Label: Stiff Records SEEZ 3
Format: Vinyl LP, blue back cover
Country: UK
Released: 1977
Media condition: A
Sleeve condition: A
Released in 1977, My Aim Is True introduced Costello to the world with a debut that sounds remarkably confident for a man who, at the time, had only just started making records.
Sharp, melodic and considerably more bitter than its Buddy Holly-esque cover might suggest, the album packs its pop hooks with jealousy, frustration, romantic disasters and the occasional suggestion that perhaps the problem is, in fact, you.
From the instantly recognisable Alison to the frantic Less Than Zero and the wonderfully sardonic Welcome to the Working Week, Costello manages to sound both charming and thoroughly unimpressed with everything around him.
My Aim Is True sits somewhere between punk, pub rock and classic pop songwriting, proving that you don't necessarily need to shout to sound angry - sometimes a raised eyebrow will do.
Released in 1977, My Aim Is True introduced Costello to the world with a debut that sounds remarkably confident for a man who, at the time, had only just started making records.
Sharp, melodic and considerably more bitter than its Buddy Holly-esque cover might suggest, the album packs its pop hooks with jealousy, frustration, romantic disasters and the occasional suggestion that perhaps the problem is, in fact, you.
From the instantly recognisable Alison to the frantic Less Than Zero and the wonderfully sardonic Welcome to the Working Week, Costello manages to sound both charming and thoroughly unimpressed with everything around him.
My Aim Is True sits somewhere between punk, pub rock and classic pop songwriting, proving that you don't necessarily need to shout to sound angry - sometimes a raised eyebrow will do.
Label: Stiff Records SEEZ 3
Format: Vinyl LP, blue back cover
Country: UK
Released: 1977
Media condition: A
Sleeve condition: A
