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Before dealing with the albums, it should be noted that some of the records of the month revolve at 45 rpm. Among them are Blondie's "Rapture" (Chrysalis CHS 12-2485), which is funny, brainy, timely and as hard as nails. Department S's enigmatic "Is Vic There?" (Demon D1003), the best of the current crop of Doors derivations, and the Subterraneans' "My Flamingo" (Demon D1001), a pleasing evocation of Tom Verlaine, Bruce Springsteen and the Searchers which never the less creates its own character. Both the Demon singles deserve to be burning up the airwaves alongside Debbie Harry.
There are no prizes for guessing that Trust is about deceit. Pillow-talk duplicities and private morality in general have long been Elvis Costello's most profitable preoccupation, and Trust is full of descriptions of "average glances and indiscreet yawnings", of men who "come without warning and leave without feeling", of compromises ("It's easier to say "I love you" than "Yours Sincerely" I suppose") and evasions
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