ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS – TRUST LP – Nr MINT A2/B2 UK NEW WAVE PUNK

Elvis Costello and The Attractions – Trust
(F-Beat Records  1981  XXLP11)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2 – UK Pressing
“Porky Prime Cut” in dead wax

Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear to edges/corners and a little rubbing – name written small in top left corner on back cover
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light 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. He began his career as part of London’s pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk and new wave movement that emerged in the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was released in 1977. Shortly after recording it, he formed the Attractions as his backing band. His second album, This Year’s Model, was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the best albums from 1967–1987. His third album, Armed Forces, was released in 1979, and features his most successful single “Oliver’s Army”. His first three albums all appeared on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Costello and the Attractions toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between them caused a split by 1986. Much of Costello’s work since has been as a solo artist, though reunions with members of the Attractions have been credited to the group over the years. Steeped in wordplay, the vocabulary of Costello’s lyrics is broad. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a “pop encyclopaedia”, able to “reinvent the past in his own image”.

He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Singer. In 2003, Costello and the Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Costello number 80 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Costello has co-written several original songs for motion pictures, including “God Give Me Strength” from Grace of My Heart (1996, with Burt Bacharach) and “The Scarlet Tide” from Cold Mountain (2003, with T-Bone Burnett). For the latter, Costello was nominated (along with Burnett) for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media.

Trust is an album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It is Costello’s fifth album, and fourth with the Attractions. It was also his fifth consecutive album produced by Nick Lowe, who handled production on all songs except “Big Sister’s Clothes” (which the liner notes make clear by stating that Lowe was “not responsible” for it).

LP track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello except as indicated.

Side one

1. “Clubland” – 3:42
2. “Lovers Walk” – 2:17
3. “You’ll Never Be a Man” – 2:56
4. “Pretty Words” – 3:11
5. “Strict Time” – 2:40
6. “Luxembourg” – 2:26
7. “Watch Your Step” – 2:57

Side two

1. “New Lace Sleeves” – 3:45
2. “From a Whisper to a Scream” – 2:54
3. “Different Finger” – 1:58
4. “White Knuckles” – 3:47
5. “Shot with His Own Gun” – 3:30
6. “Fish ‘n’ Chip Paper” – 2:55
7. “Big Sister’s Clothes” – 2:11

Personnel

• Elvis Costello – vocals, guitars, all instruments on “Big Sister’s Clothes”
• Steve Nieve – piano, organ
• Bruce Thomas – bass
• Pete Thomas – drums

Additional personnel

• Glenn Tilbrook – vocal on “From a Whisper to a Scream”
• Martin Belmont – guitar on “From a Whisper to a Scream”
• Billy Bremner