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|record_info  = January-April 1983, AIR Studios, London
|record_info  = January-April 1983, AIR Studios, London
|producer    = [[Clive Langer]] & [[Alan Winstanley]]
|producer    = [[Clive Langer]] & [[Alan Winstanley]]
|label        = [[F-Beat]] (UK 1983)<br>[[Columbia]] (US 1983)<br>[[Demon]] (UK 1995)<br>[[Rykodisc]] (US 1995)<br>[[Edsel]] (UK 2003)<br>[[Rhino]] (US 2003)
|label        = [[F-Beat]] (UK 1983)<br>[[Columbia (label)|Columbia]] (US 1983)<br>[[Demon]] (UK 1995)<br>[[Rykodisc]] (US 1995)<br>[[Edsel]] (UK 2003)<br>[[Rhino]] (US 2003)
|length      = 45:08 (original LP)<br>67:08 (1995 reissue)<br>45:08 + 77:45 (2003 reissue)
|length      = 45:08 (original LP)<br>67:08 (1995 reissue)<br>45:08 + 77:45 (2003 reissue)
}}
}}
[[image:PTCbackcoverphoto.jpg|right|thumb|336px|Photo on back of sleeve by Nick Knight, Dublin, June 1983.]]




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{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = yes
| writing_credits = yes
| all_writing    = [[Elvis Costello]], except where noted
| headline        = Side 1
| headline        = Side 1
| title1    = [[Let Them All Talk]]
| title1    = [[Let Them All Talk]]
| writer1  =  
| writer1  = [[Elvis Costello]]
| length1  = 3:06
| length1  = 3:06


| title2    = [[Everyday I Write The Book]]
| title2    = [[Everyday I Write The Book]]
| writer2  =  
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 3:52
| length2  = 3:52


| title3    = [[The Greatest Thing]]
| title3    = [[The Greatest Thing]]
| writer3  =  
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 3:02
| length3  = 3:02


| title4    = [[The Element Within Her]]
| title4    = [[The Element Within Her]]
| writer4  =  
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 2:51
| length4  = 2:51


| title5    = [[Love Went Mad]]
| title5    = [[Love Went Mad]]
| writer5  =  
| writer5  = Elvis Costello
| length5  = 3:11
| length5  = 3:11


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| writer6  = Elvis Costello & [[Clive Langer]]
| writer6  = Elvis Costello & [[Clive Langer]]
| length6  = 4:50
| length6  = 4:50
| total_length = 20:52
| total_length = 20:52
}}
}}
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = yes
| writing_credits = yes
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| title1    = [[TKO (Boxing Day)]]
| title1    = [[TKO (Boxing Day)]]
| writer1  =  
| writer1  = Elvis Costello
| length1  = 3:28
| length1  = 3:28


| title2    = [[Charm School]]
| title2    = [[Charm School]]
| writer2  =  
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 3:52
| length2  = 3:52


| title3    = [[The Invisible Man]]
| title3    = [[The Invisible Man]]
| writer3  =  
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 3:04
| length3  = 3:04


| title4    = [[Mouth Almighty]]
| title4    = [[Mouth Almighty]]
| writer4  =  
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 3:02
| length4  = 3:02


| title5    = [[King Of Thieves]]
| title5    = [[King Of Thieves]]
| writer5  =  
| writer5  = Elvis Costello
| length5  = 3:44
| length5  = 3:44


| title6    = [[Pills And Soap]]
| title6    = [[Pills And Soap]]
| writer6  =  
| writer6  = Elvis Costello
| length6  = 3:42
| length6  = 3:42


| title7    = [[The World And His Wife]]
| title7    = [[The World And His Wife]]
| writer7  =  
| writer7  = Elvis Costello
| length7  = 3:24
| length7  = 3:24


