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Elvis Costello & the Imposters   03/29/2003

Royce Hall (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA
Media CDR   2 discs
J-Card Comment Elvis Costello and the Imposters
Royce Hall UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
March 29, 2003


In 2002/2003 Elvis Costello was given the title "Artist in Residence" at UCLA. For whatever reason, he apparently ended up not doing a whole lot, but repaid the honor with two stand alone shows at Royce Hall on March 28 and 29, 2003 with the Imposters. Two great, interesting, and very unique shows. Both opened with Everybody's Cryin' Mercy - an apparent comment George Bush's nine day old Iraq War - and continued on an eclectic and subdued path. Lots of obscure tunes. Few hits.

Excellent sound. Excellent mix with clear vocals. A (mostly) respectful, quiet crowd. Taped from the 10th row center. In 2003, I made a few discs and sent them to only handful of people, but the show could have made it around a bit. This is a complete remastering from the original DAT, and in my opinion a major improvement. So it you have the old one, get this one and throw your old one away. I posted the March 28th show in a few days ago. 12 songs not played the previous night. Lots of cool segues in the encores. A great, almost jazzy Pump It Up.


Sonics>Sony D7 DAT>ProTools (for level adjustment, compression, eq, and song separation)>flac

Taped and mastered by JB. Please don't sell or convert to lossy format.


CD 1 (73:15)

01. Everybody's Crying Mercy
02. My Dark Life
03. Clubland
04. Clown Strike
05. New Lace Sleeves
06. 45
07. The Judgement
08. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
09. In The Darkest Place
10. The Long Honeymoon
11. Toledo
12. Pump It Up
13. Tart
14. Crying Time (Buck Owens)
15. Little Triggers


CD 2 (69:41)

01. Indoor Fireworks
02. Still Too Soon To Know - EC does the off-mic thing
03. All The Rage

Encore 1
04. Favourite Hour - EC on piano
05. That Day Is Done - EC on piano
06. Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4
07. When It Sings - EC on piano

Encore 2
08. Dust
09. Shipbuilding
10. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?

Encore 3
11. Watching The Detectives
12. Almost Blue
13. I Want To Vanish
Trades Allowed Yes
Owned by Curtis Ensler · Last Updated May 23, 2023