Original Album Series

Tracklist

Disc 1: Spike

1. 1… This Town…4:32
2. 2Let Him Dangle4:45
3. 3Deep Dark Truthful Mirror4:06
4. 4Veronica3:10
5. 5God’s Comic5:31
6. 6Chewing Gum3:47
7. 7Tramp the Dirt Down5:41
8. 8Stalin Malone4:09
9. 9Satellite5:45
10. 10Pads, Paws and Claws2:56
11. 11Baby Plays Around2:47
12. 12Miss Macbeth4:24
13. 13Any King’s Shilling6:06
14. 14Coal‐Train Robberies3:18
15. 15Last Boat Leaving3:31

Disc 2: Mighty Like a Rose

1. 1The Other Side of Summer3:56
2. 2Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)4:05
3. 3How to Be Dumb5:14
4. 4All Grown Up4:16
5. 5Invasion Hit Parade5:34
6. 6Harpies Bizarre3:44
7. 7After the Fall4:38
8. 8Georgie and Her Rival3:38
9. 9So Like Candy4:36
10. 10Interlude: Couldn’t Call It Unexpected No. 20:22
11. 11Playboy to a Man3:20
12. 12Sweet Pear3:37
13. 13Broken3:37
14. 14Couldn’t Call It Unexpected No. 43:50

Disc 3: Brutal Youth

1. 1Pony St.3:25
2. 2Kinder Murder3:26
3. 313 Steps Lead Down3:20
4. 4This Is Hell4:28
5. 5Clown Strike4:06
6. 6You Tripped at Every Step4:13
7. 7Still Too Soon to Know2:24
8. 820, Amnesia3:26
9. 9Sulky Girl5:07
10. 10London’s Brilliant Parade4:23
11. 11My Science Fiction Twin4:11
12. 12Rocking Horse Road4:05
13. 13Just About Glad3:17
14. 14All the Rage4:02
15. 15Favourite Hour3:31

Disc 4: Kojak Variety

1. 1Strange2:43
2. 2Hidden Charms3:34
3. 3Remove This Doubt3:55
4. 4I Threw It All Away3:27
5. 5Leave My Kitten Alone3:14
6. 6Everybody’s Crying Mercy4:08
7. 7I’ve Been Wrong Before3:03
8. 8Bama Lama Bama Loo2:48
9. 9Must You Throw Dirt in My Face3:51
10. 10Pouring Water on a Drowning Man3:40
11. 11The Very Thought of You3:44
12. 12Payday3:00
13. 13Please Stay4:51
14. 14Running Out of Fools3:04
15. 15Days4:57

Disc 5: All This Useless Beauty

1. 1The Other End of the Telescope4:06
2. 2Little Atoms3:58
3. 3All This Useless Beauty4:40
4. 4Complicated Shadows4:44
5. 5Why Can’t a Man Stand Alone3:15
6. 6Distorted Angel4:31
7. 7Shallow Grave2:07
8. 8Poor Fractured Atlas4:03
9. 9Starting to Come to Me2:44
10. 10You Bowed Down4:56
11. 11It’s Time6:00
12. 12I Want to Vanish3:16

Running time 4:38:38

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

Who made it

Played on it

• Elvis Costellolead vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, guitar, piano, acoustic guitar, bass pedals, bell · on 33 tracks
• Pete Thomasdrums (drum set), percussion, acoustic guitar · on 26 tracks
• Jerry Scheffbass guitar, double bass · on 19 tracks
• Marc Ribotelectric guitar, banjo, classical guitar, guitar, performer, tenor horn / alto horn · on 17 tracks
• Steve Nieveharmonium, organ, piano · on 15 tracks
• Larry Knechtelpiano, Hammond organ, prepared piano, Wurlitzer electric piano · on 15 tracks
• Jim Keltnersnare drum, cymbal, tom-tom, drums (drum set) · on 14 tracks
• Michael Blairbell, glockenspiel, percussion, bass drum, tambourine, timpani, marimba, snare drum · on 11 tracks
• Nick Lowebass guitar · on 7 tracks
• James Burtonacoustic guitar, electric guitar · on 7 tracks
• Mitchell Froomchamberlin, electric piano, harmonium, organ · on 6 tracks
• Jerry Marottadrums (drum set), snare drum · on 5 tracks
• Benmont Tenchpiano, piano spinet, clavinet, organ · on 5 tracks
• Bruce Thomasbass guitar · on 5 tracks
• T‐Bone Burnettacoustic guitar, bass guitar, resonator guitar · on 4 tracks
• Gregory Davistrumpet · on 4 tracks
• Kevin Harristenor saxophone · on 4 tracks
• Kirk Josephsousaphone · on 4 tracks
• Roger Lewisbaritone saxophone, soprano saxophone · on 4 tracks
• Efrem Townstrumpet · on 4 tracks
• Dónal Lunnyacoustic guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán · on 3 tracks
• Davy Spillanelow whistle, uilleann pipes · on 3 tracks
• Steve Wickhamfiddle · on 3 tracks
• Ralph Forbeselectronic drum set · on 2 tracks
• Paul McCartneybass guitar · on 2 tracks
• Cait O’Riordanmaracas, bell · on 2 tracks
• Buell Neidlingercello, double bass · on 2 tracks
• Charles Josephtrombone · on 2 tracks
• T‐Bone Wolkbass guitar, accordion · on 2 tracks
• Declan Patrick MacManusacoustic guitar, electric guitar, melodica, organ, piano, tambourine, lead vocals · on 1 track
• Roger McGuinn12 string guitar · on 1 track
• Allen Toussaintgrand piano · on 1 track
• Willie Green IIIdrums (drum set) · on 1 track
• Lionel Batistebass drum · on 1 track
• Jenell Marshallsnare drum · on 1 track
• Chrissie Hyndevocals · on 1 track
• Derek Bellhammered dulcimer, Irish harp / clàrsach · on 1 track
• Frankie Gavinfiddle · on 1 track
• Christy Moorebodhrán · on 1 track
• Roy Babbingtondouble bass · on 1 track

Production

• Kevin Killenengineer, mixing, producer, recording, editor · on 29 tracks
• Elvis Costelloproducer · on 16 tracks
• Tchad Blakemixing, recording · on 15 tracks
• John Paternoassistant mixing · on 15 tracks
• Mitchell Froomproducer · on 15 tracks
• Julie Gardnerassistant recording · on 13 tracks
• Geoff Emerickmixing · on 12 tracks
• Jon Jacobsmixing · on 12 tracks
• Pascale Giovettoassistant recording · on 2 tracks
• Justin Underhillassistant recording · on 2 tracks
• T‐Bone Burnettproducer · on 1 track

Credits from MusicBrainz, written by its volunteers.

The record

• First released
  19 Jun 2012
• Label
  Warner Bros. Records 8122797343
• Kind
  Album (compilation)
• Formats
  CD 5 editions
• Running time
  4:38:38
• Barcode
  081227973438

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