Rhino / Wea
2003
Trust
About This Album
Though it spawned no big hits, Trust is a favorite of the die-hard Elvis Costello fans, since it captured him at a moment when his writing was inventive and unpredictable while the Attractions were a versatile, muscular group. After Trust and his Nashville detour, Almost Blue, Elvis delved into the unapologetic baroque ambitions of Imperial Bedroom, augmenting his band with endless studio musicians and abandoning longtime producer Nick Lowe (appropriately known as "Basher," for his knack for recording simply and quickly). So, Trust is the last of the classic Attractions-era albums, showcasing both the leader and his band at their best. Upon its first "definitive" CD reissue -- not the original Columbia issue, but the 1994 Rykodisc/Demon reissue -- the album was expanded by nine tracks. Here, on a double-disc reissue by Rhino/Demon, all but one of those tracks carry over (the one stray is "Seconds of Pleasure," which was added to Imperial Bedroom but also can be found in various versions on many other double-disc sets), and they remain the most interesting part of the bonus material, since they contain full-fledged outtakes and B-sides, including the excellent "Sad About Girls," "Black Sails in the Sunset," "Big Sister," and "Twenty-Five to Twelve," which would later morph into "Seconds of Pleasure.
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