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To celebrate complete control over his own record catalogue — which may not seem much to you but artists tend to take these things seriously, especially after they've been maltreated by record companies — Elvis has put out this album of bits and pieces, previously only available in this country on cassette or as a very expensive album import. | To celebrate complete control over his own record catalogue — which may not seem much to you but artists tend to take these things seriously, especially after they've been maltreated by record companies — Elvis has put out this album of bits and pieces, previously only available in this country on cassette or as a very expensive album import. | ||
All but one of the tracks — "Black And White World" (which according to my tame Costello junkie is an inferior version to others he's heard) — have actually been released on vinyl before but you'd have a nervous breakdown trying to track them down. | All but one of the tracks — "Black And White World" (which according to my tame Costello junkie is an inferior version to others he's heard) — have actually been released on vinyl before but you'd have a nervous breakdown trying to track them down. | ||
But the more obscure delights are just as much fun. "Big Tears" must rank as the best Elvis song ever consigned to a B-side. "Just A Memory" is uncharacteristically poignant, as is his version of "My Funny Valentine." My own favourites are a beguiling "Hoover Factory" and a full-blooded "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love And Understanding" which originally turned up on the back of a Nick Lowe single(!). | The twenty tracks, which all come from before 1980, are riddled with gems like the obvious "Radio, Radio" (a Radio One jingle for a few days until they found out what he was singing), "Watching The Detectives," "Stranger In The House" (without George Jones) and "Girls Talk." | ||
But the more obscure delights are just as much fun. "Big Tears" must rank as the best Elvis song ever consigned to a B-side. "Just A Memory" is uncharacteristically poignant, as is his version of "My Funny Valentine." My own favourites are a beguiling "Hoover Factory" and a full-blooded "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding" which originally turned up on the back of a Nick Lowe single(!). | |||
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{{tags}}[[Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers]] {{-}} [[My Funny Valentine]] {{-}} [[Stranger In The House]] {{-}} [[George Jones]] {{-}} [[Big Tears]] {{-}} [[Hoover Factory]] {{-}} [[Black And White World]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[Girls Talk]] {{-}} [[Radio, Radio]] {{-}} [[Just A Memory]] {{-}} [[Nick Lowe]] {{-}} [[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?|(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding]] {{-}} [[American Squirm]] {{-}} [[American Squirm (single)]] | |||
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