The Clarksdale Sessions

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The Clarksdale Sessions

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from http://www.musictap.net/ :

Lost Higway will press 10" vinyl for ECostello fans
on January 25. The album is The Clarksdale Sessions.
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Who will stock it?
It was hard enough to buy TDM cd.

How many of us still have a turntable plugged in and ready? Mine is, but never gets used!
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I was just spinning some vinyl the other day, actually.

Assuming I can find this, I'll gladly purchase a copy.
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This is a little perverse. I own a fantastic old technics turntable (bought new in 1979!) but haven't hooked it up since we moved into our new house 9 years ago. I've been spending the last 20 years duplicating my vinyl collection on CD to the point the vinyl looks like a collection of antiques! I've got a wide selection of 45s that have also been replicated on CD in one collection, reissue or such.

I'll probably buy the 10" for the packaging and in some vague hope that I find the time to hook up the old plastic spinner; but I would be eternally grateful to any board member who could burn a copy onto CD for me so I can listen to it in my f**king car!!!!
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http://umusic.ca/site/web/newreleases/index.php


COSTELLO ELVIS | The Clarksdale Sessions (12inch Album Vinyl)
release date :: Tue, Jan 18, 2005 | catalogue # :: B000390501 | format :: 12inch ALBUM - VINYL
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Does anyone know what will be on this?
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Will it be the same as the 'exclusive' iTunes tracks that were put up last week? (On iTunes in the US only) Essentially live TDM tracks...

Has anyone got these yet?

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I only got to preview them so far. I downloaded them but you're m4a files. =(
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What's the problem with m4a files? If you're using iTunes, they'll play on iTunes, then burn 'em to a cd.

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DrJ wrote:What's the problem with m4a files? If you're using iTunes, they'll play on iTunes, then burn 'em to a cd.

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Then rip the cd back to mp3 and tootle over to the X-drive. Perhaps? :D
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>>Will it be the same as the 'exclusive' iTunes tracks that were put up last week? (On iTunes in the US only) Essentially live TDM tracks...

>>

It is going to be the other songs that were recorded at Jimbo Mathus's studio in Clarksdale, MISS. MTM was cut there.

http://jamesmathus.com/pages/elvis.html

FYI-Elvis's new CD entitled, The Delivery Man, is out and the first single, Monkey to Man, was cut in Clarksdale at the studio.

Elvis returned to Clarksdale the other day with a film crew. he was shooting a documentary for the new CD and wanted some footage of the studio and the shacks. He also informed me he was going to release all of the Clarksdale recordings as a LP, in the spring of 2005, over in Europe.
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>>Will it be the same as the 'exclusive' iTunes tracks that were put up last week? (On iTunes in the US only) Essentially live TDM tracks...

>>

It is going to be the other songs that were recorded at Jimbo Mathus's studio in Clarksdale, MISS. MTM was cut there.

http://jamesmathus.com/pages/elvis.html

FYI-Elvis's new CD entitled, The Delivery Man, is out and the first single, Monkey to Man, was cut in Clarksdale at the studio.

Elvis returned to Clarksdale the other day with a film crew. he was shooting a documentary for the new CD and wanted some footage of the studio and the shacks. He also informed me he was going to release all of the Clarksdale recordings as a LP, in the spring of 2005, over in Europe.
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migdd wrote:This is a little perverse. I own a fantastic old technics turntable (bought new in 1979!) but haven't hooked it up since we moved into our new house 9 years ago. I've been spending the last 20 years duplicating my vinyl collection on CD to the point the vinyl looks like a collection of antiques! I've got a wide selection of 45s that have also been replicated on CD in one collection, reissue or such.

I'll probably buy the 10" for the packaging and in some vague hope that I find the time to hook up the old plastic spinner; but I would be eternally grateful to any board member who could burn a copy onto CD for me so I can listen to it in my f**king car!!!!
I can ditto all of the above.....right down to the Technics turntable that hasn't been hooked up since we moved into our new house 3 years ago.
I'm not angry anymore....
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http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?news ... 0617&rfi=6

The Clarksdale Press Register

Elvis Costello to pay tribute to Clarksdale




By LARRY BINZ, News Editor December 30, 2004



With three Grammy nominations in hand, Elvis has a January release entitled Clarksdale Sessions expressing his fondness of this community.


"Costello has only been in Clarksdale maybe a couple of times, but says he loves it here because he doesn't face the usual fan pressures," says Guy Malvezzi.

Malvezzi and Jimbo Mathus, co/owners of Delta Recording Services, 257 Yazoo St., are among Costello's closest ties with Clarksdale.

Malvezzi said unlike some recording artists who are aloof and difficult to deal with, "Elvis is one of the nicest, down-to-earth guys you'll ever meet.
"He gave Clarksdale, the (Delta) Blues Museum, the Shack Up Inn and our recording a real plug in his album credits," Malvezzisaid.

Costello's highly-acclaimed album The Delivery Man has received two nominations for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (for the track Monkey To Man) and a third nomination for De-Lovely from a movie.

Born Declan Patrick McManus in Liverpool, England, home to the Beatles, Costello has frequented Mississippi in his many travels.

Malvezzi said Costello was in Oxford doing some recording when he "decided to visit our Delta Blues Museum."
Costello made a sweep through Ground Zero Blues Cafe, the museum and Delta Recording during his most recent visit to Clarksdale, Malvessi said.

"He took some friends out to eat at Madidi for dinner and dropped a chunk of change," Malvessi said. "Then, he went to Super Soul and bought four suits."

Meanwhile, Costello is closing in on a deal to record Club Ate: Live in Memphis through Eagle Rock Entertainment. He records under the label Lost Highway.

