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| length1 = 4:06 | | length1 = 4:06 | ||
| title2 = [[Little Atoms]] | | title2 = [[Little Atoms]] | ||
| writer2 = | | 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]] | ||
| writer3 = | | writer3 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length3 = 4:37 | | length3 = 4:37 | ||
| title4 = [[Complicated Shadows]] | | title4 = [[Complicated Shadows]] | ||
| writer4 = | | writer4 = Declan MacManus | ||
| length4 = 4:43 | | length4 = 4:43 | ||
| title5 = [[Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?]] | | title5 = [[Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?]] | ||
| writer5 = | | writer5 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length5 = 3:16 | | length5 = 3:16 | ||
| title6 = [[Distorted Angel]] | | title6 = [[Distorted Angel]] | ||
| writer6 = | | writer6 = Declan MacManus | ||
| length6 = 4:31 | | length6 = 4:31 | ||
| title7 = [[Shallow Grave]] | | title7 = [[Shallow Grave]] | ||
| writer7 = [[Paul McCartney]], | | writer7 = [[Paul McCartney]], Declan MacManus | ||
| length7 = 2:00 | | length7 = 2:00 | ||
| title8 = [[Poor Fractured Atlas]] | | title8 = [[Poor Fractured Atlas]] | ||
| writer8 = | | writer8 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length8 = 3:57 | | length8 = 3:57 | ||
| title9 = [[Starting To Come To Me]] | | title9 = [[Starting To Come To Me]] | ||
| writer9 = | | writer9 = Declan MacManus | ||
| length9 = 2:43 | | length9 = 2:43 | ||
| title10 = [[You Bowed Down]] | | title10 = [[You Bowed Down]] | ||
| writer10 = | | writer10 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length10 = 4:53 | | length10 = 4:53 | ||
| title11 = [[It's Time]] | | title11 = [[It's Time]] | ||
| writer11 = | | writer11 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length11 = 5:57 | | length11 = 5:57 | ||
| title12 = [[I Want To Vanish]] | | title12 = [[I Want To Vanish]] | ||
| writer12 = | | writer12 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length12 = 3:13 | | length12 = 3:13 | ||
}}<br> | }}<br> | ||
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| length1 = 4:06 | | length1 = 4:06 | ||
| title2 = [[Little Atoms]] | | title2 = [[Little Atoms]] | ||
| writer2 = | | 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]] | ||
| writer3 = | | writer3 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length3 = 4:37 | | length3 = 4:37 | ||
| title4 = [[Complicated Shadows]] | | title4 = [[Complicated Shadows]] | ||
| writer4 = | | writer4 = Declan MacManus | ||
| length4 = 4:43 | | length4 = 4:43 | ||
| title5 = [[Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?]] | | title5 = [[Why Can't A Man Stand Alone?]] | ||
| writer5 = | | writer5 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length5 = 3:16 | | length5 = 3:16 | ||
| title6 = [[Distorted Angel]] | | title6 = [[Distorted Angel]] | ||
| writer6 = | | writer6 = Declan MacManus | ||
| length6 = 4:31 | | length6 = 4:31 | ||
| title7 = [[Shallow Grave]] | | title7 = [[Shallow Grave]] | ||
| writer7 = [[Paul McCartney]], | | writer7 = [[Paul McCartney]], Declan MacManus | ||
| length7 = 2:00 | | length7 = 2:00 | ||
| title8 = [[Poor Fractured Atlas]] | | title8 = [[Poor Fractured Atlas]] | ||
| writer8 = | | writer8 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length8 = 3:57 | | length8 = 3:57 | ||
| title9 = [[Starting To Come To Me]] | | title9 = [[Starting To Come To Me]] | ||
| writer9 = | | writer9 = Declan MacManus | ||
| length9 = 2:43 | | length9 = 2:43 | ||
| title10 = [[You Bowed Down]] | | title10 = [[You Bowed Down]] | ||
| writer10 = | | writer10 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length10 = 4:53 | | length10 = 4:53 | ||
| title11 = [[It's Time]] | | title11 = [[It's Time]] | ||
| writer11 = | | writer11 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length11 = 5:57 | | length11 = 5:57 | ||
| title12 = [[I Want To Vanish]] | | title12 = [[I Want To Vanish]] | ||
| writer12 = | | writer12 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length12 = 3:13 | | length12 = 3:13 | ||
}}<br> | }}<br> | ||
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| headline = Disc 2: Bonus Disc (68:14) | | headline = Disc 2: Bonus Disc (68:14) | ||
| title1 = [[Almost Ideal Eyes]] | | title1 = [[Almost Ideal Eyes]] | ||
| writer1 = | | 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 = | | 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]], | | writer3 = [[Paul McCartney]], Declan MacManus | ||
| length3 = 5:08 | | length3 = 5:08 | ||
| title4 = [[What Do I Do Now?]] | | title4 = [[What Do I Do Now?]] | ||
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| length4 = 4:26 | | length4 = 4:26 | ||
| title5 = [[The Bridge I Burned]] | | title5 = [[The Bridge I Burned]] | ||
| writer5 = | | writer5 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length5 = 5:19 | | length5 = 5:19 | ||
| title6 = [[It's Time]] | | title6 = [[It's Time]] | ||
| note6 = Demo | | note6 = Demo | ||
| writer6 = | | writer6 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length6 = 3:58 | | length6 = 3:58 | ||
| title7 = [[Complicated Shadows]] | | title7 = [[Complicated Shadows]] | ||
| note7 = Demo | | note7 = Demo | ||
| writer7 = | | writer7 = Declan MacManus | ||
| length7 = 2:24 | | length7 = 2:24 | ||
| title8 = [[You Bowed Down]] | | title8 = [[You Bowed Down]] | ||
| note8 = Demo | | note8 = Demo | ||
| writer8 = | | writer8 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length8 = 4:18 | | length8 = 4:18 | ||
| title9 = [[Mistress And Maid]] | | title9 = [[Mistress And Maid]] | ||
| note9 = Demo | | note9 = Demo | ||
