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Track List
01) Beyond Belief
02) Tears Before Bedtime
03) Shabby Doll
04) The Long Honeymoon
05) Man Out of Time
06) Almost Blue
07) …And in Every Home
08) The Loved Ones
09) Human Hands
10) Kid About It
11) Little Savage
12) Boy With a Problem
13) Pidgin English
14) You Little Fool
15) Town Cryer
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01) The Land of Give and Take (early version of Beyond
02) Tears Before Bedtime (alternate version)
03) Man out of Time (alternate version)
04) Human Hands (alternate version)
05) Kid About It (alternate version)
06) Little Savage (alternate version)
07) You Little Fool (alternate version)
08) Town Cryer (fast version)
09) Little Goody Two Shoes (alternate version)
10) The Town Where Time Stood Still (alternate version
11) …And in Every Home (rehearsal)
12) I Turn Around
13) From Head to Toe
14) The World of Broken Hearts
15) Night Time
16) Really Mystified
17) The Stamping Ground
18) Shabby Doll (demo)
19) Man Out of Time (demo)
20) You Little Fool (demo)
21) Town Cryer (demo)
22) Seconds of Pleasure (demo)
23) Imperial Bedroom
01) Beyond Belief
02) Tears Before Bedtime
03) Shabby Doll
04) The Long Honeymoon
05) Man Out of Time
06) Almost Blue
07) …And in Every Home
08) The Loved Ones
09) Human Hands
10) Kid About It
11) Little Savage
12) Boy With a Problem
13) Pidgin English
14) You Little Fool
15) Town Cryer
Cd 2
01) The Land of Give and Take (early version of Beyond
02) Tears Before Bedtime (alternate version)
03) Man out of Time (alternate version)
04) Human Hands (alternate version)
05) Kid About It (alternate version)
06) Little Savage (alternate version)
07) You Little Fool (alternate version)
08) Town Cryer (fast version)
09) Little Goody Two Shoes (alternate version)
10) The Town Where Time Stood Still (alternate version
11) …And in Every Home (rehearsal)
12) I Turn Around
13) From Head to Toe
14) The World of Broken Hearts
15) Night Time
16) Really Mystified
17) The Stamping Ground
18) Shabby Doll (demo)
19) Man Out of Time (demo)
20) You Little Fool (demo)
21) Town Cryer (demo)
22) Seconds of Pleasure (demo)
23) Imperial Bedroom
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First Released
1982
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Passionate
Punk
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Having gotten country out of his system with Almost Blue, Elvis Costello returned to pop music with Imperial Bedroom -- and it was pop in the classic, Tin Pan Alley sense. Costello chose to hire Geoff Emerick, who engineered all of the Beatles' most ambitious records, to produce Imperial Bedroom, which indicates what it sounds like -- it's traditional pop with a post-Sgt. Pepper production. Essentially, the songs on Imperial Bedroom are an extension of Costello's jazz and pop infatuations on Trust. Costello's music is complex and intricate, yet it flows so smoothly, it's easy to miss the bitter, brutal lyrics. The interweaving layers of "Beyond Belief" and the whirlwind intro are the most overtly dark sounds on the record, with most of the album given over to the orchestrated, melancholy torch songs and pop singles. Never once do Costello & the Attractions deliver a rock & roll song -- the album is all about sonic detail, from the accordion on "The Long Honeymoon" to the lilting strings on "Town Cryer." Of course, the detail and the ornate arrangements immediately peg Imperial Bedroom as Costello's most ambitious album, but that doesn't mean it's his absolute masterpiece. Imperial Bedroom remains one of Costello's essential records because it is the culmination of his ambitions and desires -- it's where he proves that he can play with the big boys, both as a songwriter and a record-maker. It may not have been a commercial blockbuster, but it certainly earned the respect of legions of musicians and critics who would have previously disdained such a punk rocker. And, perhaps, that's also the reason that he abandoned this immaculately crafted style of work on his next album, Punch the Clock.
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Having gotten country out of his system with Almost Blue, Elvis Costello returned to pop music with Imperial Bedroom -- and it was pop in the classic, Tin Pan Alley sense. Costello chose to hire Geoff Emerick, who engineered all of the Beatles' most ambitious records, to produce Imperial Bedroom, which indicates what it sounds like -- it's traditional pop with a post-Sgt. Pepper production. Essentially, the songs on Imperial Bedroom are an extension of Costello's jazz and pop infatuations on Trust. Costello's music is complex and intricate, yet it flows so smoothly, it's easy to miss the bitter, brutal lyrics. The interweaving layers of "Beyond Belief" and the whirlwind intro are the most overtly dark sounds on the record, with most of the album given over to the orchestrated, melancholy torch songs and pop singles. Never once do Costello & the Attractions deliver a rock & roll song -- the album is all about sonic detail, from the accordion on "The Long Honeymoon" to the lilting strings on "Town Cryer." Of course, the detail and the ornate arrangements immediately peg Imperial Bedroom as Costello's most ambitious album, but that doesn't mean it's his absolute masterpiece. Imperial Bedroom remains one of Costello's essential records because it is the culmination of his ambitions and desires -- it's where he proves that he can play with the big boys, both as a songwriter and a record-maker. It may not have been a commercial blockbuster, but it certainly earned the respect of legions of musicians and critics who would have previously disdained such a punk rocker. And, perhaps, that's also the reason that he abandoned this immaculately crafted style of work on his next album, Punch the Clock.
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