No jokes, no lies, not even the merest whiff of a teensy fibette must sully this week's wholemeal T-Zers. For was it not written that Elvis Costello and his Attractions would deliver unto us their fourth born son and heir? And yea, it was upon the land and the teasers did worship it. Get Happy!! is the name of the album in question, though when you can buy it is anyone's guess, such is the state of legal conflict between Costello and the brothers Warner.
In any case, 1980's model boasts ten tracks a side, and taking it from the top you get: "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down," "Black And White World," "Five Gears In Reverse," "B Movie," "Motel Matches," "Human Torch," "Beaten To The Punch," "Temptation," "I Stand Accused," "Riot Act" — and that's just side one. Twist our arm, ply us with sweetmeats,. OK here's side two: "Love For Tender," "Opportunity," "The Imposter," "Secondary Modern," "King Horse" (any relation to James Brown's 'King Heroin'?), "Possession," "Man Called Uncle," "Clowntime Is Over," "New Amsterdam" and "High Fidelity."
That's a lot of grooves for one small record and producer Nicholas Lowe verifies it thus on the cover:
"Hi! You'll have noticed that there are ten tracks on each side of this, Elvis' new LP making it a real 'long player'! Elvis and I talked long and hard about the wisdom of taking this unusual step and are proud that we can now reassure hi-fi enthusiasts and/or people who never bought a record made before 1967 that with the inclusion of this extra music time they will find no loss of sound quality due to "groove cramming" as the record nears the end of each face (i.e. the hole in the middle). Now get happy."
The artefact in question will be released (High Courts and God willing) some time in February, apparently on the F-Beat label...
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