Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers
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Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers is an Elvis Costello and the Attractions
album comprising tracks not previously released on albums. It is mostly made up of b-sides, however it does feature two previously unreleased recordings. It was released in the UK only, and its tracklisting is almost identical to that of the American release Taking Liberties
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Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
album comprising tracks not previously released on albums. It is mostly made up of b-sides, however it does feature two previously unreleased recordings. It was released in the UK only, and its tracklisting is almost identical to that of the American release Taking Liberties
Taking Liberties
Taking Liberties is a US Elvis Costello and the Attractions album, composed of tracks not previously released on US albums. It is mostly made up of b-sides, although it does feature two previously unreleased recordings...
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Side one
- "Clean Money" (previously unreleased) – 1:57
- "Girls Talk" (b-side of "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down", 1980) – 1:56
- "Talking in the Dark" (a-side, 1978) – 1:56
- "Radio Sweetheart" (b-side of "Less Than Zero", 1977) – 2:24
- "Big Tears" (b-side of "Pump It Up", 1978) – 3:10
- "Crawling to the USA" (from soundtrack to Americathon, 1979) – 2:52
- "Just a Memory" (b-side of "New Amsterdam", 1980) – 2:14
- "Watching the DetectivesWatching the Detectives (song)"Watching the Detectives" is a 1977 single by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. It was his first single that credited his backing band, the Attractions, and gave him his first UK hit single...
" (a-side, 1977) – 3:43 - "Stranger in the House" (a-side, 1978) – 3:01
- "Clowntime Is Over" (Version 2) (b-side of "High Fidelity", 1980) – 3:44
Side two
- "Getting Mighty Crowded" (b-side of "High Fidelity", 1980) – 2:05
- "Hoover Factory" (previously unreleased) – 1:43
- "Tiny Steps" (b-side of "Radio, Radio", 1978) – 2:42
- "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" (Nick LoweNick LoweNicholas Drain "Nick" Lowe , is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.A pivotal figure in UK pub rock, punk rock and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica...
) – 3:31 - "Dr. Luther's Assistant" (b-side of "New Amsterdam", 1980) – 3:28
- "Radio, Radio" (a-side, 1978) – 3:04
- "Black and White World" (Demo version) (previously unreleased) – 1:51
- "Wednesday Week" (b-side of "Talking in the Dark", 1978) – 2:02
- "My Funny ValentineMy Funny Valentine"My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Babes in Arms in which it was introduced by former child star Mitzi Green...
" (Richard RodgersRichard RodgersRichard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II...
, Lorenz HartLorenz HartLorenz "Larry" Milton Hart was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart...
) (b-side of "Oliver's Army", 1979) – 1:25 - "Ghost Train" (b-side of "New Amsterdam", 1980) – 3:05