Armed Forces 807786 226023979 2008-07-16T14:14:09Z Twsx 1964288 fixing genre capitalization mistakes per [[Wikipedia:MUSTARD#Capitalization|WP:MUSTARD]] -> [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(capital_letters)#Musical_genres|MOS:CAPS]] + cleanup. {{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Armed Forces | Type = Studio album | Artist = [[Elvis Costello and the Attractions]] | Cover = Elvis_costello_armed_forces_1.jpg | Released = [[January 5]] [[1979]] | Recorded = [[Eden Studios]], [[London, England|London]], August–September 1978 | Genre = [[New Wave]]<br/>[[Punk rock]] | Length = 40:05 | Label = [[Radar Records]] <small>UK</small><br/>[[Columbia Records]] <small>US</small><br/>[[Demon Records|Demon]]/[[Rykodisc]] <small>([[October 19]] [[1993]] Reissue)</small><br/>[[Rhino Records|Rhino]] <small>([[November 19]] [[2002]] Reissue)</small> <br/ >[[Hip-O Records|Hip-O]] <small> ([[2007]] Reissue)</small> | Producer = [[Nick Lowe]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:99b8b5x4tsqe link] *[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] (9.5/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16332-armed-forces-with-the-attractions 3/3/2003] *[[Robert Christgau]] (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=420&name=Elvis+Costello link] *''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/113340/armed_forces 11/19/2002] | Last album = ''[[This Year's Model]]''<br/>(1978) | This album = '''''Armed Forces'''''<br/>(1979) | Next album = ''[[Get Happy!! (Elvis Costello album)|Get Happy!!]]''<br/>(1980) | Misc = {{Extra album cover 2 | Upper caption = Alternate cover | Type = studio | Cover = Elvis_costello_armed_forces_2.jpg | Lower caption = US 1979 and 2002 reissue cover, also known as "paint spatter cover" }} }} :''For the military meaning, see [[Armed forces]]. For the Soviet sports society, see [[Armed Forces (sports society)]]'' '''''Armed Forces''''' (1979) was [[Elvis Costello]]'s third album, his second with the Attractions, and the first to officially credit the Attractions on the cover. The album originally had the working title ''Emotional Fascism''. It was [[Record producer|produced]] by [[Nick Lowe]] at [[Eden Studios]] in West London. Initial pressings of the album in the UK & US included a promotional three-song 7" 33⅓ rpm [[EP]], ''Live at [[Hollywood High School|Hollywood High]]'', recorded on [[June 4]] [[1978]]. The live tracks, also produced by [[Nick Lowe]], are "Accidents Will Happen," "Alison," and "Watching the Detectives," which are included on the Rykodisc reissue and on the Rhino bonus disk along with six more songs from the Hollywood High gig. The UK edition also included 4 postcards featuring pictures of the band. In 2000 [[Q magazine|''Q'' magazine]] placed ''Armed Forces'' at number 45 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. {{RS500|482}} ==Original LP track listing== All songs written by [[Elvis Costello]], except as indicated. ===Side one=== # "[[Accidents Will Happen]]" – 3:00 # "Senior Service" – 2:17 # "[[Oliver's Army]]" – 2:58 # "Big Boys" – 2:54 # "Green Shirt" – 2:42 # "Party Girl" – 3:20 ===Side two=== # "Goon Squad" – 3:14 # "Busy Bodies" – 3:33 # "Sunday's Best" – 3:22 # "Moods for Moderns" – 2:48 # "Chemistry Class" – 2:55 # "Two Little Hitlers" – 3:18 *The US release of Armed Forces (with the "dripping paint" sleeve) deleted "Sunday's Best" and substituted "[[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding]]" by [[Nick Lowe]] at the end of side two. ===Bonus CD reissue tracks (1993 Rykodisc)=== [[Image:ecatalahh.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Live at Hollywood High Promo Single]] # "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?" (Lowe) – 3:31 # "[[My Funny Valentine]]" ([[Richard Rodgers]], [[Lorenz Hart]]) – 1:28 # "Tiny Steps" – 2:42 # "Clean Money" – 1:57 # "Talking in the Dark" – 1:56 # "Wednesday Week" – 2:01 # "Accidents Will Happen" (Live at Hollywood High) – 3:18 # "Alison" (Live at Hollywood High) – 3:08 # "Watching the Detectives" (Live at Hollywood High) – 5:51 *''Tracklisting notes: The Rykodisc reissue placed "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?" after a 15 second silence following "Two Little Hitlers."'' ===Bonus disc (2002 Rhino)=== # "Tiny Steps" – 2:42 # "Busy Bodies" (Alternate version) – 3:48 # "Talking in the Dark" – 1:56 # "Big Boys" (Alternate version) – 2:56 # "Clean Money" – 1:57 – # "Wednesday Week" – 2:01 # "My Funny Valentine" (Rodgers, Hart) – 1:33 # "Accidents Will Happen" (Live at Hollywood High) – 3:18 # "Mystery Dance" (Live at Hollywood High) – 2:01 # "Goon Squad" (Live at Hollywood High) – 3:42 # "Party Girl" (Live at Hollywood High) – 3:19 # "Stranger in the House" (Live at Hollywood High) – 3:52 # "Alison" (Live at Hollywood High) – 3:08 # "Lipstick Vogue" (Live at Hollywood High) – 4:26 # "Watching the Detectives" (Live at Hollywood High) – 5:51 # "You Belong to Me" (Live at Hollywood High) – 2:39 # "Chemistry Class" (Live solo) – 2:34 <small>Note: The Rykodisc version has the original tracks and bonus tracks on one CD. The Rhino version has two CDs with the original tracks on the first CD.</small> ==Personnel== *[[Elvis Costello]] – [[guitar]], [[singing|vocals]] *[[Steve Nieve]] – [[piano]], [[organ (music)|organ]] *[[Bruce Thomas]] – [[Bass guitar|bass]] *[[Pete Thomas]] – [[drum kit|drums]] ==Charts== '''Album''' {| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1979 |align="left"|[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] Pop Albums |align="left"|10 |- |} {{Elvis Costello}} [[Category:Elvis Costello albums]] [[Category:1979 albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Nick Lowe]] [[Category:Radar Records albums]] [[fr:Armed Forces]] [[ja:アームド・フォーセス]]