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My ''Beatles For Sale'' album has 14 cuts. my Who lp ''Meaty Big and Bouncy'' has 14 cuts, my ''Introducing Herman's Hermits'' has 12 cuts. But my new Elvis Costello lp ''Get Happy'' has 20 cuts, which is unheard of for a single disc that is not a greatest hits pockage.
My ''Beatles For Sale'' album has 14 cuts. my Who lp ''Meaty Big and Bouncy'' has 14 cuts, my ''Introducing Herman's Hermits'' has 12 cuts. But my new Elvis Costello lp ''Get Happy'' has 20 cuts, which is unheard of for a single disc that is not a greatest hits package.


''Get Happy'', the fourth album from the knock-kneed Buddy Holly lookalike, has so many songs that I needed to take a vacation last week just to critique Costello's lastest effort.
''Get Happy'', the fourth album from the knock-kneed Buddy Holly lookalike, has so many songs that I needed to take a vacation last week just to critique Costello's latest effort.


Elvis Costello, the modern pop star will achieve that spotlight known as stardom with his new lp titled ''Get Happy''. Costello, a master of cliches in his pop song writing style, has proved once again to the listened that he is not "stuck in a rut."  
Elvis Costello, the modern pop star will achieve that spotlight known as stardom with his new lp titled ''Get Happy''. Costello, a master of cliches in his pop song writing style, has proved once again to the listened that he is not "stuck in a rut."  


Costello, who had fun with such cliches and puns like; "accident's will happen" "a death worse that fate" "the final solution" looking for a light in the darkness," proved to all his critics that Costello was a performer to bit reckoned with. On Costello's album "''Get Happy''" he toys with other cliches and puns like; "second place in the human race", "black and white world", "beaten to the punch," "human touch", "clowntime is over," "read you like a book." which are small samples of incorporation of cliches and wit into a delightful masterpiece. 
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Costello writes basically a S car tw* on society as teatelko sees it. But* as the 25 year old grows iilder his t twines about life become more pessi in 1st lit  


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0. s'Opportunity." Costello in a InSe. I'm m a trench, rd be a hero, but. I coukIn't stand the stack "  

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Costello's 20 song lp, a bargain


Mike Simkus

My Beatles For Sale album has 14 cuts. my Who lp Meaty Big and Bouncy has 14 cuts, my Introducing Herman's Hermits has 12 cuts. But my new Elvis Costello lp Get Happy has 20 cuts, which is unheard of for a single disc that is not a greatest hits package.

Get Happy, the fourth album from the knock-kneed Buddy Holly lookalike, has so many songs that I needed to take a vacation last week just to critique Costello's latest effort.

Elvis Costello, the modern pop star will achieve that spotlight known as stardom with his new lp titled Get Happy. Costello, a master of cliches in his pop song writing style, has proved once again to the listened that he is not "stuck in a rut."

Costello, who had fun with such cliches and puns like; "accident's will happen" "a death worse that fate" "the final solution" looking for a light in the darkness," proved to all his critics that Costello was a performer to bit reckoned with. On Costello's album "Get Happy" he toys with other cliches and puns like; "second place in the human race", "black and white world", "beaten to the punch," "human touch", "clowntime is over," "read you like a book." which are small samples of incorporation of cliches and wit into a delightful masterpiece.




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Costello writes basically a joke or two on society as Costello sees it. But* as the 25 year old grows iilder his t twines about life become more pessi in 1st lit

0. s'Opportunity." Costello in a InSe. I'm m a trench, rd be a hero, but. I coukIn't stand the stack "

On "'Secondary Modern," Cesteflo sings. "is it ow of the question between you and me. is it pleasure or business, or pat a 'bag of fleas "

COming out et Si recent marital problems and his old girlfriend problems, both have ked ria impact on Costello s siweltanstiachusing."

Cam, a satirist if there ever was one, continues his brand of humor on "Get Hap-pyi • He makes the listener feel happy. most at the mane is uptempn and danceable. The keyboaria dominate the har-mony tenet, a driving bass line, an inspiring drum kit and, alms with Coste1104 vocals wheels an at times storytelling and *Sings make "Get Happy." an album which should be commercially popular

"Get Happy /' makes you feel happy in morn ways than can be written Who knows, if this album ernes become popular now. r t ..11i lie a greatest hits package Why' 'There are 20 songs. 12 ot which are definite AM radio hits

On the back of the sleeve the linear notes say that in no way does the 20 song albino effect quality of the record. Many more following ISIS bad las rind less material on them. The reason the record companies gave was that groove crams, ming, I the rem* with 10 songs or more) were bad in sound gisslity, Nit* Lowey the producer of the ' 'Get Happy** contmues that yr no way does groove cramming effect sonic or sound quality

At the $5 it costs to bus e+Gel Happy" one can not girl wrong. It is a bargain as twice the price. How does that Toyota commercial go? Well, i t hoed* true *lib rositilo.t "Get liapps4s. you get more for your ti ankee dollar.

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The Harbinger, March 17, 1980


Mike Simkus reviews Get Happy!!.

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