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{{Infobox Album
|album_name  = Spike
|image        = Spike album cover.jpg
|album_type  = studio album
|album_artist = [[Elvis Costello]]
|release_info = February 6, 1989
|record_info  = 1988, Ocean Way, Los Angeles,<br>Southlake Studios, New Orleans, <br>Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, <br>AIR Studios, London
|producer    = [[Elvis Costello]], [[Kevin Killen]] & [[T Bone Burnett]]
|label        = [[Warner Bros.]]
|length      = 64:29 <br>64:29 + 58:58 (2001 reissue)
}}
<small>''Excerpt from 2001 reissue [[Spike (2001) liner notes|liner notes]]:</small>
 
Away from London, after being a bandleader, out of the cold shadow of the Black Rock, I wrote these songs. In a Dublin hotel room, in a ship's cabin off the coast of Greenland, on a summer's afternoon in a house next to windmill as the English countryside rolled down to the coast.
 
Some of them came out of the newspapers and everyday anger – "Tramp the dirt down," "...This town...," "Coal Train Robberies." One of them came out of old newspapers and ugly arguments – "Let him Dangle." The case of Derek Bentley had been brought up in every capital punishment debate since I had been a child, so I put it in a song.


I called T Bone Burnett to co-produce the album. He put Kevin Killen behind the controls and away we went. Sessions were planned for Dublin, New Orleans, Hollywood, and London. Having just signed to Warner Bros. for the entire world, I was working with the budget of a small independent movie. I was hoping that they weren't expecting any change.


I had the blueprint of five albums in my head. Having felt hostility turn into invisibility at Columbia, I offered W.B. their choice. I would even shoot it out with a highly commercial producer if they so desired — believing the songs and my voice could hold their own. They told me to make whatever record I wanted. I seem to have elected to make all five albums at once.


==Tracks==
==Tracks==
01. '''[[...This Town...]]''' [4:26]<br>
{{tracklist
02. '''[[Let Him Dangle]]''' [4:44]<br>
| writing_credits = yes
03. '''[[Deep Dark Truthful Mirror]]''' [4:03]<br>
| title1    = [[...This Town...]]
04. '''[[Veronica]]''' [McCartney/MacManus] [3:10]<br>
| writer1  = [[Declan MacManus]]
05. '''[[God's Comic]]''' [5:27]<br>
| length1  = 4:25
06. '''[[Chewing Gum]]''' [3:43]<br>
| title2    = [[Let Him Dangle]]
07. '''[[Tramp The Dirt Down]]''' [5:40]<br>
| writer2  = Declan MacManus
08. '''[[Stalin Malone]]''' [4:04]<br>
| length2  = 4:39
09. '''[[Satellite]]''' [5:42]<br>
| title3    = [[Deep Dark Truthful Mirror]]
10. '''[[Pads, Paws And Claws]]''' [McCartney/MacManus] [2:54]<br>
| writer3  = Declan MacManus
11. '''[[Baby Plays Around]]''' [MacManus/O'Riordan] [2:48]<br>
| length3  = 4:03
12. '''[[Miss Macbeth]]''' [4:22]<br>
| title4    = [[Veronica]]
13. '''[[Any King's Shilling]]''' [6:03]<br>
| writer4  = [[Paul McCartney]] & Declan MacManus
14. '''[[Coal Train Robberies]]''' [3:15] (not included on LP version)<br>
| length4  = 3:07
15. '''[[Last Boat Leaving]]''' [3:29]<br>
| title5    = [[God's Comic]]
| writer5  = Declan MacManus
| length5  = 5:27
| title6    = [[Chewing Gum]]
| writer6  = Declan MacManus
| length6  = 3:43
| title7    = [[Tramp The Dirt Down]]
| writer7  = Declan MacManus
| length7  = 5:40
| title8    = [[Stalin Malone]]
| writer8  = Declan MacManus
| length8  = 4:06
| title9    = [[Satellite]]
| writer9  = Declan MacManus
| length9  = 5:43
| title10  = [[Pads, Paws And Claws]]
| writer10  = Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus
| length10  = 2:53
| title11  = [[Baby Plays Around]]
| writer11  = [[Cait O'Riordan]] & Declan MacManus
| length11  = 2:45
| title12  = [[Miss Macbeth]]
| writer12  = Declan MacManus
| length12  = 4:21
| title13  = [[Any King's Shilling]]
| writer13  = Declan MacManus
| length13  = 6:04
| title14  = [[Coal-Train Robberies]]
| writer14  = Declan MacManus
| length14  = 3:12
| title15  = [[Last Boat Leaving]]
| writer15  = Declan MacManus
| length15  = 3:31
}}


