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<center><h3> | <center><h3> This ''is'' the real one </h3></center> | ||
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'''Elvis Costello <br> | |||
My Aim Is True <br> | |||
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Welcome to the workingman's new superstar as Stiff proudly pull back the sheets to reveal a glimmer of light reflecting on the spectacled mug of the English Elvis. Working on the premise that if you wanna go to heaven you gotta raise a little El, they plea for assistance to hype Elv, not by any "At least the world is ready for..." or "Is this the new Graham Parker?" antics but by giving away 1,000 copies of the album to yer mates. Alright eh? But perhaps Stiff shouldn't be so modest and should come out of Nick Lowe's "Keepitasahobby" production corner and shout out loud that they have a rather special talent on their roster. | |||
Very special he is too, any geezer who can write a lyric like ''"I{{nb}}said 'I'm so happy I could die,' she said 'drop dead' and left with another guy,"'' has got to be in a class of his own. And there are plenty more to choose from, be it mellow romantic strains of "Alison" or rocking observation as in "I'm Not Angry" or "Waiting For The End Of The World." It's sheer El below zero stuff. Mr Costello looks for all the world like the guy who gets sand kicked in his face on the beach, the bloke who you'd push past in the butcher's queue and know he wouldn't object, the sort who wouldn't say boo to a fly, the Buddy Holly type wallfly at the dance but put a pen in his hand or perhaps a guitar and the real Elvis will soon emerge. And this is the beginning. | |||
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{{tags}}[[My Aim Is True]] {{-}} [[Stiff Records]] {{-}} [[Graham Parker]] {{-}} [[Nick Lowe]] {{-}} [[Keepitasahobby]] {{-}} [[(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes]] {{-}} [[Alison]] {{-}} [[I'm Not Angry]] {{-}} [[Waiting For The End Of The World]] {{-}} [[Help Us Hype Elvis]] {{-}} [[A Bunch Of Stiff Records|A{{nb}}Bunch Of Stiff Records]] {{-}} [[The Damned]] {{-}} [[Bowi]] | |||
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[[David Brown]] reviews ''[[My Aim Is True]]''. | [[David Brown]] reviews ''[[My Aim Is True]]''. | ||
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David Brown reports on the Stiff / Island Records deal and the "[[:image:1977 Stiff Records Help Us Hype Elvis form.jpg|Help Us Hype Elvis]]" promotion. | |||
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The gig guide ([[:image:1977-07-16 Record Mirror page 24.jpg|page 24]]) includes the [[Wayne County & the Electric Chairs|Electric Chairs]] and opening act Elvis Costello, Thursday, [[Concert 1977-07-14 Penzance|July 14, 1977]], The Garden, Penzance, England. | |||
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<center><h3> Stiff / Island make up </h3></center> | |||
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Stiff Records and Island have made up over their recent disagreement, and announced this week a new three-year pressing and distribution deal. | |||
First release under the new deal is Elvis Costello's long awaited album ''My Aim Is True'' (SEEZ 3), out on July 22. | |||
The first 1,000 copies of the album will contain a "[[:image:1977 Stiff Records Help Us Hype Elvis form.jpg|Help Us Hype Elvis]]" offer for a free album to the person of the purchaser's choice for just the cost of the postage. | |||
Stiff's catalogue, ''Damned, Damned, Damned'' (SEEZ 1), ''Bunch Of Stiffs'' (SEEZ 2) and Nick Lowe's EP ''Bowi'' (LAST I) are available again, but all Stiff singles prior to The Adverts' "One Chord Wonder" (BUY 14) have been deleted. | |||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Mirror Wikipedia: Record Mirror] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Mirror Wikipedia: Record Mirror] | ||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/r/record_mirror.770716a.html elviscostello.info] | *[http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/r/record_mirror.770716a.html elviscostello.info] | ||
*[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Record_Mirror.htm americanradiohistory.com{{t}}][http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Record-Mirror/70s/77/Record-Mirror-1977-07-16.pdf {{t}}] | |||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/53589834635/in/album-72177720315478689/ Flickr:] [[Michael Kane]] | |||
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