I don't know anything about this CD, other than I gather it's only appeared fairly recently. I don't have any artwork for it. It features demos and/or studio outtakes of some EC compositions, both familiar and unfamiliar, as well as a few cover tunes, all apparently dating from around 1977-1978. I had to delete the final three tracks, which were BBC performances included on some of the Rhino reissues. I'm pretty sure none of the remaining material has ever been released. The titles listed for the unreleased tunes are only guesses of mine.
As bonus tracks, I've added the four 1979 Jo Marshall demos from the 4-CD bootleg set entitled, "Oh Shit!" Jo Marshall was a New York City-based singer whose acquaintance with EC is described in the mediocre 1981 book ELVIS COSTELLO by Krista Reese. EC wrote two of the songs and lends guitar and backing vocals to the demo tape. (The other songs were written by Jo Marshall, possibly in collaboration with one or more members of her band.) I'd say this is more of historical than musical interest, but some might enjoy it.
There is an "Unloved Songs, Vol. 2," which consists of unreleased demos from the BRUTAL YOUTH/ALL THIS USELESS BEAUTY era. I'll upload this in the near future.
Elvis Costello
Unloved Songs, Vol. 1
1. Really Mystified
2. The Price of Love
3. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself
4. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself
5. Stranger in the House
6. You Can Call on Me (?) (early version of "Mood for Moderns" with some lyrics that would be used in "Lipstick Vogue")
7. I Hear a Melody (?)
8. Blue Minute (?)
9. (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea
10. Radio, Radio
11. Lipstick Vogue
12. Pump It Up
Jo Marshall demos, 1979 w/ EC on guitar and backing vocals
13. Mighty Man*
14. Big Brown Eyes
15. True Love*
16. Talk to Me
I seeded "Unloved Songs, Vol. 1" last night. Volume 2 consists of demos and/or studio outtakes from the BRUTAL YOUTH/ALL THIS USELESS BEAUTY era, except for the BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE outtake "Forgive Her Anything," which I've deleted, as it has been released.
To the best of my knowledge, all versions presented here are unreleased. Thanks to Dartman for the artwork!
1. Forgive Her Anything (removed)
2. God Give Me Strength
3. Little Atoms
4. All This Useless Beauty
5. Why Can't a Man Stand Alone?
6. Shallow Grave
7. Shallow Grave
8. Starting to Come to Me
9. The Other End of the Telescope
10. Poor, Fractured Atlas
11. You Bowed Down
12. Distorted Angel
13. Distorted Angel
14. Distorted Angel (fast version)
15. London's Brilliant Parade
16. Pony Street
17. Clown Strike
18. Just about Glad
19. Still Too Soon to Know
20. Little Atoms
21. Almost Ideal Eyes
22. Punishing Kiss
Jo's real name was Josephine Sorrentino, she died in the late '90s. This zip file is being passed on her family & friends, where apparently it's greatly appreciated.