==Credits==
* Produced by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]''', '''[[Kevin Killen]]''' and '''[[T Bone Burnett]]'''
* Musicians::
:'''[[...This Town...]]''':
::'''[[D.P.A. MacManus]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]]; [[Guitarists|Rickenbacker 6-string]], [[Guitarists|Gretch]], [[Guitarists|spider]] & [[Guitarists|acoustic guitars]]; [[Keyboardists|organ]], [[Keyboardists|piano]], [[Keyboardists|melodica]], [[Percussionists|tambourine]]
::'''[[Roger McGuinn]]''' - [[Guitarists|Rickenbacker 12-string guitar]]
::'''[[Paul McCartney]]''' - [[Bassists|Rickenbacker bass]]
::'''[[T Bone Burnett]]''' - [[Guitarists|acoustic guitar]]
::'''[[Ralph Forbes]]''' - [[Percussionists|electric drums]]
::'''[[Jim Keltner]]''' - [[Drummers|extra snare drum]]
::'''[[Michael Blair]]''' - [[Percussionists|glockenspiel]], [[Percussionists|bells]]
::'''[[Cait O'Riordan]]''' - [[Percussionists|lunge maracas]]


:'''[[Let Him Dangle]]''':
==[[Spike (2001 Rhino/Edsel Bonus Disc)|Spike (2001 Rhino/Edsel edition)]]==
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]]
{{tracklist
::'''[[Marc Ribot]]''' - [[Guitarists|guitars]]
| headline = Disc one
::'''[[Benmont Tench]]''' - [[Keyboardists|piano]]
| writing_credits = yes
::'''[[Jerry Scheff]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
| title1    = [[...This Town...]]
::'''[[Jerry Marotta]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
| writer1  = [[Declan MacManus]]
::'''[[Michael Blair]]''' - [[Drummers|Chinese drum]], [[Percussionists|Oldsmobile hubcap]]
| length1  = 4:25
| title2    = [[Let Him Dangle]]
| writer2  = Declan MacManus
| length2  = 4:39
| title3    = [[Deep Dark Truthful Mirror]]
| writer3  = Declan MacManus
| length3  = 4:03
| title4    = [[Veronica]]
| writer4  = [[Paul McCartney]] & Declan MacManus
| length4  = 3:07
| title5    = [[God's Comic]]
| writer5  = Declan MacManus
| length5  = 5:27
| title6    = [[Chewing Gum]]
| writer6  = Declan MacManus
| length6  = 3:43
| title7    = [[Tramp The Dirt Down]]
| writer7  = Declan MacManus
| length7  = 5:40
| title8    = [[Stalin Malone]]
| writer8  = Declan MacManus
| length8  = 4:06
| title9    = [[Satellite]]
| writer9  = Declan MacManus
| length9  = 5:43
| title10  = [[Pads, Paws And Claws]]
| writer10  = Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus
| length10  = 2:53
| title11  = [[Baby Plays Around]]
| writer11  = [[Cait O'Riordan]] & Declan MacManus
| length11  = 2:45
| title12  = [[Miss Macbeth]]
| writer12  = Declan MacManus
| length12  = 4:21
| title13  = [[Any King's Shilling]]
| writer13  = Declan MacManus
| length13  = 6:04
| title14  = [[Coal-Train Robberies]]
| writer14  = Declan MacManus
| length14  = 3:12
| title15  = [[Last Boat Leaving]]
| writer15  = Declan MacManus
| length15  = 3:31
}}
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = yes
| headline = Disc two
|  title1  = [[Miss Macbeth]]
|  note1  = Demo
| writer1  = Declan MacManus
| length1  = 3:48
|  title2  = [[...This Town...]]
|  note2  = Demo
| writer2  = Declan MacManus
| length2  = 3:45
|  title3  = [[Deep Dark Truthful Mirror]]
|  note3  = Demo
| writer3  = Declan MacManus
| length3  = 4:04
|  title4  = [[Coal-Train Robberies]]
|  note4  = Demo
| writer4  = Declan MacManus
| length4  = 2:46
|  title5  = [[Satellite]]
|   note5  = Demo
| writer5  = Declan MacManus
| length5  = 4:47
|  title6  = [[Pads, Paws And Claws]]
|  note6  = Demo
| writer6  = Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus
| length6  = 2:05
|  title7  = [[Let Him Dangle]]
|  note7  = Demo
| writer7  = Declan MacManus
| length7  = 3:36
|  title8  = [[Veronica]]
|  note8  = Demo
| writer8  = Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus
| length8  = 2:58
|  title9  = [[Tramp The Dirt Down]]
|  note9  = Demo
| writer9  = Declan MacManus
| length9  = 5:13
|  title10 = [[Baby Plays Around]]
|  note10 = Demo
| writer10 = Cait O'Riordan & Declan MacManus
| length10 = 2:38
|  title11 = [[Put Your Big Toe In The Milk Of Human Kindness]]
|  note11 = Demo
| writer11 = Declan MacManus
| length11 = 3:13
| title12 = [[Last Boat Leaving]]
|  note12 = Demo
| writer12 = Declan MacManus
| length12 = 3:26
|  title13 = [[The Ugly Things]]
| writer13 = [[Nick Lowe]]
| length13 = 2:52
|  title14 = [[You're No Good]]
| writer14 = [[Clint Ballard, Jr.]]
| length14 = 2:18
|  title15 = [[Point Of No Return (Gerry Goffin and Carole King song)|Point Of No Return]]
| writer15 = [[Gerry Goffin]] & [[Carole King]]
| length15 = 2:30
|  title16 = [[The Room Nobody Lives In]]
| writer16 = [[John Sebastian]]
| length16 = 4:45
| title17 = [[Stalin Malone]]
|  note17 = Vocal Version
| writer17 = Declan MacManus
| length17 = 3:11
}}


