Spike is a Alt/Indie album by Elvis Costello, originally released in 1989. On Gatefold: 64 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- layered
- cynical
- theatrical
About
Elvis Costello’s 12th studio album is a stylistic buffet boasting stellar guests—Roger McGuinn, Paul McCartney, Chrissie Hynde—and songs confronting both the personal and the political. The death-row screed of “Let Him Dangle,” the deceptive anti-Thatcher beauty “Tramp the Dirt Down,” and the poppy “Veronica” (about Costello’s Alzheimer’s-stricken grandmother) all show remarkable songwriterly empathy and depth. Elsewhere, New Orleans ensemble The Dirty Dozen Brass Band enlivens the soul-deep “Deep Dark Truthful Mirror,” and traditional Irish instrumentation lifts “Miss MacBeth.” Costello’s plaintive vocal on “Baby Plays Around” is absolutely gorgeous.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1...This Town...4:26
- A2Let Him Dangle4:44
- A3Deep Dark Truthful Mirror4:03
- A4Veronica3:10
- A5God's Comic5:27
- A6Chewing Gum3:43
- A7Tramp The Dirt Down5:40
Side B
- B1Stalin Malone4:04
- B2Satellite5:42
- B3Pads, Paws And Claws2:54
- B4Baby Plays Around2:48
- B5Miss MacBeth4:22
- B6Any King's Shilling6:03
- B7Last Boat Leaving3:15
Credits
Performers
- Declan Patrick Aloysius MacmanusARRANGED BY GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- The Dirty Dozen Brass BandARRANGED BY FEATURING
- Michael BlairCONDUCTOR GLOCKENSPIEL DRUMS
- T-Bone BurnettCONDUCTOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR BASS
- John DonnellyDRUM PROGRAMMING
- Ralph ForbesDRUM PROGRAMMING ELECTRONIC DRUMS DRUMS
- Paul McCartneyBASS BASS GUITAR ELECTRIC BASS
- Roger McGuinnTWELVE-STRING GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Jerry ScheffBASS DOUBLE BASS ELECTRIC BASS
- Jerry MarottaDRUMS DRUM
- Marc RibotELECTRIC GUITAR CLASSICAL GUITAR BANJO
- Benmont TenchPIANO ELECTRIC ORGAN ORGAN
- Elvis CostelloVOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR BASS
- Roger LewisFEATURING BARITONE SAXOPHONE SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
- Kirk JosephFEATURING
- Kevin HarrisFEATURING TENOR SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Efrem TownsFEATURING TRUMPET
- Gregory DavisFEATURING TRUMPET
10 collectors on Gatefold own this · 64 pressings tracked on Gatefold