Imperial Bedroom

Manufacturer : Rhino / Wea
Release date : 19 November 2002
EAN : 0081227818821
UPC : 081227818821

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Imperial Bedroom was the bridge between Elvis Costello's early rock-oriented records and his later, more musically complex creations. The album found the singer-songwriter trying to approximate the jazz-tinged music of pre-rock Tin Pan Alley composers like the Gershwins a Amazon.com
Imperial Bedroom was the bridge between Elvis Costello's early rock-oriented records and his later, more musically complex creations. The album found the singer-songwriter trying to approximate the jazz-tinged music of pre-rock Tin Pan Alley composers like the Gershwins and Cole Porter. Whether he completely succeeded is still argued, but the late, great Chet Baker did make the beautiful saloon song "Almost Blue" part of his concert repertoire. Costello's other goal was to capture the lush, symphonic production techniques used by the latter-day Beatles. This he achieved by hiring longtime Fabs engineer Geoff Emerick to produce. The album's first five songs work as an almost seamless suite of music, with "Man Out of Time" standing as one of Costello's most gorgeous compositions. A second disc features alternate takes and singles, including the extra-catchy "Imperial Bedroom," written and recorded after the album's completion. --Bill Holdship

Album Description
Produced under the direct supervision of Elvis Costello. Housed in a slim-line package, each rerelease contains a deluxe 28-page booklet with brand-new liner notes by Elvis Costello, rare photos, reproductions of memorabilia, and printed song lyrics. Album includes an entire second disc of bonus material!

Album Description
Produced under the direct supervision of Elvis Costello, this double CD includes a deluxe 28-page booklet with brand new liner notes by Elvis Costello, rare photos, reproductions of memorabilia and printed song lyrics. Also includes 23 bonus cuts on disc 2 - alternate versions of 'Tears Before Bedtime', 'Man Out Of Time', 'Kid About It', 'Little Savage', 'You Little Fool', 'Little Goody Two Shoes' & 'The Town Where Time Stood Still' - demo versions of 'Shabby Doll', 'Man Out Of Time', 'You Little Fool', 'Town Cryer' & 'Seconds Of Pleasure' plus 'The Land Of Give And Take' (early version of 'Beyond Belief'), 'Human Hands' (early version), 'Town Cryer' (fast version), '...And In Every Home' (rehearsal), 'I Turn Around', 'From Head To Toe', 'The World Of Broken Hearts', 'Night Time', 'Really Mystified', 'The Stamping Ground' & 'Imperial Bedroom'. Rhino. 2002.

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Track listing

CD 1 :
1. Beyond Belief
2. Tears Before Bedtime
3. Shabby Doll
4. Long Honeymoon
5. Man Out of Time
6. Almost Blue
7. ...And in Every Home
8. Loved Ones
9. Human Hands
10. Kid About It
11. Little Savage
12. Boy With a Problem
13. Pidgin English
14. You Little Fool
15. Town Cryer

CD 2 :
1. Land of Give and Take [Early Version of Beyond Belief]
2. Tears Before Bedtime [Alternate Version]
3. Man Out of Time [Alternate Version]
4. Human Hands [Early Version]
5. Kid About It [Alternate Version]
6. Little Savage [Alternate Version]
7. You Little Fool [Alternate Version]
8. Town Cryer [Fast Version]
9. Little Goody Two Shoes [Alternate Version]
10. Town Where Time Stood Still [Alternate Version]
11. ...And in Every Home [Rehearsal]
12. I Turn Around
13. From Head to Toe
14. World of Broken Hearts
15. Night Time
16. Really Mystified
17. Stamping Ground
18. Shabby Doll [Demo Version]
19. Man Out of Time [Demo Version]
20. You Little Fool [Demo Version]
21. Town Cryer [Demo Version]
22. Seconds of Pleasure [Demo Version]
23. Imperial Bedroom