:'''[[Deep Dark Truthful Mirror]]''':
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]]
::'''[[The Dirty Dozen Brass Band]]''':
:::'''[[Gregory Davis]]''' - [[Trumpet players|trumpet]]
:::'''[[Efrem Towns]]''' - [[Trumpet players|trumpet]]
:::'''[[Kevin Harris]]''' - [[Saxophonists|tenor saxophone]]
:::'''[[Roger Lewis]]''' - [[Saxophonists|baritone saxophone]]
:::'''[[Kirk Joseph]]''' - [[Sousaphone players|Sousaphone]]
::'''[[Allen Toussaint]]''' - [[Keyboardists|piano]]
::'''[[Jim Keltner]]''' - [[Drummers|snare drum]], [[Percussionists|Chinese cymbal]]
::'''[[Michael Blair]]''' - [[Drummers|parade drum]], [[Percussionists|tambourines]]


:'''[[Veronica]]''':
==Personnel==
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|electric guitars]]
Produced by: [[Elvis Costello]], [[Kevin Killen]] and [[T Bone Burnett]]
::'''[[T Bone Burnett]]''' - [[Guitarists|acoustic guitar]]
{| width="100%" cellspacing="0"
::'''[[Benmont Tench]]''' - [[Keyboardists|piano]], [[Keyboardists|Baldwin spinet]]
|- valign="top"
::'''[[Mitchell Froom]]''' - [[Keyboardists|Wurlitzer electric piano]], [[Keyboardists|Chamberlain]]
|width="50%" style="border: 0px solid #fff; padding: 0; background-color: #fff"|
::'''[[Paul McCartney]]''' - [[Bassists|Hofner bass]]
'''[[...This Town...]]'''
::'''[[Jerry Marotta]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
:[[D.P.A. MacManus]] - vocals; Rickenbacker 6-string, Gretch, <br>{{m}}spider & acoustic guitars; organ, piano, melodica, tambourine
::'''[[Michael Blair]]''' - [[Drummers|tympani]], [[Percussionists|glockenspiel]]
:[[Roger McGuinn]] - Rickenbacker 12-string guitar
:[[Paul McCartney]] - Rickenbacker bass
:[[T Bone Burnett]] - acoustic guitar
:[[Ralph Forbes]] - electric drums
:[[Jim Keltner]] - extra snare drum
:[[Michael Blair]] - glockenspiel, bells
:[[Cait O'Riordan]] - lunge maracas


:'''[[God's Comic]]''':
'''[[Let Him Dangle]]'''
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Bassists|Hofner bass]]
:[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals
::'''[[Marc Ribot]]''' - [[Guitarists|Spanish guitar]], [[Banjo players|banjo]]
:[[Marc Ribot]] - guitars
::'''[[Mitchell Froom]]''' - [[Keyboardists|Chamberlain]], [[Keyboardists|Indian harmonium]]
:[[Benmont Tench]] - piano
::'''[[Buell Niedlinger]]''' - [[Double bass players|double bass]], [[Cellists|cellos]]
:[[Jerry Scheff]] - bass
::'''[[Jim Keltner]]''' - [[Drummers|snare drum]]
:[[Jerry Marotta]] - drums
::'''[[Michael Blair]]''' - [[Percussionists|xylophone]], [[Percussionists|marimba]], [[Drummers|snare drum]], [[Percussionists|Magic table]]
:[[Michael Blair]] - Chinese drum, Oldsmobile hubcap


:'''[[Chewing Gum]]''':
'''[[Deep Dark Truthful Mirror]]'''
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]] and [[Guitarists|guitar]]
:[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals
::'''[[The Dirty Dozen Brass Band]]''':
:[[Gregory Davis]] - trumpet
:::'''[[Gregory Davis]]''' - [[Trumpet players|trumpet]]
:[[Efrem Towns]] - trumpet
:::'''[[Efrem Towns]]''' - [[Trumpet players|trumpet]]
:[[Kevin Harris]] - tenor saxophone
:::'''[[Kevin Harris]]''' - [[Saxophonists|tenor saxophone]]
:[[Roger Lewis]] - baritone saxophone
:::'''[[Roger Lewis]]''' - [[Saxophonists|soprano]] & [[Saxophonists|baritone saxophones]]
:[[Kirk Joseph]] - Sousaphone
:::'''[[Kirk Joseph]]''' - [[Sousaphone players|Sousaphone]]
:[[Allen Toussaint]] - piano
::'''[[Marc Ribot]]''' - [[Guitarists|guitar]]
:[[Jim Keltner]] - snare drum, Chinese cymbal
::'''[[Benmont Tench]]''' - [[Keyboardists|Hohner Clavinet]]
:[[Michael Blair]] - parade drum, tambourines
::'''[[Willie Green]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
::'''[[Michael Blair]]''' - [[Percussionists|metal pipe]]
::'''[[Cait O'Riordan]]''' - [[Singers|vocal]]


