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|  title17 = [[Chemistry Class]]
|  title17 = [[Chemistry Class]]
|  note17 = Live, June 4, 1978
|  note17 = Live, [[Concert 1978-02-28 Washington|Feb 28, 1978]]
| writer17 = Elvis Costello
| writer17 = Elvis Costello
| length17 = 2:34
| length17 = 2:34
}}
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==The Complete Armed Forces (2020 super deluxe edition)==
===Armed Forces (12")===
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side 1
|  title1  = [[Accidents Will Happen]]
| writer1  = Elvis Costello
| length1  = 3:02
|  title2  = [[Senior Service]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 2:18
|  title3  = [[Oliver's Army]]
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 3:01
|  title4  = [[Big Boys]]
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 2:57
|  title5  = [[Green Shirt]]
| writer5  = Elvis Costello
| length5  = 2:43
|  title6  = [[Party Girl]]
| writer6  = Elvis Costello
| length6  = 3:23
}}
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side 2
|  title1  = [[Goon Squad]]
| writer1  = Elvis Costello
| length1  = 3:15
|  title2  = [[Busy Bodies]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 3:36
|  title3  = [[Sunday's Best]]
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 3:22
|  title4  = [[Moods For Moderns]]
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 2:50
|  title5  = [[Chemistry Class]]
| writer5  = Elvis Costello
| length5  = 2:58
|  title6  = [[Two Little Hitlers]]
| writer6  = Elvis Costello
| length6  = 3:13
|  title7  = [[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?]]
| writer7  = [[Nick Lowe]]
| length7  = 3:32
}}
===Live At Hollywood High & Elsewhere (12")===
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side 1
|  title1  = [[Accidents Will Happen]]
|  note1  = Live, [[Concert 1978-06-04 Los Angeles|June 4, 1978]]
| writer1  = Elvis Costello
| length1  = 3:29
|  title2  = [[Mystery Dance]]
|  note2  = Live, June 4, 1978
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 2:03
|  title3 = [[Goon Squad]]
|  note3 = Live, June 4, 1978
| writer3 = Elvis Costello
| length3 = 3:49
|  title4 = [[Party Girl]]
|  note4 = Live, June 4, 1978
| writer4 = Elvis Costello
| length4 = 2:57
|  title5 = [[Stranger In The House]]
|  note5 = Live, June 4, 1978
| writer5 = Elvis Costello
| length5 = 4:02
}}
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side 2
|  title1 = [[Alison]]
|  note1 = Live, June 4, 1978
| writer1 = Elvis Costello
| length1 = 3:05
|  title2 = [[Lipstick Vogue]]
|  note2 = Live, June 4, 1978
| writer2 = Elvis Costello
| length2 = 4:18
|  title3 = [[Watching The Detectives]]
|  note3 = Live, June 4, 1978
| writer3 = Elvis Costello
| length3 = 6:00
|  title4 = [[You Belong To Me]]
|  note4 = Live, June 4, 1978
| writer4 = Elvis Costello
| length4 = 2:39
|  title5 = [[Chemistry Class]]
|  note5 = Live, [[Concert 1978-02-28 Washington|Feb 28, 1978]]
| writer5 = Elvis Costello
| length5 = 2:44
}}
===Europe '79 - Live At Pinkpop (12")===
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side 1
|  title1  = [[Goon Squad]]
| writer1  = Elvis Costello
| length1  = 2:51
|  title2  = [[B Movie]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 2:30
|  title3  = [[Green Shirt]]
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 2:49
|  title4  = [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea]]
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 3:58
|  title5  = [[Opportunity]]
| writer5  = Elvis Costello
| length5  = 2:34
|  title6  = [[So Young]]
| writer6  = [[Joe Camilleri]], [[Jeff Burstin]] & [[Tony Faehse]]
| length6  = 3:36
|  title7  = [[High Fidelity]]
| writer7  = Elvis Costello
| length7  = 3:28
}}
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side 2
| title1 = [[Lipstick Vogue]]
| writer1 = Elvis Costello
| length1 = 4:10
|  title2  = [[Watching The Detectives]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 6:02
| title3 = [[Big Boys]]
| writer3 = Elvis Costello
| length4 = 2:29
|  title4  = [[Pump It Up]]
| writer4 = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 5:20
|  title5  = [[You Belong To Me]]
| writer5 = Elvis Costello
| length5  = 3:46
|  title6  = [[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?]]
| writer6 = [[Nick Lowe]]
