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| writing_credits = yes
| writing_credits = yes
| headline       = Disc 1: All This Useless Beauty (48:20)
| headline   = Disc 1: All This Useless Beauty (48:20)
| title1         = [[The Other End (Of The Telescope)|The Other End Of The Telescope]]
| title1     = [[The Other End Of The Telescope]]
| writer1         = [[Declan MacManus]], [[Aimee Mann]]
| writer1     = [[Declan MacManus]], [[Aimee Mann]]
| length1         = 4:06
| length1     = 4:06
| title2         = [[Little Atoms]]
| title2     = [[Little Atoms]]
| writer2         = Declan MacManus
| writer2     = Declan MacManus
| length2    = 3:56
| length2    = 3:56
| title3      = [[All This Useless Beauty (song)|All This Useless Beauty]]
| title3      = [[All This Useless Beauty (song)|All This Useless Beauty]]
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| writing_credits = yes
| writing_credits = yes
| headline       = Disc 2: Bonus Disc (68:14)
| headline   = Disc 2: Bonus Disc (68:14)
| title1         = [[Almost Ideal Eyes]]
| title1     = [[Almost Ideal Eyes]]
| writer1         = Elvis Costello
| writer1     = Elvis Costello
| length1         = 4:19
| length1     = 4:19
| title2         = [[My Dark Life]]
| title2     = [[My Dark Life]]
| note2         = with [[Brian Eno]]
| note2       = with [[Brian Eno]]
| writer2         = Elvis Costello
| writer2     = Elvis Costello
| length2    = 6:19
| length2    = 6:19
| title3      = [[That Day Is Done]]
| title3      = [[That Day Is Done]]
| note3         = with [[The Fairfield Four]]
| note3       = with [[The Fairfield Four]]
| writer3    = [[Paul McCartney]], Declan MacManus
| writer3    = [[Paul McCartney]], Declan MacManus
| length3    = 5:08
| length3    = 5:08
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| length5    = 5:19
| length5    = 5:19
| title6      = [[It's Time]]
| title6      = [[It's Time]]
| note6         = Demo
| note6       = Demo
| writer6    = Elvis Costello
| writer6    = Elvis Costello
| length6    = 3:58
| length6    = 3:58
| title7      = [[Complicated Shadows]]
| title7      = [[Complicated Shadows]]
| note7         = Demo
| note7       = Demo
| writer7    = Declan MacManus
| writer7    = Declan MacManus
| length7    = 2:24
| length7    = 2:24
| title8      = [[You Bowed Down]]
| title8      = [[You Bowed Down]]
| note8         = Demo
| note8       = Demo
| writer8    = Elvis Costello
| writer8    = Elvis Costello
| length8    = 4:18
| length8    = 4:18
| title9      = [[Mistress And Maid]]
| title9      = [[Mistress And Maid]]
| note9         = Demo
| note9       = Demo
| writer9    = Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus
| writer9    = Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus
| length9    = 2:17
| length9    = 2:17
| title10    = [[Distorted Angel]]
| title10    = [[Distorted Angel]]
| note10         = Demo
| note10     = Demo
| writer10    = Declan MacManus
| writer10    = Declan MacManus
| length10    = 2:31
| length10    = 2:31
| title11    = [[The Fall Of The World's Own Optimist|World's Great Optimist]]
| title11    = [[The Fall Of The World's Own Optimist|World's Great Optimist]]
| note11         = Demo
| note11     = Demo
| writer11    = Elvis Costello, [[Aimee Mann]]
| writer11    = Elvis Costello, [[Aimee Mann]]
| length11    = 2:32
| length11    = 2:32
| title12    = [[The Only Flame In Town]]
| title12    = [[The Only Flame In Town]]
| note12         = Demo
| note12     = Demo
| writer12    = Elvis Costello
| writer12    = Elvis Costello
| length12    = 4:11
| length12    = 4:11
| title13    = [[The Comedians]]
| title13    = [[The Comedians]]
| note13         = Demo
| note13     = Demo
| writer13    = Elvis Costello
| writer13    = Elvis Costello
| length13    = 3:05
| length13    = 3:05
| title14    = [[The Days Take Care Of Everything]]
| title14    = [[The Days Take Care Of Everything]]
| note14         = Demo
| note14     = Demo
| writer14    = Elvis Costello
| writer14    = Elvis Costello
| length14    = 3:55
| length14    = 3:55
| title15    = [[Hidden Shame]]
| title15    = [[Hidden Shame]]
| note15         = Demo
| note15     = Demo
| writer15    = Elvis Costello
| writer15    = Elvis Costello
| length15    = 3:56
| length15    = 3:56
| title16    = [[Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?|Why Can't A Man Stand Alone]]
| title16    = [[Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?|Why Can't A Man Stand Alone]]
| note16         = Demo
| note16     = Demo
| writer16    = Elvis Costello
| writer16    = Elvis Costello
| length16    = 2:58
| length16    = 2:58
| title17    = [[Distorted Angel]]
| title17    = [[Distorted Angel]]
| note17         = [[Tricky]] Remix
| note17     = [[Tricky]] Remix
| writer17    = Declan MacManus
| writer17    = Declan MacManus
| length17    = 5:35
| length17    = 5:35

