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Music Notes: Elvis Costello, Momofuku

May 14th, 2008

Elvis CostelloElvis Costello’s latest disc is hasty and inconsiderate. The song titles and album art look tossed off, the twelve tracks were recorded in a week and mixed a week later. The distribution method was haphazard - it was released on vinyl first and then as a download, and CD last. The album’s title refers to Momofuku Ando, the inventor of instant ramen noodles, hinting at a quick snack as opposed to a nourishing, slow-cooked meal.

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Music Notes: Way Too Much Elvis Costello Music

May 6th, 2007

Elvis CostelloAfter the Elvis Costello concert I dug a bit more into what albums Elvis had out, and realized that the entire Elvis Costello catalog has been released digitally on iTunes. Pretty cool.

There’s also some humongous album collection available as an Amazon exclusive, which includes 12 of his CDs. The selling point is the tremendous amount of music has been remastered.

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