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1	The Only Flame In Town Vocals [Featured Duet Harmony] – Daryl Hall	4:02
2	HomeTruth	3:13
3	Room With No Number	4:13
4	Inch By Inch	2:29
5	Worthless Thing	3:04
6	Love Field	3:26
7	I Wanna Be Loved Backing Vocals [Harmony] – Green*	4:48
8	The Comedians	2:36
9	Joe Porterhouse	3:30
10	Sour Milk-Cow Blues	2:50
11	The Great Unknown	3:00
12	The Deportees Club	2:54
13	Peace In Our Time	4:05

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – RVC Corporation
• Record Company – RCA – ZD-70317
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – F-Beat

Credits

• Bass Guitar [I Suppose] – Bruce Thomas
• Drums – Pete Thomas
• Keyboards [Random Racket] – Maurice Worm
• Percussion – Luis Jardim
• Photography By – Brian Griffin
• Producer – Clive Langer And Alan Winstanley*
• Saxophone, Saxophone [Electric] – Gary Barnacle
• Trombone – Jim Paterson
• Typography – Phil Smee
• Vocals, Guitar, Percussion [Anvil] – Elvis Costello

Notes

Made In Japan
TM(S) R RCA Corp
Includes Japanese Orikomi OBI Strip
Includes B/W Japanese Paper fold-out lyric/info insert
With Colour fold-out English lyric/info sheet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): T4988 017 00068 7
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ZL 70317	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(LP, Album)	F-Beat	ZL 70317	UK & Europe	1984
RPL-8251	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(LP, Album)	F-Beat	RPL-8251	Japan	1984
VICP-62509	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Victor	VICP-62509	Japan	2003
SFL1 0100	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(LP, Album)	F-Beat, Starcall Records	SFL1 0100	Australia	1984
none	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(CD, Comp, Promo, RM)	Rhino Records	none	US	2004

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	The Only Flame In Town Guest, Harmony Vocals [Feartured Duet Harmony] – Daryl Hall	4:02
A2	Home Truth	3:13
A3	Room With No Number	4:13
A4	Inch By Inch	2:29
A5	Worthless Thing	3:04
A6	Love Field	3:26
B1	I Wanna Be Loved Guest, Harmony Vocals [Backing Harmony] – Green*	4:48
B2	The Comedians	2:36
B3	Joe Porterhouse	3:30
B4	Sour Milk-Cow Blues	2:50
B5	The Great Unknown	3:00
B6	The Deportees Club	2:54
B7	Peace In Our Time	4:05

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – F-Beat Records Ltd.
• Distributed By – RCA S.A.
• Distributed By – RCA Schallplatten GmbH
• Distributed By – RCA S.p.A.
• Distributed By – RCA B.V.
• Distributed By – RCA Ltd.
• Published By – Plangent Visions Music Ltd.
• Published By – Burlington Music Co. Ltd.
• Recorded At – Sarm West Studios
• Mixed At – Genetic Studios
• Lacquer Cut At – PRS Baarn

Credits

• Bass Guitar [I Suppose] – Bruce Thomas
• Drums – Pete Thomas
• Keyboards [Random Racket] – Maurice Worm
• Mixed By [Assisted By] – Jim Russell
• Painting – Eamonn Singer
• Percussion – Luis Jardim
• Photography By – Brian Griffin
• Producer – Clive Langer And Alan Winstanley*
• Recorded By [Assisted By] – Bob Kraushaar
• Saxophone, Saxophone [Electric] – Gary Barnacle
• Trombone – Jim Paterson
• Typography – Phil Smee
• Vocals, Guitar, Percussion [Anvil] – Elvis Costello
• Written-By – Elvis Costello (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B7), Farnell/Jenkins* (tracks: B1)

Notes

Released with printed inner-sleeve showing two paintings and lyrics to the songs.

Gary Barnacle courtesy of Epic Records
Darryl Hall courtesy of RCA Records
Green courtesy of Virgin Records

Recorded at Sarm West Studios
Mixed at Genetic Studios

℗ 1984 Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd.
Sleeve © 1984 F.Beat Records Ltd.

Belgique/Belgie: Distributed by RCA S.A.
Deutschland: Vertrieb durch RCA Schallplatten GmbH
France: Distribué par RCA S.A.
Italia: Distributed by RCA S.p.A.
Nederland: Distributed by RCA B.V.
U.K.: Distributed by RCA Ltd.

