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|album_name = Out Of Our Idiot | |||
|image = Out Of Our Idiot album cover.jpg | |||
|album_type = Compilation album | |||
|album_artist = Various artists (EC in various guises) | |||
|release_info = 1987-12 | |||
|record_info = 1979 - 1987 | |||
|producer = [[Nick Lowe]], [[Colin Fairley]], [[The Mono Kings]], [[Clive Langer]], [[Alan Winstanley]], [[The Coward Brothers]], [[Geoff Emerick]], [[Allen Toussaint]], [[The Imposter (pseudonym)|Imposter]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[Paul "Bassman" Riley]], [[T Bone Burnett|J.Henry Burnett]], [[Larry Kalman Hirsch]] | |||
|label = Demon | |||
|length = ??:?? <small>(LP and cassette)</small><br />70:47<small>(CD)</small> | |||
}} | |||
{{xtoc}}{{double image|right|Out Of Our Idiot back.jpg|185|Out Of Our Idiot disc.jpg|145|CD back cover and disc.}} | |||
{{xtoc}}{{double image|right|Out Of Our Idiot booklet.jpg|265|Out Of Our Idiot booklet 2.jpg|65|Booklet.}} | |||
==LP and cassette== | |||
{{tracklist30 | |||
| headline = Side one | |||
| writing_credits = yes | |||
| extra_column = Performer(s) | |||
| title1 = [[Seven Day Weekend]] | |||
| writer1 = [[Jimmy Cliff]] & [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
| extra1 = [[Jimmy Cliff]], [[Elvis Costello]] & <br>[[The Attractions]] | |||
| length1 = 2:37 | |||
| title2 = [[Turning The Town Red]] | |||
| writer2 = Elvis Costello | |||
| extra2 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length2 = 3:20 | |||
| title3 = [[Heathen Town]] | |||
| writer3 = Elvis Costello | |||
| extra3 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length3 = 3:06 | |||
| title4 = [[The People's Limousine]] | |||
| writer4 = [[Henry Coward|Henry ]] & [[Howard Coward]] | |||
| extra4 = [[The Coward Brothers]] | |||
| length4 = 3:37 | |||
| title5 = [[So Young]] | |||
| writer5 = [[Joe Camilleri|Camilleri]], [[Jeff Burstin|Burstin]], [[Tony Faehse|Faehse]] | |||
| extra5 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length5 = 3:26 | |||
| title6 = [[American Without Tears No. 2 (Twilight Version)|American Without Tears No. 2]] | |||
| writer6 = [[Declan MacManus]] | |||
| extra6 = Elvis Costello | |||
| length6 = 3:33 | |||
| title7 = [[Get Yourself Another Fool]] | |||
| note7 = Idiot mix | |||
| writer7 = [[Frank Haywood|Haywood]], [[Ernest Tucker|Tucker]] | |||
| extra7 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length7 = 4:01 | |||
| title8 = [[Walking On Thin Ice]] | |||
| writer8 = [[Yoko Ono]] | |||
| extra8 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length8 = 3:42 | |||
}} | |||
{{tracklist30 | |||
| headline = Side two | |||
| writing_credits = yes | |||
| extra_column = Performer(s) | |||
| title1 = [[Blue Chair]] | |||
| note1 = [[Blue Chair#Alternate_versions|single version]] | |||
| writer1 = Declan MacManus | |||
| extra1 = Elvis Costello | |||
| length1 = 3:38 | |||
| title2 = [[Baby It's You]] | |||
| writer2 = [[Burt Bacharach|Bacharach]], [[Mack David|David]], [[Barney Williams|Williams]] | |||
| extra2 = Elvis Costello & [[Nick Lowe]] | |||
| length2 = 3:15 | |||
| title3 = [[From Head To Toe]] | |||
| writer3 = [[Smokey Robinson]] | |||
| extra3 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length3 = 2:34 | |||
| title4 = [[Shoes Without Heels]] | |||
| writer4 = Declan MacManus | |||
| extra4 = Elvis Costello & <br>[[The Confederates]] | |||
| length4 = 4:14 | |||
[[Category:Out Of Our Idiot]] | | title5 = [[Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo]] | ||
[[Category: | | writer5 = Declan MacManus | ||
| extra5 = [[The Costello Show]] with <br>The Attractions | |||
| length5 = 3:21 | |||
| title6 = [[The Flirting Kind]] | |||
| writer6 = Elvis Costello | |||
| extra6 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length6 = 2:58 | |||
| title7 = [[Black Sails In The Sunset]] | |||
| writer7 = Elvis Costello | |||
| extra7 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length7 = 3:09 | |||
| title8 = [[Imperial Bedroom (song)|Imperial Bedroom]] | |||
| writer8 = Elvis Costello | |||
| extra8 = [[Napoleon Dynamite & The Royal Guard|Napoleon Dynamite & <br>The Royal Guard]] | |||
| length8 = 2:47 | |||
| title9 = [[The Stamping Ground]] | |||
| writer9 = Elvis Costello | |||
| extra9 = [[The Emotional Toothpaste]] | |||
| length9 = 3:09 | |||
