Spike
Excerpt from Rhino liner notes:
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
01. ...This Town... [4:26]
02. Let Him Dangle [4:44]
03. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror [4:03]
04. Veronica [McCartney/MacManus] [3:10]
05. God's Comic [5:27]
06. Chewing Gum [3:43]
07. Tramp The Dirt Down [5:40]
08. Stalin Malone [4:04]
09. Satellite [5:42]
10. Pads, Paws And Claws [McCartney/MacManus] [2:54]
11. Baby Plays Around [MacManus/O'Riordan] [2:48]
12. Miss Macbeth [4:22]
13. Any King's Shilling [6:03]
14. Coal Train Robberies [3:15] (not included on LP version)
15. Last Boat Leaving [3:29]
Credits
- Produced by: Elvis Costello, Kevin Killen and T Bone Burnett
- Musicians::
- ...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
- Chewing Gum:
- 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
- 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
- Miss Macbeth:
- Elvis Costello - vocals, mandolin, guitars
- The Dirty Dozen Brass Band:
- 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 Niedlinger - double basses
Original discography pages
- Home Page discography page | A01 | A02 | A03 | A04 | A05 |
- Singles: S01 | S02 | S03 | S04 | S05 | S06 | S07 | S08 | S09 | S10 | S11 | S12
Reviews
Internal links
- Spike (Deluxe Edition) (2001)
- Lyrics | Liner Notes | Album Images