:'''[[Tramp The Dirt Down]]''':
'''[[Veronica]]'''
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]]
:[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, electric guitars
::'''[[Dónal Lunny]]''' - [[Guitarists|acoustic guitar]], [[Bouzouki players|bouzouki]]
:[[T Bone Burnett]] - acoustic guitar
::'''[[Steve Wickham]]''' - [[Fiddle players|fiddle]]
:[[Benmont Tench]] - piano, Baldwin spinet
::'''[[Davy Spillane]]''' - low whistle, [[Uilleann pipe players|Uilleann pipes]]
:[[Mitchell Froom]] - Wurlitzer electric piano, Chamberlain
::'''[[Mitchell Froom]]''' - [[Keyboardists|Indian harmonium]]
:[[Paul McCartney]] - Hofner bass
::'''[[Jerry Scheff]]''' - [[Double bass players|double bass]]
:[[Jerry Marotta]] - drums
::'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
:[[Michael Blair]] - tympani, glockenspiel
::'''[[Michael Blair]]''' - [[Percussionists|tambourine]], [[Percussionists|glockenspiel]]
::'''[[Marc Ribot]]''' - distant sound


:'''[[Stalin Malone]]''':
'''[[God's Comic]]'''
::'''[[The Dirty Dozen Brass Band]]''':
:[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, Hofner bass
:::'''[[Gregory Davis]]''' - [[Trumpet players|trumpet]]
:[[Marc Ribot]] - Spanish guitar, banjo
:::'''[[Efrem Towns]]''' - [[Trumpet players|trumpet]]
:[[Mitchell Froom]] - Chamberlain, Indian harmonium
:::'''[[Kevin Harris]]''' - [[Saxophonists|tenor saxophone]]
:[[Buell Neidlinger]] - double bass, cellos
:::'''[[Roger Lewis]]''' - [[Saxophonists|soprano]] & [[Saxophonists|baritone saxophones]]
:[[Jim Keltner]] - snare drum
:::'''[[Charles Joseph]]''' - [[Trombonists|trombone]]
:[[Michael Blair]] - xylophone, marimba, snare drum, Magic table
:::'''[[Kirk Joseph]]''' - [[Sousaphone players|Sousaphone]]
:::'''[[Jenell Marshall]]''' - [[Drummers|snare drum]]
:::'''[[Lionel Batiste]]''' - [[Drummers|bass drum]]


:'''[[Satellite]]''':
'''[[Chewing Gum]]'''
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|electric guitar]], [[Keyboardists|bass-piano]]
:[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals and guitar
::'''[[Benmont Tench]]''' - [[Keyboardists|piano]], [[Keyboardists|Baldwin spinet]]
:[[Gregory Davis]] - trumpet
::'''[[Mitchell Froom]]''' - [[Keyboardists|Chamberlain]], [[Keyboardists|organ]]
:[[Efrem Towns]] - trumpet
::'''[[T-Bone Wolk]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
:[[Kevin Harris]] - tenor saxophone
::'''[[Ralph Forbes]]''' - [[Percussionists|electric drums]]
:[[Roger Lewis]] - soprano & baritone saxophones
::'''[[Jim Keltner]]''' - [[Drummers|snare]], [[Drummers|tom-toms]]
:[[Kirk Joseph]] - Sousaphone
::'''[[Michael Blair]]''' - [[Vibraphonists|vibraphone]], [[Percussionists|marimba]], [[Drummers|tympani]], [[Percussionists|glockenspiel]], [[Percussionists|bells]]
:[[Marc Ribot]] - guitar
::'''[[Chrissie Hynde]]''' - [[Singers|harmony vocal]]
:[[Benmont Tench]] - Hohner Clavinet
:[[Willie Green]] - drums
:[[Michael Blair]] - metal pipe
:[[Cait O'Riordan]] - vocal


:'''[[Pads, Paws And Claws]]''':
'''[[Tramp The Dirt Down]]'''
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|sub-aqua]] & [[Guitarists|acoustic guitars]], [[Bassists|Hofner bass]], [[Keyboardists|piano]]
:[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals
::'''[[Marc Ribot]]''' - [[Guitarists|electric]] & [[Guitarists|"alligator" guitars]]
:[[Dónal Lunny]] - acoustic guitar, bouzouki
::'''[[Jerry Scheff]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
:[[Steve Wickham]] - fiddle
::'''[[T Bone Burnett]]''' - [[Bassists|trigger bass]]
:[[Davy Spillane]] - low whistle, Uilleann pipes
::'''[[Jerry Marotta]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
:[[Mitchell Froom]] - Indian harmonium
::'''[[Michael Blair]]''' - [[Percussionists|marimba]], [[Percussionists|Martian dog-bark]]
:[[Jerry Scheff]] - double bass
:[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
:[[Michael Blair]] - tambourine, glockenspiel
:[[Marc Ribot]] - distant sound


:'''[[Baby Plays Around]]''':
|width="50%" style="border:0px solid #fff; padding: 0; background-color: #fff"|
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|acoustic guitars]], [[Keyboardists|Hammond bass pedals]], [[Percussionists|bells]]
'''[[Stalin Malone]]'''
::'''[[Mitchell Froom]]''' - [[Keyboardists|organ (distant)]]
:[[Gregory Davis]] - trumpet
:[[Efrem Towns]] - trumpet
:[[Kevin Harris]] - tenor saxophone
:[[Roger Lewis]] - soprano & baritone saxophones
:[[Charles Joseph]] - trombone
:[[Kirk Joseph]] - Sousaphone
:[[Jenell Marshall]] - snare drum
:[[Lionel Batiste]] - bass drum


