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What started out as a stunt in front of London's Hilton Hotel during the CBS Records convention in July may end up with CBS signing Elvis Costello.
Elvis Costello was "performing" with a tiny amp attached to his shoulder in front of the Hilton and wouldn't leave, according to Stiff Records' Jake Rivera, until CBS president Walter Yetnikoff came downstairs to see him. Friends persuaded Yetnikoff to come and have a look at Costello, and photos taken of them together, before Costello was carted away by police, resulted in a front cover of London's music weekly, Melody Maker.
Now it all may have a happy ending, for CBS is trying to finalize a deal to release Costello's records in this country soon.
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