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''Kojak Variety'' is versatile and varied. In one sense it would have been preferable if Costello had sifted these songs out as bonus tracks and B-sides, and gone back refreshed to tackle a new selection of covers from a position of strength. As it is, ''Kojak Variety'' fills in one of the missing links in Elvis Costello's recorded history. For that alone, we should welcome it with open arms and an overflowing heart. | ''Kojak Variety'' is versatile and varied. In one sense it would have been preferable if Costello had sifted these songs out as bonus tracks and B-sides, and gone back refreshed to tackle a new selection of covers from a position of strength. As it is, ''Kojak Variety'' fills in one of the missing links in Elvis Costello's recorded history. For that alone, we should welcome it with open arms and an overflowing heart. | ||
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'''Overall:''' 12/15 | |||
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<br><small>Illustration by Max Ellis.</small> | <br><small>Illustration by Max Ellis.</small> | ||
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<center>''' Elvis Costello </center> | |||
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<center> | <center> Patrick Humphries </center> | ||
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Number eight in Elvis's exemplary restoration of his own back catalogue, ''Punch The Clock'' marked the first cracks in the Costello facade. But now, bolstered with out-takes, demos and live alternatives, the album is beefed up into a substantial 20-track collection. The funk-punch of | Number eight in Elvis's exemplary restoration of his own back catalogue, ''Punch The Clock'' marked the first cracks in the Costello facade. But now, bolstered with out-takes, demos and live alternatives, the album is beefed up into a substantial 20-track collection. The funk-punch of the TKO Horns still tends to overwhelm the songs, but "Shipbuilding" and "The Invisible Man" sound mighty good. | ||
Of the seven extended play tracks, the live versions of "The World And His Wife" and "Everyday I Write The Book" are as Costello originally envisaged them, while the composer's pithy sleeve notes — for example, "{{nb}}'Pills And Soap' took a cue from parts of Joni Mitchell's ''Hissing Of Summer Lawns'', although my vocal delivery disguises this quite well" — are a further bonus. This is definitely another model reissue. | |||
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'''Overall:''' 10/15 | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/d-g/encore.950701a.html elviscostello.info] | *[http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/d-g/encore.950701a.html elviscostello.info{{t}}][http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/d-g/encore.950701a2.html {{t}}] | ||
*[http://www.junkyard.co.uk/paintings.asp junkyard.co.uk] | *[http://www.junkyard.co.uk/paintings.asp junkyard.co.uk] | ||
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