Not sure where to start with Elvis Costello, the man behind so much good music but also with a catalogue containing such a vast array of styles and collaborations it's virtually impossible for one person to grip. To my open mind all the albums I've heard have at least something to love though many of them comes too uneven. Haven't had the pleasure to encounter everything he's made, but so far there are three LP:s that take me all the way - "Blood & Chocolate", "Mighty Like A Rose" and this. It's a homage to the American soul and r&b scene of the late fifties and early sixties - twenty cuts, where of two covers and the rest self-penned. I'm generally not very found of genre revival albums, but this has everything I like. Tons of catchy melodies and emotional vocals to a simple and exact backing with lots of embracing organ. Fortyeight minutes of pure energy carried by so much feeling it's impossible not to get touched. You could expect cramming in ten cuts per side would hamper the audio, but it doesn't. All comes out strong and clear. Most of the tracks go to my old soul loving gut and then especially "Opportunity", "Secondary Modern", "King Horse", "Possession", "New Amsterdam" and "Black & White World". Mmmmmmmm. Frequently issued and reissued on vinyl and CD all over the world through the years, also on cassette and 8-track. First US on Columbia (JC 36347). Premiere UK had label as shown here and laminated cover with built-in ring wear and reversed side tracking on rear, picture inner and large poster.
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