Rarities You Think Should Be On An Album

[when i was cruel]

For example like 'Just Another Mystery' in place of 'Playboy To A Man'

[Poor Deportee]

For example like 'Just Another Mystery' in place of 'Playboy To A Man'

Just Another Mystery was one of the best tracks cut for MLAR. Truly a bizarre omission.

[The imposter]

For starters...

Long Journey Home
You Stole My Bell
Unwanted Number
No Wonder
April 5th

[when i was cruel]

Long Journey ? Bell ? No Wonder ? I've never heard of these where are they ?

[fred darden]

a couple of soundrack cuts and anne sophie von/van otter.

[The imposter]

Main Course:

You could include anything off Taking liberties/10 Bloody Marys and Out of our idiot....These stand up as albums in their own right. I once heard a rumour that Elvis records his best songs, he then sells or gives away the others and then he gives whatever's left to Phil Collins.

[Jeremy Dylan]

I'd love him and the 'Canes to cut THE RACE IS ON. Does that count?
Not to mention MY BRAVE FACE.

[charliestumpy]

All of the unreleased '1st timer' stuff - e.g. 100s of things including 'Promised land' from Portland in 2011-07-28/stuff done at 'Spectacle'recordings never transmitted.

But Costello albums don't sell, so maybe we should be able to buy an e.g. mp3 Blu-ray disc (or FLAC one for those so inclined...). Or USB3 loaded 'pen' etc drive.

[Top balcony]

For starters...
... and
April 5th

The performance during Spectacle was just stunning, bring it on.

Colin Top Balcony

[History History]

I've always thought I Throw My Toys Around would sound great on Brutal Youth (given the album cover).

[the_platypus]

I've always thought I Throw My Toys Around would sound great on Brutal Youth (given the album cover).

I've had this exact thought

[pophead2k]

Agree with Unwanted Number. I've got a couple of live versions, but I've always longed for a proper EC studio recording. I also think Life Shrinks is a really great song.

[Kevin Davis]

I'm not one to rewrite history, but here seems like as good of a place as any to go on record as saying that I like "Radio Sweetheart" better than anything on My Aim is True.

[Judge Holden]

Burnt Sugar for me, but difficult to place it on WIWC. PFM a better fit, but I may be getting confused about when it was written. The pre-Delivery Man live versions didnt really work. A beautiful song. Sorry for stacatto sentences, really tired.

[bambooneedle]

Dirty Rotten Shame... on Momofuku.

[Emotional Toothpaste]

My Mood Swings

[johnfoyle]

I've a self-made compilation of these 'rareties', any of which could do with wider exposure.

Non- album Elvis Costello ( 1997 - 2007)

Disc One

1. Edith And The Kingpin (1997)
2. Invisible Lady (w/The Charles Mingus
Orchestra)('01)
3. Too Blue ('03)
4. North ('03)
5. Impatience ('03)
6. Crying Time (with Wanda Jackson)('03)
7. Matter Of Time (with Los Lobos)('03)
8. Love That Burns (Live)('04)
9. Where Is The Love ('05)
10.Greatest Love ('05)
11.My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count)('04)
12.Are You Havin' Any Fun? (with Tony Bennett)('06)
13.When I Stop Dreaming ( with Charlie Louvin)('06)
14.Peace Like A River ('06)
15.American tune ( with Allen Toussaint) ('06)

Disc 2

1. Who Are These People?(with Burt Bacharach)('05)
2. Moving Day (with Austin De Lone)('07)
3. Everybody's Crying Mercy ('03)
4. Let's Misbehave ('03)
5. My Mood Swings (with The Brodsky Quartet)('02)
6. Real Emotional Girl(with The Brodsky Quartet)('02)
7. Ommie Wise (with Kate and Anna McGarrigle)('01)
8. Ommie Wise Part 2 (What Lewis Did Last...)('01)
9. The Butcher's Boy ('01)
10.Beautiful ('05)
11.Don't Throw Your Love Away (with Amsterdam) ('07)
12.Fairly Right(with Bajofondo Tango Club)('07)
13.Ring Of Fire ('06)