Brand New Costello Web Page, June 1st

[verbal gymnastics]

Good luck Stewy.

I'll certainly pay you a visit.

[Otis Westinghouse]

Me too - can't wait to get even more EC goodies on the iPod!

[jmm]

very nice, thanks

[migdd]

Yes, excellent, Stewy! Thanks for this and good luck in your new venture!!

[krm]

This looks very very promising. MAy I be the first one to wish.... errhh second.... eee whatever .........

Keep them gems coming!!!!!

THanks for sharing!

[Otis Westinghouse]

Remarkable! Good on you, Stewy. I love all your sites! Now I never knew he'd done a cover of 'Hopelessly Devoted To You', and it's de-lovely! I get confused over what I do or don't have on all those bonus CDs, downloads, gifts from kind donors, etc., so will have to do some checking on some of these! You don't have info compiled on dates/origins of these, by any chance, do you? The ec.info.wiki will be handy. I notes straight off that Autumn Leaves isn't listed there.

This is great and each month will be happily marked by this public service EC-sharing.

On a separate note, followed some of your links and ... The Piranhas! Their hits 'Tom Hark' (as in 'Top of the league, you're having a laugh' etc.) and 'Zambesi' are remembered fondly, but the only vinyl I have of theirs is the wonderful 'Jilly/Coloured Music' 45. The cover lists 'Jilly' first as if the a-side, but the label says CM is. Jilly is the one I loved ('I've got spots and greasy hair, Jilly, Jilly, Jilly, Jilly don't care' - wonderful). Is 'Coloured Music' the only song ever to send up coloured vinyl as its theme ('Records are cool/Hang them on the wall')? I must have Tom Hark on a tape off Peel somewhere, and probably other Piranhas tracks too as I really liked them, but I'd love to hear 'Tom Hark' again. On one of your download sites?

I've got in my head somewhere a lyric which I think is theirs about 'I'll send my giro to Cairo'. Found this para in a review of Nick Hornby's '31 Songs':

'For me, it is enough that the Golinski Brothers' obscure but, trust me, unforgettable record includes the lines: 'Still you gotta have a laugh [pause] ha ha ha ha' and: 'Send my Giro to Cairo', and 'Fugitive' the couplet: 'I raised a lotta cane back in my younger days. My momma used to pray my crops would fail.' I mean, come on. Beat that.'

Don't remember that band name at all, but maybe that's the one and not The Piranhas. 'I wanna go where they've never seen snow, I'll send my giro to Cairo'.

[charliestumpy]

Very nice - thanks Stewy - have bookmarked your link with my Elvis Costello favourites (check out John E's FLAC resources as shared e.g. via this Forum Trading Place section...).

[sabreman]

Great site!

[bronxapostle]

looking good....keep those mp3's coming. i like the first of the month plan. thanks, ba

[Lester Burnham]

Excellent stuff, Stewy! It's like Christmas morning on the first of every month from now on!

[MOJO]

Thanks, Stewy! Nice!

[pophead2k]

Excellent! Clever layout and great stuff.

[TX_Fan]

Excellent!! Thank you Stewy!
Those MP3s are priceless!

[legman open to offers]

Good job Stewy!

[verbal gymnastics]

Stewy - I can only concur with the positive comments.

Otis - from memory the Hopelessly Devoted To You story goes something along the lines of Olivia Newton John requesting tickets for an Australian show and EC & The A's knocked up a version of this in the afternoon which they played that night. I think it was the only time they ever played it.

[wardo68]

Of all the great things I grabbed (thanks stewy!) I think Hopelessly Devoted is my favorite.

[fred darden]

stewy, this is like a dream come true. i've bought so much ec stuff but still feel a little guilty gettin' the freebies...nah! thanx. any chance of those one off compilation songs(charlie louvin, june carter cash, house soundtrack, tango song, etc.?). be back next month.

[charliestumpy]

... 'Tango' might be 'Fairly right', as performed etc at Bajofondo Tango Club Sept. 2007 -

e.g. http://www.danzaymovimiento.com/shop/pr ... 7851074293

Currently I am on SoulSeek/WinMX if people wish to share ...

[fred darden]

yes that's it. it was released in argentina only i believe. thank you stewie.

[fred darden]

no sir, sorry.

[charliestumpy]

There are some sample tracks for listening prior to purchase on web ...

http://download.yousendit.com/87036C536E67CDDD

[jeisenstad]

How can I download these mp3's on a mac computer?

[wardo68]

Run your cursor over the track you want, and a blue box with an arrow should appear. Click on that, and select "download". It shoud work from there.

[littletriggers]

http://www.elviscostellofans.com/phpBB2 ... 7&p=118753# Done it wrong again Dad !

[littletriggers]

Stewy , I would just like to belatedly thank you for the great site , and not just the EC stuff, the 70s , Punk selection and Peel Sessions are all great, and have even tipped off a couple of Punk luvin' mates to some of the treasures you have made available, thanks again , littletriggers . Also loved the Readymades track .