ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS – ALMOST BLUE LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK COUNTRY NEW WAVE PUNK

Elvis Costello and The Attractions – Almost Blue
(F-Beat Records  1981  XXLP13)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some light rubbing front & back

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer.

Almost Blue is an album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It was recorded May 1981 in Nashville, and released on 23 October 1981.

Track listing

Side one

1. “Why Don’t You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)?” (Hank Williams) – 1:40
2. “Sweet Dreams” (Don Gibson) – 3:00
3. “Success” (Johnny Mullins) – 2:41
4. “I’m Your Toy” (Gram Parsons, Chris Ethridge) – 3:23
5. “Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down” (Merle Haggard) – 2:09
6. “Brown to Blue” (George Jones, Virginia Franks, Country Johnny Mathis) – 2:40

Side two

1. “A Good Year for the Roses” (Jerry Chesnut) – 3:10
2. “Sittin’ and Thinkin'” (Charlie Rich) – 3:02
3. “Colour of the Blues” (Lawton Williams, George Jones) – 2:21
4. “Too Far Gone” (Billy Sherrill) – 3:28
5. “Honey Hush” (Lou Willie Turner) – 2:15
6. “How Much I Lied” (Gram Parsons, Pam Rifkin) – 2:55

Personnel

• Elvis Costello – vocals, guitar
• Steve Nieve – piano, organ
• Bruce Thomas – bass
• Pete Thomas – drums

Additional personnel

• John McFee – lead guitar, pedal steel guitar