Spike

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Spike
1989 Spike Album.jpg
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)



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


Credits

...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
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band:
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 Niedlinger - double bass, cellos
Jim Keltner - snare drum
Michael Blair - xylophone, marimba, snare drum, Magic table
Chewing Gum:
Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band:
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:
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band:
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
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band:
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 Niedlinger - 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

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