15 September 2026
Singer-songwriter master ELVIS COSTELLO (aged 72 now) released his 11th LP,
entitled BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE on 15 September 1986, today 40 years ago.
It was the 9th recorded with The Attractions.
A departure from the roots rock of King of America, Blood & Chocolate musically and
lyrically recalls Costello‘s early works, particularly This Year’s Model (1978). Featuring a garage-sounding production, it is a straightforward rock and roll album with revenge
and guilt-driven lyrics and imagery drawn from nightmarish worlds.
The cover artwork is a painting by Costello
himself titled ‘Napoleon Dynamite‘.
The critics didn’t really like it.
And it wasn’t a commericial
succes either.
#84 in the US and #18 in the UK.
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