Elvis Costello And The Attractions – Trust (Ultra Analog, Half-speed Mastering)
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Elvis Costello – vocals, guitars, all instruments on "Big Sister's Clothes"
The Attractions : Steve Nieve (piano, organ), Bruce Thomas (bass), Pete Thomas (drums),
Glenn Tilbrook – vocal on "From a Whisper to a Scream"
Martin Belmont – guitar on "From a Whisper to a Scream"
Billy Bremner – guitar on "From a Whisper to a Scream"
Written by Elvis Costello
1 LP, gatefold jacket
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Half-speed Mastered
Gain 2™ Ultra Analog
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : MOFI
Original Label : F-Beat
Recorded October–November 1980 at DJM Studios and Eden Studios, London
Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich
Produced by Nick Lowe and Roger Bechirian
Originally released in January 1981
Reissued in 2015
Tracks:
Side A:
- Clubland
- Lovers Walk
- You’ll Never Be a Man
- Pretty Words
- Strict Time
- Luxembourg
- Watch Your Step
Side B:
- New Lace Sleeves
- From a Whisper to a Scream
- Different Finger
- White Knuckles
- Shot With His Own Gun
- Fish ‘n’ Chip Paper
- Big Sister’s Clothes
Awards
In 2000, it was voted number 708 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums
Reviews :
“Following the frenzied pop-soul of Get Happy!!, Elvis Costello & the Attractions quickly returned to the studio and recorded Trust, their most ambitious and eclectic album to date. As if he were proving his stylistic diversity and sophistication after the concentrated genre experiment of Get Happy!!, Costello assembled Trust as a stylistic tour de force, packing the record with a wild array of material. "Clubland" has jazzy flourishes, "Lovers' Walk" rolls to a Bo Diddley beat, "Luxembourg" is rockabilly redux, "Watch Your Step" is soul-pop, "From a Whisper to a Scream" rocks as hard as anything since This Year's Model, "Shot with His Own Gun" is Tin Pan Alley pop, "Different Finger" is the first country song he put on an official album, and that's not even counting highlights like "New Lace Sleeves" and "White Knuckles," which essentially stick to Costello's signature pop, but offer more complex arrangements and musicianship than before. In fact, both "complexity" and "sophistication" are keywords to the success of Trust -- without delving into the minutely textured arrangements that would dominate his next pop album, Imperial Bedroom -- Costello & the Attractions demonstrate their musical skill and savvy by essentially sticking to the direct sound of their four-piece band. In the process, they recorded, arguably, their most impressive album, one that demonstrates all sides of Costello's songwriting and performing personality without succumbing to pretentiousness.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ultra Analog™ : The GAIN 2 Ultra Analog™ Series stems from the use of the Gain 2 system, mastered at half speed from the original master tapes where possible, capturing and uncovering as before undiscovered sonic information.
Half-speed mastering. In half-speed mastering, the whole process is slowed down to half of the original speed. A typical 33 1/3 rpm record is cut at 16 2/3 rpm. The source material is also slowed down (reducing the pitch in the process) meaning the final record will still sound normal when played back. Slowing the whole process down allows more time, which means the end result sounds better and is more efficient — allowing engineering to minimize the effects of inherent limitations within the vinyl format. The result is a more accurate and more open high-frequency response in the half speed vinyl when compared with a normal speed recording.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.52 / 5