Reissue discography

CD REISSUES up to 2005

• In 2006, Universal Music / Hip-O Records acquired the rights to Elvis Costello's 1977-1986 catalogue.
  The reissues beyond this date are under the Hip-O reissues section

• See: Hip-O reissues (for a summary of reissues after 2006)

• All vinyl reissues are listed seperately
  

My Aim Is True Original album released 1977-07-22 1977 - My Aim Is True: Welcome To The Working Week | Miracle Man | No Dancing | Blame It On Cain | Alison | Sneaky Feelings | (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes | Less Than Zero | Mystery Dance | Pay It Back | I'm Not Angry | Waiting For The End Of The World | Watching The Detectives 1993 - Ryko Extended Play: Radio Sweetheart (remix) | Stranger In The House | Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) | Mystery Dance (Honky Tonk Demo) | Cheap Reward (Honky Tonk Demo) | Jump Up (Honky Tonk Demo) | Wave A White Flag (Honky Tonk Demo) | Blame It On Cain (Honky Tonk Demo) | Poison Moon (Honky Tonk Demo) 2001 - Rhino Bonus Disc: No Action (Early Version) | Living In Paradise (Early Version) | Radio Sweetheart | Stranger In The House | I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Live) | Less Than Zero ("Dallas Version") | Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) | Mystery Dance (Honky Tonk Demo) | Cheap Reward (Honky Tonk Demo) | Jump Up (Honky Tonk Demo) | Wave A White Flag (Honky Tonk Demo) | Blame It On Cain (Honky Tonk Demo) | Poison Moon (Honky Tonk Demo) 2007 - DELUXE EDITION: Hip-O bonus cuts and bonus disk

This Year's Model Original album released 1978-03-17 1978 - This Year's Model: No Action | This Year's Girl | The Beat | Pump It Up | Little Triggers | You Belong To Me | Hand In Hand | (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea | Lip Service | Living In Paradise | Lipstick Vogue | Night Rally | Radio, Radio 1993 - Ryko Extended Play: Big Tears | Crawling To The USA | Running Out Of Angels (Demo) | Greenshirt (Demo) | Big Boys (Demo) 2002 - Rhino Bonus Disc: Big Tears | Crawling To The USA | Running Out Of Angels (Demo) | Greenshirt (Demo) | Big Boys (Demo) | You Belong To Me (Capital Radio Version) | Radio, Radio (Capital Radio Version) | Neat Neat Neat (Live) (version 2) | Roadette Song (Live) | This Year's Girl (Alternate Eden Studios Version) | (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (Basing Street Studios Version) | Stranger In The House (BBC Version) 2008 - DELUXE EDITION: Hip-O bonus cuts and bonus disk

Armed Forces Original album released 1979-01-05 1979 - Armed Forces: Accidents Will Happen | Senior Service | Oliver's Army | Big Boys | Green Shirt | Party Girl | Goon Squad | Busy Bodies | Sunday's Best | Moods For Moderns | Chemistry Class | Two Little Hitlers | (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? 1993 - Ryko Extended Play: My Funny Valentine | Tiny Steps | Clean Money | Talking In The Dark | Wednesday Week | Accidents Will Happen (Live) | Alison (Live) | Watching The Detectives (Live) 2002 - Rhino Bonus Disc: Tiny Steps | Busy Bodies (Alternate Version) | Talking In The Dark | Big Boys (Alternate Version) | Clean Money | Wednesday Week | My Funny Valentine | Accidents Will Happen (Live) | Mystery Dance (Live) | Goon Squad (Live) | Party Girl (Live) | Stranger In The House (Live) | Alison (Live) | Lipstick Vogue (Live) | Watching The Detectives (Live) | You Belong To Me (Live) | Chemistry Class (Live) 2020 - Remastered Vinyl Expanded Box Set Reissue:

