Elvis Costello – Taking Liberties
Imagine that someone who has been recording for about four years has amassed enough b-side and unreleased material that it deserves to be released on a collection of its own — and it’s a...
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Get Happy!!
A couple of entries back I told the story of how, when “Get Happy!!” came out in 1980, I allowed myself to be put off of the record by someone else’s enthusiasm for it....
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – This Year’s Model
As with “My Aim Is True,” I didn’t really experience this album until years after it came out in 1978. If I wouldn’t have been ready for what I heard on “Aim,” I would...
Elvis Costello — My Aim Is True
So, here’s the weird thing about Elvis Costello in my collection. I am a very, very big fan of Elvis Costello. I have something in the vicinity of 27 different titles by Elvis Costello...
Shemekia Copeland – Done Come Too Far
As much of a blues fan as I am, I don’t keep up a lot with the contemporary artists. I’m all over every single new old John Lee Hooker release, but when it comes...
Joe Cocker — I Can Stand A Little Rain
I’ve written before of my late arrival to Joe Cocker fandom. Hell, late arrival to most fandom is my way, that’s just how I am. I don’t know if it’s intentional or not, but...
Joe Cocker – Joe Cocker
Self-titled albums are fairly common. They’re usually a debut album, or a solo artist’s break from their original band. Some bands have used them to signal a new direction or some self-ascribed gravitas. Some...
Joe Cocker – Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Last time I alluded to a period around 2008 or so when I was stuck in a very tough situation, feeling nostalgic for the 70s, and open to some new experiences — somehow that...
Joe Cocker – Joe Cocker!
Despite the fact that this album came out in 1969, and despite the fact that I got into music just a little after Joe Cocker’s heyday, and right about at his commercial peak, I...
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