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.

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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