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'''Books about or related to Elvis Costello''' [[Books|{{n}}]]<br>
'''Books by, about or related to Elvis Costello''' [[Books|{{n}}]]<br>
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==Anthologies==
{{book
|title = Da Capo Best Music Writing 2003
|author = Matt Groening <small>(editor)</small>, Paul Bresnick <small>(series editor)</small>
|year = 2003
|link = {{Amazon|asin=B000C4SOHK}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=B000C4SOHK}} }}
{{book
|title = The Global Game: Writers on Soccer
|author = John Turnbull <small>(editor)</small>
|year = 2008
|link =  {{Amazon|asin=0803210787}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=0803210787}} }}
==Audiobooks==
{{book
|title = [[How To Play The Guitar And Y|How to Play the Guitar and Y]]
|author = Elvis Costello
|year = 2021
|link = [https://www.audible.com/pd/How-to-Play-the-Guitar-and-Y-Audiobook/B09FFS2BYQ Audible] <small>- Not available in some countries</small> }}
==Biographies==
==Biographies==
===Elvis Costello===
===Elvis Costello===
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|year = 2016
|year = 2016
|link = {{AmazonUK|asin=886852902}} {{-}} [https://www.amazon.it/Musica-infedele-inchiostro-simpatico-Costello/dp/8868529025/ Amazon.it] }}
|link = {{AmazonUK|asin=886852902}} {{-}} [https://www.amazon.it/Musica-infedele-inchiostro-simpatico-Costello/dp/8868529025/ Amazon.it] }}
{{book
|title = [[Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink|エルヴィス・コステロ自伝 ]] <small> - (in Japanese) </small>
|author = Elvis Costello - translated by 夏目 大 (Dai Natsume)
|year = 2020
|link =  [https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%AD/dp/4750516791/ Amazon.co.jp] }}


{{book
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{{book
{{book
|title = Elvis Costello <small>(Icons of Pop Music)</small>
|title = [[Elvis Costello (Icons of Pop Music)| Elvis Costello <small>(Icons of Pop Music)</small>]]
|author = Dai Griffiths
|author = Dai Griffiths
|year = 2008
|year = 2008
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{{book
{{book
|title = Let Them All Talk: The Music Of Elvis Costello
|title = [[Let Them All Talk - The Music Of Elvis Costello|Let Them All Talk: The Music Of Elvis Costello]]
|author = Brian Hinton
|author = Brian Hinton
|year = 1999
|year = 1999
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{{book
{{book
|title = Elvis Costello - A Completely False Biography Based On Rumor, Innuendo and Lies
|title = [[Elvis Costello - A Completely False Biography Based On Rumor, Innuendo and Lies]]
|author = Krista Reese
|author = Krista Reese
|year = 1981
|year = 1981
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|author = Xavier Valiño
|author = Xavier Valiño
|year =  2016
|year =  2016
|link =  {{Amazon|asin=8494533037}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=8494533037}} }}
|link =  {{Amazon|asin=8494533037}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=8494533037}} {{-}} [https://www.66-rpm.com/producto/elvis-costelloel-hombre-que-pudo-reinar/ info] }}


===Related artists===  
===Related artists===  
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|year = 2020
|year = 2020
|link = {{Amazon|asin=183859342X}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin =183859342X}} }}
|link = {{Amazon|asin=183859342X}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin =183859342X}} }}
{{book
|title = Burt Bacharach: Song by Song
|author = Serene Dominic
|year = 2003
|link = {{Amazon|asin = 0825672805}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin = 0825672805}} }}


{{book
{{book
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|author = [[Bebe Buell]] and Victor Bockris
|author = [[Bebe Buell]] and Victor Bockris
|year = 2002  
|year = 2002  
|link = {{Amazon|asin=0312266944}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=0312301553 }} }}  
|link = {{Amazon|asin=0312266944}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=0312301553 }} }}


==Criticism==
==Criticism==
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{{book
{{book
|title = Elvis Costello - <small>(in Spanish)</small>
|title = Elvis Costello - <small>(in Spanish)</small>
|author = Eduardo Margaretto  
|author = [[Eduardo Margaretto]]
|year = 1993
|year = 1993
|link = {{Amazon|asin=8437611067}} }}  
|link = {{Amazon|asin=8437611067}} {{-}} [https://www.amazon.es/Elvis-costello-Eduardo-Margaretto/dp/8437611067 Amazon.es] }}  


