This Year’s Model
Elvis Costello
Original Year
1978
Tracks
11
Duration
33:18
Releases
197
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Available Releases
197 releasesVinyl(108)
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
“Perimeter text on labels reads ''Costello'', instead of ''Columbia''.”
Cat#: JC 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
“The perimeter text on the labels reads ''Costello'', instead of ''Columbia''. Includes an inner sleeve. Cat # JC 35331 appears on the label and spine. Cat # 35331 appears on the rear cover, bottom-left. Pressing Plant Variation t...”
Cat#: 35331 · JC 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightWarner Bros. Records
“Brazil press - no insert. Distribuido por WEA discos ltda.”
Cat#: 36.083
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“Includes colour insert Titles translated into Spanish on labels”
Cat#: S 60.026
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“Artist name on sleeve: Elvis Costello Artist name on labels: Elvis Costello & The Attractions This version has the sleeve printing offset by about 1 inch so that the spine appears on the back and a printer's colour chart appears on the ...”
Cat#: RAD 3
This Year's Model
chevron_rightSmash Records (3)
“Different front picture than original, Costello looks straight forward. Includes one extra song A7. Full title for track B2 given on back cover: "(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea". Semi-Glossy sleeve. Picture paper inner sleeve.”
Cat#: SLEPT 2
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“Fabricado por Hispavox, S. A. Madrid Publicado bajo licencia de Riviera Global Productions Cladhurst Ltd., trading as Radar Records, in association with WEA Records Ltd. ℗ 1978 Cladhurst Ltd. © 1978 Riviera Global Productions Ltd.”
Cat#: S 90.082
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“On label, track B2 is wrongly spelled "(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea)" Come with a printed insert.”
Cat#: 56 477
This Year's Model = El Modelo De Este Año
chevron_rightWarner Bros. Records
“Argentina edit, back cover and labels are written in spanish.”
Cat#: 50-14.386
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“Sabam”
Cat#: RAD 56477
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRiviera Global Record Productions Ltd.
Cat#: 56 477
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“On cover as Elvis Costello. On both labels as Elvis Costello & The Attractions. Cladhurst Ltd. Trading as Radar Records in assiciation with WEA records Ltd. In association with WEA Records SA/NV”
Cat#: 56477
This Year's Model
chevron_rightWarner Bros. Records
Cat#: GM-200.2398 · Lps 200.2398
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
“Same Runouts as This Year's Model, no barcode Pitman pressing with "Columbia" labels Issued with full color inner sleeve Catalog number "JC 35331" printed on labels and spine Catalog number "35331" printed on back of jacket and inner s...”
Cat#: 35331 · JC 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“White label Dutch test pressing. Says Proefpersing (Dutch for test pressing) on both sleeve and label and has handwritten information on sleeve.”
Cat#: RAD 56477
This Year's Model
chevron_rightArletty
“Finnish release on Arletty Records. The cover design with "misprinted" color bar in the front cover and spine text bar "spilled" in the back cover. The front cover picture of Costello is different from the UK and US releases. Comes with...”
Cat#: ATTY-L 002
This Year's Model
chevron_rightWarner Bros. Records
“Released with a printed inner sleeve. ''Distrubuido Em Portugal Por Rádio Triunfo, LDA.''”
Cat#: LP-S-65-38
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“On label: ℗ 1978 Cladhurst Ltd. © 1978 Riviera Global Prod. Ltd. (RAD 3) Issued under license from Riviera Global Productions. On back sleeve: © 1978 Cladhurst Ltd. trading as Radar Records in association with WEA Records Ltd. Made ...”
Cat#: RAD 3 · WB 56477
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“Similar to https://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-The-Attractions-This-Years-Model/release/1653267 but with SGAE boxed on label.”
Cat#: S 90.082
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“℗ 1978 Manufactured and Distributed by WEA Records Pty. Limited.”
Cat#: RAD 3
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
“This is a label variant of the Terre Haute pressiing This Year's Model. On this version, the perimeter text on the labels reads ''Columbia'', not Costello. Cat # JC 35331 appears on the label and spine. Cat # 35331 appears on the rear c...”
Cat#: 35331 · JC 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightWarner Bros. Records
“Greek first pressing, no date given. Made in Greece by EMI, on labels. First cat# on front cover, back cover & spine; second cat# on labels. The sleeve lists only Elvis Costello whilst the label lists Elvis Costello & The Attractions. T...”
Cat#: 0757 · WB 0757
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“Made in Germany by WEA Musik GmbH A Warner Communications Company Made for the Dutch market because label says STEMRA. Back cover, top right corner, below the encircled Z states "France: WE 341", which is different from another otherwi...”
