| The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions | ||||
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1984 | |||
| Genre | New wave, punk rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 53:07 (LP and cassette) 64:25 (CD) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Nick Lowe, Geoff Emerick, Roger Bechirian, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley | |||
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| Singles from The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions is a compilation album by English musician Elvis Costello and his backing band the Attractions, released in 1985. It was the first of what would be many career-spanning compilation albums of previously released material for Costello.[5]
A UK variation of the album was called The Best of Elvis Costello – The Man and had a markedly different track listing.
- ^ "The Best of Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello & the Attractions | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Costello, Elvis". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: elvis costello and the attractions". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (18 June 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Elvis Costello".