Printed in Holland

Made in Holland

Publishing:
B1 - Burlington Music Co. Ltd.
Remaning tracks - Plangent Visions Music Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BIEM
• Rights Society: GEMA
• Label Code: LC 6792
• Barcode: none
• Other (Distr. Code, D:): AO
• Other (Distr. Code, F:): RC 250
• Other (Distr. Code, UK:): HH
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side A): ZL 70317 A 1 ℗1984 670 04 115
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side B): ZL 70317 B 1 ℗1984 670 04 114
• Matrix / Runout (Etched Side A): A PORKY PRIME CUT. STILL THE KING
• Matrix / Runout (Etched Side B): A NUDDER PORKY PRIME CUT.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RPL-8251	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(LP, Album)	F-Beat	RPL-8251	Japan	1984
VICP-62509	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Victor	VICP-62509	Japan	2003
SFL1 0100	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(LP, Album)	F-Beat, Starcall Records	SFL1 0100	Australia	1984
none	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(CD, Comp, Promo, RM)	Rhino Records	none	US	2004
FIEND CD 75	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(CD, Album)	Imp Records	FIEND CD 75	UK	1987

Tracklist Hide Credits

Goodbye Cruel World
1-1	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	The Only Flame In Town	4:01
1-2	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Home Truth	3:13
1-3	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Room With No Number	4:13
1-4	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Inch By Inch	2:29
1-5	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Worthless Thing	3:03
1-6	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Love Field	3:34
1-7	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	I Wanna Be Loved	4:47
1-8	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	The Comedians	2:35
1-9	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Joe Porterhouse	3:29
1-10	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Sour Milk-Cow Blues	2:50
1-11	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	The Great Unknown	3:00
1-12	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	The Deportees Club	2:54
1-13	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Peace In Our Time	4:08
Bonus Disc
2-1	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	The Only Flame In Town (Alternate Version)	4:07
2-2	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Young Boy Blues (Demo) Producer [With] – Colin Fairley, E.C.*	3:27
2-3	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Turning The Town Red Producer [Assisted By] – Jon Jacobs	3:18
2-4	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	I Hope You're Happy Now Producer [With] – Colin Fairley, E.C.*	2:52
2-5	–Elvis Costello With Madness	Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)	2:54
2-6	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Get Yourself Another Fool Engineer – Colin FairleyProducer [With] – Colin Fairley, E.C.*	4:03
2-7	–Elvis Costello With Nick Lowe	Baby It's You Guitar [Lead] – E.C.*	3:11
2-8	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	I Wanna Be Loved (Demo)	3:22
2-9	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	The Great Unknown (Demo)	2:35
2-10	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	She Loves The Jerk (Demo)	3:10
2-11	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Turning The Town Red (Demo)	3:37
2-12	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Peace In Our Time (Demo)	3:30
2-13	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Withered And Died	3:12
2-14	–Elvis Costello	The Comedians (Demo)	2:25
2-15	–Elvis Costello	Inch By Inch (Demo)	2:11
2-16	–Elvis Costello	Mystery Voice (Demo)	2:23
2-17	–Elvis Costello	Joe Porterhouse (Demo)	3:19
2-18	–Elvis Costello	The Town Where Time Stood Still (Demo)	2:15
2-19	–Elvis Costello	Blue Murder On Union Avenue (Demo)	2:30
2-20	–Elvis Costello	Home Truth (Demo)	3:05
2-21	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	The Only Flame In Town (Live)	4:12
2-22	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Worthless Thing (Live)	3:30
2-23	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Sleepless Nights (Live)	2:40
2-24	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (Live)	2:10
2-25	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Motel Matches (Live)	2:39
2-26	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Love Field (Live)	3:21

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elvis Costello
• Copyright (c) – Demon Music Group Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Victor Entertainment, Inc.
• Distributed By – Victor Entertainment, Inc.

