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Elvis Costello formed the Attractions with keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas. Their first album together was This Year's Model, followed by Armed Forces, which included Oliver's Army. Subsequent records ranged from the soul-influenced Get Happy!! to the country repertoire of Almost Blue and the expanded arrangements of Imperial Bedroom.
Rhino - Elvis Costello and the Attractions history
Label history read for exact ensemble, first joint album and subsequent stylistic range. Earlier My Aim Is True sessions with Clover kept distinct; no silent mapping to solo Costello or Imposters identity. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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Elvis Costello formed the Attractions with keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas. Their first album together was This Year's Model, followed by Armed Forces, which included Oliver's...
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One of Costello's most commercially successful singles, using a book as a metaphor for a relationship.
View background status1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.