Elvis Costello Fan Forum

The existence of a "Taking Liberties Vol. 1 & 2" would suggest that the albums are indeed the original tracks without bonuses, many of which were on TL. A couple of questions though -- do we assume Vol. 2 will mirror "Out Of Our Idiot"? And if they're coming out in Europe, wh...

And just think -- it only took Neil 18 years to make good on his Archives, so maybe we'll see Elvis's version by 2025!

Michael Hernandez posted this message today on the eclistserv Got this from Richard Groothuizen this morning: this fall - Elvis Costello: Gold (2CD all encompassing 30 yr collection) - BBC/TV Appearances – DVD 2008: · SINGLES BOXSET · Hope and Anchor 1980 · Hammersmith 1983 · LIVE AT THE BBC/...

From billboard.com: Costello Revisits Back Catalog With Reissues April 17, 2007, 10:20 AM ET Gary Graff, Detroit This year's model of Elvis Costello is shaping up to be one that sounds very familiar to his fans. With the 30th anniversary of his first album, 1977's "My Aim Is True," looming...

I'm probably the only person in the world that really liked Elvis' "Mighty Like a Rose" beard and long hair. Nope -- because all this time I thought that person was me. Personally I think a good new look would be, I don't know, if he dropped a few pounds. What's his cholesterol looking li...

Amazon jumps the gun on track listings at times; most likely they're feeding in the information from those, since they're the most recent single-disc versions in their database. That's not to say that these won't be identical to the Ryko versions, but I think it's too soon to tell. (I'll wait until ...

I was at the last night in Philly, which was memorable for being my first EC show ever. Being a Red Sox fan, I needed a diversion that week.

All is revealed within the EC Fan Forum...

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I suppose "having" to buy the R&RM collection for two songs isn't as bad as "having" to buy 11 albums for the fourth time (on CD anyway), so I'm trying to look at the bright side. I would be very surprised if EC did new notes for the albums, particularly if there are no bonus...

And No Coffee Table wrote:I suspect Rock And Roll Music will be followed by Pop Music and Ballads and maybe a fourth title (any suggestions?), and eventually they'll all be packaged together as a box set.

I can see Covers being part of such a set. Rarities would be nice too. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

And why is "Lovers Walk" on that album? Do you question its rock & roll credentials or do you just not like the song? It's not my favorite song, but I could probably find something else that, I don't know, rocks more than that one. And thanks for the confirmation on the photo! RIP Rob...

Is it just me, or are those the Voidoids in the photo behind Elvis on the Rock And Roll Music cover? And why is "Lovers Walk" on that album?

Thanks for the info, ANCT!

One hopes he gets to try out a bunch of new tunes and quickly put them out on a new album. After signing off on the abbreviated version of the Hansel Gretel thing, maybe he has realised that he should get back to his knitting and do something he's really good at. Maybe he'll even bring it all back ...

The second installment of Neil Young's Archives , Live At Massey Hall 1971 comes out on Tuesday...On a personal note, I'm very excited because Red and I won tickets to a release party at the actual Massey Hall where they will screen the DVD portion of the release. It'll be fun! That is pretty cool....

It still seems rather odd to me that just as Rhino was getting finished on their reissue campaign (which seems pretty darned definitive to me!), Hip-O is now going to set out on their own. At least this means in another few years EC can complain about how another label "let him down" afte...

From the extremely reliable MusicTap: "Hip-O Records plan to revisit the Elvis Costello album collection with an across the board re-release of titles that include My Aim Is True, This Year's Model, Armed Forces, Get Happy, Trust, Imperial Bedroom, Almost Blue, Punch the Clock, Rock and Roll Mu...

Well, whatever the reason, it's good to see it up an running again. I was afraid it had disappeared for good. Thanks for the update!

"Miss Macbeth" is missing from the track listing for some reason (on the US store, anyway).

I can understand Mr. Average's befuddlement at this. However, as "New Lace Sleeves" is my absolute favorite, I can't agree.

Didn't know where else to put this, but apparently a 2CD deluxe edition of Young Americans is finally coming out on April 17. As far as details go, I have absolutely none. Details here: http://www.bowiewonderworld.com/bowienews/news0107.htm#youngamericansspecial And I'm still miffed there's no 2CD ...

Chronological works best for me too.

Solsbury Hill
Humdrum
White Shadow
Home Sweet Home
Games Without Frontiers
Wallflower
Red Rain
It Is Accomplished
Digging In The Dirt
Secret World

Blue Jean is a fine pop song. Plus I have good memories attached to it.

While I'm at it, I also liked Tin Machine. Yeah, I said it.

The Girl I Knew Somewhere
The Porpoise Song
Pleasant Valley Sunday
The Door Into Summer
What Am I Doin' Hangin' Round
Auntie's Municipal Court
For Pete's Sake
You Told Me
Circle Sky
Shades Of Gray

Oh! You Pretty Things
Life On Mars?
Queen Bitch
Starman
Cracked Actor
Stay
Sweet Thing
Blue Jean
Rebel Rebel
A New Career In A New Town

This one was next to impossible. I left off the rest of Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, Station To Station, Low etc.

I'm going to cheat on this one:

Chest Fever
It Makes No Difference
Stage Fright
The Weight
Rag Mama Rag
Long Black Veil
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Showdown At Big Sky
Breakin' The Rules
Katie's Been Gone