Episode 29

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20th Dec 2021

#29 Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Armed Forces

The Attractions come off the road and into the studio to record their second album with songsmith Elvis Costello. The boys talk about killer bass breaks, varied vocal stylings, and how the echoes of another Liverpool band made their way onto the tape.

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Listen to Armed Forces here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/5w3q6GZbw0gsAtvl1c0rmu?si=-y5RXaieTda49IcpW6-FIg

Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA

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