On March 17, 1978, “Radar” label released “This Year’s Model”, the second Elvis Costello album and the first one with the Attractions. It was recorded in 1978, at “Eden Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Lowe. “This Year’s Model” was voted the “Best album of the year” in the “Village Voice Pazz & Jop”critics poll. In 2000, magazine “Q” rated the album at number 82 in its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”. In 2003, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked the album at number 98 on it’s list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Elvis Costello– vocals, guitar
- Mick Jones – lead guitar
- Steve Nieve– piano, organ
- Bruce Thomas– bass
- Pete Thomas– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Elvis Costello.
- No Action
- This Year’s Girl
- The Beat
- Pump It Up
- Little Triggers
- You Belong to Me
- Hand in Hand
- (I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea
- Lip Service
- Living in Paradise
- Lipstick Vogue
- Night Rally
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