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Elvis Costello – Spike
Spike is available from the Mr. Hansen Records collection with Near Mint vinyl and a VG+ sleeve. This well-preserved copy offers a clean and detailed listening experience with minimal signs of previous use. Released on Warner Bros. Records with catalogue numbers 925 848-1 / WX 238.
Originally released in 1989, Spike marked an important new chapter in Elvis Costello’s career. It was his first major album for Warner Bros. and showed him expanding far beyond the sharp new wave sound that had defined much of his earlier work. The album is ambitious, witty, political, emotional and musically adventurous, drawing on rock, folk, soul, orchestral pop and roots music.
One of the album’s best-known songs is Veronica, co-written with Paul McCartney. Its bright melody and memorable chorus made it one of Costello’s most successful singles, while still carrying the lyrical intelligence and emotional detail that define his finest writing. Other highlights include Deep Dark Truthful Mirror, God’s Comic, Let Him Dangle and Tramp the Dirt Down.
Across Spike, Costello works with a wide range of musical colours, from intimate songwriting to richly arranged full-band performances. The result is one of his most varied late-1980s albums — a record that rewards repeated listening and reveals new details with every play.
For collectors, Spike is an essential Elvis Costello title from a period of reinvention. It captures an artist moving confidently into a broader musical world while keeping the lyrical edge, melodic craft and restless curiosity that made him one of the most distinctive songwriters of his generation.
Record details
Artist: Elvis Costello
Title: Spike
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalogue number: 925 848-1 / WX 238
Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Alsdorf Pressing
Vinyl condition: Near Mint
Sleeve condition: VG+Every record at Mr. Hansen Records is professionally cleaned, conservatively graded according to the Goldmine Standard and securely packed with collector-grade care.