Get Happy!! Original album released 1980-03-__ 1980 - Get Happy!!: Love For Tender | Opportunity | The Imposter | Secondary Modern | King Horse | Possession | Men Called Uncle | Clowntime Is Over | New Amsterdam | High Fidelity | I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down | Black And White World | 5ive Gears In Reverse | B Movie | Motel Matches | Human Touch | Beaten To The Punch | Temptation | I Stand Accused | Riot Act 1994 - Ryko Extended Play: Girls Talk | Clowntime Is Over No. 2 | Getting Mighty Crowded | So Young | Just A Memory | Hoover Factory (Alternate Mix?) | Ghost Train | Dr. Luther's Assistant | Black And White World (Demo) | Riot Act (Demo) | Love For Tender (Demo) 2003 - Rhino Bonus Disc: I Stand Accused (Alternate Version) | So Young | Girls Talk | Human Touch (Alternate Version) | Temptation (Alternate Version) | Motel Matches (Alternate Take) | Clowntime Is Over No. 2 | B Movie (Alternate Version) | Girls Talk (Alternate Version) | Getting Mighty Crowded | From A Whisper To A Scream (Alternate Version) | Watch Your Step (Alternate Version) | Dr. Luther's Assistant | Ghost Train | New Lace Sleeves (Alternate Version) | Hoover Factory | Just A Memory | I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (Alternate Version) | New Amsterdam (Alternate Version) | Black And White World (Demo) | Riot Act (Demo) | 5ive Gears In Reverse (Demo) | Love For Tender (Demo) (remix full version) | Men Called Uncle (Demo) | King Horse (Demo) | Seven O'Clock (Demo) | High Fidelity (Live) | Opportunity (Live) | The Imposter (Live) | Don't Look Back (Live) | CBS Radio Commercial (hidden track)

Trust Original album released 1981-01-__ 1981 - Trust: Clubland | Lovers Walk | You'll Never Be A Man | Pretty Words | Strict Time | Luxembourg | Watch Your Step | New Lace Sleeves | From A Whisper To A Scream | Different Finger | White Knuckles | Shot With His Own Gun | Fish 'N' Chip Paper | Big Sister's Clothes 1994 - Ryko Extended Play: Black Sails In The Sunset (Remix) | Big Sister | Sad About Girls | Twenty-Five To Twelve (1st Mix) | Love For Sale | Weeper's Dream | Gloomy Sunday | Boy With A Problem | Seconds Of Pleasure (Demo) 2003 - Rhino Bonus Disc: Black Sails In The Sunset | Big Sister | Twenty-Five To Twelve (2nd Mix) | Sad About Girls | From A Whisper To A Scream (Alternate Version) | Watch Your Step (Alternate Version) | Clubland (Alternate Take) | You'll Never Be A Man (Alternate Take) | Slow Down | Big Sister (Alternate Version) | Black Sails In The Sunset (Alternate Version) | Hoover Factory (Alternate Version) | Love For Sale | Boy With A Problem | Weeper's Dream | Gloomy Sunday | The Long Honeymoon (Instrumental Piano Demo)

Almost Blue Original album released 1981-10-23 1981 - Almost Blue: Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)? | Sweet Dreams | Success | I'm Your Toy | Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down | Brown To Blue | Good Year For The Roses | Sittin' And Thinkin' | Colour Of The Blues | Too Far Gone | Honey Hush | How Much I Lied 1994 - Ryko Extended Play: He's Got You (Live) | Cry, Cry, Cry (Live) | There Won't Be Anymore (Live) | Sittin' And Thinkin' (Live) | Honey Hush (Live) | Psycho (Live) | Darling, You Know I Wouldn't Lie | My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You | Tears Before Bedtime (Nashville Version) | I'm Your Toy (Live) (7" version) 2004 - Rhino Bonus Disc: Stranger In The House (George Jones with Elvis Costello) | We Oughta Be Ashamed (Johnny Cash with Elvis Costello) | Radio Sweetheart (Live) | Stranger In The House (Live) | Psycho (Live) (new edit) | If I Could Put Them All Together (I'd Have You) (Live) | Motel Matches (Live) | He'll Have To Go (Live) | Girls Talk (Live) | Too Far Gone ("Lost Session" Version) | He's Got You ("Lost Session" Version) | Honky Tonk Girl | That's Why I'm Walking | Wondering | Darling, You Know I Wouldn't Lie (remix) | My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You | Blues Keep Calling | Tears Before Bedtime (Nashville Version) | Psycho | Cry, Cry, Cry | I'll Take Care Of You | Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven | Brand New Heartache (Live) | There Won't Be Anymore (Live) | Sittin' And Thinkin' (Live) | Honey Hush (Live) | I'm Your Toy (Live) (12" version)

