Name: Spike
Brand: Elvis Costello

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MOVLP3004

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

[r24589673]

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Double 180 Gram Vinyl. Housed in Gatefold Sleeve. 

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-07-29

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Little Amber Fish

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

8719262024915

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Elvis Costello

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Music On Vinyl

Elvis Costello is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He was born on August 25, 1954 in London, England. In the early years of his career, he gained recognition as part of the group Elvis Costello & The Attractions. However, in 1996, the band recorded their last album and underwent some lineup changes. They reformed in 2002 with a new bassist and adopted a new name: The Imposters.
Throughout his career, Elvis Costello has been known for his diverse musical style and thought-provoking lyrics. His talent has earned him critical acclaim and a dedicated fan base. In addition to his music career, he is also recognized for his marriage to Diana Krall since 2003.
To learn more about other bands or aliases associated with Elvis Costello (such as The Imposters or Confederates), you can explore Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus' profile.

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Elvis Costello's Warner Brothers debut saw him shooting for new standards of literacy and sophistication. Leaving behind the raw spleen of Blood and Chocolate, Spike used a multitude of guests and luminaries - Paul McCartney, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, guitarist Marc Ribot - to flesh out wordy, acerbic tales of soldiers and graceless women (for example, the Margaret Thatcher of the enraged 'Tramp the Dirt Down'). For many fans, the songs were too artful by half, with knotty arrangements that belied an absence of memorable music. The Beatle-esque hit 'Veronica' notwithstanding (a McCartney collaboration), Spike smacked of cleverness on the grand scale.

Spike

Music GB

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