Elvis Costello • My Aim Is True
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab/Universal MFSL 1-329
33-RPM 180 g LP
Produced by Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello’s 1977 debut album, My Aim Is True, contains 13 tracks, including the singles Alison, Less Than Zero, and Watching the Detectives. Interestingly, the latter track didn’t appear on the original UK release of this album, although it was on the original US release.
Beautifully packaged in a heavy cardboard gatefold sleeve featuring the original artwork, My Aim Is True is a release Mobile Fidelity can proud of. The sound quality is pretty good too, bearing in mind the budget nature of the original recording (the album was recorded in several late night sessions for a total of about £1,000). Although the treble (here, I’m thinking specifically of the cymbals) can be a bit splashy at times, the bass is deep and warm.
All-in-all, Mobile Fidelity have another winner on their hands, and I can’t wait to get my hands on their reissues of Costello’s second and third albums.