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Reproduced by Tragedy kind permission RSO/Chappell. By the Bee Gees on RSO Records 4ti" ffv WW "WW* W w- <% ^ /a ^liXH \ *****«*, SMASH HITS 5 ELVIS COSTEUO ELVIS COSTELLO likes to McManus's songs. Perhaps • AT THIS stage Elvis had only The second album, "This keep his past a mystery. even more important, Riviera one solo appearance to his Year's Model", saw Elvis turn This attitude has led saw in Declan's unremarkable credit — supporting The his attentions away from fact-starved journalists to physical appearance the raw Rumour at the Nashville in personal feelings to look guess that he was once material which together they West London on May 27, 1977 outward at the business of everything from an escaped could use to create a new rock — but he was to return to the fashion. His new single "I mental patient to a one-time legend. A legend very much same place three months Don't Want To Go To gagai member of the Sex Pistols. for the '70s. later with The Attractions to a Chelsea" was another 45 The truth is nothing so HANG ON to your hats, now, rather more enthusiastic which leapt out of the radio exciting. 'cos here's where the Costello reception. and took you by the throat. Costello was born and story starts to take off. He If the album didn't convince Small wonder that Elton brought up in Liverpool. His was signed up, put on a wage people that here was a talent John felt embarrassed when real name is Declan by Riviera to allow him to of sizeable proportions then listeners to Capital Radio, the McManus, the son of leave his job in computers but the live shows did. Seven London station, voted him professional dance band still feed his wife and kid, hundred people were locked top male singer of the year. singer Ross McManus. kitted out in some really nasty out of the Nashville, a Elton thought the award He moved to London in his old clothes, given a pair of medium-sized pub, and the should have gone to Elvis late teens, got married, had a ludicrous horn-rimmed specs album entered the LP charts Costello, and said so. Most child and took a job in the and generally made to look in the first week of release. people agreed with him. computer room at Eizabeth like Buddy Holly on Social Elvis Costello happened so (Incidenally, Costello's fans . Arden Cosmetics. One story Security. quick his audience could now also include Bob Dylan, about him is that he used to He was re-christened Elvis hardly keep up. He'd turn up who's gone out of his way to study fellow passengers on Costello (back then, and do a show completely watch him play.) the train to work, putting remember, the first Elvis was made up of new songs. His "Radio Radio", a biting them into the songs he still alive). He just had to be mind seemed to be racing. He onslaught on the state of the started writing. good to carry it off. wrote and recorded with the airwaves, also hit in a big By nights he played in Elvis was sent into the frenzy of a condemned man way. Here was Radio 1 bands, mainly for an outfit studio to lay down some of and performed these startling playing a record which called Flip City. They were a his songs with American songs like he was drowning. insulted just about everything pleasant, countryish group, group Clover playing On stage he was obsessed, they stood for! Only Costello but low on star quality. back-ups, and with Nick Lowe shooting out put-downs of could get away with it. Flip City broke up and more or as his producer. "Less Than old girlfriends, old bosses, the less gave up. Zero" and "Alison", two record business. Anything AND SO TO "Armed Forces", Declan McManus was of a tracks from these sessions, that got in his way, he just with Elvis bringing a whole different breed however. were released as singles to a savaged it with a couple of new area of subject matter Convinced of his own certain amount of intrigued clever couplets. He told a within range of his beady eye. enormous talent, he started reaction, but it was his writer, "The only emotions I He still shies away from to hawk his songs around dynamite debut album "My understand are guilt and interviews, sometimes gets in every major record company Aim Is True" which signalled revenge". fights with photographers in London, getting shown the that a major new talent had These were the feelings and occasionally, as recently door at every one of them. arrived. which dominated his debut happened in Australia, starts His break came in August By the time the album went album, 10 years of pent-up riots when he refuses to do 1976 when he turned up on on sale Elvis had assembled frustrations bursting into the encores at concerts. the doorstep of Stiff Records. his own band. The light of day. But Elvis Costello Sometimes he seems like a A shoestring company with Attractions. Pub-band veteran didn't just throw mud and spoilt child — trying it on to wacky ideas and big Pete Thomas handled drums, scream. When he aimed, he see how far he has to push ambitions. Stiff had then just Bruce Thomas (no relation) generally hit the target. The people to get a reaction. began operations from from the Sutherland Brothers tightness of the songs The only danger now is that behind a sleazy shop front in & Quiver was the bassist, and and the buzzing urgency of he'll overstretch himself Bayswater. They had about the combo was completed by his melodies kept his anger trying to crack the American fifty quid in the kitty, but a lot Steve Naive from the Royal in check. market. He works at a of faith — and soon they had College of Music. "Watching The Detectives", punishing pace. But he's so Elvis Costello. They shut themselves away a brilliantly constructed song far ahead of his rivals in Jake Riviera, one of Stiff's in a house in Cornwall and with a reggae beat, went to terms of sheer talent that it's founders, was impressed by rehearsed like crazy. No. 15. hard to see him failing now. TRIGGER By David Hepworth 6 SMASH HITS Don't start that talking I could talk all night ^L My mind goes sleepwalking While I'm putting the world to right Called Careers Information Have you got yourself an occupation Chorus ^k K Oliver's army is here to stay Oliver's army are on their way And I would rather be Anywhere else but here today There was a Checkpoint Charlie ^k He didn't crack a smile ^k But it's no laughing party |& When you've been on the Murder Mile Only takes one itchy trigger One more widow, one less white nigger (Repeat chorus) ^k Hong Kong is up for grabs London is full of Abs We could be in Palestine -•-A Over-run by a Chinese line With the boys from the Mersey And the Thames and the Tyne But there's no danger, it's a professional career Though it could be arranged With just a word in Mr.