| total_length = 24:16
| total_length = 24:16
}}
}}


==Credits==
==Credits==
* Produced by: [[Clive Langer]] & [[Alan Winstanley]]
* Produced by: [[Clive Langer]] & [[Alan Winstanley]]
* Musicians:  
* Musicians:  
:[[Elvis Costello]] - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|Epiphone, Gretsch & Fender guitars]], [[Keyboardists|'one-finger' Synclavier, Casiotone]]
:[[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, Epiphone, Gretsch & Fender guitars, 'one-finger' Synclavier, Casiotone
:[[The Attractions]]:  
:[[The Attractions]]:  
::[[Steve Nieve]] - [[Keyboardists|Bosendorfer piano, Emulator, Fairlight CMI, Vox organ, Hammond organ, Synclavier]]
::[[Steve Nieve]] - Bosendorfer piano, Emulator, Fairlight CMI, Vox organ, Hammond organ, Synclavier
::[[Bruce Thomas]] - [[Bassists|electric Wal bass guitar]]
::[[Bruce Thomas]] - electric Wal bass guitar
::[[Pete Thomas]] - [[Drummers|Gretsch drums, Sabian cymbals]]
::[[Pete Thomas]] - Gretsch drums, Sabian cymbals
:[[The TKO Horns]]:
:[[The TKO Horns]]:
::[[Jim Paterson]] - [[Trombonists|trombone]]
::[[Jim Paterson]] - trombone
::[[Jeff Blythe]] - [[Saxophonists|alto sax, baritone sax]], [[Clarinet players|clarinet]]
::[[Jeff Blythe]] - alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet
::[[Paul Speare]] - [[Saxophonists|tenor sax]], [[Flute players|flute]]
::[[Paul Speare]] - tenor sax, flute
::[[Dave Plews]] - [[Trumpet players|trumpet]]
::[[Dave Plews]] - trumpet
:[[Afrodiziak]]:
:[[Afrodiziak]]:
::[[Caron Wheeler]] - [[Singers|backing vocals]]
::[[Caron Wheeler]] - backing vocals
::[[Claudia Fontaine]] - [[Singers|backing vocals]]
::[[Claudia Fontaine]] - backing vocals
:[[Stuart Robson]] - [[Trumpet players|trumpet]] & [[Flugelhorn players|flugelhorn]] on "[[The World And His Wife]]"  
:[[Stuart Robson]] - trumpet & flugelhorn on "[[The World And His Wife]]"  
:[[Chet Baker]] - [[Trumpet players|trumpet]] solo on "[[Shipbuilding]]"  
:[[Chet Baker]] - trumpet solo on "[[Shipbuilding]]"  
:[[Morris Pert]] - [[Percussionists|percussion]]
:[[Morris Pert]] - percussion
:[[David Bedford]] - string arrangements
:[[David Bedford]] - string arrangements
<br>
==Punch The Clock (1995 Rykodisc/Demon edition)==


