- pop, rock, new wave, pop rock
- 45 min
- 13 tracks
- F-Beat
Punch the Clock is the eighth studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, and his seventh with the Attractions—keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas.
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Character
Spare, classical in form, grave and cool.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- A1Let Them All Talk3:07
- A2Everyday I Write the Book3:54
- A3The Greatest Thing3:04
- A4The Element Within Her2:53
- A5Love Went Mad3:13
- A6ShipBuilding4:54
- B1TKO (Boxing Day)3:28
- B2Charm School3:55
- B3The Invisible Man3:04
- B4Mouth Almighty3:05
- B5King of Thieves3:45
- B6Pills and Soap3:42
- B7The World and His Wife3:23
13 tracks, 45 minutes.
About the album
- Label
- F-Beat
- Released
- 1983
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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