Elvis Costello discography
This page lists albums, singles, and compilations by the musician Elvis Costello, distinguishing between United States and United Kingdom release dates and record labels. Of note are the reissue series, Costello's back catalogue having undergone reissue three times by three different companies.
| Elvis Costello discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 31 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 16 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 62 |
| Tribute albums | 6 |
| Box sets | 4 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Artist credit | Chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUS [3][4] |
JPN [5][6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWE [10] |
US [11] |
ESP [12] | ||||
| 1977 | My Aim Is True | Elvis Costello[A] | 14 | 25 | 285 | – | – | 32 | 14 | 32 | – | |
| 1978 | This Year's Model
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions | 4 | 26 | – | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 30 | – | |
| 1979 | Armed Forces
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2 | 9 | – | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | – | ||
| 1980 | Get Happy!!
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2 | 25 | – | 34 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 11 | – |
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| 1981 | Trust
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9 | 71 | – | – | 28 | 17 | 8 | 28 | – | ||
Almost Blue
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7 | 50 | – | 21 | – | – | 17 | 50 | – |
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| 1982 | Imperial Bedroom
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6 | 49 | – | 45 | 18 | 37 | 30 | 30 | – | ||
| 1983 | Punch the Clock
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3 | 22 | – | 27 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 24 | – | ||
| 1984 | Goodbye Cruel World
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10 | 53 | 52 | – | – | 32 | 20 | 35 | – |
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| 1986 | King of America
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The Costello Show featuring The Attractions and Confederates | 11 | 67 | 41 | 40 | – | 21 | 12 | 39 | – |
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Blood & Chocolate
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions | 16 | – | – | 19 | – | – | 26 | 84 | – |
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| 1989 | Spike
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Elvis Costello | 5 | 26 | 61 | 19 | – | 34 | 13 | 32 | – | |
| 1991 | Mighty Like a Rose
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5 | 37 | 39 | 47 | 11 | 38 | 23 | 55 | – |
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G.B.H.
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Richard Harvey & Elvis Costello | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1993 | The Juliet Letters
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Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet | 18 | – | 39 | 54 | – | – | – | 125 | – | |
| 1994 | Brutal Youth
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Elvis Costello | 2 | – | 30 | 54 | – | 48 | 14 | 34 | – |
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| 1995 | Kojak Variety
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21 | – | 60 | 74 | – | – | 23 | 102 | – | ||
Jake's Progress
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Richard Harvey and Elvis Costello | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1996 | All This Useless Beauty
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions | 28 | – | 77 | 83 | 38 | – | 24 | 53 | – | |
| 1998 | Painted from Memory | Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach | 32 | 26 | 69 | 33 | 29 | 38 | 18 | 78 | – |
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| 2001 | For the Stars
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Anne Sofie Von Otter Meets Elvis Costello | 67 | – | – | 80 | 33 | – | 25 | – | – | |
| 2002 | When I Was Cruel
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Elvis Costello | 17 | 34 | 15 | 34 | 17 | – | 56 | 20 | – |
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| 2003 | North
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44 | – | 26 | 56 | 25 | – | 25 | 57 | – | ||
| 2004 | The Delivery Man
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Elvis Costello and The Imposters | 73 | – | 100 | 65 | 34 | – | 58 | 40 | – | |
Il Sogno
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Elvis Costello[B] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2005 | Piano Jazz: McPartland/Costello
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Elvis Costello with Marian McPartland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2006 | The River in Reverse
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Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint | 97 | – | – | 61 | 31 | – | 40 | 103 | – | |
| 2008 | Momofuku
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Elvis Costello and The Imposters | 112 | – | 98 | – | 34 | – | – | 59 | – | |
| 2009 | Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
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Elvis Costello | 71 | – | 82 | – | – | – | 45 | 13 | 88 | |
| 2010 | National Ransom
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71 | – | 116 | – | – | – | – | 39 | 86 | ||
| 2013 | Wise Up Ghost
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Elvis Costello and The Roots | 28 | 40 | – | 35 | 26 | – | – | 16 | 66 | |
| 2018 | Look Now[15]
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Elvis Costello and The Imposters | 14 | – | – | 35 | – | – | 40 [16] |
46 | 17 | |
| 2020 | Hey Clockface
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Elvis Costello | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Notes
- A ^ Some reissues of This Year's Model are credited to 'Elvis Costello and The Attractions'.
- B ^ Elvis Costello is the composer of this orchestral score for ballet. The work is performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas.