:'''[[Miss Macbeth]]''':
'''[[Satellite]]'''
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Mandolin players|mandolin]], [[Guitarists|guitars]]
:[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, electric guitar, bass-piano
::'''[[The Dirty Dozen Brass Band]]''':
:[[Benmont Tench]] - piano, Baldwin spinet
:::'''[[Gregory Davis]]''' - [[Trumpet players|trumpet]]
:[[Mitchell Froom]] - Chamberlain, organ
:::'''[[Efrem Towns]]''' - [[Trumpet players|trumpet]]
:[[T-Bone Wolk]] - bass
:::'''[[Kevin Harris]]''' - [[Saxophonists|tenor saxophone]]
:[[Ralph Forbes]] - electric drums
:::'''[[Roger Lewis]]''' - [[Saxophonists|baritone saxophone]]
:[[Jim Keltner]] - snare, tom-toms
:::'''[[Charles Joseph]]''' - [[Trombonists|trombone]]
:[[Michael Blair]] - vibraphone, marimba, tympani, glockenspiel, bells
:::'''[[Kirk Joseph]]''' - [[Sousaphone players|Sousaphone]]
:[[Chrissie Hynde]] - harmony vocal
::'''[[Dónal Lunny]]''' - [[Bouzouki players|bouzouki]], [[Drummers|bodhran]]
::'''[[Steve Wickham]]''' - [[Fiddle players|fiddle]]
::'''[[Davy Spillane]]''' - [[Uilleann pipe players|Uilleann pipes]]
::'''[[Mitchell Froom]]''' - [[Keyboardists|Chamberlain]], [[Keyboardists|Wurlitzer electric piano]], [[Keyboardists|organ]]
::'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
::'''[[Jerry Marotta]]''' - [[Drummers|snare drum]]
::'''[[Michael Blair]]''' - [[Percussionists|crash-box]], [[Percussionists|glockenspiel]], [[Percussionists|tambourine]], [[Percussionists|temple bells]], [[Drummers|snare drum]]


:'''[[Any King's Shilling]]''':
'''[[Pads, Paws And Claws]]'''
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|acoustic guitar]]
:[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, sub-aqua & acoustic guitars, Hofner bass, piano
::'''[[Dónal Lunny]]''' - [[Bouzouki players|bouzouki]]
:[[Marc Ribot]] - electric & "alligator" guitars
::'''[[Christy Moore]]''' - [[Drummers|bodhran]]
:[[Jerry Scheff]] - bass
::'''[[Frankie Gavin]]''' - [[Fiddle players|fiddle]]
:[[T Bone Burnett]] - trigger bass
::'''[[Steve Wickham]]''' - [[Fiddle players|fiddle]]
:[[Jerry Marotta]] - drums
::'''[[Derek Bell]]''' - Irish harp, tiompan
:[[Michael Blair]] - marimba, Martian dog-bark
::'''[[Davy Spillane]]''' - low whistle, [[Uilleann pipe players|Uilleann pipes]]
::'''[[Buell Niedlinger]]''' - [[Double bass players|double basses]]


:'''[[Coal Train Robberies]]''':
'''[[Baby Plays Around]]'''
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|guitars]], [[Keyboardists|piano]]
:[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, acoustic guitars, Hammond bass pedals, bells
::'''[[T Bone Burnett]]''' - [[Guitarists|National Resonator guitar]]
:[[Mitchell Froom]] - organ (distant)
::'''[[Benmont Tench]]''' - [[Keyboardists|Vox Continental organ]], [[Keyboardists|Baldwin spinet]]
::'''[[Jerry Scheff]]''' - [[Bassists|fuzz & Hofner basses]]
::'''[[Jerry Marotta]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
::'''[[Michael Blair]]''' - [[Drummers|tympani]], [[Percussionists|tambourine]], [[Percussionists|whiplash]], [[Percussionists|anvil]]


:'''[[Last Boat Leaving]]''':
'''[[Miss Macbeth]]'''
::'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|acoustic guitars]], [[Mandolin players|mandolin]], [[Keyboardists|piano]], [[Keyboardists|organ]], [[Percussionists|ship's bell]]
:[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, mandolin, guitars
::'''[[T-Bone Wolk]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]], [[Accordion players|accordion]]
:[[Gregory Davis]] - trumpet
::'''[[Jim Keltner]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
:[[Efrem Towns]] - trumpet
::'''[[Cait O'Riordan]]''' - [[Percussionists|snowbells]]
:[[Kevin Harris]] - tenor saxophone
:[[Roger Lewis]] - baritone saxophone
:[[Charles Joseph]] - trombone
:[[Kirk Joseph]] - Sousaphone
:[[Dónal Lunny]] - bouzouki, bodhran
:[[Steve Wickham]] - fiddle
:[[Davy Spillane]] - Uilleann pipes
:[[Mitchell Froom]] - Chamberlain, Wurlitzer electric piano, organ
:[[Pete Thomas]] - drums
:[[Jerry Marotta]] - snare drum
:[[Michael Blair]] - crash-box, glockenspiel, tambourine, temple bells, snare drum


