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<center><h3> Blue chip Costello </h3></center> | <center><h3> Blue chip Costello </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Mike Nicholls </center> | <center> Mike Nicholls </center> | ||
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'''Elvis Costello <br> | |||
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It had to happen! The image had to crack!! Yes, Elvis smiled!!!! It seems declining record sales and loss of "pop star" potential has necessitated a change in attitude. So 26 songs in 62 minutes and nary a frown throughout. Value for money or what? | It had to happen! The image had to crack!! Yes, Elvis smiled!!!! It seems declining record sales and loss of "pop star" potential has necessitated a change in attitude. So 26 songs in 62 minutes and nary a frown throughout. Value for money or what? | ||
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Sure the tunes still come as thick and fast as machine gun shells but amongst them are pure pearl mini-epics one wouldn't have thought him capable of. Whereas "Big Tears" merely showed compassion, "Clowntime Is Over" put Laurence Olivier's acting on a par with Tweetie Pie's. Head held in angst, palms clasped in prayer, it was melodrama itself while "Hand In Hand" literally choked on its own venom. | Sure the tunes still come as thick and fast as machine gun shells but amongst them are pure pearl mini-epics one wouldn't have thought him capable of. Whereas "Big Tears" merely showed compassion, "Clowntime Is Over" put Laurence Olivier's acting on a par with Tweetie Pie's. Head held in angst, palms clasped in prayer, it was melodrama itself while "Hand In Hand" literally choked on its own venom. | ||
Perhaps more important, his voice was stronger than ever,reaching its crooning peak on that masterpiece of paranoia "Watch Your Step" and Merle Haggard's "I'll Take <!-- Good --> Care of You." Other covers included a couple of Bobby Blue Bland songs and his namesake's "Little Sister," a stroke of grand larceny coming over like a fierce crossbreed of Motown's "Rockin' Robin" and Gene Vincent's "Be Bop A Lu La." | Perhaps more important, his voice was stronger than ever, reaching its crooning peak on that masterpiece of paranoia "Watch Your Step" and Merle Haggard's "I'll Take <!-- Good --> Care of You." Other covers included a couple of Bobby Blue Bland songs and his namesake's "Little Sister," a stroke of grand larceny coming over like a fierce crossbreed of Motown's "Rockin' Robin" and Gene Vincent's "Be Bop A Lu La." | ||
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Yet obviously it's the oldies that go down best and the opening volley of "Pump It Up" / "Radio, Radio" / "Chelsea" / "Oliver's Army" was the most brutal imaginable. The magnificent "King Horse" was preambled with John Cooper Clarke's "I Don't Wanna Be Nice," then after providing the briefest of breathers with the downbeat "Strict Time," it was all systems go with "Possession," Steve Nieve's keyboards driving like a stolen Maserati. | Yet obviously it's the oldies that go down best and the opening volley of "Pump It Up" / "Radio, Radio" / "Chelsea" / "Oliver's Army" was the most brutal imaginable. The magnificent "King Horse" was preambled with John Cooper Clarke's "I Don't Wanna Be Nice," then after providing the briefest of breathers with the downbeat "Strict Time," it was all systems go with "Possession," Steve Nieve's keyboards driving like a stolen Maserati. | ||
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{{tags}}[[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[Concert 1981-03-08 Manchester|Apollo Theatre]] {{-}} [[Manchester]] {{-}} [[Clubland]] {{-}} [[Trust]] {{-}} [[Big Tears]] {{-}} [[Clowntime Is Over]] {{-}} [[Hand In Hand]] {{-}} [[Watch Your Step]] {{-}} [[Merle Haggard]] {{-}} [[I'll Take Care Of You]] {{-}} [[Bobby Bland]] {{-}} [[Little Sister]] {{-}} [[Motown]] {{-}} [[Pump It Up]] {{-}} [[Radio, Radio]] {{-}} [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea]] {{-}} [[Oliver's Army]] {{-}} [[King Horse]] {{-}} [[John Cooper Clarke]] {{-}} [[I Don't Want To Be Nice]] {{-}} [[Strict Time]] {{-}} [[Possession]] {{-}} [[Steve Nieve]] {{-}} [[From A Whisper To A Scream]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down]] {{-}} [[Mystery Dance]] {{-}} [[Big Sister's Clothes]] | {{tags}}[[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[Concert 1981-03-08 Manchester|Apollo Theatre]] {{-}} [[Manchester]] {{-}} [[Clubland]] {{-}} [[Trust]] {{-}} [[Big Tears]] {{-}} [[Clowntime Is Over]] {{-}} [[Hand In Hand]] {{-}} [[Watch Your Step]] {{-}} [[Merle Haggard]] {{-}} [[I'll Take Care Of You]] {{-}} [[Bobby Bland]] {{-}} [[Little Sister]] {{-}} [[Motown]] {{-}} [[Pump It Up]] {{-}} [[Radio, Radio]] {{-}} [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea]] {{-}} [[Oliver's Army]] {{-}} [[King Horse]] {{-}} [[John Cooper Clarke]] {{-}} [[I Don't Want To Be Nice]] {{-}} [[Strict Time]] {{-}} [[Possession]] {{-}} [[Steve Nieve]] {{-}} [[From A Whisper To A Scream]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down]] {{-}} [[Mystery Dance]] {{-}} [[Big Sister's Clothes]] {{-}} [[Jake Riviera]] | ||
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<center><h3> Elvis | <center><h3> Elvis is coming </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Record Mirror </center> | <center> Record Mirror </center> | ||
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<small>Cover and page scan.</small><br> | <small>Cover and page scan.</small><br> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Mirror Wikipedia: Record Mirror] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Mirror Wikipedia: Record Mirror] | ||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/albums/72157714397138986 Flickr: | *[https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/albums/72157714397138986 Flickr:][https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/49920780387/ {{t}}][https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/49920727492/ {{t}}] [[Michael Kane]] | ||
*[https://worldradiohistory.com/Record_Mirror.htm worldradiohistory.com][https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/81/Record-Mirror-1981-03-14-OCR.pdf {{t}}] | *[https://worldradiohistory.com/Record_Mirror.htm worldradiohistory.com][https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/81/Record-Mirror-1981-03-14-OCR.pdf {{t}}] | ||
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