Spike

~ Release by Elvis Costello (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1…This Town…
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer), Elvis Costello and Kevin Killen
12 string guitar:
Roger McGuinn (in 1988)
acoustic guitar:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) (in 1988)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, melodica, organ, piano and tambourine and lead vocals:
Declan Patrick MacManus (in 1988)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1988)
bell and glockenspiel:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden) (in 1988)
electronic drum set:
Ralph Forbes (in 1988)
maracas:
Cait O’Riordan (in 1988)
snare drum:
Jim Keltner (in 1988)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988) and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1988)
recording of:
…This Town… (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
44:30
2Let Him Dangle
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
bass guitar:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
electric guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
percussion [Chinese drum] and percussion [Oldsmobile hubcap]:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
piano:
Benmont Tench
lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Let Him Dangle
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
3.54:45
3Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
baritone saxophone:
Roger Lewis (Sax Player - Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
bass drum [parade drum] and tambourine:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
cymbal and snare drum:
Jim Keltner
grand piano:
Allen Toussaint
sousaphone:
Kirk Joseph
tenor saxophone:
Kevin Harris (US tenor saxophonist)
trumpet:
Gregory Davis and Efrem Towns
lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
horn arranger:
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Declan Patrick MacManus
recording of:
Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
publisher:
Plangent Vision Music
44:03
4Veronica
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
chamberlin and electric piano:
Mitchell Froom
drums (drum set):
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
glockenspiel and timpani:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
piano and piano spinet [Baldwin spinet]:
Benmont Tench
recording of:
Veronica
writer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
4.653:09
5God’s Comic
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
banjo and classical guitar [Spanish guitar]:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
cello and double bass:
Buell Neidlinger
chamberlin and harmonium:
Mitchell Froom
marimba, percussion, snare drum and xylophone:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
snare drum:
Jim Keltner
recording of:
God’s Comic
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
35:31
6Chewing Gum
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
baritone saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Roger Lewis (Sax Player - Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
clavinet:
Benmont Tench
drums (drum set):
Willie Green (drummer)
guitar:
Elvis Costello and Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
percussion [metal pipe]:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
sousaphone:
Kirk Joseph
tenor saxophone:
Kevin Harris (US tenor saxophonist)
trumpet:
Gregory Davis and Efrem Towns
lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
horn arranger:
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Declan Patrick MacManus
recording of:
Chewing Gum
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
33:44
7Tramp the Dirt Down
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar and bouzouki:
Dónal Lunny
double bass:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
fiddle:
Steve Wickham
glockenspiel and tambourine:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
harmonium:
Mitchell Froom
low whistle and uilleann pipes:
Davy Spillane (Irish songwriter & musician of uilleann pipes, low whistle)
lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
performer:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
recording of:
Tramp the Dirt Down
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
35:41
8Stalin Malone
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
baritone saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Roger Lewis (Sax Player - Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
bass drum:
Lionel Batiste
snare drum:
Jenell Marshall
sousaphone:
Kirk Joseph
tenor saxophone:
Kevin Harris (US tenor saxophonist)
trombone:
Charles Joseph
trumpet:
Gregory Davis and Efrem Towns
horn arranger:
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Declan Patrick MacManus
recording of:
Stalin Malone
composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
34:09
9Satellite
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
bass guitar:
T‐Bone Wolk
bell, glockenspiel, marimba, timpani and vibraphone:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
chamberlin and organ:
Mitchell Froom
electric guitar and piano and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
electronic drum set:
Ralph Forbes
piano and piano spinet [Baldwin spinet]:
Benmont Tench
snare drum and tom-tom:
Jim Keltner
vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
recording of:
Satellite
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
3.55:45
10Pads, Paws and Claws
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, guitar and piano and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
bass guitar:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
electric guitar and guitar:
Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
marimba:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
recording of:
Pads, Paws and Claws
writer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
42:55
11Baby Plays Around
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar, bass pedals and bell and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
organ:
Mitchell Froom
recording of:
Baby Plays Around
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Cait O’Riordan
publisher:
Sideways Songs
32:47
12Miss Macbeth
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and mandolin and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
baritone saxophone:
Roger Lewis (Sax Player - Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
bell, glockenspiel, percussion, snare drum and tambourine:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
bodhrán and bouzouki:
Dónal Lunny
chamberlin, electric piano and organ:
Mitchell Froom
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
fiddle:
Steve Wickham
snare drum:
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
sousaphone:
Kirk Joseph
tenor saxophone:
Kevin Harris (US tenor saxophonist)
trombone:
Charles Joseph
trumpet:
Gregory Davis and Efrem Towns
uilleann pipes:
Davy Spillane (Irish songwriter & musician of uilleann pipes, low whistle)
horn arranger:
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Declan Patrick MacManus
recording of:
Miss Macbeth
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
34:23
13Any King’s Shilling
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
bodhrán:
Christy Moore
bouzouki:
Dónal Lunny
double bass:
Buell Neidlinger
fiddle:
Frankie Gavin (Irish fiddler and accordionist) and Steve Wickham
Irish harp / clàrsach and hammered dulcimer:
Derek Bell
low whistle and uilleann pipes:
Davy Spillane (Irish songwriter & musician of uilleann pipes, low whistle)
recording of:
Any King’s Shilling
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
2.56:06
14Coal‐Train Robberies
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and piano and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
bass guitar:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
organ and piano spinet [Baldwin spinet]:
Benmont Tench
percussion, slapstick, tambourine and timpani:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
resonator guitar:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Coal‐Train Robberies
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
33:17
15Last Boat Leaving
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
accordion and bass guitar:
T‐Bone Wolk
acoustic guitar, bell, mandolin, organ and piano and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
bell:
Cait O’Riordan
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
recording of:
Last Boat Leaving
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
3.53:31

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