==Original discography pages==
'''[[Any King's Shilling]]'''
* '''[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike.htm Home Page discography page]''' | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_a01.htm A01] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_a02.htm A02] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_a03.htm A03] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_a04.htm A04] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_a05.htm A05] |
:[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, acoustic guitar
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s01.htm '''Singles''': S01] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s02.htm S02] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s03.htm S03] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s04.htm S04] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s05.htm S05] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s06.htm S06] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s07.htm S07] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s08.htm S08] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s09.htm S09] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s10.htm S10] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s11.htm S11] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s12.htm S12]
:[[Dónal Lunny]] - bouzouki
==Reviews==
:[[Christy Moore]] - bodhran
:[[Frankie Gavin]] - fiddle
:[[Steve Wickham]] - fiddle
:[[Derek Bell]] - Irish harp, tiompan
:[[Davy Spillane]] - low whistle, Uilleann pipes
:[[Buell Neidlinger]] - double basses
 
'''[[Coal-Train Robberies]]'''
:[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitars, piano
:[[T Bone Burnett]] - National Resonator guitar
:[[Benmont Tench]] - Vox Continental organ, Baldwin spinet
:[[Jerry Scheff]] - fuzz & Hofner basses
:[[Jerry Marotta]] - drums
:[[Michael Blair]] - tympani, tambourine, whiplash, anvil
 
'''[[Last Boat Leaving]]'''
:[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, acoustic guitars, mandolin, piano, organ, ship's bell
:[[T-Bone Wolk]] - bass, accordion
:[[Jim Keltner]] - drums
:[[Cait O'Riordan]] - snowbells
{{cx}}
<br />
==Related Releases==
''Japanese CD releases''<br />
 
'''Japan 25P2-2491 (1989)'''<br />
{|
|{{thumb:Spike 25P2-2491}}
|}
<br />
'''Japan WPCR-351 (1995)'''<br />
''Reissue "Hot Price 1800" OBI''<br />
{|
|{{thumb:Spike (Reissue) WPCR-351}}
|}
<br />
'''Japan WPCR-11204/5 (2002)'''<br />
''Rhino 2CD edition with bonus disc''<br />
{|
|{{thumb:Spike WPCR 11204/5}}
|}
<br />
'''Japan WPCR-13267 (2008)'''<br />
''Warner Japan 50th Anniversary OBI''<br />
{|
|{{thumb:Spike (50th Anniversary Reissue) WPCR 13267}}
|}
<br />
 
==Singles==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 87%;"
|-
|[[Image:Veronica UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg|link=Single: Veronica|120px]]
|[[Image:Baby Plays Around UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg|link=Single: Baby Plays Around|120px]]
|[[Image:Deep Dark Truthful Mirror Germany 7" single front sleeve.jpg|link=Single: Deep Dark Truthful Mirror|120px]]
|[[Image:This Town Germany 7" single front sleeve.jpg|link=Single: ...This Town...|120px]]
|-
|Veronica
|Baby Plays Around
|Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
|...This Town...
|}
<br />
 
==Other Releases==
*[[Spike Cassettes|'''Spike''' - Cassette Discography]]
*[[Vinyl Reissue Discography#Spike|'''Spike''' - Vinyl LP reissues]]
*[[Spike (2001 Rhino/Edsel Bonus Disc)|'''Spike''' - Rhino/Edsel 2CD reissue 2001 (Bonus Disc)]]
<br />
 
*'''USA CD "Longbox"'''<br />
:''Longboxes were used by retail outlets<br>for a short period of time<br>to display CD's in 12" vinyl racks''<br />
:[[Image:CD SPIKE LONGBOX FRONT.JPG|x150px]]{{m}}[[Image:CD SPIKE LONGBOX BACK.JPG|x150px]]
<br />




==Internal links==
==Internal links==
* '''[[Spike (Deluxe Edition)]]''' (2001)
*[[Lyrics: Spike|Lyrics]]
* '''[[Lyrics: Spike|Lyrics]]''' | '''[[Liner Notes: Spike|Liner Notes]]''' | [[Album Images: Spike|Album Images]]
*[[Spike (2001) liner notes|Liner notes (2001)]]
 


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/spike.html Elvis Costello on Rhino's '''Spike''' reissue page]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3ifqxqe5ldse AllMusic] {{-}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_(Elvis_Costello_album) Wikipedia]
*[http://inanotherroom.com/spike.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Spike]
*[http://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-Spike/master/39511 Discogs] {{-}} [http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/14373 musik-sammler.de]


==Original discography==
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike.htm Home Page discography page] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_a01.htm A01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_a02.htm A02] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_a03.htm A03] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_a04.htm A04] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_a05.htm A05]
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s01.htm Singles: S01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s02.htm S02] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s03.htm S03] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s04.htm S04] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s05.htm S05] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s06.htm S06] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s07.htm S07] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s08.htm S08] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s09.htm S09] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s10.htm S10] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s11.htm S11] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_s12.htm S12] 


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Spike
Spike album cover.jpg
studio album by
Elvis Costello
ReleasedFebruary 6, 1989
Recorded1988, Ocean Way, Los Angeles,
Southlake Studios, New Orleans,
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin,
AIR Studios, London
ProducerElvis Costello, Kevin Killen & T Bone Burnett
LabelWarner Bros.
Length64:29
64:29 + 58:58 (2001 reissue)

Excerpt from 2001 reissue liner notes:

Away from London, after being a bandleader, out of the cold shadow of the Black Rock, I wrote these songs. In a Dublin hotel room, in a ship's cabin off the coast of Greenland, on a summer's afternoon in a house next to windmill as the English countryside rolled down to the coast.

