'My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary Edition)' tells the origin story of how Declan MacManus became Elvis Costello. This expansive 5CD box set features 104 tracks, 52 of them unreleased songs, demos, outtakes, and live performances. The collection also includes a 72 page liner essay by Elvis Costello, with unseen photographs, handwritten lyrics from his notebooks, and diary entries from 1976 as he was making 'My Aim Is True'. Elvis Costello's classic debut album, 'My Aim Is True', has been remastered from the original 1977 analog master tapes. The 13-song album features the singles 'Less Than Zero' and 'Alison', which failed to chart in the U.K.; '(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes', a minor hit; and 'Watching The Detectives', which became Costello's first Top 20 single.
Disc 1
1. Welcome to the Working Week (2026 Remaster) - Elvis Costello
2. Miracle Man (2026 Remaster) - Elvis Costello
3. No Dancing (2026 Remaster) - Elvis Costello
4. Blame It On Cain (2026 Remaster) - Elvis Costello
5. Alison (2026 Remaster) - Elvis Costello
6. Sneaky Feelings (2026 Remaster) - Elvis Costello
7. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (2026 Remaster) - Elvis Costello
8. Less Than Zero (2026 Remaster) - Elvis Costello
9. Mystery Dance (2026 Remaster) - Elvis Costello
10. Pay It Back (2026 Remaster) - Elvis Costello
11. I'm Not Angry (2026 Remaster) - Elvis Costello
12. Waiting for the End of the World (2026 Remaster) - Elvis Costello
13. Watching the Detectives (Single Version) - Elvis Costello
Disc 2
1. I Turn Around (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
2. Losing You (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
3. Leverman (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
4. Citizen Junction (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
5. I Hear a Melody (Pathway Studios) - Elvis Costello
6. Poison Moon (Bedroom Recording) - Elvis Costello
7. Wave a White Flag (Bedroom Recording) - Elvis Costello
8. Mercury Wings (Ms. Dore's Tape) - Elvis Costello
9. Jump Up (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
10. No Star (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
11. Walk On (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
12. Radio Soul (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
13. Clean Money (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
14. Don't Put a Levy On My Love (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
15. Play It Safe (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
16. Imagination (Is a Powerful Deceiver) [Hope & Anchor Studio] - Elvis Costello
17. I Can't Turn It Off (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
Disc 3
1. Radio Sweetheart (My Aim Is True Outtake) - Elvis Costello
2. Cheap Reward (Bedroom Recording) - Elvis Costello
3. Mystery Dance (Bedroom Recording) - Elvis Costello
4. Stranger in the House (My Aim Is True Outtake) - Elvis Costello
5. Running Out of Angels (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
6. Just Like a Jukebox (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
7. I Don't Want to Go Home (Pathway Studios) - Elvis Costello
8. Blame It On Cain (Bedroom Recording) - Elvis Costello
9. Blue Minute (Ms. Dore's Tape) - Elvis Costello
10. Pay It Back (Bedroom Recording) - Elvis Costello
11. Exiles Road (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Flip City
12. Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Flip City
13. Sweet Revival (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Flip City
14. Pay It Back (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Flip City
15. Imagination (Is a Powerful Deceiver) [Hope & Anchor Studio] - Flip City
16. Living in Paradise (Hope & Anchor Studio) - Elvis Costello
17. Welcome to the Working Week (Pathway Studios) - Elvis Costello
18. Miracle Man (Bedroom Recording) - Elvis Costello
19. Miracle Man (Pathway Studios) - Elvis Costello
20. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Ms. Dore's Tape) - Elvis Costello
21. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Pathway Studios) - Elvis Costello
22. Waiting for the End of the World (Pathway Studios) - Elvis Costello
23. Living in Paradise (My Aim Is True Outtake) - Elvis Costello
24. Call On Me (Pathway Studios) - Elvis Costello
25. Watching the Detectives (Pathway Studios Trio Version) - Elvis Costello
26. No Action (Pathway Studios Trio Version) - Elvis Costello
27. Poison Moon (Ms. Dore's Tape) - Elvis Costello
28. Stranger in the House (Ms. Dore's Tape) - Elvis Costello
Disc 4
1. Alison (What's On Granada Reports) - Elvis Costello
2. Introduction By Dave Robinson (Live at the Nashville Room) - Elvis Costello
3. Mystery Dance (Live at the Nashville Room) - Elvis Costello
4. Pay It Back (Soundcheck at the Nashville Room) - Elvis Costello
5. Radio Sweetheart (Soundcheck at the Nashville Room) - Elvis Costello
6. Sneaky Feelings (Soundcheck at the Nashville Room) - Elvis Costello
7. Crawling to the U.S.A. (Soundcheck at the Nashville Room) - Elvis Costello
8. Lip Service (Pathway Studios) - Elvis Costello
9. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (With Introduction, Top of the Pops) - Elvis Costello
10. Interview No. 1 (Good Afternoon With Mavis Nicholson) - Elvis Costello
11. Watching the Detectives (Good Afternoon Broadcast) - Elvis Costello
12. Interview No. 2 (Good Afternoon With Mavis Nicholson) - Elvis Costello
13. Hoover Factory (Good Afternoon Rehearsal) - Elvis Costello
14. I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself (Live Stiffs Tour, Universaity of East Anglia, Norwich, UK) - Elvis Costello
15. Whole Wide World (Live Stiffs Tour, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK) - Elvis Costello
16. KSAN Intro (Live at the Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA) - Elvis Costello
17. Pump It Up (Live at the Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA) - Elvis Costello
18. Lip Service (Unknown Field Recording) - Elvis Costello
19. Mystery Dance (Live at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA) - Elvis Costello
20. Blame It On Cain (Live at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA) - Elvis Costello
21. Less Than Zero (Dallas Version) [live at the Warner Theater, Washington D.C.] - Elvis Costello
22. Waiting for the End of the World (The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH) - Elvis Costello
23. Miracle Man (Live at the Warner Theater, Washington D.C.) - Elvis Costello
24. Watching the Detectives (Live at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA) - Elvis Costello
25. I'm Not Angry (Live at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA) - Elvis Costello
Disc 5
1. Welcome to the Working Week (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
2. Miracle Man (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
3. No Dancing (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
4. Intro to Blame It On Cain (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
5. Blame It On Cain (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
6. Alison (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
7. Intro to Sneaky Feelings (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
8. Sneaky Feelings (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
9. Intro to Red Shoes (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
10. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
11. Less Than Zero (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
12. Mystery Dance (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
13. Pay It Back (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
14. I'm Not Angry (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
15. Waiting for the End of the World/Gloria (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
16. Watching the Detectives (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
17. Mr. Moon (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
18. Intro to the Love Trilogy (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
19. Love Has No Pride (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
20. Love Is Gone (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
21. (What's Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (Live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, November 8th 2007) - Elvis Costello
