ELVIS COSTELLO & THE RUDE 5 / BRUSHED MIKE MILLARD TAPE IRVINE MEADOWS AMPHITHEATRE 1989 (2CDR)

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar, Solo*
Marc Ribot - lead guitar, cornet, Eb horn
Larry Knechtel - keyboards
Steven Soles - vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, trombone
Jerry Scheff - bass, tuba
Pete Thomas - drums
Michael Blair - percussion, accordion, vocals

DISC 1
1. Introduction
2. ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN
3. BRILLIANT MISTAKE / Including TANGLED UP IN BLUE
4. CLUBLAND
5. HONEY, ARE YOU STRAIGHT OR ARE YOU BLIND?
6. LET HIM DANGLE
7.LOVABLE
8. GOD'S COMIC / Including I'M A BELIEVER
9. RADIO SWEETHEART - JACKSON WILSON SAID *
10. TRAMP THE DIRT DOWN *
11. (THE ANGELS WANT TO WEAR) MY RED SHOES *
12. GIRLS TALK
13. AMERICA WITHOUT TEARS

DISC 2
1. ...THIS TOWN...
2. MISS MACBETH
3. UNCOMPLICATED - HIDDEN CHARMS
4. CHEWING GUM
5. (WHAT'S SO FUNNY 'BOUT) PEACE, LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING?
Encore
6. MAN OUT OF TIME / Including JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES and YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN
7. DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD
8. MYSTERY DANCE
9. ALISON / Including LIVING A LITTLE, LAUGHING A LITTLE and CLOWNTIME IS OVER
10.VERONICA
11. DEEP DARK TRUTHFUL MIRROR
12. WATCHING THE DETECTIVES / Including STALIN MALONE
13. PADS, PAWS AND CLAWS / Including YEH YEH AND BABY PLEASE DON'T GO
14. PUMP IT UP

This is a live recording from Irvine in 1989 by Elvis Costello and Rude 5. Enjoy the exotic, pub-rock style performance featuring horns and accordion. The guitar is played by the brilliant Marc Ribot, also active in free jazz. While the recording has been remastered for high fidelity, the original recording had quite harsh highs, making it difficult to appreciate on first listen. While other companies may release Millard recordings, please be aware that some items may not be remastered.

***** Mike Millard Tape Series *****
In recent years, the "Mike Millard Tapes" have been increasingly digitized from direct masters or low-generation tapes. These tapes were recorded by Mike Millard, a taper well-known to fans for his exceptional audience recording skills. The same label has released several recordings based on these newly digitized Mike Millard Tapes, in two patterns: "Brushed Mike Millard Tapes" and "Legendary Mike Millard Tapes." Not all Mike Millard Tapes have perfect sound quality; some have considerable room for improvement, and those that have been significantly edited and improved are the "Brushed" series. Those that were originally close to perfect and had little room for improvement, and have only received minimal editing such as light editing between tracks, are the "Legendary" series.