Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Could "Sugar"= "Burnt Sugar (Is So Bitter)?"

BY was my first "new" EC album. There's always something "magical' about your first album, isn't there? Mine was SPIKE, and in many ways I think it was the perfect "gateway drug" in the sense that if someone buys into the "anything and the kitchen sink" approach o...

Who on earth is this vinyljunk? Just some guy in Belgium who sticks CDs onto vinyl? Looks rather dodgy to me. Apparently you can save on shipping costs when you go and collect the item? :? I can't speak to the vendor, but the release is listed as coming from Music on Vinyl, which is certainly a leg...

FAVEHOUR wrote:

The Gentleman wrote:

krm wrote:
I did not find any link to a recording....

If ever there was a setlist that didn't make me curse my misfortune at not having access to a recording, this could very well be it.

Don't you want that one-off solo performance of "Makin' Whoopee"?

Dave

Oh you're probably right. *sigh*

krm wrote:

johnfoyle wrote:All the details you could ever want about this wedding -

I did not find any link to a recording....

If ever there was a setlist that didn't make me curse my misfortune at not having access to a recording, this could very well be it.

He seemed to miss a golden opportunity to dust off the bright and sunny wedding-themed songs in his catalog like "Harry Worth," "The Long Honeymoon," and "Imperial Bedroom." Set that couple off on the right note!

Actually wouldn't be a bad Spinning Songbook jackpot.

From an appearance on NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me: http://www.npr.org/2013/03/16/174403534/singer-huey-lewis-plays-not-my-job GOLDTHWAIT: What was the rumor, maybe it was wrong, but the My Aim is True album... LEWIS: Right. GOLDTHWAIT: Were some of your musicians involved in that? LEWIS: Yeah. SAG...

From an appearance on NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me: http://www.npr.org/2013/03/16/174403534/singer-huey-lewis-plays-not-my-job GOLDTHWAIT: What was the rumor, maybe it was wrong, but the My Aim is True album... LEWIS: Right. GOLDTHWAIT: Were some of your musicians involved in that? LEWIS: Yeah. SAG...

UGH. That would have been SO great, to have the 2CD live series instead of the live discs attached to a third round of CD reissues. Universal really botched their whole handling of EC's catalog. Presumably they paid a fair amount of money for it without every figuring out the proper way to deal wit...

Great interview with Val Jennings of Demon/Edsel in which he discusses the reissue business and the projects he's worked on: http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/interview/industry-spotlight-interview-with-edsel-label-manager-part-1/ One highlight: SuperDeluxe Edition : You are referring to the third r...

bronxapostle wrote:how about THIS doc for back to back Thursdays: ELVIS performing "MY GENERATION" with THE WHO and "LITTLE RED CORVETTE" with PRINCE???

Bebe, You're much too fast!

Okay. EC isn't recording much new material these days. The Costello Show series of live releases seems to be dead (before it bothered to release any of the really interesting shows), as are the "Deluxe Edition" reissues of his early catalog. So if all that's left is to exploit the unexplor...

Seems likely that he would have recorded a demo to "Unwanted Number."

Anyone have any insight as to what the hell happened with POMP AND POUT, anyways? Okay, perhaps it's not that surprising that Universal would elect not to bother to release a set with such limited commercial potential at a time the CD retail industry was absolutely collapsing. But what was up with t...

Yes Universal. This is exactly what Elvis Costello fans have been foaming at the mouth for. No, we don't care about the promised (and legendary) Royal Albert Hall show, or the incredible Royalty Theatre performance. God forbid you release Live At Broadway or the complete solo Warfield show. So, is t...

On the back of the CD case itself, it's listed as "Bonus Track 19. You Go My Head"

I'm going to guess Detectives for the #1 spot, with probably "Alison" #2. In both cases, they are songs he plays regardless of the style of accompanyment, be it rock, country, jazz/art, classical, EC/SN, or solo. Some of the other mainstays might be ubiquitous at his rock shows, but much l...

I thought "Having it All" was the mystery song meant for Absolute Beginners. When was the existence of " Switching It Off" discovered? It's in the movie's closing credits: Switching It Off Composed by MacManus © 1985 Published by Plangent Visions Music Ltd Produced by Clive Lang...

I thought "Having it All" was the mystery song meant for Absolute Beginners. When was the existence of " Switching It Off" discovered?

"For More Years" and "Forbidden Nights" were both mentioned on the Lies & Inventions page, the first as a National Ransom outtake and the second as a song from a broadway musical he scrapped after two years of work. I wonder if all the songs listed had demos submitted for cop...

My memory might be wrong, but didn't "Blue Chair" get played as part of the "I Can Sing A Rainbow" jackpot at least once early in the tour?

I don't know if this has been commented on here before, but this comparison photo from cheezburger.com suggests I'm not the only person to get a little deja vu when I see the promos for "Person of Interest." Intentional?

http://cheezburger.com/5326590720

Pics of the wheel reveal a new "Crime and Punishment" jackpot. I can think of "Let Him Dangle," "Condemned Man," and "The Judgement." Any other contenders? They played Howlin' Wolf's "Commit a Crime" last year... Others would include "Crimes of...

Elvis Costello combines game and rock elements to thrill fans By James Tutten One individual picked out by Costello introduced himself as “The Sandman” when he was brought on stage. A hard spin of the wheel landed on “Time,” one of Costello’s big hits. Costello quickly remarked “‘Time,’ what a perf...