This Year’s Model

~ Release by Elvis Costello (see all versions of this release, 26 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
A1	No Action producer: Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) recording of: No Action lyricist and composer: Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4.75	2:01
A2	This Year’s Girl producer: Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) recording of: This Year’s Girl lyricist and composer: Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3.75	3:24
A3	The Beat producer: Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) recording of: The Beat lyricist and composer: Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4	3:47
A4	Pump It Up producer: Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) performer: The Attractions (Elvis Costello) and Elvis Costello phonographic copyright (℗) by: Elvis Costello (in 1978) part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 181) recording of: Pump It Up lyricist and composer: Elvis Costello publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4.6	3:16
A5	Little Triggers producer: Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) recording of: Little Triggers lyricist and composer: Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4	2:42
A6	Hand in Hand producer: Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) recording of: Hand in Hand lyricist and composer: Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3.65	2:37
A7	Watching the Detectives producer: Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) bass: Andrew Bodnar (bass player) (from 1977-05 until 1977-06) drums (drum set): Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.) (from 1977-05 until 1977-06) organ and piano [overdubs]: Steve Nieve (from 1977-05 until 1977-06) vocals: Elvis Costello (from 1977-05 until 1977-06) recorded at: Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1977-05 until 1977-06) recording of: Watching the Detectives lyricist and composer: Declan Patrick MacManus writer: Elvis Costello publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.	Elvis Costello & The Attractions		3:35
B1	You Belong to Me producer: Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) recording of: You Belong to Me lyricist and composer: Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4.65	2:24
B2	(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea recording of: (I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea lyricist and composer: Declan Patrick MacManus	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4	3:09
B3	Lip Service producer: Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) recording of: Lip Service lyricist and composer: Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4	2:38
B4	Living in Paradise producer: Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) recording of: Living in Paradise lyricist and composer: Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4	3:46
B5	Lipstick Vogue producer: Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) recording of: Lipstick Vogue lyricist and composer: Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	4.5	3:33
B6	Night Rally recording of: Night Rally lyricist and composer: Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	3.5	2:45

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1785395 [info]

Release group

remixes:	Spanish Model (Spanish lyrics remix of “This Year’s Model”) by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
included in:	The First Ten Years
includes:	Stranger in the House (no independent releases, for relationships only)

part of:

Paste: The 50 Best New Wave Albums (number: 19) (order: 19)
Pitchfork: The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s (number: 52) (order: 52)
Joe Harrington: Top 100 Albums of All Time (number: 72) (order: 72)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 98) (order: 98)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 98) (order: 98)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 121) (order: 121)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 121) (order: 121)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 399) (order: 400)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/455505 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/elvis_costello/this_years_model/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000189632 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1188324 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: [none]
Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 39:37

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Radar Records
RAD 3
Radar Records
RAD 56 477

Release events

Germany
1978-03-17

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