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The day after the Opry concert, Paris tried to track down a copy of ''Almost Blue'' in Conway Twitty's Twitty Bird Record Store on Music Row. Paris was alarmed to discover that Nashville's largest C&W record shop didn't have the LP in stock. The store manager wasn't even aware that Costello had released a country album, hadn't even heard that Elvis had played the Grand Ole Opry. | The day after the Opry concert, Paris tried to track down a copy of ''Almost Blue'' in Conway Twitty's Twitty Bird Record Store on Music Row. Paris was alarmed to discover that Nashville's largest C&W record shop didn't have the LP in stock. The store manager wasn't even aware that Costello had released a country album, hadn't even heard that Elvis had played the Grand Ole Opry. | ||
So much for the Yanks. Back in London | So much for the Yanks. Back in London, El was wowing them at the RAH (see review on page 25). Among the chaps who turned out, we ran into Anthony More, Mr and Mrs [[Chris Difford]], Mr and Mrs Sparko, up from Canvey, former Madness manager, Kellogs (now in charge of P. Hewitt's up and coming faves, TV21). Maddie bassist [[Mark Bedford|Bedders]], most of the UK Wing of the Confederate Air Force, including [[Bobby Irwin]], Brendon, Andrew Lauder, Peter Barnes, [[Nick Lowe|Nick]] and [[Carlene Carter|Carlene]], [[Paul Carrack]], [[Martin Belmont]] and back at last from New York, [[Graham Parker]]. (We were beginning to think he'd gone a bit Jock Ewing and got himself lost in the Interior.) | ||
Confirming his status in the ligging stakes, Bob Geldof re-appeared, having last been sighted at El's Christmas Show in [[Concert 1981-12-24 London|Finsbury Park]]. | Confirming his status in the ligging stakes, Bob Geldof re-appeared, having last been sighted at El's Christmas Show in [[Concert 1981-12-24 London|Finsbury Park]]. |
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