Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Goodbye Cruel World (VG/VG) – LP, AU 1984

Goodbye Cruel World is an LP by Elvis Costello & The Attractions from 1984 released on the F-Beat, Starcall Records label.

About this album

Goodbye Cruel World finds Elvis Costello & The Attractions moving towards a slicker, more programmed pop sound without losing his bite. Released in 1984, the album is often viewed as one of the more uneven entries in Costello’s early catalogue, yet it still contains his trademark wit, dark humour and jagged emotional detail. ‘The Only Flame in Town’ and ‘The Comedians’ show his gift for concise, memorable songcraft, while the polished production marks a clear shift from the rawer energy of earlier Attractions records. For listeners, it remains a revealing snapshot of an artist testing new studio textures at a commercially fraught moment.

Genre: Pop & Rock