{{book
{{book
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|year = 2015
|year = 2015
|link = {{Amazon|asin=B00X4PX14K}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=B00X4PX14K}} }}  
|link = {{Amazon|asin=B00X4PX14K}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=B00X4PX14K}} }}  
{{book
|title = Elvis Costello And The Attractions: Every Album, Every Song (On Track) 
|author = Georg Purvis
|year = 2021
|link = {{Amazon|asin=1789521297}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=1789521297}} }}
{{book
|title = Elvis Costello This Year's Model: In-depth 
|author = Laura Shenton
|year = 2021
|link = {{Amazon|asin=1912782693}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=1912782693}} }}


{{book
{{book
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|author = Larry David Smith
|author = Larry David Smith
|year = 2004
|year = 2004
|link = {{Amazon|asin=0275973921}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=0275973921}} }}  
|link = {{Amazon|asin=0275973921}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=0275973921}} }}


==Discographies==
==Discographies==
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|year = '''Year'''
|year = '''Year'''
|link = '''Links''' }}
|link = '''Links''' }}
{{book
|title = Have a Little Faith: The John Hiatt Story
|author = Michael Elliott
|year = 2021
|link = {{Amazon|asin=1641604204}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=1641604204}} }}


{{book  
{{book  
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{{book  
{{book  
|title = Every Night Is Saturday Night
|title = [[Every Night Is Saturday Night]]
|author = [[Wanda Jackson]]   
|author = [[Wanda Jackson]]   
|year = 2017
|year = 2017
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{{book
{{book
|title = Elvis Costello: So Far
|title = [[Elvis Costello: So Far]]
|author = Richard Groothuizen
|author = Richard Groothuizen
|year = 1983
|year = 1983
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|author = Richard Groothuizen and Kees den Heyer
|author = Richard Groothuizen and Kees den Heyer
|year = 1987  
|year = 1987  
|link = [https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Going_Through_the_Motions.html?id=c90QuAAACAAJ& books.google.co.uk]  }}  
|link = [https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Going_Through_the_Motions.html?id=c90QuAAACAAJ& books.google.co.uk]  }}


==Lyric books==
==Lyric books==
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{{book
{{book
|title = [[The Singing Dictionary]]  
|title = [[A Singing Dictionary]]  
|author = Elvis Costello
|author = Elvis Costello
|year = 1980
|year = 1980
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|author = Elvis Costello  
|author = Elvis Costello  
|year = 1983
|year = 1983
|link = {{Amazon|asin= }} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=}} }}
|link = {{Amazon|asin=B000YE56PG}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=B000YE56PG}} }}
 
{{book
|title = Elvis Costello: A Collection Of Works Moods For Moderns <small>(in Japanese)</small>
|author = Marie Ueda & Erika Yamashita (translators)
|year = 1998
|link = {{Amazon|asin=4401613864}} {{-}} [https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9-%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%AD/dp/4401613864/ Amazon.jp]  }}


{{book
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|author = Introduction by P Bertrando  
|author = Introduction by P Bertrando  
|year = 1989
|year = 1989
|link = {{Amazon|asin=8885859364}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=8885859364}} }}  
|link = {{Amazon|asin=8885859364}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=8885859364}} }}


==Miscellaneous==
==Miscellaneous==
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|year = 1986
|year = 1986
|link =  {{Amazon|asin=0571137695}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=0571137695}} }}
|link =  {{Amazon|asin=0571137695}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=0571137695}} }}
{{book
|title = Nefarious
|author = Glen Colson
|year = 2020
|link = [https://glencolson.com/ Glencolson.com] }}


{{book
{{book
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{{book
{{book
|title = Da Capo Best Music Writing 2003
|title = [[The Dark Stuff]] - <small> Selected writings on Rock Music 1972 - 1993</small>
|author = Matt Groening <small>(editor)</small>, Paul Bresnick <small>(series editor)</small>
|author = [[Nick Kent]]
|year = 2003
|year = 1994
|link = {{Amazon|asin=B000C4SOHK}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=B000C4SOHK}} }}
|link = {{Amazon|asin=057123271X}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=057123271X}} }}
 
{{book
|title = No Action - <small>tolv månader av punk, new wave och extas på [[Dad's Dancehall|Dad´s Dancehall]] i Malmö (in Swedish)</small>
|author = Sven Lindström, Petter Lönegård and<br> [[Kjell Magnusson]]
|year = 2019
|link = [https://www.hepcat.se/departments/books/no-action-tolv-manader-av-punk-new-wave-och-extas-pa-dads-dancehall-i-malmo-pre-sale1 Hepcat.se] {{-}} [https://www.premiumpublishing.com/en/art/no-action-tolv-manader-av-punk-new-wave-och-extas-pa-dads-danceh.php Premiumpublishing.com] }}
 
{{book
|title = Olympen - artisterna, publiken, betongen <small> (in Swedish)</small>
|author = Sven Lindström
|year = 2014
|link = {{AmazonUK|asin=9187581094 }} {{-}} [https://issuu.com/premiumpublishing/docs/issuu-olympen issuu.com] {{-}} [https://www.premiumpublishing.com/se/art/olympen-artisterna-publiken-betongen.php Premiumpublishing.com] }}


