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    Any RR Elvis Costello comps out there?

    I was in Tower today, and thought "gollee gee, if I only knew which EC disc to pick up! Maybe a comp from an RR member would help me decide which 10 EC discs to start with!"

    Anybody willing to work a trade?

    Thanks,

    fp

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    yes

    Mr. MidFi has a very good one in the can. Go pester him about it

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    The first four are absolutely essential. My Aim Is True, This Year's Model, Armed Forces, & Get Happy!

    After that, opinions start to differ. The first four cover a good chunk of the essential tracks & nearly all the hits. The Ryko reissues added a boatload of bonus tracks on each disc, some of which had previously appeared on oddball collections like Taking Liberties & Out Of Our Idiot. I think that most of the guy's body of work is very solid, but the first four are, I think most would agree, the strongest, and also the most rockin'. As a songwriter this guy's up there with just about anybody in the rock'n'roll universe & nowhere is it clearer than on those albums. Get 'em.

    I don't like others.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slosh
    Mr. MidFi has a very good one in the can. Go pester him about it
    Agreed - it's a damn fine comp. He sent me that along with a Springsteen comp a couple of years ago, and I can recommend them both.

    Or if you are interested, you could hop on that bike and take the "Tour de Southeast" and visit my local library. They have about a dozen E.C. albums.

    JD

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    I'll Make One....

    Hey, Finchie.

    You are in for a real treat with Elvis Costello.

    Tell ya what. I'll pull together a comp for you from my various discs.

    Email me, so that we can "talk" further.


    Cheers,

    Bill aka audiobill ....Syzmxhountalas@aol.com

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    Also...

    Also try "Trust" - very strong along with the first four.

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    If you add Imperial Bedroom to the ones already recommended you could pretty much stop there. (I have, for CDs)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Finch Platte
    I was in Tower today, and thought "gollee gee, if I only knew which EC disc to pick up! Maybe a comp from an RR member would help me decide which 10 EC discs to start with!"

    Anybody willing to work a trade?

    Thanks,

    fp
    Sorry I didn't see your post till now...I've been busy elsewhere. I'd be happy to send you a disc...I'm pretty sure it's still on my hard drive. And I think I still have your addy stashed away someplace. No recompense is necessary.

    P.S. If you just can't wait for an EC disc, I always recommend Armed Forces as a good starting point. It's one of my all-time top 20. The first 2 are also classics.
    Mr. MidFi
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    Groovy!

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr MidFi
    Sorry I didn't see your post till now...I've been busy elsewhere. I'd be happy to send you a disc...I'm pretty sure it's still on my hard drive. And I think I still have your addy stashed away someplace. No recompense is necessary.

    P.S. If you just can't wait for an EC disc, I always recommend Armed Forces as a good starting point. It's one of my all-time top 20. The first 2 are also classics.
    Yeah- I had Armed Forces on LP, and remember it being quite good.

    Can't wait to hear your comp- it comes highly recommended

    Thanks,

    fp

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