Elvis Costello and the Attractions made their US debut on November 15, 1977 in San Francisco with an early and late show that was broadcast over the radio.
The buzz was smoking hot for the skinny Brit with the Buddy Holly glasses and knocked knees in ’77. It started in July when he was signed to the fledgling UK indie label Stiff Records and heard there was going to be a fancy meeting of Columbia Record execs at the Hilton on London’s Park Lane.
Then just 23, Costello set up a small amp and serenaded the brass with four songs from his debut album My Aim Is True which, as groundbreaking as it was, was flopping in the UK.
“Less Than Zero” – clunk. “Alison” – dud. “(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes” – fizz.
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