1. My Aim is True - Stiff 1977
1. Welcome to the Working Week / 2. Miracle Man / 3. No Dancing / 4. Blame It on Cain / 5. Alison / 6. Sneaky Feelings / 7. 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 // 1. No Action* / 2. Living in Paradise / 3. Radio Sweetheart* / 4. Stranger in the House* / 5. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself* / 6. Less Than Zero* / 7. Imagination* / 8. Mystery Dance* / 9. Cheap Reward * / 10. Jump Up* / 11. Blame it on Cain* / 12. Poison Moon*
Rating : 9
2. This Year's Model - Radar 1978
1. No Action / 2. This Year's Girl / 3. Beat / 4. Pump It Up / 5. Little Triggers / 6. You Belong To Me / 7. Hand In Hand / 8. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea / 9. Lip Service / 10. Living In Paradise / 11. Lipstick Vogue / 12. Night Rally / 13. Radio, Radio / 14. Big Tears / 15. Crawling To The USA / 16. Tiny Steps / 17. Running Out Of Angels* / 18. Greenshirt* / 19. Big Boys* / 20. Neat Neat Neat* / 21. Roadette Song* / 22. This Year's Girl* / 23. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea* // 1. Pump It Up* / 2. Waiting For The End Of The World* / 3. No Action * / 4. Less Than Zero* / 5. Beat, The* / 6. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes* / 7. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea* / 8. Hand In Hand* / 9. Little Triggers* / 10. Radio, Radio* / 11. You Belong To Me* / 12. Lipstick Vogue* / 13. Watching The Detectives* / 14. Mystery Dance* / 15. Miracle Man* / 16. Blame It On Cain* / 17. Chemistry Class*
Rating : 9
3. Armed Forces - Radar 1979
1. Accidents Will Happen / 2. Senior Service / 3. Oliver's Army / 4. Big Boys / 5. Green Shirt / 6. Party Girl / 7. Goon Squad / 8. Busy Bodies / 9. Sunday's Best / 10. Moods For Moderns / 11. Chemistry Class / 12. Two Little Hitlers / 13. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
Rating : 9
4. Get Happy - F-Beat 1980
1. Love For Tender / 2. Opportunity / 3. The Imposter / 4. Secondary Modern / 5. King Horse / 6. Possession / 7. Men Called Uncle / 8. Clowntime Is Over / 9. New Amsterdam / 10. High Fidelity / 11. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down / 12. Black And White World / 13. Five Gears In Reverse / 14. B-Movie / 15. Motel Matches / 16. Human Touch / 17. Beaten To The Punch / 18. Temptation / 19. I Stand Accused / 20. Riot Act // 1. I Stand Accused (alt.) / 2. So Young / 3. Girls Talk / 4. Human Touch (alt.) / 5. Temptation (alt.) / 6. Motel Matches (alt.) / 7. Clowntime is Over no. 2 / 8. B Movie (alt.) / 9. Girls Talk (alt.) / 10. Getting Mighty Crowded / 11. From a Whisper to a Scream (alt.) / 12. Watch Your Step (alt.) / 13. Dr. Luther's Assistant / 14. Ghost Train / 15. New Lace Sleevs (alt.) / 16. Hoover Factory / 17. Just a Memory / 18. I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down (alt.) / 19. New Amsterdam (alt.) / 20. Black and White World (demo)/ 21. Riot Act (demo) /22. 5ive Gears in Reverse(demo)/ 23. Love For Tender (demo) / 24. Men Called Uncle (demo) / 25. King Horse (demo) / 26. Seven O'Clock (demo) / 27. High Fidelity (live) / 28. Opportunity (live) / 29. The Imposter (live) / 30. Don't Look Back (live)
Rating : 9
5. Trust - F-Beat 1981
1. Clubland / 2. Lover's Walk / 3. You'll Never Be A Man / 4. Pretty Words / 5. Strict Time / 6. Luxembourg / 7. Watch Your Step / 8. New Lace Sleeves / 9. From A Whisper To A Scream / 10. Different Finger / 11. White Knuckles / 12. Shot With His Own Gun / 13. Fish 'N' Chip Paper / 14. Big Sister's Clothes
Rating : 7
6. Almost Blue - F-Beat 1981
1. Why Don't You Love Me / 2. Sweet Dreams / 3. Success / 4. I'm Your Toy / 5. Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down / 6. Brown To Blue / 7. Good Year For The Roses / 8. Sittin' And Thinkin' / 9. Colour Of The Blues / 10. Too Far Gone / 11. Honey Hush / 12. How Much I Lied