According to one entertainment writer on the Internet, Costello's style of music includes traditional rock and roll and more complicated compositional pieces.

Costello and his group, The Imposters, recently released five additional live-in-the-studio sound tracks from the album exclusively through Apple' I-TunesMusic Store known as Future Sessions.

Among Costello's 2005 performances are appearances in Orlando, Miami and Tampa in March.



©Clarksdale Press Register 2004

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see also -


http://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/

and

http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com/home.html

and
http://www.madidires.com/about_madidi.htm
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Tower.com link for Clarksdale Sessions vinyl 10"

see
http://www.towerrecords.com/Music/Defau ... 0%22Vinyl)&

....if that doesn´t work just put
Clarksdale Sessions into the Tower search engine.

My order for one copy , sent airmail to Ireland , comes to $17.94, which converts at E13.14 , which is way less than it`s likely to cost retail in Dublin.
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Red Trumpet , specialists in vinyl , seem to have this as the sleeve of The Clarksdale Sessions -


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http://www.redtrumpet.com/software/item ... 1055372811

The Clarksdale Sessions (10") (LP)
Elvis Costello


Label: Lost Highway
Catalog Number: B000390501


"The Clarksdale Sessions" on Lost Highway chronicles a set of rehearsal session for Costello's latest album with the Imposters, "The Delivery Man," captured on tape at a one-room recording studio in Clarksdale, Miss.

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Tracks:
1. The Monkey
2. Country Darkness
3. Needle Time
4. The Scarlet Tide
5. In Another Room
6. The Delivery Man
7. The Dark End Of The Street
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That looks great..... Red Star Costello
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It shits me when they put out this collector shit. What's the bet that it will end up on some CD reissue (or DVD) of some sort of another. Maybe on some Cruel Smile type CD...
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It's going to be issued as a limited edition tour release on March 1st to coincide with the US tour. I'm not sure if it will be released in the UK in a similar format though. If so it would have to be released in February.

As I said in the other thread, it'll be like Painted From Memory and When I Was Cruel with their identical tour packages. And as I said before, I'll end up buying it :roll:

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It's a bugger! (as you English say...)
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http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_ ... e_ID=15271


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The Clarksdale Sessions (10'' Vinyl)
Elvis Costello
Label: Lost Highway
Genre: Rock
Product No.: ALOS 390501
Availability: In Stock
Format: Vinyl Record
NEW ARRIVAL

During the recording of The Delivery Man, Elvis Costello & The Imposters spent a day going over songs from the new record, live in Clarksdale, Mississippi in a tiny one-room studio that was originally a radio station in the early 20th century. The results from this recording, The Clarksdale Sessions, are presented here in Delta-Verite (Elvis’ term for the off-the-cuff recording style, see Cinema Verite). The 10" is packaged in a deluxe die-cut cover. The Clarksdale Sessions contains five alternate versions of songs from The Delivery Man as well as a cover of "Dark End Of The Street" and "In Another Room" an Elvis Costello original unheard elsewhere.
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Post by tokyo vogue »

If it wasn't 10" I would be less tempted. Do you know how nice 10" records look all lined up? Plus, I would have an excuse to put EC next to thrash metal, which is always an amusing juxtaposition.


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Tower has e-mailed me -


' The following item(s) is on the way via International Air Mail Service:

1 LP Clarksdale Sessions (10"Vinyl), Elvis Costello '


HURRAH!
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I just bought a copy. I'll post my review tonight after I've been able to listen to it. (The problem with new vinyl is I can't pop it into the car CD player immediately after getting it.)
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As promised...

I'm enjoying it, but it's undeniably slight, sort of like getting half of a Rhino bonus disc. It also covers similar territory to the recent FUTURAMA SESSIONS, and I expect less obsessive fans to think both projects are the same thing.

It has a very rough and "live" sound throughout, which isn't surprising, since these are rehearsals and jams rather than finished tracks. Bits of studio chatter appear between songs.

It runs 26 minutes in all. Here's my attempt at a track-by-track breakdown:

The Monkey: The same version previously available in Japan and on the vinyl TDM. Ho hum.

Country Darkness: Not all that different from the album version, but with a rougher sound and more prominent guitar from EC (and none from John McFee). Davey's vocals are notably absent, although it sounds like he may be singing off-mike.

Needle Time: Played at roughly the tempo of the FUTURAMA SESSIONS version (which is to say slower than the album), but the overall effect is more relaxed thanks to the subtler guitar sound.

The Scarlet Tide: EC's voice accompanied by only piano (apparently played by EC) and low-in-the-mix accordion (Steve). This is nice, although EC ruins my favorite line in the song by singing "jokers who break everything" rather than "brokers..."

In Another Room: I think this is a really good song, so I'm a little disappointed to think this is going to be the official version. It could have been great with a little more studio polish. This sounds like the unfinished rehearsal that it is, and as a result it is merely pretty good.

Tipitina: This is not listed anywhere on the packaging, and I don't know if it should really be considered its own track. Elvis shouts the title of this Professor Longhair song, and the band launches into a 30-second instrumental which is certainly similar to "Tipitina," although it may not be quite close enough (or long enough) to require paying any royalties.

The Delivery Man: Like "Country Darkness," this is not all that different from the album version, but it's a bit heavier and more guitar-driven.

Dark End Of The Street: Begins with a bit of Steve playing this song on his own and being asked what song it is. It then cuts abruptly to a full-band performance with a nice vocal from EC. Unfortunately, it fades out while he's still singing the last verse.

Anyone else heard this?
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