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aug 1977
Rock & Roll / Pub Rock
Codec: Ape - Mac 3.97 - High Lossless Compression
Encoder: eac095pb4
Covers , Log, Cue
Elvis Costello was as much a pub-rocker as he was a punk-rocker and nowhere is that more evident than on his debut, My Aim Is True. It's not just that Clover, a San Franciscan rock outfit led by Huey Lewis (absent here), back him here, not the Attractions, it's that his sensibility is borrowed from the pile-driving rock & roll and folksy introspection of pub-rockers like Brinsley Schwarz, adding touches of cult singer/songwriters like Randy Newman and David Ackles. Then, there's the infusion of pure nastiness and cynical humor, which is pure Costello. That blend of classicist sensibilities and cleverness make this collection of shiny roots rock a punk record -- it informs his nervy performances and his prickly songs. Of all classic punk debuts, this remains perhaps the most idiosyncratic because it's not cathartic in sound, only in spirit. Which, of course, meant that it could play to a broader audience, and Linda Ronstadt did indeed cover the standout ballad "Alison." Still, there's no mistaking this for anything other than a punk record, and it's a terrific one at that, since even if he buries his singer/songwriter inclinations, they shine through as brightly as his cheerfully mean humor and immense musical skill; he sounds as comfortable with a '50s knockoff like "No Dancing" as he does on the reggae-inflected "Less Than Zero." Costello went on to more ambitious territory fairly quickly, but My Aim Is True is a phenomenal debut, capturing a songwriter and musician whose words were as rich and clever as his music. [Ryko/Demon's 1993 reissue contained several bonus tracks, including the country B-sides "Radio Sweetheart" and "Stranger in the House," plus demos of his first group, Flip City.]
CD1
Welcome To The Working Week
Miracle Man
No Dancing
Blame It On Cain
Alison
Sneaky Feelings
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
Less Than Zero
Mystery Dance
Pay It Back
I’m Not Angry
Waiting For The End Of The World
Watching The Detectives
CD2
No Action (Early Version)
Living In Paradise (early version)
Radio Sweetheart
Stranger In The House
I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself (Live)
Less Than Zero ("Dallas Version")
Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver)
Mystery Dance (Honky Tonk demo)
Cheap Reward (Honky Tonk demo)
Jump Up (Honky Tonk demo)
Wave A White Flag (Honky Tonk demo)
Blame It On Cain (Honky Tonk demo)
Poison Moon (Honky Tonk demo)
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[spoiler]EAC extraction logfile from 27. April 2006, 13:57 for CD
Elvis Costello / My Aim Is True
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Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Combined read/write offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Used output format : C:\eac095pb4\Ape\MAC.exe (Monkey's Audio Lossless Encoder)
High Lossless Compression
Other options :
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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Installed external ASPI interface
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Range quality 99.9 %
CRC ACD7F27F
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No errors occured
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EAC extraction logfile from 27. April 2006, 14:16 for CD
Elvis Costello / My Aim Is True (Bonus Disc)
Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GSA-4163B Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Combined read/write offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Used output format : C:\eac095pb4\Ape\MAC.exe (Monkey's Audio Lossless Encoder)
High Lossless Compression
Other options :
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Installed external ASPI interface
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename G:\Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True\Bonus Disc\CDImage.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Range quality 100.0 %
CRC 58FD7746
Copy OK
No errors occured
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