Name: Punch The Clock(LP)
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SKU: 69183893
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Punch The Clock(LP)

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Album: Punch The Clock(LP)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Let Them All Talk (Side A)	More Info...
2)	Everyday I Write The Book (Side A)	More Info...
3)	The Greatest Thing (Side A)	More Info...
4)	The Element Within Her (Side A)	More Info...
5)	Love Went Mad (Side A)	More Info...
6)	Shipbuilding (Side A)	More Info...
7)	T.K.O. (Boxing Day) (Side B)	More Info...
8)	Charm School (Side B)	More Info...
9)	The Invisible Man (Side B)	More Info...
10)	Mouth Almighty (Side B)	More Info...
11)	King Of Thieves (Side B)	More Info...
12)	Pills and Soap (Side B)	More Info...
13)	The World And His Wife (Side B)	More Info...

Album: Punch The Clock(LP)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Let Them All Talk (Side A)	More Info...
2)	Everyday I Write The Book (Side A)	More Info...
3)	The Greatest Thing (Side A)	More Info...
4)	The Element Within Her (Side A)	More Info...
5)	Love Went Mad (Side A)	More Info...
6)	Shipbuilding (Side A)	More Info...
7)	T.K.O. (Boxing Day) (Side B)	More Info...
8)	Charm School (Side B)	More Info...
9)	The Invisible Man (Side B)	More Info...
10)	Mouth Almighty (Side B)	More Info...
11)	King Of Thieves (Side B)	More Info...
12)	Pills and Soap (Side B)	More Info...
13)	The World And His Wife (Side B)	More Info...

Performer Notes

Perhaps frustrated by the lack of commercial success Imperial Bedroom encountered, Elvis Costello enlisted British hitmakers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley to produce its follow-up, Punch the Clock. The difference between the two records is immediately noticeable. Punch the Clock has a slick, glossy surface, complete with layered synthesizers, horns, studio effects, and the backup vocals of Afrodiziak. The approach isn't necessarily a misguided one, since Costello is as much a pop musician as he is a singer/songwriter and many of the best moments on the record -- "Everyday I Write the Book," "Let Them All Talk" -- work well as shiny pop singles. However, the problem with Punch the Clock is that Costello is entering a fallow songwriting period; it is his least consistent set of original songs to date. The best moments, the antiwar ballad "Shipbuilding" and the eerie pseudo-rap "Pills and Soap," are as articulate and effective as any of his past work, but frequently Costello falls short of meeting his standards, particularly when he's trying to write a song in the style of his older songs. Nevertheless, the sheen of the Langer and Winstanley production makes Punch the Clock a pleasurable listen. Costello's uneven writing means that only portions of the album are memorable. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine