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==The Complete Armed Forces (2020 super deluxe edition)==
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{{Infobox Album
|album_name  = Armed Forces
|image        = 2020 DELUXE BOX FRONT.JPG
|album_type  = Box Set
|album_artist = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]]
|release_info = November, 2020
|record_info  = August 1978–September 1978, Eden Studios, London
|producer    = [[Nick Lowe]]
|label        = [[Ume]] Worldwide B0031761-01
|length      =  
}}
[[Image:2020 DELUXE Armed Forces Box Set BACK.JPG|thumb|336px|right|BOX - Back cover]]
 
The complete [[Armed Forces]] story curated by Elvis Costello includes:<br />
The complete [[Armed Forces]] story curated by Elvis Costello includes:<br />


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*'''A Black Vinyl box set equivalent was also issued concurrently'''
*'''A Black Vinyl box set equivalent was also issued concurrently, as was an .mp3 edition of the music via Amazon.com. The digital version contained an error at release  where Busy Bodies (Alternate Version) was actually a repeat of Big Boys (Demo Version). Subsequently, Busy Bodies (Alternate Version) was removed from the digital album reducing it to 59 tracks.'''
*'''ARMED FORCES LP remastered at [https://lurssenmastering.com Lurrsen Mastering]'''
*'''ARMED FORCES LP lacquer cutting by Ryan Smith (RKS) at [https://sterling-sound.com Sterling Sound]'''
*'''All vinyl discs are pressed/manufactured by [https://www.optimal-media.com/en/ Optimal Media GmbH]'''
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===Armed Forces===
*'''12" OLIVE VINYL LP B0031761-01 LP01'''<br>
*[[Armed Forces]] was first issued as Radar (UK) #RAD 14 & Columbia (US) #35709 (January 1979)
*[[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?]] was first issued as the B-Side of the [[Nick Lowe]]
:single [[Single: American Squirm|American Squirm]] Radar (UK) #ADA 26, credited to Nick Lowe & his Sound.
:The track did not appear on the UK release of the album.
*Produced by [[Nick Lowe]]
*Engineered by [[Roger Bechirian]]
*Recorded at Eden Studios, London (August - September 1978)
*Art Direction & Design: [[Barney Bubbles]]
*Photo's: [[Chalkie Davies]], [[Brian Griffin]] and [[Keith Morris]]
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===Armed Forces (12")===
*'''12" OLIVE VINYL LP'''<br>


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[[Category:Armed Forces]]
[[Category:1978]]


===Other Vinyl Discs===
===Other Vinyl Discs===
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*'''12" BLUE VINYL - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - Live At Hollywood High & Elsewhere (12")|Live At Hollywood High & Elsewhere]]'''<br>
*'''10" BLACK/RED Marbled VINYL B0031761-01 LP02 - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - Sketches For Emotional Fascism (10")|Sketches For Emotional Fascism]]'''<br>
[[Image:2020 DELUXE EMOTIONAL FASCISM FRONT.JPG|x150px]]
[[Image:2020 DELUXE EMOTIONAL FASCISM BACK.JPG|x150px]]
[[Image:DELUXE 2020 EMOTIONAL FASCISM SPLATTER A.JPG|x150px]]
[[Image:DELUXE 2020 EMOTIONAL FASCISM SPLATTER B.JPG|x150px]]
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*'''12" BLUE VINYL B0031761-01 LP03 - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - Live At Hollywood High & Elsewhere (12")|Live At Hollywood High & Elsewhere]]'''<br>
[[Image:2020 DELUXE HOLLYWOOD HIGH FRONT.JPG|x175px]]
[[Image:2020 DELUXE HOLLYWOOD HIGH FRONT.JPG|x175px]]
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*'''12" PINK VINYL - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - Europe '79 - Live At Pinkpop (12")|Europe '79 - Live At Pinkpop]]'''<br>
*'''10" YELLOW VINYL B0031761-01 LP04 - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - Riot At The Regent - Live In Sydney '78 (10")|Riot At The Regent - Live In Sydney '78]]'''<br>
[[Image:2020 DELUXE PINKPOP FRONT.JPG|x175px]]
[[Image:2020 DELUXE PINKPOP BACK.JPG|x175px]]
[[Image:DELUXE 2020 PINKPOP PINK A.JPG|x175px]]
[[Image:DELUXE 2020 PINKPOP PINK B.JPG|x175px]]
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*'''10" BLACK/RED Marbled VINYL - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - Sketches For Emotional Fascism (10")|Sketches For Emotional Fascism]]'''<br>
[[Image:2020 DELUXE EMOTIONAL FASCISM FRONT.JPG|x150px]]
[[Image:2020 DELUXE EMOTIONAL FASCISM BACK.JPG|x150px]]
[[Image:DELUXE 2020 EMOTIONAL FASCISM SPLATTER A.JPG|x150px]]
[[Image:DELUXE 2020 EMOTIONAL FASCISM SPLATTER B.JPG|x150px]]
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*'''10" YELLOW VINYL - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - Riot At The Regent - Live In Sydney '78 (10")|Riot At The Regent - Live In Sydney '78]]'''<br>
[[Image:2020 DELUXE RIOT REGENT FRONT.JPG|x150px]]
[[Image:2020 DELUXE RIOT REGENT FRONT.JPG|x150px]]
[[Image:2020 DELUXE RIOT REGENT BACK.JPG|x150px]]
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*'''10" WHITE VINYL - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - Christmas In The Dominion - Live 24th December '78 (10")|Christmas In The Dominion - Live 24th December '78]]'''<br>
*'''10" WHITE VINYL B0031761-01 LP05 - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - Christmas In The Dominion - Live 24th December '78 (10")|Christmas In The Dominion - Live 24th December '78]]'''<br>
[[Image:2020 DELUXE DOMINION FRONT.JPG|x150px]]
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*'''7" BLACK VINYL - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - Oliver's Army (7")|Oliver's Army]]'''<br>
*'''12" PINK VINYL B0031761-01 LP06 - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - Europe '79 - Live At Pinkpop (12")|Europe '79 - Live At Pinkpop]]'''<br>
[[Image:2020 DELUXE PINKPOP FRONT.JPG|x175px]]
[[Image:2020 DELUXE PINKPOP BACK.JPG|x175px]]
[[Image:DELUXE 2020 PINKPOP PINK A.JPG|x175px]]
[[Image:DELUXE 2020 PINKPOP PINK B.JPG|x175px]]
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*'''7" BLACK VINYL B0031761-01 S01 - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - Oliver's Army (7")|Oliver's Army]]'''<br>
[[Image:2020 DELUXE OLIVERS ARMY FRONT.JPG|x100px]]
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*'''7" BLACK VINYL - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - Accidents Will Happen (7")|Accidents Will Happen]]'''<br>
