signed ELVIS COSTELLO & The Attractions / ARMED FORCES Rad 14 UK BAND AUTOGRAPH
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ELVIS COSTELLO & The Attractions ARMED FORCES 1979 Radarscope Records Rad 14 UK MATRIX A2/B1
AUTOGRAPHED BY ELVIS COSTELLO STEVE NIEVE BRUCE THOMAS
ELVIS COSTELLO HAS ONE OF THE SLOPPIER AND INCONSISTANT AUTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN. APPARENTLY HE USUALLY JUST QUICKLY SCRIBBLES THEM OFF. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MORE READABLE ONES I'VE SEEN. IT IS HOWEVER BLUE INK AGAINST A BLUE BACKGROUND SO IT DOES NOT STAND OUT BUT STILL IT IS STILL QUITE VISIBLE & A REAL NICE EARLY ELVIS C. I GOT IT FROM A BIG ELVIS C. FAN FROM WHOM I ALSO PURCHASED WHAT AT ONE TIME WAS THE HOLY GRAIL FOR ELVIS COLLECTORS THE UNOFFICIAL LP ( HATE YOU LIVE ) WHICH I ALREADY SOLD ON EBAY .
VINYL: has a tiny defect i couldn't actually find at the very end of "Senior Service". On 2 of my players it had no effect but on the the one with the newest & better stylus during Elvis's last "OOOOs" one repeats once or twice before going on. otherwise it plays a strong VG++
SLEEVE: VG++
Apparently early copies of this came with a free promo 45. I don't know if this one did or not but it is not in this auction.
Side one
- "Accidents Will Happen" – 3:00
- "Senior Service" – 2:17
- "Oliver's Army" – 2:58
- "Big Boys" – 2:54
- "Green Shirt" – 2:42
- "Party Girl" – 3:20
- "Goon Squad" – 3:14
- "Busy Bodies" – 3:33
- "Sunday's Best" – 3:22
- "Moods for Moderns" – 2:48
- "Chemistry Class" – 2:55
- "Two Little Hitlers" – 3:18
Armed Forces is Elvis Costello's third album, his second with the Attractions, and the first to officially credit the Attractions on the cover. It was released in the UK by Radar Records and in the U.S. by Columbia in 1979. The album had the working title Emotional Fascism.
Initial pressings of the album in the UK and U.S. included a promotional three-song single, Live at Hollywood High, which was recorded on 4 June 1978. The live tracks, also produced by Nick Lowe, are "Accidents Will Happen," "Alison," and "Watching the Detectives". The UK edition included 4 postcards featuring pictures of the band. The American version omitted "Sunday's Best" and instead included Costello's version of "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", which had been released the previous November as the B-side of Nick Lowe's "American Squirm" single, at the end of side two.
The album has appeared on Q magazine and Rolling Stone magazine lists of "greatest albums". In the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Elliott's brother, Michael (played by Robert MacNaughton), sings "Accidents Will Happen" in the family kitchen after coming home from school.[2]
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NM (Near Mint): Record and cover appear virtually unmarked.
VG++: A hair under near mint may have just a very few visual marks that should not affect sound.
VG+ : A well cared for record. Should have only very slight if any audible imperfections.
VG : Many only surface lines or may have 1 or more small scratches .Background sound but still very enjoyable. Cover defects will be noted.
VG-: significant background sound from various defects but music always quite audible above it. Cover has some damage that will be noted.
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