Playboy, February 1978

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Playboy

US magazines
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My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

Playboy

About the same time the king of rock put out the big light, we first heard an impressive New Wave import by a Buddy Holly look-alike calling himself Elvis Costello. On his debut LP, My Aim Is True (released in this country by Columbia Records), Costello has captured the rare synthesis that every Sixties rock band dreamed of — the raw bluesiness of the Stones successfully mixed with a bouncy, early Beatles sound. My Aim Is True taps riffs that span two decades of popular rock. From "Mystery Dance," which sounds a tribute to his namesake's "Jailhouse Rock," to the Bowieish "I'm Not Angry," the album, penned entirely by Costello, effects a stylistic history of rock 'n' roll. Imagine Van Morrison with The Yardbirds produced by Phil Spector and you'll have an idea. Even better: Graham Parker meets Bruce Springsteen in Motown. Confused? Listen to My Aim is True and try to tell us where you've heard it all before.

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Playboy, February 1978


Playboy reviews My Aim Is True.

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Clipping.

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Cover and page scan.

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