i've been listening to tons of 50s/60s soul and r&b lately (thanks to the atlantic and stax box sets), and so, apparently, was elvis costello in 1979 ... like his sun records namesake, costello appropriates some of the best qualities of black pop music in creating "get happy!!" ... this album is a real tour-de-force: 20 quick-hitting tracks rush by in a lager-fueled 48 minutes, not leaving the listener with much time to catch their breath
read more about the album here, here, and here
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