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Elvis Costello / Clover - My Aim Is True, 1977 original Portugal press Stiff LP, $150 + S / H
1977 original made in Portugal Stiff Records LP pressing #SEEZ-3, cover M-, still in the original plastic shrink-wrap, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. Slight variation of USA LP, with NO "Detectives" song. The California band Clover (w future Doobie Brother John McFee) was the backing band for this 1st LP.
Elvis Costello / Clover - My Aim Is True, 1977 original Portugal press Stiff LP, $75 + S / H
1977 original made in Portugal Stiff Records LP pressing #SEEZ-3, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl VG++, side 1 label sticker removal damage, NO scratches, plays excellent. Slight variation of USA LP, with NO "Detectives" song. The California band Clover (w future Doobie Brother John McFee) was the backing band for this 1st LP.
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ELVIS COSTELLO & The Attractions ~ This Year's Model, 1978 original Columbia LP, $150 + S / H
1978 original Columbia Records LP pressing #JC353 cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, original printed color inner sleeve M-, NO seams busted, NO crease, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent.
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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS ~ "We're All Creeps!", 1978 original clear vinyl LP, $400 + S / H
1978 original clear vinyl live LP pressing #78-153M + #3, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, shelf wear, clear vinyl VG+(+), NO visible scratches, but clicks & pops here & there. Not the best sound quality, but live early show & extremely rare! Recorded live at Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington (USA), February 10, 1978.
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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - 50,000,000 ELVIS FANS CAN'T BE WRONG, 1978 original France press 2LP, $400 + S / H
1978 original made in France Radar Records & Demo Tapes 2LP pressing #EL 5000, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, "one corner crunch" on top edge corner, both vinyls M-, NO scratches, play excellent! There is a live (unlisted) reggae type song on side B between "Big Tears" & the live "Living In Paradise" which I am not familiar with & apparently neither were the producers of this 2LP, so I don't feel too bad. Also the 1st 3 songs on side C are actually at the end of side B, got it?!
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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - LIVE IN TORONTO, EL MOCAMBO CLUB, 3 / 78, original EC LP, $150 + S / H
1978 original bootleg of official CBS promotional LP pressing #EC 2240, cover M-, loose insert sheet, NO seam or spine splits, NO ring-wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent in superb sound quality. Recorded live in March 1978 at the El Mocambo Club, Toronto, Canada, with guests Nick Lowe & Martin Belmont from The Brinsley Schwarz band that Declan used to roadie for before he became a singing star!
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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - ARMED FORCES, 1979 original Columbia Records LP + 7" promo, $200 + S / H
1979 original Columbia Records LP pressing #JC 35709, cover M-, still in the original plastic shrink-wrap, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, original printed inner sleeve VG++, NO seams busted, 1 crease, Includes the 45rpm "live" 7" record w PICTURE SLEEVE M-, LP vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent w minimal background noise in some spots.
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Accidents, 1978 original Impossible Recordworks 2LP, $300 + S / H
1978 original Impossible Recordworks 2LP pressing #IMP 2-28, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl M-, plays excellent with minimal background noise. Recorded live at The Roundhouse, England, April 1978.
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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS ~ GET HAPPY!!, 1980 original UK press F-Beat LP, $200 + S / H
I bought the 1st 7 album releases by Elvis Costello without blinking an eye! They were sooooo great (1977 - 1981). They were the "flip side" to the punk rock "noise", The Ramones, The Sex Pistols & The Clash were all great, but there is a virtue to melody & a great "hook" to songs! And Elvis II was "The King" of the "great hook", every LP was better than the one before, great songs on every one!! Then came "Almost Blue" (1981) where Elvis wanted to conquer C&W music, and that can't be done by an englishman. No other country can beat American Country & Western, it was a brave effort, but something happened after that, and for me, it wasn't the same afterward. Maybe the beat down Bonnie Bramlett smacked on Elvis after he insulted the great James Brown & Ray Charles in a Columbus, Ohio bar left some screws & bolts loose inside his head when he hit the floor! BAM!! But here, on his 4th album, Costello & The Attractions are positively "smokin' "! 20 great songs! This is the original 1980 UK pressing with the "fake imitation" ring-wear on front & back covers, the glossy cover & record are both M-, I still don't understand why(?) someone would want "fake" ring-wear on a cover?! NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO "real" ring-wear. The original, thick inner sleeve is VG++, a bit of staining (yellow / brownish spots).
