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<center><h3> Maudlin glory </h3></center> | <center><h3> Maudlin glory </h3></center> | ||
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{{ | '''Elvis Costello & The Attractions <br> | ||
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It isn't only his expanding girth that suits Costello to the country idiom. Ever since '78's "Stranger In The House" — not to mention recording his debut album with Clover the year before — it has been obvious that behind those computer clerk glasses there's a redneck dying to get out and here he is in all his maudlin glory. | It isn't only his expanding girth that suits Costello to the country idiom. Ever since '78's "Stranger In The House" — not to mention recording his debut album with Clover the year before — it has been obvious that behind those computer clerk glasses there's a redneck dying to get out and here he is in all his maudlin glory. | ||
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{{tags}}[[Almost Blue]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[Stranger In The House]] {{-}} [[Clover]] {{-}} [[Billy Sherrill]] {{-}} [[John McFee]] {{-}} [[Brown To Blue]] {{-}} [[Success]] {{-}} [[Good Year For The Roses]] {{-}} [[Too Far Gone]] {{-}} [[The Beatles]] {{-}} [[Gram Parsons]] {{-}} [[I'm Your Toy]] {{-}} [[The Doobie Brothers]] {{-}} [[Joe Jackson]] | {{tags}}[[Almost Blue]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[Stranger In The House]] {{-}} [[Clover]] {{-}} [[Billy Sherrill]] {{-}} [[John McFee]] {{-}} [[Brown To Blue]] {{-}} [[Success]] {{-}} [[Good Year For The Roses]] {{-}} [[Too Far Gone]] {{-}} [[The Beatles]] {{-}} [[Gram Parsons]] {{-}} [[I'm Your Toy]] {{-}} [[The Doobie Brothers]] {{-}} [[Joe Jackson]] | ||
'''[[Royal Albert Hall]] {{-}} [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] {{-}} [[Good Year For The Roses]] {{-}} [[Civic Hall (Guildford)|Guildford Civic Centre]] {{-}} [[Rainbow Theatre]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[John McFee]] {{-}} [[Almost Blue]] {{-}} [[Nashville]] {{-}} [[Gram Parsons]] {{-}} [[Hank Williams]] {{-}} [[Jerry Chesnut]] {{-}} [[Alison]] {{-}} [[The South Bank Show]] {{-}} [[Aberdeen]] {{-}} [[Paris]] | |||
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Elvis Costello is putting his country-style show on the road at last... and a special concert at London's Royal Albert Hall will feature the 86-piece Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. | Elvis Costello is putting his country-style show on the road at last... and a special concert at London's Royal Albert Hall will feature the 86-piece Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. | ||
But first the singer — shooting up the charts with his "Good Year For The Roses" single — plays two dates at Guildford Civic Centre on [[Concert 1981-12-21 Guildford|December 21]] and the London Rainbow [[Concert 1981-12-23 London|23]]. | But first the singer — shooting up the charts with his "Good Year For The Roses" single — plays two dates at Guildford Civic Centre on [[Concert 1981-12-21 Guildford|December 21]] and the London Rainbow [[Concert 1981-12-23 London|23]]. | ||
Those dates will feature | Those dates will feature "normal" sets with the Attractions, although they will feature many of his new country songs. | ||
On [[Concert 1982-01-07 London|January 7]] comes his Albert Hall epic. The show will be divided into two sets. The first is a country show with the Attractions and renowned country guitarist John McFee on pedal steel guitar. | On [[Concert 1982-01-07 London|January 7]] comes his Albert Hall epic. The show will be divided into two sets. The first is a country show with the Attractions and renowned country guitarist John McFee on pedal steel guitar. | ||
After the interval, he plays with the RPO behind him, wrapping up the first rock concert the venue has seen for a year. | After the interval, he plays with the RPO behind him, wrapping up the first rock concert the venue has seen for a year. | ||
Costello also releases his country album | Costello also releases his country album ''Almost Blue'' this week … and for the first time he has written none of the songs. | ||