}} | |||
==CD== | |||
{{tracklist30 | |||
| writing_credits = yes | |||
| extra_column = Performer(s) | |||
| title1 = [[Seven Day Weekend]] | |||
| writer1 = [[Jimmy Cliff]] & [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
| extra1 = [[Jimmy Cliff]], [[Elvis Costello]] & <br>[[The Attractions]] | |||
| length1 = 2:37 | |||
| title2 = [[Turning The Town Red]] | |||
| writer2 = Elvis Costello | |||
| extra2 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length2 = 3:20 | |||
| title3 = [[Heathen Town]] | |||
| writer3 = Elvis Costello | |||
| extra3 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length3 = 3:06 | |||
| title4 = [[The People's Limousine]] | |||
| writer4 = [[Henry Coward|Henry ]] & [[Howard Coward]] | |||
| extra4 = [[The Coward Brothers]] | |||
| length4 = 3:37 | |||
| title5 = [[So Young]] | |||
| writer5 = [[Joe Camilleri|Camilleri]], [[Jeff Burstin|Burstin]], [[Tony Faehse|Faehse]] | |||
| extra5 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length5 = 3:26 | |||
| title6 = [[Little Goody Two Shoes]] | |||
| writer6 = Elvis Costello | |||
| extra6 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length6 = 2:27 | |||
| title7 = [[American Without Tears No. 2 (Twilight Version)|American Without Tears No. 2]] | |||
| writer7 = [[Declan MacManus]] | |||
| extra7 = Elvis Costello | |||
| length7 = 3:33 | |||
| title8 = [[Get Yourself Another Fool]] | |||
| note8 = Idiot mix | |||
| writer8 = [[Frank Haywood|Haywood]], [[Ernest Tucker|Tucker]] | |||
| extra8 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length8 = 4:01 | |||
| title9 = [[Walking On Thin Ice]] | |||
| writer9 = [[Yoko Ono]] | |||
| extra9 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length9 = 3:42 | |||
| title10 = [[Withered And Died]] | |||
| writer10 = [[Richard Thompson]] | |||
| extra10 = [[The Imposter]] | |||
| length10 = 3:12 | |||
| title11 = [[Blue Chair]] | |||
| note11 = [[Blue Chair#Alternate_versions|single version]] | |||
| writer11 = Declan MacManus | |||
| extra11 = Elvis Costello | |||
| length11 = 3:38 | |||
| title12 = [[Baby It's You]] | |||
| writer12 = [[Burt Bacharach|Bacharach]], [[Mack David|David]], [[Barney Williams|Williams]] | |||
| extra12 = Elvis Costello & [[Nick Lowe]] | |||
| length12 = 3:15 | |||
| title13 = [[From Head To Toe]] | |||
| writer13 = [[Smokey Robinson]] | |||
| extra13 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length13 = 2:34 | |||
| title14 = [[Shoes Without Heels]] | |||
| writer14 = Declan MacManus | |||
| extra14 = Elvis Costello & <br>[[The Confederates]] | |||
| length14 = 4:14 | |||
| title15 = [[Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo]] | |||
| writer15 = Declan MacManus | |||
| extra15 = [[The Costello Show]] with <br>The Attractions | |||
| length15 = 3:21 | |||
| title16 = [[The Flirting Kind]] | |||
| writer16 = Elvis Costello | |||
| extra16 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length16 = 2:58 | |||
| title17 = [[Black Sails In The Sunset]] | |||
| writer17 = Elvis Costello | |||
| extra17 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length17 = 3:09 | |||
| title18 = [[A Town Called Big Nothing|A Town Called Big Nothing (Really Big Nothing)]] | |||
| writer18 = Declan MacManus | |||
| extra18 = [[The MacManus Gang]] | |||
| length18 = 5:43 | |||
| title19 = [[Big Sister]] | |||
| writer19 = Elvis Costello | |||
| extra19 = Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |||
| length19 = 2:16 | |||
| title20 = [[Imperial Bedroom (song)|Imperial Bedroom]] | |||
| writer20 = Elvis Costello | |||
| extra20 = [[Napoleon Dynamite & The Royal Guard|Napoleon Dynamite & <br>The Royal Guard]] | |||
| length20 = 2:47 | |||
| title21 = [[The Stamping Ground]] | |||
| writer21 = Elvis Costello | |||
| extra21 = [[The Emotional Toothpaste]] | |||
| length21 = 3:09 | |||
}} | |||
==Credits== | |||
: Tracks 1 & 8 produced by [[Nick Lowe]] with [[Colin Fairley]]. | |||
: Track 2 produced by [[The Mono Kings]], [[Clive Langer]] & [[Alan Winstanley]]. | |||
: Track 3 & 16 produced by Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley. | |||
: Track 4 produced by [[The Coward Brothers]]. | |||
: Track 5 produced at Gunpoint by Nick Lowe. | |||
: Track 6 produced by [[Geoff Emerick]]. | |||
: Track 7 produced by Colin Fairley. | |||
: Track 9 produced by [[Allen Toussaint]]. | |||
