This Years Model MANUS 102
| This Years Model | |
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| Released | 2001 (Japan release) |
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| Label | Rhino Edsel (MSI Japanese distribution 2001) |
| Cat. No. | MANUS 102 |
| Bonus tracks | None |
| OBI | EU RHINO/EDSEL 2CD REISSUE with MSI OBI |
- 2CD Remastered + Bonus Disc Reissue (Rhino/Edsel REPACK)
- MSI Distribution OBI in Japan
- OBI Colour variations exist
This Year's Model (With Extended Play Tracks)
| Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | No Action | Elvis Costello | 1:58 |
| 2. | This Year's Girl | Elvis Costello | 3:17 |
| 3. | The Beat | Elvis Costello | 3:45 |
| 4. | Pump It Up | Elvis Costello | 3:14 |
| 5. | Little Triggers | Elvis Costello | 2:40 |
| 6. | You Belong To Me | Elvis Costello | 2:22 |
| 7. | Hand In Hand | Elvis Costello | 2:33 |
| 8. | (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea | Elvis Costello | 3:07 |
| 9. | Lip Service | Elvis Costello | 2:36 |
| 10. | Living In Paradise | Elvis Costello | 3:52 |
| 11. | Lipstick Vogue | Elvis Costello | 3:29 |
| 12. | Night Rally | Elvis Costello | 2:51 |
| Bonus Disc | |||||||||
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| Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | Big Tears | Elvis Costello | 3:12 | ||||||
| 2. | Crawling To The USA | Elvis Costello | 2:55 | ||||||
| 3. | Running Out Of Angels (Demo) | Elvis Costello | 2:05 | ||||||
| 4. | Green Shirt (Demo) | Elvis Costello | 2:02 | ||||||
| 5. | Big Boys (Demo) | Elvis Costello | 2:20 | ||||||
| 6. | You Belong To Me ((Capital Radio version)) | Elvis Costello | 3:00 | ||||||
| 7. | Radio, Radio ((Capital Radio version)) | Elvis Costello | 3:00 | ||||||
| 8. | Neat Neat Neat ((Live, Version 2)) | Brian James | 3:00 | ||||||
| 9. | Roadette Song ((Live)) | Ian Dury | 3:00 | ||||||
| 10. | This Year's Girl ((alternate Eden Studios version)) | Elvis Costello | 3:00 | ||||||
| 11. | (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea ((Basing Street Studios version)) | Elvis Costello | 3:00 | ||||||
| 12. | Stranger In The House ((BBC version)) | Russell Hardy | 3:00 | ||||||
Bonus Disc Tracks
- Big Tears
- Crawling To The USA
- Running Out Of Angels (demo)
- Green Shirt (demo)
- Big Boys (demo)
- You Belong To Me (Capital Radio version)
- Radio, Radio (Capital Radio version)
- Neat Neat Neat (live)(version2)
- Roadette Song (live)
- This Year's Girl (alternate Eden Studios version)
- This Year's Girl (Basing Street Studios version)
- Stranger In The House (BBC version)
Personnel
- Elvis Costello - guitar, vocals
- Steve Nieve - keyboards
- Bruce Thomas - bass
- Pete Thomas - drums
- Nick Lowe - producer
- Roger Bechirian - engineering
"This Year's Model was begun at Eden Studios, London at the end of 1977, just after the single release of "Watching the Detectives", and completed at the beginning of 1978. The Sessions, which had to be scheduled at either end of our first American tour, took about eleven days. Most of the songs had been played "live" since our first appearances in July '77. Others, such as "Pump it Up", were written in the last days of the infamous "Live Stiffs" package tour which ended shortly before the recording."
Around this time Jake Riviera parted company with Stiff Records taking Nick Lowe and Elvis with him. "This Year's Model" was therefore the first release on the new Radar label. Elvis and The attractions continued what would become an unbroken run of eight top thirty singles in Britain with "Chelsea" and "Pump it Up". These were issued in March and June '78.
"By this point I had lost track of time as we completed our first headlining tour of Britain and Europe and two further tours of America, plus a visit to Toronto, where our date at "El Mocambo" was broadcast live on the radio and later issued as a Canada-Only promotional album. By the time "Radio Radio" was released in October '78 we had already recorded our next album Armed Forces" In America, Columbia Records had released "My Aim is True" with the addition of "Watching the Detectives", but when it came time to issue "This Year's Model" they requested bizarre changes in the running order. These included the omission of "Night Rally" and "(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea" (Despite it's success as a British single) and the inclusion of "Radio Radio".
