This 1987 collection is an intriguing stockpile of rarities Costello recorded over the previous eight years. There’s a frantic ska-tinged duet with Jimmy Cliff (“Seven Day Weekend”) and a rousing country chug-along with T-Bone Burnett (“The People’s Limousine”). A clutch of covers illustrates Costello's mastery of a remarkable splay of genres, including stark folk (“Withered and Died”), girl-group pop (“Baby It’s You”), and spiky art pop (“Walking on Thin Ice”).
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