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Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Armed Forces, 1979 on Columbia
Costello's third LP and second with The Attractions (but the first to credit them on the cover). My favorites here are "Oliver's Army" and of course "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" (forgiving the lack of an Oxford comma). Produced by Nick Lowe, who famously wrote the latter. My copy—via Vinyl Vault in Littleton MA—is a Pitman pressing from 1979 with (as expected) the US cover. In the UK, the initial release (on Radar Records) has the painting of the elephants on […]https://goatless.org/2026/05/14/elvis-costello-and-the-attractions-armed-forces-1979-on-columbia
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Armed Forces, 1979 on Columbia
Costello's third LP and second with The Attractions (but the first to credit them on the cover). My favorites here are "Oliver's Army" and of course "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" (forgiving the lack of an Oxford comma). Produced by Nick Lowe, who famously wrote the latter. My copy—via Vinyl Vault in Littleton MA—is a Pitman pressing from 1979 with (as expected) the US cover. In the UK, the initial release (on Radar Records) has the painting of the elephants on […]https://goatless.org/2026/05/14/elvis-costello-and-the-attractions-armed-forces-1979-on-columbia
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Armed Forces, 1979 on Columbia
Costello's third LP and second with The Attractions (but the first to credit them on the cover). My favorites here are "Oliver's Army" and of course "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" (forgiving the lack of an Oxford comma). Produced by Nick Lowe, who famously wrote the latter. My copy—via Vinyl Vault in Littleton MA—is a Pitman pressing from 1979 with (as expected) the US cover. In the UK, the initial release (on Radar Records) has the painting of the elephants on […]https://goatless.org/2026/05/14/elvis-costello-and-the-attractions-armed-forces-1979-on-columbia
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Armed Forces, 1979 on Columbia
Costello's third LP and second with The Attractions (but the first to credit them on the cover). My favorites here are "Oliver's Army" and of course "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" (forgiving the lack of an Oxford comma). Produced by Nick Lowe, who famously wrote the latter. My copy—via Vinyl Vault in Littleton MA—is a Pitman pressing from 1979 with (as expected) the US cover. In the UK, the initial release (on Radar Records) has the painting of the elephants on […]https://goatless.org/2026/05/14/elvis-costello-and-the-attractions-armed-forces-1979-on-columbia
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Armed Forces, 1979 on Columbia
Costello's third LP and second with The Attractions (but the first to credit them on the cover). My favorites here are "Oliver's Army" and of course "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" (forgiving the lack of an Oxford comma). Produced by Nick Lowe, who famously wrote the latter. My copy—via Vinyl Vault in Littleton MA—is a Pitman pressing from 1979 with (as expected) the US cover. In the UK, the initial release (on Radar Records) has the painting of the elephants on […]https://goatless.org/2026/05/14/elvis-costello-and-the-attractions-armed-forces-1979-on-columbia
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Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Get Happy!!, 1980 on Columbia
Yes, that’s “Get Happy!!” with not one but two exclamation marks. Fourth Costello studio LP and the third with The Attractions, following after Armed Forces. More influence here from R&B, soul, and even Ska.
My copy—via the Vinyl Vault in Littleton MA—is a Pitman pressing with (like most releases of this LP) the sides reversed on the rear jacket. (The tracks listed as “side one” are actually side two and vice versa – the labels are correct to the audio).
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Trust - 1981
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Trust - 1981
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Trust - 1981
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Blood & Chocolate, 1986 on Columbia
Costello’s 11th studio LP and 9th with The Attractions, as a follow up to King of America, and produced by Nick Lowe.
Didn’t do so well commercially at the time, but now called one of his best. Costello is credited on the rear sleeve as “Napoleon Dynamite” – which is also the name of the cover painting (also by Costello, but attributed to Eamonn Singer – though the director of the same-named film claims it is not referring to Costello.
My copy – from the merch table at an Elvis Costello / Steve Nieve show at The Cabot – is a more recent (post 2015) reissue by UMe.
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Imperial Bedroom, 1982 on Columbia
Seventh studio LP from Costello and the sixth with The Attractions, out of F-Beat in the UK and Columbia in the US. A must have for collectors of Costello or indeed the whole new wave / alternative era of the late seventies to mid eighties.
My copy – direct from the artist at a show at the Cabot Theatre in Beverly MA with Steve Nieve — is a recent reissue by UMe, who now handle Costello’s catalog.
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Armed Forces [Bonus Tracks] - 1978
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Armed Forces [Bonus Tracks] - 1978
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Armed Forces [Bonus Tracks] - 1978
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