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Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Goodbye Cruel World

18 June 1984 · 43 YEARS

Goodbye Cruel World

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

The sessions capture the group struggling with the exhaustion of touring and shifting creative paths. Despite the songwriter's personal feelings, the record documents a band in a state of flux.

Polished, synth-heavy production defines the mid-eighties aesthetic present on this release. It shows an artist attempting to deal with the pressures of a major label while the bond with The Attractions begins to break.

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