Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach The Songs of Bacharach & Costello Super Deluxe Edition 2LP & 4CD Box Set
Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach The Songs of Bacharach & Costello Super Deluxe Edition 2LP & 4CD Box Set
Genre: Pop Rock
Label: Universal
Size: 12"
Format: 33RPM,

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Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach The Songs of Bacharach & Costello Super Deluxe Edition 2LP & 4CD Box Set

Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

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

Michael Fremer Rated 10/10 Music, 10/10 Sonics!

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

Super Deluxe Edition 2LP & 4CD!
A Three-Decade-Long Songwriting Partnership Celebrated!
Painted from Memory Remastered by Bob Ludwig from the Original Tapes!
Features New Collection of Unreleased Songs, Live Performances & More!

This item not eligible for any further discount offers!

The Songs of Bacharach & Costello brings together all of the published songs that Costello has written with Burt Bacharach, celebrating the three-decade songwriting partnership between them. Compiled by Costello, the Super Deluxe Edition includes the newly remastered album Painted from Memory, along with a new collection, Taken from Life, featuring unreleased songs from the proposed Painted from Memory musical score, plus live performances, and a detailed 10,000 word essay by Costello.

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

  • Super Deluxe Edition
  • 2LP
  • 4CD
  • 140g Vinyl
  • Compiled by Elvis Costello
  • All of the Published Songs Co-Written by Costello & Bacharach
  • Audio Remastered by Bob Ludwig from the Original Tapes
  • Double LP - Painted from Memory & Selections from Taken from Life
  • CD 1: Painted from Memory Remastered
  • CD 2: Taken from Life - Songs from the Stage Score of Painted from Memory
  • CD 3: Because It's a Lonely World -Live with Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve
  • CD 4: Costello Sings Bacharach/David
  • 19 Unreleased Songs
  • 3 Newly Recorded Bacharach/Costello Songs: "Taken from Life" by Elvis Costello & The Imposters, "You Can Have Her" & "Look Up Again" by Elvis Costello, Orchestrated by Vince Mendoza & Recorded Under the Direction of Burt Bacharach
  • Detailed 10,000-Word Essay by Elvis Costello Illustrated by Photographs
  • Housed in a Book Pack
  • Made in Canada

Selections

2LP

Painted from Memory
  1. In the Darkest Place
  2. Toledo
  3. I Still Have That Other Girl
  4. This House Is Empty Now
  5. Tears at the Birthday Party
  6. Such Unlikely Lovers
  7. My Thief
  8. The Long Division
  9. Painted from Memory
  10. The Sweetest Punch
  11. What's Her Name Today?
  12. God Give Me Strength
Songs from Taken from Life
  1. You Can Have Her - Elvis Costello
  2. Don't Look Now - Audra Mae & John Pagano
  3. I Looked Away - Audra Mae
  4. Taken from Life - Elvis Costello & The Imposters
  5. What's Her Name Today? - Audra Mae
  6. Look Up Again - Elvis Costello

CD One

Painted from Memory
  1. In the Darkest Place
  2. Toledo
  3. I Still Have That Other Girl
  4. This House Is Empty Now
  5. Tears at the Birthday Party
  6. Such Unlikely Lovers
  7. My Thief
  8. The Long Division
  9. Painted from Memory
  10. The Sweetest Punch
  11. What's Her Name Today?
  12. God Give Me Strength

CD Two

Taken from Life
  1. You Can Have Her - Elvis Costello
  2. Painted from Memory - Cassandra Wilson & Bill Frisell
  3. Don't Look Now - Elvis Costello & the Imposters
  4. Everyone's Playing House - Elvis Costello & the Imposters
  5. I Looked Away - Audra Mae
  6. Taken from Life - Elvis Costello & the Imposters
  7. Don Byron & Bill Frisell - My Thief
  8. Shameless - Jenni Muldaur
  9. Photographs Can Lie - Elvis Costello & the Imposters
  10. In the Darkest Place - Audra Mae
  11. Why Won't Heaven Help Me? - Elvis Costello & the Imposters
  12. Stripping Paper - Jenni Muldaur
  13. He's Given Me Things - Elvis Costello & the Imposters
  14. What's Her Name Today? - Audra Mae
  15. Look Up Again - Elvis Costello
  16. Lie Back & Think of England - Burt Bacharach

CD Three

Because It's a Lonely World - Live
  1. Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve - Toledo
  2. In the Darkest Place - Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve
  3. My Thief - Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve
  4. I Still Have the Other Girl - Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve
  5. I'll Never Fall in Love Again - Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve 
  6. God Give Me Strength - Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve 
  7. Painted from Memory - Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve & the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra 
  8. What's Her Name Today? - Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve & the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra 
  9. This House Is Empty Now - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

CD Four

Costello Sings Bacharach / David
  1. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself (Live 1977) - Elvis Costello & the Attractions
  2. Baby It's You - Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe
  3. Please Stay - Elvis Costello
  4. I'll Never Fall in Love Again - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach
  5. Make It Easy On Yourself - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach (Live)
  6. My Little Red Book - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach (Live)
  7. Anyone Who Had a Heart - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach (Live)
  8. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach (Live)

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