East Side Story (1981) is included in Elvis Costello's "500 Albums You Need" (Vanity Fair, November 2000).

Members included:

Glenn Tilbrook - guitar, vocals

Chris Difford - guitar, vocals

Jools Holland - keyboards (1974-1980)

John Bentley - bass

Gilson Lavis - drums

Paul Carrack - keyboards, vocals (East Side Story lineup)

Don Snow - keyboards (Black Coffee In Bed lineup)

Elvis Costello co-produced (with Roger Bechirian):

East Side Story, 1981

Backing vocals by Elvis Costello on:

Tempted, 1981

There's No Tomorrow, 1981

Black Coffee In Bed, 1982

Opening act for Elvis Costello & the Attractions, January-February 1981:

1981-01-04, Vancouver, BC 1981-01-05, Seattle, WA 1981-01-07, San Francisco, CA 1981-01-08, San Francisco, CA 1981-01-10, Los Angeles, CA 1981-01-11, San Luis Obispo, CA 1981-01-16, Minneapolis, MN 1981-01-17, Chicago, IL 1981-01-18, Cleveland, OH

1981-01-20, Nashville, TN 1981-01-22, Austin, TX 1981-01-23, New Orleans, LA 1981-01-24, Atlanta, GA 1981-01-25, Chapel Hill, NC 1981-01-27, Blacksburg, VA 1981-01-28 College Park, MD 1981-01-29, Upper Darby, PA 1981-01-30, Upper Darby, PA

1981-02-02, New York, NY 1981-02-04, Providence, RI 1981-02-05, Boston, MA 1981-02-06, New Brunswick, NJ 1981-02-07, Passaic, NJ 1981-02-09, Toronto, ON 1981-01-31, New York, NY 1981-02-01, New York, NY This list may be incomplete

Elvis Costello & the Attractions opened for Squeeze:

1980-08-12, London, England - billed as Otis Westinghouse & The Lifts

1980-08-13, London, England - billed as Otis Westinghouse & The Lifts

1980-08-14, London, England - billed as Otis Westinghouse & The Lifts

1980-11-30, Swansea, Wales

Internal links

• New Orleans Times-Picayune, January 30, 1981
• Vanity Fair, November 2000
• Trust (1994) liner notes
• Trust (2003) liner notes
• Elizabeth McQueen: Happy Doing What We're Doing
• The HotRats: Turn Ons
• Live From The Artists Den: Season 3

External links

• SqueezeFan.com
• PacketOfThree.com
• AllMusic  •  Wikipedia
• EC Fan Forum