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|title = Town Cryer | |||
|writer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|producer = [[Geoff Emerick]] from an original idea by [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards, orchestration<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = November 1981, AIR Studios, London | |||
|release_info = July 2, 1982 | |||
|albums = [[Imperial Bedroom]], 1982 | |||
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|promos = [[A Conversation With Elvis Costello]], 1982 | |||
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|length = 4:16 | |||
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|first = [[Concert 1981-08-29 Gateshead|August 29, 1981, Gateshead, England]] | |||
|last = {{2024}} | |||
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==Alternate versions== | |||
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|title = Town Cryer (Demo) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|producer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, all instruments | |||
|record_info = August 21-22 1981, Pathway Studios, London | |||
|release_info = October 28, 2002 | |||
|albums = [[Imperial Bedroom (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2002 | |||
|length = 2:55 | |||
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|title = Town Cryer (Fast Version) | |||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] | |||
|producer = [[Geoff Emerick]] from an original idea by [[Elvis Costello]] | |||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - keyboards<br>[[Bruce Thomas]] - bass<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
|record_info = November 1981, AIR Studios, London | |||
|release_info = July 1982 | |||
|singles = [[Single: Man Out Of Time|Man Out Of Time]], 1982 | |||
|albums = [[Imperial Bedroom (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2002 | |||
|collections = [[Singles, Volume 2]], 2003 | |||
|various_artists = [[NME Mighty Reel]], 1982 | |||
|length = 2:14 | |||
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|covers = {{:Town Cryer covers}} | |||
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==Internal links== | ==Internal links== | ||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ib/ib.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Imperial Bedroom] | *[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ib/ib.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Imperial Bedroom] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/ib.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/ib.html chords] | ||
*[[Template:Town Cryer]] | *[[Template: Town Cryer|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Town Cryer covers|Covers]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.inanotherroom.com/ib.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Imperial Bedroom] | ||
[[Category:1982]] | [[Category:1982]] | ||
[[Category:Imperial Bedroom]] | |||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
[[Category:Lyrics]] | [[Category:Lyrics]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Alternate versions]] |
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Covers
Kristen Cothron | Show Me Where The Edge Is | 2012 | Amazon |
Steve Nieve | instrumental, performed live, 2020-03-23, The Daily Improvisation, France | 2020 | Facebook - 7:15 |
Erich Sellheim | home studio production, sung in German | 2016 | YouTube |
Wet Wet Wet | Cloak And Dagger | 1992 | Wikipedia • Discogs |