Rating : 3
7. Imperial Bedroom - F-Beat 1982
1. Beyond Belief / 2. Tears Before Bedtime / 3. Shabby Doll / 4. The Long Honeymoon / 5. Man Out Of Time / 6. Almost Blue / 7. ...And In Every Home / 8. The 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
Rating : 7
8. Punch the Clock - F-Beat 1983
1. Let Them All Talk / 2. Every Day I Write The Book / 3. The Greatest Thing /4. The Element Within Her / 5. Love Went Mad / 6. Shipbuilding / 7. TKO (Boxing Day) / 8. Charm School / 9. The Invisible Man / 10. Mouth Almighty / 11. King Of Thieves / 12. Pills & Soap / 13. The World And His Wife
Rating : 7
9. Goodbye Cruel World - F-Beat 1984
1. The Only Flame In Town / 2. Home Truth / 3. Room With No Number / 4. Inch By Inch / 5. Worthless Thing / 6. Love Field / 7. I Wanna Be Loved / 8. The Comedians / 9. Joe Porterhouse / 10. Sour Milk Cow Blues / 11. The Great Unknown / 12. The Deportees Club / 13. Peace In Our Time
Rating :
10. King of America - Demon 1986
1. Brilliant Mistake / 2. Lovable / 3. Our Little Angel / 4. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood / 5. Glitter Gulch / 6. Indoor Fireworks / 7. Little Palaces / 8. I'll Wear It Proudly / 9. American Without Tears / 10. Eisenhower Blues / 11. Poisoned Rose / 12. The Big Light / 13. Jack Of All Parades / 14. Suit Of Lights / 15. Sleep Of The Just
Rating :
11. Blood & Chocolate - Demon 1986
1. Uncomplicated / 2. I Hope You're Happy Now / 3. Tokyo Storm Warning / 4. Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head / 5. I Want You / 6. Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind / 7. Blue Chair / 8. Battered Old Bird / 9. Crimes Of Paris / 10. Poor Napoleon / 11. Next Time Round
Rating :
12. Spike - Warner Brothers 1989
1. ...This Town... / 2. Let Him Dangle / 3. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror / 4. Veronica / 5. God's Comic / 6. Chewing Gum / 7. Tramp the Dirt Down / 8. Stalin Malone / 9. Satellite / 10. Pads, Paws and Claws / 11. Baby Plays Around / 12. Miss MacBeth / 13. Any King's Shilling / 14. Coal-Train Robberies / 15. Last Boat Leaving
Rating :6
13. Mighty Like a Rose - Warner Brothers 1991
1. Other Side of Summer / 2. Hurry Down Doomsday / 3. How to Be Dumb / 4. All Grown Up / 5. Invasion Hit Parade / 6. Harpies Bizarre / 7. After the Fall / 8. Georgie and Her Rival / 9. So Like Candy / 10. Playboy to a Man / 11. Sweet Pear / 12. Broken / 13. Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4
Rating :
14. The Juliet Letters - Warner Brothers 1993
1. Deliver Us / 2. For Other Eyes / 3. Swine / 4. Expert Rites / 5. Dead Letter / 6. I Almost Had A Weakness / 7. Why / 8. Who Do You Think You Are? / 9. Taking My Life In Your Hands / 10. This Offer Is Unrepeatable / 11. Dear Sweet Filthy World / 12. The Letter Home / 13. Jacksons, Monk And Rowe / 14. This Sad Burlesque / 15. Romeo's Seance / 16. I Thought I'd Write To Juliet / 17. Last Post / 18. The First To Leave / 19. Damnation's Cellar / 20. The Birds Will Still Be Singing
Rating :
15. Brutal Youth - Warner Brothers 1994
1. Pony St. / 2. Kinder Murder / 3. 13 Steps Lead Down / 4. This Is Hell 5. Clown Strike / 6. You Tripped At Every Step / 7. Still Too Soon To Know / 8. 20% Amnesia / 9. Sulky Girl / 10. London's Brilliant Parade / 11. My Science Fiction Twin / 12. Rocking Horse Road / 13. Just About Glad / 14. All The Rage / 15. Favourite Hour // 1. Life Shrinks / 2. Favourite Hour (Alt.) / 3. This Is Hell (Alt.) / 4. Idiophone / 5. Abandon Words / 6. Poisoned Letter / 7. A Drunken Man's Praise Of Sobriety / 8. Pony St. (Demo) / 9. Clown Strike (Alt.) / 10. Rocking Horse Road (Demo) / 11. 13 Steps Lead Down (Demo) / 12. All The Rage (Demo) / 13. Just About Glad (Alt.) / 14. Sulky Girl (Demo) / 15. You Tripped At Every Step (Alt.)