{{book
{{book
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|year = 2013
|year = 2013
|link= {{Amazon|asin= }} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=1409449629}}  }}
|link= {{Amazon|asin= }} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=1409449629}}  }}
{{book
|title = The Global Game: Writers on Soccer
|author = John Turnbull <small>(editor)</small>
|year = 2008
|link =  {{Amazon|asin=0803210787}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=0803210787}} }}


==Record labels==
==Record labels==
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|year = 2012
|year = 2012
|link = [http://www.45worlds.com/book/title/stiff-records-a-comprehensive-guide-to-collecting-the-label-197679 45worlds.com] }}
|link = [http://www.45worlds.com/book/title/stiff-records-a-comprehensive-guide-to-collecting-the-label-197679 45worlds.com] }}
{{book
|title = 2 Tone - Before, During & After
|author = Lee Morris
|year = 2020
|link = {{Amazon|asin=1912027550}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=1912027550}} }}


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Revision as of 21:36, 9 November 2021

Books by, about or related to Elvis Costello

Anthologies

Da Capo Best Music Writing 2003 Matt Groening (editor), Paul Bresnick (series editor) 2003 AmazonAmazon.uk
The Global Game: Writers on Soccer John Turnbull (editor) 2008 AmazonAmazon.uk


Audiobooks

How to Play the Guitar and Y Elvis Costello 2021 Audible - Not available in some countries


Biographies

Elvis Costello

Title Author Year Links
Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink Elvis Costello 2015 AmazonAmazon.uk
Trouweloze muziek en verdwijnende inkt - (in Dutch) Elvis Costello - translated by Marike Groot, Sander Brink, Gies Aalbers, Edwin Krijgsman and Erik de Vries 2015 AmazonAmazon.ukAmazon.nl
Musique infidèle et encre sympathique - (in French) Elvis Costello - translated by Valéry Lameignère 2017 Amazon.ukAmazon.fr
Unfaithful Music - Mein Leben - (in German) Elvis Costello - translated by Henning Dedekind, Henriette Heise & Hubert Mania 2015 Amazon.ukAmazon.de
Musica Infedele & Inchiostro Simpatico - (in Italian) Elvis Costello - translated by T. Lo Potro 2016 Amazon.ukAmazon.it
エルヴィス・コステロ自伝 - (in Japanese) Elvis Costello - translated by 夏目 大 (Dai Natsume) 2020 Amazon.co.jp
Música Infiel y Tinta Invisible - (in Spanish) Elvis Costello - translated by Damià Alou, Antonio Padilla & Pilar Rocío Gómez 2016 Amazon.ukAmazon.es
Skamlös Musik & Bleknande Bläck - (in Swedish) Elvis Costello - translated by Daniel Gustafsson 2016 Norstedts.se
Elvis Costello – (Kill Your Idols series) John Aizlewood and David Sheppard (ed) 2000 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello: A biography Tony Clayton-Lea 1999 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello (Icons of Pop Music) Dai Griffiths 2008 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello: A Man Out of Time (published in the USA as Elvis Costello: God's Comic) David Gouldstone 1989 AmazonAmazon.uk
Let Them All Talk: The Music Of Elvis Costello Brian Hinton 1999 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello: A Bio-Bibliography - Bio-Bibliographies in Music series James E. Perone 1998 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello - A Completely False Biography Based On Rumor, Innuendo and Lies Krista Reese 1981 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello: An Illustrated Biography Mick St. Michael 1986 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello - The Early Years (ebook - as above with a new foreword by Michael Heatley) Mick St. Michael 2013 AmazonAmazon.uk
Complicated Shadows: The Life and Music of Elvis Costello Graeme Thompson 2005 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello: el hombre que pudo reinar (in Spanish) Xavier Valiño 2016 AmazonAmazon.ukinfo

Related artists

Cruel to be Kind – The Life & Music of Nick Lowe Will Birch 2019 AmazonAmazon.uk
"Get Beethoven!" Paul Cassidy 2020 AmazonAmazon.uk
Burt Bacharach: Song by Song Serene Dominic 2003 AmazonAmazon.uk
Here Comes Everybody: The Story Of The Pogues James Fearnley 2013 AmazonAmazon.uk
The Big Wheel Bruce Thomas 1995 AmazonAmazon.uk
On The Road ... Again Bruce Thomas 2003 AmazonAmazon.uk
Rough Notes - dancing about architecture Bruce Thomas 2015 AmazonAmazon.uk

