Il Sogno image

wardo68 · Post by **wardo68** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:13 pm

You can see the cover of Il Sogno here:

http://www.iclassics.com/homepage.jsp/i ... playMode=L

And No Coffee Table · Post by **And No Coffee Table** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:30 pm

Wow. Who knew Elvis would put his driver's license photo on an album cover?

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:43 pm

I want to say something good about this because I really do love Elvis, but did they take that shot at the police station?

It obviously was a DUI arrest.

Sorry, Elvis.

wardo68 · Post by **wardo68** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:54 pm

Actually, I thought it was one of the more flattering photos of him I'd seen in a while. Certainly better than the near-shaved head he had for When I Was Cruel.

Now where the hell's the cover for Delivery Man, assuming that's what they're still calling it?

migdd · Post by **migdd** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:55 pm

Ummmm. . .yeah. All the shadowing is around the hairline and all the wrinkles are around the eyes! Sort of looks like a zoomed-in shot of the sleeve of TYM, only more craggy! Great expression but bad photography!

Now, where's the advance shot of the Deliveryman cover???

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:04 pm

This looks like something nosmokinggun would post

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 3:52 pm

He's clearly inspired by this

wehitandrun · Post by **wehitandrun** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:13 pm

I LOVE that cover. I will definitly buy this album.

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:13 pm

Has the tracklist been listed before? I just clicked on the image and it came up.

Track 1 Prelude
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 0:49

Track 2 Overture
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 1:18

Track 3 Puck One
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 2:18

Track 4 The Court
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 2:27

Track 5 The State of Affairs
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 4:46

Track 6 Hermia and Lysander
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 3:15

Track 7 The Jealousy of Helena
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 0:55

Track 8 Worker's Playtime
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 2:07

Track 9 Oberon and Titania
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 4:14

Track 10 The Conspiracy of Oberon and Puck
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 1:08

Track 11 Slumber
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 1:26

Track 12 Puck Two
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 1:49

Track 13 The Identity Parade
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 4:42

Track 14 The Face of Bottom
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 2:48

Track 15 The Spark of Love
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 4:23

Track 16 Tormentress
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 1:40

Track 17 Oberon Humbeld
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 3:42

Track 18 Twisted - Entangled - Transform and Exchange
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 2:36

Track 19 The Fairy and the Ass
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 1:35

Track 20 Sleep
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 2:48

Track 21 Bottom Awakes
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 1:46

Track 22 Lovers Arise
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 3:07

Track 23 The Play
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 1:30

Track 24 The Wedding
From Il Sogno (Costello)
Running Time 4:19

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 12:52 pm

This image is so right for this release. Deutsche Gramaphon know they have to grab attention - this cover certainly does it. To us fans its provocative because it seems to show an unlikely pose , adopting a rather rough pose for a classical cover , something we might usually expect to be more polished. To the unknowing it is a very clear identification that this is going to be different , a classical piece by someone whos image is more usually associated another musical genre.

The basic fact is that is gets attention ; it has , therefore , served its purpose.

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 12:58 pm

He looks innocent. His face says: "I wouldn't dare compose a pretentious classical album..."

PlaythingOrPet · Post by **PlaythingOrPet** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 2:40 pm

I was taught never to downlight someone with a big nose. Clearly, this photographer wasn't.

I'll bet my new iPod mini (go away, it's mine!) that isn't the official cover. Or, they'll at least fiddle about with it a little.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 6:56 pm

PlaythingOrPet wrote:go away, it's mine!

But I want it!

SweetPear · Post by **SweetPear** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 3:15 am

And No Coffee Table wrote:Wow. Who knew Elvis would put his driver's license photo on an album cover?

E*C*RIDER · Post by **E*C*RIDER** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:06 am

johnfoyle wrote:This image is so right for this release. . .

Quite so

i thought the art department may have moved in with the shiny &/or blurred 'modernist' images that have adorned the DG 20/21 series in the last few years. But THIS is much better - for all the reasons you give john.

it looks very like the style of a Deutsche Grammophon album cover from around, hmmm, say 1954.

(((

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PlaythingOrPet · Post by **PlaythingOrPet** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:30 am

Stop pouting, Oatie. If you play nice maybe I'll let you share it.

I might sound crazy now, but I have a feeling it's not a photograph, rather a painting by ??, who uses airbrushes for that uber-realistic look. I saw a showing of her (I'm sure it's a woman) work at the Lowry in Manchester last year, and they're absolutely amazing. Can't remember her bloody name now.

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 6:53 am

It's a bit intense innit....might be embarrsing to buy if it wasn't only available in those glassed-off sealed sections for classical and opera music in the shops.

I thought it might have at least had a picture of EC dressed as Bottom.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:56 pm

Or Puck. Or Titania.

POP: OK, I'll lend you my Bowie 30th anniversary reissues, and you send me your mini for a month. How many songs is it meant to take, and how many have you got on it? And what were the first 5 CDs you simply had to put on it?

Anyone else got any questions for POP's mini iPod?

iPod, I Robot, I Claudius. Clever, innit?