Get Happy!

Elvis Costello - Get Happy!!Summary

Hughesy's assessment:

 Outstanding

Track listing:  Love for Tender; Opportunity; The Imposter; Secondary Modern; King Horse; Possession; Man Called Uncle; Clowntime Is Over; New Amsterdam; High Fidelity; I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down; Black & White World; 5ive Gears in Reverse; B Movie; Motel Matches; Human Touch; Beaten to the Punch; Temptation; I Stand Accused; Riot Act

1994 Rykodisc bonus tracks: Girls Talk; Clowntime Is Over; Getting Mighty Crowded; So YoungJust a Memory; Hoover Factory; Ghost Train; Dr. Luther's Assistant; Black & White World; Riot Act (Demo); Love for Tender (Demo, Unlisted track, intentionally ends abruptly)

2002 Rhino bonus disc: I Stand Accused (Alternate version); So YoungGirls Talk; Human Touch (Alternate version); Temptation; Motel Matches (Alternate version); Clowntime Is Over; B Movie (Alternate version); Girls Talk; Getting Mighty Crowded; From a Whisper to a Scream (Alternate version); Watch Your Step (Alternate version); Dr Luther's Assistant; Ghost Train; New Lace Sleeves (Alternate version); Hoover Factory; Just a Memory; I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down (Alternate version); New Amsterdam (Alternate version); Black & White World (Demo); Riot Act (Demo); 5ive Gears in Reverse (Demo); Love for Tender (Demo); Men Called Uncle (Demo); King Horse (Demo); Seven O'Clock (Demo); High Fidelity (Live); Opportunity (Live); The Imposter (Live, also on Concerts for the People of Kampuchea); Don't Look Back (Live)

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