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==Shows==
== Filmography ==
Hi John, would love to get a couple of shows from your list but wasn't sure about how you do it.  I would gladly send you cds/dvds and some money if that works for you or if there is some other way you do this please let me know.  My email addy is humphreyjdupont at msn.com.  -- [[User:Humphreyj|Humphreyj]]
John,


:Hi Kyle, <br>Just let me know which shows you want and I'll copy them in flac format to a DVDr and drop it in the mail. -- [[User:JohnH|JohnH]] 16:51, 15 June 2007 (CDT)
in order to make the Home Page Wiki even more the comprehensive source, for all things EC, would it be appropriate to add a section on EC's film or TV appearances?  I know you can find these through IMDB, but we could add links to songs (e.g. his appearances in the Austin Powers movies), DVD releases, soundtracks (e.g. Straight to Hell).  We could add links to DVD releases in the Shop. The TV appearances would be for dramas or sit coms, rather than the usual Letterman or Jools Holland appearances.  I have in mind stuff like Scully or The Simpsons.  We used to see Alan Bleasdale (who directed Scully and the film No Surrender) waiting outside the stage door of the Liverpool Philharmonic after each EC show. 


== 1993-03-18 NYC Town Hall (Brodsky Q) sbd  ==
-- [[User:Nick Ratcliffe|Nick Ratcliffe]]


JohnH,
:Yes, it's in here somewhere, but it's only a cut-and-paste from the old page.  Just search on Scully or Simpsons and you'll find it. At this point it's probably four years out-of-date. It needs better formatting iirc.  -- [[User:JohnH|JohnH]] 15:34, 24 October 2010 (UTC)


I noticed you had this show (1993-03-18 NYC Town Hall (Brodsky Q) sbd).  For some reason "juliet letters" came to the top of the play list and I had heard that the Town Hall show was excellent.  Would you be willing to share?  Thanks!  Brent [[User:Treetopflyer|Treetopflyer]] 13:32, 20 June 2007 (CDT)
== Elvis plays live for Warner Brothers staff ==
:: Brent,
::I'd be glad to if I hadn't lost it in a hard drive crash (along with 40 other shows).  Hopefully it'll come around again soon, and when it does, I'll be sure to get you a copy before my next crash. Are there any other shows you'd like?  (I'd better go through the list and clean out the shows I no longer have)<br>-- [[User:JohnH|JohnH]] 16:40, 20 June 2007 (CDT)


== Bruce Interview and DVDs ==
John,


There is an excellent interview on the Fender guitars website with Bruce Thomas that I thought you might like to know about. It can be found at: http://fender.com/news/index.php?display_article=198
I have been trawling Youtube and similar adding clips to the gigography. This one is a puzzle:


Also, I don't know if anyone was aware of this because I haven't seen any information about it, but Rhino just re-released The Juliet Letters BBC special and A Case For Song on DVD this month. Amazon didn't even have The Juliet Letters one as being released yet and I found it in Best Buy's music video section. Both have Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks and the A Case For Song DVD apparently has six songs not on the original VHS release (although Elvis walks onto the stage with an acoustic guitar, then the camera cuts and he's holding a Les Paul). Here are the links for those:
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k4ZXzhwCkM Youtube]
*The Juliet Letters: http://rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=971481
*A Case For Song: http://rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=971482  -- [[User:If|If]]
::Thanks for the links. The BT interview is a great read.  I remember reading about the TJL and ACFS DVDs on Costello-L.  I guess we'd better make pages for those.  If I start the pages, can you put the tracklists and other info in? -- [[User:JohnH|JohnH]] 14:48, 12 July 2007 (CDT)


Certianly I'll fill out the information. I would do it all myself but I really don't know how to put in images and all that stuff. I did find that on Amazon they do have nice sized images of both DVD covers (Rhino only has small, sideways ones). I'm ignorant to doing all this formatting. Also, through doing a small amount of research, there are additional songs on A Case For Song, but two songs are missing from the VHS: "Accidents Will Happen" and "Watching The Detectives". This accounts for him coming onto stage with an acoustic and then suddenly having that Les Paul. I guess they must have been short on space and figured everybody's seen them playing those two songs and cut them.  
It has a helpful title page showing precise venue and date. The only problem is that the venue is California, and the date comes in the same week when EC was playing in London and Cardiff. There is nothing listed in the gigography for this date.


