Sessionography 1990-1999
1987
1987
The Mill, Sussex
| The Lovers That Never Were (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Twenty-Five Fingers (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Tommy's Coming Home (Demo) | unreleased | |
| So Like Candy (Demo) | unreleased | |
| You Want Her Too (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Playboy To A Man (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Don't Be Careless Love (Demo) | unreleased | |
| My Brave Face (Demo) | unreleased | |
| That Day Is Done (Demo) | unreleased |
- All of the above are performed with Paul McCartney. That Day Is Done is not known to circulate among collectors and was likely recorded at a separate session from the other demos.
MAY 1987
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
| Pads, Paws And Claws (Demo) | Spike (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Let Him Dangle (Demo) | Spike (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Veronica (Demo) | Spike (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Tramp The Dirt Down (Demo) | Spike (Deluxe Edition) |
1987-1988
unknown location(s)
- The date for The Days Take Care Of Everything is little more than a wild guess based on the assumption that a song written for Roy Orbison would not have been recorded after his death in 1988.
1988-1989
JAN 19, 1988
Eden Studios, Acton, London
| Put Your Big Toe In The Milk Of Human Kindness (Demo) | Spike (Deluxe Edition) |
JAN - FEB 1988
The Mill, Sussex
| You Want Her Too with Paul McCartney | Flowers In The Dirt (Paul McCartney) |
- This track was completed without EC's involvement at Olympic Studios, London, and Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles.
FEB 16, 1988
Eden Studios, Acton, London
| Any King's Shilling (Instrumental Demo) | unreleased | |
| Miss Macbeth (Demo) | Spike (Deluxe Edition) | |
| ...This Town... (Demo) | Spike (Deluxe Edition) | |
| God's Comic (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (Demo) | Spike (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Coal Train Robberies (Demo) | Spike (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Satellite (Demo) | Spike (Deluxe Edition) |
1988
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
| Tramp The Dirt Down | Spike | |
| Miss Macbeth | Spike | |
| Any King's Shilling | Spike |
- Additional recording for Tramp The Dirt Down and Any King's Shilling took place at Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood. Additional recording for Miss Macbeth took place at both Southlake Studios, New Orleans, and Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood.
1988
Southlake Studios, New Orleans
| Deep Dark Truthful Mirror | Spike | |
| Chewing Gum | Spike | |
| Stalin Malone | Spike | |
| Stalin Malone (Vocal Version) | Spike (Deluxe Edition) |
- Additional recording for Deep Dark Truthful Mirror and Chewing Gum took place at Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood.
1988
Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood
| ...This Town... | Spike | |
| Let Him Dangle | Spike | |
| Veronica | Spike | |
| God's Comic | Spike | |
| Satellite | Spike | |
| Pads, Paws And Claws | Spike | |
| Baby Plays Around | Spike | |
| Coal Train Robberies | Spike | |
| Last Boat Leaving | Spike |
- Additional recording for ...This Town..., Veronica, and Satellite took place at AIR Studios, London.
LATE 1988
Wessex Studios, London
| The Ugly Things | Spike (Deluxe Edition) | |
| You're No Good | Spike (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Point Of No Return | Spike (Deluxe Edition) | |
| The Room Nobody Lives In | Spike (Deluxe Edition) |
1988-1990
unknown location(s)
| You Bowed Down (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) | |
| 1989 | Hidden Shame (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
1989 (between AUG and DEC)
Sorceror Sound, New York
| That's How You Got Killed Before with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band | Kojak Variety (Deluxe Edition) |
- This may have had additional recording at Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans, probably without EC's involvement.
LATE 1980s or EARLY 1990s
unknown location
| The Only Flame In Town (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
- Even this vague recording date is largely speculative.
1990
1990
Blue Wave Studios, Barbados
- EC's background vocals were added later at Eden Studios, Acton, London.
1990 (possibly APR)
Mastersound Studios, Astoria, New York
| Weird Nightmare | Weird Nightmare: Meditations On Mingus |
APR 12, 1990
Ringsend Studios, Dublin
| Mischievous Ghost with Mary Coughlan | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) |
CIRCA 1990
Elvis' home
| Sweet Pear (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| All Grown Up (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Georgie And Her Rival (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Forgive Her Anything (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| It Started To Come To Me (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Invasion Hit Parade (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Just Another Mystery (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Broken (Home Demo) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Playboy To A Man (Home Demo) | unreleased | |
| It's Time (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
OCT 26, 1990
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
| Alison (Live) | The Bridge School Concerts Vol. One |
LATE 1990 - EARLY 1991
Ocean Way Studios (Studio One), Hollywood
- Additional recording (orchestra and vocals) took place at Westside Studios, London.
