Punch the Clock

180 Gram vinyl with Download. 'Punch the Clock' is the 1983 album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It was Costello's eighth album, his seventh with the Attractions since 1978. Perhaps frustrated by the lack of commercial success 'Imperial Bedroom' encountered, Elvis Costello enlisted British hitmakers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley to produce its follow-up, 'Punch the Clock'. The difference between the two records is immediately noticeable. 'Punch the Clock' has a slick, glossy surface, complete with layered synthesizers, horns, studio effects, and the backup vocals of Afrodiziak. 'Punch the Clock' is standard Elvis fare: terrific tunes, take-it-or-leave-it singing and jaw-breaking wordplay.