Some of them came out of the newspapers and everyday anger – "Tramp the dirt down," "...This town...," "Coal Train Robberies." One of them came out of old newspapers and ugly arguments – "Let him Dangle." The case of Derek Bentley had been brought up in every capital punishment debate since I had been a child, so I put it in a song.


Tracks

TitleWriter(s) Length
1. ...This Town...  Declan MacManus 4:25
2. Let Him Dangle  Declan MacManus 4:39
3. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror  Declan MacManus 4:03
4. Veronica  Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus 3:07
5. God's Comic  Declan MacManus 5:27
6. Chewing Gum  Declan MacManus 3:43
7. Tramp The Dirt Down  Declan MacManus 5:40
8. Stalin Malone  Declan MacManus 4:06
9. Satellite  Declan MacManus 5:43
10. Pads, Paws And Claws  Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus 2:53
11. Baby Plays Around  Cait O'Riordan & Declan MacManus 2:45
12. Miss Macbeth  Declan MacManus 4:21
13. Any King's Shilling  Declan MacManus 6:04
14. Coal-Train Robberies  Declan MacManus 3:12
15. Last Boat Leaving  Declan MacManus 3:31


Spike (2001 Rhino/Edsel edition)

Disc one
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. ...This Town...  Declan MacManus 4:25
2. Let Him Dangle  Declan MacManus 4:39
3. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror  Declan MacManus 4:03
4. Veronica  Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus 3:07
5. God's Comic  Declan MacManus 5:27
6. Chewing Gum  Declan MacManus 3:43
7. Tramp The Dirt Down  Declan MacManus 5:40
8. Stalin Malone  Declan MacManus 4:06
9. Satellite  Declan MacManus 5:43
10. Pads, Paws And Claws  Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus 2:53
11. Baby Plays Around  Cait O'Riordan & Declan MacManus 2:45
12. Miss Macbeth  Declan MacManus 4:21
13. Any King's Shilling  Declan MacManus 6:04
14. Coal-Train Robberies  Declan MacManus 3:12
15. Last Boat Leaving  Declan MacManus 3:31
Disc two
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Miss Macbeth (Demo)Declan MacManus 3:48
2. ...This Town... (Demo)Declan MacManus 3:45
3. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (Demo)Declan MacManus 4:04
4. Coal-Train Robberies (Demo)Declan MacManus 2:46
5. Satellite (Demo)Declan MacManus 4:47
6. Pads, Paws And Claws (Demo)Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus 2:05
7. Let Him Dangle (Demo)Declan MacManus 3:36
8. Veronica (Demo)Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus 2:58
9. Tramp The Dirt Down (Demo)Declan MacManus 5:13
10. Baby Plays Around (Demo)Cait O'Riordan & Declan MacManus 2:38
11. Put Your Big Toe In The Milk Of Human Kindness (Demo)Declan MacManus 3:13
12. Last Boat Leaving (Demo)Declan MacManus 3:26
13. The Ugly Things  Nick Lowe 2:52
14. You're No Good  Clint Ballard, Jr. 2:18
15. Point Of No Return  Gerry Goffin & Carole King 2:30
16. The Room Nobody Lives In  John Sebastian 4:45
17. Stalin Malone (Vocal Version)Declan MacManus 3:11


Personnel

Produced by: Elvis Costello, Kevin Killen and T Bone Burnett

...This Town...

D.P.A. MacManus - vocals; Rickenbacker 6-string, Gretch,
 spider & acoustic guitars; organ, piano, melodica, tambourine
Roger McGuinn - Rickenbacker 12-string guitar
Paul McCartney - Rickenbacker bass
T Bone Burnett - acoustic guitar
Ralph Forbes - electric drums
Jim Keltner - extra snare drum
Michael Blair - glockenspiel, bells
Cait O'Riordan - lunge maracas

Let Him Dangle

Elvis Costello - vocals
Marc Ribot - guitars
Benmont Tench - piano
Jerry Scheff - bass
Jerry Marotta - drums
Michael Blair - Chinese drum, Oldsmobile hubcap

Deep Dark Truthful Mirror

Elvis Costello - vocals
Gregory Davis - trumpet
Efrem Towns - trumpet
Kevin Harris - tenor saxophone
Roger Lewis - baritone saxophone
Kirk Joseph - Sousaphone
Allen Toussaint - piano
Jim Keltner - snare drum, Chinese cymbal
Michael Blair - parade drum, tambourines

