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|album_name  = All This Useless Beauty
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==Credits==
==Credits==
* Musicians:  
* Musicians:  
:[[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"
:[[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]] - [[Keyboardists|piano]], [[Keyboardists|keyboards]], drum programming & sequencing
::[[Steve Nieve]] - piano, keyboards, drum programming & sequencing
::[[Bruce Thomas]] - [[Bassists|bass]]
::[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass
::[[Pete Thomas]] - [[Drummers|drums]], [[Percussionists|percussion]], [[Guitarists|acoustic guitar]] on "You Bowed Down"
::[[Pete Thomas]] - drums, percussion, acoustic guitar on "You Bowed Down"


:[[Pete Whyman]] - [[Clarinet players|bass clarinet]] on "All This Useless Beauty" & "I Want To Vanish"
:[[Pete Whyman]] - 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"
:[[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]] - [[Violinists|violin]] on "I Want To Vanish"
::[[Michael Thomas]] - violin on "I Want To Vanish"
::[[Ian Belton]] - [[Violinists|violin]] on "I Want To Vanish"
::[[Ian Belton]] - violin on "I Want To Vanish"
::[[Paul Cassidy]] - [[Viola players|viola]] on "I Want To Vanish"
::[[Paul Cassidy]] - viola on "I Want To Vanish"
::[[Jacqueline Thomas]] - [[Cellists|cello]] on "I Want To Vanish"
::[[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
| 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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{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| 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
}}<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]]
<br />
<br />
==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)]]
<br />
'''Japanese CD WPCR-680 (1996)'''<br />
{|
|{{thumb:All This Useless Beauty WPCR-680 (1996)}}
|}
<br />
'''Japanese 2CD WPCR-11208/9 (2002)'''<br />
'''Rhino/Edsel edition with bonus disc'''<br />
{|
|{{thumb:All This Useless Beauty WPCR 11208/9}}
|}
<br />
<br />
==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)
|}
<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==
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:28j4eay24xa7 AMG]


==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]]
*[[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 AMG] {{-}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_This_Useless_Beauty Wikipedia]
*[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.inanotherroom.com/atub.html Elvis Costello Reissues: All This Useless Beauty]
* [http://www.inanotherroom.com/atub.html Elvis Costello Reissues: All This Useless Beauty]


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All This Useless Beauty
All This Useless Beauty album cover.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


Associated Artwork

German CD Promo PROP146
CD ATUB PROP 146 PROMO FRONT.JPG CD ATUB PROP 146 PROMO DISC .JPG

Related Releases


Japanese CD WPCR-680 (1996)

All This Useless Beauty WPCR-680 (1996)WPCR-680 FRONT.JPG


Japanese 2CD WPCR-11208/9 (2002)
Rhino/Edsel edition with bonus disc

All This Useless Beauty WPCR 11208/9WPCR-11208-9 FRONT.JPG



Singles

It's Time UK CD single front insert.jpg Little Atoms UK CD single front cover.jpg The Other End Of The Telescope UK CD single front cover.jpg Distorted Angel UK CD single front cover.jpg All This Useless Beauty UK CD single front cover.jpg You Bowed Down US CD single front cover.jpg
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

Internal links

External links

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