: Track 10 produced by Fairley/Imposter. | |||
: Track 11 produced by The Coward Brothers. | |||
: Track 12 produced by Lowe/Costello/[[Paul "Bassman" Riley|Bassman]]. | |||
: Track 13 produced by EC assisted by Paul Bass. | |||
: Track 14 produced by [[T Bone Burnett|J.Henry Burnett]] & [[Larry Kalman Hirsch]]. | |||
: Track 15 produced by J.Henry (T-Bone) Burnett & EC. | |||
: Track 17 & 19 produced by Nick Lowe. | |||
: Track 18, 20 & 21 produced by EC. | |||
==Release information== | |||
{| border="1" | |||
|- | |||
| '''Release date''' | |||
| '''Media''' | |||
| '''Catalog number''' | |||
| '''Comments''' | |||
|- | |||
| 1987-12-04 | |||
| LP | |||
| Demon IMP XFIEND 67 | |||
| with round blue on yellow sticker saying "ELVIS COSTELLO Rare and unreleased cuts X FIEND 67" | |||
|- | |||
| 1987-12-04 | |||
| MC | |||
| Demon IMP FIEND CASS 67 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1987-12-04 | |||
| CD | |||
| Demon IMP FIEND CD 67 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Notes== | |||
*LP and cassette do not include "[[Little Goody Two Shoes]]", "[[Withered And Died]]", "[[A Town Called Big Nothing|A Town Called Big Nothing (Really Big Nothing)]]" and "[[Big Sister]]" | |||
* This version of "[[Get Yourself Another Fool]]" is simply a remixed version of the earlier single mix, with most of the echo on the vocals removed (although there's a little used) and with more pronounced keyboards. The 3 note intro and the fade out are still there. | |||
* "[[Black Sails In The Sunset]]" is aprox. 13 secs. longer than the version on the re-issue of [[Trust]]. | |||
* This is the only release of the track "[[Little Goody Two Shoes]]" (early version of "[[Inch By Inch]]"). | |||
==Charts== | |||
* UK: Went silver (60,000 copies) (date unkown). | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hzfqxqe5ld6e AMG] | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_Our_Idiot Wikipedia] | |||
* [http://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-The-Attractions-Out-Of-Our-Idiot/master/42948 Discogs] | |||
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/elvis_costello/out_of_our_idiot/ RateYourMusic] | |||
* {{amazon|asin=B000001174}} {{-}} {{amazonUK|asin=B000001174}} | |||
[[Category:1987]] | |||
[[Category:Out Of Our Idiot| ]] | |||
[[Category:Elvis Costello collections]] |
Revision as of 21:56, 6 July 2014
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Out Of Our Idiot | |
Compilation album by Various artists (EC in various guises) | |
Released | 1987-12 |
---|---|
Recorded | 1979 - 1987 |
Producer | Nick Lowe, Colin Fairley, The Mono Kings, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, The Coward Brothers, Geoff Emerick, Allen Toussaint, Imposter, Elvis Costello, Paul "Bassman" Riley, J.Henry Burnett, Larry Kalman Hirsch |
Label | Demon |
Length | ??:?? (LP and cassette) 70:47(CD) |
LP and cassette
Side one | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length | ||||||
1. | Seven Day Weekend | Jimmy Cliff & Elvis Costello | Jimmy Cliff, Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
2:37 | |||||
2. | Turning The Town Red | Elvis Costello | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 3:20 | |||||
3. | Heathen Town | Elvis Costello | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 3:06 | |||||
4. | The People's Limousine | Henry & Howard Coward | The Coward Brothers | 3:37 | |||||
5. | So Young | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 3:26 | |||||
6. | American Without Tears No. 2 | Declan MacManus | Elvis Costello | 3:33 | |||||
7. | Get Yourself Another Fool (Idiot mix) | Haywood, Tucker | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 4:01 | |||||
8. | Walking On Thin Ice | Yoko Ono | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 3:42 |
Side two | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length | ||||||
1. | Blue Chair (single version) | Declan MacManus | Elvis Costello | 3:38 | |||||
2. | Baby It's You | Bacharach, David, Williams | Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe | 3:15 | |||||
3. | From Head To Toe | Smokey Robinson | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 2:34 | |||||
4. | Shoes Without Heels | Declan MacManus | Elvis Costello & The Confederates |
4:14 | |||||
5. | Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo | Declan MacManus | The Costello Show with The Attractions |
