New My Aim is True features '77 concert

Bright-eyed children in footie pajamas making Christmas lists in August will have to be very, very specific when asking for Elvis Costello & The Attractions’ 30th anniversary release of My Aim is True, subtitled Deluxe Edition (available September 11 on Hip-O). The little boy or girl eagerly imagining Santa’s elves crafting the record with their very small hammers must take his or her crayon, draw a parentheses (with dad’s help!), and write “ft. legendary 1977 Nashvile Rooms concert plus soundcheck!!!” Otherwise, mom- er, I mean Saint Nick might become confused when ordering online, since Rhino released a completely different My Aim is True: Deluxe Edition six years ago, featuring assorted demos and rarities.

The upcoming Hip-O release will contain 35 tracks of bonus material; My Aim is True itself, the above-mentioned concert, and seven demos that didn’t make the first cut. And oh, that sound check! Now, if you pick up a Costello-loving friend in your car, and he hops in after the intro chords to “Alison” and says “Dude, start this jam over!” You can say, “Oh hey, you didn’t miss anything, it’s just the sound check.”

Exciting, I guess. It seems like anyone who cares probably owns two or three My Aim is Trues already. Maybe this version is a good two-for-one gift opportunity.

Children: it is also advisable to accompany your request for this item with a crudely drawn star or kitten, to indicate its priority. Here are the contents:

Elvis Costello - My Aim is True Deluxe Edition

Disc One:

My Aim is True
1. Welcome To The Working Week
2. Miracle Man
3. No Dancing
4. Blame It On Cain
5. Alison
6. Sneaky Feelings
7. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
8. Less Than Zero
9. Mystery Dance
10. Pay It Back
11. I'm Not Angry
12. Waiting For The End Of The World
13. Watching The Detectives

My Aim is True out-takes:
14. No Action
15. Living In Paradise
16. Radio Sweetheart
17. Stranger In The House

My Aim is True Pathway Studios demos
18. Welcome To The Working Week
19. Blue Minute
20. Miracle Man
21. Waiting For The End Of The World
22. Call On Me
23. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
24. I Don’t Want To Go Home
25. I Hear A Melody

Disc Two:

Live at The Nashville Rooms, August 7, 1977
1. Introduction by Dave Robinson
2. Welcome To The Working Week
3. Blame It On Cain
4. No Dancing
5. Waiting For The End Of The World
6. Night Rally
7. Hoover Factory
8. No Action
9. (I Don’t Want To Go To) Chelsea
10. Miracle Man
11. The Beat
12. Less Than Zero
13. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
14. Lipstick Vogue
15. Watching The Detectives
16. Lip Service
17. Mystery Dance
18. Alison

Live at The Nashville Rooms – Soundcheck, August 7, 1977
19. Pay It Back
20. Radio Sweetheart
21. Sneaky Feelings
22. Crawling In The USA
23.Alison

Related links:
ElvisCostello.com
Elvis Costello on MySpace
Hip-O.com

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