Elvis Costello - Flip City 1974-1975 (V2)

Elvis Costello - Flip City

Flip City (1974-1975) (Released: no commercial release - Recorded: 1974-1975)


Disc 1 : Flip City Demos (1974-1975)

BBC Maida Vale Summer 1974
01. Exiles Road (1)
02. Baseball Heroes (early version of Miracle Man)
03. Radio Soul (1) (early version of Radio Radio)

Hope & Anchor early 1975
04. Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver)
05. Pay It Back
06. Radio Soul (2)

Hope & Anchor late Spring 1975
07. Third Rate Romance
08. Knockin' On Heavens Door
09. Packin' Up
10. Please Mister, Dont Stop The Band
11. Exiles Road (2)
12. Wreck On The Slide
13. On the Road
14. You Win Again
15. Sweet Revival


Disc 2: Flip City Live At The Red Cow London Nov. 30, 1975

01 Don't Lie To Me
02 Sweet Revival
03 You Win Again
04 Before I Grow Too Old
05 Bring It On Home To Me
06 Another Saturday Night
07 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
08 Radio Soul
09 I Love The Life I Live
10 Third Rate Romance
11 Gone Dead Train
12 Pay It Back
13 One More Heartache
14 Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver)
15 On The Road
16 Flatfoot Hotel
Bonus track:
Live At The Howff, date unknown
17 Miracle Man


Disc 3: Aim To Please (Bootleg CD - Flac Download)

01. Third Rate Romance (1) - Alternate version to the FCD* version, more instruments, faster tempo.
02. Living in Paradise - not on FCD.
03. Radio Soul (1) - alternate version to both FCD versions, has high-hat intro overdub but missing back vocals and handclap overdubs, EC flubs lyrics starting at 3:33.
04. Radio Soul (2) - sounds the same as the FCD version, plus high-hat intro overdub, studio chat at the end.
05. Pay It Back - sounds the same as the FCD version, runs 25 seconds longer, no fade out.
06. Imagination is a Powerful Deceiver (1) - alternate version, sounds the same as the FCD version, has a groan at 1:33 followed by a weak guitar solo, at 3:10 EC repeats "I-I-I" followed by "Oooo", at the end EC says "No?"
07. Imagination is a Powerful Deceiver (2) - sounds the same as the MAIT bonus disc version, no groan at 1:33 followed by a strong guitar solo, at 3:10 no repeat of "I-I-I" no "Oooo", at the end EC says "At Last!"
08. Imagination is a Powerful Deceiver (3) - alternate version, different drum track or overdubs, no groan at 1:33 followed by a strong guitar solo, at 3:10 no repeat of "I-I-I" but says "Oooo Yeah!", at the end EC says "What Do You Think?"
09. Third Rate Romance (2) - sounds the same as the FCD version.
10. Knocking on Heaven's Door - sounds the same as the FCD version, runs 15 seconds longer, no fade out, followed by 0:30 seconds of "Packing Up" false starts.
11. I'm Packing Up (1) - alternate version, pre song noise, count-in, no back vocals, runs a few seconds longer, at the end EC nearly flubs vocal and says "Woa, just!"
12. I'm Packing Up (2) - sounds the same as the FCD version, runs a few seconds longer, some studio noise and count-in at end.
13. Please Mister Don't Stop The Band - sounds the same as the FCD version, runs 13 seconds longer, no fade out.

Notes for Aim To Please:
Comparison of "Aim To Please" with "Flip City Demos (1974-1975)".
Comparison of Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) with the released Ryko/Rhino version.
The stereo image of the "Aim To Please" tracks is the reverse of the "Flip City Demos" but the same as on the released Ryko/Rhino "Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver)", making it very likely that it's the Flip City Demos master which was flipped at some point of transfer.
*FCD = Flip City Demos (1974-1975)

Source unless otherwise indicated: Flip City 1974-1975 (Bootleg Flac CDR)
Source Info:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/flipcity/flipcity.htm
http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Bootleg:_Aim_To_Please
Source Recordings: Flac CDR, Flac Download