Elvis Costello ‎– Spike
Label:
Warner Bros. Records ‎– 925 848-1, Warner Bros. Records ‎– WX 238
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, TELDEC Pressing
Country:
UK & Europe
Released:
1989
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Alternative Rock, Rock & Roll
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
 
A1        ...This Town...
4:28
A2        Let Him Dangle
4:44
A3        Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
4:03
A4        Veronica
3:10
A5        God's Comic
5:27
A6        Chewing Gum
3:43
A7        Tramp The Dirt Down
5:40
B1        Stalin Malone
4:04
B2        Satellite
5:42
B3        Pads, Paws And Claws
2:54
B4        Baby Plays Around
2:48
B5        Miss MacBeth
4:22
B6        Any King's Shilling
6:03
B7        Last Boat Leaving
3:15
Record Company – Warner Communications
Manufactured By – TELDEC Record Service GmbH
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
Copyright © – Plangent Visions Music Inc.
Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
Pressed By – Teldec-Press GmbH
Published By – Plangent Visions Music Ltd.
Published By – MPL Communications Ltd.
Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At – Southlake Recording Studios, Metairie, LA
Recorded At – Windmill Lane Studios
Recorded At – Air Studios
Mixed At – Ocean Way Recording
Mixed At – Air Studios
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Mastered At – Teldec-Press GmbH
Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Direct Metal Mastering By – ED* (tracks: B1 to B7), KR* (tracks: A1 to A7)
Engineer [Additional], Engineer [Assistant] – Mike Ross*
Engineer [Assistant] – Dave Farrell*, John Grimes, Lance Phillips, Stacey Baird*
Engineer, Mixed By – Kevin Killen
Featuring – The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (tracks: A3, A6, B1, B5)
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Producer – Elvis Costello, Kevin Killen, T Bone Burnett*
Vocals – E.C.* (tracks: A2 to A7, B2 to B7)
Written-By – Cait O'Riordan (tracks: B4), Paul McCartney (tracks: A4, B3)
Written-By, Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – D.P.A. MacManus*
- Glossy cover
- Warner logo embossed on rear cover
- Printings on spine and on upper cover edge
- Some copies have a circular red sticker on front cover
- Some copies have a large circular yellow sticker with white surround with black writing on front cover - ELVIS COSTELLO 925 848-1 WX 238
- Includes printed poly-lined inner sleeve with lyrics and credits
- Characteristic Teldec pressing rings on labels
On rear cover:
Manufactured in Germany • Pressé en Allemagne. TELDEC Record Service GmbH
On labels:
Made in Germany by WEA Musik GmbH A Warner Communications company
This is the TELDEC pressing. The R/S Alsdorf pressing can be found here: Elvis Costello - Spike
A TELDEC pressing with embossed number in pressing ring is here: Elvis Costello - Spike
Recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood; Southlake Studios, New Orleans; Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin and AIR Studios, London.
Mixed at Ocean Way Studios.
Additional Mixing at AIR Studios.
Runouts are stamped, only the roman numerals and cutting engineer initials at the end of the strings are hand etched.
Barcode (Text): 0 7599-25848-1 4
Barcode (String): 075992584814
Label Code: LC 0392
Price Code: Ⓤ
Price Code (France): WE 381
Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA/ BIEM
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): CX 925 848-1A/2 6 KR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): 925 848-1-B/2 7 III ED
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): CX 925 848-1-A/2 16 I KR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): 925 848-1-B/2 11 I ED
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): CX 925 848-1-A/2 4 I KR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): 925 848-1-B/2 3 I ED
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): CX 925 848-1-A/2 2 I KR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): 925 848-1-B/2 3 II ED