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<center><h3> Elvis Costello </h3></center> | <center><h3> Elvis Costello </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Steven Grant </center> | <center> Steven Grant </center> | ||
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'''"It wouldn't take my little finger to blow you away..." | |||
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Declan Patrick | Declan Patrick MacManus was born some twenty-odd years ago somewhere near London, and spent his childhood in London and Liverpool. The sole offspring of a broken marriage, MacManus was raised as a Catholic, married at an early age, had a child, became a computer technician for Elizabeth Arden beauty consultants, and, on weekends, followed in the footsteps of his musician father by playing in bluegrass bands in the London area. | ||
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In the early portion of 1977, Elvis Costello made his first ripple on the British rock scene. Stiff Records, a new label created by Dave Robinson and Jake Riviera (Costello's future manager), released "Less Than Zero" (backed with the first apocryphal Costello track, "Radio Sweetheart") as a single. It did little in the way of sales or airplay, but the critics, at least, began to pay attention. Not a few listeners suspected that Nick Lowe, an ex-member of Brinsley Schwarz, had actually done the record. Certainly the name was a joke — no one had ever heard of Elvis Costello. | In the early portion of 1977, Elvis Costello made his first ripple on the British rock scene. Stiff Records, a new label created by Dave Robinson and Jake Riviera (Costello's future manager), released "Less Than Zero" (backed with the first apocryphal Costello track, "Radio Sweetheart") as a single. It did little in the way of sales or airplay, but the critics, at least, began to pay attention. Not a few listeners suspected that Nick Lowe, an ex-member of Brinsley Schwarz, had actually done the record. Certainly the name was a joke — no one had ever heard of Elvis Costello. | ||
"Like, I went around for nearly a year with demo tapes before I came to Stiff, and it was always the same response. 'We can't hear the words.' | "Like, I went around for nearly a year with demo tapes before I came to Stiff, and it was always the same response. 'We can't hear the words.' 'It isn't commercial enough.' 'There aren't any singles.' Idiots. Those tapes were just voice and guitar demos. I didn't have enough money to do anything with a band. It was just a lack of imagination on the part of those people at the record companies. I felt as if I were bashing my head against a brick wall, those people just weren't prepared to listen to the songs. | ||
"But I never lost faith. I'm convinced in my own talent, yeah. Like I said, I wasn't going up to these people meekly and saying, 'Look, with your help and a bit of polishing up, and with all your expertise and knowledge of the world of music we might have a moderate success on our hands.' | "But I never lost faith. I'm convinced in my own talent, yeah. Like I said, I wasn't going up to these people meekly and saying, 'Look, with your help and a bit of polishing up, and with all your expertise and knowledge of the world of music we might have a moderate success on our hands.' | ||
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<br><small>Photos by [[Tom Giles]].</small> | <br><small>Photos by [[Tom Giles]].</small> | ||
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<br><small>Cover.</small> | <br><small>Cover.</small> | ||
<small>Photos by [[Tom Giles]].</small><br> | <small>Photos by [[Tom Giles]].</small><br> | ||
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<br><small>Photos by [[Tom Giles]].</small> | <br><small>Photos by [[Tom Giles]].</small> | ||
[[image:1978-02-21 Emerald City Chronicle page 02 clipping 01.jpg| | <small>Contents page clipping.</small><br> | ||
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<small>Illustration by M. Alroy.</small><br> | |||
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<small>Contents page.</small><br> | |||
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