==[[Punch The Clock (1995 Rykodisc/Demon Extended Play)|Punch The Clock (1995 Rykodisc/Demon edition)]]==
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = yes
| writing_credits = yes
| all_writing    = [[Elvis Costello]], except where noted
| total_length = 67:08
| total_length = 67:08
| title1    = [[Let Them All Talk]]
| title1    = [[Let Them All Talk]]
| writer1  =  
| writer1  = [[Elvis Costello]]
| length1  = 3:06
| length1  = 3:06
| title2    = [[Everyday I Write The Book]]
| title2    = [[Everyday I Write The Book]]
| writer2  =  
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 3:53
| length2  = 3:53
| title3    = [[The Greatest Thing]]
| title3    = [[The Greatest Thing]]
| writer3  =  
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 3:04
| length3  = 3:04
| title4    = [[The Element Within Her]]
| title4    = [[The Element Within Her]]
| writer4  =  
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 2:52
| length4  = 2:52
| title5    = [[Love Went Mad]]
| title5    = [[Love Went Mad]]
| writer5  =  
| writer5  = Elvis Costello
| length5  = 3:13
| length5  = 3:13
| title6    = [[Shipbuilding]]
| title6    = [[Shipbuilding]]
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| length6  = 4:50
| length6  = 4:50
| title7    = [[TKO (Boxing Day)]]
| title7    = [[TKO (Boxing Day)]]
| writer7  =  
| writer7  = Elvis Costello
| length7  = 3:28
| length7  = 3:28
| title8    = [[Charm School]]
| title8    = [[Charm School]]
| writer8  =  
| writer8  = Elvis Costello
| length8  = 3:55
| length8  = 3:55
| title9    = [[The Invisible Man]]
| title9    = [[The Invisible Man]]
| writer9  =  
| writer9  = Elvis Costello
| length9  = 3:04
| length9  = 3:04
| title10    = [[Mouth Almighty]]
| title10    = [[Mouth Almighty]]
| writer10  =  
| writer10  = Elvis Costello
| length10  = 3:04
| length10  = 3:04
| title11    = [[King Of Thieves]]
| title11    = [[King Of Thieves]]
| writer11  =  
| writer11  = Elvis Costello
| length11  = 3:44
| length11  = 3:44
| title12    = [[Pills And Soap]]
| title12    = [[Pills And Soap]]
| writer12  =  
| writer12  = Elvis Costello
| length12  = 3:43
| length12  = 3:43
| title13    = [[The World And His Wife]]
| title13    = [[The World And His Wife]]
| writer13  =  
| writer13  = Elvis Costello
| length13  = 3:22
| length13  = 3:22
|title14 = [[Heathen Town]]
| title14   = [[Heathen Town]]
|writer14 =  
| writer14   = Elvis Costello
|length14 = 3:08
| length14   = 3:08
|title15 = [[The Flirting Kind]]
| title15   = [[The Flirting Kind]]
|writer15 =  
| writer15   = Elvis Costello
|length15 = 2:57
| length15   = 2:57
|title16 = [[Walking On Thin Ice]]
| title16   = [[Walking On Thin Ice]]
|writer16 = [[Yoko Ono]]
| writer16   = [[Yoko Ono]]
|length16 = 3:41
| length16   = 3:41
|title17 = [[The Town Where Time Stood Still]]
| title17   = [[The Town Where Time Stood Still]]
|writer17 =  
| writer17   = Elvis Costello
|length17 = 3:30
| length17   = 3:30
|title18 = [[Shatterproof]]
| title18   = [[Shatterproof]]
|writer18 =  
| writer18   = Elvis Costello
|length18 = 2:16
| length18   = 2:16
|title19 = [[The World And His Wife]]
| title19   = [[The World And His Wife]]
|note19 = Live
| note19     = Live
|writer19 =  
| writer19   = Elvis Costello
|length19 = 3:11
| length19   = 3:11
|title20 = [[Everyday I Write The Book]]
| title20   = [[Everyday I Write The Book]]
|note20 = Live
| note20     = Live
|writer20 =  
| writer20   = Elvis Costello
|length20 = 2:21
| length20   = 2:21
}}<br>
}}<br>


==Punch The Clock (2003 Rhino/Edsel edition)==
==[[Punch The Clock (2003 Rhino/Edsel Bonus Disc)|Punch The Clock (2003 Rhino/Edsel edition)]]==


