Magnificent Hurt coming October 27, 2021

[Uncomplicated]

I really love this! Steve's keys sound like a long lost friend.

[Neil.]

This is a good rocker - it's like the love child of 'Stella Hurt' and 'My Lovely Jezebel', with shades of 'American Gangster Time'.

[Fishfinger king]

Thanks. So it looks like the book is the size of a CD case (and comes with a CD inside) rather than an LP sized book that contains the vinyl inside.

What's the difference between the CD book at £39.99 and the CD book with CD at £43.99?
Do you get 2 CDs with the second? If so, why? The descriptions sound the same. Confusing.

[JONPD]

What's the difference between the CD book at £39.99 and the CD book with CD at £43.99?
Do you get 2 CDs with the second? If so, why? The descriptions sound the same. Confusing.

You get 2 Cds, one in the book and the standalone CD

[Hawksmoor]

What's the difference between the CD book at £39.99 and the CD book with CD at £43.99?
Do you get 2 CDs with the second? If so, why? The descriptions sound the same. Confusing.

You get 2 Cds, one in the book and the standalone CD

Bollocks. Think that's what I've ordered but I don't see why I need two (identical) CDs. Suspect I intended to order just the book (with CD included).

Oh well. I suppose £4 isn't going to break the bank.

[Fishfinger king]

I’ve been watching one of the signed Magnificent Hurt 7” singles on EBay. It went for £310. Gulp!!

[supplydavid]

Got one via the Indianapolis show. They had a small table with the auction.

[verbal gymnastics]

Brilliant - and was it a Magnificent Hurt on your finances?

[supplydavid]

not crazy and all in a good cause, the eBay /discogs sellers will start to show up more. The radio station told me Elvis said there were 400 pressed.

[sweetest punch]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articl ... c-playlist

New Music Playlist: 20th - 26th Nov 2021

A LIST

ABBA - Just A Notion
Adele - Easy On Me
Bryan Adams - So Happy It Hurts
Craig David & MNEK - Who You Are
Duran Duran Feat Tove Lo - Give It All Up
Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti
Elton John, Charlie Puth - After All
Niall Horan & Anne Marie - Everywhere (BBC Children In Need)
Tears For Fears - The Tipping Point
U2 - Your Song Saved My Life
Westlife - Starlight

B LIST

Diana Ross - I Still Believe
Gavin James - Greatest Hits
James Blunt - Unstoppable
James Morrison - Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?
Joel Corry Feat Mabel - I Wish
Marvin Gaye and Beverley Knight with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Abraham, Martin & John
Rod Stewart - I Can't Imagine
Sam Fender - Spit Of You
Stereophonics - Do Ya Feel My Love?
Sting - Rushing Water

C LIST

Benson Boone - Ghost Town
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Magnificent Hurt
Natalie Imbruglia - Invisible Things
Seth Lakeman - Higher We Aspire
Tom Jones - Not Dark Yet

[JerseyPride78]

I saw Nicole Atkins perform last night and she shared an amusing EC anecdote.

After mentioning how excited she was to appear on A Boy Named If, she talked about how she and EC got to know each other. They were both playing a tribute show at Radio City Music Hall and they got to chatting backstage. During the conversation, Nicole shared with EC that she always thought he should have a song called "Angry Waitress" about, well, an angry waitress. A few days later, Elvis sends Nicole the lyrics to a song he's just written: "Angry Waitress." He also included a note saying that he could never perform it because he would sound too much like Jethro Tull.

[verbal gymnastics]

Genius! And the reference to it sounding like Jethro Tull made me laugh. I wonder if he demoed it

This deserves posting in another thread so that it doesn’t get lost.

[sweetest punch]

Video (available soon): https://youtu.be/-s-K2_sFBos

[Neil.]

Video (available soon): https://youtu.be/-s-K2_sFBos

It's now live - and it's great fun!

[sweetest punch]

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/elv ... cent-hurt/

Watch Elvis Costello’s New Animated Video For ‘Magnificent Hurt’
The clip features marionette figures made by Tony Sinnett, who conceived the idea along with Costello himself.

Elvis Costello today shares a new video for his song “Magnificent Hurt,” the lead track from his upcoming album with the Imposters, The Boy Named If, which will be released in January.

The clip features marionette figures made by Tony Sinnett, who conceived the idea along with Costello himself. Animation is by Arlo McFurlow, artwork by Eamon Singer, and the video was edited by Elliot Thomas.

Costello plays guitar and takes the ever-distinctive lead vocal on “Magnificent Hurt,” which also features Vox Continental and electronic keyboards by his ever-present collaborator Steve Nieve. Also on board are frequent and longtime musical companions Pete Thomas on drums and percussion and Davey Faragher on bass and vocals.

The song will be part of The Boy Named If when the album is released by EMI in the UK and Capitol in the US on January 14. The 13-track set, produced by Costello and Sebastian Krys, includes a guest vocal by Nicole Atkins on the track “My Most Brilliant Mistake.”

The album is Costello’s sixth release since October 2020 and will be available on CD, vinyl, cassette, as a download, via streaming and in a numbered, signed, 88-page hardback storybook edition.

“Magnificent Hurt” was described by Spin as “organ-thumping,” while Stereogum called it “a straight-up rocker that sounds a whole lot like something that Costello might’ve made in the late 70s. The song has a pounding backbeat, some perfect organ interjections from longtime bandmate Steve Nieve, and a lead vocal with some real snarl in it.”

cultfollowing.co.uk said the song proved that Costello was “back with a bite.” It went on: “He and the Imposters are gearing up for another setlist of quality entertainment…his vocal powers remain unchallenged and as strong as ever. He adapts with the vocal array now presented to him to deliver a story of bridging the gap between risk and reward.”

[jardine]

interesting that the 'dislike' button doesn't raise any count, but only 'feedback shared with the creator on facebook'?
strange

[Fishfinger king]

It's great that Lady Penelope came out of retirement to make the video!!

[sweetest punch]

The video is on TikTok!!!
https://www.tiktok.com/@elviscostello/v ... 8291272966

[Hawksmoor]

It is a great, great single. Obviously he always closes the live set with a combination of PIU, PLU and so on. But, to my mind, there's a bunch of rockers that, had they been recorded/released in 1978, would now be the encores that would raise a cheer (Story in Your Voice, Episode of Blonde, Under Lime, Pony Street, How To Be Dumb, Man Out of Time, and so on...). And Magnificent Hurt would be in that category for me.