Live at Hollywood High

by Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello & the Attractions

Overview

Originally released as a four-song bonus EP with the U.K. edition of Armed Forces, then excerpted with an additional six songs on Rhino's double-disc expansion of said album in 2002, Live at Hollywood High received a full-blown reissue in 2010, almost 32 years after the June 4, 1978 concert from Elvis Costello & the Attractions. As the second installment of the Costello Show archival series, Live at Hollywood High isn't as legendary as Live at the El Mocambo, which had the benefit of once being one of Elvis Costello's rarest records, but it's a better show, or at least a better indication of the Attractions at their absolute peak. Apart from the dramatic opening reading of "Accidents Will Happen," featuring only Elvis and pianist Steve Nieve, every performance here is significantly revved up from the album versions, a change evident on all the My Aim Is True material -- including a reworked arrangement of "Stranger in the House" stripped of its country influence -- and the entire set has the momentum of a locomotive, twitchily pausing at "Alison" before crashing to a conclusion with a tremendous sequence of "You Belong to Me," "Radio, Radio," "Pump It Up," "Waiting for the End of the World," and "Miracle Man." Moreso than This Year's Model, this is the purest rock & roll record in Costello's catalog: there's passion and abandon in the Attractions' noisy revelry, not to mention some seriously heated fun. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/12/2010
Label:	Elvis Costello Catalog / Hip-O
UPC:	0602527280158
Rank:	81652

Tracks

1. Accidents Will Happen [Live at Hollywood High]
2. Mystery Dance [Live at Hollywood High]
3. Lip Service [Live at Hollywood High]
4. Living in Paradise [Live at Hollywood High]
5. Goon Squad [Live at Hollywood High]
6. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes [Live at Hollywood High]
7. Party Girl [Live at Hollywood High]
8. (I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea [Live at Hollywood High]
9. This Year's Girl [Live at Hollywood High]
10. No Action [Live at Hollywood High]
11. Stranger in the House [Live at Hollywood High]
12. The Beat [Live at Hollywood High]
13. Alison [Live at Hollywood High]
14. Lipstick Vogue [Live at Hollywood High]
15. Watching the Detectives [Live at Hollywood High]
16. You Belong to Me [Live at Hollywood High]
17. Radio, Radio [Live at Hollywood High]
18. Pump It Up [Live at Hollywood High]
19. Waiting for the End of the World [Live at Hollywood High]
20. Miracle Man [Live at Hollywood High]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Costello   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Elvis Costello & the Attractions   Primary Artist
The Attractions   Primary Artist
Steve Nieve   Keyboards
Bruce Thomas   Bass
Pete Thomas   Drums

Technical Credits

Andy McKaie   A&R
Elvis Costello   Composer
Vartan   Art Direction
Nick Lowe   Producer
Adam Starr   Product Manager
Ute Friesleben   Production Manager
Coco Shinomiya   Design
Daniel Hersch   Mastering
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Jo Almeida   Photo Coordination