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==Credits==
==Credits==
* Musicians:  
* Musicians:  
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]] and [[Guitarists|guitar]]
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|electric, acoustic & slide guitars]], [[Keyboardists|celesta]] on "All This Useless Beauty", [[Bassists|second bass]] on "Shallow Grave", [[Keyboardists|bridge keyboards]] on "You Bowed Down"
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]]
:'''[[The Attractions]]''':
:'''[[Bruce Thomas]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
::'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|piano]], [[Keyboardists|keyboards]], drum programming & sequencing
:'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
::'''[[Bruce Thomas]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
 
::'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]], [[Percussionists|percussion]], [[Guitarists|acoustic guitar]] on "You Bowed Down"
:'''[[Pete Whyman]]''' - bass clarinet on [[All This Useless Beauty (song)|All This Useless Beauty]] & [[I Want To Vanish]]
:'''[[Roy Babbington]]''' - double bass on [[All This Useless Beauty (song)|All This Useless Beauty]] & [[I Want To Vanish]]
:'''[[Matt MacManus]]''' - rhythm research on [[It's Time]]
:'''[[The Brodsky Quartet]]''' - [[I Want To Vanish]]
:'''[[Ruth Causey]]''' - Bb clarinet on [[I Want To Vanish]]


:'''[[Pete Whyman]]''' - [[Clarinet players|bass clarinet]] on "All This Useless Beauty" & "I Want To Vanish"
:'''[[Roy Babbington]]''' - [[Bassists|double bass]] on "All This Useless Beauty" & "I Want To Vanish"
:'''[[Matt MacManus]]''' - rhythm research on "It's Time"
:'''[[The Brodsky Quartet]]''':
::'''[[Michael Thomas]]''' - [[Violinists|violin]] on "I Want To Vanish"
::'''[[Ian Belton]]''' - [[Violinists|violin]] on "I Want To Vanish"
::'''[[Paul Cassidy]]''' - [[Viola players|viola]] on "I Want To Vanish"
::'''[[Jacqueline Thomas]]''' - [[Cellists|cello]] on "I Want To Vanish"
:'''[[Ruth Causey]]''' - Bb clarinet on "I Want To Vanish"


==All This Useless Beauty (2001 Rhino edition)==
==All This Useless Beauty (2001 Rhino edition)==

Revision as of 05:08, 9 March 2009

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

01. The Other End Of The Telescope [Costello/Mann] (4:06)
02. Little Atoms (3:56)
03. All This Useless Beauty (4:37)
04. Complicated Shadows (4:43)
05. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? (3:16)
06. Distorted Angel (4:31)
07. Shallow Grave [McCartney/MacManus] (2:00)
08. Poor Fractured Atlas (3:57)
09. Starting To Come To Me (2:43)
10. You Bowed Down (4:53)
11. It's Time (5:57)
12. I Want To Vanish (3:13)

All songs written by Elvis Costello except where noted.

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)

01. The Other End Of The Telescope [Costello/Mann] (4:06)
02. Little Atoms (3:56)
03. All This Useless Beauty (4:37)
04. Complicated Shadows (4:43)
05. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? (3:16)
06. Distorted Angel (4:31)
07. Shallow Grave [McCartney/MacManus] (2:00)
08. Poor Fractured Atlas (3:57)
09. Starting To Come To Me (2:43)
10. You Bowed Down (4:53)
11. It's Time (5:57)
12. I Want To Vanish (3:13)

Disc 2

Bonus Disc (68:14)

01. Almost Ideal Eyes (4:19)
02. My Dark Life - with Brian Eno (6:19)
03. That Day Is Done - with The Fairfield Four [McCartney/MacManus] (5:08)
04. What Do I Do Now? [Louise Wener] (4:26)
05. The Bridge I Burned (5:19)
06. It's Time (Demo) (3:58)
07. Complicated Shadows (Demo) (2:24)
08. You Bowed Down (Demo) (4:18)
09. Mistress And Maid (Demo) [McCartney/MacManus] (2:17)
10. Distorted Angel (Demo) (2:31)
11. World's Great Optimist (Demo) [Costello/Mann] (2:32)
12. The Only Flame In Town (Demo) (4:11)
13. The Comedians (Demo) (3:05)
14. The Days Take Care Of Everything (Demo) (3:55)
15. Hidden Shame (Demo) (3:56)
16. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone (Demo) (2:58)
17. Distorted Angel (Tricky Remix) (5:35)

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