This Year's Model
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This Year's Model (1978) was Elvis Costello's second album, and his first with The Attractions. It was voted as the best album of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll. It was recorded mainly at Eden Studios in West London. This album attached the "angry young man" label to Elvis Costello that has become an evergreen cliché.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 98 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Early issues of the album have an apparently misprinted cover, which cuts the 'E' from 'Elvis' off the front cover. This was a deliberate mistake, as was pressing "Special pressing No. 003. Ring 434 32 32. Ask for Moira for your prize" between the holding spirals on Side A.
Track listing
Note: The Rykodisc version has the original tracks and bonus tracks on one CD. The Rhino version has two CDs with the original tracks on the first CD.All songs written by Elvis Costello unless otherwise indicated.
- "No Action" – 1:58
- "This Year's Girl" – 3:17
- "The Beat" – 3:45
- "Pump It Up" – 3:14
- "Little Triggers" – 2:40
- "You Belong to Me" – 2:22
- "Hand in Hand" – 2:33
- "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" – 3:07
- "Lip Service" – 2:36
- "Living in Paradise" – 3:52
- "Lipstick Vogue" – 3:29
- "Night Rally" – 2:41
- "Radio Radio" – 3:05
- Tracklisting notes: The UK issue did not have "Radio Radio," which was released there as a single backed with "Tiny Steps" in October 1978. The original US issue, which shipped two months later, dropped "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" and "Night Rally" (reportedly as being "too English') and added the single "Radio Radio" at the end of side 2.
Bonus Tracks (1993 Rykodisc)
- Tracklisting notes: The Rykodisc reissue placed "Radio Radio" after a 10-second silence following "Night Rally."
Bonus Disc (2002 Rhino)
- "Big Tears" – 3:12
- "Crawling to the USA" – 2:55
- "Running Out of Angels (Demo version)" – 2:05
- "Greenshirt (Demo version)" – 2:22
- "Big Boys (Demo version)" – 3:00
- "You Belong to Me (Capital Radio version)" – 1:55
- "Radio Radio (Capital Radio version)" – 3:01
- "Neat Neat Neat" (Live) – 3:16
- "Roadette Song" (Ian Dury, Russell Hardy) (Live) – 5:40
- "This Year's Girl (Alternate Eden Studios version)" – 2:09
- "(I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea (Basing Street Studios version)" – 3:00
- "Stranger in the House (BBC version)" – 4:15
Personnel
Charts
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Billboard Pop Albums | 30 |
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