Recorded in the country music mecca of Nashville, the album features 12 songs written by artists like Gram Parsons and Hank Williams, as well as the single | Recorded in the country music mecca of Nashville, the album features 12 songs written by artists like Gram Parsons and Hank Williams, as well as the single — penned by Jerry Chestnut. | ||
The album also features pedal steel man McFee, who worked with Costello on the classic | The album also features pedal steel man McFee, who worked with Costello on the classic "Alison" ballad. | ||
And fans will have a chance to see how the album was made in an hour-long documentary shot in Nashville which will be shown on | And fans will have a chance to see how the album was made in an hour-long documentary shot in Nashville which will be shown on ITV's ''South Bank Show'' on November 8. It will also include footage from his one-off country concert in [[Concert 1981-07-30 Aberdeen|Aberdeen]] which ''Record Mirror,'' revealed last month. | ||
■ How to book: All Guildford tickets cost £4 and are available from the Civic Hall box office. | |||
Rainbow tickets are priced at £5.50 and £5 and are available now by post from The Rainbow, 232 Seven Sisters Road, London N4. Personal applications start on Saturday (October 24). | Rainbow tickets are priced at £5.50 and £5 and are available now by post from The Rainbow, 232 Seven Sisters Road, London N4. Personal applications start on Saturday (October 24). | ||
Royal Albert Hall tickets are also available now by post and cost £9.50, £8.50, £7.50, £5.50, £4.50, £3.50 and £2.50. Applications should be sent to the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London, SW7. | Royal Albert Hall tickets are also available now by post and cost £9.50, £8.50, £7.50, £5.50, £4.50, £3.50 and £2.50. Applications should be sent to the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London, SW7. Personal applications open on November 9. | ||
There are also inclusive tickets available for the British dates and a concert in Paris on [[Concert 1982-01-10 Paris|January 10.]] Details are available from Elvis Costello Tickets, PO Box 281, London, N15 5LW. | There are also inclusive tickets available for the British dates and a concert in Paris on [[Concert 1982-01-10 Paris|January 10.]] Details are available from Elvis Costello Tickets, PO Box 281, London, N15 5LW. | ||
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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.americanradiohistory.com/Record_Mirror.htm | *[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Record_Mirror.htm worldradiohistory.com][https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/81/Record-Mirror-1981-10-24-OCR.pdf {{t}}] | ||
*[http://scans.chartarchive.org/UK/1981/ scans.chartarchive.org{{t}}][http://scans.chartarchive.org/UK/1981/UK%20Charts%201981.10.24.pdf {{t}}] | *[http://scans.chartarchive.org/UK/1981/ scans.chartarchive.org{{t}}][http://scans.chartarchive.org/UK/1981/UK%20Charts%201981.10.24.pdf {{t}}] | ||
*[https://twitter.com/woodg31/status/1187437283374456837 Twitter: woodg31{{t}}][https://twitter.com/woodg31/status/1187436968742916096 {{t}}][https://twitter.com/woodg31/status/1187436553259364352 {{t}}] | *[https://twitter.com/woodg31/status/1187437283374456837 Twitter: woodg31{{t}}][https://twitter.com/woodg31/status/1187436968742916096 {{t}}][https://twitter.com/woodg31/status/1187436553259364352 {{t}}] | ||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/albums/72157715394101882 Flickr:][https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/50197709333/in/album-72157715394101882/ {{t}}][https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/50198570847/in/album-72157715394101882/ {{t}}][https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/50198289196/in/album-72157715394101882/ {{t}}][https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/50197767718/in/album-72157715394101882/ {{t}}] [[Michael Kane]] | |||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/littletriggers/51109073283/ Flickr:][https://www.flickr.com/photos/littletriggers/51108601367/in/album-72157718912671881/ {{t}}] [[Stephen McCathie]] | |||
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