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elvis costello AND THE ATTRACTIONS ~ PUNCH THE CLOCK, 1983 original Columbia LP, $75 + S / H
1983 original Columbia Records LP pressing #FC 38897, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, original printed lyrics inner sleeve VG++, clear taped on 2 seams about 3 inches each. Vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent.
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ELVIS COSTELLO ~ SPIKE, 1989 original Warner Bros. LP, $75 + S / H
1989 original Warner Bros. Records LP pressing #9 W1-25848, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, shelf wear, original printed lyrics inner sleeve VG++, NO seams busted, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent.
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions ~ Trust, 1981 original Columbia 100% Sealed LP, $300 + S / H
1981 original 1st press (check out the dated price tag "11-84") Columbia Records FC 37051, 100% Still Sealed, MINT / MINT, unplayed, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear. Vintage Elvis still cruising...
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS ~ GET HAPPY!!, 1980 original USA press Sealed LP, $300 + S / H
1980 original Columbia Records LP pressing #JC 36347, 100% Still Sealed, MINT / MINT, unplayed, NO cut-out markings, NO seam splits.
ELVIS COSTELLO ~ Taking Liberties, 1980 original Columbia LP, $200 + S / H
1980 original Columbia Records LP pressing #JC 36839, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings,NO ring-wear. Vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. A collection of B-sides & non-LP tracks! EC was releasing songs quicker than he was making albums... so this collection was put together as his 5th album, just before his 6th,"Trust". Another great treasure trove!
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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS ~ ALMOST blue, 1981 original UK press LP, $200 + S / H
1981 original made in the UK F-Beat Records LP pressing #XXLP13, glossy cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. Special guest John McFee on lead guitar & pedal steel (ex-Clover, later Doobie Brothers).
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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS ~ ALMOST blue, 1981 original Japan press LP + insert, $300 + S / H
1981 original made in Japan Pioneer Records LP pressing #P-11107X, glossy cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. Insert in japanese language + OBI M-. Special guest John McFee on lead guitar & pedal steel (ex-Clover, later Doobie Brothers). Backing vocals by NASHVILLE EDITION. Violin by Tommy Miller. Produced by Billy Sherrill.
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ELVIS COSTELLO & The Attractions ~ I'm Your Toy + 3, 1982 original UK press live 12" vinyl EP, $75 + S / H
1982 original made in the UK F-Beat Records 12" vinyl pressing #XX 21 T, cover M-, still in the original plastic shrink wrap with JEM Records import sticker, NO seam splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. Recorded live January 7, 1982 with The Attractions + The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England + Nashville!
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions + John McFee - A New Year for The Roses, 1989 original France press Note LP, $300 + S / H
1989 original made in France Note Records LP pressing, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO ring-wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. Recorded live at The Palladium, New York City, December 31, 1981. Last 2 cuts are rare Nashville studio recordings.
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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS ~ DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD, 1986 original UK press 12" vinyl EP, $35 + S / H
1986 original made in the UK F-Beat Records 12" vinyl pressing #ZT 40556, cover M-, NO seam splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. THE COSTELLO SHOW featuring CONFEDERATES.
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elvis costello AND THE ATTRACTIONS ~ PUNCH THE CLOCK, 1983 original Japan press F-Beat LP, $300 + S / H
1983 original made in Japan F-Beat Records LP pressing #RPL-8211, sturdy cover M- (OBI strip missing), NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO scratches, plays excellent, original printed lyrics inner sleeve M-, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent.
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Various Artists ~ Live FOR IRELAND, 1987 original promotional copy MCA 12" vinyl, $100 +S / H
1987 original made in the UK MCA Records 12" vinyl pressing #WMCG 6027, paper sleeve M-, NO seam splits, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. 4 live tracks from the 30 hour daylong concert in Ireland to help the unemployed get jobs.
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Declan MacManus (Elvis Costello, acoustic solo) - April's Fool, 1989 original Car Co. Records 2LP, $400 + S / H
1989 original Car Co. Records 2LP pressing #G24, cover M-, NO seam orspine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. Recorded live at the University of Rhode Island, April 1, 1989 + Live on the Letterman TV Show. On the spine of the cover the full title "Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus" is printed in black letters. I sold my original issue previously which came on original Sun Records labels.
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