All tracks on the following discography are produced by Nick Lowe, unless noted. Personnel is included for all tracks where known. The abbreviation "+A" means accompanied by the Attractions.
Less Than Zero (#1) / Radio Sweetheart (UK Stiff BUY 11): (+ John McFee, guitar; Nick Lowe, bass; Mickey Shine, drums; + organ). Elvis' first record. A-side appeared on My Aim Is True. "Radio Sweetheart" was a non-LP track, later issued on the LP's Hits Greatest Stiffs (UK) and Taking Liberties (US). The 45 was later issued in Stiff singles 11 through 20 box set; however; here the A-side is the version from A Bunch Of Stiff Records LP. In the Costello UK Stiff 4-pack 45 set, the first version of the track appears again. The B-side was later issued as a US Columbia single taken from Taking Liberties. 3/77, issued with a picture sleeve.
A Bunch Of Stiff Records (cover), Bunch Of Stiffs (label) (UK Stiff SEEZ 2): (+The Shamrocks (Clover?): John McFee, guitar; Nick Lowe, bass; Mickey Shine, drums; + organ). Less Than Zero (#2); plus tracks by other artists: This is a UK only various artists LP with one Costello track, "Less Than Zero". This version has an added organ part and is available only on this LP and on the 45 in the UK Stiff singles 11 through 20 box set. 4/77.
Alison (#1) / Welcome To The Working Week (UK Stiff BUY 14): (+ Clover). Both tracks are from the then soon-to-be-issued My Aim Is True. "Alison" was subsequently overdubbed with additional accompaniment for US 45 release. The Stiff single was later included in the Stiff singles 11 through 20 box set and in the Elvis UK Stiff 4-pack 45 set. 5/77, issued with a picture sleeve.
My Aim Is True (UK Stiff SEEZ 3 / US Columbia JC 35037): Welcome To The Working Week; Miracle Man; No Dancing; Blame It On Cain; Alison (#1); Sneaky Feelings; / (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes; Less Than Zero (#1); Mystery Dance; Pay It Back; I'm Not Angry; Waiting For The End Of The World: (+ Clover, except "Less Than Zero": + John McFee, guitar; Nick Lowe, bass; Mickey Shine, drums; + organ). The UK and US versions have one major difference: the US version, issued months later, has one extra track, "Watching The Detectives", added to the end of side one. The UK LP initially was sold with a leaflet which invited the buyer to have a copy sent free to a friend, but as the album took off in sales the offer was discontinued. 7/77.
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes / Mystery Dance (UK Stiff BUY 15): (+ Clover). A single coupling two tracks from My Aim Is True . The 45 was later issued in Stiff singles 11 through 20 box set and in the Costello UK Stiff 45 set. Rumors are rampant regarding a special sleeve depicting a negative telephone directory print-out. No one on the Aware staff has determined whether or not this actually exists. 8/77.
Hits Greatest Stiffs (UK Stiff FIST 1): Radio Sweetheart; plus tracks by other artists: (+ John McFee, guitar; Nick Lowe, bass; Mickey Shine, drums). Another UK only various artists LP with one Elvis cut, this time "Radio Sweetheart". Elvis was the first successful Stiff artist so the company hooked record collectors into sampling their other artists while keeping the Costello collection complete. This LP came in handy for those who missed out on the initial Elvis 45 release. 9/77.
Alison (#2)/Miracle Man (live #1) (US Columbia 3-10641): (A: + Clover with additional accompaniment; B: +A). This is a very important release. The version of "Alison" featured is remixed with added strings and back-up vocals. This version appears only here and on the re-release issued 4 months afterward. It seems to be now permanently available on Columbia's Hall of Fame series. The live version of "Miracle Man" featured here is available only on this 45. Do not confuse it with the live version that later appeared on LIVE STIFFS LIVE. 10/77.
Watching The Detectives (#2) / Watching The Detectives (#1) (UK Stiff BUY 20 DJ: (+ The Rumour). Special UK promo 45 with an edited version of this song on the A-side, presumably for radio airplay. While it frequently happens in the States, the release of a short/long promo in England is an oddity. 10/77.
Watching The Detectives (#1) / Blame It On Cain (live): Mystery Dance (live #1) (UK Stiff BUY 20/US Columbia 3-10696); (A: +The Rumour: B: +A). The A-side soon appeared on the US MY AIM IS TRUE LP but is still a non-LP track in the UK. The two tracks on the flip were recorded live and are not available on any album. The 45 was later issued in the Stiff singles 11 through 20 box set and in the Elvis US Stiff 4-pack 45 set. 10/77, issued with a picture sleeve in the UK.
Alison (#2) /Watching The Detectives (#1) (US Columbia 3-10705): (A: + Clover with additional accompaniment: B: +The Rumour). Columbia re-releases the A-sides of their 2 Costello singles back-to-back. All Columbia issuings of "Alison" say that it is taken from the LP "MY AIM IS TRUE". This is false since this version is non-LP. "Watching The Detectives", however, is, in fact, from the US MY AIM IS TRUE. 2/78.
LIVE STIFFS LIVE (UK Stiff GET1/US Stiff 0001: reissued in the UK as Music For Pleasure MFP 50445): I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (live): Miracle Man (live #2); Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll & Chaos (live); plus tracks by other artists: (1&2: +A; 3: +A with assorted tour members). Another various artists Stiff LP, recorded live on the first of several special Stiff package tours in the UK. It contains two live Costello tracks. Elvis joins in on the chorus of Ian Dury's "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll & Chaos", which was the encore of these shows and had all the musicians and some other tour members singing together. This track is credited to All. These cuts are unavailable on any other release. 3/78.
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea/You Belong To Me (UK Radar ADA 3): +A. Two tracks off THIS YEAR'S MODEL, released around the same time as the LP. 3/78, issued with a picture sleeve.
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