The Jukebox Rebel

features in: Album Chart of 1978 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1970s ● 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

Following the success of “My Aim Is True”, Costello wasted no time in forming his own permanent backing band, and The Attractions were born in late 1977. The group featured Steve Nieve on keyboards, Bruce Thomas on bass guitar and Pete Thomas (no relation) on drums. The extra-ordinarily high quality of Elvis’s song-writing was complemented superbly by this group, who presented to the world the right sound at the right time, with Nieve’s keyboard licks becoming almost a trademark in their own right. Here, power-pop could meet punk without a hint of sugary juvenilia. These were the kings of New Wave and, at this time, the all-time classics were pouring out effortlessly from the mighty pen of Declan MacManus…

The Jukebox Rebel
25–Mar–2006

A1	[01:58] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - No Action (Declan MacManus) New Wave
A2	[03:17] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - This Year’s Girl (Declan MacManus) New Wave
A3	[03:45] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - The Beat (Declan MacManus) New Wave
A4	[03:14] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Pump It Up (Declan MacManus) New Wave
A5	[02:40] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Little Triggers (Declan MacManus) Rock n Roll Ballad
A6	[02:22] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - You Belong To Me (Declan MacManus) New Wave
B1	[02:33] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Hand In Hand (Declan MacManus) New Wave
B2	[03:07] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - (I Don’t Want To) Go To Chelsea (Declan MacManus) New Wave
B3	[02:36] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Lip Service (Declan MacManus) New Wave
B4	[03:52] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Living In Paradise (Declan MacManus) New Wave
B5	[03:29] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Lipstick Vogue (Declan MacManus) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
B6	[02:41] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Night Rally (Declan MacManus) New Wave

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