*'''7" BLACK VINYL B0031761-01 S02 - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - Accidents Will Happen (7")|Accidents Will Happen]]'''<br>
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*'''7" BLACK VINYL - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - American Squirm (7")|American Squirm]]'''<br>
*'''7" BLACK VINYL B0031761-01 S03 - [[ARMED FORCES 2020 SUPER DELUXE BOX SET - American Squirm (7")|American Squirm]]'''<br>
[[Image:2020 DELUXE AMERICAN SQUIRM FRONT.JPG |x100px]]
[[Image:2020 DELUXE AMERICAN SQUIRM FRONT.JPG |x100px]]
[[Image:2020 DELUXE AMERICAN SQUIRM BACK.JPG |x100px]]
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===Comic Books===
===Comic Books===
*'''"BIG BOYS" 17cm x 24cm'''
*'''"BIG BOYS" 17cm x 24cm (12 pages)'''
:''Abandoned song titles & drafts for EMOTIONAL FASCISM by Elvis Costello & The Attractions''<br>
:'''Abandoned song titles & drafts for EMOTIONAL FASCISM by Elvis Costello & The Attractions'''<br>
:''"The keen reader may come across a familiar line or two in the loose scrawl of these rough worksheets.''<br>
:''My guess is this was the first time some of these thoughts were placed on the page. They can be''<br>
:''found alongside the first draft of completed songs with lines that I later amended or replaced, as well as''<br>
:''the titles for songs that I neglected to pursue at all."''<br>
:''Elvis Costello January 2020''<br>
[[Image:BIG BOYS Cover.jpg|250px]]{{m}}
[[Image:BIG BOYS Cover.jpg|250px]]{{m}}
[[Image:BIG BOYS Back cover.jpg|250px]]
[[Image:BIG BOYS Back cover.jpg|250px]]
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*'''"ARMED FORCES" 17cm x 24cm'''
<br>
:''A typed lyric booklet for all the songs on the ARMED FORCES album, including many of the b-sides.''<br>
*'''"ARMED FORCES" 17cm x 24cm (14 pages)'''
:'''A typed lyric booklet for all the songs on the ARMED FORCES album, including many of the b-sides.'''<br>
[[Image:ARMED FORCES Cover.jpg|250px]]{{m}}
[[Image:ARMED FORCES Cover.jpg|250px]]{{m}}
[[Image:ARMED FORCES Back Cover.jpg|250px]]
[[Image:ARMED FORCES Back Cover.jpg|250px]]
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*'''"EMOTIONAL FASCISM" 14cm x 19cm'''
<br>
:''A booklet attempting to explain the writing, recording, rhyme and reason of the songs on ARMED FORCES''<br>
*'''"EMOTIONAL FASCISM" 14cm x 19cm (18 pages)'''
:'''A booklet attempting to explain the writing, recording, rhyme and reason of the songs on ARMED FORCES'''<br>
:''Text by EC (2002). Revised and corrected 2019''<br>
[[Image:EMOTIONAL FASCISM Cover.jpg|200px]]{{m}}
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[[Image:EMOTIONAL FASCISM Back Cover.jpg|200px]]
[[Image:EMOTIONAL FASCISM Back Cover.jpg|200px]]
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*'''"CHECKPOINT CHARLIE" 14cm x 19cm'''
<br>
:''A synopsis of EC & The Attractions tours, adventures and recording of ARMED FORCES in and around 1978/79''<br>
*'''"CHECKPOINT CHARLIE" 14cm x 19cm (42 pages)'''
:'''A synopsis of EC & The Attractions tours, adventures and recording of ARMED FORCES in and around 1978/79'''<br>
:''"For a group of musicians who only played together for the first time in the summer of 1977, it didn't take but a couple''<br>
:''of circuits of the U.K. club and theatre scene and our first U.S. tour to turn the band into one of the very best on the scene ..."''<br>
[[Image:OLIVERS ARMY Cover.jpg|200px]]{{m}}
[[Image:OLIVERS ARMY Cover.jpg|200px]]{{m}}
[[Image:OLIVERS ARMY Back Cover.jpg|200px]]
[[Image:OLIVERS ARMY Back Cover.jpg|200px]]
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*'''"ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN" 12cm x 19cm'''
<br>
:''First drafts & work titles for EMOTIONAL FASCISM. Cash prizes plus Attractions.''<br>
*'''"ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN" 12cm x 19cm (44 pages)'''
:'''First drafts & work titles for EMOTIONAL FASCISM. Cash prizes plus Attractions.'''<br>
:''"These pages contain songs eventually released on Armed Forces''<br>
 