3:21 | |||||
6. | The Flirting Kind | Elvis Costello | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 2:58 | |||||
7. | Black Sails In The Sunset | Elvis Costello | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 3:09 | |||||
8. | Imperial Bedroom | Elvis Costello | Napoleon Dynamite & The Royal Guard |
2:47 | |||||
9. | The Stamping Ground | Elvis Costello | The Emotional Toothpaste | 3:09 |
CD
Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Seven Day Weekend | Jimmy Cliff & Elvis Costello | Jimmy Cliff, Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
2:37 |
2. | Turning The Town Red | Elvis Costello | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 3:20 |
3. | Heathen Town | Elvis Costello | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 3:06 |
4. | The People's Limousine | Henry & Howard Coward | The Coward Brothers | 3:37 |
5. | So Young | Camilleri, Burstin, Faehse | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 3:26 |
6. | Little Goody Two Shoes | Elvis Costello | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 2:27 |
7. | American Without Tears No. 2 | Declan MacManus | Elvis Costello | 3:33 |
8. | Get Yourself Another Fool (Idiot mix) | Haywood, Tucker | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 4:01 |
9. | Walking On Thin Ice | Yoko Ono | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 3:42 |
10. | Withered And Died | Richard Thompson | The Imposter | 3:12 |
11. | Blue Chair (single version) | Declan MacManus | Elvis Costello | 3:38 |
12. | Baby It's You | Bacharach, David, Williams | Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe | 3:15 |
13. | From Head To Toe | Smokey Robinson | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 2:34 |
14. | Shoes Without Heels | Declan MacManus | Elvis Costello & The Confederates |
4:14 |
15. | Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo | Declan MacManus | The Costello Show with The Attractions |
3:21 |
16. | The Flirting Kind | Elvis Costello | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 2:58 |
17. | Black Sails In The Sunset | Elvis Costello | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 3:09 |
18. | A Town Called Big Nothing (Really Big Nothing) | Declan MacManus | The MacManus Gang | 5:43 |
19. | Big Sister | Elvis Costello | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 2:16 |
20. | Imperial Bedroom | Elvis Costello | Napoleon Dynamite & The Royal Guard |
2:47 |
21. | The Stamping Ground | Elvis Costello | The Emotional Toothpaste | 3:09 |
Credits
- Tracks 1 & 8 produced by Nick Lowe with Colin Fairley.
- Track 2 produced by The Mono Kings, Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley.
- Track 3 & 16 produced by Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley.
- Track 4 produced by The Coward Brothers.
- Track 5 produced at Gunpoint by Nick Lowe.
- Track 6 produced by Geoff Emerick.
- Track 7 produced by Colin Fairley.
- Track 9 produced by Allen Toussaint.
- Track 10 produced by Fairley/Imposter.
- Track 11 produced by The Coward Brothers.
- Track 12 produced by Lowe/Costello/Bassman.
- Track 13 produced by EC assisted by Paul Bass.
- Track 14 produced by J.Henry Burnett & Larry Kalman Hirsch.
- Track 15 produced by J.Henry (T-Bone) Burnett & EC.
- Track 17 & 19 produced by Nick Lowe.
- Track 18, 20 & 21 produced by EC.
Release information
Release date | Media | Catalog number | Comments |
1987-12-04 | LP | Demon IMP XFIEND 67 | with round blue on yellow sticker saying "ELVIS COSTELLO Rare and unreleased cuts X FIEND 67" |
1987-12-04 | MC | Demon IMP FIEND CASS 67 | |
1987-12-04 | CD | Demon IMP FIEND CD 67 |
Notes
- LP and cassette do not include "Little Goody Two Shoes", "Withered And Died", "A Town Called Big Nothing (Really Big Nothing)" and "Big Sister"
- This version of "Get Yourself Another Fool" is simply a remixed version of the earlier single mix, with most of the echo on the vocals removed (although there's a little used) and with more pronounced keyboards. The 3 note intro and the fade out are still there.
- "Black Sails In The Sunset" is aprox. 13 secs. longer than the version on the re-issue of Trust.
- This is the only release of the track "Little Goody Two Shoes" (early version of "Inch By Inch").
Charts
- UK: Went silver (60,000 copies) (date unkown).