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Hate to say we told you so, but Elvis Costello's Bottom Line concert on Wednesday night confirmed our prediction of last April, that he is one of the most unique and compelling young performers of the year. After a rough but ultimately convincing set on Tuesday before a full house comprised in most part of CBS executives and field personnel, Elvis put on a show that matched anything we've seen this year. Criticisms have been levelled at him for relying so heavily on new, unrecorded and unfamiliar material, but after several exposures to songs like "Lipstick Vogue," "Lip Service," "You Belong To Me," "The Beat" and "Radio, Radio" (a song that may not surface until his third album), Elvis has proven to us that he is a vital, new talent with a bright future. We told you so.
Stop the presses: A party was thrown for El' last Thursday at the Ukrainian Restaurant and Ballroom where he took the stage once again. This time his sixty minute set was comprised of entirely new material which kept the joint hopping. With songs like those mentioned above, "There's No Action," "Crawling To the U.S.A.," "Chelsea" and "Dr. Luther's Assistant" he proved that the best has yet to come. A surprise one song appearance by Nick Lowe ("Heart Of The City") permanently endeared him to these columnists.
Jockey shorts: Dip Records has been forced to change its name, but we draw a blank on what they'll think of next ... Stiff Records will he distributed by Arista in this country with its first release, Ian Dury's New Boots and Panties scheduled for late next month ... It looks like Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe will he signed to Martin Davis and Andrew Lauder's new WEA distributed Radar Records label in Europe ...
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