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Released
  
4 December 1987 (UK)

Out of Our Idiot (1987)
  
Spike (1989)

Release date
  
4 December 1987

Recorded
  
1979–87

Artist
  
Elvis Costello

Label
  
Demon Records

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Producer
  
Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Colin Fairley, the Mono-Kings, the Coward Brothers, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Allen Toussaint, J. Henry "T-Bone" Burnett, Larry Hirsch

Genres
  
Rock music, New wave, Alternative rock, Post-punk

Similar
  
Elvis Costello albums, Rock music albums

Out of Our Idiot is a 1987 compilation album of then rare and unreleased recordings dating back to 1979 by Elvis Costello, which was released in the UK on Demon Records. It was only available as an import in the USA and other markets. The album was credited to "Various Artists" rather than to Costello because the tracks were recorded and credited under a variety of names, including The Costello Show, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Elvis Costello and the Confederates, The Coward Brothers, Napoleon Dynamite, The Emotional Toothpaste and The MacManus Gang, and with a variety of collaborators, including Jimmy Cliff, Nick Lowe and T-Bone Burnett.

Contents

Two versions of Out of Our Idiot were released, a 17-track vinyl LP, and a 21-track CD. Tracks 6, 10, 18, and 19 on the CD were not included on the vinyl release. With the exception of "Little Goody Two Shoes", all of the tracks on Out of Our Idiot were later released as bonus tracks on individual albums when Costello's pre-1987 catalogue was re-released on CD on the Rykodisc and Rhino labels. An alternate version of "Little Goody Two Shoes" was included on the Imperial Bedroom bonus disc.

Track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello except as indicated.

CD Version

  1. "Seven Day Weekend" (Costello, Jimmy Cliff) – 2:37
  2. "Turning The Town Red" – 3:20
  3. "Heathen Town" – 3:06
  4. "The People's Limousine" (Costello, T-Bone Burnett) – 3:38
  5. "So Young" (Joe Camilleri, Tony Faehse, Jeff Burstin) – 3:27
  6. "Little Goody Two Shoes" – 2:27
  7. "American Without Tears No. 2" – (Declan MacManus) 3:34
  8. "Get Yourself Another Fool" (Frank Haywood, Ernest Tucker) – 4:02
  9. "Walking on Thin Ice" (Yoko Ono) – 3:42
  10. "Withered And Died" (Richard Thompson) – 3:13
  11. "Blue Chair" (single version) (Declan MacManus) – 3:39
  12. "Baby It's You" (Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams) – 3:15
  13. "From Head To Toe" (Smokey Robinson) – 2:34
  14. "Shoes Without Heels" (Declan MacManus) – 4:15
  15. "Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo" (Declan MacManus) – 3:21
  16. "The Flirting Kind" – 2:58
  17. "Black Sails in the Sunset" – 3:09
  18. "A Town Called Big Nothing" – 5:44
  19. "Big Sister" – 2:16
  20. "Imperial Bedroom" (demo version) – 2:47
  21. "The Stamping Ground" (demo version) – 3:10

Side one

  1. "Seven Day Weekend"
  2. "Turning the Town Red"
  3. "Heathen Town"
  4. "The People's Limousine"
  5. "So Young"
  6. "American Without Tears No. 2"
  7. "Get Yourself Another Fool"
  8. "Walking on Thin Ice"

Side two

  1. "Blue Chair"
  2. "Baby It's You"
  3. "From Head to Toe"
  4. "Shoes Without Heels"
  5. "Baby's Got a Brand New Hairdo"
  6. "The Flirting Kind"
  7. "Black Sails in the Sunset"
  8. "Imperial Bedroom"
  9. "The Stamping Ground"

Elvis Costello (solo)

  • ("American Without Tears No. 2 (Twilight Version)", "Blue Chair", "Baby It's You")
  • Elvis Costello – guitar, vocals
  • Nick Lowe – bass, vocals (on "Baby It's You")
  • T-Bone Burnett – rhythm guitar (on "Blue Chair")
  • Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass (on "Blue Chair")
  • Steve Nieve – keyboards (on "Blue Chair")
  • Mickey Curry – drums (on "Blue Chair")

    • The Coward Brothers

  • ("The People's Limousine")
  • Elvis Costello – lead guitar, vocals (as "Howard Coward")
  • T-Bone Burnett – rhythm guitar, vocals (as "Henry Coward")
  • David Miner – bass
  • Ron Tutt – drums

    • Elvis Costello and the Attractions

  • ("Seven Day Weekend", "Turning the Town Red", "Heathen Town", "So Young", "Get Yourself Another Fool", "Walking on Thin Ice", "From Head to Toe", "The Flirting Kind", "Black Sails in the Sunset")
  • Elvis Costello – guitar, vocals
  • Steve Nieve – keyboards
  • Bruce Thomas – bass
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Jimmy Cliff – vocals (on "Seven Day Weekend")
  • TKO Horns – horns (on "Walking on Thin Ice")

    • Elvis Costello and the Confederates

  • ("Shoes Without Heels")
  • Elvis Costello – guitar, vocals
  • James Burton – guitar
  • Jerry Scheff – bass
  • Ron Tutt – drums

    • The Costello Show, featuring the Attractions

  • ("Baby's Got a Brand New Hairdo")

    • Napoleon Dynamite and the Royal Guard

  • ("Imperial Bedroom")
  • Elvis Costello – guitar, vocals
  • Gary Barnacle – tenor & baritone saxophone
  • Annie Whitehead – trombone

    • The Emotional Toothpaste

  • ("The Stamping Ground")
  • Elvis Costello – guitar, vocals

    • Songs

    1Seven Day Weekend2:38
    2Turning the Town Red3:21
    3Heathen Town3:07

    References

    Out of Our Idiot Wikipedia
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