Credits

• Artwork By [Reissue Art Direction & Design] – Greg Allen
• Artwork By [Typography] – Phil Smee
• Bass – Bruce Thomas (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Nick Lowe (tracks: 2-7)
• Drums – Pete Thomas (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
• Guitar, Percussion [Anvil] – Elvis Costello (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
• Keyboards [Random Racket] – Maurice Worm (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
• Mastered By [Remastering] – Dan Hersch
• Mixed By [Assistant] – Jim Russell (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
• Other [Editorial Supervision] – Julee Stover
• Other [Product Manager] – Kenny Nemes
• Other [Project Assistance] – Bob Carlton, Brian Kehew, Kathryn Whitaker, Mark Leviton, Patrick Milligan, Randy Perry, Steve Woolard
• Other [Research Assistance] – Ginger Dettman
• Percussion – Luis Jardim (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
• Photography – Brian Griffin, Davies/Starr, Jeffrey Mayer, Keith Morris, Tom Sacchetti
• Producer – Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Clanger Winstanley* (tracks: 2-5), Fairley* (tracks: 2-13), Costello* (tracks: 2-7, 2-13), Nick Lowe (tracks: 2-2, 2-4, 2-6), Lowe* (tracks: 2-7), Bassman* (tracks: 2-7), The Mono-Kings (tracks: 2-3)
• Producer [Sound] – Andrew Sandoval, Bill Inglot
• Recorded By – E.C.* (tracks: 2-14 to 2-20)
• Recorded By [Assistant] – Bob Kraushaar (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
• Reissue Producer – Gary Stewart , Val Jennings
• Saxophone, Saxophone [Electric] – Gary Barnacle (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
• Trombone – Jim Paterson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
• Vocals – Daryl Hall (tracks: 1-1), Elvis Costello (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), E.C.* (tracks: 2-7), Green Gartside (tracks: 1-7), Nick Lowe (tracks: 2-7)
• Written-By – Barney Williams (tracks: 2-7), Felice And Boudleaux Bryant* (tracks: 2-23), Burt Bacharach (tracks: 2-7), Carl Smyth (tracks: 2-5), Clive Langer (tracks: 1-11, 2-9), Doc Pomus (tracks: 2-2), Elvis Costello (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 1-8 to 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-9, 2-11, 2-12, 2-14 to 2-22, 2-25, 2-26), Ernest Tucker (tracks: 2-6), Farnell Jenkins (tracks: 1-7, 2-8), Frank Haywood (tracks: 2-6), Jerry Dammers (tracks: 2-24), John Hiatt (tracks: 2-10), Mack David (tracks: 2-7), Mike Barson (tracks: 2-5), Phil Spector (tracks: 2-2), Richard Thompson (tracks: 2-13)

Notes

1-1 to 1-13 Recorded at Sarm West Studios, London, February 1984. Mixed at Genetic Studios, Streatley, March 1984.
2-1 Recorded at Sarm Studio .
2-2 & 2-4 Recorded at Eden Studios, Acton (October 1984).
2-6 Recorded at Eden Studios, Action .
2-7 Recorded at Ampro Studios, London (May 1984).
2-8 to 2-12 Recorded at Eden Studios, Acton (December 1983).
2-13 Recorded at Riverside Studio, London .
2-21 to 2-26 Recorded at The Warfield, San Francisco (28 April 1984).

CD1 First issued as F-Beat [UK] #ZL 70317 & Columbia [US] #39429 (June 1984).
2-3 First issued as the B-side of "I Wanna Be Loved".
2-5 First issued as the B-side of the 12" single of "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" by Madness (February 1983).
2-6 First issued as a B-side of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood".
2-7 First issued as a B-side of "L.A.F.S." by Nick Lowe.
2-13 First issued as the B-side of "Peace In Our Time".

Erratum: In the booklet there's a songwriting credit mentioned for Burt Bacharach, Mack David & Barney Williams without any songtitle. This concerns track 2-7 "Baby It's You".

"Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" (P)1983 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Stirling Holdings Ltd. under exclusive license to Virgin Records Ltd. Licensed courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.

Manufactured in Japan.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988002 468157
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ZL 70317	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(LP, Album)	F-Beat	ZL 70317	UK & Europe	1984
RPL-8251	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(LP, Album)	F-Beat	RPL-8251	Japan	1984
VICP-62509	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Victor	VICP-62509	Japan	2003
SFL1 0100	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(LP, Album)	F-Beat, Starcall Records	SFL1 0100	Australia	1984
none	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Goodbye Cruel World ‎(CD, Comp, Promo, RM)	Rhino Records	none	US	2004