(008281) Elvis Costello And The Attractions 1983-09-24 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA * JEMS Master * 40 years ago today (FLAC)

Elvis Costello and the Attractions

24 September 1983

Civic Auditorium

San Francisco, California

JEMS Master Recording

Recording Gear: Sony WM-D6 with ECM-939 stereo mic

JEMS 2023 Transfer: Master cassettes > Nakamichi Cassette Deck 1 azimuth-adjusted playback > Sound Devices USBPre2 > Audacity 3.3.3 (24/96 capture to .wav) > iZotope RX7 and Ozone 6 mastering > iZotope MBIT+ resample to 16/44 > FLAC > finishing with TLH

Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

With The TKO Horns

Dave Plews - trumpet

Paul Speare - tenor saxophone

Jeff Blythe - alto saxophone

Jim Paterson - trombone

and Afrodiziak

Claudia Fontaine - backing vocals

Caron Wheeler - backing vocals

01. Intro

02. Let Them All Talk

03. Possession

04. Watching the Detectives

05. Watch Your Step

06. The Greatest Thing

07. Man Out of Time

08. Kid About It

09. Mystery Dance

10. Shabby Doll

11. The Bells

12. (What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding

13. New Lace Sleeves

14. Shipbuilding

15. Big Sister’s Clothes

16. Stand Down Margaret

17. Beyond Belief

18. Clubland

19. The World And His Wife

20. Alison (w/ “Living A Little, Laughing A Little”)

21. Backstabbers -> King Horse

22. Clowntime Is Over

23. Pills and Soap

24. Charm School

25. TKO (Boxing Day)

26. Everyday I Write the Book

27. Moods For Moderns Riff - > I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down

28. Pump It Up (incomplete)

Here’s a JEMS Master Recording of Elvis Costello and the Attractions, performing the final U.S. date in 1983 at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

The end of the road found Elvis and his bandmates in a mood, alright. Things sound a bit rushed, and many familiar sounds get sung or played in slightly different ways. Was it meant to push boundaries, have fun, and get off the script a bit? That makes the most sense.

Whether you find playback intriguing or perplexing, the recording picked up a good amount of reverb, making most of Elvis’ remarks hard to decipher. It’s a boomy, distant capture that underscores what Jared would occasionally say: “a tape is better than no tape.” Samples provided.

Thanks to mjk5510 for mastering and to area51gm for presenting this tour and others. A tip of the hat to my cohort BK and the good people who maintain the Elvis Costello Wiki. We remember Jared and Stand for their wit, friendship, and taping savoir faire.

Here's to Clocking In. I look forward to the remainder of ’83 and already have an eye on 1984 — there’s always more to come.

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