Singles 3 [Box set, Import]

Elvis Costello | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 3, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 11
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Import [Generic]
• ASIN: B0000DIGLX
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,283 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Everyday I Write The Book

2. Heathen Town

3. Night Time

4. Everyday I Write The Book (Extended Mix) (CD DEBUT)

5. Everyday I Write The Book (Special Version) (CD DEBUT)

6. Everyday I Write The Book (Instrumental) (CD DEBUT)

7. Let Them All Talk

8. The Flirting Kind

9. Let Them All Talk (Extended Remix) (CD DEBUT)

10. Peace In Our Time

11. Withered And Died

12. I Wanna Be Loved

13. Turning The Town Red

14. I Wanna Be Loved (Extended Smoochy 'n' Runny Version) (CD DE

15. I Wanna Be Loved (Version Discotheque) (CD DEBUT)

16. The Only Flame In Town

17. The Comedians

18. Baby It's You (with Nick Lowe)

19. The Only Flame In Town (Version Discotheque) (CD DEBUT)

20. Pump It Up (1984 Dance Mix) (CD DEBUT)

See all 37 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Import-only release - Rhino scratched their plans to release this domestically. Affordably priced collection of classic singles. This third volume contains 37 tracks, all of the cuts from the original 7 inch & 12 inch formats, from 11 singles Elvis released 1983-1987. 11 of the cuts are exclusively appearing on CD here for the first time ever --and will not be included on any of Rhino 's subsequent remastered reissues in the U.S. Each disc come s in a full color slipcase sleeve with the original artwork intact & together they come housed in a full color sturdy flip-top box.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Do NOT throw away your vinyl singles because of this !!!, January 1, 2004

By 

eveoflove (North York, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Singles 3 (Audio CD)

Made in EU in 2003, Serial# ELVISBOX-103, Playing Time 149:10

Are you a Costello completist? Did you already pick up the first 2 boxes?

Well, this time, we get 11 discs (not 12), and a fair amount of music (2-and-a-half hours) compared to the other 2 sets. This 3rd box completes (or so it seems) the first decade of the singles released by EC. (This one covers from July 1983 to April 1987.)

BUT, there are a few flaws surfacing when looking into greater detail in the material compiled herein:

Disc 4, the "I Wanna Be Loved" single, REPLACES the "radio version" that was released as the A-side of the 12-inch single with the "regular" version which appears on the "Goodbye Cruel World" album;

Disc 8, the "Tokyo Storm Warning" single, OMITS the 6-and-a-half minute version of the track which appeared on the 12-inch version of the single (it combined the 2 parts without interruption).

Also included, as was the case for the other 2 boxes, is a 12-page booklet that gives a track-by-track history (or should I say "context") of each of the singles.

Personnally, I'm getting pretty tired of spending all this money on the various Costello items: first there was the "regular" albums, then the "remastered" version on Rykodisc that included bonus tracks, then the 2-CD "expanded" sets which include TONS of bonus tracks, and now, 3 box sets that only cover the first decade of his career (I bet there will be more to cover the next decades if this sells well!)

And those boxes don't include ALL the tracks from the first decade (when combining the 7-inch, 12-inch and CD formats)... so what's the point?!?

Oh... I get it! You want the record sleeves ?!?

I feel like a philantropist after buying the 3 boxes; if you're not, I would seriously suggest you "invest" roughly the same amount of money in the 2-CD versions of the albums: you don't get ONLY the singles, you get the FULL albums AND lots of music not on these 3 boxes!

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money., November 11, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Singles 3 (Audio CD)

Q: How many versions of Everyday I Write the Book does one need? A: Three versions less than are included in this collection. There's a really good reason the "1984 Dance Mix" is only now making its "CD DEBUT" ...it's awful. Costello has already released all the best stuff in this collection at least 3 times. Buy the Rhino or Ryko re-issues instead. Even Amazon tries to clue us in... "This Set is Essential for Collectors who Relish the Fun of Having Everything in the Costello Canon." ...meaning: if you think it's "Fun" to be a completist, you'll "Relish" spending another $50 to stay that way.