Elvis Costello and the Attractions

Royalty Theatre, London

November 23rd 1986

Another mp3 BBC 'In Concert' recording.

Great sound, great gig.

Declan's vocal style reminds me of Phil Lynott at times

and Steve Nieve's excellent keyborad playing

can send the band into full-on Stranglres mode.

I think Alice Cooper's 'Lost in America'

is a rip-off of 'Pump It Up'.

regards

Titus

01 Accidents Will Happen

02 Tokyo Storm Warning

03 Watching the Detectives

04 Battered Old Bird

05 Honey are You Straight or are You Blind?

06 Blue Chair

07 Jack of All Parades

08 Clubland

09 I Hope You're Happy Now

10 Oliver's Army

11 (What's so Funny 'bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?

12 I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down

13 Pump It Up

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I remember a day in the late 70s.

I was browsing through the racks in a local record shop.

They had one of those huge book-style carousel things

with posters of pop/rock bands.

Three girls around my age were leafing through the posters.

They suddenly stopped and one said

"mmm...Elvis Costello, he's fit"

'Fit' for any who do not know

means, in this context, sexually attractive.

I was stunned.

This weedy speccy nerd was fit?

And there was  I cursed with the body of Adonis!!!

There was no hope for me obviously.

Anyhow here is Elvis C. AKA Declan Patrick MacManus

doing the Desert Island Discs thing.

regards

Titus

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