CIRCA 1990-1991
unknown location
| May 17th | Ferrington Guitars |
1991
CIRCA 1991
Elvis' home
| Mistress And Maid (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
MAY 1991
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
| St. Stephen's Day Murders with The Chieftains | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) |
JUN 3, 1991
Warner Hollywood Studios, West Hollywood
| Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (Unplugged Version) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over) (Unplugged Version) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) | |
| The Other Side Of Summer (Unplugged Version) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) |
JUN 21, 1991
Great Woods Performing Arts Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts
| Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 (Live) | Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition) |
LATE 1991 or EARLY 1992
Pathway Studios, Islington
| This Is A Test | unreleased | |
| London's Brilliant | London's Brilliant Parade 12-inch single | |
| Basement Kiss | 13 Steps Lead Down CD single | |
| Puppet Girl | 13 Steps Lead Down CD single | |
| Earthbound | unreleased | |
| Do You Know What I'm Saying? | 13 Steps Lead Down 7-inch single and Clown Strike promo CD | |
| We Despise You | 13 Steps Lead Down CD single | |
| Fill In The Blanks | unreleased | |
| The Nameless One | unreleased | |
| I Want To Stand Forever | unreleased |
1992
CIRCA 1992
unknown location
| Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
SEP 14 - OCT 1, 1992
The Church Studios, Crouch End, London
OCT 2, 1992
Pete Thomas' Studio, St. Margaret's London
EARLY DEC 1992
Pathway Studios, Islington
| Idiophone | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| A Drunken Man's Praise Of Sobriety | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Kinder Murder | Brutal Youth | |
| 20% Amnesia | Brutal Youth |
- Additional recording for 20% Amnesia and possibly Kinder Murder was done at the Church Studios.
DEC 1992
The Church Studios, Crouch End, London
| DEC 7 | Poisoned Letter | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) |
| Abandon Words | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| DEC 9 | Favourite Hour (Church Studios Version) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) |
| DEC 11 | This Is Hell (Church Studios Version) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) |
| DEC 11 | You Tripped At Every Step (Church Studios Version) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) |
| London's Brilliant Parade (Church Studios Version) | unreleased |
- The vocals for Abandon Words were recorded at Elvis' home. Poisoned Letter may actually come from the Pathway sessions.
LATE DEC 1992 or 1993
Elvis' home
| Rocking Horse Road (Demo) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| 13 Steps Lead Down (Demo) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| All The Rage (Demo) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Sulky Girl (Demo) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Distorted Angel (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Clown Strike (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Still Too Soon To Know (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Just About Glad (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Pony St. (Demo) | unreleased |
CIRCA 1992-1993
unknown location (possibly Elvis' home)
| Little Atoms (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Almost Ideal Eyes (Demo) | unreleased | |
| Punishing Kiss (Demo) | unreleased |
1993
MAR 18, 1993
Town Hall, New York
SPRING or EARLY SUMMER 1993
Pete Thomas' basement (The Bonaparte Rooms)
| Pony St. (Bonaparte Rooms Version) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Just About Glad (Bonaparte Rooms Version) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Clown Strike (Bonaparte Rooms Version) | Brutal Youth (Deluxe Edition) |
SUMMER 1993
Olympic Studios, London
AUG 1993
Olympic Studios, London
| AUG 2 | Distorted Angel (Alternate Version) | unreleased |
| AUG 2 | You Tripped At Every Step | Brutal Youth |
| 13 Steps Lead Down | Brutal Youth | |
| This Is Hell | Brutal Youth | |
| Sulky Girl | Brutal Youth | |
| London's Brilliant Parade | Brutal Youth |
1993
Olympic Studios, London
| Favourite Hour | Brutal Youth |
CIRCA 1993
unknown location
| Complicated Shadows (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
1993 or 1994
AIR Lyndhurst, London
| But Not For Me with Larry Adler | Kojak Variety (Deluxe Edition) |
1993 or 1994
unknown studio, Dublin
| Full Force Gale | Kojak Variety (Deluxe Edition) |
1994
CIRCA 1994
unknown location
| World's Great Optimist (Demo) | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
JAN 20, 1994
Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
| Lost In The Stars | The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) |
FEB 1994
Westside Studios, London
