Category:Country albums

Founded: 1978

Headquarters: London, UK

Website Link(s): elvis-costello.com

Label(s)

 * Stiff
 * Rykodisc
 * Rhino
 * F-Beat
 * Columbia
 * Radar

Genre(s)

 * Rock
 * Punk
 * New Wave
 * Country

RIYL

 * Graham Parker
 * They Might Be Giants
 * The Pogues
 * Madness

Band Members

 * Elvis Costello
 * Steve Nieve
 * Bruce Thomas
 * Pete Thomas

Includes Members of

 * Elvis Costello & The Imposters
 * Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers
 * The Roadrunners
 * Bitter Sweet
 * Bodast
 * Quiver

Band Biography
After recording his first album My Aim Is True with Clover (who would later be The News), he put together The Attractions to support him on tour and on the records. He recorded albums with them until 1986, then the band broke up. They got back together for two years in the 1990s, although Costello's new band features 2 of the 3 Attractions (Bruce Thomas has been replaced by Davey Faragher from Cracker). The Attractions put out one record without Elvis Costello, although critical reviews made it clear that there was a reason Elvis Costello did all the vocal parts on those records.

=Discography=

Albums
Attractions Solo:
 * This Year's Model
 * Armed Forces
 * Get Happy!!
 * Trust
 * Almost Blue
 * Imperial Bedroom
 * Punch The Clock
 * Goodbye Cruel World
 * Blood and Chocolate
 * Brutal Youth
 * All This Useless Beauty
 * The Very Best of Elvis Costello & The Attractions
 * Mad About The Wrong Boy

Mix CDs

 * Past The Barber and Gymnasium
 * De Revrum's Crash Course In De Muzikum Educatchum
 * Mp3s Posted At Phancy.Com

Radio Shows

 * Chris Morris Music Show Episode 3: Continuing his bid to save the network
 * Chris Morris Music Show Episode 19: With some unsuspecting interviewees and more dangerously anarchic comedy
 * GLR Show April 10, 1993
 * 50 Skidillion Watts Of Good Will Episode 3