Rhino Entertainment announces the third wave in its continuing reissue of the entire Elvis Costello catalog in expanded, remastered versions with the Nov. 19 release of "Mighty Like A Rose," "Imperial Bedroom," and "Armed Forces."
Each album consists of two compact discs. Disc one is the album as originally released and disc two is comprised exclusively of bonus material from the Costello vaults. Every title contains in-depth liner notes by Costello himself as well as printed lyrics for all Costello-penned cuts. This is the first time 1991's "Rose" is available in an expanded version. The record includes two Paul McCartney songwriting collaborations, including the classic "So Like Candy", the Attractions-like "How To Be Dumb" and the acerbic, Beach Boys-inspired "The Other Side Of Summer."
Included in the bonus disc's 17 cuts are the previously unreleased, Band-inspired "Just Another Mystery," a live version of "Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4" that closely duplicates the unamplified version with which Costello ends nearly all of his duo shows with Steve Nieve, along with collaborations with Rob Wasserman, Mary Coughlan and the Chieftains, three tracks from Costello's 1991 Unplugged session and eight home demos.
"Imperial Bedroom" (1982) helped shape Costello's foray into Tin Pan Alley-style songwriting. The bonus disc has 16 previously unreleased tracks. "Armed Forces" (1979) includes of nine live tracks from the famous Hollywood High concert of 1978, only three of which were previously released, on a bonus 7-inch single packaged with the original American version.
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