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<center><h3> Elvis to play Christmas shows </h3></center> | <center><h3> Elvis to play Christmas shows </h3></center> | ||
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Elvis Costello and the Attractions return from a two-month international tour to play a week of Christmas shows at London's Dominion Theatre in Tottenham Court Road at the end of December. Costello, who recently completed work on 27 songs ready for mixing for his new album, is about to leave for the tour, which includes Canada, Hawaii, Japan and Australia. | Elvis Costello and the Attractions return from a two-month international tour to play a week of Christmas shows at London's Dominion Theatre in Tottenham Court Road at the end of December. Costello, who recently completed work on 27 songs ready for mixing for his new album, is about to leave for the tour, which includes Canada, Hawaii, Japan and Australia. | ||
He comes back in mid-December for the Dominion shows which run on consecutive evenings from December 18 to 24. Costello and the Attractions will be the first rock band to play the cinema — Judy Garland and David Essex are the only other acts to have appeared there — and the current unbroken screening of Star Wars will be interrupted for the Costello shows. | He comes back in mid-December for the Dominion shows which run on consecutive evenings from December 18 to 24. Costello and the Attractions will be the first rock band to play the cinema — Judy Garland and David Essex are the only other acts to have appeared there — and the current unbroken screening of ''Star Wars'' will be interrupted for the Costello shows. | ||
The concerts start at 8 pm from Monday to Friday, and 9 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets go on sale this Friday priced £4, £3 and £2 from the box office and usual agencies. | The concerts start at 8 pm from Monday to Friday, and 9 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets go on sale this Friday priced £4, £3 and £2 from the box office and usual agencies. | ||
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Work on Costello's third album, which is being produced by Nick Lowe and has been variously titled "Cornered on Plastic" and "Emotional Fascism," has been held up until he returns from the next two months of touring, and it is unlikely that the record will be released until January next year. | Work on Costello's third album, which is being produced by Nick Lowe and has been variously titled "Cornered on Plastic" and "Emotional Fascism," has been held up until he returns from the next two months of touring, and it is unlikely that the record will be released until January next year. | ||
A new Costello single, "Radio Radio" backed by "Tiny Steps " is released on Friday this week. | A new Costello single, "Radio, Radio" backed by "Tiny Steps" is released on Friday this week. | ||
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{{tags}}[[Radio, Radio]] {{-}} [[Tiny Steps]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[Dominion Theatre]] {{-}} [[Radio, Radio (single)]] {{-}} [[:Category:Wake Up Canada Tour|Wake Up Canada Tour]] {{-}} [[:Category:1978 Japan Tour|1978 Japan Tour]] {{-}} [[:Category:1978 Australia Tour|1978 Australia Tour]] {{-}} [[Nick Lowe]] {{-}} [[Armed Forces]] {{-}} [[Cornered On Plastic]] {{-}} [[Emotional Fascism]] {{-}} [[Radar Records]] | |||
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'''Melody Maker, October 21, 1978 | '''Melody Maker, October 21, 1978 | ||
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''Melody Maker'' reports on Elvis Costello | ''Melody Maker'' reports on Elvis Costello's fall and winter plans, and the release of the single for "[[Radio, Radio (single)|Radio, Radio]]." | ||
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A full page ad for | Guest reviewer Andy Partridge reviews "[[Radio, Radio]]." | ||
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A full page ad for the single runs on [[:image:1978-10-21 Melody Maker page 08 advertisement.jpg|page 8]]. | |||
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[[image:1978-10-21 Melody Maker clipping 01.jpg| | [[image:1978-10-21 Melody Maker page 02 clipping 01.jpg|x300px|Page 2 clipping.]] | ||
[[image:1978-10-21 Melody Maker page 08 advertisement.jpg| | [[image:1978-10-21 Melody Maker page 08 advertisement.jpg|x300px|Full page ad for "Radio, Radio" / "Tiny Steps"]] | ||
<br><small>Clipping and advertisement.</small> | <br><small>Clipping and advertisement.</small> | ||
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<br><small>Photo.</small> | <center><h3> Radio, Radio </h3></center> | ||
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Ol' bi-focals is back. Not as instant as the others. The words are great. If the BBC investigated this they may twinge about playing it. Please Sir, can we have our organ back? Gerry Harrison says he tried your specs on and they're plain glass! The Radar graphics department is still the star of all their products as far as I'm concerned. | |||
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<small>Photo by [[Keith Morris]].</small><br> | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_Maker Wikipedia: Melody Maker] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_Maker Wikipedia: Melody Maker] | ||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/littletriggers/51108787885/in/album-72157718912671881/ Flickr] [[Stephen McCathie]] | |||
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