:''"Greenshirt" opens with a different description of the newsreader found in the first verse and extends''<br>
:''to a deleted verse, heard only on the acoustic demo. A couple of lines included in this draft later found''<br>
:''their way onto "Senior Service".''<br>
 
:''The Songs for "Emotional Fascism" (or as it became, "Armed Forces") were not written anything as''<br>
:''grandiose as a "concept album" but there were undoubtedly common themes found in the songs.''<br>
:''This draft of "Senior Service" opens with a more specific scenario than the final lyric, one suggesting''<br>
:''the existence of a post-war fascist underground, an idea borrowed from a number of b-movies with''<br>
:''a paranoid plot.''<br>
 
:''From the drafts and pages on which the rhymes and locations for "Oliver's Army" were worked out, you''<br>
:''will see that I tried out a number of place names to which I might have posted a battalion or two.''<br>
 
:''Now read on ...."''<br>
 
:''Elvis Costello''<br>
:''January 2020''<br>
<br>
[[Image:ACCIDENTS Cover (Large).jpg|175px]]{{m}}
[[Image:ACCIDENTS Cover (Large).jpg|175px]]{{m}}
[[Image:ACCIDENTS Back Cover (Large).jpg|175px]]
[[Image:ACCIDENTS Back Cover (Large).jpg|175px]]
<br>
<br>
*'''"BUSY BODIES" 10cm x 16.5cm'''
<br>
:''Provisional running order & handwritten lyrics for Side One of EMOTIONAL FASCISM''<br>
*'''"BUSY BODIES" 10cm x 16.5cm (28 pages)'''
:'''Provisional running order & handwritten lyrics for Side One of EMOTIONAL FASCISM'''<br>
:''"Looking over these notebooks again, I recalled that part of my editorial method''<br>
:''was to repeatedly write out drafts of the words, not so much with the intention of''<br>
:''changing any of the lines - as the songs were already recorded - but to get a sense''<br>
:''of the lyrical thread and balance from number to number, before we settled on''<br>
:''the album sequence''<br>
:''In this case, we abandoned both the order and the album title ...''<br>
:''This was about as tidy as my handwriting got."''<br>
:''Elvis Costello''<br>
:''January 2020''<br>
<br>
[[Image:BUSY BODIES Cover.jpg|150px]]{{m}}
[[Image:BUSY BODIES Cover.jpg|150px]]{{m}}
[[Image:BUSY BODIES Back Cover.jpg|150px]]
[[Image:BUSY BODIES Back Cover.jpg|150px]]
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*'''"GOON SQUAD" 10cm x 16.5cm'''
<br>
:''A small notebook with details about each individual vinyl record in the BOX SET;<br>Recording details, locations, personnel, production and writing credits and previous issues of recordings where appropriate.''<br>
*'''"GOON SQUAD" 10cm x 16.5cm (10 pages)'''
:'''A small notebook with details about each individual vinyl record in the BOX SET;<br>Recording details, locations, personnel, production and writing credits and previous issues of recordings where appropriate.'''<br>
[[Image:GOON SQUAD Cover.jpg|150px]]{{m}}
[[Image:GOON SQUAD Cover.jpg|150px]]{{m}}
[[Image:GOON SQUAD Back Cover.jpg|150px]]
[[Image:GOON SQUAD Back Cover.jpg|150px]]
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==Additional Artwork==
*'''Fold-Out LP Sleeve, Inner'''
[[Image:ARMED FORCES FOLD OUT.JPG|x175px|LP "Fold Out" cover]]
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*'''Envelope 1 Front / Back'''
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[[Image:BOX DETAIL (POUCH) Back.JPG|x175px|Envelope/Pouch 1 (Back)]]
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*'''Envelope 2 Front / Back'''
[[Image:BOX DETAIL (POUCH2).JPG|x175px|Envelope/Pouch 2 (Front)]]{{m}}
[[Image:BOX DETAIL (POUCH2) Back.JPG|x175px|Envelope/Pouch 2 (Back)]]
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*'''Inner Box Artwork'''
[[Image:BOX INNER.JPG|x175px|Inner Box Detail]]
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===Other Inserts===
===Other Inserts===
:*4 x Postcards
*'''4 x Postcards'''
[[Image:POSTCARDS FRONT.JPG|250px]]{{m}}
[[Image:POSTCARDS BACK.JPG|250px]]
<br>
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:*"DON'T JOIN" Poster
<br>
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*'''"DON'T JOIN" Poster'''
[[Image:POSTER.JPG|400px]]
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[[Category:Armed Forces]]
[[Category:2020]]
[[Category:Box sets]]

Latest revision as of 11:44, 26 December 2022

Armed Forces
2020 DELUXE BOX FRONT.JPG
ReleasedNovember, 2020
RecordedAugust 1978–September 1978, Eden Studios, London
ProducerNick Lowe
LabelUme Worldwide B0031761-01
BOX - Back cover

The complete Armed Forces story curated by Elvis Costello includes:

Armed Forces album, b-sides, demos and 23 unreleased live recordings across 9 pieces of vinyl (3 LP's, 3 10-inch LP's and 3 7 inch singles)

A treasure trove of SEVEN custom comic books and pulp novels containing over 200 pages of Elvis Costello liner notes, facsimiles of first-draft, handwritten lyrics and examples of his lyrical working methods from Costello's personal archive, along with rare photos and memorabilia.

