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Elvis Costello

My Aim Is True

£37.99

Released: 30th October 2015. When 'My Aim Was 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.

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Vinyl 12" Album

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  • Details

    Released:
    30th October 2015
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    Vinyl 12" Album
    Barcode:
    602547331144
  • Description

    When 'My Aim Was 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.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    Length
    1.Welcome to the Working Week
    Elvis Costello
    1.23
    2.Miracle Man
    Elvis Costello
    3.33
    3.No Dancing
    Elvis Costello
    2.43
    4.Blame It On Cain
    Elvis Costello
    2.53
    5.Alison
    Elvis Costello
    3.25
    6.Sneaky Feelings
    Elvis Costello
    2.12
    7.(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
    Elvis Costello
    2.49
    8.Less Than Zero
    Elvis Costello
    3.18
    9.Mystery Dance
    Elvis Costello
    1.37
    10.Pay It Back
    Elvis Costello
    2.36
    11.I'm Not Angry
    Elvis Costello
    3.02
    12.Waiting for the End of the World
    Elvis Costello
    3.26
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