| writer9 = | | writer9 = Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus | ||
| length9 = 2:17 | | length9 = 2:17 | ||
| title10 = [[Distorted Angel]] | | title10 = [[Distorted Angel]] | ||
| note10 = Demo | | note10 = Demo | ||
| writer10 = | | 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 = | | 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 = | | writer12 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length12 = 4:11 | | length12 = 4:11 | ||
| title13 = [[The Comedians]] | | title13 = [[The Comedians]] | ||
| note13 = Demo | | note13 = Demo | ||
| writer13 = | | 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 = | | writer14 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length14 = 3:55 | | length14 = 3:55 | ||
| title15 = [[Hidden Shame]] | | title15 = [[Hidden Shame]] | ||
| note15 = Demo | | note15 = Demo | ||
| writer15 = | | 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 = | | writer16 = Elvis Costello | ||
| length16 = 2:58 | | length16 = 2:58 | ||
| title17 = [[Distorted Angel]] | | title17 = [[Distorted Angel]] | ||
| note17 = [[Tricky]] Remix | | note17 = [[Tricky]] Remix | ||
| writer17 = | | writer17 = Declan MacManus | ||
| length17 = 5:35 | | length17 = 5:35 | ||
}}<br> | }}<br> | ||
==Original discography pages== | ==Original discography pages== | ||
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub.htm Home Page discography page] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_a01.htm A01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_a02.htm A02] | * [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub.htm Home Page discography page] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_a01.htm A01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_a02.htm A02] | ||
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s01.htm Singles: S01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s02.htm S02] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s03.htm S03] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s04.htm S04] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s05.htm S05] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s06.htm S06] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s07.htm S07] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s08.htm S08] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s09.htm S09] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s10.htm S10] | * [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s01.htm Singles: S01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s02.htm S02] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s03.htm S03] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s04.htm S04] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s05.htm S05] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s06.htm S06] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s07.htm S07] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s08.htm S08] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s09.htm S09] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/atub/atub_info_s10.htm S10] | ||
==Reviews== | ==Reviews== | ||
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==Internal links== | ==Internal links== | ||
* [[Lyrics: All This Useless Beauty|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Liner Notes: All This Useless Beauty|Liner Notes]] {{-}} [[Album Images: All This Useless Beauty|Album Images]] | * [[Lyrics: All This Useless Beauty|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Liner Notes: All This Useless Beauty|Liner Notes]] {{-}} [[Album Images: All This Useless Beauty|Album Images]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:28j4eay24xa7 AMG] {{-}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_This_Useless_Beauty Wikipedia] | * [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:28j4eay24xa7 AMG] {{-}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_This_Useless_Beauty Wikipedia] | ||
* [http://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-The-Attractions-All-This-Useless-Beauty/master/42958 Discogs] master / [http://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-All-This-Useless-Beauty/release/1936252 promo 46198-2] | * [http://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-The-Attractions-All-This-Useless-Beauty/master/42958 Discogs] master / [http://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-All-This-Useless-Beauty/release/1936252 promo 46198-2] | ||
* [http://www. | * [http://www.inanotherroom.com/atub.html Elvis Costello Reissues: All This Useless Beauty] | ||
[[Category:1996]] | [[Category:1996]] | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 26 April 2010
| All This Useless Beauty | |
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| Released | 1996-05-13 (UK) 1996-05-14 (US/Canada) 1996-05-25 (Japan) 2001-08-21 (US 2CD reissue) 2001-09-03 (UK 2CD reissue) |
|---|---|
| Recorded | August-September 1995 Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin February 1996 Westside Studios, London |
| Producer | Geoff Emerick & Elvis Costello |
| Label | Warner Bros. (1996) Rhino (2001) |
| Length | 48:20 |
Tracks
| Title | Writer(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) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Writer(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) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Writer(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 | ||||||
Original discography pages
- Home Page discography page • A01 • A02
- Singles: S01 • S02 • S03 • S04 • S05 • S06 • S07 • S08 • S09 • S10