Rating :
16. Kojak Variety - Warner Brothers 1994
1. Strange / 2. Hidden Charms / 3. Remove This Doubt / 4. I Threw It All Away / 5. Leave My Kitten Alone / 6. Everybody's Crying Mercy / 7. I've Been Wrong Before / 8. Bama Lama Bama Loo / 9. Must You Throw Dirt In My Face / 10. Pouring Water On A Drowning Man / 11. The Very Thought Of You / 12. Payday / 13. Please Stay / 14. Running Out Of Fools / 15. Days // 1. Ship Of Fools / 2. My Resistance Is Low / 3. Innocent When You Dream / 4. I'm Coming Home / 5. The Dark End Of The Street / 6. Congratulations / 7. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go / 8. Pouring Water On A Drowning Man (Alt.) / 9. Still Feeling Blue / 10. Brilliant Disguise / 11. How Long Has This Been Going On / 12. Sleepless Nights / 13. Step Inside Love / 14. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away / 15. Sally Sue Brown / 16. Sticks And Stones / 17. That's How You Got Killed Before / 18. The Night Before Larry Was Stretched / 19. But Not For Me / 20. Full Force Gale
Rating : 6
17. All This Useless Beauty - Warner Brothers 1996
1. The Other End Of The Telescope / 2. Little Atoms / 3. All This Useless Beauty / 4. Complicated Shadows / 5. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? / 6. Distorted Angel / 7. Shallow Grave / 8. Poor Fractured Atlas / 9. Starting To Come To Me / 10. You Bowed Down / 11. It's Time / 12. I Want To Vanish // 1. Almost Ideal Eyes / 2. My Dark Life / 3. That Day Is Done / 4. What Do I Do Now? / 5. The Bridge I Burned / 6. It's Time (demo) / 7. Complicated Shadows (demo) / 8. You Bowed Down / 9. Mistress And Maid (demo) / 10. Distorted Angel (demo) / 11. World's Greatest Optimist (demo) / 12. The Only Flame In Town (demo) / 13. The Comedians (demo) / 14. The Days Take Care Of Everything (demo) / 15. Hidden Shame (demo) / 16. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone (demo) / 17. Distorted Angel (Remix)
Rating : 5
18. Painted from Memory - Mercury 1998
1. In The Darkest Place / 2. Toledo / 3. I Still Have That Other Girl / 4. This House Is Empty Now / 5. Tears At The Birthday Party / 6. Such Unlikely Lovers / 7. My Thief / 8. The Long Division / 9. Painted From Memory / 10. The Sweetest Punch / 11. What's Her Name Today? / 12. God Give Me Strength
Rating : 4
19. When I Was Cruel - Island Records 2002
1. 45 / 2. Spooky Girlfriend / 3. Tear Off Your Own Head / 4. When I Was Cruel No.2 / 5. Soul For Hire / 6. 15 Petals / 7. Tart / 8. Dust 2 .../ 9. Dissolve / 10. Alibi / 11. ...Dust / 12. Daddy Can I Turn This? / 13. My Little Blue Window / 14. Episode Of Blonde / 15. Radio Silence
Rating : 7
20. North - Deutsche Grammophon 2003
1. You Left Me In The Dark / 2. Someone Took The Words Away / 3. When Did I Stop Dreaming / 4. You Turned To Me / 5. Fallen / 6. When It Sings / 7. Still / 8. Let Me Tell You About Her / 9. Can You Be True? / 10. When Green Eyes Turn Blue / 11. I'm In The Mood Again
Rating : 4
21. The Delivery Man - Lost Highway 2003
1. Button My Lip / 2. Country Darkness / 3. There's A Story In Your Voice / 4. Either Side Of The Same Town / 5. Bedlam / 6. The Delivery Man / 7. Monkey To Man / 8. Nothing Clings Like Ivy / 9. The Name Of This Thing Is Not Love / 10. Heart Shaped Bruise / 11. She's Pulling Out The Pin / 12. Needle Time / 13. The Judgement / 14. The Scarlet Tide // 1. The Monkey / 2. Country Darkness / 3. Needle Time / 4. The Scarlet Tide / 5. In Another Room / 6. The Delivery Man / 7. Dark End Of The Street
