Rock on the Tyne (1981) , met Elvis,the Attractions and Ian Dury. U2 support
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http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/th ... 201838359/It’s telling that the one active musical peer among the director’s chosen panel of talking heads is 61-year-old Elvis Costello; if you’re wondering what Paul McCartney’s recent collaborator Kanye West, for example, might have to say about The Beatles’ enduring influence on younger artists, this is not the place to look.
johnfoyle wrote:New to me!
https://twitter.com/vVOmarinaOVv/status ... 3447331840
Discogs has more -
https://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello- ... se/3602547
sulky lad wrote:Like you, Goon, I thought these were absolutely impossible to find a bit like the Radio Radio 12 inch. However, in recent years they've dropped in price considerably. You've got em worried now because of the way that the picture is beginning to come away from the vinyl - and I thought that was a proof of age rather than being a bootleg ! Interestingly, it's not mentioned in either Geoff Parkyn's excellent ( though incomplete!) discography or Richard G.'s first ECIS book "So Far" - though the latter does show a bill for mixing MAIT on 26th January 1977 to Nick Lowe and D.P.Costello ( for the Whitton/MAIT time line, John). I remember cutting out a Record Collector guide to EC records in the late 70s and another one a few years later in the early 80s and I'll dig them out and have a look. Other promos are mentioned in those books including the orange vinyl "Now See Them Live" 12" promo of Elvis, Nick Lowe and Mink Deville and the Red Hearts and red vinyl My Funny Valentine single.
My gut feeling is just that people no longer feel that the album is such a rarity and consequently they have resurfaced. The two-tone single I Can't Stand Up seems to go for serious money on eBay but was increasingly common when it was given away at a London concert in 1980 ( was it the Rainbow in September ?) and I remember paying less than £20 for it back in the day when my furthest travelling would have been 40 miles from my parents house in Devon. I'll hunt out the Record Mirror piecse soon
sulky lad wrote:I think I got mine at a record fair in Redruth of all places !
I've kept a diary since 1980 and when I retire, I'll make a list of all my memorable Costello dates, records bought, gigs attended etc.
The 2 Tone record was given out at the Rainbow 50th anniversary gig in September 1980 along with a free programme.Goon Squad wrote:sulky lad wrote:Like you, Goon, I thought these were absolutely impossible to find a bit like the Radio Radio 12 inch. However, in recent years they've dropped in price considerably. You've got em worried now because of the way that the picture is beginning to come away from the vinyl - and I thought that was a proof of age rather than being a bootleg ! Interestingly, it's not mentioned in either Geoff Parkyn's excellent ( though incomplete!) discography or Richard G.'s first ECIS book "So Far" - though the latter does show a bill for mixing MAIT on 26th January 1977 to Nick Lowe and D.P.Costello ( for the Whitton/MAIT time line, John). I remember cutting out a Record Collector guide to EC records in the late 70s and another one a few years later in the early 80s and I'll dig them out and have a look. Other promos are mentioned in those books including the orange vinyl "Now See Them Live" 12" promo of Elvis, Nick Lowe and Mink Deville and the Red Hearts and red vinyl My Funny Valentine single.
My gut feeling is just that people no longer feel that the album is such a rarity and consequently they have resurfaced. The two-tone single I Can't Stand Up seems to go for serious money on eBay but was increasingly common when it was given away at a London concert in 1980 ( was it the Rainbow in September ?) and I remember paying less than £20 for it back in the day when my furthest travelling would have been 40 miles from my parents house in Devon. I'll hunt out the Record Mirror piecse soon
Cheers Sulky, I'm sure we'll get to the bottom of it !
I was at the " two-tone freebie" gig , can't remember if it was Odeon or Palais, and even went round asking people, especially couples, if they wanted theirs! Got a few extras that were subsequently sold in Sounds !
You might have even bought one of mine Sulky !! !
Offshoreram wrote:The 2 Tone record was given out at the Rainbow 50th anniversary gig in September 1980 along with a free programme.Goon Squad wrote:sulky lad wrote:Like you, Goon, I thought these were absolutely impossible to find a bit like the Radio Radio 12 inch. However, in recent years they've dropped in price considerably. You've got em worried now because of the way that the picture is beginning to come away from the vinyl - and I thought that was a proof of age rather than being a bootleg ! Interestingly, it's not mentioned in either Geoff Parkyn's excellent ( though incomplete!) discography or Richard G.'s first ECIS book "So Far" - though the latter does show a bill for mixing MAIT on 26th January 1977 to Nick Lowe and D.P.Costello ( for the Whitton/MAIT time line, John). I remember cutting out a Record Collector guide to EC records in the late 70s and another one a few years later in the early 80s and I'll dig them out and have a look. Other promos are mentioned in those books including the orange vinyl "Now See Them Live" 12" promo of Elvis, Nick Lowe and Mink Deville and the Red Hearts and red vinyl My Funny Valentine single.
My gut feeling is just that people no longer feel that the album is such a rarity and consequently they have resurfaced. The two-tone single I Can't Stand Up seems to go for serious money on eBay but was increasingly common when it was given away at a London concert in 1980 ( was it the Rainbow in September ?) and I remember paying less than £20 for it back in the day when my furthest travelling would have been 40 miles from my parents house in Devon. I'll hunt out the Record Mirror piecse soon
Cheers Sulky, I'm sure we'll get to the bottom of it !
I was at the " two-tone freebie" gig , can't remember if it was Odeon or Palais, and even went round asking people, especially couples, if they wanted theirs! Got a few extras that were subsequently sold in Sounds !
You might have even bought one of mine Sulky !! !
I got two as my girlfriend at the time was given one too and she wasn't a fan. But I gave hers away to a mate who couldn't make the gig.
I got Elvis to sign it last year in Birmingham and his comment was, 'oh you got one of them'.