Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach The Songs of Bacharach & Costello 2LP

Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

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SKU:

UNILP48604

UPC:

602448486042

Description

Analog Planet Rated 10/10 Music, 9/10 Sonics!

TAS Rated 4.5/5 Music, 4.5/5 Sonics in the May/June 2023 Issue of The Absolute Sound!

Painted from Memory + Newly Recorded Bacharach & Costello Songs on 2LP!
A Three-Decade-Long Songwriting Partnership Celebrated!
Audio Remastered by Bob Ludwig from the Original Tapes!
Includes 3 Previously Unreleased Performances!

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The Songs of Bacharach & Costello, compiled by Elvis Costello, brings together the published songs that Costello has written with Burt Bacharach and celebrates the three-decade songwriting partnership between them. The 2LP set includes the newly remastered album Painted from Memory and six songs from Taken from Life, of which three are newly recorded compositions. The LPs are pressed on 140g vinyl and audio was remastered by Bob Ludwig from the original tapes.

If you are a fan of Painted From Memory, you need to get The Songs of Bacharach & Costello, whichever edition your wallet will allow. You and your ears will be more than glad you did.
-Mark Smotroff, Analog Planet, Music 10/10, Sound 9/10

'In Bacharach, Costello has found his most empathetic sidekick yet,' Rolling Stone opined in 1998.The fact that these recordings hold up so well speaks volumes about the rewards of their partnership.
-Greg Cahill, The Absolute Sound, May/June 2023, Music 4.5/5, Sonics 4.5/5

Features

Double LP
140g Vinyl
Compiled by Elvis Costello
Audio Remastered by Bob Ludwig from the Original Tapes
Painted from Memory Album (1998) - Newly Remastered
3 Newly Recorded Bacharach & Costello Songs: "Taken from Life" by Elvis Costello & The Imposters; "You Can Have Her" & "Look Up Again" Sung by Elvis Costello orchestrated by Vince Mendoza & Recorded Under the Direction of Burt Bacharach
3 Previously Unreleased Performances: "Don't Look Now" Sung by Audra Mae & John Pagano; "I Looked Away" & "What's Her Name Today?" Sung by Audra Mae with Pianist Jim Cox
Gatefold Jacket

Selections

Painted from Memory

In the Darkest Place
Toledo
I Still Have That Other Girl
This House Is Empty Now
Tears at the Birthday Party
Such Unlikely Lovers
My Thief
The Long Division
Painted from Memory
The Sweetest Punch
What's Her Name Today?
God Give Me Strength

Songs from Taken from Life

You Can Have Her - Elvis Costello
Don't Look Now - Audra Mae & John Pagano
I Looked Away - Audra Mae
Taken from Life - Elvis Costello & The Imposters
What's Her Name Today? - Audra Mae
Look Up Again - Elvis Costello