Costello, Elvis & the Imposters - Boy Named If

NEW VINYL LP ON UNIVERSAL 2022

2 X 180 GRAM VINYL.

The record is described as having ¡°urgent, immediate songs with bright melodies, guitar solos that sting and a quick step to the rhythm¡±. Costello himself says that the album is a collection of thirteen snapshots ¡°That take us from the last days of a bewildered boyhood to that mortifying moment when you are told to stop acting like a child ¨C which for most men (and perhaps a few gals too) can be any time in the next fifty years¡±. You can preview ¡®Magnificent Hurt¡¯, below. Costello goes on to explain the album¡¯s title. ¡°The full title of this record is ¡®The Boy Named If (And Other Children¡¯s Stories).¡¯? ¡®IF,¡¯ is a nickname for your imaginary friend; your secret self, the one who knows everything you deny, the one you blame for the shattered crockery and the hearts you break, even your own¡±.

Tracklist

A1: Farewell, OK
A2: The Boy Named If
A3: Penelope Halfpenny
A4: The Difference
B1: What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love?
B2: Paint The Red Rose Blue
B3: Mistook Me For A Friend
C1: My Most Beautiful Mistake
C2: Magnificent Hurt
C3: The Man You Love To Hate
D1: The Death Of Magic Thinking
D2: Trick Out The Truth
D3: Mr. Crescent

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