# Elvis Costello Announces What Is Probably The First-Ever 49th Anniversary Box Set

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/elvis-costello-announces-what-is-probably-the-first-ever-49th-anniversary-box-set/
- Published: 2026-08-04T13:38:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-27T20:07:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Stereogum
- Original article: https://stereogum.com/2507247/elvis-costello-announces-what-is-probably-the-first-ever-49th-anniversary-box-set/music/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Costello marks his debut album’s 49th anniversary with a five-CD box set.
- The edition includes 104 tracks, 52 previously unreleased.
- It arrives on 2 October via UMe.

## Summary

Elvis Costello will release a 49th-anniversary box set for his 1977 debut album, My Aim Is True, choosing not to wait for its more conventional 50th anniversary. The release highlights the album’s continuing significance as the record that established Costello near the UK punk era, while offering an extensive look at its creation and early live performances.

The five-CD My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary Edition) contains 104 tracks, including 52 previously unreleased recordings, a remaster from the original analogue tapes, demos, outtakes, live material and interviews. It also includes 72 pages of notes and contributions from collaborators including producer Nick Lowe; Costello has previewed several versions of “Watching The Detectives”, his first UK hit, ahead of the 2 October release through UMe.

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