The cover of Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Album · 1979 · United Kingdom

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

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Tracks
13
Playing time
40 min
Genres
Rock, New wave, Alternative rock
Released
5 January 1979
Popularity
32 of 100

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Armed Forces is the 1979 album by Elvis Costello & The Attractions, from the United Kingdom: 13 tracks and 40 minutes of rock, new wave and alternative rock. It is on 1001 Albums and Radio 1979. It came out on 5 January 1979. Its track played most at Tidal today is “Wednesday Week”.

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. 1Accidents Will Happen3:02
  2. 2Senior Service2:18
  3. 3Oliver's Army3:01
  4. 4Big Boys2:57
  5. 5Green Shirt2:43
  6. 6Party Girl3:23
  7. 7Goon Squad3:15
  8. 8Busy Bodies3:36
  9. 9Sunday's Best3:22
  10. 10Moods For Moderns2:50
  11. 11Chemistry Class2:58
  12. 12Two Little Hitlers3:13
  13. 13(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding3:32

Disc 2

  1. 1Clean Money2:00
  2. 2Talking In The Dark1:58
  3. 3Wednesday Week2:05
  4. 4Tiny Steps2:43
  5. 5Crawling To The U.S.A.2:55
  6. 6Big Boys (Alternate Version)2:55
  7. 7Green Shirt (Demo Version)2:22
  8. 8My Funny Valentine1:33

Disc 3

  1. 1Goon Squad (Live At Pinkpop, 1979)2:51
  2. 2B-Movie (Live At Pinkpop, 1979)2:30
  3. 3Green Shirt (Live At Pinkpop, 1979)2:49
  4. 4I Don’t Want To Go To Chelsea (Live At Pinkpop, 1979)3:58
  5. 5Opportunity (Live At Pinkpop, 1979)2:34
  6. 6So Young (Live At Pinkpop, 1979)3:36
  7. 7High Fidelity (Live At Pinkpop, 1979)3:28
  8. 8Lipstick Vogue (Live At Pinkpop, 1979)4:10
  9. 9Watching The Detectives (Live At Pinkpop, 1979)6:02
  10. 10Big Boys (Live At Pinkpop, 1979)2:29
  11. 11Pump It Up (Live At Pinkpop, 1979)5:20
  12. 12You Belong To Me (Live At Pinkpop, 1979)3:46
  13. 13(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding? (Live At Pinkpop, 1979)3:44

Disc 4

  1. 1Accidents Will Happen (Live At Hollywood High, 1978)3:29
  2. 2Mystery Dance (Live At Hollywood High, 1978)2:03
  3. 3Goon Squad (Live At Hollywood High, 1978)3:49
  4. 4Party Girl (Live At Hollywood High, 1978)2:57
  5. 5Stranger In The House (Live At Hollywood High, 1978)4:02
  6. 6Alison (Live At Hollywood High, 1978)3:05
  7. 7Lipstick Vogue (Live At Hollywood High, 1978)4:18
  8. 8Watching The Detectives (Live At Hollywood High, 1978)6:00
  9. 9You Belong To Me (Live At Hollywood High, 1978)2:39
  10. 10Chemistry Class (Live)2:44

Disc 5

  1. 1Oliver's Army (Live At The Regent Theatre, 1978)3:29
  2. 2Waiting For The End Of The World (Live At The Regent Theatre, 1978)4:39
  3. 3Big Boys (Live At The Regent Theatre, 1978)2:51
  4. 4This Year’s Girl (Live At The Regent Theatre, 1978)3:24
  5. 5You Belong To Me (Live At The Regent Theatre, 1978)4:55
  6. 6Pump It Up (Live At The Regent Theatre, 1978)5:47

Disc 6

  1. 1(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live At The Dominion Theatre, 1978)3:13
  2. 2No Dancing (Live At The Dominion Theatre, 1978)3:06
  3. 3I Stand Accused (Live At The Dominion Theatre, 1978)3:00
  4. 4(What’s So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding? (Live At The Dominion Theatre, 1978)3:46

Disc 7

  1. 1Oliver's Army3:00
  2. 2Big Boys (Demo Version)3:00

Disc 8

  1. 1Accidents Will Happen3:01
  2. 2Busy Bodies (Alternate Version)3:48

Disc 9

  1. 1American Squirm2:31
  2. 2(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding3:32

60 tracks, 3 h 18 min in this edition on 9 discs; the original has 13.

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