Description

Rare original 1980 Uk cassette. Gold cassette with gold and black cassette

This album is the British equivalent of the U.S. B-side and non-album track release Taking Liberties, down to a similar song ordering. Three of these songs, “Clowntime Is Over,” “Black and White World,” and “Clean Money” (later revised and retitled “Love for Tender”) appear in greatly altered versions on Get Happy!! Other numbers, such as the country tune “Stranger in the House,” the Motown-sounding song “Getting Mighty Crowded,” and the Tin Pan Alley-style number “Just a Memory,” anticipate the style experiments of his subsequent albums. Given Elvis Costello’s stunningly great songwriting talents, this rarities platter is better than the primary album releases by most bands. This is an excellent record, highly recommended if Taking Liberties is not available. Other review sources state that this album’s arrangements are different from those of Taking Liberties, but this reviewer hears no difference here.

Track list:
1. Clean Money
2. Girls Talk
3. Talking In The Dark
4. Radio Sweetheart
5. Big Tears
6. Crawling To The USA
7. Just A Memory
8. Watching The Detectives
9. Stranger In The House
10. Clowntime Is Over
11. Getting Mighty Crowded
12. Hoover Factory
13. Tiny Steps
14. What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
15. Dr. Luther’s Assistant
16. Radio Radio
17. Black And White World
18. Wednesday Week
19. My Funny Valentine
20. Ghost Train