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- Summary: In the 1970s, Elvis Costello (then known as Declan MacManus) and Allan Mayes were known as Rusty. They reunite for a six-track EP that features two originals and four covers.
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- Record Label: Capitol
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, British Trad Rock
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Classic Rock MagazineJul 22, 2022The good-natured, twangsome results prefigure Costello's more angsty work with Clover on Nick Lowe-produced My Aim Is True. [Aug 2022, p.71]
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Jul 22, 2022Uplifting, invigorating ‘The Resurrection Of Rust’ offers a warm boost down memory lane in one way, while the modern times filter gives the record intricacy, and it is one to check out.
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Jul 22, 2022The Resurrection of Rust doesn't suggest the world lost a potential classic when Rusty failed to make a record in 1972, but as a glorious recollection of a youth well misspent, it's hard not to love if you care about Costello at all.
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UncutJul 22, 2022A brace of Nick Lowe-penned Brinsley Schwarz tracks (“Surrender To The Rhythm”, “Don’t Lose Your Grip On Love”) are forensically faithful to the originals, but the older men bring an oaky maturity to Neil Young’s “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” that likely eluded their younger selves. [Sep 2022, p.30]
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MojoJul 22, 2022A diverting curio, then, rather than essential. [Sep 2022, p.87]