Other

Rebel Heart - An American Rock 'n' Roll Journey Bebe Buell and Victor Bockris 2002 AmazonAmazon.uk

Criticism

Title Author Year Links
Elvis Costello (in Italian) Eleonora Bagarotti 2006 Amazon.uk
Pump It Up: Elvis Costello's 100 Best Songs (e-book) Jim Beviglia 2013 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello’s Armed Forces 33⅓ Franklin Bruno 2005 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Is King: Costello’s My Aim Is True (Pop classics) Richard Crouse 2015 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello - (in Spanish) Eduardo Margaretto 1993 AmazonAmazon.es
The Words and Music of Elvis Costello James E. Perone 2015 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello And The Attractions: Every Album, Every Song (On Track) Georg Purvis 2021 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello This Year's Model: In-depth Laura Shenton 2021 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell and the Torch Song Tradition Larry David Smith 2004 AmazonAmazon.uk

Discographies

Title Author Year Links
Elvis Costello: The Illustrated Disco-Biography Geoff Parkyn 1984 AmazonAmazon.uk

Forewords - books with forewords by Elvis Costello

Title Author Year Links
Have a Little Faith: The John Hiatt Story Michael Elliott 2021 AmazonAmazon.uk
Here, There And Everywhere Geoff Emerick 2007 AmazonAmazon.uk
Such Sweet Thunder - Benny Green On Jazz Benny Green 2002 AmazonAmazon.uk
I Scare Myself Dan Hicks 2017 AmazonAmazon.ukDanHicks.net
Every Night Is Saturday Night Wanda Jackson 2017 AmazonAmazon.uk
Honky Tonk Girl: My life in lyrics Loretta Lynn 2012 AmazonAmazon.uk

Gigographies

Title Author Year Links
Elvis Costello: So Far Richard Groothuizen 1983 books.google.co.uk
Going Through The Motions Richard Groothuizen and Kees den Heyer 1987 books.google.co.uk

Lyric books

Title Author Year Links
A Singing Dictionary Elvis Costello 1980 AmazonAmazon.uk
Everyday I Write The Song - (Grumbling Appendix To The Singing Dictionary) Elvis Costello 1983 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello: A Collection Of Works Moods For Moderns (in Japanese) Marie Ueda & Erika Yamashita (translators) 1998 AmazonAmazon.jp
Elvis Costello: Testi con traduzione (in Italian) Introduction by P Bertrando 1989 AmazonAmazon.uk

Miscellaneous

Title Author Year Links
No Sleep Till Canvey Island – The Great Pub Rock Revolution Will Birch 2016 AmazonAmazon.uk
No Surrender - a deadpan farce (film script) Alan Bleasdale 1986 AmazonAmazon.uk
Nefarious Glen Colson 2020 Glencolson.com
Pointed Portraits Chalkie Davies 1981 AmazonAmazon.uk
The Peel Sessions Ken Garner 2007 AmazonAmazon.uk
Reasons To Be Cheerful: The Life And Works Of Barney Bubbles Paul Gorman 2009 AmazonAmazon.uk
The Dark Stuff - Selected writings on Rock Music 1972 - 1993 Nick Kent 1994 AmazonAmazon.uk
No Action - tolv månader av punk, new wave och extas på Dad´s Dancehall i Malmö (in Swedish) Sven Lindström, Petter Lönegård and
Kjell Magnusson
2019 Hepcat.sePremiumpublishing.com
Olympen - artisterna, publiken, betongen (in Swedish) Sven Lindström 2014 Amazon.ukissuu.comPremiumpublishing.com
Off-beat: Pub Rock For The '80's Gina Morris 1985 AmazonAmazon.uk
Elvis Costello and Thatcherism: A Psycho-Social Exploration David Pilgrim and Richard Ormrod 2013 AmazonAmazon.uk

Record labels

Title Author Year Links
Be Stiff: The Stiff Records Story Richard Balls 2014 AmazonAmazon.uk
The Rhino Records Story Harold Bronson 2013 AmazonAmazon.uk
Stiff Records 1976-79: A Comprehensive Guide To Collecting The Label David Cooper 2012 45worlds.com
2 Tone - Before, During & After Lee Morris 2020 AmazonAmazon.uk
Stiff: The Story Of A Record Label 1976-1982 Bert Muirhead 1983 AmazonAmazon.uk

Notes

  • In addition to the above, the music and lyrics of Elvis Costello are published as sheet music through the usual suppliers including -
  • The Global Game: Writers on Soccer - includes Elvis' account of playing a concert at UEA, Norwich, England whilst Liverpool FC were playing in the European Champions' League Final.
  • Da Capo Best Music Writing 2003 includes an article that Elvis wrote for Vanity Fair magazine.