{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = yes
| writing_credits = yes
| all_writing    = [[Elvis Costello]], except where noted
|total_length = 45:32
|total_length = 45:32
| headline        = Disc 1: '''Punch The Clock'''
| headline        = Disc 1: '''Punch The Clock'''
| title1    = [[Let Them All Talk]]
| title1    = [[Let Them All Talk]]
| writer1  =  
| writer1  = Elvis Costello
| length1  = 3:06
| length1  = 3:06
| title2    = [[Everyday I Write The Book]]
| title2    = [[Everyday I Write The Book]]
| writer2  =  
| writer2  = Elvis Costello
| length2  = 3:52
| length2  = 3:52
| title3    = [[The Greatest Thing]]
| title3    = [[The Greatest Thing]]
| writer3  =  
| writer3  = Elvis Costello
| length3  = 3:02
| length3  = 3:02
| title4    = [[The Element Within Her]]
| title4    = [[The Element Within Her]]
| writer4  =  
| writer4  = Elvis Costello
| length4  = 2:51
| length4  = 2:51
| title5    = [[Love Went Mad]]
| title5    = [[Love Went Mad]]
| writer5  =  
| writer5  = Elvis Costello
| length5  = 3:11
| length5  = 3:11
| title6    = [[Shipbuilding]]
| title6    = [[Shipbuilding]]
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| length6  = 4:50
| length6  = 4:50
| title7    = [[TKO (Boxing Day)]]
| title7    = [[TKO (Boxing Day)]]
| writer7  =  
| writer7  = Elvis Costello
| length7  = 3:28
| length7  = 3:28
| title8    = [[Charm School]]
| title8    = [[Charm School]]
| writer8  =  
| writer8  = Elvis Costello
| length8  = 3:52
| length8  = 3:52
| title9    = [[The Invisible Man]]
| title9    = [[The Invisible Man]]
| writer9  =  
| writer9  = Elvis Costello
| length9  = 3:04
| length9  = 3:04
| title10    = [[Mouth Almighty]]
| title10    = [[Mouth Almighty]]
| writer10  =  
| writer10  = Elvis Costello
| length10  = 3:02
| length10  = 3:02
| title11    = [[King Of Thieves]]
| title11    = [[King Of Thieves]]
| writer11  =  
| writer11  = Elvis Costello
| length11  = 3:44
| length11  = 3:44
| title12    = [[Pills And Soap]]
| title12    = [[Pills And Soap]]
| writer12  =  
| writer12  = Elvis Costello
| length12  = 3:42
| length12  = 3:42
| title13    = [[The World And His Wife]]
| title13    = [[The World And His Wife]]
| writer13  =  
| writer13  = Elvis Costello
| length13  = 3:24
| length13  = 3:24
}}<br>
}}
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = yes
| writing_credits = yes
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|title1 = [[Everyday I Write The Book]]
|title1 = [[Everyday I Write The Book]]
|note1 = Alternate Version
|note1 = Alternate Version
|writer1 =  
|writer1 = Elvis Costello
|length1 = 2:20
|length1 = 2:20
|title2 = [[Baby Pictures]]
|title2 = [[Baby Pictures]]
|writer2 =  
|writer2 = Elvis Costello
|length2 = 1:28
|length2 = 1:28
|title3 = [[Heathen Town]]
|title3 = [[Heathen Town]]
|writer3 =  
|writer3 = Elvis Costello
|length3 = 3:05
|length3 = 3:05
|title4 = [[The Flirting Kind]]
|title4 = [[The Flirting Kind]]
|writer4 =  
|writer4 = Elvis Costello
|length4 = 2:57
|length4 = 2:57
|title5 = [[Walking On Thin Ice]]
|title5 = [[Walking On Thin Ice]]
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|length7 = 2:15
