My Greatest 100 (or so) Albums...

Imperial Bedroom (Columbia, 1982) Elvis Costello. This was the one where Elvis teamed with old Beatle engineer Geoff Emerick and really scared some critics. It's a brilliant piece of pop music and one of Elvis's greatest achievements, and he's made a career of great achievements. Here's the rundown:

All songs written by Elvis Costello unless otherwise indicated.
"Beyond Belief" – 2:34
"Tears Before Bedtime" – 3:02
"Shabby Doll" – 4:48
"The Long Honeymoon" – 4:15
"Man Out of Time" – 5:26
"Almost Blue" – 2:50
"...And in Every Home" – 3:23
"The Loved Ones" – 2:48
"Human Hands" – 2:43
"Kid About It" – 2:45
"Little Savage" – 2:37
"Boy with a Problem" (Costello, Chris Difford) – 2:12
"Pidgin English" – 3:58
"You Little Fool" – 3:11
"Town Cryer" – 4:16

Bonus tracks (1994 Rykodisc)
"From Head to Toe" (Smokey Robinson) – 2:34 produced by Elvis Costello
"The World of Broken Hearts" (Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus) – 3:01 produced by Elvis Costello
"Night Time" (Patrick Chambers) – 2:52 produced by Elvis Costello
"Really Mystified" (Tony Crane, John Gustafson) – 2:03 produced by Elvis Costello
"I Turn Around" – 2:09 produced by Elvis Costello
"Seconds of Pleasure" (Version 2 of The Invisible Man) – 3:43 produced by Elvis Costello
"The Stamping Ground" – 3:09 produced by Elvis Costello
"Shabby Doll" (Early version) – 4:18 produced by Elvis Costello
"Imperial Bedroom" – 2:47 produced by Elvis Costello

[edit] Bonus disc (2002 Rhino)
"The Land of Give and Take" (Early version of Beyond Belief) – 3:05
"Tears Before Bedtime" (Alternate version) – 3:03
"Man Out of Time" (Alternate version) – 3:43
"Human Hands" (Early version) – 2:44
"Kid About It" (Alternate version) – 3:18
"Little Savage" (Alternate version) – 3:07
"You Little Fool" (Alternate version) – 2:59
"Town Cryer" (Fast version) – 2:15
"Little Goody Two Shoes" (Alternate version) – 3:10
"The Town Where Time Stood Still" (Alternate version) – 2:57
"...And in Every Home" (Rehearsal) – 3:12
"I Turn Around" – 2:09
"From Head to Toe" (Robinson]) – 2:34
"The World of Broken Hearts" (Shuman, Pomus) – 3:01
"Night Time" (Chambers) – 2:52
"Really Mystified" (Crane, Gustafson) – 2:03
"The Stamping Ground" – 3:09
"Shabby Doll" (Demo version) – 4:18
"Man Out of Time" (Demo version) – 3:27
"You Little Fool" (Demo version) – 3:11
"Town Cryer" (Demo version) – 3:03
"Seconds of Pleasure" (Demo version) – 3:19
"Imperial Bedroom" – 2:47

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