Elvis Costello says 'Don't buy my record'
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Elvis Costello urges fans not to buy his box set as retail price is too high
November 25, 2011
Elvis Costello doesn't want you to buy his latest release, The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook.
The 3-disc live box set is limited to 1500 copies worldwide, and each set is individually numbered with a special commemoration card autographed Costello. The super deluxe package includes a 40-page hardcover book packed with candid photos, a tour diary of Costello's musings, a 20″ x 30″ concert tour poster and a limited edition postcard.
Despite all that, Costello says the asking price — $262.39 at last check on Amazon – is ridiculous. So, he says you should buy a Louis Armstrong collection instead.
A statement on his website reads:
"Unfortunately, we at www.elviscostello.com find ourselves unable to recommend this lovely item to you as the price appears to be either a misprint or a satire.
"All our attempts to have this number revised have been fruitless but rather than detain you with tedious arguments about morality, panache and book-keeping – when there are really bigger fish to filet these days – we are taking the following unusual step.
"If you should really want to buy something special for your loved one at this time of seasonal giving, we can whole-heartedly recommend, 'Ambassador Of Jazz' – a cute little imitation suitcase, covered in travel stickers and embossed with the name 'Satchmo' but more importantly containing TEN re-mastered albums by one of the most beautiful and loving revolutionaries who ever lived ' Louis Armstrong.
"The box should be available for under one hundred and fifty American dollars and includes a number of other tricks and treats. Frankly, the music is vastly superior.
"If on the other hand you should still want to hear and view the component parts of the above mentioned elaborate hoax, then those items will be available separately at a more affordable price in the New Year, assuming that you have not already obtained them by more unconventional means."
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