Rating : 7
22. River in Reverse - Verve Forecast 2006
1. On Your Way Down / 2. Nearer To You / 3. Tears, Tears And More Tears / 4. The Sharpest Thorn / 5. Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further / 6. The River In Reverse / 7. Freedom For The Stallion / 8. Broken Promise Land / 9. Ascension Day / 10. International Echo / 11. All These Things / 12. Wonder Woman / 13. Six-Fingered Man
Rating : 6
23. Momofuku - Lost Highway 2008
1. No Hiding Place / 2. American Gangster Time / 3. Turpentine / 4. Harry Worth / 5. Drum And Bone / 6. Flutter And Wow / 7. Stella Hurt / 8. Mr. Feathers / 9. My Three Sons / 10. Song With Rose / 11. Pardon Me Madam, My Name Is Eve / 12. Go Away
Rating : 8
24. Secret, Profane & Sugarcane - Hear Music 2009
1. Down Among the Wines and Spirits / 2. Complicated Shadows / 3. I Felt the Chill Before the Winter Came / 4. My All Time Doll / 5. Hidden Shame / 6. She Handed Me a Mirror / 7. I Dreamed of My Old Lover / 8. How Deep Is the Red / 9. She Was No Good / 10. Sulphur to Sugarcane / 11. Red Cotton / 12. The Crooked Line / 13. Changing Partners
Rating :
25. National Ransom - Hear Music 2010
1. National Ransom / 2. Jimmie Standing In The Rain / 3. Stations Of The Cross / 4. A Slow Drag With Josephine / 5. Five Small Words / 6. Church Underground / 7. You Hung The Moon / 8. Bullets For The New-Born King / 9. I Lost You / 10. Dr. Watson, I Presume / 11. One Bell Ringing / 12. The Spell That You Cast / 13. That's Not The Part Of Him You're Leaving / 14. My Lovely Jezebel / 15. All These Strangers / 16. A Voice In The Dark
Rating : 6
26. Wise Up Ghost - Hear Music 2013
1. Walk Us Uptown / 2. Sugar Won't Work / 3. Refuse to Be Saved / 4. Wake Me Up/ 5. Tripwire / 6. Stick Out Your Tongue / 7. Come the Meantimes / 8. (She Might Be A) Grenade / 9. Cinco Minutos Con Vos / 10. Viceroy's Row / 11. Wise Up Ghost / 12. If I Could Believe / 13. My New Haunt / 14. Can You Hear Me? / 15. The Puppet Has Cut His Strings
Rating :
27. Look Now - Concord 2018
1. Under Lime / 2. Don't Look Now / 3. Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter / 4. Stripping Paper / 5. Unwanted Number / 6. I Let the Sun Go Down / 7. Mr. and Mrs. Hush / 8. Photographs Can Lie / 9. Dishonor the Stars / 10. Suspect My Tears / 11. Why Won't Heaven Help Me? / 12. He's Given Me Things
Rating :
27. Hey Clockface - Concord 2020
1. Revolution / 2. No Flag / 3. They're Not Laughing At Me Now / 4. Newspaper Pane / 5. I Do (Zula's Song) / 6. We Are All Cowards Now / 7. Hey Clockface/How Can You Face Me? / 8. The Wirlwind / 9. Hetty O'Hara Confidential / 10. The Last Confession Of Vivian Whip / 11. What Is It That I Need That I Don't Already Have? / 12. Radio Is Everything / 13. I Can't Say Her Name / 14. Byline
Rating :
28. The Boy Named If - Capitol 2022
1. Farewell, OK / 2. The Boy Named If / 3. Penelope Halfpenny / 4. The Difference / 5. What If I Can’t Give You Anything But Love? / 6. Paint the Red Rose Blue / 7. Mistook Me for a Friend / 8. My Most Beautiful Mistake / 9. Magnificent Hurt / 10. The Man You Love to Hate / 11. The Death of Magic Thinking / 12. Trick Out the Truth / 13. Mr. Crescent
