ELVIS COSTELLO – SPIKE LP – Nr MINT ROCK PUNK

Elvis Costello – Spike
(Warner Bros Records  1989  WX238)

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear to edges (hype sticker has been moved to inner sleeve)
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He first came to prominence in 1977 with his debut album “My Aim Is True”. He was then joined by his backing band, The Attractions (Pete Thomas on drums, Steve Nieve on keyboards and Bruce Thomas on bass guitar) who played with him through the 1980’s. Bruce Thomas departed in the 1990’s and was replaced by Davey Farragher, since then the backing band have been known as The Imposters.

Spike is the 12th studio album by the British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, released on compact disc as Warner Brothers 25848. It was his first album for the label. It peaked at #5 on the UK album chart, and at #32 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello, except where noted; track timings taken from Rhino 2001 reissue.

1. “(You’re Nobody Till Everybody in) This Town (Thinks You’re a Bastard)” – 4:32
2. “Let Him Dangle” – 4:45
3. “Deep Dark Truthful Mirror” – 4:07
4. “Veronica” (Costello, Paul McCartney) – 3:09
5. “God’s Comic” – 5:31
6. “Chewing Gum” – 3:47
7. “Tramp the Dirt Down” – 5:41
8. “Stalin Malone” – 4:09
9. “Satellite” – 5:45
10. “Pads, Paws and Claws” (Costello, McCartney) – 2:56
11. “Baby Plays Around” (Costello, Cait O’Riordan) – 2:47
12. “Miss Macbeth” – 4:23
13. “Any King’s Shilling” – 6:07
14. “Coal-Train Robberies” – 3:18
15. “Last Boat Leaving” – 3:31

Personnel

• Elvis Costello – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, piano, bells, acoustic bass guitar, organ, melodica
• T-Bone Burnett – acoustic guitar, bass, national steel guitar
• Cait O’Riordan – maracas, bells

Dublin

• Derek Bell – Irish harp, hammered dulcimer
• Frankie Gavin – fiddle
• Dónal Lunny – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, electric bouzouki
• Davy Spillane – pipe, uilleann pipes, Low whistle
• Steve Wickham – fiddle
• Christy Moore – bodhran
• Pete Thomas – drums

New Orleans

• Lionel Batiste – bass drum
• Gregory Davis – trumpet
• Willie Green – drums
• Kevin Harris – tenor saxophone
• Charles Joseph – trombone
• Kirk Joseph – sousaphone
• Roger Lewis – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Jenell Marshall – snare drum
• Allen Toussaint – grand piano
• Efrem Towns – trumpet

Hollywood

• Michael Blair – glockenspiel, marimba, tambourine, xylophone, bells, timpani, vibraphone, Chinese drums, Oldsmobile hubcap, Parade drum, anvil, whiplash, crash-box, temple bells, snare drum, “magic table”, metal pipe, “Martian dog bark”
• Ralph Forbes – electric drums, drum programming
• Mitchell Froom – organ, harmonium, electric piano, chamberlin, Indian harmonium
• Roger McGuinn – twelve-string guitar, Rickenbacker bass guitar
• Jim Keltner – tom-toms, snare drum, Chinese cymbal
• Jerry Marotta – drums
• Buell Neidlinger – cello, double bass
• Marc Ribot – banjo, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, sounds
• Jerry Scheff – electric bass, double bass, fuzz bass
• Benmont Tench – piano, clavinet, spinet, Vox Continental
• Tom “T-Bone” Wolk – accordion, bass

London

• Chrissie Hynde – harmony vocals
• Nick Lowe – bass
• Paul McCartney – Hofner bass guitar, Rickenbacker bass guitar
• Pete Thomas – drums