Tracklist

Imperial Bedroom
1-1	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Beyond Belief	2:34
1-2	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Tears Before Bedtime	3:02
1-3	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Shabby Doll	4:48
1-4	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	The Long Honeymoon	4:15
1-5	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Man Out Of Time	5:27
1-6	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Almost Blue	2:50
1-7	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	...And In Every Home	3:23
1-8	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	The Loved Ones	2:48
1-9	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Human Hands	2:43
1-10	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Kid About It	2:45
1-11	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Little Savage	2:37
1-12	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Boy With A Problem	2:13
1-13	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Pidgin English	3:58
1-14	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	You Little Fool	3:11
1-15	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Town Cryer	4:16
Bonus Disc
2-1	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	The Land Of Give And Take (Early Version Of Beyond Belief)	3:05
2-2	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Tears Before Bedtime (Alternate Version)	3:03
2-3	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Man Out Of Time (Alternate Version)	3:43
2-4	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Human Hands (Early Version)	2:44
2-5	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Kid About It (Alternate Version)	3:18
2-6	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Little Savage (Alternate Version)	3:07
2-7	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	You Little Fool (Alternate Version)	2:59
2-8	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Town Cryer (Fast Version)	2:15
2-9	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Little Goody Two Shoes (Alternate Version)	3:10
2-10	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	The Town Where Time Stood Still (Alternate Version)	2:57
2-11	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	...And In Every Home (Rehearsal)	3:12
2-12	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	I Turn Around	2:10
2-13	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	From Head To Toe	2:35
2-14	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	The World Of Broken Hearts	3:03
2-15	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Night Time	2:55
2-16	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Really Mystified	2:05
2-17	–Elvis Costello & The Attractions	The Stamping Ground	3:10
2-18	–Elvis Costello	Shabby Doll (Demo)	4:21
2-19	–Elvis Costello	Man Out Of Time (Demo)	3:26
2-20	–Elvis Costello	You Little Fool (Demo)	3:11
2-21	–Elvis Costello	Town Cryer (Demo)	3:03
2-22	–Elvis Costello	Seconds Of Pleasure (Demo)	3:19
2-23	–Elvis Costello	Imperial Bedroom	2:48

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elvis Costello
• Copyright (c) – Demon Music Group Ltd.
• Marketed By – Demon Records
• Recorded At – Air Studios
• Recorded At – Matrix Studios
• Recorded At – Pathway Studios
• Recorded At – Eden Studios
• Distributed By – MSI (Music Scene Incorporated)

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Greg Allen
• Bass – Bruce Thomas (tracks: 1-1 to 2-16), E.C.* (tracks: 2-23)
• Drums – Pete Thomas (tracks: 1-1 to 2-16)
• Electronic Drums [Linn Drum], Keyboards – E.C.* (tracks: 2-23)
• Engineer – Howard Massey (tracks: 2-17 to 2-22)
• Guitar – E.C.* (tracks: 2-12 to 2-16)
• Liner Notes [Editorial Supervision] – Julee Stover
• Liner Notes [Liner Notes Coordination] – Tim Scanlin
• Management [Project Assistance] – Amy Utstein, Bob Carlton, Brian Kehew, David Gorman, Lori Carfora, Patrick Milligan, Randy Perry, Steve Woolard
• Orchestrated By – Steve Nieve (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15)
• Performer [Everything Else] – E.C.* (tracks: 2-17 to 2-22)
• Photography By – David Bailey
• Piano, Organ – E.C.* (tracks: 2-12 to 2-16), Steve Nieve (tracks: 1-1 to 2-16)
• Producer – E.C.* (tracks: 2-12 to 2-23), Geoff Emerick (tracks: 1-1 to 2-11)
• Producer [Assisted By] – Jon Jacobs (tracks: 1-1 to 2-11), Neil King* (tracks: 2-23), Paul Bass (tracks: 2-12 to 2-16)
• Producer [Sound] – Andrew Sandoval, Bill Inglot
• Product Manager – Jimmy Edwards
• Reissue Producer – Gary Stewart , Val Jennings
• Remastered By – Dan Hersch
• Research [Research Assistance] – Ginger Dettman
• Vocals – E.C.* (tracks: 2-12 to 2-23)
• Vocals, Guitar – Elvis Costello (tracks: 1-1 to 2-11)
• Written-By – Chris Difford (tracks: 1-12), Doc Pomus (tracks: 2-14), Elvis Costello (tracks: 1-1 to 2-12, 2-17 to 2-23), Johnny Gustafson* (tracks: 2-16), Mort Shuman (tracks: 2-14), Patrick Chambers (tracks: 2-15), Smokey Robinson (tracks: 2-13), Tony Crane (tracks: 2-16)

Notes

With Japanese (MSI Distribution) OBI
Includes Japanese black & white fold-out paper lyric/info Insert
Includes original 28 page (MANUS108) glossy English booklet

Title is listed as 'IbMePdErRoIoAmL' on the actual release, but it widely known by the title it is listed under (Imperial Bedroom).

1-1 to 1-15 Recorded at AIR Recording Studios, London .
2-1 to 2-10 Recorded at AIR Recording Studios, London (November 1981).
2-11 Recorded at AIR Recording Studios, London (October 1981).
2-12 to 2-16 Recorded at Matrix Studios, London (February 1982).
2-17 to 2-22 Recorded at Pathway Studios, London (21/22 August 1981).
2-23 Recorded at Eden Studios, London (2 May 1982).

CD1 First issued as F-Beat [UK] #XXLP17 & Columbia [US] #38157 (July 1982).
2-13 & 2-14 First issued as F-Beat [UK] single #XX30.
2-15 First issued as the B-side of the 12" single "Everyday I Write The Book".
2-16 First issued on "Sometimes A Great Notion" (by Various Artists), EMI.
2-17 First issued as the B-side of "You Little Fool".
2-23 First issued as the B-side of the 12" single "Man Out of Time".

This reissue/compilation (P)1982, 1983, 1994 & 2002 Elvis Costello
(C)2002 Demon Music Group Ltd.
Marketed by Demon Records, a division of the Demon Music Group Ltd., London, W1T 1JU.
Manufactured in the EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 938167 011378
• Matrix / Runout (CD 1): E5388 MANUS 108 DISC 1 02 Technicolor IFPI L122
• Matrix / Runout (CD 2): E5389 MANUS 108 DISC 2 01 Technicolor IFPI L122

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
XXLP 17	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	IbMePdErRoIoAmL (Imperial Bedroom) ‎(LP, Album)	F-Beat	XXLP 17	UK	1982
XXC 17	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Imperial Bedroom ‎(Cass, Album)	F-Beat	XXC 17	UK	1982
MANUS 108	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Imperial Bedroom ‎(CD, Album, RM + CD, Comp, RM)	Edsel Records	MANUS 108	UK	2002
P-617	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Imperial Bedroom ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Contessa	P-617	Indonesia	1982
RCD 20278	Elvis Costello And The Attractions*	Imperial Bedroom ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Rykodisc	RCD 20278	US	1994

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