Cat#: RAD 56 477
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“Cladhurst Ltd. Trading as Radar Records in assiciation with WEA records Ltd. In association with WEA Records SA/NV”
Cat#: 56477
CD(59)
This Year’s Model
chevron_rightDemon Records
Cat#: IMP FIEND CD 18
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
Cat#: CK 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
“Digitally Mastered Analog Recording There are two different digital masterings of this Columbia cd. This contains the original 1986 digital master, recognizable by NOT having a leading zero in the matrix string.”
Cat#: CK 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightImp Records
“℗ 1978 Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd. © 1986 Demon Records Ltd. This original 1986 pressing doesn't have a barcode”
Cat#: IMP FIEND CD 18
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
“1978 Riviera Global Productions Limited Manufactured by CBS Records Canada Ltd 1121 Leslie Street, Don Mills, Ontario M3C 2J9”
Cat#: CK 35331 · VCK-35331
This Year’s Model
chevron_rightColumbia
Cat#: CK 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightDemon / P‐VINE RECORDS
“Disc and Inlay Identical to the UK release of This Year's Model IMP FIEND CD 18 but distributed in Japan with P-Vine OBI There is no Japanese language insert.”
Cat#: IMP FIEND CD 18 · PFCD-18
This Year’s Model
chevron_rightDemon Records
Cat#: DPAM 2
This Year’s Model
chevron_rightRykodisc
“Columbia club edition”
Cat#: RCD 10272
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRykodisc
“A 10-second silence separates tracks 12 and 13, and another separates tracks 15 and 16. As printed on tray card: *To ensure your listening pleasure a short silence separates each of the extended play sections. Tracks 1-14 ℗1978, 1993 Ry...”
Cat#: RCD 10272
This Year's Model
chevron_rightDemon / MSI (2)
“Green flash MSI obi variant = This Year's Model Red flash obi variant = (This one) Standard MSI obi = This Year's Model DPAM 2 with Japanese OBI for the Japanese market. Includes Japanese black & White paper lyric/info insert Includes f...”
Cat#: DPAM 2 · MSIEC 2
This Year's Model
chevron_rightDemon
“Tracks 1 to 14 ℗ 1978, track 15 ℗ 1979, tracks 16 - 18 ℗ 1993 Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd. A 10 seconds silence separates tracks 12 & 13 and tracks 15 & 16.”
Cat#: DPAM 2
This Year's Model
chevron_rightDemon / MSI (2)
“DPAM 2 with Japanese OBI for the Japanese market. Includes Japanese black & White paper lyric/info insert Includes fold-out poster Tracks 1 to 14 ℗1979, track 15 ℗1979, tracks 16 - 18 ℗1993 Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd. A 10 s...”
Cat#: DPAM 2 · MSIEC 2
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRykodisc
“A 10-second silence separates tracks 12 and 13, and another separates tracks 15 and 16. As printed on tray card: *To ensure your listening pleasure a short silence separates each of the extended play sections. Tracks 1-14 ℗1978, 1993 Ry...”
Cat#: RCD 10272
This Year's Model
chevron_rightDemon / MSI (2)
“Green flash MSI obi variant (This one) Red flash obi variant = This Year's Model Standard MSI obi = This Year's Model DPAM 2 with Japanese OBI for the Japanese market. Includes Japanese black & White paper lyric/info insert Includes fol...”
Cat#: DPAM 2 · MSIEC 2
This Year’s Model
chevron_rightDemon Records
Cat#: DPAM 2
This Year’s Model
chevron_rightRykodisc
Cat#: RCD 10272
This Years Model
chevron_rightEdsel Records
“1-1 to 2-1 & 2-10 Recorded at Eden Studios, London (late 1977/early 1978). 2-2 Recorded at Waterloo Studios, Sydney, Australia. 2-3 to 2-5 Recorded at Eden Studios, London (January 1978). 2-6 & 2-7 Recorded at Capital Radio (27 September...”
Cat#: MANUS 102
This Year’s Model
chevron_rightEdsel Records
Cat#: MANUS 102
This Years Model
chevron_rightEdsel Records
“1-1 to 2-1 & 2-10 Recorded at Eden Studios, London (late 1977/early 1978). 2-2 Recorded at Waterloo Studios, Sydney, Australia. 2-3 to 2-5 Recorded at Eden Studios, London (January 1978). 2-6 & 2-7 Recorded at Capital Radio (27 September...”
Cat#: MANUS 102
This Years Model
chevron_rightEdsel Records
“1-1 to 2-1 & 2-10 Recorded at Eden Studios, London (late 1977/early 1978). 2-2 Recorded at Waterloo Studios, Sydney, Australia. 2-3 to 2-5 Recorded at Eden Studios, London (January 1978). 2-6 & 2-7 Recorded at Capital Radio (27 September...”
