Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Almost Blue
“Almost Blue” came out in 1981, just 10 months after “Trust,” not an unusual pace at the time but still hard to imagine. In order to meet that kind of pace, an artist may...
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Trust
As I’ve been saying, all my early Elvis vinyl, everything that happened before King of America, I bought after King of America. I didn’t know any of those albums before the mid-to-late ‘80s, other...
Elvis Costello – Taking Liberties
Imagine that someone who has been recording for about four years has amassed enough b-side and unreleased material that it deserves to be released on a collection of its own — and it’s a...
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Get Happy!!
A couple of entries back I told the story of how, when “Get Happy!!” came out in 1980, I allowed myself to be put off of the record by someone else’s enthusiasm for it....
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – This Year’s Model
As with “My Aim Is True,” I didn’t really experience this album until years after it came out in 1978. If I wouldn’t have been ready for what I heard on “Aim,” I would...
Elvis Costello — My Aim Is True
So, here’s the weird thing about Elvis Costello in my collection. I am a very, very big fan of Elvis Costello. I have something in the vicinity of 27 different titles by Elvis Costello...
Shemekia Copeland – Done Come Too Far
As much of a blues fan as I am, I don’t keep up a lot with the contemporary artists. I’m all over every single new old John Lee Hooker release, but when it comes...
Joe Cocker — I Can Stand A Little Rain
I’ve written before of my late arrival to Joe Cocker fandom. Hell, late arrival to most fandom is my way, that’s just how I am. I don’t know if it’s intentional or not, but...
Joe Cocker – Joe Cocker
Self-titled albums are fairly common. They’re usually a debut album, or a solo artist’s break from their original band. Some bands have used them to signal a new direction or some self-ascribed gravitas. Some...
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