Elvis Costello Fan Forum

I did - it was very QUIET evening last October when I typed it out for the Costello-l Listserv - I `pasted` it here from their archive.

This is Elvis` sleevenote for the new UK editon of Dusty Springfield`s Dusty In Memphis (Mercury 063 297-2) ( This is an exact transcription - I`m no grammatical expert but some of the wording does seem a little odd in places!) What words best describe the quality of voice and singing on `Dusty In M...

Just noticed these are on John Everingham`s fab. site.

see
http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/north.html

see http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=45151§ion=SHOW&subsection=MUSIC&year=2003&month=6&day=25 Wednesday, June 25, 2003 Cancer claims O.C. label founder Greg Dwinnell The Orange County Register Greg Dwinnell, founder and president of Fullerton-based eggBERT Records,...

Hunting around the site of a Liverpool `paper I see that Elvis was `spotted`there last week also. see http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/page.cfm?objectid=13079898&method=full&siteid=50061&page=2 (extract below from The Liverpool Echo , June 17th) Spotted ELVIS ...

Guests on Elvis`new album - bios. etc costello-l@listserv.aol.com Here`s some links to info. on the guests on `North` Peter Erskine http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/artistbio.asp?userid=4XABTOYL7H&ctr=70205 Mike Formanek http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?WRD=mike+formanek&...

Instant/irrational responses to this statement The record > presents eleven new compositions written at the > piano > by Costello between Autumn 2002 and New Year's Day > 2003. ....the exact same time as the finish of his relationship with Cait and the highly public `out shopping with Diana in New Y...

Just seen this , after a Yahoo search Elvis`s new album - Official PR statement http://www.shorefire.com/artists/ecostello/pr_ecostello_06_17_03.html FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2003 NEW ELVIS COSTELLO ALBUM 'NORTH' SET FOR SEPTEMBER 23 RELEASE BY DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON The new Elvis Costello album ...

Lee Konitz kinda mentions working with Elvis see http://www.allaboutjazz.com/iviews/konitz.htm In this interview , promoting a gig in May , Lee Konitz talks about what he was doing then ie. in April , around the same time Elvis was recording his album. He starts of being specific and concludes with ...

I presume `Lee Connits`is jazz legend LEE KONITZ. See http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/artistbio.asp?userid=4XABTOYL7H&ctr=70566 If so , excellent! I know someone once said that it`s a sign of advancing age when you spend more time in the jazz section of a music store - whatever : that`s m...

Ms. Krall did a new song by Elvis at some of her recent gigs , besides covering Almost Blue. Either or both may turn up on this album. see http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/studio.asp (extract below) Diana's new CD coming 11/4/03! In order to work out material for her new CD, Diana has performed severa...

Elvis and Diana Krall joined Willie Nelson for his recent 70th birthday gig, singing `Crazy` with him. It`s coming out on disc . see http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/b00009ktwt/willienelsonworl/104-1087209-0548719 or http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?style=MUSIC&pid=5891979&car...

http://privatemusic.com/news/index.jsp Howard Tate "Rediscovered" Rediscovered, the first new album from legendary R&B vocalist Howard Tate in nearly thirty years, and one of the most remarkable career comebacks in the annals of popular music, to be released on Private Music / Arista A...

It being a sunny Sunday afternoon here in Dublin I had , of course , to spend my time indoors looking at the DVD of Straight To Hell , the 1986 film that Elvis played Hives The Butler in ( free with the July issue of Total DVD mag.) It is , of course , as bad as I remember it - but still great fun. ...

Bruce Thomas interview in July MOJO In the "Hello, Goodbye" column right inside the back cover of the magazine is a short interview with Bruce about his relationship with Elvis. I'm far too lazy to type out the entire thing, but he does say: "It's often said I was sacked for the thing...

Review of Bruce Thomas` The Big Wheel http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,976726,00.html The Big Wheel, by Bruce Thomas (Helter Skelter, £10.99) Thomas was the bass player in the Attractions, but Elvis Costello fired him in 1990 after this touring memoir was first published. You can see...

Amazon UK list re-issues Punch The Clock http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000A0C67/qid=1055522520/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_2/202-3452250-6073408 Get Happy http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000A0BRX/qid=1055522770/sr=1-23/ref=sr_1_2_23/202-3452250-6073408 Trust http://www.amazon.co.uk/exe...

http://www.sirendisc.com/cgi/panel.cgi From the Future Releases page on sirendisc.com (dunno if the dates are correct, but the last set came out earlier in the UK, didn't they?): Get Happy (+30) REMASTERED, 2CD $21.99 Remastered original 20 track album from 1980, plus a 30 track bonus disc, 19 of wh...

The `reimagined` version of the sleeve of All This Useless Beauty sleeve that is showing in an exhibit in the Rock Hall Of Fame can be seen at http://www.theartrocks.com/tgactnw/54obrien.html and here`s a link to a larger detail on the artist`s site http://www.obrienillustration.com/stage2/elvis.html

Bruce Thomas`sequel to The Big Wheel is due to be be published `at the end of July` , according to it`s publishers , Bentwyck Henry Publishers. They have quoted me a price of £12.99 and say they can take direct orders. Contact details are: Bentwyck Henry Publishers Ltd.,36 Hart Street, Henley-on-Tha...

I reckon that the track that Lewis Nash drummed on was the Cole Porter tune ( Let`s Misbehave) that Elvis has recorded for a film soundtrack.