| length6  = 3:44
}}
===Sketches For Emotional Fascism (10")===
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side 1
|  title1  = [[Clean Money]]
| writer1  = Elvis Costello
| length1  = 2:00
|  title2  = [[Talking In The Dark]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 1:58
|  title3  = [[Wednesday Week]]
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 2:05
|  title4  = [[Tiny Steps]]
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 2:43
}}
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side 2
| title1 = [[Crawling To The U.S.A.]]
| writer1 = Elvis Costello
| length1 = 2:55
|  title2  = [[Big Boys]]
| note2 = Alternate Version
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 2:55
| title3 = [[Green Shirt]]
| note3 = Demo Version
| writer3 = Elvis Costello
| length4 = 2:22
|  title4  = [[My Funny Valentine]]
| writer4 = [[Richard Rodgers]] & [[Lorenz Hart]]
| length4  = 1:33
}}
===Riot At The Regent - Live In Sydney '78 (10")===
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side 1
|  title1  = [[Oliver's Army]]
| writer1  = Elvis Costello
| length1  = 3:29
|  title2  = [[Waiting For The End Of The World]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 4:39
|  title3  = [[Big Boys]]
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 2:51
}}
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side 2
|  title1  = [[This Year's Girl]]
| writer1  = Elvis Costello
| length1  = 3:24
|  title2  = [[You Belong To Me]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 4:55
|  title3  = [[Pump It Up]]
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 5:47
}}
===Christmas In The Dominion - Live 24th December '78 (10")===
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side 1
|  title1  = [[(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes]]
| writer1  = Elvis Costello
| length1  = 3:13
|  title2  = [[No Dancing]]
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 3:06
}}
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Side 2
|  title1  = [[I Stand Accused]]
| writer1  = [[Tony Colton]] & [[Ray Smith]]
| length1  = 3:00
|  title2  = [[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?]]
| writer2  = [[Nick Lowe]]
| length2  = 3:46
}}
===Oliver's Army (7")===
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
|  title1  = [[Oliver's Army]]
| writer1  = Elvis Costello
| length1  = 3:00
|  title2  = [[Big Boys]]
| note2 = Demo Version
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 3:00
}}
===Accidents Will Happen (7")===
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
|  title1  = [[Accidents Will Happen]]
| writer1  = Elvis Costello
| length1  = 3:01
|  title2  = [[Busy Bodies]]
| note2 = Alternate Version
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 3:47
}}
===American Squirm (7")===
{{tracklist30
| writing_credits = yes
|  title1  = [[American Squirm]]
| writer1  = [[Nick Lowe]]
| length1  = 2:31
|  title2  = [[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?]]
| writer2  = [[Nick Lowe]]
| length2  = 3:22
}}


==Original discography pages==
==Original discography pages==

Revision as of 05:15, 13 November 2020

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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)

Armed Forces (12")

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")

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")

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  
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")

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")

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")

Side 1
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes  Elvis Costello 3:13
2. No Dancing  Elvis Costello 3:06
Side 2
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. I Stand Accused  Tony Colton & Ray Smith 3:00
2. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?  Nick Lowe 3:46

Oliver's Army (7")

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

Accidents Will Happen (7")

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

American Squirm (7")

TitleWriter(s) Length
1. American Squirm  Nick Lowe 2:31
2. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?  Nick Lowe 3:22

Original discography pages

External links

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