Elvis Costello/Norway 1980

I think the most popular period for Costello mania is from the album “GET HAPPY!” to “TRUST”. In 1980, when the former was released and the latter was produced, energetic live activities were being carried out as before, but there were extremely few items available. However, on the other hand, it is also a very popular period among enthusiasts for the reasons mentioned above. In particular, the short-term Scandinavian tour that took place in November when the production of “TRUST” was finished has been handed down as a legendary existence among enthusiasts. Even though “TRUST” had not yet been released, the set list was made up of only new songs from the same album and songs from “GET HAPPY!”, and it was a unique time when the songs before that were hardly played. . Even in the live history of Costello & Attractions, who have an aggressive live performance, it stands out that there was a time when they were so aggressive. The Oslo performance on November 19th, which will be released this time, is the final day of such a legendary short tour. The concert began with a bold new song, “You’ll Never Be A Man,” which was yet to be released, as evidence of its overly aggressive composition. This alone will make you realize how precious this time is. After that, songs from “TRUST” and “GET HAPPY!” were played in rapid succession, a development that is irresistible for enthusiasts. Among them, “Fish ‘N’ Chip Paper” was a tragic repertoire that was not played live after the album was released, and it was so precious that it was only performed in November 1980. song. In fact, it was during this short tour that the songs from “TRUST” were performed the most on stage even before their release. After all, it is before the album is released, so it is valuable to see “Clubland” and “New Lace Sleeves”, which will later become major songs, played for the first time. On other days of this tour, they still included a certain amount of past songs, but on this day, not even “Pump It Up” was played anymore, and instead, “Oliver’s Army” was the finale, which was shocking. The end of the curtain. Although the sound source of such an extremely valuable short tour exists, many of the remaining audience recordings are of poor quality. Among them, this Oslo performance is rated as “by far the easiest to listen to” even among enthusiasts. Although it is certainly in the category of a vintage audience, it is not rough and the contours of the performance are really clear. The performance is powerful enough. However, after “King Horse” was incompletely recorded due to a tape change, the slight rise in pitch that occurred for a while after “Watching The Detectives” resumed recording was properly adjusted upon release. We didn’t just release the sound source, we made it easier to listen to. As a final bonus, a rare “TRUST” song that was played on other dates on the short Scandinavian tour is included. In particular, “White Knuckles” has been played the least number of times among the songs on “TRUST”, even more so than “Fish ‘N’ Chip Paper.” In fact, it was only performed three times on the Scandinavian tour, and the sound source is only for two. A mega-rare repertoire that doesn’t exist. With this release, many enthusiasts may find out for the first time that it was performed on stage in 1980. Such a super rare 80 year short Scandinavian tour is finally released. The Oslo main story alone is extremely valuable, and with the addition of extravagant bonuses, the content of the “TRUST” period live sound source release is finally perfect. This is the rare live sound source from 1980 that Costello mania wanted to hear! Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway 19th November 1980 TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND (75:45) 1. You’ll Never Be A Man 2. The Imposter 3. Temptation 4. Strict Time 5. Fish’n’Chip Paper 6. High Fidelity 7. He’s Got You 8. Lovers Walk 9. New Lace Sleeves 10. Big Tears 11. Big Sister’s Clothes 12. Luxembourg 13. Secondary Modern 14. Slippin’ And Slidin’ 15. Clubland 16. I’ve been Born Again / King Horse 17. Watching The Detectives 18. You Belong To Me 19. I Can’t Stand Up (For Falling Down) 20. Mystery Dance 21. Little Sister 22. Miracle Man 23. (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding 24. Oliver’s Army Bonus Tracks Live at Erikisdalshallen, Stockholm 13th November 1980 25. White Knuckles Live at The Skandinavium, Gothenburg 18th November 1980 26. From A Whisper To A Scream Elvis Costello – guitar, vocals The Attractions Steve Nieve – keyboards Bruce Thomas – bass Pete Thomas – drums