Elvis Costello and his partner in his first band Rusty, Allan Mayes, have reunited for, as Costello puts it, the record we would have cut when we were 18, if anyone had let us.”

The Resurrection of Rust comprises newly recorded renditions of six songs drawn from Rustys 1972 set lists: duets on two 1972, Nick Lowe tunes, Surrender To The Rhythm” and Dont Lose Your Grip On Love, Kentucky songwriter Jim Fords Im Ahead If I Can Quit While Im Behind, and two originals; Warm House (written by D.P. MacManus” in 1971) and Maureen and Sam” (a musical collaboration by Mayes and MacManus) and, finally, an arrangement incorporating the Neil Young songs Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and Dance, Dance, Dance”, the latter witnessing Costello’s debut on the electric violin.

Tracklist:
1. Surrender To The Rhythm
2. Im Ahead if I Can Quit While Im Behind
3. Warm House (And an Hour of Joy)
4. Dont Lose Your Grip On Love
5. Maureen & Sam
6. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Dance Dance Dance