Elvis Costello - 1983-09-07 - Austin, TX

Elvis Costello & The Attractions, with The TKO Horns
1983-09-07
Frank C. Erwin Center, University Of Texas, Austin, Texas
The Ultimate Gangster
FM Broadcast recording
mp3 @ 192 kbps

OK, continuing with the 'Elvis in the Eighties' theme, for 1983, I've decided to post 2 shows, 1 for the mp3 fans, and 1 for the Lossless fans. This first one, is a classic Elvis bootleg from a radio show from Austin, known as 'The Gangster is Back', but enhanced to include the songs from the show that were left off the original bootleg. This is now known as the 'Ultimate Gangster', with sources indicated below. Although Elvis's 1983 album, Punch the Clock, is not one of my favorites (It was a big disappointment when it came out on the heels of the excellent Imperial Bedroom), these '83 shows are nonetheless great, partly due to the addition of the TKO horns. The horns are used not only on the new songs, but on many of the classic Elvis tracks, and it is just alot of fun to hear the horns on tracks like 'Watching the Detectives', 'Clubland', 'Pump It Up', etc. Just great fun all around and an energetic Elvis keeps things jumping.

Tracklist:
01 Let Them All Talk
02 Possession
03 Watching The Detectives
04 Secondary Modern
05 The Greatest Thing **
06 Man Out Of Time *
07 Kid About It
08 Mystery Dance
09 Shabby Doll **
10 Temptation
11 New Lace Sleeves
12 (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?
13 Shipbuilding *
14 Big Sister's Clothes *
15 Stand Down Margaret *
16 Beyond Belief *
17 Clubland **
18 The World And His Wife
19 Watch Your Step
20 Backstabbers / King Horse
21 Clowntime Is Over *
22 TKO (Boxing Day)
23 Everyday I Write The Book
24 Alison
25 I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
26 Pump It Up

Source A: "The Gangster Is Back" original silver bootleg
* Source B: "The Complete Gangster" FM broadcast, possibly KLBJ-FM
** Source A + B (Matrix)

Elvis Costello - guitar/vocals
The Attractions:
Pete Thomas - drums
Bruce Thomas - bass
Steve Nieve - keyboards
The TKO Horns:
Dave Plews - trumpet
Paul Speare - saxophone
Jeff Blythe - saxophone
Jim Paterson - trombone

New Link! (Updated 07/27/21)
Elvis_Costello_-_1983-09-07_-_Austin_TX.rar