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'''Encore, No. 1, July 1995 | '''Encore, No. 1, July 1995 | ||
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[[Patrick Humphries]] reviews ''[[Kojak Variety]]''. | [[Patrick Humphries]] reviews ''[[Kojak Variety]]'' and ''[[Punch The Clock]]''. | ||
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<center><h3> ELVIS COSTELLO</h3> </center> | |||
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<center> ''Punch The Clock'' 1984 (Demon)</center> | |||
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Number eight in Elvis's exemplary restoration of his own back catalogue, ''Punch The Clock'' marked the first cracks in the Costello facade. But now, bolstered with out-takes, demos and live alternatives, the album is beefed up into a substantial 20-track collection. The funk-punch of [[the TKO Horns]] still tends to overwhelm the songs, but '[[Shipbuilding]]' and 'The Invisible Man' sound mighty good. Of the seven 'extended play' tracks, the live versions of '[[The World And His Wife]]' and '[[Everyday I Write The Book]]' are as Costello originally envisaged them, while the composer's pithy sleeve notes—for example, "[[Pills And Soap|Pills and Soap]] took a cue from parts of Joni Mitchell's ''Hissing Of Summer Lawns'', although my vocal delivery disguises this quite well"—are a further bonus. This is definitely another model reissue. | |||
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Songwriting: {{th}} {{4stars}}<br> | |||
Performance: {{th}} {{3stars}}<br> | |||
Against Last LP: {{th}} {{3stars}}<br> | |||
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Overall: 10/15 | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/d-g/encore.950701a.html elviscostello.info] | *[http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/d-g/encore.950701a.html elviscostello.info] | ||
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*[http://www.junkyard.co.uk/paintings.asp junkyard.co.uk] | *[http://www.junkyard.co.uk/paintings.asp junkyard.co.uk] | ||
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[[Category:Album reviews]] | [[Category:Album reviews]] | ||
[[Category:Kojak Variety reviews]] | [[Category:Kojak Variety reviews]] | ||
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