{"product_id":"elvis-costello-9781845532925","title":"Elvis Costello","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dai Griffiths\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Equinox Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Equinox Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Genres \u0026amp; Styles - Pop Vocal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's likely that, as an icon of pop music, Elvis Costello still looks like the cover of \u003ci\u003eThis Year's Model\u003c\/i\u003e (1978) and, were he run over by a bus, it's 'Oliver's Army' (1979) that would be played in surprised and sombre tribute. Here to stay, and recognized by Burt Bacharach as 'a great survivor', Costello has produced a large and significant body of work. This is the first book on Costello that sets out to avoid chronological presentation, preferring a thematic approach focused on music and words over the nearly thirty years that separate 'Radio Sweetheart' and 'Country Darkness'. In addition to engaging with the songs Costello has performed as a rock musician, the book will include informed discussion of more recent albums such as \u003ci\u003ePainted from Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIl Sogno\u003c\/i\u003e. There is also discussion of essays Costello has written to support CD reissues of his recordings, a substantial body of writing approaching a critical autobiography. The book may contradict expectation, arguing that on all fronts - music, words, voice, instrumental resource - Costello's work broadens and deepens, as he sets himself the task of expanding the range of expressive material available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Equinox Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47891895910551,"sku":"9781845532925","price":2687.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781845532925.webp?v=1781185090","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/elvis-costello-9781845532925","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}