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 Armed Forces
AF US album cover small.jpg
ReleasedJanuary 5, 1979
RecordedAugust 1978–September 1978, Eden Studios, London
ProducerNick Lowe
LabelRadar (UK 1979)
Columbia (US 1979)
F-Beat (UK 1980)
Demon (UK 1993)
Rykodisc (US 1993)
Edsel (UK 2002)
Rhino (US 2002)
Length36:31 (1979 UK)
36:40 (1979 US)
63:29 (1993 reissue)
40:12 + 52:03 (2002 reissue)
UK cover.


Tracks

Side 1
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Accidents Will Happen  Elvis Costello 3:00
2. Senior Service  Elvis Costello 2:17
3. Oliver's Army  Elvis Costello 2:58
4. Big Boys  Elvis Costello 2:54
5. Green Shirt  Elvis Costello 2:42
6. Party Girl  Elvis Costello 3:20
Side 2
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Goon Squad  Elvis Costello 3:14
2. Busy Bodies  Elvis Costello 3:33
3. Sunday's Best  Elvis Costello 3:22
4. Moods For Moderns  Elvis Costello 2:48
5. Chemistry Class  Elvis Costello 2:55
6. Two Little Hitlers  Elvis Costello 3:10


US Side 2
In the US, "Sunday's Best" was replaced by "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?"

TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Goon Squad  Elvis Costello 3:14
2. Busy Bodies  Elvis Costello 3:33
3. Moods For Moderns  Elvis Costello 2:48
4. Chemistry Class  Elvis Costello 2:55
5. Two Little Hitlers  Elvis Costello 3:10
6. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?  Nick Lowe 3:31


Credits


Armed Forces (1993 Rykodisc/Demon edition)

TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Accidents Will Happen  Elvis Costello 3:00
2. Senior Service  Elvis Costello 2:17
3. Oliver's Army  Elvis Costello 2:58
4. Big Boys  Elvis Costello 2:54
5. Green Shirt  Elvis Costello 2:42
6. Party Girl  Elvis Costello 3:20
7. Goon Squad  Elvis Costello 3:14
8. Busy Bodies  Elvis Costello 3:33
9. Sunday's Best  Elvis Costello 3:22
10. Moods For Moderns  Elvis Costello 2:48
11. Chemistry Class  Elvis Costello 2:55
12. Two Little Hitlers  Elvis Costello 3:10
13. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?  Nick Lowe 3:31
14. My Funny Valentine  Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart 1:28
15. Tiny Steps  Elvis Costello 2:42
16. Clean Money  Elvis Costello 1:57
17. Talking In The Dark  Elvis Costello 1:56
18. Wednesday Week  Elvis Costello 2:01
19. Accidents Will Happen (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 3:23
20. Alison (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 3:06
21. Watching The Detectives (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 6:08

Armed Forces (2002 Rhino/Edsel edition)

Disc 1: Armed Forces
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Accidents Will Happen  Elvis Costello 3:00
2. Senior Service  Elvis Costello 2:17
3. Oliver's Army  Elvis Costello 2:58
4. Big Boys  Elvis Costello 2:54
5. Green Shirt  Elvis Costello 2:42
6. Party Girl  Elvis Costello 3:20
7. Goon Squad  Elvis Costello 3:14
8. Busy Bodies  Elvis Costello 3:33
9. Sunday's Best  Elvis Costello 3:22
10. Moods For Moderns  Elvis Costello 2:48
11. Chemistry Class  Elvis Costello 2:55
12. Two Little Hitlers  Elvis Costello 3:10
13. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?  Nick Lowe 3:31
Disc 2: Bonus Disc
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Tiny Steps  Elvis Costello 2:41
2. Busy Bodies (Alternate Version)  Elvis Costello 3:47
3. Talking In The Dark  Elvis Costello 1:55
4. Big Boys (Alternate Version)  Elvis Costello 2:54
5. Clean Money  Elvis Costello 1:57
6. Wednesday Week  Elvis Costello 2:03
7. My Funny Valentine  Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart 1:28
8. Accidents Will Happen (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 3:18
9. Mystery Dance (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 2:01
10. Goon Squad (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 3:42
11. Party Girl (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 3:19
12. Stranger In The House (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 3:52
13. Alison (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 3:08
14. Lipstick Vogue (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 4:26
15. Watching The Detectives (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 5:51
16. You Belong To Me (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 2:38
17. Chemistry Class (Live, Feb 28, 1978)Elvis Costello 2:34

The Complete Armed Forces (2020 super deluxe edition)

The complete Armed Forces story curated by Elvis Costello includes:

Armed Forces album, b-sides, demos and 23 unreleased live recordings across 9 pieces of vinyl (3 LP's, 3 10-inch LP's and 3 7 inch singles)

A treasure trove of SEVEN custom comic books and pulp novels containing over 200 pages of Elvis Costello liner notes, facsimiles of first-draft, handwritten lyrics and examples of his lyrical working methods from Costello's personal archive, along with rare photos and memorabilia.

