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'''Latest batch of double-disc reissues, with a mere 73 bonus tracks | '''Latest batch of double-disc reissues, with a mere 73 bonus tracks | ||
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As the ambitious Costello reissue programme heads towards completion, the contents of the bonus discs take on a greater significance, bolstering releases that may | As the ambitious Costello reissue programme heads towards completion, the contents of the bonus discs take on a greater significance, bolstering releases that may struggle to find sizeable audiences if left in their original form. | ||
''Almost Blue'' was a surprisingly successful 1981 digression into country, but a running time of just over half an hour means it could be regarded as poor value to anyone raised on compact discs. Thankfully, there an additional 27 tracks on Disc Two, kicking off with two notable collaborations: the George Jones duet "Stranger In The House" appears on an Elvis release for the first time, and is a thing of great beauty. The same can't be said for "We Oughta Be Ashamed," a hungover plod with Johnny Cash, recorded at Nick Lowe's home studio on Boxing Day, 1979, which would just about pass muster were it not for Costello's shaky harmony vocal. | ''Almost Blue'' was a surprisingly successful 1981 digression into country, but a running time of just over half an hour means it could be regarded as poor value to anyone raised on compact discs. Thankfully, there an additional 27 tracks on Disc Two, kicking off with two notable collaborations: the George Jones duet "Stranger In The House" appears on an Elvis release for the first time, and is a thing of great beauty. The same can't be said for "We Oughta Be Ashamed," a hungover plod with Johnny Cash, recorded at Nick Lowe's home studio on Boxing Day, 1979, which would just about pass muster were it not for Costello's shaky harmony vocal. |
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