|length7 = 2:15
|title8 = [[Seconds Of Pleasure]]
|title8 = [[Seconds Of Pleasure]]
|writer8 =  
|writer8 = Elvis Costello
|length8 = 3:42
|length8 = 3:42
|title9 = [[The Town Where Time Stood Still]]
|title9 = [[The Town Where Time Stood Still]]
|writer9 =  
|writer9 = Elvis Costello
|length9 = 3:30
|length9 = 3:30
|title10 = [[The World And His Wife]]
|title10 = [[The World And His Wife]]
|note10 = Solo Version
|note10 = Solo Version
|writer10 =  
|writer10 = Elvis Costello
|length10 = 2:41
|length10 = 2:41
|title11 = [[Shatterproof]]
|title11 = [[Shatterproof]]
|writer11 =  
|writer11 = Elvis Costello
|length11 = 2:14
|length11 = 2:14
|title12 = [[Heathen Town]]
|title12 = [[Heathen Town]]
|note12 = Demo
|note12 = Demo
|writer12 =  
|writer12 = Elvis Costello
|length12 = 2:16
|length12 = 2:16
|title13 = [[The Flirting Kind]]
|title13 = [[The Flirting Kind]]
|note13 = Demo
|note13 = Demo
|writer13 =  
|writer13 = Elvis Costello
|length13 = 2:50
|length13 = 2:50
|title14 = [[Let Them All Talk]]
|title14 = [[Let Them All Talk]]
|note14 = Demo
|note14 = Demo
|writer14 =  
|writer14 = Elvis Costello
|length14 = 2:12
|length14 = 2:12
|title15 = [[King Of Thieves]]
|title15 = [[King Of Thieves]]
|note15 = Demo
|note15 = Demo
|writer15 =  
|writer15 = Elvis Costello
|length15 = 3:17
|length15 = 3:17
|title16 = [[The Invisible Man]]
|title16 = [[The Invisible Man]]
|note16 = Demo
|note16 = Demo
|writer16 =  
|writer16 = Elvis Costello
|length16 = 2:10
|length16 = 2:10
|title17 = [[The Element Within Her]]
|title17 = [[The Element Within Her]]
|note17 = Demo
|note17 = Demo
|writer17 =  
|writer17 = Elvis Costello
|length17 = 2:13
|length17 = 2:13
|title18 = [[Love Went Mad]]
|title18 = [[Love Went Mad]]
|note18 = Demo
|note18 = Demo
|writer18 =  
|writer18 = Elvis Costello
|length18 = 3:00
|length18 = 3:00
|title19 = [[The Greatest Thing]]
|title19 = [[The Greatest Thing]]
|note19 = Demo
|note19 = Demo
|writer19 =  
|writer19 = Elvis Costello
|length19 = 2:23
|length19 = 2:23
|title20 = [[Mouth Almighty]]
|title20 = [[Mouth Almighty]]
|note20 = Demo
|note20 = Demo
|writer20 =  
|writer20 = Elvis Costello
|length20 = 3:00
|length20 = 3:00
|title21 = [[Charm School]]
|title21 = [[Charm School]]
|note21 = Demo
|note21 = Demo
|writer21 =  
|writer21 = Elvis Costello
|length21 = 2:14
|length21 = 2:14
|title22 = [[Possession]]
|title22 = [[Possession]]
|note22 = Live
|note22 = Live
|writer22 =  
|writer22 = Elvis Costello
|length22 = 2:29
|length22 = 2:29
|title23 = [[Secondary Modern]]
|title23 = [[Secondary Modern]]
|note23 = Live
|note23 = Live
|writer23 =  
|writer23 = Elvis Costello
|length23 = 3:02
|length23 = 3:02
|title24 = [[The Bells]]
|title24 = [[The Bells]]
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|title25 = [[Watch Your Step]]
|title25 = [[Watch Your Step]]
|note25 = Live
|note25 = Live
|writer25 =  
|writer25 = Elvis Costello
|length25 = 3:22
|length25 = 3:22
|title26 = [[Back Stabbers]] / [[King Horse]]
|title26 = [[Back Stabbers]] / [[King Horse]]
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}}<br>
}}<br>


