ELVIS COSTELLO ORIGINAL FS DJ COPY 'ARMED FORCES' LP W/BONUS 'LIVE' LTD ED EP
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ELVIS COSTELLO ORIGINAL FACTORY SEALED DJ COPY 'ARMED FORCES' LP W/BONUS LIMITED EDITION EP 'LIVE AT HOLLYWOOD HIGH' FEATURING 'ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN' AND 'ALLISON'! A PITMAN PRESSING!
Armed Forces Review
by:
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
All Music.com
After releasing and touring the intense This Year's Model, Elvis Costello quickly returned to the studio with the Attractions to record his third album, Armed Forces. In contrast to the stripped-down pop and rock of his first two albums, Armed Forces boasted a detailed and textured pop production, but it was hardly lavish. However, the more spacious arrangements -- complete with ringing pianos, echoing reverb, layered guitars, and harmonies -- accent Costello's melodies, making the record more accessible than his first two albums. Perversely, while the sound of Costello's music was becoming more open and welcoming, his songs became more insular and paranoid, even though he cloaked his emotions well. Many of the songs on Armed Forces use politics as a metaphor for personal relationships, particularly fascism, which explains its working title, Emotional Fascism. Occasionally, the lyrics are forced, but the music never is -- the album demonstrates the depth of Costello's compositional talents and how he can move from the hook-laden pop of "Accidents Will Happen" to the paranoid "Goon Squad" with ease. Some of the songs, like the light reggae of "Two Little Hitlers" and the impassioned "Party Girl," build on his strengths, while others like the layered "Oliver's Army" take Costello into new territories. It's a dense but accessible pop record and ranks as his third masterpiece in a row.
THE EXCLUSIVE EP IS A RARE FIND AND TRUE BONUS!
Elvis Costello And The Attractions* – Armed Forces (Details Courtesy of Discogs).
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Label: Columbia – JC 35709 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Pitman Country: US Released: Jan 5, 1979 Genre: Rock Style: New Wave, Rock & RollTracklist
A1 Accidents Will Happen 3:00 A2 Senior Service 2:17 A3 Oliver's Army 2:57 A4 Big Boys 2:54 A5 Green Shirt 2:41 A6 Party Girl 3:18 B1 Goon Squad 3:14 B2 Busy Bodies 3:33 B3 Moods For Moderns 2:48 B4 Chemistry Class 2:55 B5 Two Little Hitlers 3:11 B6 (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding 3:30Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
- Manufactured By – Columbia Records
- Licensed From – Riviera Global Record Productions Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Riviera Global Productions Limited
- Copyright © – Riviera Global Productions Limited
- Published By – Plangent Visions Music Inc.
Credits
- Producer – Nick Lowe
- Written-By – Elvis Costello (tracks: A1 to B5), Nick Lowe (tracks: B6)
Notes
White label DJ promo issue. Stamped "FOR PROMOTION ONLY Ownership Reserved By CBS Sale Is Unlawful" on back of the sleeve and "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" on the label.Issued under license from Riviera Global Record Productions, Inc.
© 1978 Riviera Global Record Productions Limited / ℗ 1978 Riviera Global Record Productions Limited / Manufactured by Columbia Records / CBS Inc.
No indication of EP on copy - release may or may not have included EP. THIS COPY HAS THE EP INCLUDED!
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 7464-35709-1
- Barcode (Scanned): 074643570916
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 35709
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BL 35709
- Pressing Plant ID (Pitman Pressing Plant): P
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): P PAL 35709-1A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): P PBL 35709-1B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): P PAL 35709-1B
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): P PBL 35709-1B
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