Elvis Costello & The Attractions – This Year’s Model
This Year’s Model is available from the Mr. Hansen Records collection with VG+ vinyl and a VG sleeve. This well-preserved copy plays beautifully with only light signs of previous use. Released on Radar Records with catalogue number RAD 3.
Originally released in 1978, This Year’s Model is one of the defining albums of Elvis Costello’s early career and the first to feature The Attractions as his full backing band. Urgent, sharp and brilliantly focused, the album captures the raw energy of late-1970s new wave while keeping Costello’s gift for melody, wordplay and emotional tension at the centre.
The Attractions give the record its unmistakable drive. Steve Nieve’s keyboards, Bruce Thomas’ bass and Pete Thomas’ drums push the songs forward with speed, precision and attitude, while Costello delivers some of his most biting and memorable vocal performances.
Highlights include No Action, This Year’s Girl, The Beat, Pump It Up, Little Triggers and Lip Service. The album is fast, clever and full of restless energy, balancing punk urgency with classic pop songwriting and the lyrical intelligence that made Elvis Costello one of the most distinctive voices of his generation.
For collectors, This Year’s Model is an essential title in the Elvis Costello catalogue. It represents the moment where his sound became tighter, tougher and more fully formed, making it one of the great British new wave albums of the late 1970s.
Record details
Artist: Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Title: This Year’s Model
Label: Radar Records
Catalogue number: RAD 3
Format: Vinyl LP, Album
Vinyl condition: VG+
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.