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"Pills and Soap" causes election scandal
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Elvis Costello recently guaranteed himself a place in the annals of music marketing history. It seems that his new single, "Pills and Soap," bore special relevance to Britain's general elections. Elvis's marketing strategists decided that even though no new major record company contract had been signed, the single should be released immediately in order to give the song's message the attention it deserved. So indie distributors Demon Records decided to release "Pills and Soap" by "The Imposter." The single achieved its notoriety when Demon directors, in an outrageous decision, decided to delete the single on election day. Talk about music's political associations!
Other news for Elvis fans is that there is a 12-inch import-only release available with two cuts, "Heathen Town" and "Night Time," which are not on the stateside album.
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