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{{Infobox Album | {{Infobox Album | ||
|album_name = All This Useless Beauty | |album_name = All This Useless Beauty | ||
|image = | |image = All This Useless Beauty album cover.jpg | ||
|album_type = studio album | |album_type = studio album | ||
|album_artist = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |album_artist = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | ||
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==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
* Musicians: | * Musicians: | ||
:[[Elvis Costello]] - | :[[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]]: | :[[The Attractions]]: | ||
::[[Steve Nieve]] - | ::[[Steve Nieve]] - piano, keyboards, drum programming & sequencing | ||
::[[Bruce Thomas]] - | ::[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass | ||
::[[Pete Thomas]] - | ::[[Pete Thomas]] - drums, percussion, acoustic guitar on "You Bowed Down" | ||
:[[Pete Whyman]] - | :[[Pete Whyman]] - bass clarinet on "All This Useless Beauty" & "I Want To Vanish" | ||
:[[Roy Babbington]] - | :[[Roy Babbington]] - double bass on "All This Useless Beauty" & "I Want To Vanish" | ||
:[[Matt MacManus]] - rhythm research on "It's Time" | :[[Matt MacManus]] - rhythm research on "It's Time" | ||
:[[The Brodsky Quartet]]: | :[[The Brodsky Quartet]]: | ||
::[[Michael Thomas]] - | ::[[Michael Thomas]] - violin on "I Want To Vanish" | ||
::[[Ian Belton]] - | ::[[Ian Belton]] - violin on "I Want To Vanish" | ||
::[[Paul Cassidy]] - | ::[[Paul Cassidy]] - viola on "I Want To Vanish" | ||
::[[Jacqueline Thomas]] - | ::[[Jacqueline Thomas]] - cello on "I Want To Vanish" | ||
:[[Ruth Causey]] - Bb clarinet 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/Edsel Bonus Disc)|All This Useless Beauty (2001 Rhino edition)]]== | ||
{{tracklist | {{tracklist | ||
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}}<br> | }}<br> | ||
==Associated Artwork== | |||
'''German CD Promo PROP146'''<br /> | |||
[[Image:CD ATUB PROP 146 PROMO FRONT.JPG|x75px]] | |||
[[Image:CD ATUB PROP 146 PROMO DISC .JPG|x75px]] | |||
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==Related Releases== | |||
*[[Vinyl Reissue Discography#All This Useless Beauty|'''All This Useless Beauty''' - Vinyl LP reissues]] | |||
*[[All This Useless Beauty Cassettes|'''All This Useless Beauty''' - Cassette Discography]] | |||
*[[All This Useless Beauty (2001 Rhino/Edsel Bonus Disc)|'''All This Useless Beauty''' - Rhino/Edsel 2CD reissue 2001 (Bonus Disc)]] | |||
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'''Japanese CD WPCR-680 (1996)'''<br /> | |||
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|{{thumb:All This Useless Beauty WPCR-680 (1996)}} | |||
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'''Japanese 2CD WPCR-11208/9 (2002)'''<br /> | |||
'''Rhino/Edsel edition with bonus disc'''<br /> | |||
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|{{thumb:All This Useless Beauty WPCR 11208/9}} | |||
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==Singles== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 87%;" | |||
|- | |||
|[[Image:It's Time UK CD single front insert.jpg|link=Single: It's Time|120px]] | |||
|[[Image:Little Atoms UK CD single front cover.jpg|link=Single: Little Atoms|120px]] | |||
|[[Image:The Other End Of The Telescope UK CD single front cover.jpg|link=Single: The Other End Of The Telescope|120px]] | |||
|[[Image:Distorted Angel UK CD single front cover.jpg|link=Single: Distorted Angel|120px]] | |||
|[[Image:All This Useless Beauty UK CD single front cover.jpg|link=Single: All This Useless Beauty|120px]] | |||
|[[Image:You Bowed Down US CD single front cover.jpg|link=Single: You Bowed Down|120px]] | |||
|- | |||
|It's Time | |||
|Little Atoms | |||
|The Other End Of<br>The Telescope | |||
|Distorted Angel | |||
|All This Useless Beauty | |||
|You Bowed Down<br>(USA only) | |||
|} | |||
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==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] | ||
==Internal links== | ==Internal links== | ||
*[[ | *[[All This Useless Beauty lyrics|Lyrics]] | ||
*[[All This Useless Beauty (2001) liner notes|Liner Notes]] | |||
*[[:Category:All This Useless Beauty reviews|Reviews]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:28j4eay24xa7 | *[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:28j4eay24xa7 AllMusic] | ||
*[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.musik-sammler.de/album/176550 musik-sammler.de] | * [http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/176550 musik-sammler.de] | ||
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[[Category:Rhino]] | [[Category:Rhino]] | ||
[[Category:Edsel]] | [[Category:Edsel]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:54, 11 September 2022
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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) |
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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 | |
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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) | |||||||||
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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) | |||||||||
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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 |
Associated Artwork
Related Releases
- All This Useless Beauty - Vinyl LP reissues
- All This Useless Beauty - Cassette Discography
- All This Useless Beauty - Rhino/Edsel 2CD reissue 2001 (Bonus Disc)
Japanese CD WPCR-680 (1996)
Japanese 2CD WPCR-11208/9 (2002)
Rhino/Edsel edition with bonus disc
Singles
It's Time | Little Atoms | The Other End Of The Telescope |
Distorted Angel | All This Useless Beauty | You Bowed Down (USA only) |
Original discography pages
- Home Page discography page • A01 • A02
- Singles: S01 • S02 • S03 • S04 • S05 • S06 • S07 • S08 • S09 • S10