Imperial Bedroom Original album released 1982-07-02 1982 - Imperial Bedroom: Beyond Belief | Tears Before Bedtime | Shabby Doll | The Long Honeymoon | Man Out Of Time | Almost Blue | ...And In Every Home | The Loved Ones | Human Hands | Kid About It | Little Savage | Boy With A Problem | Pidgin English | You Little Fool | Town Cryer 1994 - Ryko Extended Play: From Head To Toe | The World Of Broken Hearts | Night Time | Really Mystified | I Turn Around | Seconds Of Pleasure | The Stamping Ground | Shabby Doll (Demo) | Imperial Bedroom 2002 - Rhino Bonus Disc: The Land Of Give And Take (Early Version of Beyond Belief) | Tears Before Bedtime (Alternate Version) | Man Out Of Time (Alternate Version) | Human Hands (Early Version) | Kid About It (Alternate Version) | Little Savage (Alternate Version) | You Little Fool (Alternate Version) | Town Cryer (Fast Version) | Little Goody Two Shoes (Alternate Version) | The Town Where Time Stood Still (Alternate Version) | ...And In Every Home (Rehearsal) | I Turn Around | From Head To Toe | The World Of Broken Hearts | Night Time | Really Mystified | The Stamping Ground | Shabby Doll (Demo) | Man Out Of Time (Demo) | You Little Fool (Demo) | Town Cryer (Demo) | Seconds Of Pleasure (Demo) | Imperial Bedroom

Punch The Clock Original album released 1983-08-05 1983 - Punch The Clock: Let Them All Talk | Everyday I Write The Book | The Greatest Thing | The Element Within Her | Love Went Mad | Shipbuilding | TKO (Boxing Day) | Charm School | The Invisible Man | Mouth Almighty | King Of Thieves | Pills And Soap | The World And His Wife 1995 - Ryko Extended Play: Heathen Town | The Flirting Kind | Walking On Thin Ice | The Town Where Time Stood Still | Shatterproof | The World And His Wife (Live) | Everyday I Write The Book (Live) 2003 - Rhino Bonus Disc: Everyday I Write The Book (Alternate Version) | Baby Pictures | Heathen Town | The Flirting Kind | Walking On Thin Ice (with studio call) | Big Sister's Clothes/Stand Down Margaret (BBC Session) | Danger Zone (BBC Session) | Seconds Of Pleasure | The Town Where Time Stood Still | The World And His Wife (Solo Version) | Shatterproof | Heathen Town (Demo) | The Flirting Kind (Demo) | Let Them All Talk (Demo) | King Of Thieves (Demo) | The Invisible Man (Demo) | The Element Within Her (Demo) | Love Went Mad (Demo) | The Greatest Thing (Demo) | Mouth Almighty (Demo) | Charm School (Demo) | Possession (Live) | Secondary Modern (Live) | The Bells (Live) | Watch Your Step (Live) | Back Stabbers/King Horse (Live)

Goodbye Cruel World Original album released 1984-06-18 1984 - Goodbye Cruel World: The Only Flame In Town | Home Truth | Room With No Number | Inch By Inch | Worthless Thing | Love Field | I Wanna Be Loved | The Comedians | Joe Porterhouse | Sour Milk-Cow Blues | The Great Unknown | The Deportees Club | Peace In Our Time 1995 - Ryko Extended Play: Turning The Town Red (long fade out version 2) | Baby It's You (with Nick Lowe) | Get Yourself Another Fool (Ryko Mix) | I Hope You're Happy Now (early band version) | The Only Flame In Town (Live) | Worthless Thing (Live) | Motel Matches (Live) | Sleepless Nights (Live) | Deportee | Withered And Died 2004 - Rhino Bonus Disc: The Only Flame In Town (Alternate Version) | Young Boy Blues (Demo) | Turning The Town Red (long fade out version 1) | I Hope You're Happy Now (early band version) (remix) | Tomorrow's (Just Another Day) (with Madness) | Get Yourself Another Fool | Baby It's You (with Nick Lowe) | I Wanna Be Loved (Demo) | The Great Unknown (Demo) | She Loves The Jerk (Demo) | Turning The Town Red (Demo) | Peace In Our Time (Demo) | Withered And Died | The Comedians (Demo) | Inch By Inch (Demo) | Mystery Voice (Demo) | Joe Porterhouse (Demo) | The Town Where Time Stood Still (Demo) | Blue Murder On Union Avenue (Demo) | Home Truth (Demo) | The Only Flame In Town (Live) | Worthless Thing (Live) | Sleepless Nights (Live) | What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (Live) | Motel Matches (Live) | Love Field (Live)

