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[[Image:AF_US_album_cover_small.jpg|thumb|260px|right|Armed Forces, 1979]]  
{{Infobox Album
[[Image:AF_UK_album_cover.jpg|thumb|260px|right|UK Cover, 1979]]
|album_name  =  Armed Forces
''From the Rykodisk liner notes:''<br>
|image        = AF_US_album_cover_small.jpg
"Armed Forces was recorded at Eden Studios, London. The sessions took what we regarded as a very extravagant six weeks. Strangely, the first track to be released came out as a B-side. Credited to "Nick Lowe and his sound", "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding" appeared on the back of Nick's Radar single "American Squirm" for reasons nobody can remember. I do recall that Nick was pictured on the sleeve wearing a pair of my dark hornrims, clutching my Jazzmaster, with the name "Costello" inlaid on the neck. I think it was what you might call a clue.
|album_type  = studio album
|album_artist = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
|release_info = January 5, 1979
|record_info  = August 1978–September 1978, Eden Studios, London
|producer    = [[Nick Lowe]] <small>(except [[New Amsterdam]] produced by [[Elvis Costello]])</small>
|label        = [[Radar]] (UK 1919)<br>[[Columbia (label)|Columbia]] (US 1979)<br>[[Demon]] (UK 1993)<br>[[Rykodisc]] (US 1993)<br>[[Edsel]] (UK 2002)<br>[[Rhino]] (US 2002)
|length      =
}}
[[Image:AF_UK_album_cover.jpg|thumb|336px|right|UK cover.]]


Later it was added to the Columbia edition of Armed Forces in place of "Sunday's Best" which was deemed to be "Too English". The album was released in February 1979. The single "Oliver's Army" stuck at number two in the British charts, despite selling over 400, 000 copies.


Having completed an extensive Canadian Itinerary and made our first trips to Japan and Australia since finishing the recording we now began our most intensive period of touring, playing something like thirty-eight back-to-back dates in Britain (Our one day off being a trip to Holland for a TV show!), followed by eight weeks of concerts and misadventures in the USA."
==Tracks==
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side 1
|  title1  = [[Accidents Will Happen]]
| writer1  = [[Elvis Costello]]
| length1  = 3:00
|  title2  = [[Senior Service]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 2:17
|  title3  = [[Oliver's Army]]
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 2:57
|  title4  = [[Big Boys]]
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 2:55
|  title5  = [[Green Shirt]]
| writer5  = Elvis Costello
| length5  = 2:42
|  title6  = [[Party Girl]]
| writer6  = Elvis Costello
| length6  = 3:20
}}
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side 2
|  title1  = [[Goon Squad]]
| writer1  = Elvis Costello
| length1  = 3:15
|  title2  = [[Busy Bodies]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 3:33
|  title3  = [[Sunday's Best]]
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 3:23
|  title4  = [[Moods For Moderns]]
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 2:49
|  title5  = [[Chemistry Class]]
| writer5  = Elvis Costello
| length5  = 2:55
|  title6  = [[Two Little Hitlers]]
| writer6  = Elvis Costello
| length6  = 3:10
}}
'''US Side 2<br>
''In the US, "[[Sunday's Best]]" was replaced by "[[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?]]"  
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline =
|  title1  = [[Goon Squad]]
| writer1  = Elvis Costello
| length1  = 3:15
|  title2  = [[Busy Bodies]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 3:33
|  title3  = [[Moods For Moderns]]
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 2:49
|  title4  = [[Chemistry Class]]
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 2:55
|  title5  = [[Two Little Hitlers]]
| writer5  = Elvis Costello
| length5  = 3:10
|  title6  = [[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?]]
| writer6  = [[Nick Lowe]]
| length6  = 3:30
}}


