这是Elvis Costello的第一张个人专辑，首发于1977年。当时他还是个负责“数据输入”的小职员，业余时间参与一些酒吧的演唱和创作，也曾发行过一些单曲，但反响都不太大。这张专辑的录制基本上都是在深夜进行的，总共录制时间不超过24小时，而为他演奏的乐队成员则基本上是友情支援，由于合约关系，他们中很多人甚至连名字都没有在制作名单里出现。这张艰苦奋斗的专辑取得了不错的成绩，在英国得到了公众的注意，在美国的Billboard也排到了第32位。从此Elvis Costello开始正式进入歌坛。这张专辑中的歌曲更接近于流行摇滚，朋克味道并不重，不管是否出于Elvis的本意，这种风格逐渐成为了流行趋势。 　　本专辑在滚石杂志评出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第168位。 　　Elvis Costello was as much a pub rocker as he was a punk rocker and nowhere is that more evident than on his debut, My Aim Is True. It's not just that Clover, a San Franciscan rock outfit led by Huey Lewis (absent here), back him here, not the Attractions; it's that his sensibility is borrowed from the pile-driving rock & roll and folksy introspection of pub rockers like Brinsley Schwarz, adding touches of cult singer/songwriters like Randy Newman and David Ackles. Then, there's the infusion of pure nastiness and cynical humor, which is pure Costello. That blend of classicist sensibilities and cleverness make this collection of shiny roots rock a punk record -- it informs his nervy performances and his prickly songs. Of all classic punk debuts, this remains perhaps the most idiosyncratic because it's not cathartic in sound, only in spirit. Which, of course, meant that it could play to a broader audience, and Linda Ronstadt did indeed cover the standout ballad "Alison." Still, there's no mistaking this for anything other than a punk record, and it's a terrific one at that, since even if he buries his singer/songwriter inclinations, they shine through as brightly as his cheerfully mean humor and immense musical skill; he sounds as comfortable with a '50s knockoff like "No Dancing" as he does on the reggae-inflected "Less Than Zero." Costello went on to more ambitious territory fairly quickly, but My Aim Is True is a phenomenal debut, capturing a songwriter and musician whose words were as rich and clever as his music. [Ryko/Demon's 1993 reissue contained several bonus tracks, including the country B-sides "Radio Sweetheart" and "Stranger in the House," plus demos of his first group, Flip City.]