Vintage promo poster and 4 postcard reproductions

Images here represent the Coloured Vinyl Edition [Discogs link (external)]
Cat # UMe B0031761-01 Released NOV 2020

A Black Vinyl edition also exists [Discogs Link (external)]
Cat # UMe B0031761-01 Released NOV 2020

External Link: YOUTUBE Promotional Video

  • A Black Vinyl box set equivalent was also issued concurrently, as was an .mp3 edition of the music via Amazon.com. The digital version contained an error at release where Busy Bodies (Alternate Version) was actually a repeat of Big Boys (Demo Version). Subsequently, Busy Bodies (Alternate Version) was removed from the digital album reducing it to 59 tracks.
  • ARMED FORCES LP remastered at Lurrsen Mastering
  • ARMED FORCES LP lacquer cutting by Ryan Smith (RKS) at Sterling Sound
  • All vinyl discs are pressed/manufactured by Optimal Media GmbH


Armed Forces

single American Squirm Radar (UK) #ADA 26, credited to Nick Lowe & his Sound.
The track did not appear on the UK release of the album.


ARMED FORCES FRONT.JPG  ARMED FORCES BACK.JPG

ARMED FORCES INNER 1.JPG  ARMED FORCES INNER 2.JPG

DELUXE 2020 ARMED FORCES OLIVE GREEN A.JPG DELUXE 2020 ARMED FORCES OLIVE GREEN B.JPG

Side 1
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Accidents Will Happen  Elvis Costello 3:02
2. Senior Service  Elvis Costello 2:18
3. Oliver's Army  Elvis Costello 3:01
4. Big Boys  Elvis Costello 2:57
5. Green Shirt  Elvis Costello 2:43
6. Party Girl  Elvis Costello 3:23
Side 2
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Goon Squad  Elvis Costello 3:15
2. Busy Bodies  Elvis Costello 3:36
3. Sunday's Best  Elvis Costello 3:22
4. Moods For Moderns  Elvis Costello 2:50
5. Chemistry Class  Elvis Costello 2:58
6. Two Little Hitlers  Elvis Costello 3:13
7. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?  Nick Lowe 3:32



Other Vinyl Discs


2020 DELUXE EMOTIONAL FASCISM FRONT.JPG 2020 DELUXE EMOTIONAL FASCISM BACK.JPG DELUXE 2020 EMOTIONAL FASCISM SPLATTER A.JPG DELUXE 2020 EMOTIONAL FASCISM SPLATTER B.JPG

2020 DELUXE HOLLYWOOD HIGH FRONT.JPG 2020 DELUXE HOLLYWOOD HIGH BACK.JPG DELUXE 2020 HOLLYWOOD HIGH BLUE A.JPG DELUXE 2020 HOLLYWOOD HIGH BLUE B.JPG

2020 DELUXE RIOT REGENT FRONT.JPG 2020 DELUXE RIOT REGENT BACK.JPG DELUXE 2020 RIOT REGENT YELLOW A.JPG DELUXE 2020 RIOT REGENT YELLOW B.JPG

2020 DELUXE DOMINION FRONT.JPG 2020 DELUXE DOMINION BACK.JPG DELUXE 2020 DOMINION WHITE A.JPG DELUXE 2020 DOMINION WHITE B.JPG

2020 DELUXE PINKPOP FRONT.JPG 2020 DELUXE PINKPOP BACK.JPG DELUXE 2020 PINKPOP PINK A.JPG DELUXE 2020 PINKPOP PINK B.JPG

2020 DELUXE OLIVERS ARMY FRONT.JPG 2020 DELUXE OLIVERS ARMY BACK.JPG 2020 DELUXE OLIVERS ARMY A SIDE.JPG 2020 DELUXE OLIVERS ARMY B SIDE.JPG

2020 DELUXE ACCIDENTS FRONT.JPG 2020 DELUXE ACCIDENTS BACK.JPG 2020 DELUXE ACCIDENTS A SIDE.JPG 2020 DELUXE ACCIDENTS B SIDE.JPG

2020 DELUXE AMERICAN SQUIRM FRONT.JPG 2020 DELUXE AMERICAN SQUIRM BACK.JPG 2020 DELUXE AMERICAN SQUIRM A SIDE.JPG 2020 DELUXE AMERICAN SQUIRM B SIDE.JPG