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==UK tracklist, 1979==
'''Side 1'''<br>
01. [[Accidents Will Happen]] [3:00]<br>
02. [[Senior Service]] [2:17]<br>
03. [[Oliver's Army]] [2:57]<br>
04. [[Big Boys]] [2:55]<br>
05. [[Green Shirt]] [2:42]<br>
06. [[Party Girl]] [3:20]<br>
'''Side 2'''<br>
01. [[Goon Squad]] [3:15]<br>
02. [[Busy Bodies]] [3:33]<br>
03. [[Sunday's Best]] [3:23]<br>
04. [[Moods For Moderns]] [2:49]<br>
05. [[Chemistry Class]] [2:55]<br>
06. [[Two Little Hitlers]] [3:10]<br>
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==US tracklist, 1979==
'''Side 1'''<br>
01. [[Accidents Will Happen]] [3:00]<br>
02. [[Senior Service]] [2:17]<br>
03. [[Oliver's Army]] [2:57]<br>
04. [[Big Boys]] [2:55]<br>
05. [[Green Shirt]] [2:42]<br>
06. [[Party Girl]] [3:20]<br>
'''Side 2'''<br>
01. [[Goon Squad]] [3:15]<br>
02. [[Busy Bodies]] [3:33]<br>
03. [[Moods For Moderns]] [2:49]<br>
04. [[Chemistry Class]] [2:55]<br>
05. [[Two Little Hitlers]] [3:10]<br>
06. [[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?]] [3:30]<br>
Note: [[Sunday's Best]] was replaced by [[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?]] on the original US release.
|}


==Credits==
==Credits==
* Produced by: '''[[Nick Lowe]]'''
*[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals and guitar
* Musicians:
*[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]] and [[Guitarists|guitar]]
*[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]]
*[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
:'''[[Bruce Thomas]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
:'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]


==Original discography pages==
==Original discography pages==
* '''[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af.htm Home Page discography page]''' | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_a01.htm A01] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_a01.htm A02] |
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af.htm Home Page discography page] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_a01.htm A01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_a01.htm A02] {{-}}
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s01.htm '''Singles''': S01] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s02.htm S02] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s03.htm S03] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s04.htm S04] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s05.htm S05] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s06.htm S06] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s07.htm S07] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s08.htm S08] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s09.htm S09] |
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s01.htm Singles: S01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s02.htm S02] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s03.htm S03] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s04.htm S04] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s05.htm S05] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s06.htm S06] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s07.htm S07] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s08.htm S08] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/af/af_info_s09.htm S09]
 
==Reviews==
 
 
==Internal links==
{{AF internal links}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{AF external links}}
*[http://www.allmusic.com/album/armed-forces-mw0000460963 Allmusic] {{-}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces Wikipedia]
*[http://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-The-Attractions-Armed-Forces/master/42659 Discogs] {{-}} [http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/67786 musik-sammler.de]
*[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=420&name=Elvis+Costello RobertChristgau.com]
*[http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/albums_of_the_year/the_top_10_albums_of_1979.php Dallas Morning News]
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/af.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Armed Forces]
*{{Amazon||asin=B0000787GM}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=B000070WRM}}


[[Category:1979]]
[[Category:1979]]

Revision as of 22:35, 19 November 2012

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 Armed Forces
AF US album cover small.jpg
ReleasedJanuary 5, 1979
RecordedAugust 1978–September 1978, Eden Studios, London
ProducerNick Lowe (except New Amsterdam produced by Elvis Costello)
LabelRadar (UK 1919)
Columbia (US 1979)
Demon (UK 1993)
Rykodisc (US 1993)
Edsel (UK 2002)
Rhino (US 2002)
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 2:57
4. Big Boys  Elvis Costello 2:55
5. Green Shirt  Elvis Costello 2:42
6. Party Girl  Elvis Costello 3:20
Side 2
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Goon Squad  Elvis Costello 3:15
2. Busy Bodies  Elvis Costello 3:33
3. Sunday's Best  Elvis Costello 3:23
4. Moods For Moderns  Elvis Costello 2:49
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 3:15
2. Busy Bodies  Elvis Costello 3:33
3. Moods For Moderns  Elvis Costello 2:49
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 3:30


Credits

Original discography pages

External links

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