Also, do you have the Italian Memory or This Is Tomorrow boots? I'd love to get them, but I refuse to pay the cost they go for on eBay. -- [[User:If|If]]
It is possible that he flew seven hours across the Atlantic for this event, then another seven hours straight back again, but it does not sound likely.  Another possibility is that this clip is from the concert at Warner Brothers listed in the gigography on [http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Concert_1989-04-26 26 April 1989].  However, the set list for that concert (and the bootleg recording that exists) don't include this song. 


== Tower Of London ==
Do we need an "apocrypha" for material to be included in the Wiki where the origins are dubious?


Hi John H , Thanks for the comments it was a fantastic night at the Tower Of London. I have got more pictures but didn't want to monopolies the page!
Nick
I've aslo posted a couple of clips on You Tube Keep up the good work JR
 
== Condemned Man ==
 
Thanks for the heads up about the naming question. My practice is to defer to the most recent info available, which is why I initiated the change, but that's been superseded by the official site's reuse of the "Condemned Man" title, so I've undone my change. By the way, I'm still trying to puzzle out why different sources vary on the length of some of the songs on the album, but that's more for my own sensibility than for adding information to the wiki. On the other hand, I haven't noticed any reference here to the Lupe-O-Tone 78s that were pressed as part of the National Ransom promotion. Should this be added to the wiki? I've personally been reluctant to add it as I haven't actually seen even a picture of one yet.
[[User:Fenway|Fenway]] 16:20, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 
== Rob Wasserman Trios Gold CD question ==
 
I noticed that the gold cd for Trios by Rob Wasserman doesn't seem to be listed on the site. (Here's a link to it's page on Amazon: [http://www.amazon.com/Trios-Rob-Wasserman/dp/B00001OH34/ref=tmm_acd_title_1 Trios [gold<nowiki>]</nowiki>]) I wasn't sure where (or perhaps if) it should be added to the wiki; should it get its own entry or be added to the existing Trios page?  Any suggestions on how I should proceed?  [[User:Fenway|Fenway]] ([[User talk:Fenway|talk]]) 16:35, 3 December 2013 (CST)Fenway

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Filmography

John,

in order to make the Home Page Wiki even more the comprehensive source, for all things EC, would it be appropriate to add a section on EC's film or TV appearances? I know you can find these through IMDB, but we could add links to songs (e.g. his appearances in the Austin Powers movies), DVD releases, soundtracks (e.g. Straight to Hell). We could add links to DVD releases in the Shop. The TV appearances would be for dramas or sit coms, rather than the usual Letterman or Jools Holland appearances. I have in mind stuff like Scully or The Simpsons. We used to see Alan Bleasdale (who directed Scully and the film No Surrender) waiting outside the stage door of the Liverpool Philharmonic after each EC show.

-- Nick Ratcliffe

Yes, it's in here somewhere, but it's only a cut-and-paste from the old page. Just search on Scully or Simpsons and you'll find it. At this point it's probably four years out-of-date. It needs better formatting iirc. -- JohnH 15:34, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Elvis plays live for Warner Brothers staff

John,

I have been trawling Youtube and similar adding clips to the gigography. This one is a puzzle:

Youtube

It has a helpful title page showing precise venue and date. The only problem is that the venue is California, and the date comes in the same week when EC was playing in London and Cardiff. There is nothing listed in the gigography for this date.

It is possible that he flew seven hours across the Atlantic for this event, then another seven hours straight back again, but it does not sound likely. Another possibility is that this clip is from the concert at Warner Brothers listed in the gigography on 26 April 1989. However, the set list for that concert (and the bootleg recording that exists) don't include this song.

Do we need an "apocrypha" for material to be included in the Wiki where the origins are dubious?

Nick

Condemned Man

Thanks for the heads up about the naming question. My practice is to defer to the most recent info available, which is why I initiated the change, but that's been superseded by the official site's reuse of the "Condemned Man" title, so I've undone my change. By the way, I'm still trying to puzzle out why different sources vary on the length of some of the songs on the album, but that's more for my own sensibility than for adding information to the wiki. On the other hand, I haven't noticed any reference here to the Lupe-O-Tone 78s that were pressed as part of the National Ransom promotion. Should this be added to the wiki? I've personally been reluctant to add it as I haven't actually seen even a picture of one yet. Fenway 16:20, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Rob Wasserman Trios Gold CD question

I noticed that the gold cd for Trios by Rob Wasserman doesn't seem to be listed on the site. (Here's a link to it's page on Amazon: Trios [gold]) I wasn't sure where (or perhaps if) it should be added to the wiki; should it get its own entry or be added to the existing Trios page? Any suggestions on how I should proceed? Fenway (talk) 16:35, 3 December 2013 (CST)Fenway