Elvis Costello Fan Forum

MOJO wrote:... But no one can top Barack & Michelle. They are the coolest couple in town! Man, I love our president and his wife!

of course in the UK we have Dave and Nick - cue politically incorrect remark of your own choosing ...

Colin Top Balcony (on a keyboard 100 meters from Penny Lane)

Hi Folks It's a long story, but my wife has done some voluntary work on the archives of the Great George Project at "the Blackie" in Liverpool. This is the scene of some of our Dec's first ventures into the limelight, apparently for the princely sum of 50p according to the Wirral News. and...

Christopher Thanks for the reply, Everton is a district in Liverpool about 1.5 miles out of the town centre.Our home is Goodison Park and I sit in the Top Balcony. If you have no football allegiance why don't you support your mate's Dutch national team and join me and Elvis' Dad in supporting the Bl...

Hi Christopher Thanks for finding the time to share your perspective, very interesting account. Sorry I can't agree with you re God being Newton, Sulky set out my religion above.God is clearly William Ralph Dean - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Dean for details of the "most prolific goa...

Does look lovely, but of course if in doubt stick to (almost) blue.

Colin Top Balcony

Hi Keith

Many thanks for putting this up.

By way of a contrast, Elvis's ( f.fantastic) 2008 show with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is still available on dime:

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta ... ?id=205028

Best wishes

Colin Top Balcony

""[by migdd » Wed May 26, 2010 4:03 pm Here's an MP3 of DIFFERENT FINGER from the show. The first and only time it's been played live in 29 years, according to the wiki:" Big thanks from me too [ by blureu » Thu May 27, 2010 1:47 pm Is this show hosted on Dime? Don't recall and would...

Cheers John

.... in your debt ( again!)

Colin Top Balcony

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It's probably old age, but I'm struggling to remember the truth of this statement on the Richard Thompson Meltdown site : " Over his career he has collaborated with ( long list including) ...Elvis Costello....." I know that they performed on Spectacle 2 and that EC has preformed / recorded...

Thanks for this John I would recommend readers to follow the hyperlink he has provided since those nice people at the Echo have embedded a Youtube of Youthful Elvis miming along to Olivers Army on Top of the Pops. Bets on the venue for the rehearsals - his mum's front room or The Picket? Colin Top B...

Big thanks for the notice about Ticketline - Mr and Mrs Top Balcony will be joining in the fun from Row F, centre aisle seats

From the Liverpool Echo a somewhat exaggerated account of his trip to the 'Pool to around his Mum's birthday if the other dates in this tread are to be believed: ELVIS Costello has announced that his only UK concert will be in Liverpool. The singer, who was christened in Birkenhead and finished scho...

Big shock to read the obit in today's Guardian.

On top of the Honky Tonk demos I'll remember fondly Charlie's contribution World Music.

Rest in peace.

Colin Top Balcony

Good luck with this request, hopefully they will recognise a good cause when they see one.

My late mum's name was "Vera", this song means a great deal to me.

Colin Top Balcony

Neil

Thanks for reminding me of these. I bought the cassette first time round and always felt Elvis was being disingenuous by mouthing off about her recordings,

Still think he should release the WJ Tapes,although I'm not holding my breath...

Colin Top Balcony

Poor Deportee most of these songs sound as though they're being played in a bathtub ...thats cos they were being played in a bathtub the sound is one of the attractions ( sorry I'll get my coat!) Colin Top Balcony

MikeH noted earlier - I see that Cherry Red records in the UK has reissued the album by Clive Langer & the Boxes. Of course, he co-produced EC's albums Punch the Clock and Goodbye Cruel World. I used to have the LP (released in 1979) and I remember it being fairly average new wave stuff. So for...

EC's original design specification for the Attractions drummer was the ability to sound like Keith Moon! Step forward Thomas, P.

Not at all sure it's the answer to your question, but I've always loved the fun in this verse from "World and His Wife" : To tell the truth our Mum ran off with someone else's father Went for two weeks' holiday in Taramasalata [/color] ... I've always been a big fan of Greek food. Colin To...

He said "And I'm playing in Europe with the Sugarcanes in the summer." I said "fantastic" Colin Top Balcony ( puts Brutal Youth t-shirt in laundry basket in anticipation)

Thanks very much

I'll give these a go

Colin Top Balcony

Help !!!

I downloaded part 1 and found it to be a RAR file.

Any ideas how I convert this to FLAC or WAV so I can play it?

Thanks

Colin Top Balcony

There is a Father Christmas!

My joy is unconfined.

[ in coming to this state of bliss I am assuming that EC/his management regard England or at least the Peoples Republic of Liverpool as being in "Europe"]

Colin Top Balcony

Wow - dead pleased for you.

Available via youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV_PqbnBGWM

Take care

Colin Top Balcony