King Of America Original album released 1986-02-21 1986 - King Of America: Brilliant Mistake | Lovable | Our Little Angel | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | Glitter Gulch | Indoor Fireworks | Little Palaces | I'll Wear It Proudly | American Without Tears | Eisenhower Blues | Poisoned Rose | The Big Light | Jack Of All Parades | Suit Of Lights | Sleep Of The Just 1995 - Ryko Extended Play:The People's Limousine (The Coward Brothers) | They'll Never Take Her Love From Me (The Coward Brothers) | Suffering Face (Solo Demo) | Shoes Without Heels | King Of Confidence | Live On Broadway, 1986: That's How You Got Killed Before (Live) (without intro) | The Big Light (Live) | It Tears Me Up (Live) | The Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line (Live) | Your Mind Is On Vacation / Your Funeral My Trial (Live) | That's How You Got Killed Before (Reprise) (Live) 2005 - Rhino Bonus Disc: Having It All (Solo Demo) | Suffering Face (Solo Demo) | Deportee (Solo Demo) | Indoor Fireworks (Solo Demo) | I Hope You're Happy Now (Solo Demo) | Poisoned Rose (Solo Demo) | I'll Wear It Proudly (Solo Demo) | Jack Of All Parades (Solo Demo) | The People's Limousine (The Coward Brothers) | They'll Never Take Her Love From Me (The Coward Brothers) | King Of Confidence | Shoes Without Heels | End Of The Rainbow (Solo Demo) | Betrayal | That's How You Got Killed Before (Live) (full version) | The Big Light (Live) | It Tears Me Up (Live) | The Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line (Live) | Your Mind Is On Vacation / Your Funeral My Trial (Live) | That's How You Got Killed Before (Reprise) (Live) | True Love Ways (Live)

Blood & Chocolate Original album released 1986-09-15 1986 - Blood & Chocolate: Uncomplicated | I Hope You're Happy Now | Tokyo Storm Warning | Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head | I Want You, Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind? | Blue Chair | Battered Old Bird | Crimes Of Paris | Poor Napoleon | Next Time 'Round 1995 - Ryko Extended Play: Seven Day Weekend (remix) (with Jimmy Cliff) | Forgive Her Anything (version 1) | Blue Chair (Single Version) | Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo | American Without Tears No. 2 (Twilight Version) | A Town Called Big Nothing (Really Big Nothing) (12" version) | Return To Big Nothing 2002 - Rhino Bonus Disc: Leave My Kitten Alone | New Rhythm Method | Forgive Her Anything (New Version) | Crimes Of Paris (Electric Version) | Uncomplicated (Alternate Version) | Battered Old Bird (Alternate Version) | Seven Day Weekend (with Jimmy Cliff) | Blue Chair (Single Version) | Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo | American Without Tears No. 2 (Twilight Version) | All These Things | Pouring Water On A Drowning Man | Running Out Of Fools | Tell Me Right Now | Lonely Blue Boy

Spike Original album released 1989-02-06 1989 - Spike: ...This Town... | Let Him Dangle | Deep Dark Truthful Mirror | Veronica | God's Comic | Chewing Gum | Tramp The Dirt Down | Stalin Malone | Satellite | Pads, Paws And Claws | Baby Plays Around | Miss Macbeth | Any King's Shilling | Coal-Train Robberies | Last Boat Leaving 2001 - Rhino Bonus Disc: Miss Macbeth (Demo) | ...This Town... (Demo) | Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (Demo) | Coal-Train Robberies (Demo) | Satellite (Demo) | Pads, Paws And Claws (Demo) | Let Him Dangle (Demo) | Veronica (Demo) | Tramp The Dirt Down (Demo) | Baby Plays Around (Demo) | Put Your Big Toe In The Milk Of Human Kindness (Demo) | Last Boat Leaving (Demo) | The Ugly Things | You're No Good | Point Of No Return | The Room Nobody Lives In | Stalin Malone (Vocal Version)

Mighty Like A Rose Original album released 1991-05-13 1991 - Mighty Like A Rose: The Other Side Of Summer | Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over) | How To Be Dumb | All Grown Up | Invasion Hit Parade | Harpies Bizarre | After The Fall | Georgie And Her Rival | So Like Candy | Interlude: Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 2 | Playboy To A Man | Sweet Pear | Broken | Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 2002 - Rhino Bonus Disc: Just Another Mystery | Sweet Pear (Home Demo) | Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 (Live) | Mischievous Ghost (with Mary Coughlan) | St. Stephen's Day Murders (with The Chieftains) | The Other Side Of Summer (Unplugged Version) | Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (Unplugged Version) | Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over) (Unplugged Version) | All Grown Up (Home Demo) | Georgie And Her Rival (Home Demo) | Forgive Her Anything (Home Demo) | It Started To Come To Me (Home Demo) | I Still Miss Someone/The Last Town I Painted (Demo) | Put Your Big Toe In The Milk Of Human Kindness (with Rob Wasserman) | Invasion Hit Parade (Home Demo) | Just Another Mystery (Home Demo) | Broken (Home Demo)

