Elvis Costello “This Year’s Model” 1978. Today, August 25th, is Elvis Costello’s 65th birthday (b. Declan Patrick MacManus, 1954). This Year’s Model was his second album and the first he recorded with the band the Attractions. It’s considered one of the best albums of all-time; it went to #4 in the UK and #30 in the US. Early new wave power pop, it certainly is one of my favorite Costello records (disclaimer: I’m really not that big a fan but I like him OK), especially the track “Pump It Up” which is a super-catchy upbeat song that he released as a single. Also released were “(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea” (#16 in the UK) and “Radio Radio” which did not appear on the UK release of This Year’s Model but is on the US version, which this copy is. It’s really too bad because that track is pretty great. The US version also dropped “Night Rally.” Another track, a non-single, that I like is “You Belong to Me” with its 60′s-style organ and rockin’ beat.