Elvis Costello - Phonograph Magazine , May/June 1978

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Elvis Costello - Phonograph Magazine , May/June 1978

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The latest bit of Elvis arcanum to come my way is a late '70s U.S. magazine feature on our hero. The text is the usual hyperbole and paranoia that Elvis 'n Jake were peddling at the time , most of the quotes being from other features. The illustrations , though, are all new to me and appear to be exclusive to the publication .


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More info on the mag-

http://rockcritics.com/features/gregshawtributes.html

Everybody knows about Greg Shaw's founding of Mojo Navigator News and Who Put The Bomp, which brought the world of fanzines from sci-fi to music and expanded the scope of rock music collectors from doo-wop, blues, and rockabilly to surf, girl groups, and "garage rock." (Bomp!'s British Invasion issue remains an indispensible resource AND who else would've dared to print Lester Bangs's legendary "James Taylor Marked For Death" screed? Surely no "commercial" publication, then or now.)

Less has been said about Greg's involvement with (the United Artists Records-backed) Phonograph Record Magazine, which gave many, many writers an opportunity to reach a national audience, notably Ken Barnes (now Pop Music Editor at USA Today), Gene Sculatti (noted for editing The Catalog Of Cool and Too Cool and now "Acting Managing Editor" at ICE), and the reclusive Mark Shipper (whose savage "Pipeline" column led to his parodic Beatles bio, Paperback Writer, and now writes a syndicated show-prep service for morning DJs). PRM's yearly issues that rounded up what was happening in various local scenes were also important sources of information in those halcyon (pre-Internet) daze as well.


http://rockcriticsdaily.blogspot.com/20 ... 1-prm.html
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