The Juliet Letters Original album released 1993-01-15 1993 - The Juliet Letters: Deliver Us | For Other Eyes | Swine | Expert Rites | Dead Letter | I Almost Had A Weakness | Why? | Who Do You Think You Are? | Taking My Life In Your Hands | This Offer Is Unrepeatable | Dear Sweet Filthy World | The Letter Home | Jacksons, Monk And Rowe | This Sad Burlesque | Romeo's Seance | I Thought I'd Write To Juliet | Last Post | The First To Leave | Damnation's Cellar | The Birds Will Still Be Singing 2006 - Rhino Bonus Disc: She Moved Through The Fair | Pills And Soap (Live) | King Of The Unknown Sea (Live) | Skeleton (Live) | More Than Rain (Live) | God Only Knows (Live) | They Didn't Believe Me (Live) | O Mistress Mine | Come Away, Death | Put Away Forbidden Playthings (Live) | Can She Excuse My Wrongs (Live) | Fire Suite 1 | Fire Suite 3 | Fire Suite Reprise | Gigi (Live) | Deep Dead Blue (Live) | Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue (Live) | Lost In The Stars

Brutal Youth Original album released 1994-03-08 1994 - Brutal Youth: Pony St. | Kinder Murder | 13 Steps Lead Down | This Is Hell | Clown Strike | You Tripped At Every Step | Still Too Soon To Know | 20% Amnesia | Sulky Girl | London's Brilliant Parade | My Science Fiction Twin | Rocking Horse Road | Just About Glad | All The Rage | Favourite Hour. 2002 - Rhino Bonus Disc: Life Shrinks | Favourite Hour (Church Studios Version) | This Is Hell (Church Studios Version) | Idiophone | Abandon Words | Poisoned Letter | A Drunken Man's Praise Of Sobriety | Pony St. (Bonaparte Rooms Version) | Just About Glad (Bonaparte Rooms Version) | Clown Strike (Bonaparte Rooms Version) | Rocking Horse Road (Demo) | 13 Steps Lead Down (Demo) | All The Rage (Demo) | Sulky Girl (Demo) | You Tripped At Every Step (Church Studios Version)

Kojak Variety Original album released 1995-04-28 1995 - Kojak Variety: Strange | Hidden Charms | Remove This Doubt | I Threw It All Away | Leave My Kitten Alone | Everybody's Crying Mercy | I've Been Wrong Before | Bama Lama Bama Loo | Must You Throw Dirt In My Face | Pouring Water On A Drowning Man | The Very Thought Of You | Payday | Please Stay | Running Out Of Fools | Days 2004 - Rhino Bonus Disc: Ship Of Fools | My Resistance Is Low | Innocent When You Dream | I'm Coming Home | The Dark End Of The Street | Congratulations | You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go | Pouring Water On A Drowning Man (Alternate Version) | Still Feeling Blue | Brilliant Disguise | How Long Has This Been Going On | Sleepless Nights | Step Inside Love | You've Got To Hide Your Love Away | Sally Sue Brown | Sticks And Stones | That's How You Got Killed Before (with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band) | The Night Before Larry Was Stretched | But Not For Me (with Larry Adler) | Full Force Gale

All This Useless Beauty Original album released 1996-05-13 1996 - All This Useless Beauty: The Other End (Of The Telescope) | Little Atoms | All This Useless Beauty | Complicated Shadows | Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? | Distorted Angel | Shallow Grave | Poor Fractured Atlas | Starting To Come To Me | You Bowed Down | It's Time | I Want To Vanish 2001 - Rhino Bonus Disc: Almost Ideal Eyes | My Dark Life (with Brian Eno) | That Day Is Done (with The Fairfield Four) | What Do I Do Now? | The Bridge I Burned | It's Time (Demo) | Complicated Shadows (Demo) | You Bowed Down (Demo) | Mistress And Maid (Demo) | Distorted Angel (Demo) | World's Great Optimist (Demo) | The Only Flame In Town (Demo) | The Comedians (Demo) | The Days Take Care Of Everything (Demo) | Hidden Shame (Demo) | Why Can't A Man Stand Alone (Demo) | Distorted Angel (Tricky Remix)