Elvis Costello

Elvis CostelloIn the liner notes to one of the numerous reissues of My Aim is True, Elvis Costello suggests you might be able to tell which records I had in my collection. I certainly learned quite a bit while shamelessly attempting to copy Randy Newman, Hoagy Carmichael, John Prine, Lowell George, The Band, and many others

Maybe that’s what made me sit up and take notice the first time I heard the album. I’m not sure about Hoagy Carmichael, but all the others were either part of my own record collection (Randy Newman, Lowell George/Little Feat, The Band) or would have been had I been able to get my hands on them.

Nothing, however, prepared me for the quantum leap that came with Watching the Detectives and This Year’s Model, and from there on it has been a case of grabbing virtually everything I can find that Mr Costello has released.

Discography: 1977-1993     1994-Present     Live recordings; Compilations

In the Music Library: Momofuku   My Aim Is True   Secret, Profane & Sugar Cane

Concerts reviewed here

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