EA in this case being
Elvis Costello and the
Attractions...

Well quite. I think that was taken the same year Bohemian Rhapsody was in the charts. Obviously a classic year as it also featured the Brotherhood of Man, The Wurzels, Wings and Demis Roussos.
Elvis Costello happened later. Without him, there would've been no The Smiths, no Morrissey. Bloody Elvis Costello.