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Elvis Costello's early productivity was a bit more than most American rock fans were used to in the one-album-every-18-months 1970s; not only had Costello released four studio albums between 1977 and 1980, there were a number of compilation tracks, EPs, and non-LP B-sides that had found release in Europe but not the United States, while the U.K. editions of This Year's Model and Armed Forces both featured tunes that were stripped from American releases. Soon, import distributors had built a cottage industry out of helping loyal Costello fans complete their collections, and in 1980, Columbia Records, Costello's U.S. label at the time, finally made an effort at closing the gap between his American and European catalogs with Taking Liberties. Compiling 20 songs that had never appeared on a Costello album in the States, Taking Liberties was not only a boon for completists (it tacked on a few otherwise unreleased songs so even the most avid import buyer would get something new), it gave a surprisingly clear picture of the many musical avenues Costello had traveled in his first four years -- hard-edged pop/punk ("Clean Money," "Crawling to the USA"), lean power pop ("Big Tears," "I Don't Want to Go to Chelsea"), tough R&B ("Getting Might Crowded"), country weepers ("Radio Sweetheart," "Stranger in the House"), Tin Pan Alley favorites ("My Funny Valentine"), and a few items that defied any classification but "Elvis Costello" ("Ghost Train," "Hoover Factory"). When Costello's American back catalog was reissued by Rykodisc in the 1990s, the various tracks on Taking Liberties were added to other Costello releases as bonus tracks, and the album went out of print. However, its British counterpart, Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers (originally compiled as a cassette-only U.K. release to give folks with tape decks access to tracks unreleased in the format), which features many of the same tracks, remains in print in Europe. By the way, fans of the album A Gene Vincent Record Date might find that Gregg Geller's liner notes sound rather familiar.
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Nick Lowe, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1980 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1980 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1980 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - John Mcfee, Guitar, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sean Hopper, Organ, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bazza, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Ciambotti, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Shine, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Elvis Costello
ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1978 Elvis Costello, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nieve, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Bechirian, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Thomas, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1978 Elvis Costello, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick Lowe, Producer - John Mcfee, Guitar, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sean Hopper, Organ, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bazza, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Ciambotti, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Shine, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Elvis Costello
Van McCoy, ComposerLyricist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1980 Elvis Costello
ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1980 Elvis Costello, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick Lowe, Producer - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nieve, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Bechirian, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Thomas, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1978 Elvis Costello, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - Pete Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nieve, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Bechirian, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Thomas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1979 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1979 Elvis Costello, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick Lowe, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1980 Elvis Costello
ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Elvis Costello
Album review
Elvis Costello's early productivity was a bit more than most American rock fans were used to in the one-album-every-18-months 1970s; not only had Costello released four studio albums between 1977 and 1980, there were a number of compilation tracks, EPs, and non-LP B-sides that had found release in Europe but not the United States, while the U.K. editions of This Year's Model and Armed Forces both featured tunes that were stripped from American releases. Soon, import distributors had built a cottage industry out of helping loyal Costello fans complete their collections, and in 1980, Columbia Records, Costello's U.S. label at the time, finally made an effort at closing the gap between his American and European catalogs with Taking Liberties. Compiling 20 songs that had never appeared on a Costello album in the States, Taking Liberties was not only a boon for completists (it tacked on a few otherwise unreleased songs so even the most avid import buyer would get something new), it gave a surprisingly clear picture of the many musical avenues Costello had traveled in his first four years -- hard-edged pop/punk ("Clean Money," "Crawling to the USA"), lean power pop ("Big Tears," "I Don't Want to Go to Chelsea"), tough R&B ("Getting Might Crowded"), country weepers ("Radio Sweetheart," "Stranger in the House"), Tin Pan Alley favorites ("My Funny Valentine"), and a few items that defied any classification but "Elvis Costello" ("Ghost Train," "Hoover Factory"). When Costello's American back catalog was reissued by Rykodisc in the 1990s, the various tracks on Taking Liberties were added to other Costello releases as bonus tracks, and the album went out of print. However, its British counterpart, Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers (originally compiled as a cassette-only U.K. release to give folks with tape decks access to tracks unreleased in the format), which features many of the same tracks, remains in print in Europe. By the way, fans of the album A Gene Vincent Record Date might find that Gregg Geller's liner notes sound rather familiar.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:09
- Main artists: Elvis Costello
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMe - Elvis Costello
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2015 Elvis Costello This Compilation ℗ 1980 Elvis Costello
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