Elvis Costello Blitzkrieg limited edition vinyl box set. Rare.
$
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Description
A bit of a Costello curio, this one.
"Blitzkrieg" is a bootleg box set of 3 x 33rpm blue vinyl 7" singles featuring live recordings of Elvis Costello & The Attractions at their ferocious best during their 1979 european tour.
Features a rare recording of them performing "Gangsters" - a track made famous by The Specials (The Special AKA) whom Costello had just produced.
The box says the show was at the Roman Amphitheatre in Brussels, but the keen ears at the Elvis Costello wiki point out that the tracks are from several different shows across the continent:
Side 1:
01. I Stand Accused (2:20) - 1979-06-01 Paris
02. Hand In Hand (2:15) - 1979-06-01 Paris
03. Opportunity (2:20) - 1979-06-01 Paris
Side 2:
04. Green Shirt (2:40) - 1979-06-01 Paris
05. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (3:40) - 1979-06-01 Paris
06. B Movie (2:25) - 1979-06-01 Paris
Side 3:
07. So Young (3:05) - 1979-06-01 Paris
08. Oliver's Army (2:40) - 1979-06-01 Paris
09. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (2:15) - 1979-12-10 Cannes
Side 4:
10. Girls Talk (2:20) - 1979-12-10 Cannes
11. 5ive Gears In Reverse (3:10) - 1979-12-10 Cannes
12. Clowntime Is Over (3:10) - 1979-12-10 Cannes
Side 5:
13. Watching The Detectives (6:00) - 1979-12-10 Cannes
14. Possession (2:25) - 1979-12-10 Cannes
Side 6:
15. Love For Tender (2:00) - 1979-12-10 Cannes
16. Gangsters (4:50) - 1979-12-11 Montpellier
17. Human Touch - 1979-12-11 Montpellier
Only 500 of these box sets were released. The blue vinyl 7" discs are in mono and play at 33 1/3 rpm. The box is marked:"Promotion: Not for sale. Made in Germany"
Discs are in good quality, box is a little worn (see pics), recording quality isn't great.
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