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Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers
Release Date: 1980
Running Time: 52:37
Label: Demon

This album is the British equivalent of the U.S. B-side and non-album track release Taking Liberties, down to a similar song ordering. Three of these songs, "Clowntime Is Over," "Black and White World," and "Clean Money" (later revised and retitled "Love for Tender") appear in greatly altered versions on Get Happy!! Other numbers, such as the country tune "Stranger in the House," the Motown-sounding song "Getting Mighty Crowded," and the Tin Pan Alley-style number "Just a Memory," anticipate the style experiments of his subsequent albums. Given Elvis Costello's stunningly great songwriting talents, this rarities platter is better than the primary album releases by most bands. This is an excellent record, highly recommended if Taking Liberties is not available. Other review sources state that this album's arrangements are different from those of Taking Liberties, but this reviewer hears no difference here. David Cleary, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Clean Money	Costello	2:01
2	Girls Talk	Costello	1:56
3	Talking in the Dark	Costello	1:57
4	Radio Sweetheart	Costello	2:26
5	Big Tears	Costello	3:10
6	Crawling to the USA	Costello	2:53
7	Just a Memory	Costello	2:17
8	Watching the Detectives	Costello	3:47
9	Stranger in the House	Costello	3:02
10	Clowntime Is Over	Costello	3:46
11	Getting Mighty Crowded	McCoy	2:10
12	Hoover Factory	Costello	1:47
13	Tiny Steps	Costello	2:44
14	(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?	Lowe	3:34
15	Dr. Luther's Assistant	Costello	3:30
16	Radio, Radio	Costello	3:07
17	Black & White World	Costello	1:50
18	Wednesday Week	Costello	2:04
19	My Funny Valentine	Rodgers, Hart	1:29
20	Ghost Train	Costello	3:07