More Elvis Costello
Letters and Commentaries for My Aim Is True
- This vintage pressing of Costello’s debut LP boasts two superb Double Plus (A++) sides
- Exceptionally quiet vinyl – I don’t recall ever listing a quieter one
- The sound is lively, punchy, and powerful – with all due respect, it should murder whatever copies you may have
- A massive step up sonically from most domestic pressings, early or otherwise, and guaranteed to handily beat the imports as well
- 5 stars: “A phenomenal debut, capturing a songwriter and musician whose words were as rich and clever as his music.”
- Our favorite “unprocessed-sounding” rock recording – with virtually none of the euphonic glossy artificiality you might hear on many of the rock records we sell
- There’s nothing wrong with that sound, mind you, but this recording captures much more of what the real instruments sound like in the studio, or should I say the garage, because that’s what these guys are trying to sound like, a garage band
Yes, it’s lively and has that driving punk rock bass, but what sets this copy apart from the average pressing is the top end — it’s extended, silky and correct. As a consequence, the vocals end up being much more present and natural, with almost none of the grit and spit common to most of the copies anyone is ever likely to come across.
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