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Elvis Costello – This Year's Model (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1978
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This Year's Model is an LP by Elvis Costello from 1978 released on the Radar Records label.
About this album
This Year's Model is Elvis Costello's breakthrough statement, where new wave bite meets finely tuned pop craft. Issued in 1978, the album sharpened the direct, caustic style that made him one of the era's most distinctive songwriters, with songs such as Pump It Up, (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea and This Year's Girl turning irritation, wit and damage into memorably concise hooks. Backed by the Attractions, Costello matched nervous energy with melodic precision, helping define British rock's late-1970s transition from pub-rock grit to post-punk urgency. Its influence has endured as one of his most admired and best-known records.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Elvis CostelloLabel: Radar Records – RAD 3Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1978Genre: Pop & RockStyle: New WaveA1 No Action
A2 This Year'S Girl
A3 The Beat
A4 Pump It Up
A5 Little Triggers
A6 You Belong To Me
A7 Watching The Detectives
B1 Hand In Hand
B2 (I Don'T Want To Go To) Chelsea
B3 Lip Service
B4 Living In Paradise
B5 Lipstick Vogue
B6 Night Rally