FEB 1994
Whitfield Studios, London
| She Moved Through The Fair | The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) |
APR 12, 1994
Sony Studios, New York
| They Can't Take That Away From Me (Live) with Tony Bennett | MTV Unplugged (Tony Bennett) |
DEC 1, 1994
The Point, Dublin
| Basement Kiss (Live) | The Other End Of The Telescope CD single |
1995
JUN 25, 1995
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
| Weird Nightmare (Live) | Deep Dead Blue | |
| Love Field (Live) | Deep Dead Blue | |
| Shamed Into Love (Live) | Deep Dead Blue | |
| Gigi (Live) | Deep Dead Blue and The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Poor Napoleon (Live) | Deep Dead Blue | |
| Baby Plays Around (Live) | Deep Dead Blue | |
| Deep Dead Blue (Live) | Deep Dead Blue and The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) |
JUN 28, 1995
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
JUL 1, 1995
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
| Put Away Forbidden Playthings (Live) with Fretwork | The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Can She Excuse My Wrongs (Live) with Fretwork and Composers Ensemble | The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) |
AUG - SEP 1995
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin and/or
FEB 1996
Westside Studios, London
AUTUMN 1995
Bunk, Junk & Genius, London
| The Night Before Larry Was Stretched | Kojak Variety (Deluxe Edition) |
- There may have been additional recording for this song at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin.
NOV 3-4-, 1995
Abbey Road Studios, London
| O Mistress Mine with John Harle | The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) | |
| Come Away, Death with John Harle | The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition) | |
| When That I Was And A Little Tiny Boy with John Harle | Terror And Magnificence (John Harle) |
NOV 22, 1995
[?], London
| My Dark Life with Brian Eno | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
1996
FEB 12, 1996
Right Track Studios, New York
| God Give Me Strength | Painted From Memory |
- The recording date has also been reported as FEB 9 and the location as both Orpheum Studios, New York, and Record Plant, Los Angeles.
FEB 1996
The Loft, Nashville
| That Day Is Done with The Fairfield Four | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
MAY 13, 1996
KSCA-FM (The Music Hall), Los Angeles
| All This Useless Beauty (Live) | Live From The Music Hall Volume Three |
MAY 14, 1996
The Troubadour, Los Angeles
| Temptation (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| Poor Fractured Atlas (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| It's Time (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| Man Out Of Time (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| Shallow Grave (Live) | Costello & Nieve |
MAY 15, 1996
The Fillmore, San Francisco
| Just About Glad (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| My Dark Life (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| All This Useless Beauty (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| Ship Of Fools (Live) | Costello & Nieve |
MAY 18, 1996
Park West, Chicago
MAY 20, 1996
The Paramount, Boston
| You Bowed Down (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| The Long Honeymoon (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| Distorted Angel (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| Little Atoms (Live) | Costello & Nieve | |
| My Funny Valentine (Live) | Costello & Nieve |
MAY 21, 1996
NBC Studios (Studio 6A), New York
| All This Useless Beauty (Live) | Live From 6A: Great Musical Moments From Late Night With Conan O'Brien |
MAY 22, 1996
The Supper Club, New York
MAY 29, 1996
VH1 Studios, New York
| Just A Memory (Live) | VH1 Storytellers |
MAY 29, 1996
Electric Lady Sound Studios, New York
| Aubergine with The Jazz Passengers | Individually Twisted (The Jazz Passengers) | |
| Doncha Go 'Way Mad with The Jazz Passengers featuring Deborah Harry | Individually Twisted (The Jazz Passengers) |
- Deborah Harry's vocal was added at a later date.
SUMMER 1996
Elvis' home
| What Do I Do Now? | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) |
1997
FEB 25, 1997
Ed Sullivan Theater, New York
| God Give Me Strength (Live) | Live On Letterman: Music From The Late Show |
1997
unknown studio
| The Bridge I Burned | All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition) | |
| The Bridge I Burned (Pop Lie Mix) | The Bridge I Burned promo CD |
- The "Pop Lie Mix" is a different vocal over the same instrumental track.
1997
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
| Long Journey Home (Anthem) with The Chieftains, the Irish Film Orchestra and Anúna | Long Journey Home: Original Soundtrack and The Essential Chieftains |
OCT 1, 1997
Ryman Auditorium, Nashville
| That Day Is Done (Live) with The Fairfield Four | Live From Mountain Stage (The Fairfield Four) |
