My Aim Is True - 49th Edition

My Aim Is True 1LP (2026 Remaster) 

Elvis Costello's classic debut album, My Aim Is True, has been remastered and cut from the original 1977 analog master tapes. This is an all-analog production. The 13-song collection features the acclaimed singles "Alison," "Watching The Detectives," and "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" on 180g black vinyl.

My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary Edition) 5CD Box Set

My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary Edition) tells the origin story of how Declan MacManus became Elvis Costello. This expansive 5CD box set features 104 tracks, 52 of them unreleased songs, demos, outtakes, and live performances. The collection also includes a 72 page liner essay by Elvis Costello, with unseen photographs, handwritten lyrics from his notebooks, and diary entries from 1976 as he was making My Aim Is True. his notebooks, and diary entries from 1976 as he was making My Aim Is True. 

My Aim Is True 1CD (2026 Remaster) 

Elvis Costello's classic debut album, My Aim Is True, has been remastered from the original 1977 analog master tapes. The 13-song album features the singles "Less Than Zero" and "Alison," which failed to chart in the U.K.; "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes," a minor hit; and "Watching The Detectives," which became Costello's first Top 20 single. The album comes in a jewel case with a booklet.

LP - Standard Black Vinyl

5xCD - Deluxe Boxset

CD

LP -
Side 1:
1. Welcome To The Working Week - 2026 Remaster
2. Miracle Man - 2026 Remaster
3. No Dancing - 2026 Remaster
4. Blame It On Cain - 2026 Remaster
5. Alison - 2026 Remaster
6. Sneaky Feelings - 2026 Remaster
7. Watching The Detectives - Single Version

Side 2:
1. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - 2026 Remaster
2. Less Than Zero - 2026 Remaster
3. Mystery Dance - 2026 Remaster
4. Pay It Back - 2026 Remaster
5. I'm Not Angry - 2026 Remaster
6. Waiting For The End Of The World - 2026 Remaster
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5xCD (Deluxe Boxset):-
CD1 My Aim Is True (2026 Remaster) -
1. Welcome To The Working Week - 2026 Remaster
2. Miracle Man - 2026 Remaster
3. No Dancing - 2026 Remaster
4. Blame It On Cain - 2026 Remaster
5. Alison - 2026 Remaster
6. Sneaky Feelings - 2026 Remaster
7. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - 2026 Remaster
8. Less Than Zero - 2026 Remaster
9. Mystery Dance - 2026 Remaster
10. Pay It Back - 2026 Remaster
11. I'm Not Angry - 2026 Remaster
12. Waiting For The End Of The World - 2026 Remaster
13. Watching The Detectives - Single Version

CD2: The Blue Print -
1. I Turn Around - Hope & Anchor Studio
2. Losing You - Hope & Anchor Studio
3. Leverman - Hope & Anchor Studio
4. Citizen Junction - Hope & Anchor Studio
5. I Hear A Melody - Pathway Studios
6. Poison Moon - Bedroom Recording
7. Wave A White Flag - Bedroom Recording
8. Mercury Wings - Ms. Dore’s Tape
9. Jump Up - Hope & Anchor Studio
10. No Star - Hope & Anchor Studio
11. Walk On - Hope & Anchor Studio
12. Radio Soul - Hope & Anchor Studio
13. Clean Money - Hope & Anchor Studio
14. Don’t Put A Levy On My Love - Hope & Anchor Studio
15. Play It Safe - Hope & Anchor Studio
16. Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) - Hope & Anchor Studio
17. I Can’t Turn It Off - Hope & Anchor Studio

CD3: The Stranger In The House -
1. Radio Sweetheart - My Aim Is True Outtake
2. Cheap Reward - Bedroom Recording
3. Mystery Dance - Bedroom Recording
4. Stranger In The House - My Aim Is True Outtake
5. Running Out Of Angels - Hope & Anchor Studio
6. Just Like A Jukebox - Hope & Anchor Studio
7. I Don’t Want To Go Home - Pathway Studios
8. Blame It On Cain - Bedroom Recording
9. Blue Minute - Ms. Dore’s Tape
10. Pay It Back - Bedroom Recording
11. Exiles Road - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
12. Knockin' On Heaven’s Door - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
13. Sweet Revival - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
14. Pay It Back - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
15. Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio
16. Living In Paradise - Hope & Anchor Studio
17. Welcome To The Working Week - Pathway Studios
18. Miracle Man - Bedroom Recording
19. Miracle Man - Pathway Studios
20. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - Ms. Dore’s Tape
21. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - Pathway Studios
22. Waiting For The End Of The World - Pathway Studios
23. Living In Paradise - My Aim Is True Outtake
24. Call On Me - Pathway Studios
25. Watching The Detectives - Pathway Studios Trio Version
26. No Action - Pathway Studios Trio Version
27. Poison Moon - Ms. Dore’s Tape
28. Stranger In The House - Ms. Dore’s Tape

CD4: Becoming The Attractions -
1. Alison - What’s On Granada Reports
2. Introduction By Dave Robinson - Live, The Nashville Room
3. Mystery Dance - Live, The Nashville Room
4. Pay It Back - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
5. Radio Sweetheart - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
6. Sneaky Feelings - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
7. Crawling To The U.S.A. - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
8. Lip Service - Pathway Studios
9. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes- with Introduction Top Of The Pops
10. Interview No. 1 - Good Afternoon with Mavis Nicholson
11. Watching The Detectives - Good Afternoon Broadcast
12. Interview No. 2 - Good Afternoon with Mavis Nicholson
13. Hoover Factory - Good Afternoon Rehearsal
14. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - Live Stiffs, University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K.
15. Whole Wide World - Live Stiffs, University Of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.
16. KSAN Intro - Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
17. Pump It Up - Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
18. Lip Service - Unknown Field Recording
19. Mystery Dance - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
20. Blame It On Cain - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
21. Less Than Zero (Dallas Version) - Warner Theater, Washington D.C.
22. Waiting For The End Of The World - The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
23. Miracle Man - Warner Theater, Washington D.C.
24. Watching The Detectives - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
25. I’m Not Angry - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA

CD5: Covered In Clover -
1. Welcome To The Working Week (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
2. Miracle Man (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
3. No Dancing (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
4. Intro to Blame It On Cain (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
5. Blame It On Cain (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
6. Alison (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
7. Intro To Sneaky Feelings (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
8. Sneaky Feelings (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
9. Intro To Red Shoes (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
10. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
11. Less Than Zero (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
12. Mystery Dance (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
13. Pay It Back (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
14. I'm Not Angry (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
15. Waiting For The End Of The World / Gloria (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
16. Watching The Detectives (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
17. Mr. Moon (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
18. Intro To The Love Trilogy (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
19. Love Has No Pride (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
20. Love Is Gone (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)
21. (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)