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"It died a death in America, because I suppose it's like taking coals to Newcastle. I thought that showed a lack of imagination really, because a lot of American country music is very bland and emotionless, the total opposite to what it should be. A lot of people even thought we'd gone soft. | "It died a death in America, because I suppose it's like taking coals to Newcastle. I thought that showed a lack of imagination really, because a lot of American country music is very bland and emotionless, the total opposite to what it should be. A lot of people even thought we'd gone soft. | ||
"Sherrill is also not very interested in music. He doesn't have much love for it left, yet he does it very well and can probably do it in his sleep. And we went there for the conflict, really. Not to make life difficult but just to work in a totally different environment." | |||
While ''Almost Blue'' was still in the charts, Costello teamed up with Beatles' engineer Geoff Emerick for ''Imperial Bedroom''. Their working relationship was again radically different to the previous album, with Emerick concentrating on getting the sounds and Costello himself in an executive role having final judgement on takes and performances. | |||
"Instead of bending the songs into the form of an album like on ''Get Happy'' or ''Almost Blue'', we decided to go for everything from a mass arrangement to the simplest of instrumentation. | |||
"We toyed with the idea of a double album because we had so much material but instead we chopped end changed and eventually became more intimate with particular songs. | |||
"I'd be dashing around the studio singing and then deciding on takes and overdubs, while Geoff did the engineering." | |||
His wealth of material has almost meant that Costello as been in a position to write songs for other artists.. | |||
He penned three songs for Frida's solo album only to have them turned down and he's also been writing for the new Dusty Springfield album. | |||
In addition he co-wrote and co-produced the latest Robert Wyatt single "Ship Building" with Clive Langer. | |||
Costello's future plans include his Christmas shows at the Royal Albert Hall when he plans to use what he calls a "very special" horn section — but more than that he's not saying. | |||
And already he's working on yet another set of songs for another album. The vultures must wait longer still. | |||
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<br><small>Page scan.</small> | |||
<small>Cover.</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/72157692360924552 Flickr: Michael Kane] | |||
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