Green Shirt

~ Recording by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Green Shirt2:39Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
  • GB1979-01-05
Radar Records (British punk/new wave label, trade name of Radarscope Records Ltd.)RAD 14
1.5Green Shirt2:43Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
  • US1979-01-05
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)JC 35709
1.5Green Shirt2:43Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
  • US1979-01-05
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)AE7 1171, JC 35709
1.5Green Shirt2:41Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)JC 35709
1.5Green Shirt2:39Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
Radar Records (British punk/new wave label, trade name of Radarscope Records Ltd.)RAD 14, SAM 90
1.5Green Shirt2:39Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello And The AttractionsAlbum
Radar Records (British punk/new wave label, trade name of Radarscope Records Ltd.)P-10627F
1.5Green Shirt2:41Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)PC 35709
1.5Green Shirt2:43Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed Forces (Nimbus England)Elvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)IMP FIEND CD21
1.5Green Shirt2:43Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 35709
3.5Green Shirt2:42Elvis Costello & The Attractions2½ YearsElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-10-12
RykodiscRCD-90271/74
1.5Green Shirt2:43Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
  • US1993-10-19
RykodiscRCD 20273
1.5Green Shirt2:43Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues)DPAM 3
1.5Green Shirt2:43Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed Forces (club edition)Elvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), RykodiscD106952, RCD 20273
2.4Green Shirt2:44Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Very Best of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)546 490-2
2.4Green Shirt2:44Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Very Best of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-04-17
Rhino (reissue label)R2 76652
1.5Green Shirt2:43Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
  • US2002-11-19
Rhino (reissue label)R2 78190
1.5Green Shirt2:43Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
Demon Records (80s UK new wave/reissues), Edsel RecordsMANUS 103
1.5Green Shirt2:43Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
  • US2007-05-01
Hip‐O RecordsB0008630-02
1.5Green Shirt2:42Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
  • US2007-05-01
Hip‐O Records[none]
3.5Green Shirt2:43Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe First Ten Years (Amazon exclusive edition)Elvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-05-01
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)
1.5Green Shirt2:43Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
  • US2010-07-27
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-331
3.5Green Shirt2:43Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe First Ten YearsElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
  • US2015-10-09
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)A10303C100000EI2KW
1.5Green Shirt2:42Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
Hip‐O Records
1.1Green Shirt (Remastered 2020)2:42Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed Forces (Super Deluxe Edition)Elvis Costello & The AttractionsEP
  • XW2020-10-23
UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)
1.5Green Shirt2:42Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
  • XW2020-12-08
UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)
1.5Green Shirt2:42Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
  • -2020
UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)[none]
1.5Green Shirt2:43Elvis Costello & The AttractionsArmed ForcesElvis Costello & The AttractionsAlbum
Imp Records (mid-80s UK new wave)IMP FIEND CD21
(unknown)
2.4Green Shirt2:44Elvis Costello & The AttractionsThe Very Best of Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2003-07-23
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)UICY-1175, UICY-1176

Relationships

engineer:Roger Bechirian
producer:Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass guitar:Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:Elvis Costello
organ, piano and synthesizer:Steve Nieve
vocals:Elvis Costello
recording of:Green Shirt (from 1978-08 until 1978-09)

Green Shirt

lyricist and composer:Declan Patrick MacManus