Elvis Costello enthralled, infuriated, intrigued, irritated and got into lots of backstage fights. With two smashes out of three singles ("Chelsea" and "Radio, Radio" seduced the mass ear, while "Pump It Up" didn't) and a single success with his This Year's Model album, the man who did for hornrimmed glasses what Elton John did for hair transplants — also achieved the dubious honour of being the first new wave(ish) artist to have one of his songs recorded by Linda Ronstadt.
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