2019 Elvis Costello and The imposters released a four song EP titled "Purse" on January 8, 2019.
Albums which credit Costello as a featured artist
| Year | Title | Artist credit | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [10] | |||
| 1993 | Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears
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by Wendy James - all songs composed by Elvis Costello | 43 | – | – | – |
| 1997 | Terror & Magnificence
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John Harle featuring Elvis Costello, Sarah Leonard, and Andy Sheppard | – | – | – | |
| 1999 | The Sweetest Punch
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The New Songs of Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach Arranged by Bill Frisell | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes
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The New Basement Tapes | – | – | – | – |
Live albums
| Year | Title | Chart position |
|---|---|---|
| US [11] | ||
| 1978 | Live at the El Mocambo
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| 1995 | Deep Dead Blue
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| 1996 | Costello & Nieve
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| 2006 | My Flame Burns Blue
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188 |
| 2010 | Live at Hollywood High
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| 2012 | The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook
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Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
NZ [9] |
US [11] | |||
| 1980 | Taking Liberties (US only)
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– | – | 28 | |
Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers (UK only)
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– | – | – |
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| 1985 | The Man – The Best of Elvis Costello
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8 | 31 | – | |
The Best of Elvis Costello & The Attractions
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– | – | 116 |
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| 1987 | Out of Our Idiot (UK only)
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– | – | – |
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| 1989 | Girls Girls Girls
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67 | – | – | |
| 1990 | The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions | – | – | – | |
| 1994 | The Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977–86
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57 | – | – | |
| 1997 | Extreme Honey
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– | – | – | |
| 1999 | The Very Best of Elvis Costello
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4 | – | – |
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| 2002 | Cruel Smile
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– | – | 180 | |
| 2007 | The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years
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– | – | 110 | |
Rock and Roll Music
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– | – | – | ||
| 2010 | Pomp & Pout: The Universal Years
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– | – | – | |
| 2012 | In Motion Pictures
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– | – | – | |
| 2015 | Unfaithful Music and Soundtrack Album
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96 | – | – | |
Box sets
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 2½ Years
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| 2003 | Singles, Volume 1 (UK only)
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Singles, Volume 2 (UK only)
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Singles, Volume 3 (UK only)
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Singles
The following is a list of all Costello's commercially available singles. The key for the Artist Credit below is as follows:
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| Year | Title | Artist Credit | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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| UK [2] |
AUS [4] |
CA | IRL [17] |
NZ [9] |
US Hot 100 [18] |
US AAA [19] |
US MSR [20] |
US Alt [21] | ||||
| 1977 | "Less Than Zero" | EC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | My Aim Is True [E] |
| "Alison" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Watching the Detectives" | 15 | 35 | 60 | – | – | 108 | – | – | – | |||
| 1978 | "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" | EC+ATT | 16 | 93 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | This Year's Model [F] |
| "Pump It Up" | 24 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Radio Radio" | 29 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1979 | "Oliver's Army" | 2 | 24 | – | 4 | 25 | – | – | – | – | Armed Forces | |
| "Accidents Will Happen" | 28 | – | – | – | – | 101 | – | – | – | |||
| 1980 | "I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down" | 4 | – | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | Get Happy!! | |
| "High Fidelity" | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "New Amsterdam" | EC [G] | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Clubland" | EC+ATT | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Trust | |
| 1981 | "From a Whisper to a Scream" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 46 | – | ||
| "Watch Your Step" (US release only) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Good Year for the Roses" | 6 | 34 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | Almost Blue | ||
| "Sweet Dreams" | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1982 | "I'm Your Toy" | EC+ATT+RPO | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "You Little Fool" | EC+ATT | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Imperial Bedroom | |
| "Man Out of Time" | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "From Head to Toe" | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | ||
| "Party Party" | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Party Party Soundtrack | ||
| 1983 | "Pills and Soap" | IMP | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Punch the Clock |
| "Everyday I Write the Book" | EC+ATT | 28 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 20 | 36 | – | 33 | – | ||
| "Let Them All Talk" | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1984 | "Peace in Our Time" | IMP | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Goodbye Cruel World |
| "I Wanna Be Loved" / "Turning the Town Red" [H] | EC+ATT | 25 | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "The Only Flame in Town" | 71 | – | – | – | – | 56 | – | 44 | – | |||
| 1985 | "Green Shirt" | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | The Man – The Best of Elvis Costello | |
| "The People's Limousine" | TCB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Out of Our Idiot | |
| 1986 | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" | TCS | 33 | 81 | – | 22 | – | – | – | 38 | – | King of America |
| "Seven Day Weekend" | JC+EC+ATT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Out of Our Idiot | |
| "Lovable" (US release only) | TCS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | King of America | |
