The Greatest Hits 1977-1986 spans classic tracks from Elvis Costello & The Attractions body of work, from the debut album ‘My Aim Is True’, classics such as ‘This Years Model’ and ‘Armed Forces’, right through to ‘King Of America’ and ‘Blood And Chocolate’. Featuring on this 22 track collection are 10 UK Top 40 singles including ‘Oliver’s Army’, ‘I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down’, ‘Good Year For The Roses’, ‘Watching The Detectives, and ‘(I Don’t Want To Go To) Chelsea’, in addition to the classics ‘Pump It Up’ and ‘Everyday I Write the Book’. This compilation is classic Elvis Costello featuring ‘the’ tracks that really matter from the era, highlighting Elvis as one of the most seminal and relevant contemporary artists of his generation.
This long-desired collectible finally became widely available in the 1993 boxed set 2 1/2 Years . This reissue preserves Costello's priceless patter, though, along with appealingly reckless versions of Radio, Radio; Watching the Detectives; Less Than Zero; Little Triggers; Pump It Up; The Beat , and more circa '78!
Out of Our Idiot Music Artist : Elvis Costello Music Label : Demon Records UK Release Date : 1996-10-15 Artistopia's Price :$36.69
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A Live album recorded at London's Mean Fiddler, on which Mary performs songs by such fine writers as Cole Porter, Elvis Costello, Sam Cooke, Jerome Kern and Lee Hazelwood.
First time on CD for this historic 1978 performance, the second installment in The Costello Show live performance series. Features 20 tracks, 11 of them previously unreleased. Elvis Costello was 23 years old when he performed a sold-out concert at the epicenter of the entertainment universe: the auditorium at Hollywood High School. It was June 4, 1978 and he had been introduced to America with a controversial appearance on Saturday Night Live. Just three months prior to this Hollywood High concert, This Year's Model had become his second album but first as Elvis Costello And The Attractions, with the singer/songwriter joined by keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas. Producing the concert would be Nick Lowe, who would helm Costello's first five albums.
Former Blue Tears front-man Gregg Fulkerson finds musical re-birth in his new band, Attraction 65. Blue Tears was a power rock band, signed to MCA Records in the days of loud guitars and even longer hair. As the LA music scene turned to Seattle, Gregg and bassist Michael Spears turned to the studio to write songs and work on solo projects. Gregg first worked on a solo album for ex-Stryper singer Michael Sweet. He continued to write and prepare for what is now Attraction 65. Bassist Michael Spears most recently produced Rose Falcons single for the hit Disney movie, Inspector Gadget. He is also re-mixing the album Power Windows for Bon Jovi collaborator Billy Falcon. Atenzia. 2005.