Rating :
My Suggestion For a 2 CD 160 minutes (app.) Best Of Compilation:
1. Red Shoes ( Costello ) My Aim is True
2. Oliver's Army ( Costello ) Armed Forces
3. Accidents Will Happen ( Costello ) Armed Forces
4. Less Than Zero ( Costello ) My Aim is True
5. Chemistry Class ( Costello ) Armed Forces
6. Watch Your Step ( Costello ) Trust
7. Secondary Modern ( Costello ) Get Happy
8. Possession ( Costello ) Get Happy
9. Hand in Hand ( Costello ) This Year's Model
10. Busy Bodies ( Costello ) Armed Forces
11. What's So Funny About Love, Peace & Understanding (Lowe) Armed Forces
12. No Dancing ( Costello ) My Aim is True
13. Alison ( Costello ) My Aim is True
14. I Don't Want to go to Chelsea ( Costello ) This Year's Model
15. Lip Service ( Costello ) This Year's Model
16. Tiny Steps ( Costello ) This Year's Model*
17. Two Little Hitlers ( Costello ) Armed Forces
18. New Amsterdam ( Costello ) Get Happy
19. Miracle Man ( Costello ) My Aim is True
20. Watching the Detectives ( Costello ) My Aim is True
21. Little Triggers ( Costello ) This Year's Model
22. Big Tears ( Costello ) This Year's Model*
23. Clowntime is Over ( Costello ) Get Happy
24. Riot Act ( Costello ) Get Happy
25. Dr Luther's Assistant ( Costello ) Get Happy*
26. Welcome to the Working Week ( Costello ) My Aim is True
27. No Action ( Costello ) This Year's Model
28. Radio Radio ( Costello ) This Year's Model*
29. Girl's Talk ( Costello ) My Aim is True*
30. Senior Service ( Costello ) Armed Forces
31. Motel Matches ( Costello ) Get Happy
32. Just a Memory ( Costello ) Armed Forces*
33. New Lace Sleeves ( Costello ) Trust
34. Shabby Doll ( Costello ) Imperial Bedroom
35. This Year's Girl ( Costello ) This Year's Model
36. Big Boys ( Costello ) Armed Forces
37. Tramp the Dirt Down ( Costello ) Spike
38. Living in Paradise ( Costello ) This Year's Model
39. Green Shirt ( Costello ) Armed Forces
40. Opportunity ( Costello ) Get Happy
41. Veronica ( Costello ) Spike
42. Party Girl ( Costello ) Armed Forces
43. Temptation ( Costello ) Get Happy
44. Big Siter's Clothes ( Costello ) Trust
45. You Bowed Down ( Costello ) All This Useless Beauty
46. This Town ( Costello ) Spike
47. Little Savage ( Costello ) Imperial Bedroom
48. You Little Fool ( Costello ) Imperial Bedroom
49. The Loved Ones ( Costello ) Imperial Bedroom
50. Long Honeymoon ( Costello ) Imperial Bedroom
51. My Three Sons ( Costello ) Momofuku
52. Song With Rose ( Costello ) Momofuku
53. Mr Feathers ( Costello ) Momofuku
Essential Albums!
Original albums as listed and rated on “Rate Your Music” - January 8 - 2012
4 This Year's Model - 1978
11 My Aim is True - 1977
17 Armed Forces - 1979
21 Imperial Bedroom - 1982
31 Get Happy - 1980
38 King of America - 1986
48 Blood and Chocolate - 1986
77 Trust - 1981
240 Punch the Clock - 1983
491 Spike - 1989
500 Almost Blue - 1981
511 Brutal Youth - 1994
556 Look Now - 2018
628 When I Was Cruel - 2002
729 Mighty Like a Rose - 1991
752 Momufoku - 2008
806 The Delivery Man - 2004
865 All This Useless Beauty - 1996
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LINKS:
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