Elvis Costello/London,UK 1978

1978, when Elvis Costello and The Attractions, who will be coming to Japan again this year, performed energetically, is a time when various official recordings have now been released, but this is an ultra-rare recording that has never been released before. A live performance at the Roundhouse in London on April 15th was recorded over 62 minutes with high-quality audience recording. Bruce Thomas, the bassist of The Attractions, injured his finger during the UK tour and was temporarily unable to play the bass, but during this period, Costello and the others brought in Nick Lowe, who was also their producer, as bassist and performed the rest of the UK tour. Of course, Lowe joined as a stopgap measure, so they couldn’t learn all the songs at once, and on this day, Costello covered that by performing the first two new songs alone. From “Waiting For The End Of The World”, a rare stage is played with irregular attractions with low-pitched sounds, but in the encore “Mystery Dance”, a surprise occurs when Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott jumps in on bass. “Mystery Dance” is a simple and straight-forward tune, so Phil quickly blends into the performance and it ends in a flash, but many people are surprised that Costello and Phil Lynott have collaborated on this unusual collaboration. Moreover, after the performance ends, Costello introduces it as “On Bass, Mr. Phil Lynott!” This is even more so. The sound quality is also very warm, and it is a stereo audience recording that makes the performance sound loud, and it is an amazing sound source that allows you to clearly hear rare performances and collaborations. Moreover, the pitch that gradually drops in the original sound source is accurately adjusted, and the main point is that you can enjoy it in a stable state that is incomparable to the sound sources circulating among traders. An unknown collaboration between Costello and Phil Lynott, and a rare live performance with a different set list and members than usual. Live at Roundhouse, London, England 15th April 1978 TRULY AMAZING SOUND(from Original Masters) 1. Big Boys (Elvis Solo) 2. Chemistry Class (Elvis Solo) 3. Waiting For The End Of The World 4. No Action 5. This Year’s Girl 6. Lip Service 7. Less Than Zero 8. Big Tears 9. Hand In Hand 10. The Beat 11. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes 12. Alison 13. Miracle Man 14. (I Don’t Want To Go To) Chelsea 15. Pump It Up 16. Watching The Detectives 17. You Belong To Me 18. Mystery Dance (Phil Lynott on Bass) 19. Heart Of The City (Nick Lowe on Vocal) Elvis Costello – Vocal, Guitar Pete Thomas – Drums Steve Nieve – Keyboards, Vocal Nick Lowe – Bass, Vocal Phil Lynott – Bass (TRK 18)