Vintage promo poster and 4 postcard reproductions

Images here represent the Coloured Vinyl Edition [Discogs link (external)]
Cat # UMe B0031761-01 Released NOV 2020

A Black Vinyl edition also exists [Discogs Link (external)]
Cat # UMe B0031761-01 Released NOV 2020

External Link: YOUTUBE Promotional Video

Armed Forces (12")

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Side 1
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Accidents Will Happen  Elvis Costello 3:02
2. Senior Service  Elvis Costello 2:18
3. Oliver's Army  Elvis Costello 3:01
4. Big Boys  Elvis Costello 2:57
5. Green Shirt  Elvis Costello 2:43
6. Party Girl  Elvis Costello 3:23
Side 2
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Goon Squad  Elvis Costello 3:15
2. Busy Bodies  Elvis Costello 3:36
3. Sunday's Best  Elvis Costello 3:22
4. Moods For Moderns  Elvis Costello 2:50
5. Chemistry Class  Elvis Costello 2:58
6. Two Little Hitlers  Elvis Costello 3:13
7. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?  Nick Lowe 3:32

Live At Hollywood High & Elsewhere (12")

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Side 1
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Accidents Will Happen (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 3:29
2. Mystery Dance (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 2:03
3. Goon Squad (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 3:49
4. Party Girl (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 2:57
5. Stranger In The House (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 4:02
Side 2
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Alison (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 3:05
2. Lipstick Vogue (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 4:18
3. Watching The Detectives (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 6:00
4. You Belong To Me (Live, June 4, 1978)Elvis Costello 2:39
5. Chemistry Class (Live, Feb 28, 1978)Elvis Costello 2:44

Europe '79 - Live At Pinkpop (12")

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Side 1
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Goon Squad  Elvis Costello 2:51
2. B Movie  Elvis Costello 2:30
3. Green Shirt  Elvis Costello 2:49
4. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea  Elvis Costello 3:58
5. Opportunity  Elvis Costello 2:34
6. So Young  Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin & Tony Faehse 3:36
7. High Fidelity  Elvis Costello 3:28
Side 2
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Lipstick Vogue  Elvis Costello 4:10
2. Watching The Detectives  Elvis Costello 6:02
3. Big Boys  Elvis Costello 2:29
4. Pump It Up  Elvis Costello 5:20
5. You Belong To Me  Elvis Costello 3:46
6. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?  Nick Lowe 3:44

Sketches For Emotional Fascism (10")

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Side 1
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Clean Money  Elvis Costello 2:00
2. Talking In The Dark  Elvis Costello 1:58
3. Wednesday Week  Elvis Costello 2:05
4. Tiny Steps  Elvis Costello 2:43
Side 2
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Crawling To The U.S.A.  Elvis Costello 2:55
2. Big Boys (Alternate Version)Elvis Costello 2:55
3. Green Shirt (Demo Version)Elvis Costello  
4. My Funny Valentine  Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart 1:33

Riot At The Regent - Live In Sydney '78 (10")

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Side 1
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Oliver's Army  Elvis Costello 3:29
2. Waiting For The End Of The World  Elvis Costello 4:39
3. Big Boys  Elvis Costello 2:51
Side 2
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. This Year's Girl  Elvis Costello 3:24
2. You Belong To Me  Elvis Costello 4:55
3. Pump It Up  Elvis Costello 5:47

Christmas In The Dominion - Live 24th December '78 (10")

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Side 1
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes  Elvis Costello 3:13
2. No Dancing  Elvis Costello 3:06

Oliver's Army (7")

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TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Oliver's Army  Elvis Costello 3:00
2. Big Boys (Demo Version)Elvis Costello 3:00

Accidents Will Happen (7")

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TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Accidents Will Happen  Elvis Costello 3:01
2. Busy Bodies (Alternate Version)Elvis Costello 3:47

American Squirm (7")

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Related Releases

Armed Forces Singles

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Oliver's Army Accidents Will Happen Green Shirt
(Canada only)


Original discography pages

External links