Comic Books

  • "BIG BOYS" 17cm x 24cm (12 pages)
Abandoned song titles & drafts for EMOTIONAL FASCISM by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
"The keen reader may come across a familiar line or two in the loose scrawl of these rough worksheets.
My guess is this was the first time some of these thoughts were placed on the page. They can be
found alongside the first draft of completed songs with lines that I later amended or replaced, as well as
the titles for songs that I neglected to pursue at all."
Elvis Costello January 2020

BIG BOYS Cover.jpg  BIG BOYS Back cover.jpg

  • "ARMED FORCES" 17cm x 24cm (14 pages)
A typed lyric booklet for all the songs on the ARMED FORCES album, including many of the b-sides.

ARMED FORCES Cover.jpg  ARMED FORCES Back Cover.jpg

  • "EMOTIONAL FASCISM" 14cm x 19cm (18 pages)
A booklet attempting to explain the writing, recording, rhyme and reason of the songs on ARMED FORCES
Text by EC (2002). Revised and corrected 2019

EMOTIONAL FASCISM Cover.jpg  EMOTIONAL FASCISM Back Cover.jpg

  • "CHECKPOINT CHARLIE" 14cm x 19cm (42 pages)
A synopsis of EC & The Attractions tours, adventures and recording of ARMED FORCES in and around 1978/79
"For a group of musicians who only played together for the first time in the summer of 1977, it didn't take but a couple
of circuits of the U.K. club and theatre scene and our first U.S. tour to turn the band into one of the very best on the scene ..."

OLIVERS ARMY Cover.jpg  OLIVERS ARMY Back Cover.jpg

  • "ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN" 12cm x 19cm (44 pages)
First drafts & work titles for EMOTIONAL FASCISM. Cash prizes plus Attractions.
"These pages contain songs eventually released on Armed Forces
"Greenshirt" opens with a different description of the newsreader found in the first verse and extends
to a deleted verse, heard only on the acoustic demo. A couple of lines included in this draft later found
their way onto "Senior Service".
The Songs for "Emotional Fascism" (or as it became, "Armed Forces") were not written anything as
grandiose as a "concept album" but there were undoubtedly common themes found in the songs.
This draft of "Senior Service" opens with a more specific scenario than the final lyric, one suggesting
the existence of a post-war fascist underground, an idea borrowed from a number of b-movies with
a paranoid plot.
From the drafts and pages on which the rhymes and locations for "Oliver's Army" were worked out, you
will see that I tried out a number of place names to which I might have posted a battalion or two.
Now read on ...."
Elvis Costello
January 2020


ACCIDENTS Cover (Large).jpg  ACCIDENTS Back Cover (Large).jpg

  • "BUSY BODIES" 10cm x 16.5cm (28 pages)
Provisional running order & handwritten lyrics for Side One of EMOTIONAL FASCISM
"Looking over these notebooks again, I recalled that part of my editorial method
was to repeatedly write out drafts of the words, not so much with the intention of
changing any of the lines - as the songs were already recorded - but to get a sense
of the lyrical thread and balance from number to number, before we settled on
the album sequence
In this case, we abandoned both the order and the album title ...
This was about as tidy as my handwriting got."
Elvis Costello
January 2020


BUSY BODIES Cover.jpg  BUSY BODIES Back Cover.jpg

  • "GOON SQUAD" 10cm x 16.5cm (10 pages)
A small notebook with details about each individual vinyl record in the BOX SET;
Recording details, locations, personnel, production and writing credits and previous issues of recordings where appropriate.

GOON SQUAD Cover.jpg  GOON SQUAD Back Cover.jpg

Additional Artwork

  • Fold-Out LP Sleeve, Inner

LP "Fold Out" cover

  • Envelope 1 Front / Back

Envelope/Pouch 1 (Front)  Envelope/Pouch 1 (Back)

  • Envelope 2 Front / Back

Envelope/Pouch 2 (Front)  Envelope/Pouch 2 (Back)

  • Inner Box Artwork

Inner Box Detail

Other Inserts

  • 4 x Postcards

POSTCARDS FRONT.JPG  POSTCARDS BACK.JPG

  • "DON'T JOIN" Poster

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