Brilliant Mistake (live in studio)

~ Recording by The Costello Show feat. The Attractions and Confederates

Annotation

Does any Elvis Costello fanatic know how this track should actually be labeled? In the liner notes of this Rhino Compilation it says it's by "The Costello Show featuring his Confederates".

Is that accurate? If so, should the title of the track remain "Brilliant Mistake (feat. His Confederates)" as it does now, or is the full text the actual name of the "artist", i.e., the artist field should be "The Costello Show featuring his Confederates".

Or should the artist simply be "The Costello Show" and the track "Brilliant Mistake" --> without (feat. His Confederates)

This song, and Indoor Fireworks (which is found on disc 2 of this compilation release and titled the same way in the liner notes) is from Costello's King of America album.

Discogs has the reissue of King of America as being by "The Costello Show"
http://www.discogs.com/release/1127738

I have also seen it argued that this was essentially a solo release and the artist should just be "Elvis Costello" which is how MB has The King of America labeled:
http://musicbrainz.org/release/f9a02637-c31a-42da-b35e-4380cd652c3b.html

Wiki says it was billed as "The Costello Show featuring the Attractions and Confederates".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_America

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1Brilliant Mistake3:42The Costello Show feat. The Attractions and ConfederatesKing of America
  • 1986-02-21 US
1.1Brilliant Mistake3:42The Costello Show feat. The Attractions and ConfederatesKing of America
  • 1986-02-21 XE
1.1Brilliant Mistake3:42The Costello Show feat. The Attractions and ConfederatesKing of America
  • 1986-02-21 US
1.1Brilliant Mistake3:42The Costello Show feat. The Attractions and ConfederatesKing of America
1.16Brilliant Mistake3:44Elvis CostelloGirls +£÷ Girls =$& Girls: The Songs of Elvis Costello / The Sounds of Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  • 1989-10 GB
1.16Brilliant Mistake3:44Elvis CostelloGirls Girls Girls
1.11Brilliant Mistake3:44Elvis CostelloGirls! Girls! Girls!
  • 1989 -
1.16Brilliant Mistake3:44Elvis CostelloGirls! Girls! Girls!
  • 1989 -
1.20Brilliant Mistake3:45Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions
  • 1994-10-25 US
1.20Brilliant Mistake3:45Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions
  • 1994-10-25 US
1.20Brilliant Mistake3:45The Costello Show feat. The ConfederatesThe Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977–86 (club edition)
  • 1994-10-25 CA
1.20Brilliant Mistake3:45Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions
1.1Brilliant Mistake3:44Elvis CostelloKing of America (limited edition bonus CD)
1.1Brilliant Mistake3:44Elvis CostelloKing of America
1.1Brilliant Mistake3:44Elvis CostelloKing of America
1.15Brilliant Mistake3:42The Costello Show feat. His ConfederatesThe Very Best of Elvis Costello
1.15Brilliant Mistake3:42The Costello Show feat. His ConfederatesThe Very Best of Elvis Costello
  • 2001-04-17 US
1.8Brilliant Mistake3:42Elvis CostelloBlackpool
  • 2004-11-29 GB
1.8Brilliant Mistake3:42Elvis CostelloBlackpool
  • 2004-11-30 US
1.1Brilliant Mistake3:45The Costello Show feat. The Attractions and ConfederatesKing of America
  • 2005-04-26 US
1.1Brilliant Mistake3:42The Costello Show feat. The Attractions and ConfederatesKing of America
10.1Brilliant Mistake3:44Elvis CostelloThe First Ten Years (Amazon exclusive edition)
  • 2007-05-01 US
1.1Brilliant Mistake3:45The Costello Show feat. The Attractions and ConfederatesKing of America
1.20Brilliant Mistake3:44Elvis CostelloThe Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years
1.20Brilliant Mistake3:44Elvis CostelloThe Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years (made in USA by EDC)
11.1Brilliant Mistake3:44Elvis CostelloThe First Ten Years
  • 2015-10-09 US
1.1Brilliant Mistake3:43Elvis CostelloKing of America & Other Realms (super deluxe)
  • 2024-11-01 -
1.1Brilliant Mistake3:43Elvis CostelloKing of America & Other Realms (super deluxe edition)
  • 2024-11-01 XW
1.20Brilliant Mistake3:45The Costello Show feat. The Attractions and ConfederatesThe Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years (DIDX)
Promotion
1.3Brilliant Mistake3:45Elvis CostelloThe Rykodisc Fall '95 Mixer
(unknown)
1.15Brilliant Mistake3:42The Costello Show feat. His ConfederatesThe Very Best of Elvis Costello
  • 2003-07-23 JP

Relationships

producer:T‐Bone Burnett
Larry Kalman Hirsch (task: with)
recording of:Brilliant Mistake

Brilliant Mistake

lyricist and composer:Declan Patrick MacManus