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Punch The Clock

Elvis Costello And The Attractions

1983 · Rock, Pop

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Punch The Clock by Elvis Costello And The Attractions

Punch The Clock is an Electronic album by Elvis Costello And The Attractions, originally released in 1983. On Gatefold: 87 pressings tracked, owned by 27 collectors.

About

The strength of Elvis Costello’s creative drive and musical impulsiveness can be defined by this 1983 album. It is, in many ways, a return to pure, smart pop, showing off Costello’s novelist eye for lyrical detail and tuned ear for stirring melody. Alan Winstanley and Clive Langer’s layered production helps uphold the pop grandeur. There’s sweet sing-song on “Everyday I Write the Book," punchy, horn-drenched soul on “TKO (Boxing Day),” and a plaintive ode to working-class grief and anti-war sentiment with “Shipbuilding." Then disjointed rhythms, countermelody, and stinging wit jive together on “Love Went Mad.”

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Let Them All Talk3:05
  2. A2Everyday I Write The Book3:54
  3. A3The Greatest Thing3:04
  4. A4The Element Within Her2:52
  5. A5Love Went Mad3:12
  6. A6Shipbuilding4:52

Side B

  1. B1TKO (Boxing Day)3:28
  2. B2Charm School3:55
  3. B3The Invisible Man3:05
  4. B4Mouth Almighty3:00
  5. B5King Of Thieves3:45
  6. B6Pills And Soap3:42
  7. B7The World And His Wife3:25

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Synth-Pop / New Wave
  • polished
  • playful
  • urban

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Recorded at Air Studios, London. Mixed at Genetic Studios, Reading.
Issued with heavy stock printed inner sleeve with lyrics. (inner sleeve has rounded corners, for copy with square corners see elsewhere)
[Publishers]
Plangent Visions Music Ltd. except
"Shipbuilding" Plangent Visions Music Ltd. / Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
RCA Ltd. Record Division.
Variant 4 Last character of Side A matrix/runout is after "A-1U-1-1-" where only a small round bottom is visible, like a shallow u or the bottom part of a 8. The upper part is not visible at all.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • AfrodiziakBACKING VOCALS
  • Bruce ThomasBASS BASS GUITAR ELECTRIC BASS
  • Caron WheelerBACKING VOCALS
  • Claudia FontaineBACKING VOCALS
  • Dave PlewsBAND , TRUMPET HORNS , TRUMPET MUSICIAN , TRUMPET
  • David BedfordARRANGED BY
  • Elvis CostelloGUITAR , SYNTHESIZER , KEYBOARDS GUITAR , KEYBOARDS GUITAR , SYNTHESIZER , VOCALS
  • Geoff BlytheALTO SAXOPHONE , BARITONE SAXOPHONE , CLARINET ALTO SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE, CLARINET BAND , ALTO SAXOPHONE , BARITONE SAXOPHONE , CLARINET
  • Jim PatersonBAND , TROMBONE HORNS , TROMBONE MUSICIAN , TROMBONE
  • Morris PertPERCUSSION
  • Paul SpeareBAND , TENOR SAXOPHONE , FLUTE FLUTE, TENOR SAXOPHONE HORNS , TENOR SAXOPHONE, FLUTE
  • Pete ThomasDRUMS DRUMS , CYMBAL DRUMS, CYMBAL
  • Steve NievePIANO , ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER PIANO , SYNTHESIZER , ORGAN PIANO , SYNTHESIZER , SAMPLER , ORGAN , ELECTRIC ORGAN
  • TKO HornsHORNS
  • Chet BakerSOLOIST, TRUMPET TRUMPET TRUMPET, SOLOIST
  • Stuart BrooksFLUGELHORN, TRUMPET
  • Stuart RobsonFLUGELHORN, TRUMPET TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN

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