Elvis Costello is one of the biggest talents to come out of London's mid-1970s Pub Rock scene. His earliest records were of such high caliber and from such a different viewpoint than the music emanating from punkified London that even today his music is liable to knock an unsuspecting listener on her or his arse. Retro-flavored ravers and ballads rooted in R&B, Soul, old time rock 'n' roll and even Lounge were packed into explosive two-minute gems that, for all the world, couldn't c...  [+]