Elvis Costello My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary Edition) 5CD Box Set 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Label: Universal

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Elvis Costello My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary Edition) 5CD Box Set

Elvis Costello

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Coming October 2, 2026 pre-order your copy today!

49th Anniversary Edition 5CD Box Set!
Includes 52 Unreleased Songs, Demos, Outtakes & Live Performances!
Original Album Remastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes!

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 430/500!

My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary Edition) tells the origin story of how Declan MacManus became Elvis Costello. This expansive 5CD box set features 104 tracks, 52 of them unreleased songs, demos, outtakes, and live performances. The collection also includes a 72-page liner essay by Elvis Costello, with unseen photographs, handwritten lyrics from his notebooks, and diary entries from 1976 as he was making My Aim Is True.

The story is told across 5 CDs:
CD1: My Aim Is True (2026 Remaster): Remastered from the original 1977 analog master tapes
CD2: The Blue Print: Acoustic recordings and demos recorded before My Aim Is True
CD3: The Stranger in the House: How Declan MacManus became Elvis Costello in 28 songs
CD4: Becoming The Attractions: As they took charge of the My Aim Is True songs and then went mad
CD5: Covered in Clover: The first and last time Costello and Clover played My Aim Is True live in 2007

Features

  • 49th Anniversary Edition
  • 5CD Box Set
  • 2026 Remaster from the Original 1977 Analog Master Tapes
  • 104 Tracks (52 Unreleased)
  • Demos, Outtakes & Live Performances
  • 72-Page Liner Essay by Elvis Costello
  • Unseen Photos, Handwritten Lyrics & 1976 Diary Entries

Selections

CD1: My Aim Is True (2026 Remaster)

  1. Welcome to the Working Week
  2. Miracle Man
  3. No Dancing
  4. Blame It on Cain
  5. Alison
  6. Sneaky Feelings
  7. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
  8. Less Than Zero
  9. Mystery Dance
  10. Pay It Back
  11. I'm Not Angry
  12. Waiting for the End of the World
  13. Watching the Detectives - Single Version

CD2: The Blue Print

  1. I Turn Around - Hope & Anchor Studio
  2. Losing You - Hope & Anchor Studio
  3. Leverman - Hope & Anchor Studio
  4. Citizen Junction - Hope & Anchor Studio
  5. I Hear a Melody - Pathway Studios
  6. Poison Moon - Bedroom Recording
  7. Wave a White Flag - Bedroom Recording
  8. Mercury Wings - Ms. Dore's Tape
  9. Jump Up - Hope & Anchor Studio
  10. No Star - Hope & Anchor Studio
  11. Walk On - Hope & Anchor Studio
  12. Radio Soul - Hope & Anchor Studio
  13. Clean Money - Hope & Anchor Studio
  14. Don't Put a Levy on My Love - Hope & Anchor Studio
  15. Play It Safe - Hope & Anchor Studio
  16. Imagination (Is a Powerful Deceiver) - Hope & Anchor Studio
  17. I Can't Turn It Off - Hope & Anchor Studio

CD3: The Stranger in the House

  1. Radio Sweetheart - My Aim Is True Outtake
  2. Cheap Reward - Bedroom Recording
  3. Mystery Dance - Bedroom Recording
  4. Stranger in the House - My Aim Is True Outtake
  5. Running Out of Angels - Hope & Anchor Studio
  6. Just Like a Jukebox - Hope & Anchor Studio
  7. I Don't Want to Go Home - Pathway Studios
  8. Blame It on Cain - Bedroom Recording
  9. Blue Minute - Ms. Dore's Tape
  10. Pay It Back - Bedroom Recording
  11. Exiles Road - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
  12. Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
  13. Sweet Revival - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
  14. Pay It Back - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
  15. Imagination (Is a Powerful Deceiver) - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
  16. Living in Paradise - Hope & Anchor Studio
  17. Welcome to the Working Week - Pathway Studios
  18. Miracle Man - Bedroom Recording
  19. Miracle Man - Pathway Studios
  20. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - Ms. Dore's Tape
  21. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - Pathway Studios
  22. Waiting for the End of the World - Pathway Studios
  23. Living in Paradise - My Aim Is True Outtake
  24. Call on Me - Pathway Studios
  25. Watching the Detectives - Pathway Studios Trio Version
  26. No Action - Pathway Studios Trio Version
  27. Poison Moon - Ms. Dore's Tape
  28. Stranger in the House - Ms. Dore's Tape

CD4: Becoming The Attractions

  1. Alison - What's On Granada Reports
  2. Introduction by Dave Robinson - Live, The Nashville Room
  3. Mystery Dance - Live, The Nashville Room
  4. Pay It Back - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
  5. Radio Sweetheart - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
  6. Sneaky Feelings - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
  7. Crawling to the U.S.A. - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
  8. Lip Service - Pathway Studios
  9. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes- with Introduction Top of the Pops
  10. Interview No. 1 - Good Afternoon with Mavis Nicholson
  11. Watching the Detectives - Good Afternoon Broadcast
  12. Interview No. 2 - Good Afternoon with Mavis Nicholson
  13. Hoover Factory - Good Afternoon Rehearsal
  14. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself - Live Stiffs, University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K.
  15. Whole Wide World - Live Stiffs, University of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.
  16. KSAN Intro - Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
  17. Pump It Up - Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
  18. Lip Service - Unknown Field Recording
  19. Mystery Dance - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
  20. Blame It on Cain - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
  21. Less Than Zero (Dallas Version) - Warner Theater, Washington D.C.
  22. Waiting for the End of the World - The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
  23. Miracle Man - Warner Theater, Washington D.C.
  24. Watching the Detectives - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
  25. I'm Not Angry - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA

CD5: Covered in Clover (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)

  1. Welcome to the Working Week
  2. Miracle Man
  3. No Dancing
  4. Intro to Blame It pn Cain
  5. Blame It on Cain
  6. Alison
  7. Intro to Sneaky Feelings
  8. Sneaky Feelings
  9. Intro to Red Shoes
  10. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
  11. Less Than Zero
  12. Mystery Dance
  13. Pay It Back
  14. I'm Not Angry
  15. Waiting for the End of the World / Gloria
  16. Watching the Detectives
  17. Mr. Moon
  18. Intro to the Love Trilogy
  19. Love Has No Pride
  20. Love Is Gone
  21. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding

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