img{max-width:100%} - Elvis Costello (RECENT new inductee into Rock N Roll Hall of Fame) - PUNCH THE CLOCK - Long out of print COLLECTOR'S AUDIOPHILE RARE MFSL 180 GRAM VINYL MASTERPIECE.PRISTINE SEALED MFSL 1ST EDITION EVER IN A  NUMBERED 1368 VERIFIED 1ST RELEASE FROM 2013 ORIGINAL RELEASE AND APART OF THE 1ST STAMPER OF THIS 2013 MFSL COLLECTORS AUDIOPHILE OUT OF PRINT  MASTERED VINYL LP. IF YOU ARE A COLLECTOR AND WANT TO OWN 1ST RELEASES FROM MFSL THEN THIS NUMBER 1368 VERIFIES THIS THE ORIGINAL 2013 RELEASE NOT THE RE-ISSUE IN MUCH HIGHER NUMBERS -    Elvis Costello & The Attractions Punch The Clock MFSL Numbered Limited Edition 180 GRAM LPNumbered 240， Limited Edition 180g LP Mastered 1/4" / 15 IPS analog master to analog console to lathe from the Original Master Tapes!    Costello & the Attractions Return to Mainstream Pop on Slick-Sounding 1983 Album   Elvis Costello & The Attractions Punch The Clock MFSL Numbered Limited Edition 180 GRAM LPNumbered， Limited Edition! Half-Speed Mastered From Original Master Tapes! Costello & the Attractions Return to Mainstream Pop on Slick-Sounding 1983 AlbumMobile Fidelity LP Digs Into Smooth Tones， Brassy Effects， Limber Bass Lines， Multiple Layers of ProductionIncludes Sparkling Top 40 Hit “Everyday I Write the Book” As Well as Timeless Political Songs “Shipbuilding” and “Pills and Soap”Razor-Sharp Wit， Concise Melodies on Display Throughout; Jazz Legend Chet Baker GuestsPunch the Clock is Elvis Costello & the Attractions’ most British record， a return to mainstream pop craft loaded with clever barbs and insightful social commentary that nearly landed the headliner in serious trouble with government representatives. Produced by the English hit-making team of Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley， the jumpy and horn-accompanied 1983 effort includes Costello’s first-ever American Top 40 hit (“Everyday I Write the Book”) and a smooth sheen that reinforces the material’s commercial intent and catchy appeal.Half-speed mastered from the original master tapes， Mobile Fidelity’s numbered limited edition 180g LP presents the hyper-literate fidelity and refined melodies in astonishing sonics， navigating the multiple layers of information， brassy effects， and background vocals to present a unified whole replete with stellar front-to-back depth. Akin to the reissue label’s previous acclaimed Costello reissues， Punch the Clock is vastly improved， the opened-up perspective， pronounced instrumental separation， and textural clarity enhancing all the details within the grooves.Fresh from making a country tribute album and a large-scale set flush with complex arrangements， Costello and Co. return to straight-ahead pop given a decidedly British accent and soulful backing vocals. Conscious of the Merseybeat sound and success of Dexy’s Midnight Runners， Costello tints songs with new-wave characteristics， splashy horns， and spontaneous vocal-response support courtesy of female duo Afrodiziak， one member of which later attained fame with Soul II Soul. Steve Nieve’s bounding piano lines dance throughout the arrangements， adding witty pizzazz and delicate allure to already-tuneful fare like “The Element Within Her” and “Mouth Almighty.”The more direct， hook-ready approach also manifests on numbers such as “Let Them All Talk” and “Charm School，” tunes that also illustrate the contrasts in romantic theme. While remaining deeply cynical， as was his longtime hallmark， Costello unfurls two compositions on which love and marriage are viewed in a positive light. Yet he spares no one， nothing， and minces no words with “Shipbuilding” and “Pills and Soap，” fare that remains revered in his native country as well as abroad.For “Shipbuilding，” a brilliantly disguised 88s-clinking protest against war influenced by the Falkan Conflict， Costello enlists jazz legend Chet Baker to deliver a masterfully poignant， bluesy trumpet solo that echoes throughout the coda. On the hip-hop-inspired “Pills and Soap，” a thinly veiled metaphor addressing Britain’s abusive sociopolitical state and royal officials， the bespectacled bandleader invents a thoroughly unique quasi-rap draped over a drum-machine beat and Nieve’s bold piano chords. Bracing.Features: Numbered， Limited Edition Production and Mastering by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Specially Plated and Pressed on 180 grams of High Definition Vinyl Special Static Free - Dust Free Inner Sleeve Heavy Duty Protective Packaging Mastered from the Original Master Tapes Musicians:Elvis Costello， epiphone， Gretsch and Fender guitars， 'One-finger' Synclavier and CasiotoneSteve Nieve， Bosendorfer piano， Emulator Fairlight CMI， Vox organ， Hammond organ， SynclavierBruce Thomas， Electric Wal bass guitarPete Thomas， Gretsch drums， Sabian cymbalsThe TKO HornsJim Paterson， tromboneJeff Blythe， alto sax， baritone sax， clarinetPaul Speare， tenor sax， fluteDave Plews， trumpetStuart Robson， trumpet and flugelhorn on "The World And His Wife"Caron Wheeler， backing vocalsClaudia Fontaine， backing vocalsChet Baker， trumpet solo on "Shipbuilding"David Bedford， string arrangementsMorris Pert， percussionSelections:Side One1. Let Them All Talk2. Everyday I Write the Book3. The Greatest Thing4. 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