==Original discography pages==
==Related Releases==
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc.htm Home Page discography page] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_a01.htm A01] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_a02.htm A02] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_a03.htm A03] |
*[[Punch The Clock Japan|'''Punch The Clock''' - Japanese Discography]]
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s01.htm Singles: S01] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s02.htm S02] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s03.htm S03] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s04.htm S04] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s05.htm S05] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s06.htm S06] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s07.htm S07] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s08.htm S08] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s09.htm S09] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s10.htm S10] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s11.htm S11] |
*[[Punch The Clock Cassettes|'''Punch The Clock''' - Cassette Discography]] (Including 8 Track Tapes)
*[[Vinyl Reissue Discography#Punch The Clock|'''Punch The Clock''' - Vinyl LP reissues]]
*[[Punch The Clock (1995 Rykodisc/Demon Extended Play)|'''Punch The Clock''' - Rykodisc/Demon CD reissue 1995 (Extended Play)]]
*[[Punch The Clock (2003 Rhino/Edsel Bonus Disc)|'''Punch The Clock''' - Rhino/Edsel 2CD reissue 2003 (Bonus Disc)]]
*[[Hip-O reissues|Hip-O CD reissues 2006 onwards ]]


==Reviews==
==Singles==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 87%;"
|-
|[[Image:Pills And Soap UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg|link=Single: Pills And Soap|120px]]
|[[Image:Everyday I Write The Book UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg|link=Single: Everyday I Write The Book|120px]]
|[[Image:Let Them All Talk UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg|link=Single: Let Them All Talk|120px]]
|[[Image:Shipbuilding Japan 7" single front sleeve.jpg|link=Single: Shipbuilding|120px]]
|-
|Pills And Soap
|Everyday I Write The Book
|Let Them All Talk
|Shipbuilding<br>(Japan Only)
|}
<br />


==Original discography pages==
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc.htm Home Page discography page] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_a01.htm A01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_a02.htm A02] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_a03.htm A03] {{-}}
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s01.htm Singles: S01] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s02.htm S02] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s03.htm S03] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s04.htm S04] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s05.htm S05] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s06.htm S06] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s07.htm S07] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s08.htm S08] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s09.htm S09] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s10.htm S10] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/ptc/ptc_info_s11.htm S11]


==Internal links==
==Internal links==
* [[Lyrics: Punch The Clock|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Liner Notes: Punch The Clock|Liner Notes]] {{-}} [[Album Images: Punch The Clock|Album Images]]
*[[Lyrics: Punch The Clock|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Liner Notes: Punch The Clock|Liner Notes]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-And-The-Attractions-Punch-The-Clock/master/42921 Discogs]
*[http://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-And-The-Attractions-Punch-The-Clock/master/42921 Discogs]
* [http://www.inanotherroom.com/ptc.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Punch The Clock]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_the_Clock Wikipedia]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 11 September 2022

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Punch The Clock
PTC album cover large.jpg
ReleasedAugust 5, 1983
1995 (UK & US reissue)
2003 (UK & US 2CD reissue)
RecordedJanuary-April 1983, AIR Studios, London
ProducerClive Langer & Alan Winstanley
LabelF-Beat (UK 1983)
Columbia (US 1983)
Demon (UK 1995)
Rykodisc (US 1995)
Edsel (UK 2003)
Rhino (US 2003)
Length45:08 (original LP)
67:08 (1995 reissue)
45:08 + 77:45 (2003 reissue)
Photo on back of sleeve by Nick Knight, Dublin, June 1983.


Tracks

Side 1
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Let Them All Talk  Elvis Costello 3:06
2. Everyday I Write The Book  Elvis Costello 3:52
3. The Greatest Thing  Elvis Costello 3:02
4. The Element Within Her  Elvis Costello 2:51
5. Love Went Mad  Elvis Costello 3:11
6. Shipbuilding  Elvis Costello & Clive Langer 4:50
20:52
Side 2
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. TKO (Boxing Day)  Elvis Costello 3:28
2. Charm School  Elvis Costello 3:52
3. The Invisible Man  Elvis Costello 3:04
4. Mouth Almighty  Elvis Costello 3:02
5. King Of Thieves  Elvis Costello 3:44
6. Pills And Soap  Elvis Costello 3:42
7. The World And His Wife  Elvis Costello 3:24
24:16

Credits

Elvis Costello - vocals, Epiphone, Gretsch & Fender guitars, 'one-finger' Synclavier, Casiotone
The Attractions:
Steve Nieve - Bosendorfer piano, Emulator, Fairlight CMI, Vox organ, Hammond organ, Synclavier
Bruce Thomas - electric Wal bass guitar
Pete Thomas - Gretsch drums, Sabian cymbals
The TKO Horns:
Jim Paterson - trombone
Jeff Blythe - alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet
Paul Speare - tenor sax, flute
Dave Plews - trumpet
Afrodiziak:
Caron Wheeler - backing vocals
Claudia Fontaine - backing vocals
Stuart Robson - trumpet & flugelhorn on "The World And His Wife"
Chet Baker - trumpet solo on "Shipbuilding"
Morris Pert - percussion
David Bedford - string arrangements

Punch The Clock (1995 Rykodisc/Demon edition)

TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Let Them All Talk  Elvis Costello 3:06
2. Everyday I Write The Book  Elvis Costello 3:53
3. The Greatest Thing  Elvis Costello 3:04
4. The Element Within Her  Elvis Costello 2:52
5. Love Went Mad  Elvis Costello 3:13
6. Shipbuilding  Elvis Costello & Clive Langer 4:50
7. TKO (Boxing Day)  Elvis Costello 3:28
8. Charm School  Elvis Costello 3:55
9. The Invisible Man  Elvis Costello 3:04
10. Mouth Almighty  Elvis Costello 3:04
11. King Of Thieves  Elvis Costello 3:44
12. Pills And Soap  Elvis Costello 3:43
13. The World And His Wife  Elvis Costello 3:22
14. Heathen Town  Elvis Costello 3:08
15. The Flirting Kind  Elvis Costello 2:57
16. Walking On Thin Ice  Yoko Ono 3:41
17. The Town Where Time Stood Still  Elvis Costello 3:30
18. Shatterproof  Elvis Costello 2:16
19. The World And His Wife (Live)Elvis Costello 3:11
20. Everyday I Write The Book (Live)Elvis Costello 2:21
67:08


Punch The Clock (2003 Rhino/Edsel edition)

Disc 1: Punch The Clock
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Let Them All Talk  Elvis Costello 3:06
2. Everyday I Write The Book  Elvis Costello 3:52
3. The Greatest Thing  Elvis Costello 3:02
4. The Element Within Her  Elvis Costello 2:51
5. Love Went Mad  Elvis Costello 3:11
6. Shipbuilding  Elvis Costello & Clive Langer 4:50
7. TKO (Boxing Day)  Elvis Costello 3:28
8. Charm School  Elvis Costello 3:52
9. The Invisible Man  Elvis Costello 3:04
10. Mouth Almighty  Elvis Costello 3:02
11. King Of Thieves  Elvis Costello 3:44
12. Pills And Soap  Elvis Costello 3:42
13. The World And His Wife  Elvis Costello 3:24
45:32
Disc 2: Bonus Disc
TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Everyday I Write The Book (Alternate Version)Elvis Costello 2:20
2. Baby Pictures  Elvis Costello 1:28
3. Heathen Town  Elvis Costello 3:05
4. The Flirting Kind  Elvis Costello 2:57
5. Walking On Thin Ice  Yoko Ono 3:44
6. Big Sister's Clothes / Stand Down Margaret (BBC Session)Costello / Charlery, Cox, Morton, Steele & Wakeling 5:14
7. Danger Zone (BBC Session)Percy Mayfield 2:15
8. Seconds Of Pleasure  Elvis Costello 3:42
9. The Town Where Time Stood Still  Elvis Costello 3:30
10. The World And His Wife (Solo Version)Elvis Costello 2:41
11. Shatterproof  Elvis Costello 2:14
12. Heathen Town (Demo)Elvis Costello 2:16
13. The Flirting Kind (Demo)Elvis Costello 2:50
14. Let Them All Talk (Demo)Elvis Costello 2:12
15. King Of Thieves (Demo)Elvis Costello 3:17
16. The Invisible Man (Demo)Elvis Costello 2:10
17. The Element Within Her (Demo)Elvis Costello 2:13
18. Love Went Mad (Demo)Elvis Costello 3:00
19. The Greatest Thing (Demo)Elvis Costello 2:23
20. Mouth Almighty (Demo)Elvis Costello 3:00
21. Charm School (Demo)Elvis Costello 2:14
22. Possession (Live)Elvis Costello 2:29
23. Secondary Modern (Live)Elvis Costello 3:02
24. The Bells (Live)Gaye, Gordy, Stover & Bristol 4:14
25. Watch Your Step (Live)Elvis Costello 3:22
26. Back Stabbers / King Horse (Live)Huff, McFadden & Whitehead / Costello 4:47
77:45


Related Releases

Singles

Pills And Soap UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg Everyday I Write The Book UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg Let Them All Talk UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg Shipbuilding Japan 7" single front sleeve.jpg
Pills And Soap Everyday I Write The Book Let Them All Talk Shipbuilding
(Japan Only)


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