Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Hi I thought that the vocals were sung live over a recorded backing track. One that sticks out for me was when John Peel falultlessly "played" the mandolin during Rod Stewart's performance of Maggie May. Admittedly this was a few years before Radio Radio, but I don't think much changed in ...

Hi I confess I went to Elsie's 2001 show in Liverpool ( alongside about 6 other people) and had a great time. I'm sure this event will be worth the modest entrance fee for the good people of Lichfield . ( and by the way, If Mark P. and Mike B. are part of this Board, thanks again for Beyond Belief w...

Meanwhile in annother country... When the song became a hit in the UK, he was invited to perform it on Top of the Pops ( for younger readers this was really the only hit music show on our TV at the time). Pretty sure some mischievous editor cut to the face of the Radio One DJ Tony Blackburn at the p...

Hi Sulky My real name is Colin Wilkinson - did we trade about 10 years ago ? If so it's a big hello! I'm also on a mission to convert all my cassettes onto CD and I'm struggling to get past first base so I'm full of admiration for you. I'm really intested in replicating the shows I've been to, which...

Charlie

Sorry - the point of some rumours is that they are untrue..

This one certainly is.

Reds winning the league this season - on yer bike!

Come on you blues

Top balcony (seat 32 row b)

Hi We drove past the Picket this afternoon and it's now got a bloody big, fantastic, mural running the length of the outside wall. Painted in tribute to the Liverpool / Ireland connection via the City of Culture celebrations. Elvis is depicted lifesize from the My Aim is True era ( did the artists p...

Hi I love this song too. I think this is a referrence to the method of learning foreign languages ( in this instance the pavement / sidewalk situation) which was popular in the UK during the 60's eg " Spanish / French / Italian etc Without Tears" think it involved listening to cassette tap...

John

Thanks very much for these and the ongoing, fantastic, piece of work which is the Wiki.

Colin

Review from today's Liverpool Echo: "Eric’s, Everyman Theatre Sep 25 2008 by Joe Riley, Liverpool Echo THIS is the story of a dying man and an emerging music club. The club has long gone, the man survives. Writer Mark Davies Markham’s successful battle against leukaemia is set against the backd...

Hi Pianoguy I love this song too. Respect to John who was on the nail . From the stage of the Royal Court Theatre on 12th December 1994, Elvis filled in the blanks mid song : “This song is about a little walk I took along the golden shore of New Brighton… [applause greeting name of the decaying reso...

John

Yeah - author must be one of us!

if you do come , let me know and I'll buy you a pint.

Colin

John Went to this show yesterday on opening night - fantastic! Mega nostalgia trip for those of us lucky (old) enough to have been to Erics when it was up and running.Recommended for anyone who has any affinity with the music of the day. Sadly there were notices on every seat requesting that we didn...

Hi Stewy (thanks for all your downloads via Variety)

Never mind in Code

Momofuku could have been released in Secret for all it's uk sales

.....sadly

Colin (aka Top Balcony)

John

Obviously too late for the two cultural delights i mentioned, but Elvis will be playing here again next June / July to co-incide with his Ma's 82nd birthday on his single city tour of England.

Take care

Colin

John I appreciate you’ve only just been in Liverpool for the show with the Philharmonic Orchestra , but… If you’re here anytime soon you maybe interested in these Costello tinged aspects of our City of Culture celebrations. Firstly “Erics the Musical” at the Everyman Theatre : http://www.everymanpla...

Hi

I was wondering if you got a copy of the show via your post?

Sorry I can't offer you a copy, but I'd sure like to trade one if you did get lucky.

Have you got the audio of the show?

Best wishes

Colin
(aka Top Balcony)

Hi everyone For almost a decade my EC live-show-collecting habit has been in remission. My traded cassette collection has sat contentedly in the loft as I’ve taken each day at a time. However Sulky Lad’s uploading of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra show has got me straight out of rehab. C...

Hi You may care to view the cermony via this link to the university web page: http://www.firstsightmedia.co.uk/liverpool/ceremony9.html It took a few goes to get both sound and vision but perhaps you've got a better pc than me. Elvis stands stage left at approx 9.21 mins whilst the citation / nomina...

Sulky, This is great - thank you very much. Colin

Mikeh (I was that soldier) it went something like this : EC "... have a great rest of the city of culture year.. but you hear some bad things, I hope they're not all true..." Me - from the seat in front of john Foyle, loudly " they are all true..." EC ( hearing me) " oh so t...

Great show from where I sat too - d / 23 immediately in front of that nice Mr Foyle ( good to meet you John ). As a Philistine I was fearful of the classical - purist elements before the show. However i was delighted to be proven wrong. Perhaps the first "conventional" songs with the orch ...

Elvis may also feature on the Radio 2 show about Erics toninght : http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/musicclub/doc_ericsliverpoolclub.shtml I saw him play there in the early days. When it was closed down he was playing at the (relatively)nearby Floral Hall in Southport shortly after, and dedicated Goon Squ...

Highlights on BBC2 at 11pm

Macca is promising "suprises" in his set.

Colin