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Out of Our Idiot is a 1987 compilation album of then rare and unreleased recordings dating back to 1979 by Elvis Costello, which was released in the U.K. on Demon Records. It was only available as an import in the U.S. and other markets. The album was credited to "Various Artists" rather than to Costello because the tracks were recorded and credited under a variety of names, including The Costello Show, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Elvis Costello and the Confederates, the Coward Brothers, Napoleon Dynamite, The Emotional Toothpaste and The MacManus Gang, and with a variety of collaborators, including Jimmy Cliff, Nick Lowe and T-Bone Burnett.

Two versions of Out of Our Idiot were released, a 17-track vinyl LP, and a 21-track CD. Tracks 6, 10, 18, and 19 on the CD were not included on the vinyl release. With the exception of "Little Goody Two Shoes", all of the tracks on Out of Our Idiot were later released as bonus tracks on individual albums when Costello's pre-1987 catalog was re-released on CD on the Rykodisc and Rhino labels. An alternate version of "Little Goody Two Shoes" was included on the Imperial Bedroom bonus disc.

Track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello except as indicated.

CD Version

  1. "Seven Day Weekend" (Costello, Jimmy Cliff) 2:37
  2. "Turning The Town Red" 3:20
  3. "Heathen Town" 3:06
  4. "The People's Limousine" (Costello, T-Bone Burnett) 3:38
  5. "So Young" (Joe Camilleri, Tony Faehse, Jeff Bustin) 3:27
  6. "Little Goody Two Shoes" 2:27
  7. "American Without Tears No. 2" (Declan MacManus) 3:34
  8. "Get Yourself Another Fool" (Tucker, Hayward) 4:02
  9. "Walking on Thin Ice" (Yoko Ono) 3:42
  10. "Withered And Died" 3:13
  11. "Blue Chair" (Declan MacManus) 3:39
  12. "Baby It's You" (Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams) 3:15
  13. "From Head To Toe" (Smokey Robinson) 2:34
  14. "Shoes Without Heels" (Declan MacManus) 4:15
  15. "Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo" (Declan MacManus) 3:21
  16. "The Flirting Kind" 2:58
  17. "Black Sails In The Sunset" 3:09
  18. "A Town Called Big Nothing" 5:44
  19. "Big Sister" 2:16
  20. "Imperial Bedroom" 2:47
  21. "The Stamping Ground" 3:10

LP Version

Side one

  1. "Seven Day Weekend"
  2. "Turning the Town Red"
  3. "Heathen Town"
  4. "The People's Limousine"
  5. "So Young"
  6. "American Without Tears No. 2"
  7. "Get Yourself Another Fool"
  8. "Walking on Thin Ice"

Side two

  1. "Blue Chair"
  2. "Baby It's You"
  3. "From Head to Toe"
  4. "Shoes Without Heels"
  5. "Baby's Got a Brand New Hairdo"
  6. "The Flirting Kind"
  7. "Black Sails in the Sunset"
  8. "Imperial Bedroom"
  9. "The Stamping Ground"

Personnel

Elvis Costello (solo)

The Coward Brothers

Elvis Costello and the Attractions

Elvis Costello and the Confederates

The Costello Show, featuring the Attractions

  • ("Baby's Got a Brand New Hairdo")

Napoleon Dynamite and the Royal Guard

The Emotional Toothpaste

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