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Once you latch on to what's going on though, the antecedents of just about every track come sharply into focus but like the vocals, they remain back in the mix. | Once you latch on to what's going on though, the antecedents of just about every track come sharply into focus but like the vocals, they remain back in the mix. | ||
The album's hard nosed intensity is unlike any of Costello's previous efforts. The worldly political commentary on Armed Forces and on earlier albums is gone, replaced by more personal matters that don't tolerate irony in either the writing or especially the singing. | The album's hard nosed intensity is unlike any of Costello's previous efforts. The worldly political commentary on ''Armed Forces'' and on earlier albums is gone, replaced by more personal matters that don't tolerate irony in either the writing or especially the singing. | ||
Elvis sings with an unrelenting ferocity rarely heard from him before or since. When he goes falsetto at the end of "Beaten to the Punch" he expresses exasperation anger and hurt. He rarely lingers on a lengthy vibrato note. | Elvis sings with an unrelenting ferocity rarely heard from him before or since. When he goes falsetto at the end of "Beaten to the Punch" he expresses exasperation anger and hurt. He rarely lingers on a lengthy vibrato note. | ||
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I lusted for that promo record. I never forgot it. I lost contact with my L.A. friend but not with that record! | I lusted for that promo record. I never forgot it. I lost contact with my L.A. friend but not with that record! | ||
So when Mobile Fidelity announced its Elvis Costello reissue series I told them they had to issue Get Happy!! as a double 45rpm set. They hadn't heard about that promo and they like to reference their work against an original. So what to do? | So when Mobile Fidelity announced its Elvis Costello reissue series I told them they had to issue ''Get Happy!!'' as a double 45rpm set. They hadn't heard about that promo and they like to reference their work against an original. So what to do? | ||
I got ahold of my old friend in Los Angeles and he still had the record! Would he be willing to lend it to Mobile Fidelity? Yes! | I got ahold of my old friend in Los Angeles and he still had the record! Would he be willing to lend it to Mobile Fidelity? Yes! | ||
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I suggested using the original artwork but I had to prove to Mo-Fi that the original cover had painted "ring wear." | I suggested using the original artwork but I had to prove to Mo-Fi that the original cover had painted "ring wear." | ||
So, when this double 45 finally arrived I could not wait to hear for the first time in thirty one years Get Happy!! unleashed! Was it worth the effort, the time and the expense to produce this as a double 45? | So, when this double 45 finally arrived I could not wait to hear for the first time in thirty one years ''Get Happy!!'' unleashed! Was it worth the effort, the time and the expense to produce this as a double 45? | ||
If you've grown up on the original you will be astonished by the width and depth of the picture, by the dynamic thrust, by the cleanly separated instruments, by the weight of the bass, the shimmer of the cymbals and the way the effects Lowe inserts puncture the air. You'll also be able to hear Costello's robust lead singing and his carefully rendered background vocals with greater spatial and textural clarity than you've ever heard them. If you've never heard this album you'll just find it overwhelmingly fantastic in every way. If it doesn't get your body moving, you are paralyzed. | If you've grown up on the original you will be astonished by the width and depth of the picture, by the dynamic thrust, by the cleanly separated instruments, by the weight of the bass, the shimmer of the cymbals and the way the effects Lowe inserts puncture the air. You'll also be able to hear Costello's robust lead singing and his carefully rendered background vocals with greater spatial and textural clarity than you've ever heard them. If you've never heard this album you'll just find it overwhelmingly fantastic in every way. If it doesn't get your body moving, you are paralyzed. | ||
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So no, this is not inexpensive for a pop record, but it's among Elvis's finest in every way and finally, thirty plus years later we finally get to hear what Elvis, Nick and the others heard in the studio. | So no, this is not inexpensive for a pop record, but it's among Elvis's finest in every way and finally, thirty plus years later we finally get to hear what Elvis, Nick and the others heard in the studio. | ||
Will Get Happy!! make you happy? Count on it. Most highly recommended! | Will ''Get Happy!!'' make you happy? Count on it. Most highly recommended! | ||
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[[Michael Fremer]] reviews the | [[Michael Fremer]] reviews the Mobile Fidelity issue of ''[[Get Happy!!]]''. | ||
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