Cat#: MANUS 102
This Years Model
chevron_rightEdsel Records
“Identical to UK release MANUS 102 apart from the addition of a Japanese MSI OBI and Japanese paper fold-out insert 1-1 to 2-1 & 2-10 Recorded at Eden Studios, London (late 1977/early 1978). 2-2 Recorded at Waterloo Studios, Sydney, Aust...”
Cat#: MANUS 102
This Years Model
chevron_rightRhino
“1-1 to 2-1 & 2-10 Recorded at Eden Studios, London (late 1977/early 1978). 2-2 Recorded at Waterloo Studios, Sydney, Australia. 2-3 to 2-5 Recorded at Eden Studios, London (January 1978). 2-6 & 2-7 Recorded at Capital Radio (27 September...”
Cat#: R2 78354
This Year’s Model
chevron_rightRhino
“2002 Rhino Records Remaster”
Cat#: R2 78354
Tape(30)
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
“Dark grey 3-pin cartridge with 2 piece labels. Alternate tracklist with 'This Year's Girl' appearing twice. Another nearly identical US cart version with slotted tabs exists here: This Year's Model”
Cat#: JCA 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“Different tracklist than the French cassette version. Black sleeve, green labels.”
Cat#: 456 477-X
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
“One side of this program is of longer duration than the other to preserve the album continuity. Single fold J card inlay, printed one side only Grey cassette shell with yellow paper labels / black text Track durations do not appear on ...”
Cat#: PCT 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
Cat#: PKF-5011
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“Distribution WEA-Filipacchi Music. Price code letter : A Orange cassette and box.”
Cat#: 456 477
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
Cat#: PCT 35331
This Years Model
chevron_rightArletty
“All songs by Elvis Costello Publisher Plangent Vision Music Ltd. Produced by Nick Lowe ℗&© 1978 Riviera Global Prod Ltd. Helsingin Paino Oy”
Cat#: Atty C-002
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
“Different shell”
Cat#: PCT 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“Single panel inlay printed both sides. Grey cassette with black on-body print. ℗ 1978 Cladhurst Ltd. © 1978 Riviera Global Productions Ltd. Issued under licence from Riviera Global Productions Plangent Vision Music Ltd. Cladhurst Ltd.,...”
Cat#: RAC 3
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“All songs by Elvis Costello (Mathews Music). No year of release appears anywhere on the cassette label or the insert.”
Cat#: M5D 3
This Year’s Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“Single panel inlay printed both sides. Grey cassette with blue on-body print. ℗ 1978 Cladhurst Ltd. © 1978 Riviera Global Productions Ltd. Issued under licence from Riviera Global Productions Plangent Vision Music Ltd. Cladhurst Ltd., ...”
Cat#: RAC 3
This Year's Model
chevron_rightSmash Records (3)
“Credited only to Elvis Costello, not The Attractions.”
Cat#: BARA 2
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
Cat#: PCT 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightHispavox / Radar Records (5)
Cat#: C 60026
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
“Alternate tracklist with 'This Year's Girl' appearing twice”
Cat#: PCA 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
“This version is an opaque beige cassette shell with a tortoiseshell/leather texture around the edge. Made in USA”
Cat#: JCT 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
“This version is an opaque beige cassette shell with no texture around the edge. Made in USA”
Cat#: JCT 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“Fabricado por Hispavox, S. A. Madrid Publicado bajo licencia de Riviera Global Productions Cladhurst Ltd., trading as Radar Records, in association with WEA Records Ltd. ℗ 1978 Cladhurst Ltd. © 1978 Riviera Global Productions Ltd.”
Cat#: S 90.082
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
Cat#: WPCT 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightRadar Records (5)
“Single panel inlay with J-Flap, printed one side only Black cassette with orange paper labels A green label version, made in Germany is here: This Year's Model Includes track A7 "Watching The Detectives" not on original album”
Cat#: 456 477-X · RAC 3
This Year's Model
chevron_rightLiberation Music
Cat#: TCLIB 5101
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
“The shell differs from This Year's Model: texture, 100-50-0 indicator, and MADE IN USA is in the top-right corner.”
Cat#: PCT 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightColumbia
“Dark grey 3-pin cartridge with 2 piece labels. This version has slots on lower tabs. Another similar version with square tabs exists here: This Year's Model. Due to tape cartridge programming requirements one selection has been repea...”
Cat#: JCA 35331
This Year's Model
chevron_rightDemon / Imp Records
“2 panel inlay printed to one side only. This version has a grey cassette shell with blue labels, unlike This Year's Model, which has a black cassette shell. Imp Records through Demon Records Manufactured in England ℗ 1978 Riviera Glob...”
Cat#: FIEND CASS 18 · IMP FIEND CASS 18