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Dave Marsh, prominent author of various books, says "It doesn't surprise me that you missed Chris Kenner's 'Packing Up' because the only place I've ever heard it is on Kenner's ''Land of 1,000 Dances'' LP. Costello's reading is pretty much a straight cop from Kenner's original; the arrangement is a straight cop. Good taste that boy has, tho." Marsh was the only reader to get that one. | Dave Marsh, prominent author of various books, says "It doesn't surprise me that you missed Chris Kenner's 'Packing Up' because the only place I've ever heard it is on Kenner's ''Land of 1,000 Dances'' LP. Costello's reading is pretty much a straight cop from Kenner's original; the arrangement is a straight cop. Good taste that boy has, tho." Marsh was the only reader to get that one. | ||
"Imagination' is a tune written by the team of Burke/Van Heusen and recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, Cal Tjader, and others," according to Erskine Wood of Eugene, Oregon. "I am not sure that this is the same song on ''Our Aim Is True'' [" | "Imagination' is a tune written by the team of Burke/Van Heusen and recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, Cal Tjader, and others," according to Erskine Wood of Eugene, Oregon. "I am not sure that this is the same song on ''Our Aim Is True'' ["Imagination Is a Powerful Deceiver"], but given Elvis's highly eclectic tastes it is not unlikely." We will confirm or deny this one in a future issue. Reader Wood, if correct, gets sole kudos. | ||
"Third Rate Romance" was written by Howard Russell Smith of the Amazing Rhythm Aces and recorded by the Aces on their ''Stacked Deck'' and ''The South's Greatest Hits'' LPs. It was a Top 15 hit for the Aces in 1975, though not for Jesse Winchester, who recorded it with the Aces backing him the previous year on his third LP, ''Learn to Love It''. It has also been recorded by country artist Johnny Duncan on a self-titled LP and by the Fabulous Poodles on ''Unsuitable''. | "Third Rate Romance" was written by Howard Russell Smith of the Amazing Rhythm Aces and recorded by the Aces on their ''Stacked Deck'' and ''The South's Greatest Hits'' LPs. It was a Top 15 hit for the Aces in 1975, though not for Jesse Winchester, who recorded it with the Aces backing him the previous year on his third LP, ''Learn to Love It''. It has also been recorded by country artist Johnny Duncan on a self-titled LP and by the Fabulous Poodles on ''Unsuitable''. | ||
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I recently acquired a new bootleg LP, ''This Years Superstar'' (apostrophe missing), with two songs I'd never heard before — "I Can't Do It All By Myself," a hard-driving blues number (author unknown), and "Girls Go Home." The latter turns out to be a mislabeled "Secondary Modern." | I recently acquired a new bootleg LP, ''This Years Superstar'' (apostrophe missing), with two songs I'd never heard before — "I Can't Do It All By Myself," a hard-driving blues number (author unknown), and "Girls Go Home." The latter turns out to be a mislabeled "Secondary Modern." | ||
I'd like to thank everyone who wrote in to offer the information above. I usually didn't attribute information except in cases where only one reader knew a given thing, but every response was carefully read and much appreciated, especially the ones that hastened to reassure me that I am not an idiot. I expected a few sparks to fly, but I never imagined that kindness would be one of your most common reactions. Thank to: Fred Mills, Durham, North Carolina; Bill Baldwin, Syracuse, New York; Andrew Elias of Facts on File, Rego Park, New York; Jeff Lemlich, Miami, Florida; Scott McCaughey, Seattle, Washington; Stan W. Twist, Portland, Oregon; Rick Shear, Union, New Jersey; J.D. Henker, West Covina, California; Tom Jefferson (if I read | I'd like to thank everyone who wrote in to offer the information above. I usually didn't attribute information except in cases where only one reader knew a given thing, but every response was carefully read and much appreciated, especially the ones that hastened to reassure me that I am not an idiot. I expected a few sparks to fly, but I never imagined that kindness would be one of your most common reactions. Thank to: Fred Mills, Durham, North Carolina; Bill Baldwin, Syracuse, New York; Andrew Elias of Facts on File, Rego Park, New York; Jeff Lemlich, Miami, Florida; Scott McCaughey, Seattle, Washington; Stan W. Twist, Portland, Oregon; Rick Shear, Union, New Jersey; J.D. Henker, West Covina, California; Tom Jefferson (if I read his signature right), East Camden, New Jersey; Ron Lavery, Woodland Hills, California; Brian Fox ("Connecticut's oldest teenager"), Norwalk, Connecticut; Jon Greene, Wilmington, North Carolina; Mark Rosen, Highland, New York; Baker J. Smith, Kenai, Alaska; Morgan Archer, Willowdale, Ontario, Canada; and Charles Lawrence, Falkland, North Carolina. Special thanks to John Cooper, Program Director of WQBK-FM in Albany, New York, who sent a cassette of "The Roadette Song" as recorded by Kilburn and the High Roads, and Emmanuel Mans of the Golden Disc in New York, who phoned in his info as soon as the last ish of ''TPCM'' hit the streets. Anyone with new information to update this update is invited to write and will be similarly credited. | ||
And the lucky winner? Well, nobody got 'em all. But I felt somebody ought to get something. A sentence leaped out of John Cooper's letter: "Now if I can just get my hands on ''Our Aim Is True'' and ''Honky Tonk Demos'' my collection will be complete." | |||
It's now complete. | |||
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'''Trouser Press Collectors' Magazine, Nov. | '''Trouser Press Collectors' Magazine, Nov.-Dec. 1981 | ||
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[[Mark Fleischmann]] updates an [[Trouser Press Collectors' Magazine, September 1981|earlier]] Elvis Costello article. | [[Mark Fleischmann]] updates an [[Trouser Press Collectors' Magazine, September 1981|earlier]] Elvis Costello article. | ||
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