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Elvis Costello - My Aim is True: 49th Anniversary Edition (5CD Box Set) * * *

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Elvis Costello My Aim is True Reissued for Its 49th Anniversary Edition on 5CD Box Set: Features a New Remaster from the Original 1977 Master Tapes. Includes Unreleased Songs, Demos, Outtakes and Live Performances

My Aim is True: 49th Anniversary Edition tells the origin story of how Declan MacManus became Elvis Costello. This expansive 5CD box set features 104 tracks, 52 of them unreleased songs, demos, outtakes, and live performances. The collection also includes a 72 page liner essay by Elvis Costello, with unseen photographs, handwritten lyrics from his notebooks, and diary entries from 1976 as he was making My Aim is True.

The story is told across 5 CDs:

CD1: My Aim is True (2026 Remaster): Remastered from the original 1977 analog master tapes
CD2: The Blue Print: Acoustic recordings and demos recorded before My Aim is True
CD3: The Stranger in the House: How Declan MacManus became Elvis Costello in 28 songs
CD4: Becoming the Attractions: As they took charge of the My Aim is True songs and then went mad
CD5: Covered in Clover: The first and last time Costello and Clover played My Aim is True live in 2007

Features:

  • Box Set
  • 5CD's
  • Includes New Remaster from the original 1977 master tapes
  • Features 104 tracks, 52 of them unreleased songs, demos, outtakes and live performances
  • 72 page liner essay by Elvis Costello with photographs, handwritten lyrics and diary entries
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Track Listing

CD1: My Aim is True (2026 Remaster)

  1. Welcome to the Working Week - 2026 Remaster
  2. Miracle Man - 2026 Remaster
  3. No Dancing - 2026 Remaster
  4. Blame It on Cain - 2026 Remaster
  5. Alison - 2026 Remaster
  6. Sneaky Feelings - 2026 Remaster
  7. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - 2026 Remaster
  8. Less Than Zero - 2026 Remaster
  9. Mystery Dance - 2026 Remaster
  10. Pay It Back - 2026 Remaster
  11. I'm Not Angry - 2026 Remaster
  12. Waiting for the End of the World - 2026 Remaster
  13. Watching the Detectives - Single Version

CD2: The Blue Print

  1. I Turn Around - Hope & Anchor Studio
  2. Losing You - Hope & Anchor Studio
  3. Leverman - Hope & Anchor Studio
  4. Citizen Junction - Hope & Anchor Studio
  5. I Hear a Melody - Pathway Studios
  6. Poison Moon - Bedroom Recording
  7. Wave a White Flag - Bedroom Recording
  8. Mercury Wings - Ms. Dore’s Tape
  9. Jump Up - Hope & Anchor Studio
  10. No Star - Hope & Anchor Studio
  11. Walk On - Hope & Anchor Studio
  12. Radio Soul - Hope & Anchor Studio
  13. Clean Money - Hope & Anchor Studio
  14. Don’t Put a Levy on My Love - Hope & Anchor Studio
  15. Play It Safe - Hope & Anchor Studio
  16. Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) - Hope & Anchor Studio
  17. I Can’t Turn It Off - Hope & Anchor Studio

CD3: The Stranger in the House

  1. Radio Sweetheart - My Aim is True Outtake
  2. Cheap Reward - Bedroom Recording
  3. Mystery Dance - Bedroom Recording
  4. Stranger in the House - My Aim is True Outtake
  5. Running Out of Angels - Hope & Anchor Studio
  6. Just Like a Jukebox - Hope & Anchor Studio
  7. I Don’t Want to Go Home - Pathway Studios
  8. Blame It on Cain - Bedroom Recording
  9. Blue Minute - Ms. Dore’s Tape
  10. Pay It Back - Bedroom Recording
  11. Exiles Road - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
  12. Knockin' on Heaven’s Door - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
  13. Sweet Revival - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
  14. Pay It Back - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
  15. Imagination (Is a Powerful Deceiver) - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
  16. Living in Paradise - Hope & Anchor Studio
  17. Welcome to the Working Week - Pathway Studios
  18. Miracle Man - Bedroom Recording
  19. Miracle Man - Pathway Studios
  20. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - Ms. Dore’s Tape
  21. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - Pathway Studios
  22. Waiting for the End of the World - Pathway Studios
  23. Living in Paradise - My Aim is True Outtake
  24. Call on Me - Pathway Studios
  25. Watching the Detectives - Pathway Studios Trio Version
  26. No Action - Pathway Studios Trio Version
  27. Poison Moon - Ms. Dore’s Tape
  28. Stranger in the House - Ms. Dore’s Tape

CD4: Becoming the Attractions

  1. Alison - What’s on Granada Reports
  2. Introduction By Dave Robinson - Live, The Nashville Room
  3. Mystery Dance - Live, The Nashville Room
  4. Pay It Back - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
  5. Radio Sweetheart - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
  6. Sneaky Feelings - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
  7. Crawling to the U.S.A. - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
  8. Lip Service - Pathway Studios
  9. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes- with Introduction Top of the Pops
  10. Interview No. 1 - Good Afternoon with Mavis Nicholson
  11. Watching the Detectives - Good Afternoon Broadcast
  12. Interview No. 2 - Good Afternoon with Mavis Nicholson
  13. Hoover Factory - Good Afternoon Rehearsal
  14. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself - Live Stiffs, University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K.
  15. Whole Wide World - Live Stiffs, University Of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.
  16. KSAN Intro - Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
  17. Pump It Up - Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
  18. Lip Service - Unknown Field Recording
  19. Mystery Dance - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
  20. Blame It on Cain - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
  21. Less Than Zero (Dallas Version) - Warner Theater, Washington D.C.
  22. Waiting for the End of the World - The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
  23. Miracle Man - Warner Theater, Washington D.C.
  24. Watching the Detectives - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
  25. I’m Not Angry - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA

CD5: Covered in Clover

  1. Welcome To The Working Week (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  2. Miracle Man (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  3. No Dancing (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  4. Intro to Blame It On Cain (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  5. Blame It On Cain (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  6. Alison (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  7. Intro To Sneaky Feelings (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  8. Sneaky Feelings (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  9. Intro To Red Shoes (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  10. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  11. Less Than Zero (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  12. Mystery Dance (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  13. Pay It Back (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  14. I'm Not Angry (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  15. Waiting for the End of the World / Gloria (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  16. Watching the Detectives (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  17. Mr. Moon (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  18. Intro To the Love Trilogy (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  19. Love Has No Pride (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  20. Love is Gone (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
  21. (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)

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