| "Tokyo Storm Warning" | EC+ATT | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Blood and Chocolate | |
| "I Want You" | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1987 | "Blue Chair" | EC | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "A Town Called Big Nothing" | TMG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Out of Our Idiot | |
| 1989 | "Veronica" | EC | 31 | 27 | 64 | 22 | 16 | 19 | – | 10 | 1 | Spike |
| Baby Plays Around EP | 65 | – | – | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "...This Town..." | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 4 | |||
| 1991 | "The Other Side of Summer" | 43 | 96 | 72 | – | – | – | – | 40 | 1 | Mighty Like a Rose | |
| "So Like Candy" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1993 | "Jacksons, Monk & Rowe" | EC+BQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | The Juliet Letters |
| 1994 | "Sulky Girl" | EC [I] | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Brutal Youth |
| "13 Steps Lead Down" | 59 | – | – | – | – | 115 | – | – | 6 | |||
| "You Tripped at Every Step" | EC+ATT | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "London's Brilliant Parade" | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1996 | "It's Time" | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | All This Useless Beauty | |
| "Little Atoms" | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "The Other End of the Telescope" | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Distorted Angel" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "All This Useless Beauty" | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "You Bowed Down" (US release only) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | |||
| 1999 | "Toledo" | EC+BB | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Painted from Memory |
| "She" | EC | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Notting Hill Soundtrack | |
| 2002 | "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)" | EC [J] | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | When I Was Cruel |
| "45" | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2004 | "Monkey to Man" | EC+IMP | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | The Delivery Man |
| 2005 | "Brilliant Mistake" | EC [K] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | King of America |
| 2008 | "No Hiding Place" | EC+IMP | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | – | – | Momofuku |
| "Go Away" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2009 | "Complicated Shadows" | EC | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | Secret, Profane & Sugarcane |
| 2010 | "A Slow Drag With Josephine"[L] | LUP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | National Ransom |
| "Jimmie Standing In The Rain"[L] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2013 | "Walk Us Uptown" | EC+ROOTS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Wise Up Ghost |
| 2017 | "Bright Blue Times" | IMP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — |
| "American Tune" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2018 | "Someone Else's Heart" | EC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Unwanted Number" | EC+IMP | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | Look Now | |
| "Under Lime" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2020 | "No Flag" | EC | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | – | – | Hey Clockface |
| "Hetty O'Hara Confidential" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "We Are All Cowards Now" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Hey Clockface / How Can You Face Me?" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Newspaper Pane" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Notes
- E ^ "Watching the Detectives" was a stand-alone single in the UK but was subsequently included on US versions of My Aim Is True.
- F ^ "(I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea" was not included on US versions of This Year's Model. "Radio Radio" was a stand-alone single in the UK but was subsequently included on US versions of This Year's Model.
- G ^ The Attractions played on almost all of Costello's singles from 1978 to 1984 (and sporadically thereafter), but note that 1980's "New Amsterdam" was a solo single on which Elvis Costello played all instruments. Accordingly, The Attractions were not credited.
- H ^ "I Wanna Be Loved" / "Turning the Town Red" was tracked as a double A-side in the UK, with both sides charting. "Turning The Town Red" did not initially appear on Goodbye Cruel World, although it has been added as a bonus track to some CD reissues of this album.
- I ^ Although the Attractions played on "Sulky Girl" and "13 Steps Lead Down", these tracks were credited simply to Elvis Costello.
- J ^ The backing musicians on "Tear Off Your Own Head" and "45" were Steve Nieve, Davey Faragher, and Pete Thomas, later to be collectively billed as "The Imposters". However, these releases are credited solely to Costello.
- K ^ "Brilliant Mistake" was released as a UK single in 2005, 19 years after the track first appeared on the album King of America. Though the album was credited to The Costello Show, the single release was credited to Elvis Costello.
- L ^ Both "A Slow Drag With Josephine" and "Jimmie Standing In The Rain" were issued as limited edition 78 rpm 10" singles. For these single releases, the design conceit was to emulate the look of a real 1930s 78 rpm single, and accordingly the artist credit on the label was given as "The Lupotones (Vocal refrain by Elvis Costello)"
Contributions
| Year | Title | |
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| 1977 | A Bunch of Stiff Records (UK only)
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*A unique mix of Costello's then just-issued "Less Than Zero". Over 40 years later, this unique mix remains exclusive to this release. |
Hits Greatest Stiffs (UK only)
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*"Radio Sweetheart" | |
| 1978 | Stiffs Live
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*Live versions of "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) and "Miracle Man" |
| 1989 | A Black & White Night Live
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| 1991 | Until the End of the World
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| 1994 | The Unplugged Collection, Volume One[22]
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| 2001 | Songs From a History of Britain by John Harle
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| 2013 | Boardwalk Empire Volume 2: Music from the HBO Original Series
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| 2014 | Boardwalk Empire Volume 3: Music from the HBO Original Series
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Tribute albums
- 1998: Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous – (various artists)
- 2002: Almost You: The Songs of Elvis Costello – (various artists)
- 2003: The Elvis Costello Songbook – Bonnie Brett
- 2004: A Tribute to Elvis Costello – Patrik Tanner
- 2004: Davis Does Elvis – Stuart Davis
- 2008: Every Elvis Has His Impersonators: 7 Homemade Remade Elvis Costello Songs – Elastic No–No Band
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