Veronica

Elvis Costello - vocals, electric guitars
T Bone Burnett - acoustic guitar
Benmont Tench - piano, Baldwin spinet
Mitchell Froom - Wurlitzer electric piano, Chamberlain
Paul McCartney - Hofner bass
Jerry Marotta - drums
Michael Blair - tympani, glockenspiel

God's Comic

Elvis Costello - vocals, Hofner bass
Marc Ribot - Spanish guitar, banjo
Mitchell Froom - Chamberlain, Indian harmonium
Buell Neidlinger - double bass, cellos
Jim Keltner - snare drum
Michael Blair - xylophone, marimba, snare drum, Magic table

Chewing Gum

Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar
Gregory Davis - trumpet
Efrem Towns - trumpet
Kevin Harris - tenor saxophone
Roger Lewis - soprano & baritone saxophones
Kirk Joseph - Sousaphone
Marc Ribot - guitar
Benmont Tench - Hohner Clavinet
Willie Green - drums
Michael Blair - metal pipe
Cait O'Riordan - vocal

Tramp The Dirt Down

Elvis Costello - vocals
Dónal Lunny - acoustic guitar, bouzouki
Steve Wickham - fiddle
Davy Spillane - low whistle, Uilleann pipes
Mitchell Froom - Indian harmonium
Jerry Scheff - double bass
Pete Thomas - drums
Michael Blair - tambourine, glockenspiel
Marc Ribot - distant sound

Stalin Malone

Gregory Davis - trumpet
Efrem Towns - trumpet
Kevin Harris - tenor saxophone
Roger Lewis - soprano & baritone saxophones
Charles Joseph - trombone
Kirk Joseph - Sousaphone
Jenell Marshall - snare drum
Lionel Batiste - bass drum

Satellite

Elvis Costello - vocals, electric guitar, bass-piano
Benmont Tench - piano, Baldwin spinet
Mitchell Froom - Chamberlain, organ
T-Bone Wolk - bass
Ralph Forbes - electric drums
Jim Keltner - snare, tom-toms
Michael Blair - vibraphone, marimba, tympani, glockenspiel, bells
Chrissie Hynde - harmony vocal

Pads, Paws And Claws

Elvis Costello - vocals, sub-aqua & acoustic guitars, Hofner bass, piano
Marc Ribot - electric & "alligator" guitars
Jerry Scheff - bass
T Bone Burnett - trigger bass
Jerry Marotta - drums
Michael Blair - marimba, Martian dog-bark

Baby Plays Around

Elvis Costello - vocals, acoustic guitars, Hammond bass pedals, bells
Mitchell Froom - organ (distant)

Miss Macbeth

Elvis Costello - vocals, mandolin, guitars
Gregory Davis - trumpet
Efrem Towns - trumpet
Kevin Harris - tenor saxophone
Roger Lewis - baritone saxophone
Charles Joseph - trombone
Kirk Joseph - Sousaphone
Dónal Lunny - bouzouki, bodhran
Steve Wickham - fiddle
Davy Spillane - Uilleann pipes
Mitchell Froom - Chamberlain, Wurlitzer electric piano, organ
Pete Thomas - drums
Jerry Marotta - snare drum
Michael Blair - crash-box, glockenspiel, tambourine, temple bells, snare drum

Any King's Shilling

Elvis Costello - vocals, acoustic guitar
Dónal Lunny - bouzouki
Christy Moore - bodhran
Frankie Gavin - fiddle
Steve Wickham - fiddle
Derek Bell - Irish harp, tiompan
Davy Spillane - low whistle, Uilleann pipes
Buell Neidlinger - double basses

Coal-Train Robberies

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitars, piano
T Bone Burnett - National Resonator guitar
Benmont Tench - Vox Continental organ, Baldwin spinet
Jerry Scheff - fuzz & Hofner basses
Jerry Marotta - drums
Michael Blair - tympani, tambourine, whiplash, anvil

Last Boat Leaving

Elvis Costello - vocals, acoustic guitars, mandolin, piano, organ, ship's bell
T-Bone Wolk - bass, accordion
Jim Keltner - drums
Cait O'Riordan - snowbells


Related Releases

Japanese CD releases

Japan 25P2-2491 (1989)

Spike 25P2-2491SPIKE 25P2-2491.jpg


Japan WPCR-351 (1995)
Reissue "Hot Price 1800" OBI

Spike (Reissue) WPCR-351SPIKE WPCR-351.JPG


Japan WPCR-11204/5 (2002)
Rhino 2CD edition with bonus disc

Spike WPCR 11204/5SPIKE WPCR-11204-5.JPG


Japan WPCR-13267 (2008)
Warner Japan 50th Anniversary OBI

Spike (50th Anniversary Reissue) WPCR 13267SPIKE WPCR-13267.JPG


Singles

Veronica UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg Baby Plays Around UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg Deep Dark Truthful Mirror Germany 7" single front sleeve.jpg This Town Germany 7" single front sleeve.jpg
Veronica Baby Plays Around Deep Dark Truthful Mirror ...This Town...


Other Releases


  • USA CD "Longbox"
Longboxes were used by retail outlets
for a short period of time
to display CD's in 12" vinyl racks
CD SPIKE LONGBOX FRONT.JPG CD SPIKE LONGBOX BACK.JPG



Internal links

External links

Original discography

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