Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary) 5CD Box Set

Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary) 

"My Aim Is True" (49th Anniversary Edition) tells the story of how Declan MacManus became Elvis Costello.

This comprehensive 5-CD box set contains 104 tracks, including the acclaimed singles “Alison,” “Watching The Detectives,” and “(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes,” as well as 52 previously unreleased songs, demos, outtakes, and live recordings. The collection also features detailed liner notes by Elvis Costello, along with rare photos and memorabilia from his personal archive.

• CD 1: My Aim Is True (2026 Remaster)
• CD 2: The Blue Print
• CD 3: The Stranger In The House
• CD 4: Becoming The Attractions
• CD 5: Covered In Clover

Tracklist:
Disc 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: (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)

Disc 2
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)

Disc 3
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 (Hope & Anchor Studio)
12: Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Hope & Anchor Studio)
13: Sweet Revival (Hope & Anchor Studio)
14: Pay It Back (Hope & Anchor Studio)
15: Imagination (Is a Powerful Deceiver) [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)

Disc 4
1: Alison (What's On Granada Reports)
2: Introduction By Dave Robinson (Live at the Nashville Room)
3: Mystery Dance (Live at the Nashville Room)
4: Pay It Back (Soundcheck at the Nashville Room)
5: Radio Sweetheart (Soundcheck at the Nashville Room)
6: Sneaky Feelings (Soundcheck at the Nashville Room)
7: Crawling to the U.S.A. (Soundcheck at 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 Tour, Universaity of East Anglia, Norwich, UK)
15: Whole Wide World (Live Stiffs Tour, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK)
16: KSAN Intro (Live at the Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA)
17: Pump It Up (Live at the Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA)
18: Lip Service (Unknown Field Recording)
19: Mystery Dance (Live at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA)
20: Blame It On Cain (Live at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA)
21: Less Than Zero (Dallas Version) [live at the Warner Theater, Washington D.C.]
22: Waiting for the End of the World (The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH)
23: Miracle Man (Live at the Warner Theater, Washington D.C.)
24: Watching the Detectives (Live at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA)
25: I'm Not Angry (Live at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA)

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

Label: Universal Music
Released: 1977/2026