!977 and I’m sitting in the stalls at the Valhalla Cinema when it used to be in Richmond and in walks a guy in a long black overcoat and carrying under his arm an album, almost like a gangster would carry a machine gun. The record was “My Aim is True” by Elvis Costello. I could hardly stick around for the film when I knew that somewhere out there a record shop had the record.
The film over I set off in search of a record shop. Late at night I found a place that sold the latest imports. I got my Elvis Costello record. It was to stick on the turntable for the next 6 months by which time there was another Elvis album. This Years Model.
I was excited about Elvis Costello even before I heard him from reading about him in NME and an article written by Nick Kent. He wrote about 2 things : anger and revenge. He looked slightly ridiculous but also cool. Red Shoes was the only song I was remotely familiar. So it was my entry, my starting point. And it puts me back into the Valhalla and in the car looking for a late night record shop.
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