Costello sings Dead song!

 'SHIP OF FOOLS'

ELVIS COSTELLO

"Went to see the captain

Strangest I could find

Laid my proposition down

I laid it on the line

I won't slave for beggar's pay

Likewise gold and jewels

But I would slave to learn the way

To sink your ship of fools

Ship of fools

On a cruel sea

Ship of fools

Sail away from me"

Garcia/Hunter 

One of the regular posters over at the Wagon has posted a doozie of a Costello rarity (best grab it now his people are notoriously hot on having ROIOs taken down) but this short set has a version of a song not often found. draftervoi says "I got this '3rd generation tape' from a clerk at Streetlight Records in San Francisco.  The STORY I got from him was that they recorded it just to get the live version of "Ship of Fools/Must Have Been The Roses." This is the first time that it hit the EC repertoire and occurs rarely ever since from time to time and especially in the late 80s. 'Drafter' notes this is not the same as other sources versions [there are OTHER sources?!] . . . . . 

Elvis Costello rarity - San Jose Civic Centre - Voodoo Wagon

Elvis Costello / San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA - April 16, 1987 soundboard 3rd generation tape

 

Elvis Costello
San Jose Civic Auditorium
San Jose, CA. 
April 16, 1987
Soundboard
(3rd generation tape)

01 Sally Sue Brown
02 (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
03 Suit Of Lights
04 Green Shirt
05 Brilliant Mistake
06 Ship Of Fools - It Must Have Been The Roses
07 Uncomplicated
08 Inch By Inch

draftervoi adds:

"And it's a HELL of a version, sung with passion. .   

and hard to believe at this distance in time, 

but at a time when the Costello audience 

and the Grateful Dead audiences were still two separate camps. 

So...if you like Elvis Costello, or the Dead... 

you'll probably find this of interest."

 

If only for the chat between songs . . . . 

"a lot of people bring you flying pigs, exploding walls, 

light shows and laser shows 

I've brought my holiday pictures with me . . . . 

here we are in Salt Lake City with David Lee Roth! (sic)" 

Ha ha ha ha dig at Roth who had spiteful digs at Elvis . . . . . . . ha ha ha

N.B. this is a FLAC file and a soundboard source 

so it is safe to assume it is astonishing quality. 

 . . . . . . 
It is and you won't be!!