Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True [Digipak] [5/1]

Artist:

Costello, Elvis

See Also:

Simon, Paul Beach Boys (The) Bowie, David Bill Frisell/Elvis Costello/Burt Bacharach - The Sweetest Punch: The New Songs Of Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach Arranged By Bi Various Artists - A Tribute To Elvis Costello

Description:

The 2001 edition of MY AIM IS TRUE comes with a bonus disc of rare material including demos and alternative versions of songs.
Personnel: Elvis Costello (vocals, guitar, piano); John McFee (guitar, pedal steel); Alex Call (guitar); Sean Hopper (piano, organ, background vocals); Steve Nieve (piano, organ); Nick Lowe (piano, bass, background vocals); Stan Shaw (organ); John Ciambotti (bass, background vocals); Bruce Thomas, Andrew Bodnar (bass); Michael Shine, Steve Goulding, Malcolm Dennis, Ian Powling (drums); Dickie Faulkner (percussion).
Recorded at Pathway Studios, Islington, United Kingdom from 1976 to 1977. Originally released on Stiff (UK SEEZ 3)/Columbia (US 35037). Includes liner notes by Elvis Costello.
Personnel: Elvis Costello (background vocals); John McFee (guitar); Stan Show, Steve Nieve (organ); Andrew Bodnar (bass guitar); Mickey Shine, Steve Goulding (drum); Johnny Ciambotti, Nick Lowe, Sean Hopper (background vocals).
Recording information: 1976 - 1977.
When MY AIM IS TRUE was released in 1977, no one knew that the character on the cover, with coke-bottle glasses, ill-fitting clothes, and Jerry Lewis posture would become a pop-culture icon. Elvis Costello arrived as the uber-geek, hell-bent on blowing away years of macho rock posturing with his revenge-of-the-nerds image and sharp, snappy sound, instantly defining New Wave. In retrospect, the songs--with echoes of everything from the Band ("Blame It on Cain") to the Byrds ("[The Angels Wanna Wear My] Red Shoes")--owed more to rootsy pub-rock than it did to punk, but it was still miles beyond the hairy-chested blues-rock theatrics bogging down the airwaves in the mid-`70s.
While Elvis hadn`t hooked up with the Attractions yet, he`s ably backed on most of the album by Californian pub-rockers Clover (who would eventually become--shhh--Huey Lewis & the News), and crucially, on the white-reggae "Watching the Detectives," by Steve Goulding and Andrew Bodnar, on loan from key Costello influence Graham Parker. None of this would have mattered had Costello`s melodic knack not been so crafty and his lyrics so trenchant, immediately establishing him as the premier singer/songwriter of the post-hippie era.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Welcome to the Working Week
2. Miracle Man
3. No Dancing
4. Blame It on Cain
5. Alison
6. Sneaky Feelings
7. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
8. Less Than Zero
9. Mystery Dance
10. Pay It Back
11. I`m Not Angry
12. Waiting For the End of the World
13. Watching the Detectives

Album Information

Release Date:

05/01/2007

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

New Wave

Label:

Hip-O Records

Producer:

Nick Lowe; Michele Horie (Reissue)

Catalog Number:

B000863502

Original Release Year:

1977

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

36 : 43

Guest Artist:

Nick Lowe

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