Original Album Series

~ Release by Elvis Costello (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Spike

2▶CD: Mighty Like a Rose

3▶CD: Brutal Youth

4▼CD: Kojak Variety
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Strange bass guitar [bass]: Jerry Scheff drums (drum set): Jim Keltner electric guitar: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) piano: Larry Knechtel cover recording of: Strange (Walter Hawkins) writer: Walter Hawkins	3.5	2:43
2	Hidden Charms bass guitar [bass]: Jerry Scheff drums (drum set): Pete Thomas (drummer) electric guitar: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) Hammond organ: Larry Knechtel cover recording of: Hidden Charms lyricist and composer: Willie Dixon	4	3:34
3	Remove This Doubt bass guitar [bass]: Jerry Scheff drums (drum set): Pete Thomas (drummer) electric guitar: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) harmonica and other vocals [vocal group]: Elvis Costello piano and prepared piano [plucked piano]: Larry Knechtel cover recording of: Remove This Doubt lyricist: Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) composer: Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)	3.5	3:55
4	I Threw It All Away acoustic guitar: James Burton (guitarist) banjo and electric guitar: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) bass guitar [bass]: Jerry Scheff drums (drum set): Jim Keltner Hammond organ and piano: Larry Knechtel cover recording of: I Threw It All Away lyricist and composer: Bob Dylan (in 1968) publisher: Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan) (from 1969 to present)	3.5	3:27
5	Leave My Kitten Alone bass guitar [bass]: Jerry Scheff drums (drum set): Jim Keltner and Pete Thomas (drummer) electric guitar [lead guitar]: James Burton (guitarist) electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) Hammond organ and piano: Larry Knechtel cover recording of: Leave My Kitten Alone writer: Little Willie John, James McDougal (songwriter) and Titus Turner publisher: Fort Knox Music Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Medal Music, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)	3.5	3:14
6	Everybody’s Crying Mercy bass guitar [bass]: Jerry Scheff drums (drum set): Jim Keltner electric guitar: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) Hammond organ: Larry Knechtel cover recording of: Everybody’s Cryin’ Mercy lyricist and composer: Mose Allison	2.65	4:08
7	I’ve Been Wrong Before bass guitar [bass]: Jerry Scheff drums (drum set): Pete Thomas (drummer) electric guitar: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) piano: Larry Knechtel cover recording of: I’ve Been Wrong Before lyricist and composer: Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer) publisher: Little A Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America	3	3:03
8	Bama Lama Bama Loo bass guitar [bass]: Jerry Scheff drums (drum set): Jim Keltner and Pete Thomas (drummer) electric guitar: James Burton (guitarist) and Marc Ribot (US guitarist) piano: Larry Knechtel cover recording of: Bama Lama Bama Loo lyricist and composer: Richard Wayne Penniman (in 1964) publisher: Venice Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)	3.5	2:48
9	Must You Throw Dirt in My Face acoustic guitar and electric guitar: James Burton (guitarist) bass guitar [bass]: Jerry Scheff drums (drum set): Jim Keltner Hammond organ and piano: Larry Knechtel cover recording of: Must You Throw Dirt in My Face? lyricist and composer: Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)	3.5	3:51
10	Pouring Water on a Drowning Man bass guitar [bass]: Jerry Scheff drums (drum set): Jim Keltner electric guitar: James Burton (guitarist) Hammond organ and piano: Larry Knechtel cover recording of: Pouring Water on a Drowning Man writer: Drew Baker and Danny McCormick	4	3:40
11	The Very Thought of You bass guitar [bass]: Jerry Scheff classical guitar [Spanish guitar] and tenor horn / alto horn [E♭ horn]: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) drums (drum set): Jim Keltner electric guitar: James Burton (guitarist) piano and Wurlitzer electric piano: Larry Knechtel recording of: The Very Thought of You lyricist and composer: Ray Noble publisher: Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)	3	3:44
12	Payday bass guitar [bass]: Jerry Scheff drums (drum set): Pete Thomas (drummer) electric guitar: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) piano: Larry Knechtel cover recording of: Payday (Jesse Winchester) lyricist and composer: Jesse Winchester (singer-songwriter, producer) publisher: Fourth Floor Music Inc. (US publisher)	4	3:00
13	Please Stay bass guitar [bass]: Jerry Scheff classical guitar [Spanish guitar] and electric guitar: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) drums (drum set): Pete Thomas (drummer) Hammond organ and Wurlitzer electric piano: Larry Knechtel recording of: Please Stay (Don’t Go) lyricist: Bob Hilliard composer: Burt Bacharach publisher: Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)	3.5	4:51
14	Running Out of Fools bass guitar [bass]: Jerry Scheff drums (drum set): Jim Keltner electric guitar: James Burton (guitarist) Hammond organ and piano: Larry Knechtel cover recording of: Running Out of Fools writer: Richard Ahlert and Kay Rogers publisher: Pencil Mark Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)	3.5	3:04
15	Days bass guitar [guitar]: Jerry Scheff drums (drum set): Pete Thomas (drummer) electric guitar: Marc Ribot (US guitarist) electric guitar [electric guitar feedback] and other vocals [vocal group]: Elvis Costello Hammond organ and Wurlitzer electric piano: Larry Knechtel cover recording of: Days lyricist and composer: Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) publisher: ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Unichappell Music, Inc.	3.5	4:57

5▶CD: All This Useless Beauty

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/4686290 [info]
ASIN:	US: B007WOFXA4 [info]

Release group

includes:	All This Useless Beauty by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Brutal Youth Kojak Variety Mighty Like a Rose Spike

part of:	Original Album Series (Rhino / Warner 5 album compilations) (order: 27)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/639269 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/elvis-costello/original-album-series/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/577006/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002364963 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 081227973438
Format:: 5×CD
Length:: 4:38:38

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Warner Bros. Records
8122797343

Release events

Europe
2012-06-19

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