All This Useless Beauty

All This Useless Beauty
studio album by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
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

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.

Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

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 - I Want To Vanish

Ruth Causey - Bb clarinet on I Want To Vanish

All This Useless Beauty (48:20)

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)