Elvis Costello /CA,USA 1979

The 1979 US tour, which was the peak of his career after the release of his third album “Armed Forces”, features a live performance at Long Beach Arena in California on February 14th, recorded almost completely with soundboard recordings from the FM on-air master. It captures the hot performance of the early Attractions, and the set list includes the classics from their first album to their third album, but be sure to check out the performance of “Sad About Girls” at this point. A must-listen for fans of the punkish performance of the young Costello. 01. Goon Squad/02. Opportunity/03. Oliver’s Army/04. Busy Bodies/05. Two Little Hitlers/06. (I Don’t Want To Go To) Chelsea/07. Green Shirt/08. Moods For Moderns/09. No Dancing/10. Sad About Girls/11. Big Tears/12. Motel Matches/13. Accidents Will Happen/14. Big Boys/15. Party Girl/ 16. Lipstick Vogue/ 17. Watching The Detectives/18. Pump It Up/19. (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?/20. Radio, Radio [Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, USA February 14th 1979 : soundboard recording]