New Musical Express, May 28, 1994

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Get Happy!! / Trust

Elvis Costello & the Attractions

Andrew Mueller

Get Happy!!
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Trust
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Like last year's 2½ Years box set, these come complete with bemused commentary by Elvis and generous helpings of offcuts and rareties.

1980's Get Happy!! is still an extraordinary record, four young men wild-eyed with tour and drug madness locked in a Dutch studio attempting to impersonate the entire Motown roster. "Love For Tender," "High Fidelity" and, on this edition, 28 others, bear timeless testament to their success.

Trust, which followed barely a year later, marked the first real stirrings of EC's soon-to-be-notorious eclecticism. From savage country ("Different Finger") to arch balladry ("New Lace Sleeves") to unabashed punk rock ("From A Whisper To A Scream"), it was another tumultuous triumph.


Tags: Get Happy!!Trust2½ YearsRykodiscDemonMotownLove For TenderHigh FidelityDifferent FingerNew Lace SleevesFrom A Whisper To A Scream

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New Musical Express, May 28, 1994


Andrew Mueller reviews the Rykodisc/Demon reissues of Get Happy!! and Trust.

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