VOLUME 11 The Spectacular Spinning Songbook

The original songbook tour of 1986 or "Costello Sings Again" as the tour was billed, featured an exciting variety of line ups and many songs that have only been performed a handful of times.

1.     (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones 
2.      Wild Thing - The Troggs 
3.     Gloria - Them 
4.      Pride (In The Name of Love) - U2 
5.      Instant Karma! - John Lennon 
6.   Elvis is Everywhere - Mojo Nixon 
7.      Popcorn - James Brown 
8.      Pop Life - Prince 
9.  Knowing Me, Knowing You - Abba 
10.  If She Knew What She Wants - The Bangles 
11.  American Girl -Tom Petty 
12. Pretty in Pink - Psychedelic Furs 
13.  See Me,Feel Me -The Who 
14.  Do You Want To Know A Secret - The Beatles 
15.  *Point Of No Return  - Bobby Womack 
16.  On Broadway - The Drifters 
17.  I'm Henry VIII, I Am - Herman’s Hermits    
18.  What About Love - Til Tuesday 
19.  Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac 
20.  Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff 
21.  Taxi - J.Blackfoot 
22.  Wild Mountain Thyme - The Byrds

RUNNING TIME 78:33

*Different version to compilation.

Track Notes

1,13 Performed only once as a snippet in Auckland 1985

2 Performed around 1986 and in some performances of “Rocking Horse Road” from 1994.

3 Performed in concert with Van Morrison in 1999. He has also occasionally worked it into medleys with other songs.

4 Rare snippet performed in Dublin 1986.

5. Performed only once in 1984, also worked into some live versions of Poor Napoleon.

6 A recent discovery, apparently a snippet was performed in Waltham 1989 with Nick Lowe during "His Latest Flame".

7 Performed only twice as a snippet during “Pump it Up” in 1982 and again in 1986.

8-12 Further selections from the original songbook tour of 1986.

14 A few lines sung as a tease before the opening of “Everyday I Write The Book”

15 Not to be confused with the Goffin/King song of the same title which was recorded by Elvis in 1989, this song has been performed twice as a snippet in 1987 and again in 2003.

16 Performed as a snippet in 1986 during "Clubland".

17-18 Performed only once in 1986 in Milan and Boston respectively.

19 Performed 6 times in 1981.

20 Unique performance recorded in 1986 and appears on the Live For Ireland compilation.

21 Performed on the 1987 US solo tour.

22 Featured towards the end of “Crimes of Paris” in some 1986 shows.