Revision as of 16:58, 13 November 2012

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All This Useless Beauty
ATUB album cover large.jpg
Released1996-05-13 (UK)
1996-05-14 (US/Canada)
1996-05-25 (Japan)
2001-08-21 (US 2CD reissue)
2001-09-03 (UK 2CD reissue)
RecordedAugust-September 1995
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
February 1996
Westside Studios, London
ProducerGeoff Emerick & Elvis Costello
LabelWarner Bros. (1996)
Rhino (2001)
Length48:20


Tracks

TitleWriter(s) Length
1. The Other End Of The Telescope  Declan MacManus, Aimee Mann 4:06
2. Little Atoms  Declan MacManus 3:56
3. All This Useless Beauty  Elvis Costello 4:37
4. Complicated Shadows  Declan MacManus 4:43
5. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?  Elvis Costello 3:16
6. Distorted Angel  Declan MacManus 4:31
7. Shallow Grave  Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus 2:00
8. Poor Fractured Atlas  Elvis Costello 3:57
9. Starting To Come To Me  Declan MacManus 2:43
10. You Bowed Down  Elvis Costello 4:53
11. It's Time  Elvis Costello 5:57
12. I Want To Vanish  Elvis Costello 3:13


Credits

  • Musicians:
Elvis Costello - vocals, electric, acoustic & slide guitars, celesta on "All This Useless Beauty", second bass on "Shallow Grave", bridge keyboards on "You Bowed Down"
The Attractions:
Steve Nieve - piano, keyboards, drum programming & sequencing
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums, percussion, acoustic guitar on "You Bowed Down"
Pete Whyman - bass clarinet on "All This Useless Beauty" & "I Want To Vanish"
Roy Babbington - double bass on "All This Useless Beauty" & "I Want To Vanish"
Matt MacManus - rhythm research on "It's Time"
The Brodsky Quartet:
Michael Thomas - violin on "I Want To Vanish"
Ian Belton - violin on "I Want To Vanish"
Paul Cassidy - viola on "I Want To Vanish"
Jacqueline Thomas - cello on "I Want To Vanish"
Ruth Causey - Bb clarinet on "I Want To Vanish"


All This Useless Beauty (2001 Rhino edition)

Disc 1: All This Useless Beauty (48:20)
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. The Other End Of The Telescope  Declan MacManus, Aimee Mann 4:06
2. Little Atoms  Declan MacManus 3:56
3. All This Useless Beauty  Elvis Costello 4:37
4. Complicated Shadows  Declan MacManus 4:43
5. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?  Elvis Costello 3:16
6. Distorted Angel  Declan MacManus 4:31
7. Shallow Grave  Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus 2:00
8. Poor Fractured Atlas  Elvis Costello 3:57
9. Starting To Come To Me  Declan MacManus 2:43
10. You Bowed Down  Elvis Costello 4:53
11. It's Time  Elvis Costello 5:57
12. I Want To Vanish  Elvis Costello 3:13


Disc 2: Bonus Disc (68:14)
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Almost Ideal Eyes  Elvis Costello 4:19
2. My Dark Life (with Brian Eno)Elvis Costello 6:19
3. That Day Is Done (with The Fairfield Four)Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus 5:08
4. What Do I Do Now?  Louise Wener 4:26
5. The Bridge I Burned  Elvis Costello 5:19
6. It's Time (Demo)Elvis Costello 3:58
7. Complicated Shadows (Demo)Declan MacManus 2:24
8. You Bowed Down (Demo)Elvis Costello 4:18
9. Mistress And Maid (Demo)Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus 2:17
10. Distorted Angel (Demo)Declan MacManus 2:31
11. World's Great Optimist (Demo)Elvis Costello, Aimee Mann 2:32
12. The Only Flame In Town (Demo)Elvis Costello 4:11
13. The Comedians (Demo)Elvis Costello 3:05
14. The Days Take Care Of Everything (Demo)Elvis Costello 3:55
15. Hidden Shame (Demo)Elvis Costello 3:56
16. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone (Demo)Elvis Costello 2:58
17. Distorted Angel (Tricky Remix)Declan MacManus 5:35


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